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"Low Level Hell" OH-6A & nva diorama finished
csago
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La Rioja, Spain / España
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 02:56 PM UTC
After some years, I finished this diorama ... only details like moving rotors (I had to make some test, maybe I just left the standard rotors and move them for pictures) and correct the sunshade glass on the pilot´s head.

Thank you very much to everybody that were patiente enought to wait for the end of this project. Thank you very much ¡¡¡¡¡

Right now I´m writting an article about this diorama, so I hope some magazine could be interested in it...

Some pictures ...





















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Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 04:01 PM UTC
I hopes AFV Modeller or Abrams squad will publish your articles!!

Great, great , great!!!!

Hat's off

Stéphane
Mark
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 04:20 PM UTC
Hi Santiago!

It was (more than) worth the wait!
Great dio! came out brilliant.

best regards,

Mark

ps. is it okay with you if I link to some of these pictures on my Facebook / instagram? (of course all credits to you!)
edklingon
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 04:48 PM UTC
Astounding dio!!!
TAFFY3
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:01 PM UTC
Outstanding! Al
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:09 PM UTC
Beautiful work, I have been watching this all along the way and the final results are well worth it. Well done!

Mike

ps what's next??
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csago
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La Rioja, Spain / España
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:35 PM UTC

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Hi Santiago!

It was (more than) worth the wait!
Great dio! came out brilliant.

best regards,

Mark

ps. is it okay with you if I link to some of these pictures on my Facebook / instagram? (of course all credits to you!)


No problem, of course you can do it ...
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:36 PM UTC
Excellent finish! I hope you decide to submit a feature and maybe add some links here to your build logs — those were really great to follow.

Congratulations on a job well done!

—mike
csago
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:49 PM UTC

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Beautiful work, I have been watching this all along the way and the final results are well worth it. Well done!

Mike

ps what's next??


I have some projects on, but right now I´m very interested in a MD-530F helicopter of Blackwater in Iraq... A friend of mine gave me a Dragon kit of Los Angeles Sherif MD500 and I´m quite anxius to transform it into a PMC little bird ...









Thanks for your interest ¡¡¡
csago
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 06:04 PM UTC

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Excellent finish! I hope you decide to submit a feature and maybe add some links here to your build logs — those were really great to follow.

Congratulations on a job well done!

—mike


Good idea, here are the links to all my posts about this diorama along several years ...

http://armorama.com/forums/234091#1974107

http://armorama.com/forums/234090#1974106

http://armorama.com/forums/224399#1890401

http://armorama.com/forums/206914#1736116

http://armorama.com/forums/196440#1645544

http://armorama.com/forums/180648#1516581

http://armorama.com/forums/179642#1508608

http://armorama.com/forums/155503#1303728

http://armorama.com/forums/150170#1255717

http://armorama.com/forums/149897#1252997

http://armorama.com/forums/135112#1126282

http://armorama.com/forums/116629#960868

http://armorama.com/forums/113570#935391

http://armorama.com/forums/112905#929850

http://armorama.com/forums/109720#903462

http://armorama.com/forums/92914#769621

http://armorama.com/forums/76065#635917

http://armorama.com/forums/55042#461589

HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 08:09 PM UTC
Low-Level Hell looks awesome. Great job on it.


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... what's next??



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I have some projects on, but right now I´m very interested in a MD-530F helicopter of Blackwater in Iraq...


Like this?

csago
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 09:26 PM UTC

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Low-Level Hell looks awesome. Great job on it.


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... what's next??



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I have some projects on, but right now I´m very interested in a MD-530F helicopter of Blackwater in Iraq...


Like this?



yes, I saw sometime ago your helo, but I want to sand out part of the cúpula frame, add the long skids, and more detail inside...and of course the crew for a diorama with the bird flying...
terminators
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 10:24 PM UTC
Incredible work, so impressive !
Monte
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 11:04 PM UTC
Wow! Fantastic dio. Great work!
Firstik
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Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016 - 12:27 AM UTC
This is amazing and very inspirational! Really deserves an article in a magazine.
kurnuy
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West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
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Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016 - 01:00 AM UTC
This is very well done , just excellent ! May i give you a suggestion ? I don't know if the rotor blades from the helicopter can spin freely but in that case you can try to let them rotate using the air from a small fan or hair dryer . It will look like real spinning blades on photos.

Kurt
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Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016 - 02:35 AM UTC
Enhorabuena! Excelente trabajo. Muchas felicidades!
Charlie-66
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Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016 - 04:55 AM UTC
Awesome work! Well done!
csago
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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 12:25 PM UTC
Playing with b&w effects ... I think it looks good and nice ...



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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 12:29 PM UTC
looking good with and without colour
DKdent
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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 03:22 PM UTC
Hello,

I am not the typical overexagerated "Wow-wunderful-amazing-incredible"-type of guy but this must be one of the best dioramas I have seen the last years. Even if I would have changed some very minor things here and there it is for sure the most convincing "in action"-diorama I have ever seen. The interaction between the elements is, well, "Wow-wunderful-amazing-incredible".... The buildlog was absolute fun to read. I really hope that you will find a publisher.

Best Regards

Dennis
csago
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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 04:14 PM UTC

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Hello,

I am not the typical overexagerated "Wow-wunderful-amazing-incredible"-type of guy but this must be one of the best dioramas I have seen the last years. Even if I would have changed some very minor things here and there it is for sure the most convincing "in action"-diorama I have ever seen. The interaction between the elements is, well, "Wow-wunderful-amazing-incredible".... The buildlog was absolute fun to read. I really hope that you will find a publisher.


Best Regards

Dennis


Thank you very much for your kind words ...
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Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 04:56 PM UTC
Santiago,

Extraordinary! Great composition, superb colors and weathering, incredible action - that OH-6 looks like it is about to roar out from over the diorama. You sculpted water, trees, a hooch, and built wonderful models.

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MODELGEEK
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Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 01:42 AM UTC
Absolutely stunning!

I've even read the book. ..did you try to contact hugh mills?
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