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AIR => LUFTWAFFE => Topic started by: Greif on 29 Dec , 2010, 12:07

Title: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 29 Dec , 2010, 12:07
Finished the Heinkel He 219 diorama an hour or so ago.  The scene depicts the port engine being replaced on Leutnant Heinz Str
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 29 Dec , 2010, 12:08
A few more photos.

(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/361/dio6.jpg)
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7863/dio5u.jpg)
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6159/dio4.jpg)
(http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9682/dio2.jpg)
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 29 Dec , 2010, 12:13
And the last few pictures!  :)

(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6415/dio1.jpg)
(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9999/damagedeng.jpg)
(http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1452/dio3.jpg)
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: TRM on 29 Dec , 2010, 12:50
Amazing work!  :o Congratulations!
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: NZSnowman on 29 Dec , 2010, 17:43
It fantastic!!!
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: bracco_n on 30 Dec , 2010, 08:01
magnificent job Erneste! I like it a lot!
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Pepper-mint on 30 Dec , 2010, 11:18
Congrats Ernest, you did a wonderful composition !  :o Very very nice !!!
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Post by: dougie47 on 30 Dec , 2010, 13:01
Hi Ernest,

Wonderful job on the He 219 and the diorama. Love the engine!

I can't recall if I asked you this before. Is your forum name "Grief" - does that come from the Heinkel 177 Grief? I know MPM made a 48th He 177 which would make a nice model.

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 31 Dec , 2010, 01:10
Thanks for the kind comments guys.  This one turned out pretty well, though, as always, there are a few mistakes here and there.

Dougie, my forum name is german for the mythical Griffin.  One of its uses in heraldry is to represent military courage and leadership.  Being both a retired soldier and of german stock I thought it was a pretty neat way to combine the two.

Ernest   
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: rabapla on 31 Dec , 2010, 06:14
sehr
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: dougie47 on 31 Dec , 2010, 11:10
Hi Ernest,

That's a good choice for your forum name. I wish I'd put some thought into mine - it is just my name and my favourite boat (U 47) :)

Have a good New Year,

Dougie
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 01 Jan , 2011, 02:56
Vielen Dank, Ralf und Gutes Neues Jahr!

Ernest 

sehr
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Rokket on 02 Jan , 2011, 01:28
fantabulous awesome dio, very well done. LOVE IT! Entering in contests?
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Rokket on 02 Jan , 2011, 01:32
3 things -

Ladder - it looks good, nice to see it there. Makes it real. (If I dug and dug for things to find..could it be dirtier and abused? worn treads?

Concrete - love the angle (that you have take a "slice" at an angle and placed it on the wooden base)

Antennas - can you imagine flying with that many large aerials and tubing things sticking about? It would be a distraction!

Beautiful, fantubulous job
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 04 Jan , 2011, 23:51
Hi Wink, thanks for the comments! 

Ladder:  Good eye concerning the ladder.  I could do a bit more work on it to give it a more used look.

Base:  I used a scriber to cut grooves into some Evergreen plastic stock after I had glued it to the base.  FYI, if you ever plan to make your own hardstand using this technique, always scribe the grooves at an off angle because doing so at right angles looks very shabby.

Antennas:  Not to mention the performance hit caused by the drag. 

Ernest

3 things -

Ladder - it looks good, nice to see it there. Makes it real. (If I dug and dug for things to find..could it be dirtier and abused? worn treads?

Concrete - love the angle (that you have take a "slice" at an angle and placed it on the wooden base)

Antennas - can you imagine flying with that many large aerials and tubing things sticking about? It would be a distraction!

Beautiful, fantubulous job
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Post by: Rokket on 07 Jan , 2011, 17:01
Again, awesome stuff. Very creative and well executed!
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: NZSnowman on 08 Jan , 2011, 14:57
Hi Ernest,

That's a good choice for your forum name. I wish I'd put some thought into mine - it is just my name and my favourite boat (U 47) :)

Have a good New Year,

Dougie

Hi Dougie

I just pick up Enemy Submarine by Wolfgang Frank for $8 on a Internet-auction website :) Have you read it? Also just started reading The Royal Oak Disaster by Gerald Snyder.
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: dougie47 on 10 Jan , 2011, 13:51
Hi Simon,

$8 is a bargain for Enemy Sub, it is one of my favourite books. Wolfgang Frank was board U 47 for the boat's 9th patrol (just like Buchheim was on U 96). I'm halfway through writing a patrol history of U 47 using the KTBs - Franks' book has been very useful.

Snyder's book sheds light on a lot of the controversies that were brought about by Korganoff's "Phantom of Scapa Flow". Another excellent book is "Nightmare at Scapa Flow" by HJ Weaver, which cleared up the controversies very well.

Enjoy both books,

Dougie
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Mr. Bill on 11 Jan , 2011, 10:54
Hello Ernest,

I just now saw your photos and really enjoyed the diorama.  In particular, the clear canopy parts look very nice - are they kit parts or aftermarket?  How did you do the canopy frames?

Cheers,

Bill
Title: Re: "Uhu" Diorama Complete
Post by: Greif on 13 Jan , 2011, 05:12
Thanks for the compliment Bill.  The canopy is from the kit.  I dipped them in Future and let them dry on a paper towel to get the clarity.  I used Eduard Masks to mask the canopy before painting.  The masks are a great aftermarket item that saves alot of time and worry.

Ernest

Hello Ernest,

I just now saw your photos and really enjoyed the diorama.  In particular, the clear canopy parts look very nice - are they kit parts or aftermarket?  How did you do the canopy frames?

Cheers,

Bill