Continuing on with our tour of the 2026 BreyerFest Diorama Contest entries, here's a really neat - and dramatic - scene from Kayla Blaine.
She writes: Mine is called “Hoof Helly Aa”.
It is based on Up Helly Aa, which is a traditional fire festival held each winter in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. Up Helly As celebrates Shetland’s Norse and Viking heritage with torchlit processions, participants dressed as Vikings, music, and the dramatic burning of a replica Viking longship. The festival usually takes place on the last Tuesday of January and is one of Scotland’s most famous cultural events. In my diorama, I decided to bring this beautiful celebration to life with both classic and stablemate sized models.
Within the fire, is a re-sculpted classic model to represent the dragons that they light on fire.
Thank you, Kayla. This is awesome. I really appreciate how fiery your pictures are. Good luck at BreyerFest!
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I would have a hard time modelling fire and flame. This entry does it very well.
ReplyDeletevery cool entry!! the fire is so well done ! I cant help as a scandinavian though to feel a bit :/ about something from a different region celebrating their encounter with viking culture over a thousand years ago take precedence as a Scandinavian festival diorama over any of the many many different traditions and festivals we have here (including ones with fire!)
ReplyDeleteI especially like the horse that poses as a dragon!
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