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Thomas E.added a new photoalbum.
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The fire station (Ste.-Marie-sur-Mer 5)
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Almost finished - I hope to publish an article on Modellversium this year: Les Pompiers part 2.
1+ 19 22 August, 09:54
Thomas E.Thank you for comment and likes. The work is going on ... stay tuned, please.
2 September, 04:20
Thomas E.I'm dreaming about a Citroën C4 "Pompier" in 1:35. Heller had made this car in 1:24 already. Maybe the new location in Radevormwald will be an inspiration. ... dreamin' ...
2 September, 04:31
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F-104S/F-104G Starfighter [Italian Air Force Fighter / Luftwaffe Fighter Bomber]
Hasegawa 1:72
D17 (00447) 2008 New box 4 November, 10:50
Tamas Nemethadded a new photoalbum.
42 7 July, 00:44
HemingwayAbsolutely stunning, i can only imagine the hours you have into this, the work is flawless
7 July, 03:05
Tamas NemethThank you! I did not count the hours, but it was about a year from start to finish.
7 July, 03:22
Ian Brandtadded a new photoalbum.
36 15 January 2022, 15:37
Stephen LesleySuperb weathering. Love that "heavy" look in the last few photos, with the subdued light. Out of curiosity, what brand of paint did you use for the main colours?
1 November, 03:26
Miguel Vaqueroadded a new photoalbum.
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U-boat Hunt. Battle of the Atlantic diorama
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The U-Boat has exploded!
21 15 October, 15:38
Miguel VaqueroProbably, my most ambitous project yet. Im going to try and recreate a sinking of a submarine with depth charges, droped from a destroyer. Everything in 1/700 scale. For this, i bought the Battle of the Atlantic set, wich comes with a J-Claas destroyer, a type VII German submarine and a Short Sunderland amphibous plane.
15 October, 15:43
Miguel VaqueroWelcome aboard guys!! Happy to have you along.
Of course Jay! There's always room in my ships😁😁
16 October, 13:47
Miguel VaqueroSub already done! It was small but detailed. The PE parts were really a challenge. Some weathering it's all it's left.
16 October, 18:26
Miguel VaqueroToday i wanted to work on how i want my diorama to look. So i hoped on blender and downloded some free assets and placed them together to see how i want it to look. I think for the quantity of resin and the accuracy of the scene this is going to be more or less the final desing of my diorama.
21 October, 19:55
Miguel VaqueroStarting with the destroyer. Awesome detail too but a million tiny parts. Good challenge for sure
24 October, 09:52
Miguel VaqueroHey Jay! I've never heard of them. Could you indicate me to some references and I fo about them?
27 October, 11:28
Miguel VaqueroI don't know if I'm going to finish the Sunderland😞😞. The fitting between the fuselages is too bad and fragile, using putty is not going to do the trick this time cause it will hide a lot of the nice detail and I will not be satisfied. I'll think about how to do it but there's not much hope now😓
27 October, 18:20
Miguel VaqueroTo get my mind of the plane. I decided to destroy the sub.it turned out perfect, as I intended
27 October, 20:05
Jay DubyaNot really where you are headed with your diorama, but this might give a bit of context to my 'historical' comment Miguel.
"A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Sunderland (of No. 10 Squadron) made the type's first unassisted kill of a U-boat on 17 July 1940.[3]"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland
Flying Porcupine
"Two examples, in particular, stand out: on the 13th of April 1940, a Sunderland operating off the coast of Norway was attacked by six Ju-88C heavy fighters – the Sunderland shot down one JU-88, damaged another so seriously it had to quit the fight, and drove the rest away.
A 1943 encounter with JU-88 was even more savage when a Sunderland from 461 Sqn RAAF was attacked by eight JU-88C long-range fighters. Despite the Sunderland being heavily damaged with most of the crew wounded, the Sunderland downed three attackers, damaged and drove off the rest and made the 560-kilometre return journey to Britain where the heavily damaged aircraft was beached at Cornwall."
planehistoria.com/short-sunderland/
10Sqn RAAF Photos -
adf-serials.com.au/sunderland.htm
Keep up the great work on these tiny models.
Cheers
PS The nickname 'Flying Porcupine' was probably just a bit of allied propaganda as there's not a lot of evidence the Germans ever referred to a Sunderland as one. It's a lot like the Japanese with the Beaufighter and Whispering Death.
28 October, 01:12
Miguel VaqueroThanks for all the info Jay! I really appreciate it. And they could fit very well with this diorama. They actually performed anti submarine operations from GB and they actually sunk 6 U-boats.
I'm sure if I'm able to fix my Sunderland, I'll paint it with their colours. I loved their history
28 October, 18:32
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