franco1964 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 My dear modeller friends, here I am again with another tribute to the Falklands War veterans. I would like to recreate, with my modest skills, a diorama representing the return of the HMS INVINCIBLE from the Falkland war as was on this picture: HMS Invincible returns home following the Falklands Conflict, 1982 by Franco Segato, su Flickr I used a 1/700 Dragon Premium Edition Kit with the addition of 1/700 Eduard Royal Navy and Passengers figures It was quite difficult to find the celebrating boats around the aircraft carrier, but I mostly used what I had on my stash, so it's not perfectly the same as the picture...😓 Anyway, this is the result, hoping you'll enjoy it... PS: Sorry for the pictures but I don't have a studio with the right lights IMG_20190312_175319 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190312_175348 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190312_175455 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190312_175502 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190312_175513 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190312_175328 by Franco Segato, su Flickr Now she's resting near the HMS EXETER, my previous work: IMG_20190312_175734 by Franco Segato, su Flickr HMS Sheffield next... 52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Quality work Franco BZ to you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 What a fabulous scene! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Well done Franco! Great job depicting Invincible's return. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Cracking display Franco love all the small craft around her 👍🏻 beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Great job 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 A really evocative (and realistic-looking) scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 A great tribute ! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 first of all, let me thank you all of you for your appreciations and encouragement. Today I made a little better photos. yesterday I took the photos at dawn and maybe the light made the picture a little blur. See if these are better: IMG_20190313_135000 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135013 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135029 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135045 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135114 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135127 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135145 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135207 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135214 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135233 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135330 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135342 by Franco Segato, su Flickr IMG_20190313_135454 by Franco Segato, su Flickr Thank you again, everybody, and see you soon on this wonderful channel! Franco 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Very good. If I was going to be picky, I'd say the S1022 is not completely realistic. I sort of know because I wrote the NC programmes and oversaw the manufacture of the 25' long squintless feeds - that's why I've got tinnitus!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Gidday Franco, a very good model, and I think you've mastered the lighting/photo aspect. These seem more realistic colour-wise. Well done. You mentioned above that HMS Sheffield is next. The destroyer or WWII cruiser? Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 What they all said, fantastic work. Caught the occasion brilliantly. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Absolutely great work Franco, congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 On 13/03/2019 at 14:40, MR2Don said: Very good. If I was going to be picky, I'd say the S1022 is not completely realistic. I sort of know because I wrote the NC programmes and oversaw the manufacture of the 25' long squintless feeds - that's why I've got tinnitus!! Thank's for the info. I'll keep in mind for the next model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thank you, everybody, for your appreciation. 8 hours ago, Wafu said: Absolutely great work Franco, congratulations. 9 hours ago, Courageous said: What they all said, fantastic work. Caught the occasion brilliantly. Stuart On 13/03/2019 at 09:30, PLC1966 said: Good work. On 13/03/2019 at 09:28, longshanks said: A great tribute ! Kev On 13/03/2019 at 09:26, Alpha Delta 210 said: A really evocative (and realistic-looking) scene. On 13/03/2019 at 09:09, Bandsaw Steve said: Great job 👍 On 13/03/2019 at 07:49, beefy66 said: Cracking display Franco love all the small craft around her 👍🏻 beefy On 13/03/2019 at 03:50, JohnWS said: Well done Franco! Great job depicting Invincible's return. John On 13/03/2019 at 00:16, robgizlu said: What a fabulous scene! Rob On 12/03/2019 at 23:45, junglierating said: Quality work Franco BZ to you Thank you, everybody, for your appreciation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 12 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Franco, a very good model, and I think you've mastered the lighting/photo aspect. These seem more realistic colour-wise. Well done. You mentioned above that HMS Sheffield is next. The destroyer or WWII cruiser? Regards, Jeff. Hi Jeff, I'm happy that you like it, and thanks for your appreciation. I'm, actually, working on a diorama that will pick up the last moments of the Destroyer HMS Sheffield, and it will be my last tribute to the Royal Navy on the Falklands war. See you soon on this channel! All the best. Franco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 That is brilliant! (There's a thought, you could do HMS Brilliant in Falklands fit 🙂) Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Franco, I feel a bit embarrassed over my 1022 comment, it seems churlish considering the excellent job you've done. I was trying to be whimsical, simply because of my painful, sometimes laughable, connection with that radar's hardware. 1022 was an excellent surveillance system and was fully integrated with Sea Dart. It was refitted onto Type 42s, but not Sheffield, for obvious and tragic reasons. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Viking said: That is brilliant! (There's a thought, you could do HMS Brilliant in Falklands fit 🙂) Cheers John Well... itseems I have to find a 1/700 type 22 batch 1 frigate...😄😄😄... Thank you. Franco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, MR2Don said: Franco, I feel a bit embarrassed over my 1022 comment, it seems churlish considering the excellent job you've done. I was trying to be whimsical, simply because of my painful, sometimes laughable, connection with that radar's hardware. 1022 was an excellent surveillance system and was fully integrated with Sea Dart. It was refitted onto Type 42s, but not Sheffield, for obvious and tragic reasons. Please, dont't be embarrassed! I appreciate your post because in some way it enrich our knowledge on the real one! Thank you and pleased you like the diorama. Cheers. Franco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewolf Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Very nice indeed! A lot of work has clearly gone into this! Are you going to add the additional Sea Harriers and Helos at some point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Simply superb. A great tribute. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franco1964 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Stealthman said: Very nice indeed! A lot of work has clearly gone into this! Are you going to add the additional Sea Harriers and Helos at some point? Maybe, if I'll find some more Sea Harriers and SH3 around I'll add them absolutely... I would like to add also some karts and push backs if available... But in this scale are really rare... Thanks. Franco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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