22 September 2008 : Today I proudly present Model Maniac Page 43 - Part D. In this Part "Art Instructor" presents five new armors and a new diorama as usual. Starting from BTR-70 from Dragon and M-978 Fuel Tanker from Italeri, followed by Vickers Armstrong 6 ton from Mirage, M4A4 from Dragon and Dicker Max from Trumpeter, then topping it off with diorama "Waffen SS" using Italeri's StuG-IV and Trumpeter's Waffen SS.
And same as the last three 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 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 43 - Part C. They are very encouraging, and they inspire us to keep on producing quality models & dioramas and showing finest quality pictures possible. Comments and suggestions are welcome in my
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115 : An Overview of Page 43- Part D (Index Print)
116 - 121 : Dragon's BTR-70
122 - 127 : Italeri's M-978 Fuel Tanker
128 - 132 : Mirage's Vickers Armstrong 6-ton
133 - 138 : Dragon's M4A4
139 - 144 : Trumpeter's Dicker Max
145 - 152 : Diorama "Waffen SS" using Italeri's StuG-IV and Trumpeter's German Waffen SS
- Tamiya's T-34/76 + Aires' VT-34 Recovery Vehicle Conversion Set 1:35
- Academy's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior 1:35
- Tamiya's Japanese WWII Battleship "Musashi" 1:350 w/ local made PE parts big set (3 sheets)
- Revell's S.M.S. Emden 1:350
- Dragon's Typhoon Class Submarine 1:350 (broken w/ many missing parts) + CN's Typhoon Class Submarine 1:350 =
a Revival Project for the Dragon's Typhoon Class Submarine 1:350
- Alanger's K-267 "Dragon" Nuclear Powered Submarine 1:350
- Zvezda's K-3 November Class Nuclear Submarine 1:350
All by "Tazmanian"
- Diorama "Skatpieler" (German Tankmen) using Master Box's Skatpieler" German WWII Tankmen - by "Joh"
- Diorama "Holland 1940" using Dragon's figure set - by "Joh"
- Diorama "Germania Regiment (France 1940) using Dragon's Figure set - by "Joh"
- Diorama "U.S. Marines 1968" using Dragon's U.S. Marines (TET Offensive 1968) - by "Joh"
- Diorama "Soviet Field Gun" using Alanger's Soviet Regimental Artillery (1943-45) - by "Joh"
- Diorama "German 1st Cavalry Division" (Gen2) - by "Joh"
- Diorama "The Long Haul" using Dragon's 8.8 Panzerschreck Infantry - by "Joh"
- Trumpeter's LCAC 1:144
- Mini Hobby's U-Boat Type XXI 1:144
- Trumpeter's LCM-3 1:72
- Mirage's OT-26 1:35
All by "Toom"(A.I.'s big brother)
- Dragon's U.S.S. Arleigh Burke 1:350
- Trumpeter's WWII Liberty Ship 1:350
- Diorama "The Goliath" using Dragon's German Engineers with Goliath
All by "Tuk" (A.I.'s brother)
- Academy's F/A-18 D 1:32
- Italeri's Elco 80 Torpedo Boat 1:35
All by "Niphon"
