hi..

as promised to beachbum and druid_99, here they are

just completed 1st stage of the painting...2 more layer will complete the process...
the faces also were just the base color painted...










to give ideas how small these crew are







that's for now

Thanks Sil for putting this up especially for those planning to do an aircraft carrier dio/vignette. BTW I've posted a reply on Armorama to your post.

Decent detail, very good poses but I still can't see the Female crew. :rolleyes:

Sil,
more please....

haiya...
lagi2 female crew...hehehe
CK, i've replied the thread in armorama and leave something for your eyes only...hehe

Loo, more photos if ade update la...wait for them

sil... is that a topless crew there...?? or is he wearing a realy realy tight, muscle revealing superhero suit..?? :lol: :lol:

koo,

yup..the guy is not wearing any shirt..which is i believed an unsafe act and USN doesnt allowed that either....this guy must be a cowboy.........

update..

for beachbum's eyes only...(the photo below only..the rest are for all eyes to view :) )

this is not siti nurhaliza..still not complete..



scratchbuilding the jet blast deflector
using stryene sheet and I-beam...here i go..







one panel is finished....3 more to go........

while the crew and all other things are being prepared, finally an old cat climbing up the elevator and recieved the first initial weathering...

Wah, a deck + deck crew + F14...!!!! Looks good now.

sllim

Looking good, but the deck will be bigger right? :D

yup...the deck should be bigger..not too big..enough space for the F-14 and the crew...


Meanwhile, while the deck is just starting to get busy, another package arrive in the mailbox. It's Flightpath 1/72 USN Carrier Deck Diorama Deck set. This set provides:
2 Tow-Bars,
4 Wheel Chock units,
14 Tie-Down Chain assemblies,
44 Deck Tie-Down Points [each with two styles of grating],
Carrier Deck Edging Panels
a painting template is included for applying the characteristic yellow & red broken lines.

This is in cast metal and photo-etched nickel silver.

pic of the set:

keep going man... but is the chain in the correct size.? from the look at the picture, it does seems to be bigger than 1/72nd scale...

getting interesting!!! how much for that set???
any reference photo for the final look of those parts??

indeed getting VERY interesting...

will be eyeing this thread like a hawk... :)
good job Sil. keep them coming.

where can find the I-beam.. and possible replacement for it?

kuman

i dont know....i plan not to use it on this dio...

the set is available here link

evergreen and plastruct make I beam in various sizes..i got the evergreen version..the nearest one is Multifilla...

Sorry for my ignorance, that's a 1/72 scale diorama? And I assume those figures are from fujimi, right?

your WIP looks good. may I know how many crew in the Fujimi box? Hope to see your latest WIP. By the way how is ur CV-65?

judge dredd, yup it's 1/72 ..the crew is fujimi....

wuichong there are 11 figures in the set...

i didnt use the 2 pilots in this case...

Silantra,

What paint are you using? They look quite thinned in the pic? I tend to use the water based Citadel nowadays. I usually folow the painting format used in painting Citadel miniatures. Undercoats, base paint, wash, highlights, etc. Did you use any primers? For my 1/72 soft plastics I use Gunze metal primers.

JD,

i primed the figures with vallejo foundation white..
the paints used were all vallejo..there are thinned with ration 1:6
i build up the paint slowly by layer by layer..in the photos, the figures are still in 2-3 layers.....

Cowboy....like in Broke Back Mountain?....

Sil,
sempat tak complete for the PARTY?

sempat kot....

update for now..

the deck is ready to be painted

the JBD is already 80% [plus the support bracket and hydraulic arms...]

the figures crew is ready...........

the catapult is yet to be started

and the cat is ready...............


sorry, still no photos

sounds like those "final check before taking-off" kinda talking, sil...

anyway... good luck, mate...