my latest project - 1/6 scale room

Bloody hell Dal, that is just amazing. The stuff on the shelves, detailing etc. Awesome job.

The attention to detail is brilliant, Dal! I never tire of seeing this being used in your comic strips.

I've flirted with the idea of making something similar to this, but so far i only have an empty Sainsburys cardboard box, a couple of loo roll tubes, some string and some UHU-glue!

Stonewall wrote:

Bloody hell Dal, that is just amazing. The stuff on the shelves, detailing etc. Awesome job.

Thanks jason! very kind indeed

clivvers wrote:

The attention to detail is brilliant, Dal!       I never tire of seeing this being used in your comic strips.

I've flirted with the idea of making something similar to this, but so far i only have an empty Sainsburys cardboard box, a couple of loo roll tubes, some string and some UHU-glue!

Thanks Clive!, yes it does make a great backdrop for stories.

To build a room mate, I would suggest using 1/2 boards, that way you get stability, the only problem is having somewhere to put it! . Mine is a bit of beast, it measures around, 16" (depth) x 20" (height) x 28" (length). Most of the items in there are either home made or from charity shops. The desk itself, is two wooden jewelry boxes cut and mixed together. The book shelves are 3D picture frames, the books came from printable sheets that reddragon sent me . Be creative Clive! you can make almost anything work . Also, never underestimate re spraying Barbie or sindy household parts, I mean, they are the perfect scale! Go for it Clive!

Thanks for the tips Dal, it's now on my 'Must do it before i retire to Eastbourne' list

believe it or not I keep eyeing up the old SINDY multi floor Dolls house. It has similar measurements to your room here Dal but 3 floors and a roof floor.
Keep trying to get one but apparently seems to be a very popular piece for Sindy collectors as empty ones go for £60+ :/

So yes a big base needed but goes upward and 3 rooms to play with Well that is My goal for doing room dios.

clivvers wrote:

Thanks for the tips Dal, it's now on my 'Must do it before i retire to Eastbourne' list

Good stuff mate!, i know you will come up with something awesome!

I have since in the process of starting a new project. This one is much bigger than the last. Originally, I was going to build a bar or naffi for my guys and I was going to build it the same as my room. However, when I placed the frame together, I realized how big it was! . So a new idea has since formed,







So, the new idea is to build a stage set. A basis for other dios. I am going to make interchangable inner walls, which because they will be flat, will be easily store able

Stonewall wrote:

believe it or not I keep eyeing up the old SINDY multi floor Dolls house. It has similar measurements to your room here Dal but 3 floors and a roof floor.
Keep trying to get one but apparently seems to be a very popular piece for Sindy collectors as empty ones go for £60+ :/

So yes a big base needed but goes upward and 3 rooms to play with  Well that is My goal for doing room dios.

That sounds really cool Jason, a chap on flickr, MiskatonicNick, uses the sindy dolls house frame work to build his dios



Here is his how to page, very interesting indeed,

http://www.toyville.co.uk/

just click on the Toyville City Limits sign to gain access

Thanks for the link Dal.
Also that new base is indeed huge and Look forward to seeing what your going to do with it

BTW what figure is that? Hybrid? New gyperman?

Stonewall wrote:

Thanks for the link Dal.
Also that new base is indeed huge and Look forward to seeing what your going to do with it

BTW what figure is that? Hybrid? New gyperman?

No worries mate, his stuff is amazing!


The figure is a vintage muscle body joe with BBI arms mate

great must have took ages to build well worth it tho

snow white wrote:

great must have took ages to build well worth it tho

Thanks snowy!, the longest part was hunting down all the small parts, once the box was built, it was more fiddly than anything

Blondeactionman wrote:

As promised, a few new shots. Like all things I do, I have been tinkering with his ever since I made it. For any of you guys that are familiar with my comics, you will recognize it from there










Since doing these photos I have noticed that the desk I build is going to need some repair work , yet another project to add to the list

Thanks for looking!

Dal, that is just a phreakin' epic diorama!.... totally impressed!!

Wow a really nice setup Slack!

Thanks slack! . really pleased that you liked it mate, means a lot

Bloody brilliant Dal. Always enjoy the shots of the den lol

Cheers Jace!

I just don't have the patience to put anything like that together, you've done a fine job there Dal!

clivvers wrote:

I just don't have the patience to put anything like that together, you've done a fine job there Dal!

Cheers Clive!, I have not got much patience either mate, but a little goes a long way

inntruderr61 wrote:

Wow a really nice setup Slack!

You were so impressed you thought I did it! I think Dal just got his diorama doctorate!

Dr. Dal (PhD Dio.)

SlackElastic wrote:

inntruderr61 wrote:

Wow a really nice setup Slack!

You were so impressed you thought I did it! I think Dal just got his diorama doctorate!

Dr. Dal (PhD Dio.)

Cheers slack! very kind mate!

This is certainly an interesting and enlightening topic, even though it dates back to six years ago.

No cardboard or foamcore for you! You jumped right in to the diorama biz with actual wood (and pressboard). Starting out at the "graduate school" level!

It is interesting seeing that in this first effort, you papered the walls, but then painted them red to get both the texture and color you wanted. I believe in subsequent versions you tracked down red textured wallpaper to avoid the messy and time-consuming painting step.

Wooden doors with wooden frames... and actual hinges! Nice detail work! You certainly spared no effort.

We get to see your first attempt at cutting down thrift store jewelry boxes to make a desk. That is such a brilliant idea. I'm keeping an eye out for jewelry boxes. You used the handles as door handles, too, and they look perfect. (All I've found so far were some dog coffins. Well, wooden urns. A  pet crematory disposed of a half-dozen 10-inch wooden boxes at the local dump. I fished them out of the bins. Several had little hinges and locks on them. There were no longer ashes in the boxes... other than a trace... but the name of the pet and the date it was cremated was pencilled on the bottom side of each box. Somewhat creepy, but they are nice boxes. I'm sure I'll find a use for them eventually.)

The work-in-progress pics of the sofa were interesting. There is actually "padding" between the sofa frame and the upholstery!

One technique you continue to use is the wood cladding for floors. That is an excellent solution that I have begun using since joining this forum and seeing the AMMO Arms.

It was interesting to learn that MiskatonicNick used Sindy dollhouses as the framework for some of his dioramas. I did not know that before now.

Hmmmm, pet coffins...

Just remember what Stephen King taught us, Sometimes They Come Back.

gibri wrote:

Hmmmm, pet coffins...

Just remember what Stephen King taught us, Sometimes They Come Back.

@ Bri!

SCU_HQ wrote:

This is certainly an interesting and enlightening topic, even though it dates back to six years ago.

No cardboard or foamcore for you! You jumped right in to the diorama biz with actual wood (and pressboard). Starting out at the "graduate school" level!

It is interesting seeing that in this first effort, you papered the walls, but then painted them red to get both the texture and color you wanted. I believe in subsequent versions you tracked down red textured wallpaper to avoid the messy and time-consuming painting step.

Wooden doors with wooden frames... and actual hinges! Nice detail work! You certainly spared no effort.

We get to see your first attempt at cutting down thrift store jewelry boxes to make a desk. That is such a brilliant idea. I'm keeping an eye out for jewelry boxes. You used the handles as door handles, too, and they look perfect. (All I've found so far were some dog coffins. Well, wooden urns. A  pet crematory disposed of a half-dozen 10-inch wooden boxes at the local dump. I fished them out of the bins. Several had little hinges and locks on them. There were no longer ashes in the boxes... other than a trace... but the name of the pet and the date it was cremated was pencilled on the bottom side of each box. Somewhat creepy, but they are nice boxes. I'm sure I'll find a use for them eventually.)

The work-in-progress pics of the sofa were interesting. There is actually "padding" between the sofa frame and the upholstery!

One technique you continue to use is the wood cladding for floors. That is an excellent solution that I have begun using since joining this forum and seeing the AMMO Arms.

It was interesting to learn that MiskatonicNick used Sindy dollhouses as the framework for some of his dioramas. I did not know that before now.

Hey Dave, whoa this is a blast from the past! I learnt so much from this first build, at the time, I didn't really know what I was doing! I always liked this study, but painting the walls caused flash points on the walls when photographing the figures in there.
I am always on the lookout for 1/6 scale items, drives my missus mad! . I believe the cladding the best solution for floors, it looks like floorboards, plus it gives a steady base to stand the figures up . Yeah, MiskatonicNick taught me so much, but I never did get around to buying any Sindy wall frames.