I wanted to post my newest mini dio on the model board, as many of the tricks I used came from looking at your work!

The truck is not mounted so I may move various cars in and out of the diorama.

Thanks for the look.
Ward

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN3393.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN3401.jpg

hey- that looks pretty good- i'm not a big fan of photo backgrounds, but that looks pretty good to me. cool idea

Thanks so much, you know how I love your "larger then life" dios so that means a lot. Remember, these are small dios that are all based in a Hot Wheels 2 car 100% case. An example of the size I tend to work in...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN5520.jpg


I use them quite a bit, I think the key is blending your base into the photo. If I start out with an idea from the top and work to that end, it seems to flow a lot better. A couple of others using the same idea...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN0871.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN1289.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN5513.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN7354.jpg

wow- those all look great... as usual. I never realized they were quite that small... all the more impressive. I usually don't like the photo background style- because, unlike yours, that's normally all it is... just a picture propped in front of a car. not that there's anything wrong with that at all either... just a personal preference I guess.

I can't believe you can get that much detail using such a small "set"- that's really amazing.

Thanks again, from you that really does mean something. Some of these have quite a bit of elevation happening in a small space. Here is a side shot of my dirt track dio...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN7356.jpg

In this shot you really can't see how much elevation change is built in...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN6576.jpg

But from the back, you can see how much movement it took to look "apart" of the back ground photo. I start with the pic and work backwards.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Custom%20Dio%20Displays/DSCN6573.jpg

wow those are great too- i have tons of those plastic bases- i turned some of them into picnic pavillions, awnings for buildings- but it never occured to me to build something "on" them... very impressive.

Just for fun, I thought I would post one last photo as this was what this dio was orgional built for. I simply could not post pics untill after the contest was over. Thanks for all the looks!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Blistered%20Customs/Custom%20Dio%20Cases/DSCN3360.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/WilsonRacePhotos/Blistered%20Customs/Custom%20Dio%20Cases/DSCN3380.jpg

:thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

outstanding- and of course it won the contest.

Stang... that last photo is simply amazing! I am new at the dio thing, but its something I want to get into trying. You have been an inspiration! With your permission I would like to use some of your ideas. You do great work!

Brother, knock yourself out! That is as long as I can use your ideas as well! If you have any questions just ask, anything I know, you know!

That Rally Car flying thru the air is great!
Nice work.