Polish Spitfire and T-Bolt Dioramas

[planejunky]

Here's a couple of dioramas I did earlier! :D The Lanowski T-Bolt is awesome, and looks good complete with groundcrew. :cool:

[charley]

Nice work!!!! :)

Would that be the Airfix refueling truck? must get round to building mine! :rolleyes:

[planejunky]

Yep sure is. I've still got the other one to build, but they were used for refuelling heavies rather than fighters. It's a very nice little kit considering it's Airfix, one of their better offerings! ;)

[charley]

It looks great! Im working on the Control tower with a bit more of a 'Modern' appearence...

Where did the figures come from!!! ...............yes this is the spanish inquisition!!!!!! (Spelling :confused: )

[minter]

nice work.. p-47 looks nice as well, remind me will you is it a dragon one?

[Typhoon-MKV]

nice work.. p-47 looks nice as well, remind me will you is it a dragon one?


Yes - hoping to get some shots posted up on the web site in the next week.....

[Martin Bull]

Thanks for the pics, P/J ... You're getting pretty good at this sort of thing ! ;)

[charley]

The Dragon models do make beter pieces for this sort of thing... Canopy open and No pilot! The Corgi one just doesn't look quite right...still good tho!!! :)

[minter]

The Dragon models do make beter pieces for this sort of thing... Canopy open and No pilot! The Corgi one just doesn't look quite right...still good tho!!! :)

your very right there, one of dragons good points over corgi that,as you say looks better in a diorama. I have had my fill of corgi p-47s but the dragon one is nice scheme with nice artwork on the side, much better than any of corgis latest in this range IMHO

[planejunky]

The figures are from the bulk standard Airfix set. I only used two ground crew, as there was normally only two people assigned to look after the aeroplane on the ground. Mastery Minitures do some very nice white metal BoB figure sets called "RAF on Patrol" which are used by Diverse Images for their pewter 1/72 range of models.
I used the MM "Luftwaffe on Patol" set on my Fw190D-9 diorama and was very pleased with the result.

I felt the Bedford QL bowser set the Polish Spitfire diorama off nicely, but yes using Corgi models is a little difficult with the pilot sitting in the plane, and no opening canopy it's not entirely convincing! I much prefer Dragon models as you have more options, and the results are much better.

[CFBC]

Aha - U got it workin then... Picture upload......

Nice... Like the T.Bolt too.... :D ;)

[planejunky]

Got it sorted just a minute ago, the new XP SP2 popup blocker was causing a conflict. I uploaded these images using Snappers machine which is no problem as I have them setup on a network anyway.

I'm really pleased with the T-Bolt, a really first class Dragon model, though the dark colour scheme made it quite difficult to photograph! :)

[Agent X20]

P47 - Does look good .. have to see about that one!!

[planejunky]

Another little diorama I did in a bored moment!

I like to call it "Four Spitfires" :D

One of them departed for a sortie a few moments later, anyone guess which one! ;)

[Agent X20]

Came back with empty tanks...?? :D

[BSteinIPMS]

Another little diorama I did in a bored moment!

I like to call it "Four Spitfires" :D

One of them departed for a sortie a few moments later, anyone guess which one! ;)

Very nice dioramas, P/J, I'm impressed! But one makes me thirsty.... ;)

[minter]

desert spit looks good,havnt got that one

[Agent X20]

Tis a nice one that Mr Dukes... will be worth a bob or two give it 24 months.... :D

[planejunky]

Tis a nice one that Mr Dukes... will be worth a bob or two give it 24 months.... :D

Hope so, it's been worth bu*ger all up until now! :D It is a nice model though. ;)

Very nice dioramas, P/J, I'm impressed! But one makes me thirsty....

Yep always thirsty work taking those pics! I believe you can get "Spitfire" in the USA? Hope so anyway, like the aeroplane it's superb stuff! :D

[Agent X20]

Depends.. I bought two for £12.. so in my book they have gone up a leetle..!!

[planejunky]

Twelve quid?!!!! That's about two quid more than the last one I saw on Evilbay! :rolleyes:

[Agent X20]

Six quid each... two for £12..... they seem to be about the 15-20 mark seen em as high as 30.. :D

[Typhoon-MKV]

Six quid each... two for £12..... they seem to be about the 15-20 mark seen em as high as 30.. :D

Blimey that must have been on a good day, I have been watching them recently and they have been around the £10 to £13 mark....

Tis a nice model though...

[Agent X20]

Twere a year or so ago when they reached bottom..

[The Defiant Man]

Blimey that must have been on a good day, I have been watching them recently and they have been around the £10 to £13 mark....

Tis a nice model though...
Agreed, these are the recent figures, been considering buying a "spare" (well, the Agent Lofty price guide is seldom wrong :rolleyes: )

[BSteinIPMS]

I believe you can get "Spitfire" in the USA? Hope so anyway, like the aeroplane it's superb stuff! :D

I believe so. Raff told me that a bunch of his company Yanks took him out to a pub in New Jersey which boasted they had every beer from every corner of the world. Putting this to the test, Raff ordered a Spitfire, knowing full well they'd come up empty-handed. Seems they did have it, and on ice, too. :D

[Agent X20]

Spitfire on ICE... sacrilidge..!!!! :eek: :mad: :mad: :mad: :eek:

[planejunky]

Spitfire on ICE... sacrilidge..!!!! :eek: :mad: :mad: :mad: :eek:

Couldn't agree more old boy, but I don't like my ale warm though!

Talking of beverages, my favorite was the first time I went to Chicago, our friends thought that as we are English but must LOVE tea, and drink it all day! Well they thought you boil the tea bags in a kettle on the stove, and just boil it again when you want more, the concept of a teapot as passed them by, talk about stewed tea ARGHHHHH!

Needless to say we stuck to coffee for the duration of our holiday, which didn't bother me as I'm a hardened coffee drinker anyway. I don't like instant, just the hard stuff these days! :D Maybe that's why many of my posts are at two in the morning! :eek:

[Agent X20]

Agree not warm.. room temperature will do... that kettle bit, they are may that do that if they have the likes of an aga.. stick some tea bags in a pot and leave it there... good for fence protection.... but what was even better - Boston (USA) - Earl Grey... who...??. :D

But no no to ice... mind you more and more pubs are selling the likes of severely chilled Tetley ( as in beer not tea) but thats the sterile chemical pis* Tetley as against the real stuff.... Real beer getting harder to find... :(

[barretpa]

Agree not warm.. room temperature will do... that kettle bit, they are may that do that if they have the likes of an aga.. stick some tea bags in a pot and leave it there... good for fence protection.... but what was even better - Boston (USA) - Earl Grey... who...??. :D

But no no to ice... mind you more and more pubs are selling the likes of severely chilled Tetley ( as in beer not tea) but thats the sterile chemical pis* Tetley as against the real stuff.... Real beer getting harder to find... :(


Only a pom could drink warm beer!!! Has to be cold to be enjoyed my man, only way to drink it, and always has been, get yourself to the lands down under where they drink beer as it was meant to be COOOOOOOOOLDDDD :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Agent X20]

Think it may be best to agree to differ here... otherwise the moderators will have to be invoved and they will want a cut and I aint sharing me beer with that lot...!!! :D

Its different beer anyway.... different climates... its bleedin freezing here today... winter draws on...

[minter]

got me shorts on ,positively tropical here today

[The Defiant Man]

Only a pom could drink warm beer!!! Has to be cold to be enjoyed my man, only way to drink it, and always has been, get yourself to the lands down under where they drink beer as it was meant to be COOOOOOOOOLDDDD :cool: :cool: :cool:

You lot don't drink beer, you drink lager :p

<so do I actually :rolleyes: >

[BSteinIPMS]

Only a pom could drink warm beer!!! Has to be cold to be enjoyed my man, only way to drink it, and always has been, get yourself to the lands down under where they drink beer as it was meant to be COOOOOOOOOLDDDD :cool: :cool: :cool:

Good lad. :D

Sage advice from the land of the 40 oz. Foster's.

[Agent X20]

You lot don't drink beer, you drink lager :p

<so do I actually :rolleyes: >

I was going to go down that route but thought better of it...

[The Defiant Man]

I was going to go down that route but thought better of it...

not like you to chicken out....did you mean:
having a dig at those upside down, or,
not drinking lager??

[barretpa]

put on the shorts and have another coldie its 35oC today :D

[Agent X20]

not like you to chicken out....did you mean:
having a dig at those upside down, or,
not drinking lager??

Explaining that beer here is not the same as beer there...!! :D

[BSteinIPMS]

put on the shorts and have another coldie its 35oC today :D

It was 37 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-37C) in Brainerd, Minnesnowta, the other night. They drink Snowshoes (50/50 peppermint schnapps & brandy) to keep moving..... :eek: :D

[nucleartiger]

Very nice dio's planejunky! :D

[planejunky]

Thanks mate, I aim to please! I'd still like to do a desert 109G diorama but am having a hellava job finding Luftwaffe ground crew in desert garb! :(

[Ara1]

Hey pj,

Just found yer thread, sorry to join the party late.

If yer still servin' brews, I'll take a peach tea!!!! Cold.

Love your dio's, by the way, nice. Now I finally know why I love the Spitfire- it looks good all around. Your scenes really bring it to life.

And yes, the T-bolt looks great. Serious.

Ara

[Agent X20]

If yer still servin' brews, I'll take a peach tea!!!! Cold.


Spitfire at room temperature..?

[NeilD]

Hey pj,

I'll take a peach tea!!!!




Peach Tea??!!!! :eek: do you drink it, or put it in your bath !!!! :D :D

Neil

[Agent X20]

Think that could be for his pussy....

[planejunky]

Peach Tea??!!!! :eek: do you drink it, or put it in your bath !!!! :D :D

Neil

:D :D :D

Glad you like em Ara, the Mustang, Fw190D-9, and F-15E I did are here. http://www.diecast-aviation.co.uk/html/diorama.html

[Ara1]

Peach Tea??!!!! :eek: do you drink it, or put it in your bath !!!! :D :D

Neil


...Ara1 points and laughs with NeilD...

...then his smile fades...

...Ara1 realizes he was quite serious about drinking the peach tea...

...QUITE serious...

:) ;)

[Ara1]

Glad you like em Ara, the Mustang, Fw190D-9, and F-15E I did are here. http://www.diecast-aviation.co.uk/html/diorama.html

Ah---,

Cool Mustang, looks great in both poses. And the Fw is looking sharp, with the Kubel and all.

Where's me freakin' tea, Mr. Host?

Or I can speak in the vernacular: "I'd like a spot of tea, Mr. PJ, host of this thread!"

Share a pint (o'T) with a mate! Farge the bath water! Taint Saturday!

...waits, grumpily...

...winks ;) at passing waitress...