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[diesel_DSG]

HI Guys,

My other, other hobby, apart from VW drooling and photography, is military modeling. Written a couple of books on it too - it's nice to have the hobby sort of pay for itself after all these years.

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/authors/profile.aspx?ID=3523

Where ever possible I try to base my model upon wartime photos of the real thing, in this case, a German Panther tank, abandoned in France in August 1944.

The real thing:




The model in progress:






Ant the finished item:










Images taken with a Nikon D80, with AF Nikkor 18-135 lens.

Sam

PS love the Herc shots!

[rayray086]

Fantastic models! How long would it take you to make a similar model? And what's the scale for that specific model in your post?

[Blitzen]

I'm massively into model making too...I thought I may have been the only one on here after starting a thread a while ago...You model looks amazing. I have been into Military Model Making for over 20 years, but unfortunately I don't think I am up to your level of modeling!! I am mostly into dioramas. I am lucky in that I have access to many of real life references(Like in the case of the M113A1 MRV), and it is also a tax deduction for me too!! These are some of mine...

[dubbed]

Phwoar. I should really be in the military.

Incredible models guys. diesel DSG, your model turned out incredibly realistic!

[Cupra]

scale modeling, i'm in

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[Preen59]

Top pics mate. Who made the models?

[Cupra]

Top pics mate. Who made the models?

They are all mine

[Blitzen]

Great models Phil...I have a real thing for the Sea Fury and the Whispering Death...I am working on an Aussie on at the moment too, and a French Navy F4U7 Corsair. Are they all in 1/48th scale?

[Cupra]

Great models Phil...I have a real thing for the Sea Fury and the Whispering Death...I am working on an Aussie on at the moment too, and a French Navy F4U7 Corsair. Are they all in 1/48th scale?

The P 38 is the old monogram 1/32, the rest are 1/48 (my preferred scale)

The hellcat, wildcat & beaufighter were photographed by Brett Green of Hyperscale.

[diesel_DSG]

Hey Cupra,

Great models - funny, I was going to comment on your images too - really professional and similar to the one Brett takes for his articles on Hyperscale - and bingo he's the one taking them!

Great job - you should give armor a go - its the new black!

Sam

[Cupra]

Hey Cupra,


Great job - you should give armor a go - its the new black!

Sam

I haven't found a target that realy interest me

[Cupra]

some more of my models

Here are some more of mine, all photos by Brett Green
















& the man & his setup taking the above photo



Phil

[Preen59]

Mate, you have some serious talent! I'm nowhere near steady handed enough to make stuff like that. Those models are fantastic!

[zz2]

Nice pics Mark, you use a 40D?

Did you do any study in photography, or are you self taught?

J

cheers. yeah i use a 40D. im mostly self taught but i have a pretty extensive knowledge of photoshop which i learnt from uni. i also get work from architectural firms, real estate firms and other companies like VW Ossie Park, Adidas and Skins

[rayray086]

Just got my free Crumpler bag from Canon as part of a promotion when I got my camera. I'm surprised, it's actually decent!



And tried my best with this - handheld @ ISO1600. Wished I had the tripod around: