Evie 1.0

Evie 1.0 The Original
Evie 1.0 was the original Air base diorama developed in 2012 as a fictitious NATO Air base somewhere in the UK. In fact, when this was created I was unsure how it was going to be used and what purpose it would serve. As time progressed, the diorama almost 'found its own calling' through the active presentation and creation of fresh special update stories to keep it alive and real. The particular style used to convey these diorama stories have proven to be quite unique and special. The original adventures of 1.0 remain dear to me as they were the first and provided inspiration for everything that followed. So even though the original base is no more, the spirit of 1.0 lives on in the 2.0 upgrade.

Evie 1.0 Special Updates

PROJECT: CLASSIFIED

Created March 2013

The First Ever Evie Story...

Project: Classified. This is first Evie story I created. I considered stop motion but then decided to go with a full action, real-time motion video . The challenges I encountered with motion video format meant this was the only one I ever made!
The story comes in three parts:
- Trailer;
- Part 1; and
- Part 2

The story focuses on a classified intercept and recovery mission by Evie aircraft (I used Maisto Tailwinds mainly, being the first of my now vast collection- insert embarrassed emoji here!). It featured a top secret hangar facility (from half a shoe box!), flashing LEDs, visual & sound effects and a functioning UFO

The YouTube trailer together with full two-part movie was initially released. Both parts were almost 15mins long so 6 years after posting to YouTube The two-part story was removed

I decided to heavily edit these down in Director's cuts shortening them and only Part 1 was re-released as a Director's cut Part 2 was never re-released (I plan to in future)

So here it now is in all its cringe worthy glory! It's so bad, it's good and hopefully it will attract 'cult status' some day. Enjoy.

First responders look on in disbelief

A debris strewn UFO Crash site

Scorched trees and earth at the crash site

Project: Classified - Trailer

Project: Classified - Part 1 [Director's cut]

Project: Classified - Part 2 [Director's cut]
COMING SOON

Evie Air Show 2013

Created August 2013

McDonnell Douglas F-15C on aerial display at the Air Show

First full diorama Air Show...ever!

Evie Air Show 2013. Boldly lays claim to be the first full scale diorama Air Show of its kind ever made. This 12-part diorama Air Show was an audacious project featuring a full show with spectator crowds, ground and aerial aircraft displays. It even featured several full formation flights which were an absolute nightmare to set up and shoot!
The story links back to the first story, Project: Classified and continuing the extraterrestrial plot with a special twist at the end that's simply ‘out of this world’.
This was created as a stills photo story but video reels for each episode were created, complete with music and audio effects. The entire series is available on YouTube

The Truth is not out there...It's Here

V-Bombers on show- One of my favourite pics of the Air Show

Part 1: The Arrivals

Part 2: Eurofighter Typhoon

Part 3: Tornado

Part 4: In Formation

Part 5: The Interval

Part 6: V-Force

Part 7: The Protest

Part 8: Making History

Part 9: Generation Gap

Part 10: The Finale

Part 11: The Winners

Part 12: The Prize!

EVIE Air Show 2013 photo story

Evie: Turning Science Fiction To Science Fact

Created January 2014

Where imaginations ran wild!

A bold fantasy 27-part story about a NATO led national competition to seek suggestions for a well known science fiction aircraft to be designed and built to fly in 'real life'. Sponsored by NATOs Science & Technology Organisation (STO), Evie's X-Projects Unit (the equivalent of the USA's DARPA Projects) use acquired alien technology (yet another throwback to the first episode- Project: Classified) to design and build popular science fiction aircraft
For the flight scenes, I used real mini pyrotechnics for the first time. The results were amazing and those Thunderbird 2 exhaust flames were very real and very risky to stage, but worth every camera angle. Fire extinguisher was on hand just in case!!!
This was only ever posted on the Aviation Delight Forum exclusively.

NASA make a grand entrance to the base

Thunderbirds 2 and 1 fly over Evie

Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter lifts off

Yes Real Flames from TB2's engines

The X-Wing space flight confirms fiction as fact

VIDEO: Evie- Turning Science Fiction to Science Fact: The Finale

turning science fiction to science fact: PHOTO story

Evie: Commonwealth Games of Terror

Created July 2014

Confronting the scourge of Terror

This was a marathon series that ran with 20 episodes! It addressed the issue of terrorism in modern day aviation and the horrors of it. The story is set in the past, back in 2002 with a hijacking of a Commonwealth Games special promotional plane just days before the big Games.
A combined Special Forces nail biting finale provides a spectacular finish. I go a little bit crazy with the pyrotechnics in this one and nearly burn down the whole set with one of the scenes. Other scenes were fairly graphic too so viewer discretion is advised for some episodes.
The full length is posted to Aviation Delight Forum. Most other Forums had it abridged to 6 parts only. The shortened six-part mini series was also converted to video with audio and sound effects to enhance the very visual images. Definitely one of my favorite creations