Bstarr3 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Here is my latest completion, about 6 months' worth of effort in total. Tamiya 1/32 kit with some 1/35 figures, mostly from the Tamiya reboxing of the Italieri german field maintenance set. I've made a little vignette with a couple of figures before, but I would consider this project to be my first proper diorama. I maintained my work in progress thread over on LSP. I'm not sure of the rules here for linking to other forums, so I'll leave it off. Thanks for looking, comments and criticisms welcome! 64 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 That is impressive. A great subject & wonderfully well executed. Thanks for sharing. Steve. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Looks nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Bstarr3 said: I maintained my work in progress thread over on LSP. I'm not sure of the rules here for linking to other forums, It's relevant, I don't think it's a problem, but just ask the mods if in doubt. Great bit of work, like that you get the prop blades chipping, just in the leading edge metal sheathing. for comparison Spitfire maintenance by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr One observation/suggestion, add a bit of mud to the compressor wheels, it looks very clean for a muddy airfield A really great bit of work, carefully observed and executed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 47 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: It's relevant, I don't think it's a problem, but just ask the mods if in doubt. Great bit of work, like that you get the prop blades chipping, just in the leading edge metal sheathing. for comparison Spitfire maintenance by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr One observation/suggestion, add a bit of mud to the compressor wheels, it looks very clean for a muddy airfield A really great bit of work, carefully observed and executed. Thanks for the comments and the tip. The compressor is just sort of resting on the surface, so I had focused on mud at the bottom of the wheel to make it look sunk in. I hadn't though about adding some mud all around. I'll go back over it. I've also added a matte coat to the boulder since taking these pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 What a great looking dio. You can almost hear the mud squelching underfoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprue Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Wonderful diorama! The Spitfire is very well done, but also the mud is very convincing. What did you use for the water and wet effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 A superbly conceived and rendered illustration of "keep 'em flying"! [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 12 hours ago, Vinnie said: What a great looking dio. You can almost hear the mud squelching underfoot. 11 hours ago, sprue said: superb 10 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: A superbly conceived and rendered illustration of "keep 'em flying"! [email protected] Thanks! 11 hours ago, Doc72 said: Wonderful diorama! The Spitfire is very well done, but also the mud is very convincing. What did you use for the water and wet effects? The mud is real dirt and sand from my back yard, mixed with water and white glue. A couple layers of MRP clear gloss sprayed over the whole thing, and then Vallejo gloss medium for extra wetness in places. With the large puddle, I realized that gloss medium does not dry clear if you make a big puddle of it, so I just painted a light translucent brown layer over the milky dried gloss. Turned out perfect! I've heard good things about Vallejo still water, and will probably try that for a next diorama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewfl290 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Amazing, what a lovely job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) Very nice indeed,...... my only criticism is that on such a muddy dispersal, with men working on it,...... the aircraft looks surprisingly clean,......even the tyres. Also,.... the prop blades were not metal,..... they just had thin copper/brass leading edge plates,...... so the worn paint behind the blades showing silver metal chipping is incorrect. The blades were wooden with thin plastic Jablo covering. Cheers Tony Edited December 19, 2019 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 That makes me really glad I'm not there having to do that, so I think that instinctive response shows it must be a highly convincing diorama! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikQuattro Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 This is proper fun to look at, so much great detail that I pick something new out of it every time I scroll through the pictures. I think the ground looks amazing, so realistic and messy! And while all the big interest things (toolbox, maintenance carts, etc) draw the eye, I think you did an amazing job on the subtle details like the weathering of the aircraft. I think the paint job/weathering is fantastic. Thanks for sharing! Mik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Very nicely done. A lot of work there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 hours ago, tonyot said: Very nice indeed,...... my only criticism is that on such a muddy dispersal, with men working on it,...... the aircraft looks surprisingly clean,......even the tyres. Also,.... the prop blades were not metal,..... they just had thin copper/brass leading edge plates,...... so the worn paint behind the blades showing silver metal chipping is incorrect. The blades were wooden with thin plastic Jablo covering. Cheers Tony I thought I dirtied it up perhaps even a bit too much Thanks for the tip about the prop. Too late to do anything about it now, obviously, but I honestly learned something new that I'll remember for next time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, MikQuattro said: This is proper fun to look at, so much great detail that I pick something new out of it every time I scroll through the pictures. I think the ground looks amazing, so realistic and messy! And while all the big interest things (toolbox, maintenance carts, etc) draw the eye, I think you did an amazing job on the subtle details like the weathering of the aircraft. I think the paint job/weathering is fantastic. Thanks for sharing! Mik Thanks a lot! Very kind of you. My favorite small detail is the overturned pail with water spilling out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 And here is my WIP thread from LSP https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/81071-tamiya-132-spitfire-mkviii-finished/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Cool Iirc 152 was also based in Palel, Manipur and it is about one and half hour drive in my parent home town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Great build, great diorama, great idea! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Bstarr3 said: I thought I dirtied it up perhaps even a bit too much Oh, you should have seen the amount of mud I used to have to clean off the underneath of my Yak after flying it off a wet and fairly worn grass airfield in winter. Not excessive at all behind the wheels. I would hope that they would wipe it off before sending it off on its next mission, but that's perfectly credible for after landing / taxi-ing in a muddy environment. A huge amount gets thrown off by the wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Love it, very cool indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 10 hours ago, Bstarr3 said: I thought I dirtied it up perhaps even a bit too much Thanks for the tip about the prop. Too late to do anything about it now, obviously, but I honestly learned something new that I'll remember for next time Obviously I couldn`t see the underside,.....and yes,... it looks superb,...... but I was reflecting on the upper surfaces really,....... blokes with muddy boots on leave quite a bit of mud on the wings,...... many Spits had a cloth strip with wooden strips let into it like a ladder applied to the wing root on the ground to prevent too much wear and tear on the wing roots. I did also say that it was a superb model! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Lovely Diorama, excently executed Thanks for Sharing Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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