hi i will start my post by saying i’m a french canadian and excuse me for my poor English. now this is my projet the dio will be 48"long by 16" wide at 1/35 it will show a ship at dock in background and some action at the dock radar, vehicle and a warehouse i start with some cnc work 
after 1300 holes an 800 shape took 3 hours to dothe work 
and i starded the scrach of the radar 
the ship at 1/35 woud be 24’ long by 3’ wide and 5’ hight the ship is made of stryene .20 and .40 and the deck is balza 
the work is done on the ship the only thing left to do is the interior of control cabin and the paint i stil wating for the gun 
i stared some figure during the time i could not work on the ship 
this week a stared the convertion of a cargo truck into a crain 
here a picture of acran a based on my built 
work done i stated the paint 
to be continued soon
HOLY $%@$! I couldnt finish my exact expression as I would probably be kicked off the forums. But, WOW!!! That is awesome work! Looking forward to seeing the rest of this project!
Hello!
The project is very cool, but also kinda scary because of it’s sheer size. I admire your enthusiasm! How long did it take you to build it all? You have to watch one thing, though - you’re putting a lot of work into this one, so I’d like to point out some minor things that you might want to reconsider to make this even better. Like putting finer chain in line with the railing - this one looks mighty heavy here:
A finer chain here would improve the looks a lot. The wiring above the “door” would need attention too - you know, little things like that. But those are easy to miss among the huge amount of work you have on your hands. That’s why most people shy away from projects this large - or tackle them in groups.
I’d also like to comment on the truck - IMO the chassis is much too light for that crane - it’s only capable of 2,5 tons (OK, 5 tons on paved roads). The truck in the photo looks more like 5 tons or even 10 tons truck. A straight 2,5 tons GMC in nice Navy gray would look better here.
Anyhow, I’d like to congratulate you on your creativity and energy, and I wish you good luck finishing your work, thanks a lot for sharing andhave a nice day
Paweł
Oh my!
I’m having trouble adding detail to a 1/32 aircraft engine. Your ambition makes me feel petty.
It does look awesome. Great job on a really ambitious project.
I agree on the crane truck. The crane in the picture is based on a White 666 (6 ton, 6x6 drive) truck. The 2 1/2 ton CCKW truck would buckle under the weight of the crane and cargo load. There is a 1/35 model of the White 666 by Hobby Boss if you want to redo it.
I do have one question. This project is beyond anything I have done and is looking real good, but there is something I am curious about. It appears to be set in WWII, judging by the ship and truck. Admittedly I don’t know much about warships as my area is mostly aircraft and A.F. police vehicles, but aren’t the boats on the sides of the turrets too modern? We used to have a supply point in my home town for storage of WWII equipment until they could be disposed of. Included was a great number of rafts like you would see on ships. The ones you are using appear to be some type of Zodiac boat, not a life raft. Do I have it wrong? Like I said, it really isn’t my area, to me it just doesn’t look right.
Yes, they should actually be a full oval with a mesh bottom
Epic!
No words…
Wow!!!
Mon Dieu! Formidable!
That now exhausts my last remaining memory cells of community college French…
I’m very impressed, too, astounding work so far. I do need to ask to clarify, though–this isn’t a depiction of action during the Japanese attack, but rather, a Iowa-class battleship docked, with activity on the dock alongside, right?
Those rafts would be about 4’ x 8’ and 10-12" thick, and not the 5 x 18 x 2.5’ dimensions of a Zodiac.
You need to hunt up a mesh that’s right at 3/32" on center, to represent the netting used on the foredeck lifelines of many US warships of the time. There probably ought to be a paravane lashed to the bulkhead under the B turret (this would not appear in the post-WWII line drawing of Iowa-class battleship you used.
Still an incredible work so far.
Sweet greasy weasels!! That’s amazing!
hi tkank for your comments. I agree with you for the life baot on the ship i probably re do it ,for the crain probabely the truck is not srong in-off for support a the crain but i wont change it.the dio still on work i have made some progress to be continue
This is truly remarkable work. You must be fabricating a lot of these pieces. I would really like to know how you are making some of these. When you added the Japanese fighter, it certainly changed my perception of the diorama, though. I would think if a Japanese plane were buzzing the port, the people would be in different activities. For example, I doubt a sailor would still be sweeping the deck. Aside from these kinds of questions with the addition of the attack theme, I am truly amazed at what you are accomplishing. Congratulations!
Incredible work! Are you a professional model maker?
ho no i’m just a guy who do this thing in his basement
hi i remade the lifebaot this weekend
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about the action of people on the ship and at the dock.
it’s normal that all of them wont see the plane at the same time because of the noise around,
and if the plane come from your back when you see it it will be over your head. here you can see where the noise is comming from
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and i recive the last peice missing last week it’s already paint it only left the weathering to do
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now i have to do the interior of the radar and finish all the painting before the final assembly
hi afer almost a year and 900 hours of work the dio is finish.
