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1:48 Hurricane & Spitfire Mk.Vb Diorama
Aussie-Dave
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 03:09 AM UTC
Here is my Hurricane, Spitfire + Pilots & Ground Personnel diorama.
Please tell me what you think of it and anyway I can improve it.











Cheers,
Dave
Percheron
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 03:25 AM UTC
David,

Very, very good job. What kits are they? And what scale? The only thing I can think of would be to have more variation on the ground. Different types of grass and the like. I don't know if it is too late but maybe some variation of topography, little mounds just to add texture. Other than that it looks great!

Also, I notice you are new here, welcome and I hope to see more of your work.

-Derek
TedMamere
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Moselle, France
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 06:50 AM UTC
Hi David!

Wow! Nice work!

These are the 1/48 scale ICM RAF figures but some accessories are not from the set. Could you tell us where they come from?
Like Derek said I would add some variations to the ground, maybe some tufts. Silflor has made some (see review here ). If you are interested, Mark58, a French display base manufacturer, has a RAF Dispersal Pen set in his catalogue (see here ).

I noticed the pictures have been resized. It seems they are too big. Try to post pictures not bigger than 800 X 600 in the forums if you can.

Anyway, it's great to see such an ambitious and interesting diorama. Maybe you could send us some pictures for an On display?

Jean-Luc
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 08:55 AM UTC
Great diorama. It is good laid out although the ground seems a little plain and there are some "open spaces" in the diorama. However, that is just small nick picks. Overall it is a great diorama.

Thanks for sharing
letalo
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Slovenia
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Posted: Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 10:32 AM UTC
Well, you don't state which kits you used, but there was never ever a Hurricane with four 20 mm + two 40 mm cannons so this puts the diorama in Science Fiction category
Although, a nice job done
Aussie-Dave
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 02:17 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi David!

Wow! Nice work!

These are the 1/48 scale ICM RAF figures but some accessories are not from the set. Could you tell us where they come from?
Like Derek said I would add some variations to the ground, maybe some tufts. Silflor has made some (see review here ). If you are interested, Mark58, a French display base manufacturer, has a RAF Dispersal Pen set in his catalogue (see here ).

I noticed the pictures have been resized. It seems they are too big. Try to post pictures not bigger than 800 X 600 in the forums if you can.

Anyway, it's great to see such an ambitious and interesting diorama. Maybe you could send us some pictures for an On display?

Jean-Luc
The Spitfire Mk.Vb is from Tamiya And the Hurricane is by Hobbycraft.

The other accessories that did not come from the ICM kit are an assortment of bits and pieces.
Jerry Cans & Fuel Drums, tarps and bags are Tamiya, the Anvil & Hammer, toolboxes, blow torch, work bench with vise are Tamiya also but from the German Field Maintenance kit.
The Boxes are model railway stuff and the 2 machine guns are unused parts from a ICM Spitfire.

Cheers,
Dave
Aussie-Dave
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 02:38 AM UTC

Quoted Text

David,

Very, very good job. What kits are they? And what scale? The only thing I can think of would be to have more variation on the ground. Different types of grass and the like. I don't know if it is too late but maybe some variation of topography, little mounds just to add texture. Other than that it looks great!

Also, I notice you are new here, welcome and I hope to see more of your work.

-Derek
The topography would be hard to change but there is variation in the grasses, its just hard to tell from the photos.
(The lighting was not the best for taking pictures.)

Here is a photo that shows the grasses variation better.


Cheers,
Dave
Aussie-Dave
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 02:48 AM UTC
Just for fun I Photo Shopped a backgound and Bf109 with my Tamiya Spitfire, here is what I came up with.






Cheers,
Dave
calvin2000
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 02:52 AM UTC
Looks really good. I like the extra cannon on the Hurri maybe something they could have tried on Malta.
fish1642
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Posted: Monday, September 17, 2007 - 08:42 AM UTC
I love the arial photo you've done cool idea. Was it easy to do or did you need some special software? Like the diorama as well. Have you got motors in the aitcraft to make the props spin?
Aussie-Dave
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Monday, September 17, 2007 - 10:46 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I love the arial photo you've done cool idea. Was it easy to do or did you need some special software? Like the diorama as well. Have you got motors in the aitcraft to make the props spin?
Nah, it was easy to do.
(My printer came with photo-editing software included.)

No motors, I just used the air-hose from my airbrush blowing air onto the props to make them spin.

Cheers,
Dave
TedMamere
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Posted: Monday, September 17, 2007 - 11:11 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Just for fun I Photo Shopped a backgound and Bf109 with my Tamiya Spitfire, here is what I came up with.


Hi Dave!

I know people here who will probably ask you "how on earth can the Bf 109 be behind the Spitfire" and not the contrary!

Nice artwork though...

Jean-Luc
youngc
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - 12:25 AM UTC
Hi David,

I love airfield scenes and think that you hve done a great job. However, the tree stump seems to be 'floating' on top of the ground! Maybe the shadows helped me to notice.

Overall good job!
alanmac
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007 - 10:57 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi David,

I love airfield scenes and think that you hve done a great job. However, the tree stump seems to be 'floating' on top of the ground! Maybe the shadows helped me to notice.

Overall good job!


Probably because they are not supposed to be tree stumps fixed in the ground, as in previously growing there, but sections of tree trunk cut and used as workbenches to raise the anvils to a higher level. Like big log sections, placed on the ground like the oil drums etc.

Alan

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