Building my first Diorama

[@DTczsk1999]

Beautiful diorama!👍🌈

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@r71vette]

Great job, very creative. Thanks for sharing.

[@Adol666]

Wonderful Job!

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you

[@ericverpeten4249]

Beautiful

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@mattylovin1]

Very nice

[@selarice9477]

This model is a pain because it is three piece! You did an excellent job. I really enjoyed watching.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thank you very much!

[@modelphil]

Lovely diorama. Just a bit of info. You mentioned the kit doesn't come with the TWA markings, think that was to avoid copyright issues. However, if you look at the name FASTWAY and take off the FAS at the beginning and the Y at the end you get...

[@diabeticalien3584]

Oh I didn't see that! That is so clever!

[@samanthaadams619]

Beautiful work! Just ran across this just now. I love that mid century sci fi look. ♥ I daydreamt of being an astronaut as a kid, reading a lot of sci fi books with pics like that.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Same here Samantha. Those types of pics made my imagination run. Thank you for your kind comment.

[@samanthaadams619]

@@InterstellarModeler And thank you! =D Something about that era's art really stoked the imagination.

[@Mu-podcast]

I love the end result you came out with. That's an aesthetic I just love. The Raging Plastic Maniac's idea of a maintenance gantry for the engines is a good one for hiding the wires. Another might be to use the fuel truck. Make the wires look like they're fuel lines leading back to the truck. Dan

[@InterstellarModeler]

+Miskatonic University Podcast Excellent suggestion! and thank you for your kind comments. You just gotta love this type of retro styling

[@zeusgyd422]

Superb! Looks fantastic!

[@tygrtrax9273]

I have been watching through some of your vids, since I am rather new to your channel and I really like this dio...it has inspired me to try my hand at something similar. I found this kit on the cheap and am gonna give it a go. Thanks!

[@InterstellarModeler]

The rocket is a little awkward to put together but otherwise a fun kit to put together. Since my childhood, I've come across concept art of what a Mars base would look like "in the future" and had always wanted to try and create something based on those drawings/paintings. Have fun with it. Would love to see your completed project.

[@tygrtrax9273]

@@InterstellarModeler Thanks for the heads-up, I will be sure to share my finished project. 👍

[@federationshipyard4073]

Absolutely awesome I think it turned out fantastic.

[@williamcooper2335]

Absolutely brilliant! It all turned out very nicely! I love the sand and the rocks, the domes look great with their windows and their aerial lights! You've made a gorgeous job of the ship, which I know isn't the easiest thing to put together. Excellent video! You're a constant source of inspiration!

[@InterstellarModeler]

+William Cooper Thank you very much

[@brianartillery]

That looks superb. The only thing I would have added, would have been a few small bits of styrene, of various sizes, to represent a bit of junk material, left over from the dome construction, perhaps. Us humans are untidy beings.

[@hertzair1186]

Great work! I also have an interest innthe ‘50s era scifi modeling...alot of kits being produced by Pegasus and others.

[@jayman7378]

Really, really like your channel. Thanks for doing this video.

[@adriangillock700]

I love it I have the rocket to I just got it I did no know you can put led light s in the rocket it looks so so cool every thing looks cool I hope you win big

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks Adrian. It is a fun kit to work with for sure.

[@triskellian]

Super looking diorama!

[@mfaria99]

Great realization from design to model -nice job!

[@InterstellarModeler]

+mfaria99 thank u

[@themodelkitbase9649]

This turned out perfect, beautiful concept art too. Blending the domes into the terrain with filler, sand and colour really made the display pop IMO. Great job, looking forward to more dioramas?

[@InterstellarModeler]

+The KitBase Thanks....as for more dioramas....maybe. My wife keeps telling me we're running out of room...Lol

[@simonbrett9165]

Another impressive build Oggie. Good luck at the model competition!

[@InterstellarModeler]

+Simon Brett Thanks Simon

[@ronstrong6209]

Well done, a lot of time spent on great the diorama!

[@InterstellarModeler]

thank you

[@DarkDioStudio]

Beautiful work!

[@LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

Looks great !

[@acterene1]

Great job!!

[@hgbarnes1584]

That looks awesome....good on ya man!

[@kurk1701a]

great work it looks realy cool.

[@OstrichLongneck]

Great video :-) I saw heaps of ideas to steal (ahem!) I mean borrow! The dio is awesome, especially the final colour of the Martian sand, and I absolutely love the domes of the little settlement and the retro astronauts. Awesome work, as always! - Trevor

[@InterstellarModeler]

+Ostrich Longneck Thanks Trevor, it was a blast to put it together

[@Rabblewitz]

Nice!! A thought on hiding the wires going into the rocket. Since this is a diorama, they could be hidden inside a refueling tube or hose, connected to the rocket. I've got a 50's era rocket kit, and may do something like this with it ... far more interesting than just a silver rocket ship.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Great idea, thanks

[@theragingplasticmaniac5025]

Looks great.You might want to consider building a service gantry for the rocket engine and you can hide the wire inside it.

[@InterstellarModeler]

+The Raging Plastic Maniac Yes thank you. I'll look into it

[@asheverett-clay4280]

as always an impressive build I love the 50's & 60's ideas of what the future space craft would look like such as the Glencoe mars liner and Glencoe lunar lander kits I have also built this kit I had trouble with the decals and had to adapt them.your finished diorama is fantastic wish I had as much skill good luck with the competition.

[@InterstellarModeler]

+Ash Everett-Clay Thank you

[@owenauer3406]

Fastway Fas-TWA-way cut away the rest and now you have the TWA decals.

[@mestapho2011]

really cool. im building a 64th scale dio with matchbox rover vehicles they just came out with. where'd you get those astro frigures? were they included? sorry if i missed that in the vid. i skipped over the rocket build.

[@InterstellarModeler]

Thanks for your compliment. They were purchased from shapeways. if you search 1/144 astronauts you'll find various options. Thanks for watching

[@Glinsky83]

👽🔥👍

[@owenauer3406]

How do those Little guys get onboard the rocket?

[@InterstellarModeler]

There's supposed to be an extendable stairway. :)

[@dominicksoldano1532]

Great Job Oggie! Have you thought about printing out a backdrop - you could probably find some great ones on the NASA website - I thing it would add a lot to the build.

[@InterstellarModeler]

+Dominick Soldano I will check into that....thanks

[@tikidrummerpoi]

Hi, I’m working on a project with one of these. What are the dimensions of the rocket itself? Like body length and girth around the thickest part of the body? Thanks!

[@InterstellarModeler]

the model measures 11.5" high, not really sure of the girth but I estimate 5"?? I keep forgetting to measure this when I get home at night. Hopefully this answer (regarding girth) will suffice. Thanks

[@tikidrummerpoi]

Interstellar Modeler cool! Going to hopefully mod the model kit into a flying model rocket

[@jinpayne]

Did you just use the white primer for the paint? Or did you add some gloss/enamel/acrylics?

[@InterstellarModeler]

Testors flat white then sprayed a matte finish over it. The matte coating actually left more of a semi-gloss rather than flat finish which I was fine with. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching

[@jinpayne]

Thanks!

[@hgbarnes1584]

Would you like some dental instruments? Let me know and will send. Great video.

[@InterstellarModeler]

HG Barnes appreciate the offer HG but I'm good thanks

[@owenauer3406]

If you wanted "TWA" decals you could do what I have seen others do, Just use the TWA from Fas"TWA"ys

[@InterstellarModeler]

Yeah for sure.