Spitfire Mk.Vc ER180 Algeria 1942

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The cockpit is reasonable well detailed out of the box
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These recent (2020) Airfix tools are impressively engineered. Construction was a breeze with minimal seam-lines to deal with.
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I realised I fluffed the tail camo after the fact (my usual problem of confusing and mirroring the masking)
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decals done and wire attached for an in-flight pose
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ready for finishing - lower
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ready for finishing - upper
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enhancing the panel lines (Tamiya black panel line accent)
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Time to start dirtying up that sweet finish with some oils
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starting to build a base on a tile. The LEDs I've wired in have a candle-flicker effect, powered from 3V coin cell holder also built into the base
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used tile grout this time and I like the
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trying the black-basing approach for groundwork
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an hour or so in the spray booth working through a progression of colours
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using pastels to break up the finish and add some dust effects
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attaching to the base
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Spinning prop and candle-flicker effects in the explosion... about as far as I can take this for now - waiting for some vehicle kits to populate the base (Pit-Road 1/144 for a little forced-perspective)
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May 1, 2022
Received some 1:120 vehicles to try in the diorama. The hauler Tiger I Ausf. E comes in cast resin with a PE sheet and some decals
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A quick paint job to get this beast on the diorama without delay.
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I'll probably come back for some finer weathering later...
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May 1, 2022
The Hauler Opel Kapitän comes with two vehicles. Basically the resin cast and some PE+decal number plates.
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"Construction" primarily means cleaning up the printing supports!
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A quick paint job
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No weathering to speak of, just a simple camo scheme for now..
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Testing with the convoy vehicles after priming but before they are painted and finished. The 1:72 - 1:120 forced perspective seems to work pretty well, no?
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Some initial shots after painting the convoy vehicles
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Inspired by the box art...
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May 9, 2022
I picked up the new 2020 tool Pit-Road WWII German army military vehicles set 1 No. SGK02 1:144 to push the forced-perspective a bit harder
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Some updated shots with the new convoy vehicles and a re-scaled "explosion" to suit. The 1:72 to 1:144 forced-perspective seems to work even better; even closer to the box art.
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OK I said done, but came back to fiddle the ground work and decal the convoy

Comments

47 23 April 2022, 04:12

wilky
Cool

23 April 2022, 05:36

Robert Podkoński
Impressive! Can we ask for more photos of the final effect? 🙂

23 April 2022, 06:29

Gary Kitchen
Great stuff. Great dio too looking forward to the additions.

23 April 2022, 06:32

Spanjaard
Very nice job

23 April 2022, 07:03

Neuling
Cool project!

23 April 2022, 07:27

Guy Rump
Very impressive 👍

23 April 2022, 09:41

Neil
Agreed! And a really impressive, concise, explanatory build album. I salute your work Paul 👌👍

23 April 2022, 11:38

Kyle DeHart
Very cool

23 April 2022, 21:11

Mark
Stunning dio. 👍

23 April 2022, 21:26

Paul Gallagher
Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Robert - yes, I'll come back to finish this off in a few weeks or so and post some final pics. Have some Pit-Road 1:700 and 1:144 vehicles on the way for me to make a final decision on how far to push the forced perspective. I'll probably re-scale and re-color the "explosion" to match.

24 April 2022, 03:01

Gary Bull
Very nice work. Really like it.

24 April 2022, 04:04

Robert Podkoński
Looking forward to that, Paul! Thank you 😉

24 April 2022, 05:40

Michael Kohl
Keen about the effect of the scale mix.

24 April 2022, 06:30

Paul Gallagher
Nice little delivery from Hauler this week with some 1:120 vehicles to play the targets of opportunity. The 1:72 to 1:120 forced-perspective seems to work, no? I still have some Pit-road 1:144 and 1:700 on the way to see how far I can push it😉

1 May 2022, 06:56

Robert Podkoński
Works perfectly, Paul! Looks really impressive!

1 May 2022, 08:09

Spanjaard
Certainly impressive!!!

1 May 2022, 20:23

Michael Kohl
The scale mix works well.

2 May 2022, 10:33

Vincent
Very nice result. great work on the perspective.

2 May 2022, 10:39

Neil
Yes! 👍 The perspective concept works, looks great 👏

2 May 2022, 10:56

Dominik Weitzer
wow! thats a well made diorama with the right perspective! awesome.

3 May 2022, 09:42

Paul Gallagher
Thanks for all your kind comments. I've just updated the diorama with some new Pit-Road 1:144 vehicles (wonderful new tool). It pushes the forced-perspective even harder and I think now even closer to the box-art😉 I think I can now call this done!

9 May 2022, 16:55