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Dioramas: Water Effects
Water! A sometimes intimidating effect.
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1/72 Polar Bear Hunters
AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:09 PM UTC
Hi all!

This is the one from two projects I’m running.

I’m going to replicate the below picture:



I understand that the theme of this diorama might not suite everybody’s taste, but Polar Bear Hunting from u-boat crews was a reality during the WWII.
AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:10 PM UTC
I’ going to use the Revell 1/72 U-Boat kit –which will be chopped-, with some upgrades from CMK, metal figures and the magazine for some reference pics.




The Polar Bear will be replicated, by transforming this Airfix bear from an old 80’s kit.

AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:10 PM UTC
Here is the chopped part of the uboat, with primer and the first steps of preshading.




Then I started to chop the bear and give her a dead stance:







AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:10 PM UTC

Then after long hours in surgery the figures took their final stances. Different parts from different figures had the above result:








And here the first steps of painting and washes:














And some mockups from the whole:






AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:11 PM UTC
Here is the last steps of washes:












AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:12 PM UTC
And here are the figures and the bear finished:















Some more detailing:





That’s all the progress for now. Hope you like it , and see you soon on the next update.
lespauljames
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:34 PM UTC
great work so far, the dio has real potential! are you putting it " on ice"? or water?. good luck with the rest
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 06:46 PM UTC
Looks very interesting and different!
I like the theme!


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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 09:41 AM UTC
Nice concept and good work. I look forward to more progress.

Happy Modelling, -zon
AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 10:02 AM UTC
Thanks a lot for your kind comments!!! i'll try to do my best!

James, probably it'll be on dark polar water...
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Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 09:33 AM UTC
Kickin' work Alexandros! Can't wait to see her in that dark polar water
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Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 04:44 AM UTC
That is truly excellent work, very well done indeed
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Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 11:21 AM UTC
Absolutely amazing subject - I learn't something today ! Your modeling skills are doing the Submariners a great justice by recording their little known adventures.
Cannot wait for the next episode.
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AlexAmarandos
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Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 12:27 AM UTC
Thank you all for your kind words!

After a lot of time the diorama has finished











Thank you all for your time
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 01:32 AM UTC
Great little diorama! I have considered that scene for a diorama since I first saw the pictures in U-boot in Focus. I did not have the skills to pull it of as great as you did.

Thanks for sharing
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Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 01:54 AM UTC
A Very Cool, Well executed Dio. Gerat Job.
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Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 02:01 AM UTC
This turned out really great- a well composed and executed scene, very interesting. Nice work Alexandros!
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Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 06:41 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi all!

This is the one from two projects I’m running.

I’m going to replicate the below picture:



I understand that the theme of this diorama might not suite everybody’s taste, but Polar Bear Hunting from u-boat crews was a reality during the WWII.


Why would you want to re-create something like that?
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