Western Canadian Regional Model Contest (2012)
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Benevolens Magister
I agree with you Matt. Given that the paras are putting on cam cream, and have their parachutes on, this would suggest that it's close to 'wheels off'. In which case, any weapon or item going with them, which wasn't being carried as personal kit, would be packed and 'chuted, either as 'door bundles', or as under-slung pannier loads, to be dropped with the stick.
A para would also never leave his reserve 'chute stuffed among other items on the ground, or with a weapon, or anything else, lying on it or across it, and certainly nowhere near fuel or oil!
I've also juts noticed that the cargo door, and the crew door, are lined - something I've never seen on a para-drop C-47, either from WW2, or post war, and the internal colour of the door, and all the artwork, suggests the modeller had based the model itself on what he or she has seen on a present day example. The interior, and doors, were normally bare, painted metal, in Bronze Green or Interior Green. The entry ladder also looks like a post war modification of the standard issue C-47 step, part of the aircraft's equipment. These were sometimes extended for civilian use, as it was quite a height from ground level to the first step, but of course there might have Been the odd military exception.
Finally, after all the effort in assembling the diorama, which is perhaps a little crowded for the size of the base, the modeller doesn't appear to have added any antenna wires to the upper fuselage, or between the pitot and beam approach antenna beneath the nose.
And before anyone has a go at me for criticising - I'm not.
I like the diorama for what the modeller has tried to achieve, these are just my observations, with a little background experience to support my views!
A para would also never leave his reserve 'chute stuffed among other items on the ground, or with a weapon, or anything else, lying on it or across it, and certainly nowhere near fuel or oil!
I've also juts noticed that the cargo door, and the crew door, are lined - something I've never seen on a para-drop C-47, either from WW2, or post war, and the internal colour of the door, and all the artwork, suggests the modeller had based the model itself on what he or she has seen on a present day example. The interior, and doors, were normally bare, painted metal, in Bronze Green or Interior Green. The entry ladder also looks like a post war modification of the standard issue C-47 step, part of the aircraft's equipment. These were sometimes extended for civilian use, as it was quite a height from ground level to the first step, but of course there might have Been the odd military exception.
Finally, after all the effort in assembling the diorama, which is perhaps a little crowded for the size of the base, the modeller doesn't appear to have added any antenna wires to the upper fuselage, or between the pitot and beam approach antenna beneath the nose.
And before anyone has a go at me for criticising - I'm not.
I like the diorama for what the modeller has tried to achieve, these are just my observations, with a little background experience to support my views!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
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Benevolens Magister
Nice one !
Good one!
Catch22
Major
That one was very sharp.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
I think the guy got several special awards too.
Love the Mistel, got 2 myself....
Migrant
Senior Airman
That Mistel looks really nice. Andy, do you know who the builder is?
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Crimea_River
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Benevolens Magister
Wow!
If that's the 1/48th scale kit then:-
a) It's bleedin' huge! (over 33 inch span)
B) Very impressive
and
c) How the **** did he do that colour scheme!!
Personally, I'm not too keen on the scheme, but it's exceptionally well done, and a very nice model.
If that's the 1/48th scale kit then:-
a) It's bleedin' huge! (over 33 inch span)
B) Very impressive
and
c) How the **** did he do that colour scheme!!
Personally, I'm not too keen on the scheme, but it's exceptionally well done, and a very nice model.
Migrant
Senior Airman
Thanks for the close-ups of the Herc, Andy, that's the first time I've seen the camo application 'up-close' – very impressive. I suspect Paul (Holmes) also re-scribed the entire kit as I believe it comes with raised surface detail.
that is some paint job on the Herc !!!!
love the Mistal as well
love the Mistal as well
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Benevolens Magister
Just came back for another look. Where the heck would you start, to mask and paint that scheme?! Got me dizzy just thinking about it.
Looking forward to seeing that Mitchell II in the background, if you got any pics Andy.
Looking forward to seeing that Mitchell II in the background, if you got any pics Andy.
Catch22
Major
That was an impressive build. As a side note, Terry I'm going to finally try and repack that Herc today.
Excellent! That scheme is really great work.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
I swear to God if that digital camo scheme becomes the norm, modern 1/48th and lesser size scales will become obsolete for modern aircraft. How the EFF did that guy do that. In my eyes, he wins the Regional Meet hands down.
I should close the thread.
I should close the thread.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
i like that, hope to do a similar scheme for my B-25
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Wow, and I thought my Viggen's paint masking was a real "femalous caninus"!
