As seen at STAR WARS CELEBRATION II • MOS EISLEY DIORAMA BUILDERS
Indianapolis, IN, USA from May 03 to 05 2002
post production Celebration II MOS EISLEY FAN RECOLLECTIONS
Welcome to the OFFICIAL Star Wars Celebration II Mos Eisley Diorama Builders workshop site featuring my EXCLUSIVE CREW COVERAGE not seen anywhere else on the web.
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Sunday, May 05 2002
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FRANK DIORIO : The one that started it all and because of all of you guys, not the last. I never imagined that it would go on for so many years and that I would make such dear friends I now call family. SO many memories, where to start LOL For sure I could not have done this without my dearest of friends Lucie, who I have known since University. She was my co-pilot and videographer and just awesome. One lady asked if we were married, I said no, she said she thought for sure because of all the bickering and shouting we were doing at each other LOL.
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This is also the convention that I met Jamie Follis, AKA SILLOF on the custom circuit, and my Diorama Number One, he has been by my side helping EVERY SINGLE Diorama Builders since this very first adventure. Star Wars fans are THE BEST. So much so that our test run if you will, was so popular, that we ran out of art supplies the morning of day 2. We were the little room that no one knew was there, but once discovered, kept the fans inside building. Frank
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CHRIS TAYLOR : Hello Frank, Thank you so much for coming to Celebration II and sharing your talents with us! When I heard that there was going to be a Diorama workshop at CII I was super excited. Then I saw the photos on the web of the dioramas that were going to be there and I couldn’t wait. I had no idea of how we were going to build Mos Eisley from scratch in three days. It turned out way cooler then I thought it was going to. I met some really awesome people, and learned some great ideas for building my own dioramas. I was very happy when my building was set next to the Cantina. It was a very inspirational weekend. Thanks again!
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MIKE PINCH : Frank, You did a wonderful job over the weekend and I’m glad I got the chance to say hi…even if it was only for a minute. As impressive as your work is on the internet, it is even more amazing in person. I really enjoyed watching how you inspired so many people to give the old foam core board a try. Very nice!
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Celebration was a huge success in my book and you should certainly be proud of yourself too! I imagine it was a lot of work, but I can tell you that from a spectator point of view, you did very well! Thanks Frank!
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BRETT GRAY : My friends had never been to your website before , so I dragged them down the hall and we waited in line to see your work–they were genuinely impressed, and I think you made some new fans, and re-inspired an old one! Your involvement in Celebration II must have been a tremendous honor and a great time, too. After seeing your work up close, it has inspired me to start a new project — WATTO’S SHOP
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ADAM MATHEWS : FANTASTIC !!!!! Absolutely a highlight of Celeb 2. To see the dioramas on the net is one thing , but to be able to see them in person ( 3 feet from them ) was just amazing. All the dioramas on display were true works of art. Seeing the final Mos Eisley diorama completed on Sun. was breath taking ! I was in complete awe of this masterpiece. Words nor pics.can describe it. This was something you had to experience first hand. Hats off to Frank and everyone involved in the Dio. workshop.Thanks for being part of the SW community.
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EVAN O’DELL : Frank, It was great to meet you at the convention. I was very inspired by your workshop!!!! I have started making a Cantina based on the lessons I learned there. I only have the bar and the center island started so far. I’m a bartender. Have to have my priorities straight 🙂 I wish I had more time to stay Sunday. It was great.
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CHRIS KELSO : The C2 diorama workshop I thought was one of the real high points of the convention. I loved getting in there and comparing notes with people, I think everyone learned something. Personally, Friday I dreaded questions from attending people. By Sunday I could usually answer them. A lot of fun to see people just making something that had not been seen before.
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The Sunday setup was a blast, especially the last 30 minutes or so, the adrenaline of trying to make everything look “natural”, Jamie looking up in panic asking for more of the Paint/Plaster combo for the Cantina. Dodging spectators while holding soggy buildings in my hands. The look of confusion when we realized that we couldn’t remember if docking bay intruders were Sand or Stormtroopers. And 15 minutes later looking and seeing peoples jaws hit the floor when they saw the completed diorama.
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Mos Eisley was really a great Idea too I can’t think of anything else that has that much freedom for individuality and yet would look good when combined. If you decide to do this again at C3 count me in.
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RENEE and AUSTIN LERNER : What a great time we had at Celebration II ! I was lucky enough to be there with my 7 year old son who was NOT interested in meeting any actors or celebrities which meant we didn’t have to wait in any of those awful lines!! He was more than happy to meet the man behind the dioramas! Ever since we found NiubNiub’s site (now DioramaWorkshop.Com) over a year ago, we’ve been inspired to make our own little Star Wars creations (of course nothing that would rival his!)
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The great thing about the workshop room was that it was the only place in the entire convention hall where you didn’t have to squeeze in and push to get around (that exhibit hall on Saturday afternoon was something else!). We really liked seeing the completed dioramas up close… they look so much better “in person”. We only had enough time to work on some tables for the Cantina, (since we were leaving on Sunday morning) but just to be involved in the process was a treat!
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One of the most pleasant surprises of the entire weekend was how nice everyone was! We met a whole lot of people and were pretty jammed in at times, but I didn’t hear one angry word or see any mean faces. I think everyone was just so happy to be there and “among their own kind”. We both had a wonderful weekend!
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