Diorama Photobox...at the county fair

model40fan Monday, 6/2/2014

I looked around wall mart / k mart to see what displays they were taking down... saw these Ricola boxes...they have been designed to be rugged by compound folding of the sides... I bought a sheet of white paper on both sides of a Styrofoam center 20" x 36" x 3/16" ... made a base and a backdrop, sprayed them with spray bomb adhesive, pressed on sections of grey felt and glued a chunk onto the far end to keep it all grey...  A 1/2 yard of green felt will convert it to a car show on grass...or flip the sections over,  the other side is still white, makes for a photo-box... My brother gets me large clear plastic bags [Poland spring water caps] ... I slide the dio-box into the bag... it stores easy and doesn't need to be dusted if you don't use it for a year... 

sample pic ;



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model40fan 6/7/14

more grey felt applied, the new grandstands, waiting on a control tower,  [shown is a dual angle pencil sharpener, black felt floor, cardstock roof and 4 wooden match legs]...and a light tower...still need light grey felt with black magic marker tire tracks and a piece of blister pack as burnout water on the burnout pad...;



  • those look fantastic — Traction-Event
  • thanks, a had a train station roof, cut it down the ridge pole, bent some wire supports, gives it the county fair bleacher look... — model40fan
  • Looks awesome...don't forget the people! — redlinederby
  • have you priced people lately ? they are at least $1 each.. need 200... — model40fan
  • Not a human trafficer... but i did buy 100 1;78 scale fans, workers, racers= $14.00 — model40fan
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redlinederby 6/7/14
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This is awesome, Smitty. I can't believe that little tower is a pencil sharpener and other random parts, that's crazy crafty. A few more little touches and you'll have a photo backdrop that'll look great for every type of car and race.

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model40fan 6/8/14

the FRIED DOUGH DRAGS ...more guard rails under drying grey paint ;


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