just joined the forum here and would love to share some of my diorama photos,
if any one has an ancient copy of FSM March 1995 vol. 13 no. 3, you can see one ouf my dios in the Readers Gallery on pg 64 the dio is titled “Road Block Blues”
it was also printed in a copy of the now defunct “Military Modeler” in the March 1989 vol 16 no.3 issue that layout has a lot of close-up shots and a fairly complete description of tecniques and materials used in the dio.
hope you can check it out, and i will try to post some pics of my other pieces.
i haven,t built a kit in about 10 years but have kept up with FSM and all the great new stuff it keep offering to us within it pages.
i have all but a handfull of the magasines including issue # 2,i think the first issue was called the “spring issue”, hope to read and offer up some more stuff in the future!!
Welcome back to the hobby. I have both of those issues at home, I will have to look them up when I finish at the office today.
To answer your question the first issue of FSM was actually a “TEST ISSUE” then came Vol. 1 Issue 1 Spring 1982. I have the complete series of both Military Modeler and FSM among others. If you look on eBay.ca you can find the older issues that FSM’s back issue section doesn’t have.
Always nice to welcome a fellow Montrealer. And welcome back to the hobby. I’ve only been back a couple of years. What part of town do you live in? I’m really looking forward to seeing some pics. I hope you get over the bad shoulder asap.
I go to Udisco from time to time. I’ve haven’t been to Hobby World recently. I do most of my shopping at Hobby Jonction in Dorval. It’s a great little shop. If you want the directions, let me know. I model afv’s almost exclusively, and he’s got a great selection, plus a ton of aftermarket stuff and books. He also sells Gunze paints. He has far, far more aftermarket stuff than Udisco does. I’ve also started using a new shop in Vaudreuil called Hobby Gryffon. His selection isn’t anywhere near Hobby Jonction’s, and nothing like Udisco’s, but he’s the only place around that carries Vallejo paints and Mig pigments. Here’s his site
I re-read your article in Military Modeler and looked up the pic in FSM showcase. Excellent build! You should submit it to FSM for print. It would help a few people starting out or progressing in dioramas. Think about it.
