A World of Dioramas - Part II - Per Olav Lund - Canfora Publishing

[Fran]

 

 

 

A WORLD OF DIORAMAS

(Master Collection Series Vol.2)

 Canfora Publishing

Author: PER OLAV LUND

ISBN: 978-91-984776-9-6

Price tag: 29,50€ (plus shipping)

Seven years ago, I have had the true pleasure of receiving a book directly from Per Olav Lund.

 

It is still a book that I open, read and contemplate those fantastic dioramas.

And now, seven years later, Toni Canfora gives me another opportunity to read and appreciate the fantastic and extraordinary work from one of most talent modeller in the world.

This second book of A World of Dioramas has several new Per Olav Lund works, some of them which I never saw it before

As the previous book, this is not a step-by-step technical book but a book where some of the steps of these master pieces are explained (almost like a step-by-step for that figures or animal, or a simple detail) and several work in progress are photographed and explain

Inside you will find twelve (12!) new works from the Author:

1.   Starvation Cove;

2.   For Valour;

3.   Forgotten Walker

4.   Abandoned;

5.   Sacre Bleu!;

6.   Shutterburg;

7.   Passchendaele;

8.   Childhood

9.   Angel

10.               Anne Nicole

11.               The Fisherman

12.               Kiiling Moon

And a final chapter: “More Houses”

 

Just a look on the cover first: Is amazing. A central and big photo of Mark I tank in Passchendaele in a satin finish. The cover is in soft cover with a high grade paper and satin finish.

The cover is A3 folding sheet so you got on the front cover the already mention diorama, and opening the paper, you got Per Olav Lund introduction.

 

Starting flipping through the book, I really do not know where to start! Almost mental block with all the fantastic photos.

 

All the 128 pages have a fantastic color printing in a satin finish touch.

 

In general, all the impression and color quality is not an issue for sure!

In every single diorama, Per Olav gives you, a small well written text that tells how the author got inspired and what he wants to represent with that work.

I will not comments all the work that are inside this book.

These are pure art. Everything is perfect balance, with no extra things or confusion just to fill empty spaces....

Per Olav Lund almost in every work (probably in all) make figures transformation so he posed them in the position desire and he don’t need to rely only in figures manufactures to achieve his goal, to have a dramatic scene or a moving look scene.

On the first work (“Starvation Cove”(, the polar bear is impressive piece of art by itself and all the scene is perfect balance to the dramatic encounter with the polar bear.

 

 

 

The work “For Valour” is a great piece and as Passchendaele work, the side wood presentation are fantastic. Both work are very dramatic, with the terrain fantastic made, with woundens and deaths soldiers to show the horrors of the WWI. And as usual the author reach his goal: to impress the reader with the scenic real scene. Outstanding.

 

 

 

 

The other military work, “Scare Blue” add to the drama, a sense of action, with a german soldier being hit and falling back to outside of the diorama scene! No words.

 

 

This book also get to sci-fi with the “Abandoned Walker”. The nature is reproduce in perfection.

There`s some civil dioramas being my favourite “The Childhood”. A balance, comic, dramatic and truly representing the childhood of many of us! A piece of art! To see it, you will have to buy this book! It`s worthy it!

 

The Fisherman is a large scale diorama, with a man fishing with river water by his knees. It`s perfect balance with the right sense of movement!

 

 

As I said I will not talk about all the works in the book, but I have to finish with the two diorama boxes, one of them in full scratch, “Killing Moon”, part of a Zeppelin Gondola, more specific the weaponary of the engine gondola, with all the infrastructure inside and the crew. All that in a big box with a moon and a Se5 in the back, making this a truly amazing box diorama.

 

 

CONCLUSION

Per Olav Lund, how could you do it all over again?

It’s a art book!

The text is quite simply, very comprehensive and an easy reading.

The print quality is very good, on satin paper.

But Per Olav Lund work is simply amazing! It`s inspirational.

So Just do yourself a favor, and get one!

 

Very Highly Recommend

 

Francisco Guedes

 

A very special thanks to the author, Per Olav Lund for this review sample and all the support.

To purchase this directly, click THIS link.

 

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Disclaimer: all photos all in low quality to preserve and prevent all copyright.

 

 

 

[KevinM]

Fran were do I see your builds esp. the two Revells?

 

[Fran]

Do yuo mena the A400 and the B-29?? I need to refresh that. the A400 is done. 

It`s publish on SAM Aircraft magazine. The b-29 still Wip... 

I need to put soe pics here on LSM!