Under Fire | Phuoc Tuy, Vietnam 1969
Base of the diorama is ready. Palmtrees are made of pieces of branche, putty and the leaves are from a 1€ bag of aquarium plants. The ferns are also from the 1€ bag, as the plastic is very difficult to glue I used IR Resin and build it up in layers.
The bushes are made of hem rope, static grass and colored saw dust. Plants still need weathering and more painting. It's not finished.
The bushes are made of hem rope, static grass and colored saw dust. Plants still need weathering and more painting. It's not finished.
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25 8 March 2020, 03:12
Jac FlemingThanks, but it can take some time, I need 1/48 US and VC Soldiers before I can start the diorama, almost impossible to get them here.
8 March 2020, 11:25
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A painting of Don Greer gave me the idea to make a diorama of a Huey that just crashed in a rice field.
It was a a hell of a build, it's also my last Kittyhawk kit, nothing did really fit.
Trees and plants are made from 10 cent plastic plants for an aquarium.
The rice was a problem, I did want to make a full field and after some calculating I needed 2.300 bundles of rice plants ? I came up with the Idea to use cheap 15 cent brushes (36 in total.)
Also I couldn't find VC soldiers in 1/48 so I came up with the plan to put a invisible snipe under the bushes, you only can see his gun.
It was fun to make the heavily modified soldiers, I love to chop off arms and legs ?
Took a lot of time and modifications but I'm happy with the result.
