BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI — Nestled in the captain's quarters aboard the USS Edson sat a battle diorama that looked as if it had itself seen a battle. Miniature soldiers, missing limbs, were scattered ...

Using the skills of a military strategist combined with the artistry of recreating a battle scene, John Ford creates such scenes in small-scale models as dioramas. They are now on display under glass ...

SAN ANTONIO-Thomas Feely, the artist who created a miniature of the famed 1836 Battle of the Alamo that has been displayed at the Texas shrine for more than 30 years, has crafted a much larger diorama ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — In September, in the shadow of the historic battlefield here, twins Rebecca and Ruth Brown opened Civil War Tails, possibly America's most whimsical war museum. Their collection of ...

Description: Members must assemble at least one plastic model and display on a case. Pre-painted models are not allowed. Completed model and scenery will be judged as a whole. Members can use wood, ...

Kenneth Bloom grew up enthralled by his family’s history. “There’s a legend in my family, and I’m not sure if it’s correct, that I had family members from my mother’s side fighting on both sides (in ...

PLATTSBURGH – The famed Arto Monaco (1913-2003) arranged “ships and men according to historical fact,” (his words) in a diorama depicting the battles of Valcour Island and Plattsburgh. The late Upper ...

SHARPSBURG — People who travel on Sharpsburg Pike near Antietam National Battlefield on a regular basis might have been curious about a landmark along the road. Along the side of the highway is a ...

Twins Ruth, left, and Rebecca Brown have made Civil War-themed dioramas using tiny clay cats since they were in their teens. In September, they opened the Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama ...

AUSTIN — An Arizona high school teacher and his students who took years to build a Civil War battle diorama are angry that the curator of a Texas military museum dismantled it after just a few weeks ...