Building Dioramas
Born and raised in Springfield, Ill., Chris Mrosko has succeeded in living the dream of many avid hobbyists finding a way to make his passion his livelihood.As an artist and designer, he has worked with well-known hobby manufacturers such as Verlinden, MMD, Custom Dioramics, and the Warriors and New World Miniatures lines of scale figures, creating buildings and display bases as well as sculpting original masters for figures.Like other kids in the 1960s, he built trendy plastic models like Revell s Dune Buggy. He was lured to dioramas by reading the booklets that came with Monogram kits, and after seeing built-up dioramas at a local hobby shop, he was hooked.Following a three-year hitch in the U.S. Army, he continued to improve his modeling skills while working in the museum of the 2nd Armored Division. He turned pro in 1991, moving to California to take a position with what was then known as Dragon/Kirin.It was there that he met John Rosengrant, a master modeler known for his character effects work in Avatar, Jurassic Park, Terminator, and other films. Together they formed Warriors Scale Models.In 1999, Chris returned to his native Missouri, where he continues to make a living at his hobby and living his dreams.