Jabberwocky Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I wanted to play with some Precision Ice and Snow before using it in a diorama that is probably more ambitious than my skills will allow. Some pictures on the interweb of HMS Tireless in the Arctic ice gave me the inspiration to butcher Airfix's Trafalgar Class sub, and experiment with a few different icy textures. Figures are from WEM, which I tried to bulk out a bit with PVA, but still look very flat. It was a fun little project, so I hope you enjoy a slightly different presentation of a modern sub. Cheers, Paul 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetwin Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Lovely diorama, very effective ice effect. Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Lovely job, I have the airfix Trafalgar class and I wish I had thought of this when building it. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Great, very effective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Cool idea and a nice finish Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Nice one ! Cheers Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Good job; the figures really bring it to life. Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Brilliant -- very "Ice Station Zebra"... ;-P bestest, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Lovely job, nice to see some submarines in dioramas Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 That's a cleaver way to do a sub display and very effective too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasweir Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Brilliant work. Very effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thanks for the kind words, they are much appreciated. Many years ago I worked on VLF transmitters and this is a small tribute to the guys on the receiving end as it were. It's a job i don't think I'd ever be able to do. I wish someone would produce a Resolution class Polaris sub in 1/350 though. Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyG Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 That looks pretty cool (ahem). I do like the way the ice and snow is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 That's fantastic, the floating slabs of ice are really good. It must've been a bleak place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 That's fantastic, the floating slabs of ice are really good. It must've been a bleak place to be. Thanks Will. The ice slabs were made by sprinkling the snow powder over a thin layer of clear resin to give a translucent look, then the resin was broken into fragments when it had set. Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Superb result Paul, Not sure they would have room on board for that gang plank though?! Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Not sure they would have room on board for that gang plank though?! It appears to be sectional and bolted together. I assume that it's stowed outside the pressure hull. Possibly someone on here can enlighten us? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 That is really effective. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Love it! Very realistic looking and very original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Impressed - the figures certainly look good in your photos ...... BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Excellent complete little diorama, looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Very smart ,nice to see a sub not on a stand.excellent scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Nice setting good model looks very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 SUPERB work... Pretty Neat ( WICKED !) diorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Thanks for all the kind comments guys, I really appreciate it. nice to see a sub not on a stand. I've got one of those as well, to be honest, the WEM version, but I wanted to find a way to bring it to life a bit more and show the scale of it. Funny how sometimes it's the simplest ideas that grab the imagination the most. Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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