king derelict Posted January 8, 2023 Author #121 Posted January 8, 2023 18 hours ago, Jack12477 said: I believe Francois Verlinden retired, or passed away, some time ago and his factory in Belgium (????) closed and no one picked up his molds, or the molds were destroyed (???). I found 2 of his original kits in my local hobby store when they closed and my son located 2 more online someplace. Some of his books may still be available but I think his kits are slowly being sold out. Shame because he and Shep Paine were two of the best figure and diorama Masters around. I still have one of Shep's soft cover books on dioramas. Thanks Jack It looks like I need to get some more while I can Alan mtaylor, Jack12477, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 8, 2023 Author #122 Posted January 8, 2023 16 hours ago, FriedClams said: Just read through your log Alan, and what a great diorama you have going here. Your muddy landscaping looks fantastic, as does the rolling hardware. Especially like the Whippet and tow vehicle. Excellent job putting wear on them. Gary Thank You very much Gary. Your shadow boxes are in a master class of their own so I value your praise highly. You create superb pieces of art. Alan popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 8, 2023 Author #123 Posted January 8, 2023 15 hours ago, Egilman said: Shep Paine passed from a stroke in 2015, Francois Verlinden retired in 2016 after moving to the US in 2015 and closing down his business, unfortunately all his molds were destroyed.... I used to have an extensive collection of VP, but I sold them all off when they reach premium pricing... Wish I still had them now.... Their books are still widely available especially on Amazon Prime.... Thanks EG, I will have a browse - and visit Sprue Brothers again Alan Canute, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 10, 2023 Author #124 Posted January 10, 2023 I added the figures. They are a bit sparse possibly but they are all I can glean from the sets I bought and I didn't really want to have a display loaded with figures. A couple more for the howitzer team would have been nice though. That officer might have to get his hands out of his pockets and get them dirty! I muddied boots and added some splashes on some of the puttees So the photos This was the image that inspired the whole production. Hopefully I got the general impression This is a bit self indulgent but it looks good to me I think that concludes this build apart from building the usual case. A lot of new ideas, techniques and experiments here but I think it came out OK. At some point I would like to try a Mark V tank on a base depicting it crossing a trench so lessons learnt will be useful. Having already broken two resolutions before the New Year reaches double figures (no more new books, no more new kits) I'm trying to hang onto the third and complete the part built projects and bits before starting anything else. Many Thanks for all the support, helpful information, likes and views Alan Javlin, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 20 others 16 7 Quote
mtaylor Posted January 10, 2023 #125 Posted January 10, 2023 That looks incredible, Alan. The sepia pics bring it life. Keith Black, AJohnson, FriedClams and 6 others 9 Quote 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)
Old Collingwood Posted January 10, 2023 #126 Posted January 10, 2023 Excellent work Alan - what a lovely dio you have made there - it shows all the elements that tells a story great work my friend. OC. Canute, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 6 others 9 Quote 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
Canute Posted January 10, 2023 #127 Posted January 10, 2023 Your diorama has turned quite nicely, Alan. Well done. Keith Black, Jack12477, FriedClams and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Member Nautical Research Guild
FriedClams Posted January 10, 2023 #128 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, king derelict said: A lot of new ideas, techniques and experiments here but I think it came out OK It came out a lot better than OK Alan, this is an excellent dio! Wonderful feel to it and great photography as well. Congratulations! Gary Canute, AJohnson, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
bruce d Posted January 10, 2023 #129 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, king derelict said: Hopefully I got the general impression You nailed it. Keith Black, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
Jack12477 Posted January 10, 2023 #130 Posted January 10, 2023 Outstanding diorama and outstanding photography, Alan. FriedClams, Old Collingwood, Keith Black and 6 others 9 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour
RGL Posted January 10, 2023 #131 Posted January 10, 2023 On 12/27/2022 at 4:39 AM, Egilman said: Wow we've been frequenting some of the same web spaces brother... Panzer concepts US 6" cannon... The Holt "75" Tractor and Das Werk 155mm C17S Howitzer... Been contemplating how to do that camo .... The 6" Gun was a coastal defense gun that was pulled from it's mounting and put on a "Mobile" Carriage... There were two different versions the M1917 and the M1918 as you can see in the pic, they were shipped to France but the war ended before they could be deployed... The kit depicts the M1918, I haven't looked at it close enough to see if it can depict the M1917 yet, but all the parts are there... It a fantastic piece of 3D print work... Comes with it's transport wagon and limbers as well... Great minds think alike... {chuckle} Mine arrived in Oz today Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil, Edwardkenway and 7 others 10 Quote Greg
AJohnson Posted January 10, 2023 #132 Posted January 10, 2023 Brilliant work Alan, those figures really bring the diorama to life. FriedClams, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight
Edwardkenway Posted January 10, 2023 #133 Posted January 10, 2023 Superb finish Alan, as the others said the figures complement the scene perfectly. I love the 1914/18 style photographs. Egilman, AJohnson, FriedClams and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
Egilman Posted January 10, 2023 #134 Posted January 10, 2023 9 hours ago, king derelict said: I think that concludes this build apart from building the usual case. A lot of new ideas, techniques and experiments here but I think it came out OK. At some point I would like to try a Mark V tank on a base depicting it crossing a trench so lessons learnt will be useful. Having already broken two resolutions before the New Year reaches double figures (no more new books, no more new kits) I'm trying to hang onto the third and complete the part built projects and bits before starting anything else. Fantastic job brother! Sure looks the part! I like your mud representation especially the stuff streaking the hardware, looks real... The FWD looks like it has to really work to pull that Mk VI howitzer even though it is only the gun and doesn't include the firing platform... Very Very well done.. It will be an inspiration for my American Mk VI Howitzer... (when I get around to building it) It arrived today in the mail, 45 days from order to delivery, talk about a slow boat... Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
Landlubber Mike Posted January 10, 2023 #135 Posted January 10, 2023 What a great diorama Alan! Feels like you're right there with them. I don't think it's sparse at all - just the right amount of figures and white space to not look too busy. I particularly love the guy sitting on the Whippet - cool touch to the whole scene. Congratulations, well done! mtaylor, Jack12477, Edwardkenway and 6 others 9 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
Baker Posted January 10, 2023 #136 Posted January 10, 2023 Congratulations A very nice diorama Jack12477, AJohnson, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #137 Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 7:44 PM, mtaylor said: That looks incredible, Alan. The sepia pics bring it life. Thank you very much Mark. The girl friend thought the third sepia picture was a real WW1 photo Alan mtaylor, FriedClams, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #138 Posted January 11, 2023 23 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Excellent work Alan - what a lovely dio you have made there - it shows all the elements that tells a story great work my friend. OC. Thank you very much OC. I really enjoyed making this, working in the various elements. It gives me big insight into how much work is in your Waterloo diorama aand the great work in the figure painting. Alan mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #139 Posted January 11, 2023 23 hours ago, Canute said: Your diorama has turned quite nicely, Alan. Well done. Thank you Ken The Woodland Scenics stuff really helped. It certainly bets sawdust dyed green as ground cover which seemed to be about as good as it got when I was in my youth Alan popeye the sailor, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #140 Posted January 11, 2023 23 hours ago, FriedClams said: It came out a lot better than OK Alan, this is an excellent dio! Wonderful feel to it and great photography as well. Congratulations! Gary Thank you very much Gary. I am still in awe of the realism you produce in your shadow boxes. This is the first time I tried to photograph something with a backdrop and it was well worth it. Alan FriedClams, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 4 others 6 1 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #141 Posted January 11, 2023 23 hours ago, bruce d said: You nailed it. Thank you Bruce. Its close enough to make me feel I ended up with what I had in mind Alan Old Collingwood, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #142 Posted January 11, 2023 22 hours ago, Jack12477 said: Outstanding diorama and outstanding photography, Alan. Thank you very much Ken. I think I should have taken more photos from a lower, more natural eye line. The higher sight line is a bit unrealistic but it shows the layout better. I was happy I had made a backdrop - which will probably appear again Alan Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #143 Posted January 11, 2023 19 hours ago, RGL said: Mine arrived in Oz today Looking forward to seeing a 1/35 diorama, especially with your weathering talent Alan mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #144 Posted January 11, 2023 17 hours ago, AJohnson said: Brilliant work Alan, those figures really bring the diorama to life. Very many thanks Andrew First time I have used figures and you are right - it really adds a sense of movement to the scene Alan Old Collingwood, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #145 Posted January 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Edwardkenway said: Superb finish Alan, as the others said the figures complement the scene perfectly. I love the 1914/18 style photographs. Thank you very much Edward I just printed the third sepia picture on photo paper and it looks real enough that I am quite chuffed. Alan Egilman, Canute, FriedClams and 4 others 7 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #146 Posted January 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Egilman said: Fantastic job brother! Sure looks the part! I like your mud representation especially the stuff streaking the hardware, looks real... The FWD looks like it has to really work to pull that Mk VI howitzer even though it is only the gun and doesn't include the firing platform... Very Very well done.. It will be an inspiration for my American Mk VI Howitzer... (when I get around to building it) It arrived today in the mail, 45 days from order to delivery, talk about a slow boat... Thank you very much EG. Your howitzer in 1/35 will be a treat to look forward to. Alan Canute, FriedClams, Egilman and 4 others 6 1 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #147 Posted January 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: What a great diorama Alan! Feels like you're right there with them. I don't think it's sparse at all - just the right amount of figures and white space to not look too busy. I particularly love the guy sitting on the Whippet - cool touch to the whole scene. Congratulations, well done! Thank you so much Mike. I would have just liked a couple of additional figures standing by the gun smoking a gasper but I couldn't find anything I could even sensibly modify, The guy on the tank was sort of the starting point for the whole scene Alan Landlubber Mike, FriedClams, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #148 Posted January 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Baker said: Congratulations A very nice diorama Thank you very much Patrick. I need to stop this - they take up too much space. Alan Egilman, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted January 11, 2023 #149 Posted January 11, 2023 We all want to know - Whats next Alan? OC. Canute, popeye the sailor, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote 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
king derelict Posted January 11, 2023 Author #150 Posted January 11, 2023 20 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: We all want to know - Whats next Alan? OC. Thats a great question. I am finishing off a few small models and experiments which probably don't warrant showing here - unless they are tremendously good of course, ! have a long-term project I want to start in the next few days that will be in this forum. In parallel I want to do something a bit shorter but can't decide between the Vampire, Typhoon, a 1/35 AFV, a 120mm figure or a 1/700 ship. I have a 1/350 Flower corvette that I want to make into a diorama but That might depend on the current experiments Alan Egilman, FriedClams, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote
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