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109 Down!

by Chuck Shanley
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Finishing touches were to add some enemy fire "strikes" to the aircraft. Using a micro drill I placed "hits" where I thought they'd do the most good (lots of imagination used here) then added oil leakage and burn marks.
As a final addition, I realized a pilot leaving the crash site would help balance the scene. I used a figure from Prieser's Luftwaffe Personnel assortment and slightly modified his body position to show a quickened pace.

This attempt got me past some of my fears and I have a couple of other similar dios in work that hopefully you'll see soon.

About the Author

About Chuck Shanley (CRS)
FROM: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

I've been building kits since about the mid 1950's. I've built all kinds of subjects, but for the past 20 years or so I've seemed to focus mainly on 1/72 Aircraft and Armor. Why 1/72, mainly for space conservation I build alot. I build primarily for my own enjoyment, and Armorama has helped to en...


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tazz
wow he did a nice job on that plane.....
AUG 12, 2003 - 11:22 AM
AIRB842586
I like the dio, I've been thinking of doing one of maybe the Apaches that went down in Iraq, but I'm afraid i may overdue the damage, and I haven't seen any pictures of their crash sites
AUG 12, 2003 - 12:44 PM
Prowler
:-) Great Job, Chuck That pilot looks like he is running for his life.
AUG 12, 2003 - 07:31 PM
Cactus911
Looks fantastic! Stephen
AUG 13, 2003 - 08:13 AM
vlady
i saw the article. very cool dio. i like it, i thought to make a crashed bf 110
AUG 13, 2003 - 08:18 AM
Mbwun
Beautiful plane, even better crash. Good job.
AUG 27, 2003 - 06:11 PM
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