What is a Diorama?

Dioramas are three-dimensional scenic displays which depicts historical or non-historical events. The subject matters vary, it could be a Christmas display under the tree, to a Seascape, from the Dinosaurs to Outer Space, from the Siege of Troy to the Gulf War. The point is: there is no limit.

In all of my Dioramas hours of research and construction have gone into it’s making to assure accuracy down to the smallest detail.

Landscapes, buildings, structures and foliage are created completely by scratch to re-create events in history into believable works of art.

All figures, vehicles, planes, boats, etc. are in 1:35 scale, 1:43 scale and 1:87 scales. Some are hand molded, all are hand painted. I can utilize a wide range of subject matter to build you a custom diorama which will be one of a kind and of a museum quality finish.

1906 VCR

The Vanderbilt Cup Race was held on Long Island, N.Y. in 1906. This 28” X 48” Diorama depicts the Grandstand Area and the VIP/Press Box. 235 spectators await the signal as the racecar start to come into view: “Car Coming”. The Grandstand and VIP/Press Box area are handmade from balsa wood, the 235 figures costumes are all hand made from duct tape and masking tape folded in layers, all are hand painted. The diorama is 1:35 scale and was created using 15 period photo’s to show what it actually looked like over 100 years ago.

Christmas

This Diorama was placed under the tree. It measured: 3’ x 4’. The figures are fully animated, for example: The ice skaters move around the ice skating ring. It is also electrified, all the street lights work, house’s light up, Christmas lights blink and chase, etc.

Fire Department

Depiction of a “High Rise” City fire taken from actual photos on a fire scene in Queens, N.Y. All apparatus, equipment and figures are custom made… This diorama is fully illuminated. Flames and smoke bellow out of windows. The scale is 1:87 and is on permanent display at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum located at “Museum Row”, Uniondale, N.Y.

Fire Base

This is a very personal Diorama, for it depicts exactly what I witnessed in Vietnam 42 years ago. The date was: December 24, 1967 (Christmas Eve Night). The firebase was named: “LZ Pony”. The depiction was just before the Viet-Cong hit us from all sides of the wire. This Diorama is on permanent display in the AIRPOWER MUSEUM, located at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, N.Y.

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