PlaStix Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) This is my first ever Typhoon and it was built as part of a diorama for the D-Day Group Build.After the D-Day landings 198 Squadron, flying out from Thorney Island, Funtingdon and Hurn, were involved with ground attacks on tanks (suitable for my diorama) and enemy emplacements around Caen. In July 1944 they moved to Plumetot and then followed the advancing troops into the Netherlands. To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Eurofighter Typhoon, ZK308, was painted to represent Hawker Typhoon MN526.It's a lovely kit with nice detail - in fact the 'in-flight' version doesn't make use of a lot of the detail included in the kit so, at some point, I'm planning on making a version of it on the ground. It's all brush painted with Humbrol and Revell acrylic paints applied with hairy sticks.I have used a Prop Blur (another first for me) to make it look like it's in flight. The Typhoon itself is mounted on a clear acrylic rod.The WIP can be found hereMore photos of the diorama can be found hereAnd a few photos of it on the diorama:My other D-Day aircraft build can be found here.Comments and suggestions welcome.Kind regards,Stix Edited October 15, 2014 by PlaStix 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Aye up Stix, All I can say is Regards, Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Oh, that's great. Love the straight on shot! Got one of these waiting in the stash to be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Top notch, congratulations RR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looks like she's really flying and firing those rockets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 A truly evocative and creative diorama! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Excellent ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve190 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Excellent Work. Your diorama reminds me of a Me-163 take off diorama done in the 70's in Scale Modeler using stretched cotton balls for the exhaust flames. Yours is a step higher and much more detailed. Look forward to more of your works of art. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Brilliant diorama! I really must get me one of those Typhoons (add it to the ever-growing list of "need-to-gets'). Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Superb, I love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 That looks superb,......really well done! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wow! Absolutely stunning Stix. I've never been a fan of creating smoke or fire on models, but that looks amazing, you've converted my opinion. A diorama to be proud of Cheers, Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty one Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Well what a stunner top job mate!:-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thats amazing Stix, absolutely lovely dio!!! Great work and the base looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wow, love this, one of the best ideas I've seen for a Normandy themed Dio recently. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Really impressive bell done. The efekt with the rocket fire up is brilliant. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Hi Stix: Without a doubt, a wonderful diorama!!! Just a Standing Ovation and hat's off to you, as I think that your work is for museum quality, you are really a master modeller in its own word!!! As soon as I can I'll see all the WIP and other pics of the dio you marvelously did, just to learn and enjoy, as I think that trying to imitate your work is really for very brave masters, not beginners like me. Thank you very much for sharing!!! Cheers Luis Alfonso Edited October 1, 2014 by Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hi Steve, Simon, RR, giemme, Joachim, Pascal, Steve, Jason, Steve, Tony, Neil, Crusty, Wolwe, Rich, sdk_uk and Luis. Thank you all for the very kind comments. It was really a fun project to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 looks fantastic nice job, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hi PlaStix Great job you ve done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixup_1 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Wow!! Thats prob the best diorama ive ever seen!! Along with prop blur and firing rockets...amazing!! Thank u for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I love it, what a fantastic dio, brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 WTF!!! That is just amazing....incredible....creative...astonishing! So blown away by this one.... Congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Fantastic diorama great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Its perfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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