JoeDios.com Forums - Where do you get your inspiration???

02-10-2006, 10:30 PM	#21
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	I don't think world politics or life has found its way into my dios, unless you call EBAY a global enemy, y'know? I know when I shoot, I'm winging it 90% of the time where a lot of the dio is based all a scene or 2 scenes. "Transformation" was originally a joke about how the figures actually got made at Hasbro. But I feel it's turned a touch more serious and I dont' have the usual humor in there that I like to put in. I've had 3-8 old dios that were all humor. Televiper copying the Verizon "can You hear me now" ad, a couple of ads (Zarana selling cell phone service or Heavy Duty & Roadblock selling Brawler on EBAY tv)... My ideas come from everywhere and I am always keeping my eyes open for decent locations.

02-14-2006, 10:57 AM	#22
phu Veteran Offline --> Posts: 271 --> Join Date: Feb 2006	New guy here! Just recently got back into Joes, as I haven't had one since I was a kid (well... smaller kid). I LOVE the new line. I'd also never done anything like a dio... but it seemed completely natural, since I was having so much fun creating my little scenarios, to take pictures of them and stick them on my site. From there I found yojoe.com, and eventually this place, which ROCKS! Inspiration... my imagination runs overtime, so I generally have some screwy, off-the-wall idea that can be used to humorous effect in a GI Joe scenario. I like to set up a battle (just once, no moving the characters), and take pictures from different angles to play it out. There's rarely a lofty theme or anything; more likely a sarcastic jab at... whatever happens to be on my mind. Right now it's just done on my desk, since my puppy takes over the rest of the apartment... hopefully at some point I can put together a set. __________________ KungPhu (personal site) Last edited by phu : 02-14-2006 at 11:13 AM.

03-08-2006, 06:33 PM	#23
Cap Junior Member Offline --> Posts: 15 --> Join Date: Mar 2006	Hello all. For me, much of my inspiration comes from the ideas of my clients. Whether it be floorplans, scribbles, or just words in an email, folks give me an idea of what they would like to see, and I can immediately imagine how I want to flesh it out. For some dios, buildings, terrain, or pieces, the toys themselves, or more specifically, the customization of the toys inspires me to create all manner of structures to place them in. If it's Joes, then I want to create places that either do not exist, or exist only on a cartoon panel. If it is my 1/24 scale AOME Lord of the Rings figures, then I want to build medieval inspired inns and domiciles, to utilize the figures, as well as the furnishings, such as the great ones from Dwarven Forge. The inspiration comes from a just about anywhere. __________________ The official site: Diorama Rabbit Diorama Rabbit Also, some Elder Scrolls based dioramas and customs in two scales: Morrowind Dioramas and Custom Action Figures