The Roswell Crash

Diorama

PLA 3d prints, plastic, wood, cement, metal, wire, fabric, paint, paper, cardboard, CA glue, dirt, roofing shingles, found objects

1/24 scale

2025

About this piece

This diorama started with a small UFO toy I purchased and then lit on fire and repainted to simulate the infamous Roswell Incident. I built the desert landscape to fit the craft using found materials, real dirt and rocks, and various modeling supplies, then paired it for a photoshoot with a 1/24 scale rugged overlanding Land Rover Defender 110 I had previously built.

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