2 January 2008 : Today I proudly present Model Maniac Page 40 - Part B as the first Part of the New Year. In this Part four modelers show their works. Starting from Hasegawa's Kawanishi Seaplane 1:350 by "Joh", followed by Academy's P-51B 1:72 by "Tuk", Verlinden's U.S. Airborne 1944 120mm (1:15) by "Art Instructor", Trumpeter's Mil Mi-8MT/Mi-17 Hip-H Helicopter 1:35 by "Chakraphad" and Dragon's U.S. Marines Off-Road Bike 1:35 by "Joh", then ending with four mini Dioramas from "Joh".
Same as the last dozen Parts, all pictures in this Part were taken using "time exposure" technique so as to achieve highest depth of field, i.e., using a tripod, setting shutter priority and selecting shutter speed that gives the highest f-stop (f19-f22) which is usually around 1/4 - 1/2 second, and setting self timer for shutter release. Lighting is natural, pictures were taken outdoor under the shades during daytime. Pictures were scanned directly from film by the photo shop, written on to a CD and resized by me. As always, I hope you'll enjoy viewing!
I'd like to thank for all kind feedbacks, compliments and suggestions that we received concerning Page 40 - Part A. They are very encouraging, and they inspire us to keep on producing quality models and dioramas and showing finest quality pictures. Comments and suggestions are welcome in my Model Maniac Forum
039 : An Overview of Page 40 - Part B (Index Print)
040 - 041 : Hasegawa's Kawanishi H8K2 (Emily) Flying Boat 1:350 - by "Joh"
042 - 045 : Academy's P-51B 1:72 - by "Tuk"
046 - 049 : Verlinden's U.S. Airborne 1944 120mm (1:15) - by "Art Instructor"
050 - 057 : Trumpeter's Mil Mi-8 MT/ Mi-17 Hip-H Helicopter 1:35 - by "Chakraphad"
058 - 060 : Dragon's U.S. Marines Off-Road Bike 1:35 - by "Joh"
061 - 064 : Diorama "British 6th Airborne, Normandy 1944" using Dragon's Red Devils - by "Joh"
065 - 068 : Diorama "1st Cavalry Division, Russia 1944" using Dragon's 8th SS Cavalry Division 'Florian Geyer' - by "Joh"
069 - 072 : Diorama "SS Pz.Div. 'Hitlerjugend', Budapest 1945" using Dragon's German MG42 Heavy Machine Gun Team - by "Joh"
073 - 076 : Diorama "1st Luftwaffe Field Division, Novgorod 1944" using Dragon's German 1st Luftwaffe Field Division (Gen2) - by "Joh"
- Academy's P-47D 1:72
- Airfix's Fw-190 1:72
- Airfix's BAC TSR-2 1:72
- Ilaleri's S.L.C. 200 1:35
- Diorama "Poland 1939" using Dragon's 28th Infantry Division
All by "Tuk"
- ST's Kubelwagen + BMW w/ Sidecar 1:72
- Dragon's Sd.Kfz.171 Panther G Early Version 1:72
- Tamiya's Russian Infantry (4)
- Diorama "Stalingrad Inferno" using Dragon's Stalingrad Inferno
- Diorama "Soviet Infantry, Eastern Front" using Master Box's Eastern Front, Soviet Infantry
- Diorama "German Retreat" using Dragon's Ambush, Eastern Front (Gen2)
All by "Joh"
- Revell's F-18F 1:48
- Academy's F-16 CG/CJ 1:32
- Trumpeter's MiG-29M 1:32
All by "Niphon"
- Trumpeter's Tu-160 1:72 - by "Chakraphad"
- Dragon's AH-6J Little Bird 1:35 - by "Chakraphad"
