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Cuajete
Interesting project... Following.

Robert Podkoński
Me too!

Michael Kohl
In as well.

Finn
Joining

Lochsa River
...off the Vega rabbit hole....looking at the period photo, it is clear the decals are just plain wrong for this airplane. So, it has become a decal project now....anyone where to find that Alaska Airways Logo?

Michael Kohl
Got an option to scan the decals, correct the color and print it out again?

Lochsa River
Yes, scanning the decals was an option but looking closely at the kit decals shows they tried to make them fancier than the real aircraft and won't be of much use. It is a simple enough masking job and paint will be used and a few of the kit decals.

Michael Kohl
Good luck

Живко Джаков
Good start! I'm following.

Cuajete
I agree with Живко Джаков 👍

Łukasz Gliński
How could I miss that for so long?

Nicolas
Following

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Spanjaard
that will be a beautiful bird. not to be missed 🙂

J35J
Great one!👍🏻

Lochsa River
folks...it was time to check the side of the fuselage to see what size the logo was....and it became clear the kits setup for the struts wasn't quite right and it looks like the little set of stairs in the kit is more like a ladder all the way to the float ....in all....a good look at the actual airplane is order before too many commitments are made...see airplane archive photo....

Lochsa River
time to scratchbuild a float strut set.....and make a big white circle on the side as a decal background...and print a decal...and so on....its getting there.....

Lochsa River
i need to get better at adding wires, etc to builds...but the strut rebuild is underway...

Transall NG
Have a seat !
Good luck !

Lochsa River
.....the Vega is a history challenge because the more u see the more the kits struts make some historical sense...the kit is an amalgam of various stage and varieties of Vegas...and there are many....actually found a place in Alaska that will sell you floats and a detailed description of how it attached to a Vega or Vegas....if it ever arrives, it will get a photo here for sure...thank you, as always...

Bas Tonn
Everybody loves floatplanes

David Orr
Great work. The decals look fantastic. Nice to see interesting, obscure subjects being built.

Skyhiker
You might want to give that a light sanding. There is a bit of orange pealing and the decals are pretty thick. Just test it before going crazy. It looks really good. This will be a great addition to your collection.

Lochsa River
i'd be terrified to touch that finish...the decals are home printed...perhaps that means a thicker result?

this one will not be a complete success in any case because of the gold paint switch...that will be more obvious than any surface detail...it will still be fun to look at....

thanks again....

Skyhiker
Yes, I wish they made printer decal paper that wasn't so damn thick. The last time I used some I had to layer a lot of clear lacquer on the model to get things even and do some light sanding. They are really tricky to get flat. Your model looks great as it is. If you're not comfortable with the extra work just leave it.

Skyhiker
The difference in gold could be worked around if you printed the flag on white decal paper and the Alaska Coastal on clear decal paper. That way you could paint the gold circle and layer the decals. But the original plane looks like it matches your decal and the markings seem to be yellow rather than gold. However these are inconsequential details that rivet counters look at.

Lochsa River
all done....photos to follow...a fun ending to the Vega series....

Robert Podkoński
Wow! This is going to be a true masterpiece... Watching with pleasure and interest!

Ben M
🤯

CaptGPF
That PE work is insane! Gotta watch this!

Michael Kohl
Very interesting project

Pietro De Angelis
😲

gorby
Looks very interesting build.

Desert Marlin
Oh, very nice!

Hanno Kleinecke
Hell(cat) yeah ! 👍

Mr D
Wow 😲 brilliant 👌👌👍

John Thomas
Very nice work

Desert Marlin
Okay, that's getting crazy good!

Lorraine Lin
Thank you for the encouragement, will keep on working on this.

Michael Kohl
Weird. Cool. I like it.

Patrick Hagelstein
This is awesome! Arnold looks spot on!

Gary Victory
Love it...Top work.

Mid Franconian
It took a while for me to capture the scene and and bring it together with True Lies 😄! Perfectly done and off the beaten track!

Erik
Great! ❤️️

Spanjaard
excellent depiction of the scene

NorK
That is just great! 😂
(Have you tried closing the aperture and increasing exposure time for a better depth of field? Tripod recommended)

John Kauck
Very Cool! Well done!

Lorraine Lin
Thank you for your suggestion NorK. Will try this.

Oliver
great idea! 😄

Bob Hall
"I remember the first time I got shot out of a cannon" CLASSIC! One liners galore !

DerMattes
Fantastic! 🙂

Curatorm
Excellent.

Paul Hennessy
LOVE IT!!!

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Cool! I love it 😍

Thomas Kolb
What a great scenario build of the final action scene of True Lies! Very visual and imaginative!

Harald Besold
Cool idea! Schwarzenegger is perfectly depicted in 1:72. Even his facial expression is appropriate. Great!!!

István Szücs
Excellent!

Villiers de Vos
Very creative. Very nice work.

David Taylor
Remember the scene well,brilliant.

CaptGPF
You are the Last Action Modeller!

Sean
Awesome! Very cool!!!

Vincent
Great work. Very unique!!

Nicolas
Very cool. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Not cool, sub-zero! That Arnie looks great 😄

Robert Podkoński
Awesome indeed!

Martin von Schreckenstein
July 15th 1994: A United States Marine Corps AV-8B V/STOL Harrier descended below altitude minimums over a built up area, and in clear visual atmospheric conditions - pilot Harry Tasker - (computer salesman), failed to maintain minimal separation from an obstacle, allowing the tail of his aircraft to come in contact with a construction crane in downtown Miami. The crane's presence was properly published in NOTAMS for the Miami Florida area at the time of the incident.

Brilliant diorama!

Lorraine Lin
Thank you everyone for your encouragement！

Rando
WOW this is amazing!

Alexander Grivonev
That is freaking awesome 😄 brought a smile to my face. Good movie, my childhood 👍

WAHO LEU
It's very well well done and it's very authentic. It's reminiscent of the movie clips. it's just as authentic. it's great. I loving it..

Lorraine Lin
Thank you everyone. Very impressive movie.

Lex Jassies
Planning to make a forced perspective diorama? If so, looks like a great idea 🙂 following!

Finn
This looks really interesting - will follow

Lorraine Lin
Yes, my first time to try forced perspective diorama. I Also prepared two Akagi, 1:700 and 1:2000. Will try to finish by this weekend.

Thomas Kolb
This is really interesting and creative! And the models look absolutely beautiful too.

Spanjaard
really curious about the final results. beginning is very promising 🙂

gorby
Interesting idea. Beautiful work so far.

Neuling
Same as gorby ..........

Villiers de Vos
A very original pose. Very nice progress.

CaptGPF
Following too!

Vincent
This looks interesting!! Good luck🙂

Nicolas
Very nice.

Spanjaard
explosion looks amazing

Pietro De Angelis
Truly scenic!

Lorraine Lin
Thanks for everyone's encourage, my first forced perspective diorama project just completed.

Finn
Very cool, congrats!

Doubtingmango
Fun!

Bernhard Schrock
Great idea and perfect illusion! Very clever photo set🙂! Chapeau.

David H
Love your work , incredible perspective , thank you for sharing 😎

Spanjaard
amazing!!!!

Ben M
Wow, very creative! The results are amazing.

Duster_d
It looks cool! How much work has been invested in it! 👍

William Joel
Sky, you did a wonderful job. I have to agree, there is a lot of work put into this effort. Thanks for sharing.

Christoph Kunz
Now that is different. I have never seen something like this before. RESPECT!

Spanjaard
you could actually have all of this in a box, with a small window that would allow to see only the right perspective. a show stopper in any modelling event!

Lorraine Lin
Great idea! Thank you Spanjaard

CaptGPF
Definitely impressive! I don't know which is more impressive - the forced perspective, the insane painting of the small aircraft, the beautiful water and explosive effects, or the overall orchestration! This is definitely the "Neuling" of air and sea dioramas!

Nicolas
Absolutly phantastic job. I can only agree with CaptGPF.

Mr James
Everything CaptGPF wrote

Robert Podkoński
Simply breathtaking... Awesome! A masterpiece!

Mr D
You do some really nice work 👍👍 next level 👌
I've just purchased the skyhawk SBD , did the build go well ??

Bruce Huxtable
Astonishing results! Creativity + Talent in spades!

Guy Rump
Very impressive! 👍

Lorraine Lin
Thank you everyone!
@Mr D, skyhawk SBD kit is very good, also includes decal for different choices and painting marks. The only thing is there is no decal for dashboard.