Spitfire 123 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) Hi folks! Just completed a massive build Zvezda's 1/48 Pe-2, took me half a year (on top of school and sport and all else), but super pleased with it. I bought the kit at a model show last year, and honestly I think I envisioned this very diorama as soon as I picked up the box. The kit itself is excellent for the most part, although I did encounter a few small problems along the way, trying to get the engine to sit properly was a nightmare as it sagged down and wasn't properly attached, but I fixed it eventually. Some other small problems were trying to fit the fuselage halves, and those of you with eagle eyes can probably spot the noticeable seam line down the middle.. actually it's probably way more obvious than I thought at first 😣 oh well. The details in the engine and cockpit are excellent, and I decided to give quinta studio's 3d decals set a go. Awesome product, super easy to use, and really detailed. I'd 100% recommend. The only other additions to the kit were some cockpit and engine wires, but apart from that it was built completely OOB. The decals in the kit were alright, but the colour schemes were limited, and I therefore decided to find another scheme... only problem was that the only aftermarket decals sheet was one which came with no less than 104 different marking options, and the only one I could find came from Belarus for $70 aud+ shipping. But lucky for me, the modelling community is very kind, and it is thanks to @Thant Zaw Win that I was able to finish this project. He had previously built the eduard kit, and lucky for me he still had the decals for the scheme I wanted, and sent them to me, paying for all postage fees. Make sure to check out his awesome works, especially that pe-2 of his. Moving on to the diorama! Again, I was super pleased and even surprised by how well it turned out, although it definitely could have had some improvements, if only I wasn't so rushed (I finished it a day before the model competition which I entered it in) 😅 Anyway, the snow was made by a combination of vallejo's snow effects and microballoons from ammo mig. The trees were made using the wire tree technique and the resin figs are by cmk. My hands are getting sore lol so I think I'll end it here. Thanks for reading! (Really sorry for the massive paragraph) And some cockpit pics: That's all, thanks for viewing! Any questions or critisms are welcome! Again, sorry for the massive post. 😅 Edited September 11, 2022 by Spitfire 123 Decided to space paragaphs 41 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon J Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 You've done a cracking Pe-2 diorama here with lots of nice touches. The figures look great (never easy to paint 1/48) and the snow is very well done. Love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Very, very nicely done. Looks good all round and you've avoided the dreaded "dead" or empty spaces. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 29/08/2022 at 18:14, Gordon J said: You've done a cracking Pe-2 diorama here with lots of nice touches. The figures look great (never easy to paint 1/48) and the snow is very well done. Love it Thanks so much for the kind words! Yeah the figs are one of my favourite parts of the diorama, really pleased with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 30/08/2022 at 04:15, Pete Robin said: Very, very nicely done. Looks good all round and you've avoided the dreaded "dead" or empty spaces. Regards Pete Thanks a lot! If anything, I feel the diorama is almost too tightly spaced for the pe-2 😅 but at least I did avoid the empty bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod484 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Very nice all round. Great job and love the figures.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, nimrod484 said: Very nice all round. Great job and love the figures.. Cheers my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thant Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 That's a stunner mate! Awesome diorama skills! Love your work really!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Thant said: That's a stunner mate! Awesome diorama skills! Love your work really!! Thanks so much my friend! Thanks again for your kindness, like I said if you didn't send me those decals I wouldn't have been able to finish this project! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Absolutely cracking job, lots of lovely details!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Absolutely cracking job, lots of lovely details!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Muchmirth said: Absolutely cracking job, lots of lovely details!! Thanks so much for the kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Excellent work which repays all of the work you put in on the aircraft and the wider scene. Snow is a really difficult element in a diorama and you've carried it off very well. And the aircraft is a gem! On 8/28/2022 at 12:02 PM, Spitfire 123 said: Really sorry for the massive paragraph Yeah, it was a bit hard on my old eyes, so I skipped to the end and there I laughed because it would have taken less time to split it up with some white spaces than to write the apology. 😆. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Excellent work which repays all of the work you put in on the aircraft and the wider scene. Snow is a really difficult element in a diorama and you've carried it off very well. And the aircraft is a gem! Yeah, it was a bit hard on my old eyes, so I skipped to the end and there I laughed because it would have taken less time to split it up with some white spaces than to write the apology. 😆. Thanks so much for the kind words! I don't blame you for not reading that paragraph, splitting it up would have been a much better idea! 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
providence Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Brilliant work ! all details are incredible ! Regards Providence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 3 hours ago, providence said: Brilliant work ! all details are incredible ! Regards Providence Thanks for the kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikT Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Gorgeous! It's hard to pick a favourite feature; they're all so incredible. Your attention to detail is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 hours ago, ErikT said: Gorgeous! It's hard to pick a favourite feature; they're all so incredible. Your attention to detail is excellent. Thanks so much, very kind thing to say my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Simply 10/10 😎👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire 123 Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Remus389 said: Simply 10/10 😎👍 Thanks my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 That is wonderful work, your detail on the plane is superb, the detail on the dio is really well done too, for a winter scene, it carries the effect of cold bleakness very well. Nice one. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Excellent model, figures, great details, nice snow... And I hate to be "that" guy,and I do apologize.... About diorama composition...Disposition of trees... From tree in front (or other two at the back), you couldn't move that plane anywhere (or park it there in the first place). Now if that one in front would to disappear it would be PERFECT... Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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