Part 2 - Soviet Heavy Metal - Tu-128 Diorama Base
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160 15 March 2021, 22:35
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Palo, for all the soldering questions please contact Mr. Bughunter: bughunter
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This guy is a magician. Practice and patience in my case, that is all there is.
17 March 2021, 14:05
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Alexander, black marker ink can bleed through paint layers in time, take care that this black won't resurface in some months of time. The pigment particles are smaller than paint pigment and they tend to migrate through them.
26 March 2021, 11:42
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Thanks for the heads up Steven, i will give it a couple of layers of Future to hopefully seal it 👍
26 March 2021, 12:12
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Thanks Mate. Nice of you to share by photos your snow study. I see, using that kind of snow product it is prone to simulate a paste that, dosen't attract bugs😉, but instead creates a furry kind of snow 😄 😄 😄 (you have to agree that the pun / quibble is funny?) In the package the "stuff/ed" material is recomended for HO scale? Plan B?
27 March 2021, 11:29
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Right now I am just weighting my options, this was just the first test. Yeah, the snow is for HO scale and should be suitable for 1:72. Don't get me wront it does look really really good but if you zoom in you see the individual fibers. I am considering this one plan B. Next test will be some snow products from AK, pictures following the next days 👍
BTW that pun was awful 😄 😄
27 March 2021, 12:24
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AK interactive has some nice snow products for dios. I used them for my Dakota crash and Gladiator dios
27 March 2021, 12:27
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You mean fur, not fibers, right? Sorry Mate, I didn't know that your sense of humor was going so low 😄 😄😄
So you are getting the professional materials on bord? Looking forward for the next tutorial 👍
27 March 2021, 12:29
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Erik I read that first as "AK interactive has some nice products for idiots" 😄😄 They sure do, they really are fool proof and there are even instruction videos on Youtube.
27 March 2021, 16:18
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Looks really good so far, looking forward to your next snow experiments. 👍
27 March 2021, 18:33
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Your test subject looks better than my hangar apron 😄 😄 😄
Loving the snow applicator Mk.5000 👍
Btw. remember you're making a Siberian dio, the snow in such temperatures gets stiff and hard like a stone (checked this out one day in Finland), so it may look a little bit different than a fresh&soft one we get in Mid-Europe.
27 March 2021, 21:42
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Yeah had that in mind too with the snow. Second test subject looks promising! Pics tomorrow.
27 March 2021, 23:06
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Oh the microballoons..., in my search for snow, I read about them in a model magazine, I think it was n.20 "Art du Modelisme" (no, not this one but has a nice article about snow). They are perfect for this purpose.
The Deluxe materials brand also produces them but they are expensive (so not for me). In that publication they advise to use mask during its application because they are so small that they can be inhaled and are harmful to health.
You can also read about them in this link (beautiful internet):
christinedemerchant...-micro-balloons.html
Perfect. keep it comming mate 👍
28 March 2021, 11:19
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I told you it is good stuff. And you can mix it with acrylic paint of other AK products to get dirty snow.
28 March 2021, 11:28
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Thought also about breathing this stuff in. Particles that small are never a good thing for the lungs I guess. But thanks to the virus there is an abundance of masks anyway in each household👍
28 March 2021, 12:33
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100% following. Gosh. This is amazing work... Love admiring all that PE work and those who build these dioramas. ?
29 March 2021, 19:08
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The round elastic is a very clever and useful thing for the representation of cables and (fuel) hoses . I guess it can be found in local shops .
29 March 2021, 19:30
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Thx guys.
I liked the cable material too, very "organic" and bendable. Found mine on eBay.
29 March 2021, 19:36
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Running out of superlatives to support your posts - so will just say this is a terrific addition to show off the Fiddler.
29 March 2021, 21:02
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The truck is finished, all the pics in an separate album: APA-5D Airfield Service Vehicle | Album by Alex G. (1:72)
30 March 2021, 19:04
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Great construction, very beautiful model, great technical mastery. I like it ! , Congratulations !😉
1 April 2021, 12:39
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Awesome scratch detail work on the ladder - looks very realistic and adds greatly to both the size of the model as well as the overall appearance in a diorama! 👍 👍 👍
1 April 2021, 13:49
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Disappointed though, that you didn't feature the semi naked Soviet technician from the photos! Splendid finale however!
1 April 2021, 20:30
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Don't tempt me Andy, the ladder wasn't planned either from the beginning 😄😄
1 April 2021, 20:44
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Ladder is excellent, as comrades above have already mentioned, lack of perforation and semi nakedness notwithstanding 👍
1 April 2021, 23:04
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Hello Mates, Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but I am desperately waiting for some diorama figures to arrive in the mail. The post of Mother Russia is awfully slow these days. At the latest next winter the diorama will be finished, I promise😄
6 May 2021, 18:46
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That is a truely breathtaking piece of work. NMF at its best, fantastic attention to detail
in every respect 👍
6 May 2021, 19:09
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Love you work and dedication to the project. Nice ideas and it'll be a sight when it's done. I'm late to the show but now I'm here following the home stretch!
6 May 2021, 19:20
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Thx mates. Urban, you are far from late to the show. The project is still in progress! Still waiting for a parcel from Mother Russia with figures for the dio.
31 May 2021, 10:54
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I can not believe two years have passed but I finally made the last pictures and can show the completion of this project!
21 March 2023, 09:22
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I have no words for the superlatives of your skills and the diorama. Hats off! 👌👌👌
22 March 2023, 10:52
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Are unique! Thanks for the good description of the snow. The selection of figures is very cool. I also suffer from a lack of the right people, that's why I regularly don't even think about whether I'm putting dagi at all.
22 March 2023, 11:55
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thx mates!
@Bernd: I wouldn't go that far calling my skills "superlative", but I am flattered, very kind of you 😄
@DerMattes: the ladder was quite a bit of work but it was worth it in the end and I also like the result, thanks!
@Живко: it was surprisingly hard to find proper figures, like I said they were from many different sets and had to be modified to fit the dio and my ideas
22 March 2023, 19:07
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Very impressive build. The scratchbuild detail looks great as do the snow effects.
23 March 2023, 10:58
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Thx Vincent! I broadened my horizon with this project and am too quite happy with the result. Final pictures following
23 March 2023, 19:58
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Final reveal guys, tell me what you think. All kinds of criticism please, positive or negative 👍
25 March 2023, 11:44
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Very nicely done!
Again makes me want to build this NMF giant, too!
25 March 2023, 12:01
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Well I remember our discussions a few years ago whilst you were building/correcting your Trumpeter kit and I was doing mine. It's great to see the enhancements made by the diorama and support vehicles.
Outstanding!!
25 March 2023, 12:03
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Outstanding work Alex. The tarmac looks a bit too new, that's the only thing that jumped out at me. The models are done to perfection, I love the figure work as well 👍
25 March 2023, 12:34
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Speechless, I don't know where to start - from an unusual plane topic and the superb construction of what seems to be a difficult and inaccurate kit, to the detailed and lively looking diorama with great snow effects!
👍👍👍
If you want some 'negative' criticism too, then I could think of only two things:
1) perhaps the snow could be more colorful in some areas. Maybe something like oil/fuel staining, or anything to make it a bit more interesing. Perhaps also some areas where the snow melted, only to freeze again to form a mixture of snow and ice
2) maybe also some snow or ice on the plane itself, at least in areas where its hard to remove it
But those are very nitpicky and minor things that might also be subjective. In any case, this is definitely an eye catcher!
25 March 2023, 13:51
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So. I said a bit above that I admire the choice of figures. The plane is very good. I can't make one. The staircase is unique. The concrete looks very clean. There are no signs of wear, and in the north the conditions are harsh and destroy it a lot. I would do it in patches. The snow is very white. If we assume that the moment is shortly after snowfall, it happens. But there is one but. Then there should be no old snow in front of the plane. If I have old snow somewhere, it should be at least a little dirty. The truck is very clean. Russian military equipment, even new, is not that clean. The one that stays in the garages and is taken out once a year too. In addition, during the winter, military equipment is not cleaned as often. Yes, it is not muddy, but there is a lot of sand on it from the roads. You wanted criticism, that's from me and my experience with snow and military trucks.
However, this does not mean that the work is bad. I admire her.
25 March 2023, 21:18
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Thx guys for the replies, was interesting to hear different opinions! Truck is definitely too clean!
30 March 2023, 13:09
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Thx a lot mates, that was a challenging but fun project. Went definitely beyond my comfort zone. Many new techniques were learned and applied
4 May 2023, 09:41
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Awesome diorama! All the parts are just excellent and the stepladder is cherry on the top 🙂 Enjoyed your comments below the pictures too 😄
22 July 2023, 18:15
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On picture 7: "Wheel profile is not great, not terrible. A solid 3.6/10". Ahaha I see what you did there!
13 September 2023, 07:40
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Good eye Davide 😉 Glad someone got the reference or is at least reading my scribbling 😄
13 September 2023, 10:56
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Brilliant. The truck is my favorite part. Or the platform. Or the snow. Well, the plane isn´t bad either...
13 September 2023, 21:35
Album info
The finished Tu-128 will be a part of a little snowy diorama with an airfield service vehicle.
WIP of the plane:
Part 1 - Soviet Heavy Metal - Tupolev Tu-128M Heavy Interceptor WIP | Album by Alex G. (1:72)