[John P]

A diorama section needs dioramas, so let me start off with my "Seaview surfacing" piece that was featured in Modelr's resource. Some of y'all probably saw it already, but what the heck:

http://www.inpayne.com/models/seaview_pl1a.html

 

[roadrner]

WoW

What a dio! Looks so real, great effects with the water. :thumbsup: rr

 

[yamahog]

Yep, that's pretty sweet, JP.

 

[Mel Williams]

Sweet dio! I went out and got that issue just for that article.
Thanks!
Mel W.

 

[beck]

really cool JP ! i love this one . the water effect is superb .
this is what i like about the PL kits , ya can do stuff with them ya might not do if ya had to spend 300 $ for a vintage Aurora ( and still have a few unbuilts in the closet for other projects ) .
hb

 

[CJTORINO]

Now thats awesome. great work. looks pretty realistic to me.

 

[roadrner]

Still can't get over how realistic the water looks. Even the icebergs. :thumbsup: rr

 

[Thall10000]

Just kidding...

I remember the first time I saw John's Seaview Diorama, that was the first time realized that I really hated the man!
Tim

 

[PhilipMarlowe]

Errrr, I liked the torpedo's on your other dio better, John, which I guess you removed for the lil' pards.

 

[TheYoshinator!]

Very nice work there. Excellent water work.

 

[Capt. Krik]

I remember the first time I saw John's Seaview Diorama, that was the first time realized that I really hated the man!
Tim

Well, yes Tim, we all so dearly hate John. He never misses a chance to show us he is an incredible modeler.


Never get tired of looking at that diorama, John. I wore out that issue of MR looking at the article...and of course drooling on the pages.

 

[John P]

If only it still looked like that! The splash has yellowed and shrunk .

 

[seawolf]

my God - whadda model - I wish I can have a little tiny part of your skills John

 

[Lloyd Collins]

It is a fake,I know that is a screen grab from the movie.
Wait a minute, it is a model. Looks fantastic. My favorite submarine and my favorite scene from the movie. Take a bow.

 

[seawolf]

well - all model indeed a 'fake' object compared to the real one
I mean it is what struck and impress me to going deeper into this hobby (imagining to have a 'part' of the ocean complete with a tiny-yet-real-looking subs sitting at one corner of my desk).

 

[John P]

my God - whadda model - I wish I can have a little tiny part of your skills John

I'm sure you do! A tiny part.





(sorry, I was channeling Merriman there :lol: )

 

[John P]

Take a bow.

That IS the bow. I threw the stern away.

(I crack me up this morning!)
(Okay, time to take my meds...)

 

[ken072359]

If only it still looked like that! The splash has yellowed and shrunk .

Yes, the dio looks great. Can the damage be repaired before the icebergs sink like they did in the movie?? Sorry, couldn't resist that.

But seriously, do you have plans to restore it?

 

[Lloyd Collins]

well - all model indeed a 'fake' object compared to the real one
I mean it is what struck and impress me to going deeper into this hobby (imagining to have a 'part' of the ocean complete with a tiny-yet-real-looking subs sitting at one corner of my desk).

Yes, but the PL Seaview is a model of a model so that makes what we see on both screens fake.

 

[John P]

But seriously, do you have plans to restore it?

Nah. Been there, done that, don't want to revisit it yet. Maybe some day.