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18/09/2026 11:14 am
I just finished another building for a diorama and while I was futzing about I threw this little tidbit together.
18/09/2026 12:17 pm
In the words of Gene Herman: HA!
18/09/2026 1:30 pm
Well Sprout; you have plenty of time
to figure it out!
Really like the photo with garage, up against the brick wall. Mini dio looks wonderful!!
18/09/2026 2:35 pm
Great images and provocative dialogue. Thanks GDH.
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18/09/2026 4:19 pm
Thank you, gentlemen. I laid out the parts for the next 'mini-dio' which should be ready by Sunday...perhaps.
18/09/2026 6:08 pm
Pretty nice set up, display, and commentary! AND.... for all you old-timers out there (I've been here for 30 years ) all this is very "Paul Theriot-ish," is it not? 🤔 😉
19/09/2026 6:00 am
19/09/2026 3:29 pm
@chris
Dayum, I looked forward to his posts of scenes on the beach wether they were planes or cars or figurines. I also appreciated Paul’s knowledge and posts about lighthouses. He and his wife were docents at one near them. Paul has been missed. 🙏
This post was modified 3 weeks ago by Steve Jacobs
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20/09/2026 4:46 am
@chris Now I have to search through the archives to see what your Paul T. was up to.
20/09/2026 5:53 am
20/09/2026 6:44 am
@gdh Tony said it perfectly. Paul was known for his multiple figurine & vehicle set-ups coupled with elaborate commentary to created unique storylines, plots, and narratives. As Tony mentioned, like a little movie. 😉
Your sister/Bugatti post was reminiscent of all of that; Paul would've loved it! 😀 😉
PS
For a brief time, I tried to emulate Paul's creatively - of course, no one did it as well as he - most of my pics have been lost to history, but this one survived. It was once part of a larger storyline, etc...
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20/09/2026 7:52 am
@chris It is interesting to me, for when I see a model or a structure, I can already envision the figures I would want to place with them, and the storyline is already formed. I'm just finishing up with the Jasper-Lee Pembroke family chapel, which I have to push off to later in the week, as another project needed attention.
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