Suprastar3000 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) So, I finally decided to try airbrushing for the first time, and this is my first attempt. I'm using an Iwata Studio Series compressor with a Harder & Steenbeck Ultra airbrush and Vallejo airbrush paints. As a newbie, I was rather dubious about airbrushing,.... but now after a few weeks later,... and I'm hooked. Pre-shading, blending and using blue-tac worms makes the models looks far more professional, even at my amateur level of skill. So all and all,... glad I made the jump. So here is a little diorama featuring Airfix's Battle of Britain - Ready for Battle Gift Set 1:48 The hurricane was a joy to build. I decided to go with a darker Battle of Britain themed camouflage on this. By the time I had oil washed and dusted the entire aircraft, the tones had gone quite dark. But that was intentional as I love the dirty look of the old warbirds, rather than the shiny aircraft you see at airshow's today. The Bedford wagon and most of the spare ground crew I have plans to use on other models, so I didn't use them on this. I think it would have been slightly too overcrowded anyway with all the additional parts. The only modification I did was to use real rubber pipe carefully threaded with stiff wire so I could make the hose sag realistically off the fuel truck and onto the aircraft wing. This worked so well I used the same technique to replace all the hose on the diorama,... included that on the fuel trucks unused refueling arms. The diorama base is scratch built using foramx and plaster and few items in my spares bin. The groundwork is model railway ballast glued with watered down PVA and MIG Realistic ground mat, heavily weathered with MIG pigments. Hope you like. All comments, gratefully received. Ed. Edited June 12, 2016 by Suprastar3000 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Nice build, that's a better first attempt with an airbrush than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I like that Ed, very nice work indeed Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Great modelling skills and a wonderful diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Regards Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 That's pretty outstanding actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 another stunning dio, and again fantastic attention to detail looks great...very nice work...do love the little Kilroy logo lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgregor Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Great diorama, well composed & great finish all round. Well done, Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Beautiful builds and dio! And I love those slightly offset front wheels on the bowser – a small detail that adds a sense of life and action. 1940 may be a bit early for Kilroy to have made it over the Atlantic. Might have been Chad instead, in that context? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here Superb and inspiring modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprastar3000 Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 Beautiful builds and dio! And I love those slightly offset front wheels on the bowser – a small detail that adds a sense of life and action. 1940 may be a bit early for Kilroy to have made it over the Atlantic. Might have been Chad instead, in that context? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here Superb and inspiring modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Thank you for your kind words Joachim, Well spotted on the bowser. I always like to offset the wheels on vehicles slightly. With the airfix models included with this set, the wheels can actually be positioned at angles. Thats a nice detail as I normally have to modify the wheel hubs to do that. hah hah, I wondered if anyone would notice the Kilroy gaff. Doh!!! The brick wall I robbed off another old diorama that featured a p-38 and american ground crew. So fitted within the timescale. The graffiti kinda works so I decided to keep when I used the Tamiya bricks. Shame, as now Chad graffiti makes much more sense. Well spotted mate. hah hah Thanks you all for your nice comments - Much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I do like ! Great build and dio` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPReggie Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Awesome build, definitely better than my first forays into airbrushing - and the diorama base is outstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Modeller Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Very nice indeed Ed, a superbly executed diorama, completely believable with great attention to detail - very well done, I'm impressed!! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 That is really superb. Fantastic models and beautifully displayed on your base. First class work all round. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodmin Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Great scene with amazing detail. The models are great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 WOW !! Great work. Thanks for posting. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Very nice!! The figures add a nice touch of dynamism along with all the interesting details scattered around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaghettiFighter Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Amazing job pilot! The composition seems balanced to me, im y opinion you were right chosing not to dispose all the figures in the box set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Great diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprastar3000 Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thanks people. I'm just about to start on my de Havilland Mosquito diorama,.... which will feature the spare figures from the air fix box set and also a David Brown tug. Cheers for the nice comments. Very encouraging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Amazing work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 this is very cool - looks great. Lovely dio. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPReggie Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Wow this really is so perfectly staged, and the base is fantastic, very, very impressive *Edit* Just realised I have commented on this thread twice - I can't see how to delete this second post so all I will say is that it just shows how much I like this Edited June 14, 2016 by TPReggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Very nice model and great diorama. Jan Remco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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