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Go to any show, tank on a base with any ground work, whether it has a figure or not, is considered a diorama, or at the very least a vignette.

I entered a ZSU 23/4 into an IPMS contest once, and I had it on a base, with the only ground work being a coat of sand, with a small piece of a stone wall....no figures on the base or on the vehicle, and it was classified as a diorama.

If you put your tank (with or without a figure) on a simple wooden plaque, with ZERO ground work, it is still classified as an armor entry.

However that same tank (with or without a figure) on the same wooden plaque, with gravel, sand, and/or grass simply attached to it to make it all aesthetically pleasing, makes it a diorama.

The whole point of a diorama telling a story, is a good rule to live by....but just because it doesn't tell a story, doesn't necessarily not make it a diorama.

<blockquote data-quote="Elm City Hobbies" data-source="post: 82934" data-attributes="member: 37">Go to any show, tank on a base with any ground work, whether it has a figure or not, is considered a diorama, or at the very least a vignette. I entered a ZSU 23/4 into an IPMS contest once, and I had it on a base, with the only ground work being a coat of sand, with a small piece of a stone wall....no figures on the base or on the vehicle, and it was classified as a diorama. If you put your tank (with or without a figure) on a simple wooden plaque, with ZERO ground work, it is still classified as an armor entry. However that same tank (with or without a figure) on the same wooden plaque, with gravel, sand, and/or grass simply attached to it to make it all aesthetically pleasing, makes it a diorama. The whole point of a diorama telling a story, is a good rule to live by....but just because it doesn&#039;t tell a story, doesn&#039;t necessarily not make it a diorama.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elm City Hobbies, post: 82934, member: 37"] Go to any show, tank on a base with any ground work, whether it has a figure or not, is considered a diorama, or at the very least a vignette. I entered a ZSU 23/4 into an IPMS contest once, and I had it on a base, with the only ground work being a coat of sand, with a small piece of a stone wall....no figures on the base or on the vehicle, and it was classified as a diorama. If you put your tank (with or without a figure) on a simple wooden plaque, with ZERO ground work, it is still classified as an armor entry. However that same tank (with or without a figure) on the same wooden plaque, with gravel, sand, and/or grass simply attached to it to make it all aesthetically pleasing, makes it a diorama. The whole point of a diorama telling a story, is a good rule to live by....but just because it doesn't tell a story, doesn't necessarily not make it a diorama. [/QUOTE]

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