Popular Post The Shearwater Posted February 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) An assortment of shots (DSLR and iPhone) of my completed Sea King HAR3 from the Airfix starter set. Generally pretty good fit and detail although that canopy assembly and masking is never going to be easy on a 1:72 Sea King!!! Mostly build o.o.b. but a bit of Eduard etch used (notably the wipers and that front door / steps), plus a bit of scratchbuilding: plasticard antennae, the wire aerial and handrails, and some small pieces of wire and plastic rod to better represent the really complex rotor head engineering of the real one. It's not perfect but certainly better than the kit version. Bit more info: painted with Vallejo Air yellow acylic, which in itself is a decent paint... but I didn't realise until too late, just how hard it is to cover anything with yellow! Especially as I'd pre-shaded over the grey primer with black panel lines... about eight coats of yellow later, and pre-shading still dark as anything, I gave up and put another thin primer layer over it all before starting again with the yellow! Lesson learned though. (I subsequently read a great tip on here: prime with pink if you're going to paint yellow. Will definitely try that next time). I tried to keep the weathering really subtle, as these helicopters were generally kept very clean (although there are some images out there of quite dirty ones..). Assorted diorama bits include Noy's Miniatures modern aircraft hangar and ReedOak groundcrew figures (amazing quality). Thanks for looking! Edited February 5, 2023 by The Shearwater 96 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 very nice, love the diorama setting too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Nicely done! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Excellent model making complemented by excellent photography to create some very lifelike images. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Love that, a very convincing model well photographed, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 ,Excellent job, diorama is very truly, compliments! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Truly fabulous! Looks ace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Good stuff and a nice scene as well, the lighting sets it off beautifully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesdaddy Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Very nice build of a lovely sea king, the photo settings all look great. Excellent yellow paint work too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Exceptionally fine - especially for 1/72 scale.....and set off beautifully by your skilful photography. Q Who darent venture below 1/48. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Uhh the first picture is from the real deal, not your build? I can't tell the difference.. I can't give you a bigger compliment I think. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Lovely build and great photography! I agree with Fred - I thought the first pic was areal one! Super work for 1/72! Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH1969 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 WOW that's good. Is there a build thread? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Socks officially blown off. Great build, great photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 It's the business. Great settings too. You even nailed the groundcrew poses just right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 6 hours ago, cardiff guy said: very nice, love the diorama setting too. 6 hours ago, MikeR said: Nicely done! Mike. 6 hours ago, Richard E said: Excellent model making complemented by excellent photography to create some very lifelike images. 5 hours ago, Farmerboy said: Love that, a very convincing model well photographed, good job! 5 hours ago, Linus said: ,Excellent job, diorama is very truly, compliments! Thank you all for the kind comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Just as I remember it, the pictures really bring it to life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 That's really nice, I really like the night time pics that you do with your builds, makes it look super realistic. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlxBNE Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Wow! I can only repeat the compliments the others have provided. Great model, great photography. Even more amazing in 1/72. You have set the bar very high for my 1/48 project of the same topic.....I suspect I will not manage anything as impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Beautiful Sea King! I'm partcularly impressed by the night shots – truly atmospherice and vocative. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 9 hours ago, ForestFan said: Truly fabulous! Looks ace 9 hours ago, Watto said: Good stuff and a nice scene as well, the lighting sets it off beautifully. 8 hours ago, Hopesdaddy said: Very nice build of a lovely sea king, the photo settings all look great. Excellent yellow paint work too. Thank you folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 7 hours ago, Dr. Quack said: Exceptionally fine - especially for 1/72 scale.....and set off beautifully by your skilful photography. Q Who darent venture below 1/48. 7 hours ago, Fred piket said: Uhh the first picture is from the real deal, not your build? I can't tell the difference.. I can't give you a bigger compliment I think. 😀 7 hours ago, Baldy said: Lovely build and great photography! I agree with Fred - I thought the first pic was areal one! Super work for 1/72! Cheers Malcolm Thank you for these very kind comments - I've dabbled with photography for a few years, and now I know enough to hide some of my ham-fisted modelling 'oopsies' with careful lighting and angles! The DSLR shots are often focus-stacked (usually 8-10 shots blended) which can help with the illusion of a bigger subject which is further away. Coupled with a convincing backdrop (this Noy's Miniatures hangar), it can really work very well indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 7 hours ago, PeteH1969 said: WOW that's good. Is there a build thread? Pete Thanks and no, I rarely do build threads - not sure why, to be honest. Partly because I'm nowhere near the astonishingly high standard that some members here display, partly as I'm a pretty slow builder. Maybe I'm also nervous that the finished thing won't be up to standard, especially if people have been following it's evolution! I guess I could do one for the next build and see how it goes... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 7 hours ago, Hamiltonian said: Socks officially blown off. Great build, great photos. 4 hours ago, IGKent said: Superb! 4 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: It's the business. Great settings too. You even nailed the groundcrew poses just right. Thank you folks. Really kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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