Thanos Mentzelopoulos

Of course my friend... Btw, another OOB project is coming shortly..........

Τhank you my friend!!! QUESTION: Were the walklines ON or UNDER the roundels????????? Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

And now the big guns............The Lightning was painted with Alclad paints after some panels had been coated in black gloss enamel. Gloss varnish came next for the decals, which were positioned without any trouble. Next - and final - update will include some weathering, matt varnish and all the tiny details!!! Gentlemen thank you for your time and attention!!!

Thank you my friend!!! In a few days I hope............

Final photos.......... New daylight photos will be posted shortly!!! Gentlemen thank you for your time and attention!!!

Some more photos......

And now the finished diorama!!!

Thank you all for your kind words......just wait and see the whole picture at next update!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you my friend!!! In a few days you will see the whole diorama scene complete!!!

Well, I had been searching for some vehicles in 1/720, too, and since that proved impossible, I decided to build my own...In order to build 5 of them I actually destroyed 15...but I think it was worth it!!! I built 3 trucks I I tried to make them resemble the Opel Blitz model...), a fuel truck (the same...) and a bus. At least they were better than the ones I launched to the back yard...I wanted to build a Kubelwagen as well, but that proved impossible... The vehicles in front of a 1 cent coin... ...and here they ae on the coin!!!!!!!!! This is 1/720............ Gentlemen thank you for your time and attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And now let's get down to work...in order to fill in the space between the buildings and the ship, I decided to build a small train in 1/720...the engine consists of more than 20 pieces of plastic, wire, aluminum foil etc. 2 fuel wagons (about 20 pieces each) and some other carriages with the ship's boats (about 10 pieces)... This is the enine in 1/720... ...the 2 fuel wagons... ...and the rest of the wagons... ...and this is all of it!!!!

Gentlemen thank you for your kind words!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad you like it so far!!!!!!!! Now, as for the second german carrier, I think it would be given the name of Peter Strauss...however, fortunately enough, even the Graf Zeppelin was not completed...Update coming in a few minutes!!!

Thank you my friends!!!!!!! Still there ae some more to come.......stay tuned!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the kind words Dave!!!!!!!!

Thank you Adam!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was really a very demanding project given the conditions under which it was built...........I wish I could finish and present my "Soleil Royale" some day!!!!!!!

...the small wooden vignette... ...the old gun replica... ...the handmade flags... ...the masts... I know there are some flaws, I wish I could have the chance to open the glass case and fix them......... Gentlemen thank you for your time and attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...some stern details... ...amidships...

...and these are some bow details...

Hello there!!! This model was completed in 1993 giving an end to a two-year project. Along with the great ship inside the heavy glass case you can also see a small wooden part of the deck with a metal cannon (from Artesania Latina), a Lord Nelson bust (I don't usually build figures, this one's an exception!!!), a Britanica Encyclopaedia volume published in 1858, a Cario & Fili hand gun bought in an antique shop and an authentic ink box coming from my grandpa's grandpa back in the 1820s...Now, let's get down to work with......... .............some general pictures ...this is the figure I told you about... ...a small inscription... ...and the old book...

The diorama is already finished my friend, I was just away on vacation!!!!!!!!!!! Of course there are figures added, you can see some of them on the tanker and the tugboat. There are some 40+ figures on the ships and the harbour buildings!!! Thanx for he kind words, next update coming soon!!!!!!

The crane is 100% ready!!! The fuel tank is ready too!!! Gentlemen thank you for your time and attention!!!

Another minor update...concerning the rest of the ships on the diorama and some other elements...Weathering has been achieved with oil paints. Τhe little tanker... ...and the other tugboat... The two buildings almost 100% ready.

Great work Martin!!!!!!!!!!!!

Muchas grazias amigo!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much both for the information and the kind words... I didn't know about that kind of treatment...