5 May 2009 : Today I proudly present Model Maniac Page 47 - Part B. In this Part "Niphon" presents F/A1-8D 1:32 from Academy and Elco 80' Torpedo Boat 1:35 from Italeri. These two kits took "Niphon" over a year to complete, but the final outputs are well worth the wait!
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) and setting self timer for shutter release. Lighting is natural, pictures were taken outdoor under the shades during daytime. Pictures were scanned 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 47 - 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 47 - Part B (Index Print)
040 - 057 : Academy's F/A-18 D Hornet "Night Attack" 1:32 - by "Niphon"
058 - 076 : Italeri's Elco 80' Torpedo Boat PT-596 1:35 - by "Niphon"
Items under construction:
- Diorama "German Sniper Team WWII" using Zvezda's figure set having the same name
- Tamiya's T-34/76 + Aires' VT-34 Recovery Vehicle Conversion Set 1:35
- Hasegawa's IJN Battleship "Mutsu" 1:350 w/ full option PE/brass upgrade kits
By "Niphon"
- Bronco's Canadian T17E1 Staghound Mk.I
- Bronco's British A34 'Comet' Cruiser Tank
- Alan's Soviet B-4 203mm Howitzer
- AFV Club's M1130 Stryker w/ Hobby Fan's Stryker Crew
- Diorama "German Mobile Command" using Zvezda's Sd.Kfz.251/3 Ausf.B + Tamiya's BMW w/ Sidecar
All by "Art Instructor"
- Diorama "Soviet Mountain Infantry WWII using Zvezda's figure set having the same name
- Diorama "HG Division" using Dragon's German Infantry HG Division, Anzio 1944
- Diorama "Talibanistan" using ICM's Mujahideen figure set
All by "Joh"
- 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
- Mini Hobby's Type 90 Tank (finished)
- Trumpeter's Sweden STRV-103C (finished)
- Russian BRDM-1 1:72 (finished)
All by "Tazmanian"