qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 So... I've never built a boat, helicopter or a diorama (unless you count a fancy dress outfit) so what better to do than combine all three From the For Sale section I got this set Which I was thinking of turning into a little scene like what the box lid does show. Thusly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thinking is to build the base of wood and hardboard, texture with plaster/filler and then paint in layers going from 100% paint to 100% varnish to get a good scattering depth with little bits picked out in white Helicopter mounted on acrylic rod from http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/311523376518?_mwBanner=1&varId=610526264724 Additional figures for the boat and helicopter crews from http://www.modelsrgo.co.uk/pj-production-1-72-sar-helicopter-crew.html Still some thought to go into this before I crack on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Go for it. What could possibly go wrong? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) In case anyone is wondering how a fancy dress outfit could be considered a diorama... There was a party with a 1960s theme so I went as the moon landing There were straps that went round neck and back like an apron *moon not to scale Edited April 12, 2017 by LostCosmonauts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 31 minutes ago, LostCosmonauts said: In case anyone is wondering how a fancy dress outfit could be considered a diorama... There was a party with a 1960s theme so I went as the moon landing There were straps that went round neck and back like an apron *moon not to scale Mad! lol I'm hoping you're not thinking of turning the air-sea rescue into a hat?! Rearguards, Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 On 12/04/2017 at 14:18, Badder said: Mad! lol I'm hoping you're not thinking of turning the air-sea rescue into a hat?! Rearguards, Badder That's an idea. It'd certainly make a splash at Royal Ascot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I don't mean to offend, but when I first saw the photograph I thought you were holding a large cow-pat.😦🤢🙄😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 On 14/04/2017 at 21:09, Reconcilor said: I don't mean to offend, but when I first saw the photograph I thought you were holding a large cow-pat.😦🤢🙄😂 Spray painting a cowpat would have been quicker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) Ok - probably time to get going with this I knocked up a basic box out of spare hardboard and some pine. Am going to rehome the Apollo lander at the same time so that I can try things out and make a pigs ear of them small before I do it big Simple enough - PVA and lots of screws so it seems solid And then onto the familiar fill, sand, repeat drill. I've added a small block in one corner and drilled it out so that the mounting rod for the helicopter comes in on the diagonal and 22.5degrees off vertical Little version for Apollo sat on top of the ASR scene below Current plan is to cut the eventual acrylic rod so that it presents a horizontal surface and glue a bit of steel to it and then hide a little neodynium magnet in the base of the Sea King so that I can take it off for moving around. Does that sound utterly daft? Edited May 4, 2017 by LostCosmonauts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Righty-ho. Time for a trial run. Rehoming that Apollo lander to try out building a base, texturing and painting it... That seemed to go ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Now onto the real deal Trying out the composition with a blank in place of the lifeboat After cutting out the recess for aforementioned lifeboat And then a first coat of plaster. Textures etc. aren't staying in place - just playing with the first coat while I think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Good job! I like the new lander base. You could maybe represent a bit of the Sea of Tranquillity, but I think it's just fine as it is. And good progress on the ASR base. Now, I know there's a fashion for having models overhanging the edges of their bases, and in some cases that's fine, but I'd be worried about your Sea King getting damaged. Rotor blades are not as sturdy as a Tiger 1's gun barrel, or the nose of a Tornado for example. But then, perhaps you are not clumsy like me, and you haven't inherited mad cats through marriage, and your wife doesn't take to trying to give your models a going over with a feather duster..... Rearguards, Badder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 @Badder no fear of cats, dusting or accidental knocks here. My completed models all get packed off to a corner of the loft and they just have to put up with dust. As long as they survive my efforts to climb the ladder one handed they can moulder without fear of impact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Have been making progress on the chopper (WIP here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235021024-airfix-raf-westland-sea-king-in-172/) and with the boat stalled (No WIP on that because if we can agree on anything in this polarised world it's that boats are just seaplanes that failed to reach their full potential) it is probably time I cracked on with the scenery. Quick sand down of the first coat of polyfiller A pose of the models so I can fix in my head how I want it to look Then after some artistic experimentation with the polyfiller (and a mess that a toddler would have been proud of) we have a sea surface texture that I think I can paint up and be comfortable with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) So to painting - plan was to undercoat the whole thing, gloss coat the sides and mask then work over the upper with a dark blue grey and thin out slowly with more and more varnish to give depth and then a final subtle highlight. So that's what I've done - as below Et voila Next up some highlits in white, replace the pine dowel with clear acrylic and finish the boat & helicopter Edited May 23, 2017 by LostCosmonauts photobucket finally worked 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Following with interest, mainly to see how you model the sea surface - looking great so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 yep - I like this one. Its a kit not often seen thee days and its nice to see it being turned into life looking on with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 1 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Looks very interesting, there's the potential of a good looking little diorama here - I'll be watching with interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Interesting work, I look forward to seeing this progress. I've got that Lander in my stash, keep meaning to break it out to do something a bit different. I remember reading in an old magazine a recommendation to use cigarette ash as moon dust; apparently if you make a pile of it and the blow in the centre it makes a convincing blast pattern of the right colour and consistency. I can imagine how many arguments that must have caused among 1970s modellers and their wives/mothers when they started scattering fag ash all over the place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridge Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 if you have an helicopter flying that low on the water don't forget to add the effect of the helicopter downwash on water or it won't look realistic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 where's it gone LostCosmonaughts ? Keep up the good work _ I've just checked in for an update here's a few chopper and sea rescue dio's I put together to give you a motivational push with yours KEEP CALM AND RESCUE MODEL DIORAMA ON ...! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Thanks @Gimme Shelter - work deadlines, business travel and a weekend away to watch some maniacs racing mountain bikes have meant a modelling hiatus and a banishment to the loft of the WIP. Going to get back to it in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Going to get back to this By way of an update (and an experiment at replacing photbucket with flickr) here are some pictures of where we stand. Next step: finish helicopter After that: Softwood dowel to be replaced by acrylic, downwash and wave highlights 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Smallish update For @clive_t - this is what the water surface looks like closer in. Just farting around with plaster and airbrushing to see what I get For @cambridge I've had a first go at getting a downwash effect. Sanding a depression under the centre of the blades and then airbrushing in some concentric circles of sea grey and white 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Nice one, cheers Like the downdraught effect too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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