I recently did a couple of carriers as commissions for customers, and ended up with a few left over planes in 1/350 scale, which started me thinking about a dio project...so this is what ended up happening.

The B-25s and F4Us are Trumpeter, the Betty is Tamiya (pushed back off the runway by the SeaBees who are out working on the groundwork for a new diorama), and the PBY was scratchbuilt. I had originally wanted an Iron Shipwrights Martin PBM Mariner (cooler looking), but the kit was so badly warped I couldn't use it.

Quonset huts are scratchbuilt, as are some of the vehicles, others are 1/350 Tom's Modelworks trucks.

Although you can't see it, I removed the engine cowling on the PBY, and there's a ground crew servicing the engine, complete with photoetched motor mount. The scaffolding was made from a 1/350 ship searchlight platform. Palm trees were made with floral wire, and the funny green paper that comes with Tamiya's dinosaur kits (swiped from my daughter's T-rex kit).

The base is 5" x 7", an old 3rd place trophy base. Hope you like it. I do have some in-progress photos if you care to see more...Jeff

One thing is certain:

- this is the best recycling I had ever seen of a trophy base!
A little gem!!

Skipper

I like it, gives me a real pacific feeling! Good job!

Martin

Nice job, for so little

Looks really good for 1/350!

Great Job
and what a result from things left over from another project checked out your gallery what a great varied collection of models fantastic keep them comming
Cheers chris Tango 20

looks great, iam suprised its in 1/350, or were you meanign ot say its 1/35 and added a zero because, thats awsome work

Frank

Thanks Chris. I am a true Renaissance modeler...I build whatever suits my fancy at that particular moment in time, and I don't stick to one particular type or scale.

At one point, it was 1/72 WW2, and nothing else...needless to say, 850 or so kits later, it got boring.

I'm usually more interested in the subject matter than I am in the scale...in some instances, it's just a matter of building something that's tangible, like, 120mm figures instead of 54mm, which is too small for me personally.

All in all, I think it makes things more entertaining for me. I try not to get pigeon-holed into one type of model for any length of time. I build in phases...right now, I'm exiting my 120mm figure phase and entering a 1/32 plane phase...after that, who knows...

Best,

Jeff

That is a great diorama, lots of detail at a very small scale - wonderfully done.

Great job. I defy anybody, not knowing what scale that was done in, to tell it was so small. I can't imagine putting the out of box planes together, let along scratch building a PBY, including an exposed ENGINE. The mind boggles.

Looks good Jeff

feels like MAJ Pappy Boyington should be walking around in it.

very very nice

Fabulous job there. Nice dio.

wow, looks like a lot of fun, post more pics when done

Hey Shain,

IT IS DONE!!!

Once my vision started getting blurry from putting the plug wires on the engine on the PBY, I decided enough was enough.

Actually, it was rigged with lycra thread from White Ensign, great stuff, and in scale...even in /1350.

Jeff

What a great idea Jeff! Great detail for such a small dio....I have some 1/350 helicopters from my USS Ohio...got me thinking now

Wow, what those leftovers can do... Good work with those "I will not use them" pieces, exposed engine, good groundwork and trees and so on. I love it!

Cheers!

Cagin.