25 June 2011 : Today I proudly present Model Maniac Page 60 - Part B. In this Part there are 10 new pieces of work on show. The first one is a diorama from a new modeler named "m4sherman". He posted for sale his partially built Panzer III and a few figures (part of a set) in a local hobby site. I agreed to buy and asked him to finish them for me. Without an airbrush, he used Tamiya's spray paint to do the job and I think he's done a good job. The remaining 9 pieces are the works of "pj" who first impressed me with his 1:72 figures. Now I'm impressed again with his 1:35 figures and dioramas. He's surely a great artist. The last few dioramas were taken in low light because of setting sun. Many of the images' exposure had been adjusted by "ACDSee 9.0", making the figures brighter and the backdrop darker. There is one image that you may see the difference between "original" and "adjusted" exposure, it's #311. 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 60 - 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
201 - 215 : Diorama "Lost in Italy" using Dragon's armor and figures - by "m4sherman"
216 - 226 : Vignette "PLA Female Soldier on Parade" using Bronco's figure set - by "pj"
227 - 241 : Diorama "Union Infantry - American Civil War" 1:32 using Italeri's figure set - by "pj"
242 - 248 : Figure : German Tankman Sweater - by "pj"
249 - 259 : Figure : Waffen SS Tank Loader - by "pj"
260 - 271 : Figures : German Panzer Crew - by "pj"
272 - 280 : Vignette "The Fuhrer and Junger" - by "pj"
281 - 298 : Diorama "Eastern Front, Winter 1941" using Zvezda's German Infantry Eastern Front, Winter 1941-1942 figure set - by "pj"
299 - 311 : Diorama "Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland" using Dragon's newly-released 11. Frw. Panzergrenadier "Nordland" Vistula-Oder 1945 figure set - by "pj"
312 - 325 : Diorama "German Blue Division" using Dragon's newly-released German "Blue Division" Spanish Volunteers, Eastern front 1942 figure set - by "pj"
Adjusted Exposure Image for Comparison with "original" above:
- 2 sets of 1:72 historic figures (name not remembered at this moment)
- Diorama "The Long Haul" using Dragon's Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad late production & 3.7cm Pak36 w/ Crew
- Diorama "Dien Bien Phu" using Esci's NVA 1:72
- Trumpeter's USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 (finished)
- Tamiya's Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero 1:32
- Roden's Fairchild AU-23A 1:48 RTAF
Some kits in stock that I just can't wait for them to be built!:
- Diorama "German Infantry, Italian Campaign 1943" using Tamiya's diorama set having the same name
- Figures: Winter Panzer Riders using Dragon's figure set
- Figure: Wehrmacht Tank Crew DAK 1:16
All by "pjareanwanit" or "pj"
- Vulcan's Zundapp K800
All by "m4sherman"
- Figures "Confederate Cavalry" using Italeri's Confederate Cavalry 1:32
- Diorama "PMC in Iraq" using Trumpeter's PMC in Iraq - Fire Movement Team
- Diorama "Red Devils with Bike" using Dragon's figure set
- Diorama "French Campaign 1941" using Tamiya's newly-released figure set of 5 figures
All by "Joh"
- Lindberg's IJN I-53 Submarine with Kaitens 1:72 (finished)
- Hasegawa's IJN Aircraft Carrier AKAGI 1:350 w/ PE Upgrade Sets A,B,C and Superdetail Set, w/ PitRoad's IJN Seaman WWII
- Revell's P-47D Thunderbolt 1:32
- Revell's Supermarine Spifire Mk.I/II 1:32
All by "Niphon"
- Trumpeter's Tu-160 1:72
- Tamiya's T-34/76 + Aires' VT-34 Recovery Vehicle Conversion Set 1:35
- Academy's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior 1:35
- Trumpeter's Me-262 A-1a Heavy Armament 1:32
- Tamiya's Japanese WWII Battleship "Musashi" 1:350 w/ local made PE parts (3 sheets)
- Revell's SMS Emden 1:350
- ICM's Markgraft Battleship 1:350
- Trumpeter's Russian Cruiser Admiral Lazarev (Ex Frunze) 1:350 w/ PE upgrade sets from Lion Roar
All by "Tazmanian"
- Academy's German WWII Battleship Admiral Graf Spee 1:350 Premium Edition (another one)
- Trumpeter's Russian Cruiser Pyotr Velikiy 1:350 w/ PE Guardrails & Radar from LionRoar
- AFV Club's German type VIIB 1:350 w/ PE upgrade set from Voyager
- AFV Club's German type VIIC 1:350 w/ PE upgrade set from Voyager
- AFV Club's German type VIIC/41 1:350
- AFV Club's German type VIID 1:350
- AFV Club's Japanese Navy I-19 Submarine 1:350 w/ I-19 Detail Up from AFV Club
- AFV Club's Japanese Navy I-58 Submarine Early Version 1:350
- Trumpeter's Cv-14 Ticonderoga 1:350 w/ PE BigEdition from Eduard
- Tamiya's Mogami - Japanese Aircraft Carrying Cruiser 1:350 w/ Detail Up, w/ MAM's brass barrels
- Tamiya's Mikuma - Japanese Light Cruiser 1:350
- Trumpeter's HMS Repulse 1941 1:350 w/ Upgrade Set from Lion Roar and Wooden Deck from MK1
- Trumpeter's HMS Hood 1:350 w/ Trumpeter's Upgrade set, Eduard PE set and Wooden Deck from MK1
- Trumpeter's Moskva, Varyag and Admiral Panteleyev 1:350 w/ LionRoar's PE Guard Rails & Radars
- Tamiya's Musashi 1:350 w/ Wood Deck from MK1
- Trumpeter's USS Lassen DDG-82 1:350
- Hasegawa's IJN Yahaki 1:350 w/ MAM's brass barrels
- Monochrome's IJN Destroyer Akizuki 1:350
- Trumpeter's USS Massachusetts BB-59 1:350
- Tamiya's Bismarck 1:350 w/ PE upgrade set from Eduard and Wooden Deck DX from MK1
- Dragon's German Battleship Scharnhorst 1:350 Premium Edition w/ PE Upgrade Set from Dragon, Detail-Up Parts and Wooden Deck from MK1
- Alanger's K-407 Russian Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine (NATO Delta IV Class) 1:350
- Alanger's Typhoon Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine (another one) 1:350
- Aoshima's Japanese Navy Battleship Kongo 1:350
- Aoshima's Japanese Navy Heavy Cruiser Atago 1:350
- AFV Club's Gato Class Submarine 1941 1:350
- AFV Club's Gato Class Submarine 1942 1:350
- AFV Club's Gato Class Submarine 1943 1:350
- Tamiya'a Japanese Navy Submarine I-400 w/ Voyager's PE Upgrade Set 1:350
- Aoshima's Japanese Navy Submarine I-41 w/ Landing Crafts 1:350
- Pit Road's IJN Escort UKURU Type-A 1:350
- Pit Road's SSN-571 Nautilus 1:350
- Hobby Boss' Italian Heavy Cruiser Pola (1941)
- Hobby Boss' U.S.S. Virginia SSN-774 1:350
- Hobby Boss' German Navy Type VII-B U-Boat 1:350
- Monochrome's German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen 1:350 w/ Wooden Deck from MK1
- Airfix's Trafalgar Class Submarine 1:350
- Dragon's U.S.S. Yorktown (CG-48) + Soviet Alfa 1:350
- Dragon's German Z-39 Destroyer 1:350 Smart Kit with Basic Parts Upgrade Set from Orange Hobby
- Mirage's U-511 IXC (turn I + WGr42) German Submarine 1:350
- Mirage's U-176 IXC (turn II) German Submarine 1:350
- Hobby Boss's DKM Type VII-A U-Boat 1:350
- Hobby Boss's German Navy Type VII-B U-Boat 1:350
- Hobby Boss's DKM Navy Type VII-C U-Boat 1:350
- Hobby Boss's DKM Navy Type IX-A U-Boat 1:350
- Hobby Boss's DKM Type IX-B U-Boat 1:350
- Hobby Boss's DKM Navy Type IX-C U-Boat 1:350
- Aoshima's Heavy Cruiser "Chokai 1942" Takao Class 1:350
- Zvezda's Russian Battleship "Borodino" 1:350
- Trumpeter's German Zerstorer Z-25, 1944 1:350
- Dragon's U.S.S. Gearing DD-710 (1945) 1:350
- Dragon's U.S.S. The Sullivans DDG-68 1:350
- Dragon's U.S.S. Laffey DD-459 1942 1:350
- Bronco's German Long Range Submarine U-IXC 1:350
- Trumpeter's PLA Navy 051C DDG-115 Shenyang 1:350
- Trumpeter's PLAN Type 033 Submarine & SH-5 Observation Seaplane 1:350
- Bronco's Chinese 039G "Sung" Class Attack Submarine 1:350
- Bronco's Russian Akula II Class Submarine 1:350
- Academy's U.S.S. Reuben James FFG57 (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate) 1:350
- AFV Club's USN Submarine Guppy IB Class (Italian Navy SS Leonardo Da Vinci) 1:350
- Academy's MiG-29AS Slovak Air Force 1:48
- Hobby Boss' F-105 G "thunderchief" 1:48
- Hobby Boss' MiG-17 PFU Fresco E 1:48
- Amodel's Mil Mi-10K Soviet "Flying Crane" Helicopter 1:72
- Zvezda's Mil Mi-24V/VP Hind E 1:72
- Zvezda's Sukhoi Su-50 (T-50) 1:72
The list goes on...
