bcauchi 250 Posted December 14, 2018 This is my spitfire floatplane project. The spit is the old hasegawa, reworked with stressed metal effect and riveted. It is mated to the warbirds conversion set which includes the floats, nose, tail and prop. Some other extras used. Figures are from mastercasters and masterbox. The rest is of course home made with the groundwork made from polifiller, microballoons to create the sand, tree bark to create the rocks and balsa stones. Seaweed was made from rope hemp and aluminium foil. some other materials might have been used but its been a year since this one was completed. No decals were used, all markings are sprayed on. The diorama is based on the photo of one of the planes which was based in Egypt. I have also included some in-progress pics if that is allowed in this part of the forum. The photo below in black and white was the inspiration for this diorama. 21 Trak-Tor, Out2gtcha, cib2265 and 18 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 26,473 Posted December 14, 2018 LOVE it! That is pretty special looking for sure. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin Kubis 66 Posted December 14, 2018 Great Spitfire&excellent diorama-looks realistic! 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcauchi 250 Posted December 14, 2018 thanks glad you like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 24,734 Posted December 14, 2018 Amazing build as always, Brian. Good to see you back! Kev 1 alaninaustria reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT68 309 Posted December 14, 2018 Superb work all round Bcauchi! That is extremely well done....what did you use for the water?....I am doing a Wingnut Wings floatplane that I want to put in a water setting and have been researching products to do this. Cheer's, Jeff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 13,650 Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Brian.. That's One STUNNING modeled Diorama.. Good job. NICE build. Edited December 15, 2018 by MARU5137 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony in NZ 2,668 Posted December 14, 2018 Brian....so pleased to see this You haven't lost your magical touch...that's stunning! What did you use for the exhausts? Cheers Anthony 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMaben 4,591 Posted December 15, 2018 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkarlsen 3,963 Posted December 15, 2018 Very nice diorama 'atmosphere' - Thumbs up Brian! Cheers: Kent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fvdm 236 Posted December 15, 2018 Real nice diorama. Well done. I like the clear water and the seaweed very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcauchi 250 Posted December 15, 2018 Thanks for looking and commenting. I used a 2 part resin for the water. It was locally available and worked excellently. No shrinkage and no heat generation whilst drying. Since it dried dead flat I applied some pva glue on the surface to make the ripples and finally sprayed on a coat of future to obtain the gloss finish. hope that answers your question. Exhausts were finished using testors metallizers and some ak rust pigment. 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Dog 384 Posted December 15, 2018 Most excellent ! Great attention to detail ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT68 309 Posted December 15, 2018 8 hours ago, bcauchi said: Thanks for looking and commenting. I used a 2 part resin for the water. It was locally available and worked excellently. No shrinkage and no heat generation whilst drying. Since it dried dead flat I applied some pva glue on the surface to make the ripples and finally sprayed on a coat of future to obtain the gloss finish. hope that answers your question. Exhausts were finished using testors metallizers and some ak rust pigment. Thanks for the explanation on the water Brian. Cheer's, Jeff. 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene 222 Posted December 15, 2018 As usual, FANTASTIC! Always love seeing your work - Thanks for posting!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites