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I think the little beardless one has a distant cuzzin lives near me, over Cold Mountain way. He wants to get his still on that Moonshiners TV show. His stuff will curl your toes. Smooth, not!

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Well everytime ole Bennie opens that  jug he's carrying,  the smell will knock you over. Don't know what he's got in there but it is darn potent even at 20 paces. And Uncle Howie makes me real nervous with that shotgun he keeps twirling like a baton. ;)

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That crew looks like some of my neighbors, Jack.  I guess good-ol-boys are everywhere.

 

I hope your parts are enjoying the nice road trip they're getting.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

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Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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7 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

Uncle Howie makes me real nervous with that shotgun he keeps twirling like a baton.

Hey, tell him he ought to move out here, up in the foothills shotgun twirling is an olympic sport.... they even have classes for gauge, length, size, number of barrels and amount of shells loaded at one time.... 

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Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

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11 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Hey, tell him he ought to move out here, up in the foothills shotgun twirling is an olympic sport.... they even have classes for gauge, length, size, number of barrels and amount of shells loaded at one time.... 

Not sure where you are but it sounds like where I am.   Several decades ago there was "survivalist" camp in the mountains.  A mile away there was camp for some sort of insurgents (overthrow the government? I never did find out).

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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37 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Not sure where you are but it sounds like where I am.   Several decades ago there was "survivalist" camp in the mountains.  A mile away there was camp for some sort of insurgents (overthrow the government? I never did find out).

Yeah, we have those up here too... They know they are usually laughed at and are tolerated as long as they don't make asses of themselves... (too many good people with firearms around here for them to risk it)

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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they look awesome Jack.....where's Ma?  when I lived in Fla.  I had a chance to try some 'o that stuff.............I was told to sip it.   hell no.........I knocked it back! :stunned:  never had to swallow so much in my life!

I yam wot I yam!

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Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

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Lucky you lived to talk about it, Denis. That stuff is wicked strong.  😲

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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A, what's a little lead amongst friends?

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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And there's copper as many used car radiators for the condenser. 

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Building the diorama:

 

For the diorama display I chose a 9 inch by 11 inch basswood plaque to which I applied 2 coats of Minwax Cherry stain followed by 2 coats of Minwax Clear Satin poly.  For the scene I decided to show the tank and crew moving thru a wooded area with a rock outcropping on one side with a stand of hardwood trees atop the outcropping.  First step was to get out my Woodland Scenic rock casting rubber molds (shown in photos below). I mixed up a small batch of Hydrocal casting plaster, poured it into the molds and let setup overnight.  After removing the castings I gave them a base coat of lamp black paint, followed by successively lighter shades of slate gray, and dry brushed with titanium white.

 

 

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To make the raised area for the rock outcropping I used some sheets of hard packing styrofoam (the really stiff kind that they use to pack small appliances and the like) which I stacked 3 high in a triangular shape to fit onto one corner of the plaque.  I then attach the rock molds to the Styrofoam using pre-mixed ceramic tile cement & grout, working the rocks into the face of the the "cliff". But before I did all that I had to lay down the "road".  I did this by applying dilute white glue to the plaque surface, then lay successive layers of toilet paper/bath tissue over the glue, pressing it down with a brush. Following this I mixed some Fawn Brown paint into the dilute white glue, sprinkled it over the tissue and then dusted it with "dirt" of various shades. 

 

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After the tile cement/grout set overnight it was on to making the hardwood trees.  For this I chose to use the many twigs that my River Birch (Betula nigra) trees constantly drop onto my yard. They are in a sense miniature trees. 

 

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Adding them to the foam was easy just make a small hole in the foam with a common nail, apply a few drops of white glue to the hole and insert the twig.  Then applying some grasses to the mix and dry brushing the rocks a little more increases the effect.

 

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Continued in next post

 

 

 

 

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Continuing on:

 

After ordering some more of Woodland Scenic;'s trees and snow I was able to continue on, test fitting the soldiers and tank and trees before gluing them in place.

 

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And now the FINISHED model and diorama. 

 

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Thanks for following along.

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Now that's the ticket.....

 

Ardennes in the winter supporting the infantry....

 

Beautiful job!

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Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

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:imNotWorthy: what can I say........!!!!

Thankyou Jack 😁

 

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That looks Awsome   truly beautiful  job, the whole thing comes alive now.

 

OC.

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1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

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I took the model/diorama outside in the early afternoon direct sunlight to get some better lighting - the one I took this morning had too many shadows and this digital camera I have doesn't compensate well. So here's the same photos with a little better lighting.

 

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Brr! A little slice of the Ardennes. Looking great, Jack. 👍

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Ken is right.. brrrr...  makes me cold just looking at it.    Super nice work, Jack.  

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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"We want more - we want more  - we want more"

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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1 hour ago, Old Collingwood said:

"We want more - we want more  - we want more"

 

OC.

I have 3 more armor and 1 Infantry figure set in my stash to do. But they probably will not be dioramas. I am out of space to display dioramas; this one will probably wind up in a clear plastic storage box in the cellar. 

 

This diorama is 9 inches by 11 inches or 22.86 cm by 27.94 cm; the M16 was 10 inches by 12 inches or 25.4 cm by 30.48 cm. I can put 4 to 8 tanks side by side in that space.

 

I love doing dioramas, just wish I had the space to display them. 

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4 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

I have 3 more armor and 1 Infantry figure set in my stash to do. But they probably will not be dioramas. I am out of space to display dioramas; this one will probably wind up in a clear plastic storage box in the cellar. 

 

This diorama is 9 inches by 11 inches or 22.86 cm by 27.94 cm; the M16 was 10 inches by 12 inches or 25.4 cm by 30.48 cm. I can put 4 to 8 tanks side by side in that space.

 

I love doing dioramas, just wish I had the space to display them. 

Cant wait to see more of your armour  even without dio's.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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