Dioramas I would like to build.

This one made the magazine. 1/8 scale resin model with lots of mods.

lewbud

John Belushi chasing the P-40 from 1941.

 

Seeing the referance to the Chinook reminded me of one i would like to do.

Tanker - Builder

Whad you say ?

   You want to do a cut-away of that ? Hmmmmmmmm. Let's see , my grandson's rocking horse is big enough . Note . Hey Bish ! What's with the flag and aircraft tail outline ? It takes up your whole space .

 

 

Sorry TB, i didn't realise it took up that much space. That was my tribute to the RAF on its 100th birthday. Took it down a few days ago.

PeterPan

Piccadilly Circus

 

Now that would be an interesting one.

Capture warships by cavalry

John Belushi chasing the P-40 from 1941.

ygmodeler4

 

CapnMac82

There's a widely-published (with wildly differing captions ) of a CH-46 Sea Knight  that has perched on the roof of a building with the nosewheel out over some abyss while troops transit the lowered rear ramp.  This would be a striking dio--if needing a huge foot print in 1/35 (pretty large in 1/48, too, come to cases).

 

 

 

 

 

The one I’m thinking of is a CH-47, but someone built one on this forum, can’t remember for the life of me who did it. 

Edit- found it, model has built it

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/16/t/128837.aspx?page=7

Unfortunately photobucket strikes again. It was a fantastic Dio you can still see if you click on the broken photobucket link will take you to the album, pics are still there. Thanks for reminding me of this build CapnMac

 

Saw another pic of a CH47 in Afganistan doing the same, hover over open space while the grunts unload on a rocky outcrop, from the ramp.

Now, I have seen models like that of mines.

Whad you say ?

   You want to do a cut-away of that ? Hmmmmmmmm. Let's see , my grandson's rocking horse is big enough . Note . Hey Bish ! What's with the flag and aircraft tail outline ? It takes up your whole space .

Yikes !

 That one would definitely have me in a funny room with padded walls and a jacket to keep me from harming myself ! !

 That would be like a firing squad . Eyes shot , Nerves shot , Fingers  shot , Olfactory senses shot , ad infinitum .

 But ! Whatta way to go out !

Piccadilly Circus

CapnMac82

There's a widely-published (with wildly differing captions ) of a CH-46 Sea Knight  that has perched on the roof of a building with the nosewheel out over some abyss while troops transit the lowered rear ramp.  This would be a striking dio--if needing a huge foot print in 1/35 (pretty large in 1/48, too, come to cases).

 

The one I’m thinking of is a CH-47, but someone built one on this forum, can’t remember for the life of me who did it. 

Edit- found it, model has built it

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/16/t/128837.aspx?page=7

Unfortunately photobucket strikes again. It was a fantastic Dio you can still see if you click on the broken photobucket link will take you to the album, pics are still there. Thanks for reminding me of this build CapnMac

keavdog

Cornfield Bomber

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornfield_Bomber

 

That was a great read, thanks John.

Cornfield Bomber

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornfield_Bomber

There's a widely-published (with wildly differing captions ) of a CH-46 Sea Knight  that has perched on the roof of a building with the nosewheel out over some abyss while troops transit the lowered rear ramp.  This would be a striking dio--if needing a huge foot print in 1/35 (pretty large in 1/48, too, come to cases).

lol. (strange that they don't have a laughing Emoticon).

Anyway, very true PFJN, unless it's the ant's perspective. 

PeterPan

THEM

 

+1

THEM

STOVK

 

7. Casablanca: Ricks Café Americana interior.

 

STOVK, if you order the DVD FSM did of their earlier issues, or can find a hard copy, Rick's was done in either the first or second issue if I recall correctly. It had a single figure of Bogey in his white dinner jacket smoking a cigarette. Should provide a good starting point.

I have several ideas for a dio, the only one I think I could pull off would be the salute between Waldo and Kessler at the end of The Great Waldo Pepper. There are some ideas in Bill Mauldin's Willy and Joe cartoons, but the easiest ones have been done to death. The one I'd like to do most is the end scene of the movie Wind with both 12 meters heeled over and making for the finish line. That would be a big dio in 1/35.  The hardest one would a scene from GI Combat, my favorite comic book growing up. My favorite story is I, Tank. Instead of being told from the crew's viewpoint, it is told from the tank's. The story starts with the Haunted Tank barely making it to the repair depot before a tread breaks and falls off. The story proceeds with the overhaul of the Haunted Tank as the crew is on leave. Towards the end, the Germans break through the lines and the Haunted Tank and crew are sent into battle on a tank transporter because there were no available treads at the depot. Just as the last round has been fired and things are looking bleak, Jeb, the commander realizes that a Calliope had been installed at the depot and fires it to save the day. It would be hard to pull off convincingly because unless you knew the story, people would wonder what was going on.

GMorrison

George Gay.

George Henry Gay, Jr, USNR.  Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College Class of 1940.
Commissioned in USNR (before actually graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering) September 1941.

After being recovered by PBR the day after Midway, and recuperating from injuries, he erved with VT-11 during the Guadalcanal campiagn.  After being awarded the Navy Cross, he was rotated stateside as a flight instructor.  He remained in the Naval Reserves until retiring in 1953.

He flew for TWA for thirty years, retiring in 1975.

Passed 21 September 1994.

He was a soft spoken man who spoke with quiet authority.  It was my privelge to meet him once.

GMorrison

  George Gay

Ens. George Henry Gay, Jr, USNR, Taxas Agricultural & Mechanical College Class of 1940.

Commissioned in USN (before actually graduating with a degreein Mechanical Engineering).

Reocvered the day after Midway by a PBY.  After recuperating from injuries, served with VT-11 through the Guadalcanal campaign.  Rotated stateside to become a flight instructor after award of Navy Cross.
Stayed in Naval Reserves until retiring in 1958.  Flew for TWA after the war, retiring after 30 years in 1975.  Passed 21 September 1994.

A soft-spoken man who spoke with quiet authority.  It was my privelege to meet him once.

OR

Pat,

That would look great.

Hi,

I just saw this photo this morning and thought it could make for an interesting diorama.

Pat

Royal Australian Air Force using hololens experiment with augmented reality.

George Gay.