io9: Dioramas

This Ewok village gingerbread diorama is too awesome to eat

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:00:00 PST

Something tells me the Ewoks may have gone over better if the forest moon of Endor (and all of its denizens) were made out of gingerbread and a metric ton of fondant. Also, the Empire's machinations might have actually worked if they constructed the Death Star entirely out of Rice Krispies Treats. This ridiculously complex edible village by Canadian baker Infinite Yums turns our minds to such missed narrative opportunities. More »

Hands down the most insane Lost diorama you've ever seen

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:25:00 PST

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DIY toy designer Scott "MegoScott" Adams has assembled what appears to be the most detailed Lost playset ever built. Complete with a pop-up Smoke Monster, an iPod-fueled entertainment rig that plays Professor Chang's training videos and the Dharma Initiative's LP collection, and even creating a prop of Hurley's Green Lantern comic, this display is too ornate for your local toystore. More »

The Most Insane and Awesome Science Fiction and Fantasy Dioramas

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:31:58 PDT

Is there anything cooler than an awesome diorama? It's like fan art that you can walk around. The most awesome dioramas tell a story and burst with amazing details — and tons of awesomely weird humor. More »

Sugary scifi scenes remade with Peeps

Lauren Davis — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:00:00 PDT

Peeps: delicious to some, disgusting to others. At least we can all agree that these sugary Easter sweets make for some fantastic dioramas, remaking scenes from some favorite scifi movies, books, and TV shows. More »

And now, a slew of The Empire Strikes Back playsets

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:00:00 PDT

To cap off this month's 30th anniversary of Empire, here are bunch of toys that are worth more than your house. Or at least they would be...if you didn't open them. Goddamn it, childhood pursuit of fun. [John Rozum] More »

5 Dioramas That Actually Tell A Story

Alex Carnevale — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PDT

Last week, we featured a full-scale scene of zombie mayhem made entirely out of lego, from the 2008 BrickCon. There's something amazing about an artist creating such a detailed scene, especially when they manage to tell a story at the same time. But zombies aren't the only subject to have been immortalized in an incredibly detailed diorama — there are some amazing miniature epics featuring Halo, Star Wars, The Matrix and Hellboy. Here are five of our favorites. More »