P-47 'Bridge Buster', 1/48th scale, 9th Air Force Diorama.

[Airframes]

I've finally got it finished.
A small amount of extra vegetation has been added to the base, in the form of long grass 'clumps' and weeds, and the 'set dressing' has been collected, assembled and painted.
These include the bomb-loading trolley, and two un-fused bombs, ready for the next mission, lying on logs, plus a damaged wheel and tyre, without its wheel cover, with a jack, jack handle and hammer, lying against, and on, some wooden cases, with a can of axle grease and a jerry can.
The two figures had some slight improvements made, and a little re-touching, and a suitable decal was added to the fire extinguisher.
The first few pics show the base and 'set dressing', whilst the remainder show the complete diorama, with the Crew Chief signalling the pilot 'Clear to Start', and the Assistant Crew Chief standing by with the fire extinguisher.
I'm intending to take some 'proper' pictures with the Nikon DSLR, once I get back from Elvington later this week, so I'll post these in a separate thread.
Thanks once again for all your support, encouragement and compliments during the course of this project which, although it didn't turn out perfect, due to the paint and clear coat problems, looks acceptable enough to the naked eye.

 

[fubar57]

That looks fantastic Terry. It was a pleasure watching this unfold.

Geo

 

[Airframes]

Thanks very much George, glad you like it. I'm planning a similar one, with a Typhoon, at some point in the future.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Terry, that is brilliant my friend, I bow to your superior skills.

 

[Crimea_River]

That's a real work of art there Terry. Excellent work. Should there maybe be some chocks for the wheels?

 

[Airframes]

Thanks very much chaps.
Andy, I considered putting chocks in front of the wheels, with another ground crew figure 'standing by' to pull them away.
But, having looked at many photos, there were actually very few showing chocks (apart from parked aircraft on concrete/tarmac). I still considered it though, but decided against it, in order not to make the scene too cluttered - had the base been larger, I would have probably added them and the figure, along with more 'servicing items' and spare drop tanks etc.

 

[Lucky13]

Excellent work old boy!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks awfully old chap !

 

[T Bolt]

Excellent job there Terry. The flat tire is a really nice touch.

 

[GingahNinja]

Looks great. That black and white photo with the crew chief in the foreground is beautifully taken I might add.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks very much indeed, Glenn and GN, and thanks for the compliments re the B&W photo. It lacks depth of field, as I was using my little Fuji 'bridge' camera, but I intend to take some 'proper' photos, with my Nikon DSLR, so the 'Crew Chief' should be in focus next time!
Eventually, I want to blend the 'scene' into a real airfield background, which will hopefully look similar to the tree line where the dispersal points were at the Headcorn ALG, and I'm hoping to get some suitable shots across the airfield at Elvington on Thursday.

 

[Wurger]

Excellent work and nothing more to say.

 

[Airframes]

Thank you my friend!

 

[ozhawk40]

Absolutely brilliant Terry, great work start to finish, and i've enjoyed watching it progress.

Cheers

Peter

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Peter, glad you've enjoyed it - and I'm glad it's got me back into the swing, even if it did hurt a bit!

 

[Crimea_River]

So, what's the next project?

 

[Catch22]

Awesome finished product Terry!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Terry, that is a real stunner! Well done sir, well done!

 

[Tony Hill]

Absolutely stunning work mate!

 

[rochie]

Hmmm could of sworn I posted in here yesterday !

Anyway, looks brilliant Dogsbody