GET READY: What to Expect at Our First Virtual Conference

submitted by Bruce Willey

    
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You may be wondering…

• Which kind of file should I be using and how do I know it’s safe?
• How can I make my deliverables more digital?
• How can I make my deliverables more metal?
• How small does a toy have to be before it’s a miniature, and when does a bunch of miniatures become a diorama?
• What really got sketched on that napkin in Silicon Valley 28 years ago?

We'll have the answers to these questions and much more! From an in-real-life conference that was cancelled less than two weeks before it was meant to begin, after all the work had been done and every moment planned in meticulous detail - to what will be a presentation- and demonstration-packed virtual conference, we believe we have delivered against all odds like so many model makers have done before.

But it's YOU, our members who will be the ultimate judges of that! See if you can clear your calendar from Thursday afternoon to Sunday evening March 11-15. (Don't worry, there'll be lots of times in there for you to deal with those things that never actually get cleared.) Check out the conference information and registration pages and JOIN US!

How can we bring you all this amazing information?

Member Profile: Paul Pallansch and Up-Close Realism

submitted by Bruce Willey

APMM Member Paul Pallansch is a Model Maker in the physical and digital fields, a Dioramist, and even a Handyman! (This becomes relevant toward the end of the article) He shared a few thoughts on how he got into the field and how he approaches the work.

How did you gain your skills in diorama-building/miniature reproduction?

Like most model makers, I built models in one form or another from an early age. I started scratch-building by the time I was in junior high and found history teachers especially loved dioramas. It wasn’t just because models are cool, it was because they realized to make an accurate diorama, you had to do a bunch of research, and have a fairly good understanding of what was going on in the scene.