Snorkeling off a Saipan beach......The Players.

[langy71]

Seeing how quick you are knocking these out recently Ron, makes me feel slightly ashamed i can't be bothered to sit at the bench at the moment... anyhow, keep knocking them out Ron, you may inspire me to go back to the bench... excellent build indeed buddy.

[Gern]

Thanks for your posts, chaps. :thumb2:

Finally finished and ready for 'Serious Dinting'

It's been great fun trying something I've not done before (scaling up and making the thing) and I'm more than happy with the result.

I've decided to model this deeper in the sea than the others. It had just delivered it's cargo and had passed over the reef and on it's way back to the transport when it was hit by a projectile......
So being deeper, it will not have so much growth on it, keep some detail and hopefully, look a bit spooky like.

Anyway here is the completed landing craft. Two coats brush painted direct onto the card using Vallejo Air Acrylics. The number is done with a felt pen.

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...and a 'Quicky' for Dave before it disappears into the depths.
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Thanks to those who supported me throughout this new experience. I needed it!

Cheers.
Ron

Thanks Ron. I told you it would look good on top of the oggin! Bet it'll look better when it's all sinked to the bottom and 'crudded' up.

[yak face]

Amazing work matey , the landing craft looks superb ( for the time being , as its going to get crudded up !) fantastic scratchery skills .
regards Davy Jones ( no , not the one from the Monkees!)

[What?]

That is outstanding work and a great way to make a landing craft.

[Mark1]

Definitely a blue Peter badge for that one.

[minitnkr]

Dandy result.

[JR]

And all from a cereal packet !
Impressive stuff 570.

[rtfoe]

Very cereal looking landing craft Ron. :thumb2:

Cheers,
Richard

[minitnkr]

Richard, Richard, Richard.:hugging-face:

[spanner570]

Dinting done!
In my mind's eye, a shell from a Japanese gun emplacement has struck the port side of the L.C. from the inside causing the empty vessel to sink.

On impact with sea bed rocks, the L.C. has twisted.....

I cut the cardboard with a pair of snips. Bent things about and then added some scrap strips of plastic card here and there.






The last stage was a less than gentle twist of the whole model to simulate it's final resting place on some sea bed rocks.
A 'Happy Accident' was some very nice rupturing and creasing of the metal on the stb. side.


Now it's time to catch up on what other folks have been up to........

Cheers.
Ron

[Tim Marlow]

Good to see you back and destroying things Ron. Hope you’re OK?

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Wrecking looks good. Nice to have you back and good that you feel up to modelling.
Jim

[adt70hk]

Great work Ron as always.

Andrew

[Mark1]

Dinting done!
In my mind's eye, a shell from a Japanese gun emplacement has struck the port side of the L.C. from the inside causing the empty vessel to sink.

On impact with sea bed rocks, the L.C. has twisted.....

I cut the cardboard with a pair of snips. Bent things about and then added some scrap strips of plastic card here and there.

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The last stage was a less than gentle twist of the whole model to simulate it's final resting place on some sea bed rocks.
A 'Happy Accident' was some very nice rupturing and creasing of the metal on the stb. side.
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Now it's time to catch up on what other folks have been up to........

Cheers.
Ron

Nicely done :thumb2:

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Apologies this has slipped past. Just had a good catch up. My hat is truly doffed Sir. That is an outstanding piece of work.