25 December 2009 : Today I proudly present Model Maniac Page 51 - Part C, just in time to celebrate Christmas and New Year. I wish all of you who read this page A Very Happy & Phosphorous New Year 2010. In this Part "Art Instructor" presents 5 new armors and a new diorama. Starting from M151 A1 from Academy, M-51 ISherman from Dragon and 2S1 122mm Self-Propelled Howitzer from SKIF, followed by German Sturmtiger from Tamiya and German 88mm Flak37 mit Behelfslafette from Dragon, then topping it off with diorama "Europe 1944" using Dragon's Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D w/ inbox figure set and an extra figure set.
And same as the last 3-4 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 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 51 - Part B. They are very encouraging, and they inspire us to keep on producing quality models & dioramas and showing finest quality pictures. Comments and suggestions are welcome in my
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078 - 081 : Academy's M151 A1
082 - 087 : Dragon's M-51 ISherman (Premium Edition)
088 - 093 : SKIF's 2S1 122mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
094 - 099 : Tamiya's German 38cm Assault Mortar "Sturmtiger"
100 - 105 : 88mm Flak37 mit Behelfslafette
106 - 114 : Diorama "Europe 1944" using Dragon's Sd.Kfz.251/22 Ausf.D w/ inbox figure set and an extra figure set added by Art Instructor
301 - 318 : Bonus Diorama "Code Name 'Cyclops'" using Bandai's Code Name "Cyclops" Set 1:35 - by Mr.P (Mr.P offers this finished diorama for sale at cost which is just over $20. I think he's a good builder and this diorama is such a bargain. I like it!)
077 : An Overview of Page 51 - Part C (Index Print)
- Trumpeter's Tu-160 1:72
- Lindberg's British Bulldog 1:48(finished)
- Smer's Piper L4 1:48(finished)
- Esci's T-54 Serian Army (finished)
- Esci's Ti-67 (finished)
- 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"
- Trumpeter's LCM-3 1:35 w/ PE upgrade set from Eduard
- Nichimo's German U-Boat IX/b 1:200 with local-made PE rails
- Tamiya's IJN I-400 1:350 w/ PE upgrade set from Eduard
By "Toom" (Art Instructor's big brother)
- Hasegawa's IJN Battleship "Mutsu" 1:350 w/ full option PE/brass upgrade kits By "Niphon"
- Diorama "Barbarossa" using ICM's Barbarossa Operation (finished)
- Diorama "Hunting the Partisan" using Dragon's figure set of the same name (finished)
- Diorama "The Green Berets" using Dragon's Green Berets (finished)
- Figures "German Sturmpioneers" using Zvezda's figure set(6) (finished)
- Figures "Waffen SS & SS Infantry using VP's figures(2) (finished)
- Diorama "US Marines, Hue 1968" using Dragon's M274 Mule w/ 106mm gun
- Diorama "German Artillery Team" using Dragon's 5cm Pak w/ Fallschirmjager
- Diorama "German Mortar Team" using Tamiya's German Mortar Team
- Figures "Russian Artillery Crew" using Zvezda's figure set
All by "Joh"
