BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI — Nestled in the captain's quarters aboard the USS Edson sat a battle diorama that looked as if it had itself seen a battle. Miniature soldiers, missing limbs, were scattered ...

Using the skills of a military strategist combined with the artistry of recreating a battle scene, John Ford creates such scenes in small-scale models as dioramas. They are now on display under glass ...

Karl Lau already seemed as if he had downed several cups of coffee on a recent morning, bouncing back and forth between his workshop — where he was busy boxing up a diorama he created of the Battle of ...

Not content to simply assemble an AT-AT figure and put it on his shelf like everyone else, this maker built an entire scale model of the Battle of Hoth. The Star Wars fan behind popular YouTube ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — In September, in the shadow of the historic battlefield here, twins Rebecca and Ruth Brown opened Civil War Tails, possibly America's most whimsical war museum. Their collection of ...

Discover the creative journey behind building a dramatic diorama inspired by an epic dragon attack on ships, reminiscent of Game of Thrones. Follow each step from sculpting impressive dragons with cla ...

Kenneth Bloom grew up enthralled by his family’s history. “There’s a legend in my family, and I’m not sure if it’s correct, that I had family members from my mother’s side fighting on both sides (in ...

PLATTSBURGH – The famed Arto Monaco (1913-2003) arranged “ships and men according to historical fact,” (his words) in a diorama depicting the battles of Valcour Island and Plattsburgh. The late Upper ...

Description: Members must assemble at least one plastic model and display on a case. Pre-painted models are not allowed. Completed model and scenery will be judged as a whole. Members can use wood, ...

SHARPSBURG — People who travel on Sharpsburg Pike near Antietam National Battlefield on a regular basis might have been curious about a landmark along the road. Along the side of the highway is a ...

AUSTIN — An Arizona high school teacher and his students who took years to build a Civil War battle diorama are angry that the curator of a Texas military museum dismantled it after just a few weeks ...