From main scene to diorama design.

“Just build what you can see”

After the design of the main scene and his most important details it was time to plan the whole diorama. I made the other buildings from scrap card. This gave me the opportunity to see of the basic plan was alright.

The other buildings

I planned two other warehouses and a stable. After my first trial I discovered some problems with the balance of the warehouses and the height of the stable. To solve this problem I made two changes:

All the white buildings in the picture must have their final design, keeping in mind the may not ask to much attention from the viewer.

The quay

With the planned height of the quay the roofs of the warehouses almost touched the lid of the APA box. This would give problems with the design of the lightning. After using two cars I realised that the quay was very narrow, so I made it a little wider.

So I reduced the height of the quay to about 1,8 cm.

Viewing point

When the diorama is finished to a black box you can’t see to the back through the alley’s. I hope they give the diorama an extra dimension.

The not defined building in the front makes that there is a view block to the right, so you can’t see the side of the APA box on eye level.

Some pictures of the final design

Suggestions are welcome. It is always possible to make changes in this stage of the design.

Regards,

Job