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                        Vietnam Riverine Forces

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                        theranddav
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Vietnam Riverine Forces
                        Posted by theranddav on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 11:55 AM

                        Here are a few pics of my recent diorama. Still working on a few details. Will post more pics soon.

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 12:03 PM
                        Damn! Thats sweet!Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        theranddav
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by theranddav on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:37 PM
                        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.
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                        HeavyArty
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:57 PM
                        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.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        theranddav
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by theranddav on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 3:07 PM
                        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.
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                        Yann Solo
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
                        Posted by Yann Solo on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 3:11 PM
                        This is a superb dio, I like the atmosphere.  The water looks simply awesome, very realistic.  And unusual subject.
                        No matter where you go ....... there you are.
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                        SteveM
                        • Member since
                          June 2006
                        • From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World
                        Posted by SteveM on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 3:56 PM
                        Fantastic job. yes, water looks like a success. Nice work!

                        SteveM

                        Steve M.

                        On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio

                         

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                        IanIsBored2000
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                          August 2006
                        • From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont
                        Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 4:37 PM
                        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.
                        "Scanlon: work your knobby hands on the table in front of you, constructing a make-beleive bomb to blow up a make-beleive world."
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                        theranddav
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by theranddav on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 8:05 PM
                        Thanks for all the great comments. Will hopefully be adding a few more pics soon.
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                        m1garand
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Somewhere over the rainbow
                        Posted by m1garand on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:52 AM
                        simply magnifico!
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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 11:20 AM
                        Great work, something very interesting to look at. Can you maybe elaborate on how you created the water.
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                        theranddav
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by theranddav on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 11:29 AM
                        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.
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                        Shellback
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Right Side of a Left State
                        Posted by Shellback on Friday, October 6, 2006 9:57 PM
                        Very nice ! Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        kenny_conklin
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                          May 2003
                        • From: Staten Island, New York
                        Posted by kenny_conklin on Friday, October 6, 2006 11:06 PM
                        incredible great job!
                        "Rakkasans Lead the Way!"
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 3, 2006 9:57 AM
                        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?
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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, December 3, 2006 12:08 PM

                         flyingbear wrote:
                        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.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        madspaniard
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Portugal
                        Posted by madspaniard on Sunday, December 3, 2006 5:29 PM

                        Great dio,congratulations,Ilike it a lot

                        Pedro

                        Fw 190 A-3 Richtofen JG
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 4, 2006 4:16 PM
                        Great job, beautiful water.  Love the subject cuz im Vietnamese my self
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                        seal12
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: pawtucket R I
                        Posted by seal12 on Monday, January 15, 2007 12:51 PM
                        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
                        Jim Hayman
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