Building a diorama for the wrecked Airfix 1/72 scale Spitfire Mk.1a

[@PKPorthcurno]

I love a good diorama. It isn't just the illustration of an historical event in 3-dimensions, but the artistry and craftsmanship involved in making one.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Indeed. I'm getting more into diorama making - I think it really adds a lot rather than just having a model on its own.

[@adrianharris9091]

Very good video, clearly explained and well photographed.

[@adrianharris9091]

and also fantastic video editing. PS> Really nice modelling too.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

@@adrianharris9091 I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching :-)

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Bumped into this just now and love it. Not made models for 40 years and this gives me a lot of happy memories. Good old pound shop! Improvisation to the max.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@Joe93819]

Wish I was that skilled

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I appreciate the comment, but anyone can learn to do this. No-one is born knowing how to do anything - everything can be learned. That's one of the reasons I make these videos; to pass on what I learned from other people. Have a go, keep on having a go and eventually you'll be able to make anything you want.

[@Joe93819]

Thanks

[@bobhope8767]

that is amazing very good work

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@antoninusl]

Great scenery. I hope the pilot is OK..:=) A detail about the machine guns though : this type of aircraft carried 0.303 guns. The ones you put in are Browning M2's in .50 caliber.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

The Spitfire carried .303 Browning MGs. These guns are sold by Eduard as both .50 and .30 cal. Thanks for watching :-)

[@ireachy]

I am a modeller, but primarily a Star Wars costumer, and use both the pastels and cheap cat litter as cheap weathering media, so brilliant to see both used here (linking the use of pastels for weathering in you previous video showing the build and painting/weathering of the model).... brilliant as ever sir...

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I used both pastels and the cat litter to weather my son's Fallout Vault suit we made for him - it's very versatile stuff :-) Thanks for watching.

[@ireachy]

@@SteamGeezerUK Exactly - highly versatile media that scale really well - models kits, model railways and also 1:1 cosplay/costumes, and much cheaper than commercial versions, but just as effective, and allow for custom mixing - fab. Keep up the feeds and videos as fantastic inspiration... :-)

[@robbyrne6626]

Great job, mate.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@dandy193]

Love videos where guys get creative with anything and everything to hand... I've seen some genius hacks over the last few years

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@whawaii]

As someone who doesn't typically sit through lengthy videos, I can't believe I watched the whole thing from beginning to end. Very well done. Good presentation, editing & entertainingly engaging.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm always a little concerned at the length of the videos, but I've been told people like the longer viewing time.

[@whawaii]

Most lengthy video just drone on and on. Having myself been an editor in the Television industry, I typically fast-forward to just the highlights & relevant/interesting parts in most videos. You were able to achieve that directly with your concise editing that kept the video moving along very nicely & quickly from one part to the next, with just enough detail to learn from but not letting the presentation slow down. Again well done.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That's good to hear, thanks. One of the problems I found when I first got back into modelling was trying to find information on how people did things. I've watched many videos of very highly skilled builders, but they don't always show how they get the amazing results they do. That was the reason I started this channel - so I could share the information I found to others in the same boat as me. It does mean that sometimes the videos need to be a bit longer than what is normal for this kind of channel, but I don't want to miss anything out. I must confess I'm in the business too, but normally in front of the camera rather than behind it, so editing is still a bit of a learning curve for me. It's gratifying to hear from someone who knows what they're doing that I'm heading the right way :-)

[@alexanderplatz3568]

Fantastic diorama , only the one gripe thow, when that Spitfires crash and hit water or ground, the prop shafts would have been bent backwards and not broken off, Mk1 props were made from Duralumin (later ones from composite wood and resin due to shortages) I know this to be so as I have an uncle that was an airframe fitter during WW2 and he said this was a common problem with novice flyers ground the Spits on landing due to the nose being so long, just a reality fact , sorry for being picky ,but there you go.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

No need to apologise :-) A lot of folks have commented on this. All the info I could find said Spits had Rotol props, so that's what I went with. Thanks for watching.

[@jasminehorvath6823]

Nice work

[@bugler75]

Seriously, one of the best how to make a diorama tutorial that I’ve seen. Thank you!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@easylife123-i7o]

the attention to detail is a joy to watch. What a beautiful piece of work.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@JZStudiosonline]

Couple resin tips, our shop also has no heater so we made a resin box from some thick foam insulation and stuck a 25 watt bulb in top that keeps it a good constant temp. There's also tape called flashbreaker that's a bit pricey, but resin doesn't doesn't stick to it at all. As a potential third, if you do resin pours in this size square grid frequently it would be good to make a "box" of 4 pieces you can put together with screws to get crisp square edges. Some packing tape on the inside will make it non stick too.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Good tips, thanks :-)

[@supercat380]

Creative talent... well done!!!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@michaelmasters5972]

Always got to love the very clean wreck diorama's.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@xX_Skraith_Xx]

I had to pause the video to stop laughing once your cat litter gravel experiment dried. Good fun, beautiful diorama

[@ReXGaming11]

Skraith penis 😂

[@carelessgachastudio5905]

Lol

[@philbrntt]

glad im the only one who thought it looked like a big knob lol

[@Joeys_GH]

I know right 😄

[@imfunny7054]

Weirdoooooooo

[@BobH809]

Incredible work. Just shows what someone with some skill can achieve along with a good imagination, where anything is possible.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@modelrailwaynoob]

Nice one m8. I've added a damaged Fokkker to my WWI layout. I have four aircraft with working engines over head :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Nice. I did a Hurricane with working lights and engine a while back for a charity auction - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5bGpJKep815nrs

[@supercat380]

Well done for this excellent diorama which is a work of art!!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@aimannedens688]

I loved it

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@phaedracollins6051]

This is an excellent model and looks very realistic. Great job!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@christianulbrich6772]

Hammer geil👍👍👍👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Danke :-)

[@TheCentralPlaza]

Never stop please, your videos are amazing

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@davidjm955]

Well done. you have given me a few ideas now on how to do my diorama thanks

[@Road38910]

Nice piece of work, excellent.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@ModelMinutes]

Simply Amazing! You've got me thinking about my own dioramas now :P

[@carelessgachastudio5905]

Model Minutes same

[@StuffUCanMake]

The amount of detail in your work is just extraordinary!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@bpp325]

A marvelous piece of art. Thanx for sharing. 👍👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thank you for watching :-)

[@capatainnemo]

that cat litters colour is perfect after you put the glue on, looks like real river rocks

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Isn't it though? I was very pleased with how that came out. I would have been happy with just the plain grey, but the glue just made it come alive :-)

[@melmoore6885]

Great pair of videos, fàntastic job, i just keep on learning, thank god you don't charge for your time, can't wait for the next one.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

That's why I make the videos - to pass on things I learned when I got back into modelling. Just happy to help out in my own small way. Thanks for watching.

[@levipeck4414]

I must say, that generic cat litter turned out to looked exactly like river rocks in my opinion. Great job overall. It is a BEAUTIFUL diorama.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it. The cat litter is really odd - it goes from a generic grey to a nice varied tone once the scenery glue goes on.

[@chancerNW]

That came out a real treat, some very interesting water affects there. A beautifully presented Spitfire on it's last day. Very Well Done.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@grahamproud245]

fullers all is all I use for rocks and gravel, I sit for ages picking out all of the bigger lumps of it for the larger rocks and sieve it for finer or sandy type roads.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It's good stuff isn't it? The bag I've got will last for ages too.

[@beltfeddestruction9522]

Wow very amazing looking bud that craftsmanship 10 out of 10

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Outstanding job on the diorama. Learned something new with the use of the foil for the wing. Beautiful diorama.

[@ondryas_5715]

Absolutly amazing 😱😱👍👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@u.h.forum.]

You’re videos are what inspired me to make my own wreck scenes. Bravo!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@robbothegit]

Only recently stumbled across your work....just brilliant, and very inspiring. Cheers very much :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@joelrileybentley6084]

Amazing craftsmanship, Look forward to seeing more.

[@VC27]

Rather a splendid effort I must say. The effects came out really good.

[@ezra8509]

I love all the details and the paint jobs man!! Good Job!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@andypreston2982]

super to see and super to watch well done

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@LeninovaPles]

Great result. Looks absolutely fantastic.

[@fernandoavilesmartin6326]

Mandatory instant and follow! Superb job! It has answered many of my questions about dioramas and what the heck to do with old models gone wrong. :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. Happy to be of help :-)

[@fernandoavilesmartin6326]

@@SteamGeezerUK The problem was I had no idea how to start a diorama for my broken models, thannxx to your video I know what materials I can use and how to apply them

[@TheCrusader1000]

Great job. Very realistic.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@johnmar1622]

thanks bro, my first resin exposure...very interesting and convincing...

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@yorwerthedwards1045]

Just brilliant 👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@AG-wg1sy]

Wow amazing... Well Done!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@Joes1989]

Interesting idea......looks amazing! Incidentally my favourite spitfire was found in a river in Yorkshire after having a mid air collision on a training sortie in 1940......She's now flying for Commanche fighters and cared for by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. X4650 is the spit in question

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Nice. I don't get up to Duxford very often but I'll keep an eye out for it next time I'm there.

[@Joes1989]

@@SteamGeezerUK keep an eye of out the mark one marked up KL-A

[@allanwilliams5290]

Always enjoy watching your downloads I wish I was half as good

[@nou4793]

The gravel for the experiment was a lovely shape

[@bussesandtrains1218]

i might try this on my model railway as i plan to have a river that snakes beneath the viaduct. i notice that having no water around the plane and just glued down cat litter looks good as damp gravel after the tide pulled out of the estuary

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. I hope it works out for you. I try and avoid model railways as I understand it's like a gateway drug and you end up spending all your money on trains and track and stuff :-)

[@bussesandtrains1218]

@@SteamGeezerUK well, im into that and thats fine. I respect your opinion as its sort if true

[@stephenbridges2791]

Outstanding job. You are a brave man using that contact cement. Don't get but one try with that stuff. Well done! I have my eye on a 1/48 Airfix Sea Hurricane. Haven't done an Airfix kit since I was a kid. Or a UK fighter for that matter. Looks like the quality of that 1/72 was pretty good. I wonder if that carries over to their 1/48 stuff. Oh, well. I really enjoyed watching you do the kit AND the diorama. I kind of visualized the concept right along with you. Great work!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Contact glue is easy to get along with as long as you're careful. I've done laminating jobs on boards eight feet square - now that is nerve wracking :-) As for the kit itself, this is a newer one and they seem to be not too bad. I don't know about the bigger ones, but the C47 I did a while ago was Airfix and that went together reasonably well. Thanks for watching :-)

[@markharnitchek2009]

fantastic...well done.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks -)

[@fulanitoflyer]

Nice, but wouldn't the impact of the wing on the rock have spun the fuselage to the right?

[@foxtrot4352]

fulanitoflyer Exactly, that’s what I was thinking.

[@AmishGangsterWith_a_Hellcat]

Could have AA. I dunno, maybe the wing fell off on impact.

[@hithere4542]

Sounds smart it’s probably right

[@bushranger900]

Just enjoy watching SteamGeezer concept....great work mate. Critics every where you look. come on guys this is for general knowledge and what you do is up to you. Anyone going to challenge him to a diorama...think not

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

@@bushranger900 sword down mr knight, you don't need to be a pro at this to realize a simple error.

[@landsnailproject2875]

Fantastic!!!!!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@jasonhumphries9434]

Brilliant. I really enjoyed watching both videos of how this came together! 👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@HHacker1959]

Well done sir!. The attention to detail is amazing!

[@philRminiatures]

Love your wrecked plane...and your wonderful job on the ground, realistic and atmospehric...

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@MarkMiller-zm2th]

Stunning job mate. Great attention to detail.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@cycloopnl]

You're a magician!

[@Emtbtoday]

Get a wee pilot walking off in distance to end of your wee path with a helmet on the wing haha

[@SteamGeezerUK]

A few other people have said that and I think it's a fair point. I've been trying to include more figures in my dioramas because they do indeed make it come to life more.

[@snappedbydan]

Wow this is amazing. So impressive to a modelling beginner even at 30yo! Therapeutic viewing too :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@neilanscombe7348]

Great diorama... really enjoyed this informative video.. now gonna watch the vid for the making of the spitfire, thanks for sharing!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@richardkan8499]

Superb work

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

That's art!

[@keithfoster6000]

Brilliantly done, A Long Walk Home, with Bill to follow 😂

[@djvertical]

Really cool. The only thing I would say is it felt like the river bed would of had a gash in it where the plane had slid in the bank. Think that would of been a nice touch. But really good work! 👍🏻

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I actually did that initially but I couldn't get it looking right so I ditched the idea. Thanks for watching.

[@skykeg8307]

Excellent results!!!!

[@imagination43]

Great piece, only thing i would have suggested would be that if the plane hit the rock on its wing, I feel it would have turned atleast somewhat form the impact not directly gone forward. Just an idea

[@Cent51]

Agree, the plan would of actually pulled to the right after the wing hitting the rock, so engine would of turned towards the the rock and wing towards the path..

[@polarjet1833]

7:48 that’s the perfect glue placement

[@LondonEmergency999]

Other than the fuselage being out of place, a fairly nice diorama

[@artybarra6054]

Very good job. Amazing work. It's pretty cool how you know what to use to make the things you do. Thank you. Very interesting to watch...👌🤘👏👍🏻👍🏻

[@gammrockfeddy4373]

Amazing! Aand Thanks For Making Lots Of Stuff For Our Entertainment!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching :-)

[@gammrockfeddy4373]

@@SteamGeezerUK Your Welcome! :-)

[@RobertStoneman]

Looks great mate! really nice Diorama and some great tips and tricks! Thanks!

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@trevoroliver8461]

Great piece of work that mate 👍

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@rob9472]

Wow these are incredible, Your channel is seriously under subscribed.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@alstokes3883]

This is amazing! The attention to detail is superb!!😊

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@revzillo]

Excellent diarama . Full marks on this one 👍

[@MrBMBuilder]

Nice build and vid process :)

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@SmallSoldier]

Great Tutorial! Really enjoyed this presentation. Looking forward to more! Cheers.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@trainsontuesday]

Incredibly good. I do think the leading edge of the wing would have crumpled when it hit the rock but at this stage that's probably just nit picking on my part. Regards, David.

[@jakobstachon4821]

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[@streakhey9035]

Wow just wow

[@glynchivers9519]

Bloody brilliant mate, just subscribed.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@ListerDavid]

That was fantastic to watch and it got me thinking about dioramas I could do.

[@clintonscott9623]

Gorgeous diorama. All you need is river noise.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks. That actually wouldn't be too hard to do. A simple soundboard, battery and charger with a speaker built into the box. If you watch my tank diorama build, that has sound. The video is linked below, the soundcard part starts at around the 37 minute mark... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJuUYaJ5Z9GbmLM

[@rc-fannl7364]

Amazing diorama. Very convincing, and detailed. Those green streaks over the left wing, I am not too sure though, at first impression to me it looked like some slimy stuff. "A Long Walk Home" is a nice title btw, good sense of humor.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

It's meant to be river weed, dragged up by the wing as it went through the water. There's actually a lot more of it in the river, but it's not as visible as I'd hoped it would be :-) Thanks for watching.

[@Ethanidk2]

You make the most amazing dioramas!! I’m gonna sub

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it :-)

[@silenttraveler2710]

Total Awesomeness....

[@johntailing5283]

Would ‘ve preferred to see a crashed BF109 with a Spit in the air! lol! Superb display, good informative commentary-and you made it look easy! ! Great piece, , , . So glad I found you .

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@duckman5642]

Yeah!

[@delboytrotter8806]

Jolly good show old chap !!

[@awmperry]

Oh, I miss those old Citadel hex pots. Fantastic paints, the whole range.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

I've had those for years. I've even got the older round pots too :-)

[@frankmike9931]

I have been watching your vids for a few weeks. What do you do with all of your completed works...??

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Most of them are on a bookcase I made years ago in the living room, a few are in my kids' rooms and a couple of others dotted around the house. This is why I don't build big dioramas... :-)

[@JackTheStrippr]

Fantastic model, just one little nitpick: if the plane crashed with enough force to tear the wing off, the plane would’ve been skewed with its left wing more forward on the bank than the propeller. Still absolutely amazing work, it just bugged me a tad . Also spits didn’t have Brownings. At least not 50 cals🤭

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Spitfires were armed with .303 Browning MGs. Eduard actually sell them in this set as both .50 and .30 cal. Aside from the bore of the barrel and chamber, the external dimensions of the .50 and .30 are the same. As for the sliding - physics is an odd beast. There was a crash a few years ago where a two seater Spitfire belly landed and hit a cow. It tore the port wing clean off but the rest of the plane slid straight as an arrow across the field. The kinetic energy in the rest of the aircraft is greater than the shearing force required to tear the wing off, so there wouldn't necessarily be any rotational force, especially on soft ground like mud or gravel. Thanks for watching :-)

[@leighbrown79]

You are cool

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Thanks :-)

[@Emtbtoday]

I got a big bottle of PVA and Acetone with craft knifes n small tubs cat litter n sand paper for my Iraq diarama since you said that scenic glue has the same alcohol as the acetone I'm gonna mix it with the pva and see if turn out as well and thin as that kinda glue, if used it before so be able to tell if works what can go wrong haha, great build

[@mig8287]

Even the smallest thing... will be painted and placed carfuly. Even tho 0.4% of the people seeing this will see that

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Very true. It's interesting that so many modellers will spend hours painting and fitting parts that will never be seen on the completed model but, as I have said often myself, "I know it's there" :-) Thanks for watching.

[@ThePhosphater]

That does look convincing, a great display piece.