Here are a few pics of my recent diorama. Still working on a few details. Will post more pics soon.
Damn! Thats sweet![tup]
Just wanted to add a little more to my previous post as I was in a hurry getting ready for work when I did the first one. The kit used was a 1/35th scale all resin command boat made by Masterpiece Models. I bought the kit at a show back in April and have been working on it off and on over the months. I am about 80% done with it (always room for improvemnt). I did, however, take the diorama to a local model show this past weekend and received a 1st place award for ship diorama and the People’s Choice Award. By the way this was my first attempt at using water effects on a diorama this large. A lot easier than I thought.
Looks great. I have been planning on converting a LCM(3) into an LCM(6) to build a Monitor or ATC(H) myself. Yours looks great. How was the Masterpiece Models kit? I conversed with Jack Ciricco when he was working on the masters for them.
The kit went together like a charm. The only thing I did replace was the upper hull bar armor. The resin pieces used to make the bar armor was not that great so I used styrene plastic rod for this. It was time consuming, but well worth it.
This is a superb dio, I like the atmosphere. The water looks simply awesome, very realistic. And unusual subject.
Fantastic job. yes, water looks like a success. Nice work! SteveM
As has been said, your water is amazing, especially for a first try. One look at your dio, and Im dying to try water effects. Also, I love your backdrop, if thats what it is, of the sunset. It puts a lot more atmoshpere in the scene.
Thanks for all the great comments. Will hopefully be adding a few more pics soon.
simply magnifico!
Great work, something very interesting to look at. Can you maybe elaborate on how you created the water.
The water is a two part epoxy resin that I bought at Home Depot. I added a couple of drops of paint to give it some color. Once it was poured and dried I used Woodland Scenics “Water Effects” to create the water ripples. It was pretty easy to do.
Very nice ! [tup]
incredible great job!
Great work. There is not enough of this subject around. Although I can appreciate the work involved with dioramas, I am glad someone is modeling subjects other than the second world war. It was over 7 years before I was born and talking about it with my grandkids—well they look at me like I am talking about ancient history. Know where I can get a line on a 1/35th scale Swift Boat?
Sorry, none out there. About the only 1/35 Riverine Force boats are the Tamiya PBR and some resin kits by Brown Water Enterprises. Jack Ciricco there did a Swift boat in 1/35. There were a few others from companies such as Nimix and Viking, but they are both long out of production. I just recently scored an old Viking Monitor myself. What a find. I can’t wait to get started. Other than that, you hav eto scratch/convert them from LMC(3) kits for the monitors and ATCs. Good luck.
Great dio,congratulations,Ilike it a lot
Pedro
Great job, beautiful water. Love the subject cuz im Vietnamese my self
Would really like to know the name of the two part epoxy from Home Depot. Working on a Pibber and looking on easy water. Did you cut the hull