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2 days ago
1 min

13 Emerson Street: finishing the exterior details

With the buildings in place, it's now time to make them look like they've been there awhile. I made a mistake here. I should have made th...

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Erik Goddard

3 days ago
1 min

13 Emerson Street: Securing the buildings

The three building sections: left, middle and right wall were originally meant to go on top of the base, then I would place the sidewalk ...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 23
1 min

13 Emerson Street: the middle wall door

I knew I wanted a weathered door for that back wall. So I painted the undercoat a dark gray and added a little blue highlight. And then d...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 22
1 min

13 Emerson Street: the middle wall

The back wall is made from foam. I use that a lot for brickwork. First it's carving the bricks and cutting the window and door holes: The...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 22
1 min

13 Emerson Street: the bay window and shop overhang

I wanted a bay window for the right wall shop that looks like a classic storefront window display. The shop itself is kind of vague, so I...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 16
1 min

13 Emerson Street: the buildings

Because of the 1915 time period, of course these buildings would likely be brick. I made both walls out of foam board. Since this diorama...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 16
1 min

13 Emerson Street: the layout

I tossed around a few ideas for the theme of the diorama, but since I wanted the focal point to be the two cars, the background needed to...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 14
1 min

13 Emerson Street: the cars

A 1:24 scale diorama showing a car crash in 1915 The two stars of this diorama are a 1911 and a 1913 Model T. The first step was to build...

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Erik Goddard

Jun 11
1 min

Bonsai Treehouse

Here are some photos from construction of this 1:35 scale project. I will upload the video when it's done. I started out with an artifici...

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Erik Goddard

Sep 3, 2018
3 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: the story

I've had the idea of a set of murder scenes in miniature for many years. As the ideas formed and coalesced, the ideas grew from individua...

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Erik Goddard

May 3, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Media Frenzy

The press continues its fascination with the murder investigation and the revelations that have emerged since the first reports. The situ...

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Erik Goddard

May 1, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: First Public Viewing

Occurrence, even with the exteriors not finished, made its public debut at the Chicago International miniature show April 27-29 The resp...

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Erik Goddard

May 1, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Overview

I know, you are wondering how all the different apartments you've seen so far relate to each other. This might help: Note: while it is pr...

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Erik Goddard

Apr 23, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Crime Investigation

The media is obsessed with the mystery and intrigue surrounding the incident:

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Erik Goddard

Apr 23, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Unit 41A

This apartment is on the third floor. The stairs leading up to this room from the 2nd floor have police tape and the door to the apartmen...

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Erik Goddard

Apr 18, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Unit 31B

This unit portrays the aftermath of an event. Like all the visible rooms in this project, evidence leads in a direction....

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Erik Goddard

Apr 16, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Unit 41C

This room is the vacant apartment upstairs that no one seems to know much about. It appears to have gotten its own use, however... You ma...

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Erik Goddard

Apr 14, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Unit 31C

There are several apartments in the building with interior views. This occupant features into the back story in an abstract way. There wa...

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Erik Goddard

Apr 8, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: Unit 21B

With the main building frame in place, then it is time to build out the dimension of each apartment. In this diorama, five (for now) apar...

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Erik Goddard

Apr 7, 2018
1 min

Occurrence at West 71st Street: The Structure

An intricate diorama featuring a murder, at the very least. A complex backstory is revealed through glimpses through the open windows of ...

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