Author Topic: "Uhu" Diorama Complete (Read 11902 times)

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

Greif · « **Reply #1 on:** 29 Dec , 2010, 12:08 »

A few more photos.

Greif · « **Reply #2 on:** 29 Dec , 2010, 12:13 »

And the last few pictures!

TRM · « **Reply #3 on:** 29 Dec , 2010, 12:50 »

Amazing work!

Congratulations!

NZSnowman · « **Reply #4 on:** 29 Dec , 2010, 17:43 »

It fantastic!!!

bracco_n · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Dec , 2010, 08:01 »

magnificent job Erneste! I like it a lot!

Pepper-mint · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Dec , 2010, 11:18 »

Congrats Ernest, you did a wonderful composition !

Very very nice !!!

dougie47 · « **Reply #7 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

Greif · « **Reply #8 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

rabapla · « **Reply #9 on:** 31 Dec , 2010, 06:14 »

sehr

dougie47 · « **Reply #10 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

Greif · « **Reply #11 on:** 01 Jan , 2011, 02:56 »

Vielen Dank, Ralf und Gutes Neues Jahr!

Ernest

Quote from: rabapla on 31 Dec , 2010, 06:14

sehr

Rokket · « **Reply #12 on:** 02 Jan , 2011, 01:28 »

fantabulous awesome dio, very well done. LOVE IT! Entering in contests?

Rokket · « **Reply #13 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

Greif · « **Reply #14 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

Quote from: 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

Rokket · « **Reply #15 on:** 07 Jan , 2011, 17:01 »

Again, awesome stuff. Very creative and well executed!

NZSnowman · « **Reply #16 on:** 08 Jan , 2011, 14:57 »

Quote from: 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

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.

dougie47 · « **Reply #17 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

Mr. Bill · « **Reply #18 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

Greif · « **Reply #19 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

Quote from: 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

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