zark Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Hi everybody. I am posting my latest "masterpiece" after reading about the problems that fellow modellers have with Critisism...But lets move on to the real "piece of interest". My latest diorama depicts an Afgan Mig-21 left sometime, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Some photos, so we all know what I am talking about, and then you can Hit me with your critique: Edited January 11, 2010 by zark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Krukowski Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Your landing gear's a little crooked, the port main gear strut to be exact. From actual photos of scenes like this (man, there must be hundreds of these wrecks, huh?) that I've seen your diorama captures the look and feel perfectly. It all looks very "natural" in that everything that's "out of place" is right where it should be! Neat idea and very well done, I'd say. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Yeap it is a little crooked John, but should'nt it be like that after all that "abuse" ??? Edited January 11, 2010 by zark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Krukowski Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 You know I was kidding, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 ...My God I thought I was a modeller with a sence of humour...my apologies John...and thanks for your comments Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joachim Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 wow great model. what scale? i'm now verry intrested in the progress pics!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Musical_Box Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 i'm now verry intrested in the progress pics!! My thoughts exactly! This build really looks fantastic, one of the coolest dioramas I've seen in a while. I'm particularly interested in the way you've done the weathering (exposed metal areas) and the whole burnt-out central section. Btw, where does the engine come from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 The model is a great representation of an abandoned aircraft My only suggestion for next time, is when photographing the subject, to use a higher F number if you can change the setting on your camera. Having a small aperture and a longer exposure will keep more of the model in focus. However, sometimes this isn't possible on compact automatic digi cameras. Apart from that, great subject and nicely done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 Well...the kit is in 1/48 scale and is, what else...the Academy kit. Now about the weathering. For the first time in my modelling life I used the "salt technic". One comment though...it really works! I painted the areas around the "burn" with Testors exhaust metalliser, yeap unusual, but it worked for me, and the rest of the airframe silver ...and light blue...and white...and light sand, actually I could'nt make out from the various reference pictures I had, what colour was the actual undercoat , so I just used everything. The Jet engine is from CMK, but after a long discussion with the local Greek modelling forums, I came to the conclusion, that it was...too short. So I estimated the actual length from photos and a very usefull diagram from an old issue of Flight International to get closer to the right size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpwatson Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Wow that is one ncie model and diorama!!! My only critique would be... If you can doo all that customisation and scratch building. I think you should have made a new fan for the engine. or at least hollowed out the blades....maybe even made some snapped off and/or crooked? But dam, that is a cool model! David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two Mikes Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 my only criticism is I need bigger pics!! Looks great from what I can see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yup...bigger pics! And it´s a kind of a sad dio isn´t it? Excellent model workmanship tho! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two Mikes Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Yup...bigger pics! :wub:And it´s a kind of a sad dio isn´t it? Excellent model workmanship tho! Cheers! I just learned that you can click on the pic and it will take you to his photobucket with a much larger photo. Sometimes technology really escapes me along with common sense!! LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maker Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Nice model but I've got more of a question than a critique. I don't have any knowledge of Afgan aircraft but shouldn't the top of stars on the wing roundels be pointing forward like on an American jet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Wow that is great love the weathering on the decals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pirata Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 You've got a big hole in the back of your plane that needs to be puttied! :lol: Seriously, your execution and presentation is fantastic. Executing battle damage is extremely hard and most of the time it's overdone. You've pulled it off perfectly and your finish is top notch. I was going to ask the same question that Maker did about the stars on the roundels but I'm not familiar with Afghan aircraft at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 wow, amazing and creative work - well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 One glaring omission though: I fail to see the pilot's skeleton... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Great idea and excellent realisation... my only critique would be hand drawn markings; that's the only part of the model that doesn't convience me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 ...I love this forum!!!...you were all wright with your comments...ok.ok.ok, lets take the comments step by step. First of all - and keep it between us - I was a "chicken" with the jet engine, since it was resin and "expencive" , it cost me more than the kit(...it was a gift), I left it this way becouse I was'nt sure how to work resin to "dammaged resin". The "Afgan Stars"....hhhmmmm...I am 51% sure that I have seen them in a profile being placed that way...maybe... or rather ...let it be...Now about the way I represent them on the model, I used masks and with a makeup sponge(...no comments please) and paint I tried to represent them really abussed. I am not happy 100% with them but I am happy 99%, yeap I can live with it... Now I just remembered I forgot to place the "stars" under the wings...Uuppps... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hey zark, Cool MiG! Your scheme is a little different from the one I was standing in front of outside of Kandahar Airfield in 2005, but cool, nonetheless AFAIK, this is the only intact MiG 21 left in Afghanistan Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hey zark, Cool MiG! Your scheme is a little different from the one I was standing in front of outside of Kandahar Airfield in 2005, but cool, nonetheless AFAIK, this is the only intact MiG 21 left in Afghanistan Cheers, Ian You really suprised me Ian...My first thought (I had'nt seen the picture yet) was that you was a "strange" tourist, but then again I realised what you was talking about. Thanks for the picture... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr B Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Lovely execution................great idea.............. overall a 10/10 in my book best mr b Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miccara Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 This is excellent!!! You are a wonderfully talented guy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romanator21 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 This looks great really. Very realistic. I would like to see it in natural sunlight. It has always been on my mind to make a derelict aircraft diorama. Would you happen to have a build report to share? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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