12 May 2010 : Today I proudly present Model Maniac Page 53 - Part C. In this Part "Art Instructor" presents a new figure, a new motorcycle, four new armors and a new diorama. Starting from Soviet Tank Crew 1:16 Vol.2 from Trumpeter and US WWII Motorcycle WLA from Mini Art, followed by Russian BM-13 "Stalingorgel"/"Katiusha" from Revell, L4500R Maultier German Heavy Halftrack, StuG III Ausf.B and StuG III Ausf.F from Dragon, then topping it off with diorama
"GD Division" using Dragon's Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.C w/ GD Division figures.
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 53 - 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 - 080 : Trumpeter's WWII Soviet Tank Crew 1:16 Vol.2
081 - 084 : Mini Art's US WWII Motorcycle WLA
085 - 090 : Revell's Russian BM-13 "Stalingorgel"/"Katiusha"
091 - 096 : Zvezda's L4500R Maultier German Heavy Halftrack
097 - 101 : Dragon's StuG III Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.142
102 - 106 : Dragon's StuG III Ausf.F Sd.Kfz.142/1 (Value-Pack kit w/ free tank crew)
107 - 114 : Diorama "GD Division" using Dragon's Sd.Kfz.251 Ausf.C w/ GD Division Soldiers
077 : An Overview of Page 53 - Part C (Index Print)
- AFV Club's Japanese Navy Submarine I-58 1:350
- Trumpeter's USS "Cole" DDG-67 1:350
- Trumpeter's JMSDF DDG-174 "Kirishima" 1:350
All by "Toom" (Art Instructor's big brother)
- Hasegawa's IJN Battleship "Mutsu" 1:350 w/ full option PE/brass upgrade kits By "Niphon"
- Roden's Fairchild AU-23A 1:48 RTAF
- Trumpeter's Tu-160 1:72
- 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"
- Diorama "Soviet Suicide Dog Bomber" using Zvezda's Soviet Tank Hunter w/ Dogs (finished)
- Diorama "US Infantry Europe" using Airfix's figure set of the same name (finished)
- Figures "German Sturmartille Crew" using Dragon's figure set (finished)
- Figures "German Self-Propelled Gun Crew" using Mini Art's figure set (finished)
- Figures "German Tank Repair Crew" using Mini Art's figure set (finished)
- Figures "Polish Lancer" using Airfix's Polish Lancer 54mm (1:32)
- Diorama "28th Infantry Division, Poland 1939 using Dragon's figure set
- Diorama "German Infantry in Wachtmantel, Leningrad 1943 using Dragon's figure set
- Diorama "16th Luftwaffe Field Division, Norway 1944 using Dragon's figure set
- Figures VP's US Tank/ APC Crew (1/2 x3)
- Figures VP's US Tank Crew 1980's (1/2 x3)
- Figures Coree's Comrade Mon Ami (2)
- Figure "Russian Tank Crew Modern (1)
All by "Joh"