Phillip1 Posted July 6 Posted July 6 (edited) Fellow Modelers, Below are photos of my 1/32 scale diorama showing a forced landed BF-109F in a desert setting, built in 2023. I have always been intrigued by World War II dioramas showing frontline infantry soldiers picking through crashed enemy aircraft for souvenirs to take back home. Although these scenes do not include intense action, they do provide good storytelling and reflection. The models used on the project consisted of the Hasegawa kit for the airplane, the Tamyia kit for the Tilly vehicle, a Master Box LRDG set for the figures and a Hornet replacement figure head set. A description of the diorama setup is listed below: The location is the North African desert and the time period is set around February 1942. A Gruppe III/JG27 BF-109F-4 Trop airplane has been damaged in air combat with RAF Tomahawks (P-40B/C) and Kittyhawks (P-40D/E) and made a forced landing deep behind the British lines. The unfortunate Experten Luftwaffe pilot has been captured and taken away for processing to a POW camp. A lull in the ground fighting has allowed several curious British 8th Army infantry soldiers to borrow a Tilly utility transport vehicle to make a quick trip to the crash site to “officially” look for valuable maps or other documents but “unofficially” gather souvenirs to carry back to their basecamp. On the first few photos, a desert scene poster was used in the background to create a realistic forced perspective. I have always wanted a diorama of a BF-109 crashed landed in the desert, as it is such an iconic image. I hope you enjoy the photos. Phillip1 Edited July 9 by Phillip1 information correction RCPlym, patricksparks, Dpgsbody55 and 31 others 34
Phillip1 Posted July 7 Author Posted July 7 RCPlym/BiggTim/Bonkin-Thank you very much for the compliments! Phillip1
mozart Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Really excellent dio, aeroplane and figures though I think I’d add a bit of sand dust on the plane. Super detailed and thoughtful build. Phillip1 1
kkarlsen Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Great stuff Phillip!! And thanks for reminding me to update some of my old builds. 😉 Cheers: Kent Phillip1 1
Phillip1 Posted July 7 Author Posted July 7 mozart-Thank you for the kind words! Kent-Thank you for the compliment! It is a small modeling world. While I was doing research for this build I actual found photos of your diorama and used them as a reference! You did a really good job on your project and I am glad you posted the link for others to see. Actually I wanted to add a British roundel on the hood of my Tilly similar to what you did, but did not have have an appropriate size decal in my spares box.😁 Phillip1
dennismcc Posted July 9 Posted July 9 Love to see things like this made by someone who knows what they are doing unlike myself who would make a mess of it. Looks great and what a great job. Cheers Dennis Phillip1 1
Phillip1 Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 Shoggz/Dpgsbody55/dennismcc-Thanks for the very kind words! They are appreciated! Phillip1
mattlow Posted Tuesday at 08:30 PM Posted Tuesday at 08:30 PM That's a really nice dio. I had assumed you'd got hold of some of the old Airfix 1/32 'multipose' figures as they look OK against the larger scaled aircraft... Maybe MB's figures are a bit on the large side.. One thing (and I wondered if I should mention it) to release the canopy, the back part was jettisoned and the canopy then followed it. Not a lot of people know that though... so it doesn't detract from a splendid diorama. Matt
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