Darned it I cant believe that ROV! Fantastic, just fantastic! You really are “Model Crazy.”
LOL thanks guys.
I took some pictures of the finished build tonight, but I was completely unhappy with the sea life I added. There was too much contrast with the dark color of the ship, and the scale was way off. I removed them but need to go back over the places where they were and repaint. I also waited too long to take the pictures and it was too dark for the camera to focus.
Anyway, I will take some new ones tomorrow.
Steve
No sea life! Remember the point of a diorama is to tell a story. In this case you’ve chosen the discovery of the wreck.
Good that, and do not let your audience have their attention waver.
I’d consider spraying a little black on the areas not in the vicinity of the ROV.
The big Aha! moment…
This is a really fine thing you’ve done.
This is so incredibly cool. You’ve done a masterful job.
Hey !
Don’t forget , at that depth except for what you already have , there ain’t much in visible plant life to see , just the normal pile of lichens ( underwater types ) and rusticles . Don’t go putting a shark in there or sumpin .You have it nailed .
Thanks for the vote of confidence guys. I was very unhappy with the sea life, and in 1/350 scale, the tiny creatures I was attaching would have been anywhere from 4 to 6 feet tall. I’m going to do some minor fixes and take some better shots tonight. I have a better idea for lighting as well.
And no TB, I’m not putting a shark in there at 3000 + feet. Now a Sperm Whale…[*-)] Just kidding.
I wish I had kept my best (fair) picture from last night to at least show you something, but I deleted them all.
Ah , Well ;
I got the feeling you won’t let us down though . P.S. Whale Sharks can go down to 2000 ft they think !
Here it is.
I’m going with these pictures.
There’s a lot of them so you may want some some popcorn.
This is what it looks like without the “special effects”
Steve
Well that gave me the goosebumps. Absolutely convincing. This could be used for movie ala Titanic.
This is incredible stuff. Way over on the art side! Very very well done!
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Thank you so much guys!!!
And thanks go to Tanker Builder for the idea of a ship in trouble.
Impressive, must impressive!!
Congratulations on completing your build, Steve. Thanks for taking all of us along on the ride with you - it’s been a lot of fun watching this all come together!
Very interesting build,great idea.
Absolutely fantastic Steve!!! Love everything about what you’ve done here!
Get together with Gamera and see if he will accept her in the Japanese GB. Absolutely stunning pics and work on all the damage.
Bravo!!! [Y][Y][Y] Excellent photography too, truly captured the mood.
This has been a joy to watch, and I must say I’ve looked forward to seeing what you’ve been up to each morning with my coffee. Thanks for the WIP, Steve.
Now all you need to do is build a specially lit darkroom to display it in. [:P]
[Y][Y][t$t] Well done!
Lol, great idea but Steve is already cross-posting his work on both threads [;)]