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just finished my falklands diorama. hms fearless, hms bacchante and hms active. anybody wanna see?
hms fearless diorama
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Like you need to ask!
welcome to the forum and get those pictures posted!!! LOL
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welcome to the forum and get those pictures posted!!! LOL
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Hi!
Well... We are two now!
You need more people to post the pictures..?
Well... We are two now!
You need more people to post the pictures..?
NO
Just kidding bring it on
Just kidding bring it on
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hms fearless being escorted by hms bacchante and hms active. i mounted it on clear perspex and made the sea from decorators filler , painted and finished with pva. the home made engraving is my first attempt with a dremel and it looks naff but thats why i love modelling...try different techniques, and anyway, at the end of the day its great fun. Rob.
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Nice one Rob. they look good. I have been faffing with silicone sealant for water effects, Ron on here has some superb water effects using sealant and other mediums. I like these top work.
This thread shows my 1/144 zero and landing craft dio with silicone used for water, may give you some ideas if you decide to have a crack at a other. http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/small-1-144-landing-craft-and-zero-dio.19831/
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This thread shows my 1/144 zero and landing craft dio with silicone used for water, may give you some ideas if you decide to have a crack at a other. http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/small-1-144-landing-craft-and-zero-dio.19831/
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thanks si. i just started using mod podge as well. that gives a good sea effect. ive learnt that less is more when using silicone , as you can see by the out of scale waves on my hms kent diorama
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It is a art form forming waves, many a time mine have...well...lets just say they haven't worked lol. What do you use to create the waves? I use stiff bristled brushes, the back of a teaspoon for smoothing and wave forming with the tip for creating peaks, also use toothpicks/cocktail sticks for flicking up sides of boats etc.\ said:
Looking good Rob, like you say, we are all on a learning curve.
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Welcome to the forum Rob!
Lovely diorama!!
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Lovely diorama!!
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thanks folks.its lovely to share thoughts and techniques with other modellers. ive always wanted to join a modellers club but ive no confidence in my skill. i think it puts me off when i see people spending hours sawing and sanding bits off just to replace them with photo etch that basically looks the same as the kit part. to me, its all about fun and taking part in a relaxing hobby thats relatively cheap. yes, iwant my models to look authentic but not to the point where im researching rivet sizes on a ships door! anyway.... great forum and i look forward to hearing from all of you. kind regards Rob.
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Modelling comes in various guises.
The hobby modeller: this modeller likes to build OTB, no faffing, basic prep work, glue, paint, decals, done. Build time be could hours or days.
Semi-pro modeller: this modeller spends time researching the model and variants, prep work involves full clean off, filing or even adding items, fit lines will be filled and smoothed, paint will a combination of spray and brush, highlights added, build time can run into weeks.
Pro-modeller: this modeller will spend ages researching the model, prep is as in the semi-modeller but parts could be scratch made to a high degree of quality and accuracy, paint will spray using a pro-sprayer with various nozzles, highlighting will be subtle but could be over 10 washes with wipe ons and offs, the paint will be 99% match for the piece, even having paint mixed up in necessary. Build time could be months.
Most people fall in-between the first and second with cracking results with the exceptional few in the last section. This is what makes this site what it is, various levels of workmanship, even a newbie can offer something to the 'forum-table' regarding a method or technique. We all work at different levels, I have been making models for years but still consider my work poor to okay regarding the standards I have seen on here and elsewhere-I know that isn't true, but we are all our worst critic. This is why we are here, to learn and admire and...hopefully...get better.
I think Rob your models and dio's are just fine the way they are and if you learn something that you can add to enhance them then great, if not, who cares, you are building for you and that is all that matters. If you enjoy making models and they give you happiness then we are all behind anyone that wants to join in on this forum.
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The hobby modeller: this modeller likes to build OTB, no faffing, basic prep work, glue, paint, decals, done. Build time be could hours or days.
Semi-pro modeller: this modeller spends time researching the model and variants, prep work involves full clean off, filing or even adding items, fit lines will be filled and smoothed, paint will a combination of spray and brush, highlights added, build time can run into weeks.
Pro-modeller: this modeller will spend ages researching the model, prep is as in the semi-modeller but parts could be scratch made to a high degree of quality and accuracy, paint will spray using a pro-sprayer with various nozzles, highlighting will be subtle but could be over 10 washes with wipe ons and offs, the paint will be 99% match for the piece, even having paint mixed up in necessary. Build time could be months.
Most people fall in-between the first and second with cracking results with the exceptional few in the last section. This is what makes this site what it is, various levels of workmanship, even a newbie can offer something to the 'forum-table' regarding a method or technique. We all work at different levels, I have been making models for years but still consider my work poor to okay regarding the standards I have seen on here and elsewhere-I know that isn't true, but we are all our worst critic. This is why we are here, to learn and admire and...hopefully...get better.
I think Rob your models and dio's are just fine the way they are and if you learn something that you can add to enhance them then great, if not, who cares, you are building for you and that is all that matters. If you enjoy making models and they give you happiness then we are all behind anyone that wants to join in on this forum.
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si, thats a fantastic answer mate. i feel a whole lot better about where i rate my work and why i do it. your answer has just hit the nail on the head. you should have been a counsellor mate.
many thanks Rob.
many thanks Rob.
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LOL, glad it helped. Sometimes we see our models and think they're rubbish and dare not show them to others even though we want to join a forum and learn etc. Nonsense and rubbish mate, we all started somewhere and had to learn, either the hard way or via forums like this getting good advice and techniques, I for one and probably many others like your work-sometimes even a basic model and dio can give better results than a dio that has been planned too well. Keep up the great models Rob, look forward to seeing more from you mate.\ said:
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Great one Rob nicely done. Just finished reading Admiral Woodward's book about the Falklands & Fearless appeared numerous times together with her sister ship Intrepid.
Great read is Commander Clapp's book. He was on the Fearless in charge of the invasion landing. Very nice ship went on her in Portsmouth on a Navy open day years ago. It was an enormous thing. Only Invincible & Hermes were larger of the Naval boats.
A nice model of a great ship Rob.
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Great read is Commander Clapp's book. He was on the Fearless in charge of the invasion landing. Very nice ship went on her in Portsmouth on a Navy open day years ago. It was an enormous thing. Only Invincible & Hermes were larger of the Naval boats.
A nice model of a great ship Rob.
Laurie