tc2324 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Built for the upcoming 50th Harrier Event at NAM, some may remember I made the same in-flight dio a few years back, albeit a little cruder. Hopefully I`ve improved it a tad in this reincarnation. For those new, the story goes like this. Squadron Leader Bob Iveson left HMS Hermes as part of of a strike force against the Goose Green area in East Falkland. He completed two attack runs over Argentine positions and then decided to make a third. His Harrier was hit by 35 mm shells which knocked out his controls and started a fire in the cockpit. He immediately pulled the ejection handle and left the cockpit while the Harrier was doing around 450 knots at 100 feet. His aircraft exploded in mid-air shortly afterwards and he hit the ground after being under the parachute for only ten to fifteen seconds. Squadron Leader Iveson suffered spinal compression and wind-blast damage to his eyes but hit the ground sufficiently far from the Argentine positions to make good his escape and was picked up two days later by a Royal Navy helicopter. Kit is the old Airfix 1/48 scale, base from Coastal Kits, finishing frame fro Evilbay. Thanks for looking. 63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very interesting scenario to model - love the last side on photo - quite convincing CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Good use of the old kit. Looks very smart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 It looks very convincing, there is a good sence of speed in it.... Great build 👍 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very effective diorama. I have just been reading about this incident in the After The Battle book, "The Falklands War: Then and Now". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 excellent dio, something different is always nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I like that.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very well planned and executed dio – convincing impression of speed and drama. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Great idea. I have a friend who'd love that diorama. He ejected from a stricken Harrier too , admittedly no one was shooting at him at the time. He reckons he's a couple of inches inch shorter as a result. He probably knew Bob Iveson as well being contemporaries. Nice job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Spencer Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 I remember meeting Bob Iveson on an E3D coming back from Akrotiri. I never knew his story back then, but he seemed like a nice bloke. I bet he would love one of these for his desk top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Very clever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Fantastic Spoiler Spoiler Edited January 20, 2019 by fubar57 Ignore Spoiler thang. I clicked on the button to see what it would do and couldn't get rid of it 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 That looks absolutely superb. Fantastic work with the smoke from the seat. Just one point. Shouldn't the pilots legs have been pulled in by the leg restraints from the seat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Nice, very effective! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG899 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Bang on! Just needs the head box of the seat painting Matt Black, GR3s had black MB Mk9; Shars had Matt Dk Admiralty Grey (Dk Sea Grey with a dash of white) MB Mk10s. Hope that helps, see you both at NAM in April. Cheers Nick Edited January 20, 2019 by NG899 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Thank you all very much for the comments. Nick, cheers for the heads up on the seat. I was using some pics from the GR.3 at the Manston fire dump as a reference and now I realise that the top of the seat has faded back to what I guess is the undercoat and looks grey in appearance. Look forward to seeing you at NAM. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Very smart indeed and a great idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Very nice concept and execution. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Fantastic diorama. Thanks also for the background information. Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Amazing little diorama! I love the sense of speed that the base provides. People are finding extremely clever ways to show smoke, steam, explosions, etc. as "still life" so-to-speak. This is another beautiful example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 A brilliant idea and superbly well made model / diorama. How proud it makes me feel of our brave servicemen who fought for their Queen and Country all those years ago. We showed 'em not to mess with the Brits... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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