Rotorman Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 remade the toolbox since the paint job on the previous was ruined with Solvaset, I have never had that happened before. I really want a toolbox with the dio. Heres the new toolbox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The tool box is a masterpiece of scratchbuilding. Amazing skill. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 8 hours ago, Loach Driver said: The tool box is a masterpiece of scratchbuilding. Amazing skill. LD. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 (edited) Finally got the figures printed and the painting of the toolbox started. Edited February 10 by Rotorman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Just masterful bit of fade-shade painting there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) Nice work. But might I suggest some stickers/"Zaps" and/or unit or owner stencils? It's rare to see an unmarked tool chest. Edited February 10 by JohnEB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 10 hours ago, JohnEB said: Nice work. But might I suggest some stickers/"Zaps" and/or unit or owner stencils? It's rare to see an unmarked tool chest. No done yet. I got decals coming for all the bottles. Any photos in stickers/zaps or unit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Made a new drill. Started gluing some of the stuff together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USMCVet Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 A real work of art! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Your talent is unbelievable!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 To tor an Nice work, but you may want to be cautious about some of the Automotive supplier decals on the tool box. The Holley carb decal may be out of place (since I do not believe they made aviation parts...unlike Champion who did make aircraft spark plugs)...also and perhaps more importantly, the logo design/style my be too recent for the period of your H-34 build. As you can appreciate, firms change their logo periodically, especially in the 1960s as traditional designs were replaced with ones reflecting "pop art" and aimed at the newly emerging "youth" market. As an example, Coke changed the design on its cans in 1960, 66, 70 and 71. If you are looking for Vietnam era non- official decals that might have found a place on military toolbox, I'd recommend the oval decal for STP oil treatment, their decals were ubiquitous in the USA in the late '60s. They gave them out by the millions and were found just about everywhere... Again please do not take this as a criticism... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Are you going to change the nose on the H34? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cubs2jets Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Lee, You need to answer your own question by going back to before PAGE 21 where all Oliver did was build the H-34 with incredible detail. At that point he started on the "supporting characters" of the diorama. C2j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 On 2/16/2024 at 8:34 PM, JohnEB said: To tor an Nice work, but you may want to be cautious about some of the Automotive supplier decals on the tool box. The Holley carb decal may be out of place (since I do not believe they made aviation parts...unlike Champion who did make aircraft spark plugs)...also and perhaps more importantly, the logo design/style my be too recent for the period of your H-34 build. As you can appreciate, firms change their logo periodically, especially in the 1960s as traditional designs were replaced with ones reflecting "pop art" and aimed at the newly emerging "youth" market. As an example, Coke changed the design on its cans in 1960, 66, 70 and 71. If you are looking for Vietnam era non- official decals that might have found a place on military toolbox, I'd recommend the oval decal for STP oil treatment, their decals were ubiquitous in the USA in the late '60s. They gave them out by the millions and were found just about everywhere... Again please do not take this as a criticism... Thanks for your input however this is not a Vietnam era build. The toolbox is finished and I cant change the decals since it would mess everything up. Not take as criticism at all. I had to scale down decals from 1/24 scale to 1/48. oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 23 hours ago, midnightprowler said: Are you going to change the nose on the H34? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 The tool box..............beyond the skills of anything I ever even THOUGHT of , forget making! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Got the figures today. I found this amazing designer in Europe and I am quite happy how they turned out. let me know if anyone is interested to get figures done for your dio. Heres how it looks with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USMCVet Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Hi Oliver - Could your designer come up with some pilots and gunners for my model? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Nice headless staff. LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Your diorama is looking stunning already! I too would be interested in getting a few figures made. I have a basic diorama in mind from a certain helicopter-based movie from the early eighties......... LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 (edited) 3 hours ago, Loach Driver said: Your diorama is looking stunning already! I too would be interested in getting a few figures made. I have a basic diorama in mind from a certain helicopter-based movie from the early eighties......... LD. Reach out to him to his company email and make sure you mention you got his info from me. By the way, your message board doesn't accept messages for some reason. djiti.prod@gmail.com Edited February 26 by Rotorman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 All the dio pieces are now done. I will start on the base next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) All the various gear and elements look great. I agree that the labels on the cans and bottles are not really correct but may be too late to change. One other potential issue that you may or may not care about is the uniforms on the figures. As currently depicted, they appear to be wearing Vietnam Jungle Fatigues. I thought you did not want a Vietnam scene, but an earlier (late '50s) scene. The Vietnam Jungle Fatigues (side leg pockets, lower shirt pockets, slanted upper shirt pockets) were only issued and authorized in Vietnam. The rest of the US military was wearing OG107 Fatigues at the time ('50-early '80s). They did not have the side leg pockets nor lower shirt pockets. Also, OG 107 Fatigue shirts were worn tucked in. Edited February 27 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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