discussion Completed (I guess?!?!) Italeri 1/72 AC-130 Spectre

[Guest]

Thanks for the info Terry, i'll try it next time.

Cheers Leo

 

[Guest]

Your Welcome

 

[Guest]

So this is the final base, spent the last 2 days making the tarmac and grass. In the end i'm happy what i could achieve after inputs and help from people in this forum. Now just wait for the few things to arrive to add in the diorama. As usual any comments are welcomed.

Cheers

Leo

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[Guest]

Now that looks the business! A fitting display for a great model.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[Alan 45]

That looks great Leo the weathering is superb and that little bit of grass at the side makes it look all the more realistic

Top job

On a side note I came across these in my LHS , you get eight A4 size sheets for around a £5 View attachment 81138

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[Guest]

Thanks Patrick and Alan.

Those things you bought would've make life easier. I tried using a rough sandpaper but it didn't workout, ao i scavenged kit boxes and cut them to pieces. And worked superb. Will update as soon as i'm done with this.

Cheers

Leo

 

[Alan 45]

No probs Leo only glad to help , I didn't know you could get these and I only found them while looking in the train section for bits for a dio I'm working on

I look forward to the finished dio mate

 

[monica]

thats hit the spot Leo, well done looks 100 % better, spend all the time on the plane that looks fantastic ,and now the base matches ,

 

[Guest]

thats hit the spot Leo, well done looks 100 % better, spend all the time on the plane that looks fantastic ,and now the base matches ,

Thanks Monica,

Spent the last 2 days searching the best material for the tarmac then voila.

Cheers

 

[Guest]

awesome mate,love the dirty bird,

mobear

 

[Guest]

There! That looks perfect!

Very convincing tarmac, much better than the styrofoam. (Although that did look like wet concrete, this version does look a lot better).

 

[Guest]

Thanks Steve, thanks to you i was able to built the base

 

[flyjoe180]

Yeah, that SPectre just came to life on that new base Leo. Nice work, looks like it is on display at an airshow.

 

[Guest]

Hi all,

I guess it's the finished product. I still feel something can be added here but I'm running out of idea

I added U.S.A.F van, light generator, fire extinguisher and stairs. As usual, any comments are most welcomed.

Cheers Leo

ps. Maybe administrator can move this thread to "completed diorama". Thanks

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[Guest]

Nice diorama.

One question though, there are several mechanics working on the plane and even on one of the propellers.

What is that yellow guy with hisd paddles doing in front of the plane?

 

[Guest]

Where did you get the portable light unit? I have been looking for some of them in 1/48 scale as they use them at fairford whenever there is deployments. Which sadly is very rarely these days.

That whole scene looks great

 

[Guest]

Nice diorama.One question though, there are several mechanics working on the plane and even on one of the propellers.

What is that yellow guy with hisd paddles doing in front of the plane?

Hmmm, make sense. I think i will relieve him from his duty anytime soon. Lol. Thanks mate

 

[Guest]

Where did you get the portable light unit? I have been looking for some of them in 1/48 scale as they use them at fairford whenever there is deployments. Which sadly is very rarely these days.That whole scene looks great

Thanks Terry. I bought it from hobbyeasy.com but it's 1/72 scale and it's Hasegawa product. They have the 1/48 scale the item number is X48-4 also by Hasegawa.

 

[Guest]

Cheers Leo I will have a look

 

[Guest]

Simple, take the guy in yellow with the paddles, and place him in back by the cargo ramp. Put a truck or van nearby and it should look like he is directing traffic, instead of the plane.