cger Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hi, I have completed the build of an F1M2 Seaplane from Hasegawa, pictures of the build are in the In progress section here Here are a few pictures. The ground is done with foam board, carved with an X Acto knife. The sand beach is done with tile grout (already colored in a beige color). Some shades are added by airbrushing thin coats of Tamiya XF 59 Desert Yellow and XF 57 Buff. The water is two parts acrylic resin, poured in three layers. The bottom was airbrushed with various shades of blue, as the intermediate layers of resin. The small waves are done with transparent acrylic gel. The two coconut tree trunks are done with Magic Sculpt, formed around wire taken from an old coat hanger. The trunk texture is done by wrapping a sisal thread around the trunks, while the Magic Sculpt is still soft. The palm leaves are done with paper. Looking carefully one can see some coconuts, which are peppercorn. The kind of fibers at the top of the trees are done with artificial fur. Finally the plants at the bottom of the coconut trees are fishtank artificial plants and some ground scatter. I plan to add one or two figures, ideally two US marines looking over the wreck. The nice resin figures from Total War miniatures seem out of production and impossible to find, so I will need to scupt them myself. Sofar my attempts were not successfull I hope you will like it, best, Christian. 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent K Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 That looks absolutely superb, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 That is excellent, I cannot say much more but I will look at it some more, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 That is just excellent - the weathered airplane , the wet sand !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Looks very nice, Sir. A great derelict! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Very cleverly done, extremely realistic damage and weathering - top modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 absolutely stunning,must be pleased with that beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Super diorama, very well done, I like it very much. cheers Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wow, impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 awesome job! the water looks convincing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Superb diorama. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Looks so realistic!!! A great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Great diorama, looks very neat. I like the bullet holes they look realistic. Evert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very sad and forlorn, but O so very nicely done! Congrats! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very well done - the diorama area is small yet there is so much happening and so much to see! Excellent composition - Really inspiring. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wow - just wow. Looks really convincing. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Beautiful work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Excellent work, very realistic diorama - more than good enough to be in a movie scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 very nicely done rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 SUPER EFFORT !!! The build is one of the best that I have seen of any Japanese aircraft. The landscaping and water are also top notch. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squibby Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Exceptional diorama work, really love the palm trees and the water is incredibly detailed. Great job on the old plane as well, looks nice and abandoned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Really impressive work, I particularly like the weathering back to the red-brown primer, very neat detail! Has Nick Millman seen this? The effect of torn fabric on the wings is a great detail, and overall the diorama is brillaint. Quote I plan to add one or two figures, ideally two US marines looking over the wreck. The nice resin figures from Total War miniatures seem out of production and impossible to find, so I will need to scupt them myself. Sofar my attempts were not successfull perhaps you could use some of the 1/48th Tamiya GI's, http://tamiya.com/english/products/32513army_giset/ HTH T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cger Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 43 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: Really impressive work, I particularly like the weathering back to the red-brown primer, very neat detail! Has Nick Millman seen this? The effect of torn fabric on the wings is a great detail, and overall the diorama is brillaint. perhaps you could use some of the 1/48th Tamiya GI's, http://tamiya.com/english/products/32513army_giset/ HTH T Hi Troy, thanks for the kind words. I did not know about this set actually. I have seen another set from Tamiya (the one which included the kit of the Jeep), and was quite disappointed by the figures, too small and badly sculpted IMHO. Is this set better ? best, Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 41 minutes ago, cger said: Hi Troy, thanks for the kind words. I did not know about this set actually. I have seen another set from Tamiya (the one which included the kit of the Jeep), and was quite disappointed by the figures, too small and badly sculpted IMHO. Is this set better ? best, Christian. Hi Christian general consensus is that all the 1/48th tamiya figures tend to be a bit small, and many are downscaled versions of 1/35th sets as well. the 1/48th have the same poses as https://www.hobbylinc.com/tamiya-us-army-assault-infantry-soldiers-plastic-model-military-figure-kit-1:35-scale-35192 and https://www.hobbylinc.com/tamiya-us-gun-mortar-soldier-team-plastic-model-military-figure-kit-1:35-scale-35086 The above look well enough sculpted to me, and the size is maybe less of an issue when not mixed with other figures. Quarter Kit shop (in Paris) may well have something better http://www.phpshopxml.com/quakit.shop but a quick look has not turned up anything suitable One alternative would be perhaps have US Aircrew or ground crew looking over the wreck, and many monogram bomber kits came.with these figures note the poses shown in this Shepard Paine diorama HTH T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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