How to make 3D models of 1930's farmers for a shoe box diorama by using only common house hold appliances??

Question

also
* a tree
* and a pitch fork

Answer 1

You're wanting to make *3D farmers* (and 3-D tree and pitchfork) for a diorama?

I'd say there are many ways to create figures (and dress them like farmers) and also to create a tree and pitchfork, but I don't understand the common household "appliances" part.
Did you really mean "appliances" (or parts of appliances), or did you just mean "materials" commonly found around the house?

If you want to explain a little more, I'll suggest some things, or you can ask the question again with more specifics.

Meanwhile, you might want to check out these pages at my site for making small figures, and trees, from polymer clay --or use another type of clay:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/kids_beginners.htm
(... click on the categories called SCULPTING and also SCENES & DIORAMAS...)

http://www.glassattic.com/polymer/houses_structures_gingerbread.htm
(... click on SCENERY, LANDSCAPING, Etc. for lessons on trees)

And for "farmers" in the 1930's, that would depend on the part of the country you wanted... I suspect you're looking for "Dust Bowl" farmers, and if that's the case, here are some photos you might want to check out:

http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLC,GGLC:1969-53,GGLC:en&q=farmer+1930
http://images.google.com/images?q=dust+bowl+farmers+farmer&svnum=10&hl=en&rls=GGLC,GGLC:1969-53,GGLC:en&start=20&sa=N&ndsp=20
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLC,GGLC:1969-53,GGLC:en&q=%22dust+bowl%22


HTH,

Diane B.