Dicast 1/72 Scale Jeeps & Dioramas!! Post away

[Aeronut]

Went to the seaside a few weeks ago went in a shop that had loads of diecast cars made by "Cararama" in the main they were the normal every day cars , but one in the set was the WW2 Willys Jeep , I managed to pick out four that had slightly different markings , they are very well made,they even have rubber tyres , and just 99p, parked in front of my B17 they look great ! shame they don,t make more in the WW2 types

[planejunky]

I got one from evilbay some time ago. It looks great beside my Dragon P-51D Millie G. I looked for a German Kubelwagon for my German machines but alas it was not be. :(

[I love planes]

Cool! I've never heard of them before. Are they a UK based company? What other 1:72 scale WWII vehicles do they have?

[planejunky]

Sadly Cararama don't appear to make any other WWII stuff apart from the Willys Jeep. :(

[TFM1]

I got one from evilbay some time ago. It looks great beside my Dragon P-51D Millie G. I looked for a German Kubelwagon for my German machines but alas it was not be. :(
PJ,
If you can live with a slightly oversized one, Corgi made a Showcase Collection Luftwaffe Kubelwagon some time ago which I think looks acceptable next to the larger aircraft (not so good beside a 109!). Their Showcase RAF vehicles aren't bad either.
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/gal/FML-display_02_lrg.gif
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/gal/FML-display_01_lrg.gif

[CFBC]

TFM1... Those vehicles actually look like the Lledo of old in which I have a mega collection..... WOW, kewl... They did a Dambusters Set and Dday Aniversary Set also of which I have them all...... Good idea guys... :)

Like these on Evilbay P/J...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=70101&item=6933514788&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1173&item=6933434596&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1173&item=6933434860&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1173&item=6933435219&rd=1

P.S - I am in NOW WAY connected with any of these auctions... Just for P/J's information :)

[TFM1]

TFM1... Those vehicles actually look like the Lledo of old in which I have a mega collection..... WOW, kewl... They did a Dambusters Set and Dday Aniversary Set also of which I have them all...... Good idea guys... :)
Oops, yeah, you're right! I actually have quite a mix...

The Bedford truck and Ambulance at the top of the picture are from the Showcase "Their Finest Hour" set (CS90025). I believe these are still made from Lledo molds though.

The yellow topped fuel truck is actually from a plastic Airfix kit, as is the Control Tower (complete with a guy inside on the phone to HQ!).

The other vehicles are all from various Lledo sets including the ones you mentioned.

The RAF figures are from an airfix set and the Luftwaffe figures are from Preiser. RAF set includes a couple of guys on regulation issue bicycles along with some guys to move your Corgi fuel bowsers and the Luftwaffe set includes the squadron dog!

Additionally, Hasegawa make some great 1:72 kits for modern era stuff:
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/gal/FML-display_03_lrg.gif

[CFBC]

TFM1... There a pretty good display you have there from your own collection and a good mix too.... :)

I collected all the Lledo WW2 stuff a few years back and have em all saved and had displayed before I collected the AA's, but the bottom dropped outta Lledo and they are worthless now (well some are), but thats given me a dam good idea as I have RAF and also USAF vehicles too....

A new lease of life I reckon !!

[TFM1]

TFM1... There a pretty good display you habve there from your own collection and a goood mix too.... :)

I collected all the Lledo WW2 stuff a few years back and have em all saved and had displayed before I collected the AA's, but the bottom dropped outta Lledo and they are worthless now (well some are), but thats given me a dam good idea as I have RAF and also USAF vehicles too....

A new lease of life I reckon !!
Exactly! I'm sure there are purists who couldn't live with the scale mismatch but I personally have to study them closely to notice. I keep bugging Corgi to come up with some 1:72 ground vehicles before Dragon beat them to it. They like the idea but they're invested in 1:64 (to match Hotwheels cars) now with their Tactical Strike series. Not too far off I guess, but the real killer is they told me that if they had to do it all over again they'd have picked 1:72. Grrrr...

Oh, and if you're looking for something for you USAAF collection, Johnny Lightning put out some decent little trucks in their Pearl Harbour series:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6933605017

Matchbox also did a diecast 1:72 jeep and trailer as part of their Collectibles Series a while back but they seem to be hard to find now. :(

[CFBC]

Thanks TFM1, those JL trucks etc very much look like Lledo...... I have to agree, they are not quite accurate, but dam close enough for me to play around with!!!!

[BSteinIPMS]

I have it on good authority that TFM1 possesses an unfair advantage, CFBC. Not only does he have Secret Agent access to the diecast industry, but his skills as a modeler are high. He also knows something about flying. ;)

[planejunky]

Looks like you have all the kit I have! :D The Hasegawa ground kit is superb, and really makes the Modern Dragon models come alive, and the Airfix bowsers are really neat! :cool: I thought about the showcase Kubelwagon, but I'm really not sure I could live with the difference in scales though.

Hasegawa make a nice 1/72 scale Kubelwagon, so it may be time to buy it as I'm a stickler for accuracy! I noticed the Airfix RAF Groundcrew, anyone know if you can still get the Luftwaffe ground crew set?

[TFM1]

Looks like you have all the kit I have! :D The Hasegawa ground kit is superb, and really makes the Modern Dragon models come alive, and the Airfix bowsers are really neat! :cool: I thought about the showcase Kubelwagon, but I'm really not sure I could live with the difference in scales though.

Hasegawa make a nice 1/72 scale Kubelwagon, so it may be time to buy it as I'm a stickler for accuracy! I noticed the Airfix RAF Groundcrew, anyone know if you can still get the Luftwaffe ground crew set?
Most of the Airfix and Preiser sets show up on thebay from time to time. I prefer the Preiser figures since their harder plastic and don't flex so the paint adheres better. Also, by choosing the right colors you can mix and match forces to a certain degree. Here's a WWII Luftwaffe guy moonlighting for the USAF (try to avert your gaze from Mr.Butt-Crack :) ):
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/gal/FML-display_04_lrg.gif
And there's nothing quite like a "cold one" after a hard day's flying. :D
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/gal/FML-display_05_lrg.gif
But make sure you're not going to be called to action anytime soon...
http://www.flyingmule.com/img/gal/FML-display_07_lrg.gif

[CFBC]

I have it on good authority that TFM1 possesses an unfair advantage, CFBC. Not only does he have Secret Agent access to the diecast industry, but his skills as a modeler are high. He also knows something about flying. ;)
Oh pants B/S... Is that so..... :( He's lightyears ahead of me.... The only ploy I have is that all my stuf is 60+ years old!! ;) WW2 I say.... :p

[planejunky]

OK time to start a Diorama thread me thinks!! :D

These white metal figures are superb, keeping the whole thing metal. The only exception is the RAF putt-putt trolley by Airfix, but still correct for the Mustang! ;)

http://www.kilo1.fsnet.co.uk/webpics/model%20dioramas/Mustang%20Mille%20G%201.jpg

http://www.kilo1.fsnet.co.uk/webpics/model%20dioramas/Mustang%20Mille%20G%202.jpg

[TFM1]

Oh pants B/S... Is that so..... :( He's lightyears ahead of me.... The only ploy I have is that all my stuf is 60+ years old!! ;) WW2 I say.... :p
Don't listen to the guy CFBC... my puny 1:72 ground equipment efforts pale in comparison to his 1:48 Air Force!

I've told you before B/S, no amount of sunshine blowing will get you any freebies! Mrs.TFM is the only one who can ever bribe me and you really don't want to do what she does to win me over... in fact, come to think of it, I don't want you to do what she does either! :D

[TFM1]

OK time to start a Diorama thread me thinks!! :D

These white metal figures are superb, keeping the whole thing metal. The only exception is the RAF putt-putt trolley by Airfix, but still correct for the Mustang! ;)
Very nice indeed PJ! Are those figures from MM?

[CFBC]

Wow PJ and me thinks we have such a thread here!!!! Thats a good diorama my friend... :)

[planejunky]

Very nice indeed PJ! Are those figures from MM?

To be honest I can't remember, but I think they're made by Airwar. They also do Luftwaffe and RAF figures. The figures take a little more preparation, but it's nice to have something a bit different from the usual Airfix stuff! ;)

[Mr Orange]

Thread has NEW updated title P/J.. :)

[NeilD]

this is possibly a stupid question, but hey youre used to that by now, but i've just got hold of a set of Airfix 1/72 RAF groundcrew.. i've never painted anything like this before, so any tips?? do you use paint brushes?? they were much smaller than I expected (now where have I heard that before?! :D )

Neil.

[CFBC]

Not a stupid question as you have just stolen it from me Neild...... I am a TOTAL newbie to this.... :confused:

[planejunky]

The plastic used on the Airfix figures is a bit horrid to paint on, however if you soak them in detergent for a while before painting, the paint should stick much better. I would recommend using humbrol size 0, or 00 brushes to paint, however for buttons I use a cocktail stick with a very small amount of brass colour paint. Another top tip is to cut off the bases with a sharp knife and replace them with clear thin plasticard, that way you can still change the diorama layout without the hassle of glueing the figures to the base board! ;)

For white metal figures you need to dilute some matt light grey paint with thinners or white spirit. There does seem to always be some flashing on white metal figures, however this can be got rid of with a sharp knife. Brush the figure all over and allow to dry, this way you will see any other blemishes that may need to be corrected. After this you can paint as normal.

Hope this helps ya'all a bit! ;)

[BSteinIPMS]

Mrs.TFM is the only one who can ever bribe me and you really don't want to do what she does to win me over... in fact, come to think of it, I don't want you to do what she does either! :D

Um, could you post some pictures? :D

[CFBC]

Oh BS, that sounds naughty.... ;)

[BSteinIPMS]

Smashing! Brilliant! Definitely non-pants! (I think I've used up my repertoire of British expressions, sorry).

In Americanese: far out! Cool! Dig it!

Further: I'm impressed. An excellent job. Well arranged. And thanks for posting! :D

To Admin: Can you fellows find it in your hearts to grant P/J another 200 kilobytes of bandwidth for future photos? ;)

[NeilD]

thanks for that P/J.. one more question... the base that your P51 is sitting on... the bit that looks like concrete hardstanding - is that somethign that you can buy or is it one of your paint effects (this gets more like Changing Rooms everyday :D )...

[planejunky]

I thought someone may ask that, just call be Laurence, actually please don't! :D

It just a plasticard base, but I scored the segments of concrete using a knife. The top corner is painted brown, then whilst the paint is still wet, sprinkle some grass scenery so it sticks to the wet paint. The rest was painted a concrete colour, and after drying I took a pencil and used a knife to scrape the lead into the base and just rubbed it in using my finger.

I found another idea for creating modern dioramas is to use your PC to create the base. In these Dragon F-15E pics I used MS Word to create the image and simply printed it! Verlinden charge a small fortune for this stuff, you can just creat'em yourself! I also created the "Aircraft Armed" signs using Word.

I find Dragon models are easier to create realistic dioramas as you can open the lids. ;)

http://www.kilo1.fsnet.co.uk/webpics/model%20dioramas/f15e2.jpg

http://www.kilo1.fsnet.co.uk/webpics/model%20dioramas/f15e1.jpg

[NeilD]

like it!! I must 'get in touch' with my creative side by the sound of it!! :D will wearing a frilly shirt with cuffs too long for my jacket help??! sounds like somethign constructive to do my night/weekend shifts.. I mean it was hell today at work - 2 movements and the Q jets stayed locked away in their HAS's!!! by the way, slightly off topic but did you see the Typhoon over at Colt last week.. not sure how near that is to you?

Neil.

[planejunky]

like it!! I must 'get in touch' with my creative side by the sound of it!! :D will wearing a frilly shirt with cuffs too long for my jacket help??! sounds like somethign constructive to do my night/weekend shifts.. I mean it was hell today at work - 2 movements and the Q jets stayed locked away in their HAS's!!! by the way, slightly off topic but did you see the Typhoon over at Colt last week.. not sure how near that is to you?

Neil.

Ah nuts, the Russians just don't come out to play anymore, what party poopers! :D No Typhoons over here, Danni saw two Stearmans earlier though! ;)

[Typhoon-MKV]

You people have obviously got far too much time on your hands :D :D :D

Brilliant models by the way.

[CFBC]

ure just jealous Stealth!!!! Me... I am taking pointers!!! ;)

[Dogtwenty]

I got the Willys jeep too, but I'm always after the civililan cars that the BoB pilots are always using, you guessed it, to go with my Spitfires and Hurricanes! It appears that there was a company doing them, like the MG's but they are rare to get hold of in 1/72nd. I had a dealer looking for me, but no joy so far. Willys Jeep looks ok but they dont do a blue/grey RAF one and they only arrived after the BoB of course. The Airfix crash set and refuelling set are the answer, if you can bear making and painting them, and the Lledo stuff looks far to big, mainly as they dont stick to scale and the BoB set is certainly the wrong date, and each vehicle a different scale - cant win there, but they do look good! :)

[ACES]

These models look superb,but what i want to know is how the hell do you get away with collecting or making them. :(

Its hard enough for me raising and spending my funds on AA collections,you must have some very understanding women. :)

[Snapper]

Just women that know that their loved one will be quite happy with something aviation related for every occassion! Works for my hubby! :D

Snapper

[planejunky]

Just women that know that their loved one will be quite happy with something aviation related for every occassion! Works for my hubby! :D

Snapper

Yep I'm a hopeless addict, and she just spoils me rotten, even just bought me the DVD boxed set of Band of Brothers! :D

[CFBC]

P/J - Kewl boxset and well worthy of having.... YOU should enjoy that!! :)

[planejunky]

Yep sure is, we watched the features and first episode this afternoon, it gets a bit harder to watch from episode two onwards! It's a great series for keeping yourself in check, it's different reading about WWII as opposed to watching it with no holds barred. It makes you realise that war really is a terrible thing. :(

[CFBC]

Yes PJ it does get heavy, but dam good also.... Gives u a great insight....

[jasgreeny]

Wow!! love them dioramas :D

My models are mostly on show in all glass cabinets, have always thought about displaying them in a diorama but never knew where to start, seeing the results im impressed, think ill have to get out the old paints and such and have ago :D

Of course it will turn out a disaster, but hey ho!

[jasgreeny]

Are there any good websites with tips and advice on dioramas aimed at the novice/begginer or have i got to buy a book ??

[snafu]

For loads of info on 1/72nd scale bits 'n' pieces including accessories try:

http://www.72scale.com

Hopefully this will help.

[jasgreeny]

cheers snafu

[planejunky]

Thought it best to continue here as this is a bit more suitible for diorama talk!

Here's another picture, complete with the Italieri Kubelwagon I built though I'm awaiting Luftwaffe figures for this piece. I'm looking into a possible winter scene as the winter of 1944/45 was particularly harsh, and the model is dated at around January 1945.

The background is simply a FS2004 screen shot of the Lower Silesia area which was a bit of an experiment, but didn't turn out to bad really. :) I've taken others including an RAF station, USAAF station, and a winter version of the one seen here.

[Martin Bull]

Just as well that lake in the middle background's not tidal - otherwise you'd need a Schwimmwagen instead..... :eek: ;)

[planejunky]

Just as well that lake in the middle background's not tidal - otherwise you'd need a Schwimmwagen instead..... :eek: ;)

Well spotted Martin, that's the downside to using a background in model photography! :( It's very difficult to match the base to the background, anyone have any ideas as to how to solve this little dilemma? :confused:

[CFBC]

Want me to go down some of the older Lincolnshire airfields that still remain and take some piccies P/J..... Re-produce em larger (print em out) and hey presto........ :)

Just an idea....

[minter]

Want me to go down some of the older Lincolnshire airfields that still remain and take some piccies P/J..... Re-produce em larger (print em out) and hey presto........ :)

Just an idea....

do you know i want to do that the next time i take a holiday up north, got funny looks of mrs mint...strange woman!

[planejunky]

Thanks for the offer CFBC, the background used in the pic is great when you look at it, but just seems to fall flat on its face when photographed. I think the main issue is lighting, but then of course you have to be careful about shadows, i.e. nice sky background with a big transparent grey mossie wing across it!

I don't normally use backgrounds as they can look a bit naff, and trying to match the foreground to the background is nothing but a pain in the rear! I think I'm just gonna stick with base boards. I'm currently using A5 size base boards to save shelf space, but may use something bigger just for photography. :)

[Martin Bull]

I was actually taking the mickey p/j - but CFBC's offer is not half bad.

I've had great fun taking photos of old airfields over the years and treasure an enlarged pic taken of Thorpe Abbotts ( the '****** Hundredth's' ) main runway in 1988. Six months later - it had totally disappeared. :(

[planejunky]

I was actually taking the mickey p/j - but CFBC's offer is not half bad.

I've had great fun taking photos of old airfields over the years and treasure an enlarged pic taken of Thorpe Abbotts ( the '****** Hundredth's' ) main runway in 1988. Six months later - it had totally disappeared. :(

I knew that Martin. ;) But when I looked again you're right a Schwimmwagen would be more appropriate, looks like a shore line! :D ;) Well it was worth a try, trouble is any background simulated or real, is always going to be a problem lighting wise.

Thorpe Abbots is a great place, only a 25 minute drive from here. Sad about the runway but that's progress I suppose, I'm suprised it lasted until '88 not many did.
I grew up (well that's debatable) near Great Ashfield home of the 385th BG "Vans Valiants". A bit of the runway exsists, and the tower's still there but on private land so undoubtedly that will dissapear too in time. :(

[CFBC]

I was actually taking the mickey p/j - but CFBC's offer is not half bad.
Despite all the "mickey" taking I accept, I don't do too bad M/B.....;) As a result of it anyway...... :rolleyes:

[Martin Bull]

Drifting ever so slightly o/t but I have to rate Thorpe Abbotts alongside East Kirkby as one of my personal top historic sites of the UK.

Back to your dioramas, there's a really great photo on p41 of Osprey's 'Fw 190 Aces Of The Western Front' showing 'Pips' Priller leaning against the drivers door of a racy-looking BMW 327 ; in the background, a BMW-powered Fw 190A-5...... Now, that would be a :cool: modelling idea !

[Martin Bull]

I noticed in H*nn*nt's today that Academy do a nice 1/72 Fw 190A-8 'Heinz Baer' kit complete with little Kubelwagen 'for use in dioramas'. Also Czech Models do nice ( but expensive ) pilot & mechanic figures.....

[snafu]

Pleased to see Dragon are bringing out some German tanks in 1/72nd scale winter camoflage. Some include trees etc with a snow covering. Would sit nicely with the likes of the white Heinkel, FW190 and Stuka :) Also the new ME109G from Dragon - JG5 "Eismeer". Tank piccies too big to upload but a reminder of the ME109G-2:

[CFBC]

Saw this on Ebay, not bad and certainly looks good....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2587&item=5939900658&rd=1

Anyone know if yer can buy the bases ready made?

[Agent X20]

The 47's a kit....
The Jeeps is the die cast bit......

[planejunky]

Well I got and painted the Mastery Miniatures "Luftwaffe on Patrol" figures. It turns out that these are figures supplied to Diverse Images, who make those very nice, but also very expensive, pewter models. The figures are also expensive at £9.50 for three, but they are of superb quality and a dream to paint. :)

These are interesting in that they have a "stalk" mounted to one foot (see pic). This is a good idea because when you have worked out where everything is going, using a 3mm drill bit you can drill out the hole to fit the figure to your display board. This eliminates the need for glue, or clear stands, which can look a bit iffy on grass dioramas.

As the model in dated January 1945, there should be snow. I just learned that plaster of Paris is a good way achieve this and the texture is similar to snow in 1/72 scale. For now though I’ve used a bit of artistic licence and used scatter over brown paint! :D

[Agent X20]

Is that a parachute or a consignment of Grafs to be thrown overboard..

Nice diorama..!!

[planejunky]

Is that a parachute or a consignment of Grafs to be thrown overboard..

Nice diorama..!!

Thanks.

Na, his carrying a new pair of trousers after his pilot got into a scrap with some La-7's!! :D

[CFBC]

Nice Dio P/J....... :) Like a lot......

You make the base then?

[Agent X20]

Thats what he states.. bit of green paint and a hell of a lot of dandruff..

[planejunky]

Nice Dio P/J....... :) Like a lot......

You make the base then?

Thanks mate. Yep I made the base, I just visited a local DIY store and looked in the cutoffs bin for the right size MDF or whatever was to hand. I got a couple of perfect size bits of MDF, one of which was used here. :)

I'm looking at doing a Desert diorama next with Bf109G Black Six. The only problem I'm finding is that there doesn't seem to be any Desert Luftwaffe figures available. I even looked at the Airfix Afrika Korps set to see if there was anything that I could "convert", but alas no. :( Airwar (see my Mustang dio) also do a Luftwaffe Med set, so that could be North Africa, Sicily, or indeed Italy, I wish they'd narrow it down a bit! :rolleyes:

[CFBC]

Hmm. Ive looked over the net for ready-made bases as my skills as a modeller are non too good, hence me collecting die-cast!!!!

Ive found a 1:32nd base in the States and thats about it........!! :(

[minter]

not sure if this any help but try www.modelsforsale.com and click link figures/playsets there is some in there but not sure of the scale

[planejunky]

Hmm. Ive looked over the net for ready-made bases as my skills as a modeller are non too good, hence me collecting die-cast!!!!

Ive found a 1:32nd base in the States and thats about it........!! :(

I'm certainly not to Bob's standard, but making a basic "grass" board is really not that hard, honest! ;)

1. Take your base board, paint or spray it earth brown. This needs to be done quickly, so spray paint is better over a larger surface.

2. Add scenic scatter over the wet paint. After a 10 minutes, tip the board to get rid of the access scatter.

3. Let the paint dry for a few hours. I tend to leave it overnight to really make sure it's dry.

4. Take a cloth or something similar and rib the board until you get some bare patches, strips were seldom that neat so it adds some realism.

There you have it, simple really! painting figures, well that's a bit more skilled! :D

[NeilD]

Yeah I've got a box of bright blue Airfix RAF 'bods' that keep taunting me.. I must buy some paint brushes and have a go... if i mess 'em up I can turn them in to 'casualties' quite easily! :eek:

Neil.

[Typhoon-MKV]

Oh Dear I am suddenly getting urges to clear one corner of the Shed out and start to put togther a table for building Dioramas.

HELP ME!!!!!!!

:eek: :eek:

[Agent X20]

Come on P/J.. tell him about the dandruff..!!

Diorama aint that complicated Mr CFBC.. even if its a bit of MDF painted concrete gey with a few felt tip lines in it gives the impression of slabs..

.. dont forget .. less is more....

[CFBC]

Hmmm.I can see it now.... Mrs CFBC's parents cooking me Xmas lunch and me in the spare room making me Diorama's......

Wonder if Mrs CFBC will buy me some MDF, grass lookalike and some bushes for Xmas? Maybe and just maybe a fence or pole too? :D

She don't let me use glue though...... :(

[raff]

If you are going to the NEC you can pick up all of that scenic stuff and other bits and pieces off the choo choo stands for a few bob. Look out for a range of plastic railway building kits called KnightHawk, they do a great Nissen hut in 1/72. I'll try and post a picture.

Raff

[CFBC]

Steady Raff... New thought you had it in yer.....!! Watch that Zimmaaaaaaaa......... :p

[Abbevilleslayer]

Planejunky, I'm wondering, where did you get the figures to go with your diorama? by the way it looks very nice. I've been looking for all the stuff to put together a large fighter stand but I'm new to the diorama scene.

Thanks

[planejunky]

Planejunky, I'm wondering, where did you get the figures to go with your diorama? by the way it looks very nice. I've been looking for all the stuff to put together a large fighter stand but I'm new to the diorama scene.

Thanks

Check your PM's, I've sent you some details. ;)

[raff]

Steady Raff... New thought you had it in yer.....!! Watch that Zimmaaaaaaaa......... :p

Here you go then, after a little help from my friends with the photo ... and not really a Diarama I know ... and the photography compared to the other offerings on here :eek: ... but in the back ground you can see the Nissen hut I have been waffling on about.

[planejunky]

Mmmm, I like that nissen hut, company called KnightHawk you say? You now just need the Airfix RAF figure set and you'll be good to go.

Sadly the Luftwaffe set is now getting very hard to find, so if anyone sees it, it's advisable to buy it! ;)

[BSteinIPMS]

I'm certainly not to Bob's standard, :D

Oh, puh-leeze! That diorama is stunning! Well done, P/J! :D

[BSteinIPMS]

Here you go then, after a little help from my friends with the photo ... and not really a Diarama I know ... and the photography compared to the other offerings on here :eek: ... but in the back ground you can see the Nissen hut I have been waffling on about.

Good show, raff! Let's see more! ;)

[goonybird]

Mmmm, I like that nissen hut, company called KnightHawk you say? You now just need the Airfix RAF figure set and you'll be good to go.

Sadly the Luftwaffe set is now getting very hard to find, so if anyone sees it, it's advisable to buy it! ;)

Sorry Planejunky no understandy? Are you referring to airfix Lufty figure set being hard to get???

[planejunky]

Sorry Planejunky no understandy? Are you referring to airfix Lufty figure set being hard to get???

Yep, fraid so. The RAF set is still in Airfix boxes, the USAAF set is now in Heller boxes, but the Luftwaffe set is out of production. Even the Ha****ts online and physical list no longer shows the Lufty set in stock. :( I feel this is a bit short sighted of Airfix as it would still be a great seller, especially with the advent of quality diecast models.

[planejunky]

Oh, puh-leeze! That diorama is stunning! Well done, P/J! :D

Thanks Bob, that's very kind of you. :o

[philglt]

I`ve just found this site; it appears to offer some interesting accessories in 1/72 scale for WW2 era dioramas.
http://www.djparkins.clara.net/fltpath/fp72_wwii_airfield_acc.htm
I hope this site is of use > :)

[planejunky]

I`ve just found this site; it appears to offer some interesting accessories in 1/72 scale for WW2 era dioramas.
http://www.djparkins.clara.net/fltpath/fp72_wwii_airfield_acc.htm
I hope this site is of use > :)

Great stuff! Thanks for posting the link. ;) :cool:

[shuttle]

Matador Models (http://www.matadormodels.co.uk/lists.htm#AA72) also make some interesting 1/72 airfield accessories.

:) Shuttle

[tom rudisch]

HERES A SITE YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY KNOW ABOUT IT.http://www.hyperscale.com/

[shuttle]

Matador Models also make a David Brown tractor (here is a pic of the Elvington example). In 1/72 scale, it would look nice next to a Corgi Lancaster or Wellington

:) Shuttle

[planejunky]

I saw that, they seem to produce some good items. :cool:

[charley]

God this is gonna get out of hand...I'll be building a 1:72 scale Airbase in my Garage next!!!!

[planejunky]

God this is gonna get out of hand...I'll be building a 1:72 scale Airbase in my Garage next!!!!

That's cool, I'll help you cos I ain't got a garage. :(

[charley]

Job on then!!!!!

[BSteinIPMS]

God this is gonna get out of hand...I'll be building a 1:72 scale Airbase in my Garage next!!!!

What's wrong with that? :confused:

I can see it now: Landing Zone Charley..... :D

[Agent X20]

Think the bath and a bit of dam busting is the best way to start off..

[charley]

or the Garden pond!!! You could buil a 1:72 Mohne Dam as a garden Pond!!!! How cool would that be!!!!! :D :D

[Agent X20]

Cool...?.. be wet.....

Just see Mrs Charley saying yes to that..... be a good place for a Moderators meeting.... sorta like the Masons... hankie on head Lanc in one hand, pint in another... :D :D :D

[planejunky]

Cool...?.. be wet.....

Just see Mrs Charley saying yes to that..... be a good place for a Moderators meeting.... sorta like the Masons... hankie on head Lanc in one hand, pint in another... :D :D :D

:D :D :D

[Gambit]

Corgi is going to release 2 diorama scenes this year according to one US website that was at the New York Toy Show. There will eventually be six in the series all of which can be displayed separately or as one continuous scene.

[CFBC]

Gambit.... Think they could be along the lines of the Forces Of Valour...... :)

[The Defiant Man]

Hope they are better than the Guadalcanal diorama......Mr CFBC - what are the FOV ones like??