Ship Dioramas: Bringing your models to life

Description

Introduction; 1 models in context; 2 dancing in attendance; 3 two's company, three's a crowd; 4 safely in harbour; 5 all on its ownsome; 6 making heavy weather of it; 7 combat situations; 8 small is beautiful; 9 wrong end of the telescope; 10 big, bold and ... blimey!; 11 the silver darlings; appendix: suppliers and dealers.;This book is about the art of displaying waterline models. By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting. At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself, but to give the model a context - even to tell some sort of story - is far more challenging. This is the province of the diorama, which at its most effective is a depiction of a scene or an event in which the ship model takes centre stage. As with a painting, the composition is a vital element and this book devotes much of its. Introduction 1 models in context 2 dancing in attendance 3 two's company, three's a crowd 4 safely in harbour 5 all on its ownsome 6 making heavy weather of it 7 combat situations 8 small is beautiful 9 wrong end of the telescope 10 big, bold and ... blimey! 11 the silver darlings appendix: suppliers and dealers.