"Knock 'em down...Every last one of 'em!" Kamikaze - Okinawa 1945.

[Snowman]

GREAT vision!!

Superb build!

[spanner570]

What an amazing response to my model!
Thank you all so much.

To answer part of the question about levitation. As already mentioned by my mates , I used forced perspective. The ship is 1/600 and the aircraft is 1/72, so, remembering the golden rule - Largest scale to the front - I placed the aircraft's nose actually resting on a gun platform of the carrier, but because of the perspective, the aircraft appears yards from the ship.
"When you can take these stones from my hand, Grasshopper, then you will find out about the secrets of levitation....."

I will tell, but perhaps folks might like to try and guess first?

Here, to puzzle you even more, and as there was only one of the lone aircraft, are three more shots from a different angle that I took this morning

As mentioned earlier, I've snipped off the offending curling shell splashes.
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A simple idea like having the landing wheel half hanging down somehow conveys a feeling of desperation and struggle to hit the target - no matter what.
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I thought it might be of some help to anyone contemplating something similar, to show the simple background water colour sketches. As they appear to be in the distance, there is no need to detail them. Too much detail makes the image seem closer, so less is good. So even a single stand alone model deserves a back drop of some sort or other. It makes all the difference to a model. Don't think you can't paint, give it a go. Even a simple sky wash is better than nothing......Try it on your next model.

They are rough close up, but as a backdrop they look o.k.
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Cheers all.
And once again thank you for the terrific posts. Absolutely brilliant!

Ron

[Guest]

A work of art Ron. Great idea and fantastic execution.

[spanner570]

Thanks for the compliment, Bob. I appreciate it.

Ron

[colin m]

Brilliant, and the execution is amazing. As for the flying aircraft, it's obvious, magic. Your a wizard.

[spanner570]

Cheers Colin. What a great post. Thank you.

Roy Wood, eat your heart out!

Ron

[Guest]

That's an absolute cracker Ron very nice work.

[spanner570]

Cheers, Scott. I'm glad you approve.

Give my love to Carrie and the 'not so little now' M.G.!

Ron

[Steve Brodie]

Fricken awesome work

[Guest]

Outstanding work Ron, looks the bizz.

John

[Guest]

That's superb, Ron, and a really difficult subject. The undercarriage hanging loose is a great detail touch.

[Gern]

C'mon Ron. You've kept us in suspenders long enough, it's time to 'fess up! Just how did you do your levitation trick?

[Gern]

That's superb, Ron, and a really difficult subject. The undercarriage hanging loose is a great detail touch.

Tell you what Doug, I wouldn't fly a 'plane in that poor condition! It looks like it's about to crash at any moment!

[Gern]

Brilliant, and the execution is amazing. As for the flying aircraft, it's obvious, magic. Your a wizard.

Have to agree. There's definitely magic being used somewhere.

Tell us Ron, as a fully qualified wizard, does your staff have a knob on the end?

[colin m]

Have to agree. There's definitely magic being used somewhere.

Tell us Ron, as a fully qualified wizard, does your staff have a knob on the end?

And maybe it glows.....................