A LITTLE AIR SUPPORT!!!!

RED · Post by **RED** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:21 pm

Hey yall---It was a nice day out today so I thought I would take a few dio pics!!!!Not much---just alittle air support from a 1:144 Hellcat!!!I took this dio in my driveway---just some grass clipping,sticks,dirt,sand,and a few well placed MARINES!!!I had the Hellcat on a small stick and brushed it out of the pic with a little help from photo editer!!!So there you have it---I might use some more of the 1:144 and 1:18 stuff together again later!!!!Hope yall like the pic!!!---RED--- [img][img]http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/456/yuw45uw4678u5bi.jpg[/img][/img]

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:24 pm

That is awesome

One of the first of our "non-professional" diorama pictures with a flying WWII plane. Great use of perspective with the 1:18 figures and the 1:144 plane!

You should have totally entered that 21c photo contest from way back when in 2005. You'd have probably won first place with some of your photos!

Post by **aferguson** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:37 pm

lol....love it.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:44 pm

That is incredible!!!!

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:13 pm

That is real cool.

I agree with what everyone else has said about it.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:56 pm

Really really cool! One of those reminders that some of the most realistic and impressive scenes still can count Mother Nature as part of the set design team

I love the use of the 1/144 plane!

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:28 am

Very nice use of forced perspective. I like the diorama and the use of simple materials. Well done.

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:29 am

Outstanding Red..

Unfortunately, now you've given me an excuse to get into 1/144..

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:36 pm

Great picture!!

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:42 pm

Red, very nice as always. The use of the two scales works very well to make a convincing photo/pic.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:52 pm

grunt1 wrote:Outstanding Red..

Unfortunately, now you've given me an excuse to get into 1/144..

I keep going on the theory that someday I am going to do a 1/6 display of figures displaying their 1/24 collections--using 1/144. And since the 1/144 collection keeps growing in bits and pieces, I better get moving before the 1/6 display starts looking like my house and office with 1/18!

RED · Post by **RED** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:27 pm

Hey yall---Thank yall very much---Iam glad yall like it!!!!Im pretty happy the way this pic came out!!! I have been thinking of doing some more dios with other scales with 1:18---I just have to figure out how and what kind out dio Im going to shoot for!!! Oh I wanted to tell yall that I pulled the landing gear off the Hellcat and put it back on in the closed/up position!!!I had to do a little sanding down of the tires so they would fit into the wheelwell---glued and now ready to give a little air support---as long as you dont need to land!!!

Again thank yall and thank yall for your feed back---I enjoy reading what yall post about my pics!!!!

---RED---

reedleyxd · Post by **reedleyxd** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:08 am

Very good use of perspective! Now if it could be in B/w..

RED · Post by **RED** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:09 pm

Hey yall---Thanks again---I have had a few members ask me about doing a few pics in B/W so maybe one day I might!!!! I just have always seen all the real pics of the war in B/W and have always thought what the real pics would look like in color!!!!So that is why all my pics are in color---I think it brings so much more to the picture!!!

---RED---

reedleyxd · Post by **reedleyxd** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:13 pm

It looks great! Just that with b/w it would look more period. What camera do you use?

MIGMADMAVIS · Post by **MIGMADMAVIS** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:39 pm

That looks great, you did an excellent job on that!!

tkjaer21 · Post by **tkjaer21** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:12 pm

That is a very nice diorama. Great job. I wish that I had little army men running around in my yard.

warhawker · Post by **warhawker** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:10 am

Red, did you have to modify the hellcat for raising the landing gear. I have not opened my 1/144 yet so see if they move.

RED · Post by **RED** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:13 am

Hey WARHAWKER---Yes I did and it was pretty easy to do!!! All I did was pull the landing gear out a sanding down the tire down a little so it would fit into the wheelwell and glued it in place!!!It is pretty easy to do---maybe a .30-.45 min custom to do!!!

---RED--- [img][img]http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/1913/frogbelly060904nk.jpg[/img]

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:17 am

That is one cool idea. thanks Red!

RED · Post by **RED** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:39 pm

No problem brother!!! Im going to do the Jap plane next and maybe have alittle dog fight dio next!!!!

---RED---

MIGMADMAVIS · Post by **MIGMADMAVIS** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:17 pm

that looks really cool, great job

good job on the hellcat!!

A LITTLE AIR SUPPORT!!!!

A LITTLE AIR SUPPORT!!!!

xd