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"One Picture is worth a thousand words, one model is worth a thousand pictures".  R.Ottulich

CYBERAMAS & DIORAMAS

Step into a Time Machine and behold below a sight that hasn't been seen for 242 years!

Morning sun at the forks.

FORT DUQUESNE 1754-1758

Situated at the forks of the Ohio (at the site of present day Pittsburgh) on the point of land where the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers join to form what the French called La Belle Riviere. A key strategic military and trading point on the Belle Riviere Frontier, the fourth fort in the line, Duquesne, Le Boeuf, Marchalt (Venango), that stretched along the communication back to Lake Erie at Fort Presque Isle. Constructed  under the direction of Captain Le Mercier, by the Compagnie Franches de la Marine and the Canadian Milice. This compact Vauban style (the original death star!) fort was built partially of horizontal, squared, oak and chestnut timbers laid in criblocked walls with tamped earth and rock fill on the land side and upright stockade walls on the sides abutting the rivers with one full bastion and two demi-bastions, ditch (fosse), covered way, and glacis. Successfully defended twice from attacking English forces before it was burnt and demolished by the retreating French on November 23rd 1758. No need to leave Les Anglais a gift !

SPECIFICATIONS :

The above "tromp l'oeil" illusion cyberama, was digitally constructed with PHOTOSHOP from a scanned photograph shot in natural sunlight on 400 speed film, of a 1 centimeter = 3 feet scale 3d model of Ft. Duquesne circa 1755 on a 4'x 4' base. (designed to accommodate 15 millimeter MiniFigs Military Figurines)

A Diorama consists of a 3d model /miniature scene set in a "view box" with a naturalistic setting/painted backdrop which again gives a "tromp l'oeil" illusion.

HISTORICAL MODELS

Place des Arms, Post Magasin (Trading Store) at right.

SAMPLE OF SOME ORIGINAL PLANS & PROFILES USED TO RECONSTRUCT FORT DUQUESNE

* Having the Plan & Profile and or X-sections help a lot in reconstructing a historical site, additional details must be obtained from contemporary renderings (if they exist), descriptions found in journals and diaries, and the gaps filled in with contemporary comparative deduction.

Birds eye view, with war party departing upper left. Table Top takes pride in modeling not only the architecture but also takes great care in depicting realistic terrain.

Cadet & prison bastion showing swivel guns.

TYPICAL 3d MODEL/DIORAMA MATERIALS LIST:

• particleboard  & lath base
• layered soundboard -  topographic landformer
• cardboard
• matchsticks
• toothpicks
• plaster fill
• index cards
• toweling
• found objects and natural materials
• aggregate
• gathered hand graded lichen
• Minifigs, figurines & pewter diecast cannon
• Woodland Scenics, terrain flocking
• Walthers, model railroad detailing supplies
• acrylic paint
• Elmers Glue

Ready to accommodate your visual aid needs, Table Top Studios founded by award winning artist , web page designer, and miniature engineer Ray Ottulich, will research, custom design, and build to your exacting specifications a unique one of a kind piece to supply the visual effect you desire.

The more detailed, the more life-like and realistic materials, the  greater amount of fine handcraftsmanship and artistry (as opposed sterile mechanical look of modern lazer scribed and CAD techniques) in a historical model the better it films, photographs, visually stimulates, educates & communicates.

Table Top will also consider proposals for the repairing and or updating of existing museum dioramas and 3d display models

For proposal requests& or commisions email :

mgptbltp@aol.com

or call :

845 657 9522

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GALLERY

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From the real to the surreal. . .

                       Timescapes and mythos dreamscapes by a new yorker in exile:

autum steam

missoula underground

challengers in the rain

fly fishing the edge of the memories of my past

flamingo lounge

mondo raimondo

new york brown under a loew's triborough sky

under a queensborough moon

the park

WEB PAGE DESIGNS

Table Top Studios is also doing logos, and simple basic webpage design for those computer challenged folks interested in promoting their own homepages or business with easy to edit programs.

(for those on AOL with AOL Press)

Check out these links  below to see some samples.

Fly Fish the Virgins

Advanced Travel

Fly Fish Lite

MINIATURE SETS

This miniature set was constructed for a production whose working title was "Cappeleti Western."

CUSTOM DESIGNED HISTORICAL SIMULATION TABLE TOP GAMES

KEY TO THE CONTINENT

1750-1763

Ten years in development "Key To The Continent" is a historically accurate and precise simulation game  based on both the French & Indian War & Pontiac's Rebellion. Pivotal battles in primeval wilderness, guerrilla raids on snowshoes and ice skate, savage raiding parties and bloodthirsty massacres. The beginnings of modern warfare, germ warfare, and camouflage, were all apart of the action on the North American continent,during what evolved into the very first "world" war (Seven Years War).

Every effort has been made to make this game as realistic as possible. Variables such as weather, season, sickness, lack of supplies, loss of command, and control of the seas has been incorporated randomly into play.

Table top is also proud to be part of the following historical webrings.

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