SteveL Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I think this forum will prove to be very helpful. Especially with the new influx of 1/48th scale armor (and hopefully soon trucks/jeeps, etc) from Tamiya! More than ever we can begin to think "outside" the box!! ;) Below is a diorama I originally entered in the Atlanta Nat'ls back in the early 90's. I think it got either a 2nd or 3rd. Can't remember! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/SteveL/Tanking_5.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/SteveL/Tanking_1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/SteveL/Tanking_6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/SteveL/Tanking_3.jpg It's in 1/72 scale. The Viking is held up by a steel rod that goes about 3/4 of the way into the Tomcat. The ships are white metal. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 really cool! its like a water box instead of a sand box Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Holy ~bleep~ That looks absolutely amazing!!! Absolutely incredible. SteveL. ~jaw-dropping, hitting floor!~ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveL Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Holy ~bleep~ That looks absolutely amazing!!! Absolutely incredible. SteveL. ~jaw-dropping, hitting floor!~ :D :D Thanks Animal! It's been done so long that I've ALMOST forgotten what a pain in the it was!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Illes Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 VERY nice work! István Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little Mac Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Amazing set you have there Fantastic looking diorama. How did you make the re-fueling line and basket?? Once again, !!WOW!! :D Regards Craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveL Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 How did you make the re-fueling line and basket??Regards Craig The rod is built into the Tomcat. It's bent where the basket is to simulate the probe. Then goes into the left wing refueling pod on the S3. I just painted the rod black where its supposed to look like the hose and white where its the probe! I have it so I can disassemble the whole thing by sliding the rod out of the S3 and then the F14 slides off the acrylic rod. The wall the rods come out of is also removeable. The basket is just a ring with small diameter wire glued around it. The really hard parts were building the 'cat with this long steel rod sticking out of it! Originally it was about 3 ft long! Until I decided how much distance it should be. Major pucker factor when it came time to cut it to length! The other challenge: Inside the S3 pod is a piece of square metal. And then on the rodend is a smaller square piece that slides into it. I had to figure out the angle that it needed to be so when the weight of the Viking settled it was somewhat level! :D :P :D Like I said earlier... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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