Welcome to the 1:6 scale Outdoor Photography Setups of Greg Brown and the members of the Lone Star Scale Raiders Diorama Club Owner: Greg Brown & Others, Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX, Email: eklyps@flash.net Find first website HERE Find second website HERE The Lone Star Scale Raiders are a growing group of Texas customizers and collectors of 1/6th scale figures and vehicles. About every three months we meet in or near the DFW area (that's Dallas/Ft. Worth to y'all non-Texans) to stage and photograph different battle scenes from W.W.II, Korea, Vietnam, and modern times. So far, we've focused our energies on depicting famous battle scenes from WW2. We'll wait three months or so between setups so that those who attend have enough time to prepare their forces and armored vehicles. Who can be a LSSR member? Well, anyone who attends. You don't have to be a Texan, but it sure saves you some gas money in you live here. ;-) There is no membership fee, you just have to show up and you're initiated. Any and all 1/6th scale stuff is welcome (Hasbro, SOTW, 21st Century, Custom) except for Barbie. If anyone is interested in knowing more about the LSSR, just e-mail me and I can add you to the e-mail list I am now developing. ---Greg Brown Large 1/6 armored vehicles require even larger 1/6 structures around them to provide accurate scale for outdoor photographic dioramas such as these. Check out the fantastic hand-crafted bridge on the left and the amazing camouflaged and weathered bunker on the right. The good news is, once you build objects like these you can use them over and over again in different battle scenes. Amazing work guys! Another shot that seems like it's straight out of a history book. This tank crew seeks a moment's respite in a hand-crafted, 1/6 scale burnt-out building, somewhere in France, 1944. Notice the branch in the foreground. It is the perfect size for a 1/6th scale tree. Interior shot (left) of a Wehrmacht radioman frantically calling for reinforcements (that will never come). And has the classic GIjOE Action Soldier ever looked better than this? Out in the field where he belongs. Check out the great shot of a patrol working their way carefully through the French countryside. Go JOE! This shot has a cinematic quality. You can almost hear the squad leader in the distance barking out orders while the medic in the foreground tends to a wounded soldier, somewhere in Stalingrad. These two shots show how important the use of PERSPECTIVE is in a good outdoor diorama shot. Notice how your eye starts in the foreground and works its way toward the back. Cool! It looks like Ivan's about done "mopping up" this German squad. The battle for Stalingrad will soon be over. Great armored vehicles, supporting structures and the effective use of perspective bring these shots to life. The addition of a blown-out wall in the foreground frames this image in an interesting and artistic way. Again, Greg and his buddies clearly demonstrate they understand how to frame a scene. Look at how the water, disappearing far off into the distance, closely resembles the Atlantic Ocean on DDay. GREAT shot! Notice how the use of small branches in the foreground actually look like big trees at 1/6th scale. Great job, Greg. You can almost hear the "Grrrrind" of treads in mud as this armored beast digs its way into a turn. Look out for Patton, Fritz! AMAZING. These shots seem like they're from an actual battle. Greg, how did you guys capture these poses so realistically? The guys on the right appear to be in mid-fall and actually running to get off the beach. WOW! Take the time to study these shots. They are well planned, laid out and posed. These two shots were taken indoors, but the dioramas are so HUGE that they could have easily been outdoor setups. Look at the size of that British glider on the left! WOW! Two final shots that demonstrate Greg's command of outdoor GIjOE photography. Excellent! More Outdoor Setups Return to Collections Index And Don't Miss... Collections Indoor Dioramas Outdoor Photos Custom Figures Custom Vehicles Tips & Tricks Club Websites Feedback Submit Your Collection About GIjOE Collections Cool Links HOME Address any questions or comments to webmaster Mark Otnes, at 303 E. Sherwin Drive, Urbana, IL 61802, or Phone: 217-337-1706 or Email: sterling@shout.net