C7A Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) I build mostly VNAF aircrafts and love to setup a simple diorama to show off my VNAF birds in their 'natural habitat' :) . Here are some of my works . Hope you will enjoy . VNAF C-45 Hobbycraft 1:72 VNAF T-6G Monogram 1:48 VNAF CH-47A Edited April 28, 2013 by C7A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) continue ... VNAF VIP C-47 Italeri 1:72 VNAF AC-47 Italeri 1:72 VNAF O-1 Bird Dog Airfix 1:72 Edited April 28, 2013 by C7A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Those are real nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 All of them great models!!!...my favourite of course the "bird dog"!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Excellent models, perfectly presented! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) Many thanks for the kind comments . Here are some more . Sorry about the picture quality, back then I did not own a very good camera . VNAF A-37B Academy 1/72 And here are some more recent ones VNAF B-57B Italeri 1/72 And here are some recent ones Edited April 28, 2013 by C7A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Von_L Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 WOW! Just saw these for the first time. Fantastic work. Very good photography. I am inspired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PHIL25102 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Nice job and very nice pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Korenwolf Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 They are very good! Your level of realism for 1/72 is excellent and the photo work is really well done. Would you like to tell us more about your photo and lighting techniques, and the construction of the backgrounds and bases? I used to live in Asia in the late 1960's so this is a subject that interests me greatly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 (edited) Many thanks for all of your kind comments . They are very good! Your level of realism for 1/72 is excellent and the photo work is really well done. Would you like to tell us more about your photo and lighting techniques, and the construction of the backgrounds and bases? I used to live in Asia in the late 1960's so this is a subject that interests me greatly. All of my flightline / runway shots were done outdoor in natural sun light . The background skyscape is real sky. Tarmac is a piece of mdf painted grey with some marking.The revetment is scratch built . The ground equipments are from Hasegawa kit . I can relate to what you were saying . sometimes when I looked through the camera view finder to take these pics. I often was reminded of my own happy childhood memories back in 'Nam :D Here is another one . Hope you will enjoy . Italeri 1/72 F-5A Edited June 5, 2013 by C7A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Very good job. My personal favorites were the O-1, A-37, and the Cammoflaged C-47. What did you use for the silver on your natural metal aircraft? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Thanks guys . Very good job. My personal favorites were the O-1, A-37, and the Cammoflaged C-47. What did you use for the silver on your natural metal aircraft? Sorry for late reply . I used mostly aluminum foil for my natural metal aircraft . I reckon nothing is more natural metal than real natural metal :)/> One of of my recent VNAF builds . This is Hobbyboss 1/72 . The kit is quite ok , except for the windscreen and windows they are just way too thick . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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C7A Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) VNAF O-2A built from the old 1/48 Testors 0-2A the kit I got in my stack was so old that the decal had turned yellow. Towards the end of the Viet Nam war VNAF had 2 0-2A squadrons . Pictures of VNAF 0-2A are extremely rare . Though I am quite sure that Viet Nam flag would be painted on the vertical tails but it was left blank at this stage due to lack of reference. Edited January 6, 2014 by C7A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Outstanding modeling, especially your NMFs. Coupled with a well thought out scene using real life backgrounds and sky. Your low angle photographs help to create an illusion of realism. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I totally agree!!!! These pictures give the illusion that they're photos of the real thing!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
striker8241 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Amazing work! How do you get the even depth of field throughout the picture? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USMC6094 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) WOW How did you do the almost removed "U.S. Airforce" on the side of the B-57? Those are some AWESOME builds Edited March 18, 2014 by USMC6094 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) Many thanks for your very kind words . And sorry for late reply . I totally agree!!!!These pictures give the illusion that they're photos of the real thing!!!!!!!! Though I am vey tempted to claim credits but I must admit that most of the credits should go to my trusty Rebel Xti Canon . Most of the time I used full automatic mode . WOW How did you do the almost removed "U.S. Airforce" on the side of the B-57?Those are some AWESOME builds The faded out USAF marking on the B-57B was home made decal . To achieve the faded out effect I reduced the opaque of the lettering using a photoedit sofware to make it almost transparent . Below is one of my more recent work : VNAF Flying Tiger 516 FS . The kit is 1/48 Monogram Skyraider with home made decals. I apologize if I am posting to wrong forum, but I would like to keep my collection together here in this topic if that's ok. Edited April 26, 2014 by C7A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teeradej Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 :worship: :worship: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I totally agree!!!! These pictures give the illusion that they're photos of the real thing!!!!!!!! +1 more and I was in 'nam.....and it does rekindle some of the pleasant memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 +1 more and I was in 'nam.....and it does rekindle some of the pleasant memories. Thank you for your service sir ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C7A Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 VNAF F-5B. Â Â VNAF F-5A Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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