Alex Pistole (Login apistole) Missing-Lynx members 65.164.48.61
Wow weee!
June 13 2007, 5:53 PM
I've been dying to see this finished. You've made really good progress on it and it looks absolutely amazing. There's so much charater to it and it just feels like a scene out of indiana jones or something. I love it. I only have one question: with all that water, is it even possible to lift it up and take it to the shows?!
Alex Pistole
"The way to win a war is not to die fighting for your country, it's to make the other poor b@$t*rd die for his"
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(Login anpwilder) MODERATORS ONLY - Constructive comments 81.37.42.112
I owe you an E-mail....
June 13 2007, 5:35 PM
......and I apologize for the delay. I have just had a lot going on at home and at work.
Thanks for the E-mail with the photos by the way. I have been humbled. This is one of the most awesome pieces I have ever seen. Everything from the barnacles to the tangled rigging to the water to the finishing to the shark. Not to mention the tint in the water and the camera angles. You deserve absolutely everything that you will get for this one pal.
(Login spector822002) Missing-Lynx members 206.255.76.2
Superb...
June 13 2007, 5:52 PM
The amphibian and the wreck are top notch no doubt about it... The effect around the sides to make the semi opaque water is fantastic.
But... IMHO (and take it as such...) The top surface of the water looks like it was done quickly and with less passion than the other parts... I'm not saying it's bad cause it isn't and i certainly would be scared to death to try it. It just seems that the surface water doesn't have the same care and attention as the rest is all...
(Login KWHCoaster) Missing-Lynx members 70.48.247.249
Ditto. Too many waves and too high for such a small area
June 14 2007, 2:16 AM
And the ocean surface is more random until the waves break on shore.
Otherwise, a really neat diorama with nice cloudy 'water'.
It looks like you ditched the thought of pouring gallons of resin in favour of a box and lid. Good move, it probably would have taken weeks to pour 1/8" layers.
You have definately outdone yourself Rhodes! This is one that will always stand out in the crowd, always be remembered. Your attention to detail is impressive, as is the overall atmosphere you have achieved. Their are so many little things that get my attention, definately too many to list here; I'll be gaizing at this for hours! In my opinion it deserves top marks in any show you dare to lug it to.
(Login witterl) Missing-Lynx members 206.251.13.176
Wow!
June 13 2007, 9:19 PM
Rhodes,
I normally don't comment on the work displayed here, but I must make an exception. This is without doubt the most original and well done diorama I have seen, period.
(Login kriegsketten) Missing-Lynx members 203.120.68.66
Yikes! Finally he resurfaces! To the Euromilitaire, Rhodes!
June 13 2007, 9:32 PM
Again, an interesting piece of work, full of inspiration, lots of hard work and effort! Arrrrr Matey, I'll trade my rusty trusty sword for your beautiful look'n piece there!
Which reminds me, I need to catch the latest Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribean before it's out of the theaters soon!...
This one will go down as one of the groundbreaking dio's of all time! Yeh, that statement may seem like a bit much, but when you really look at the detail, planning, story-line, and all out effort to follow this thing through it will rank right up there some of the greats. I'm sure we would love to see more "step-by-step" photo's sometime in the near future...as I too would love to know how many different resin pours you had to make!
(Login richardcraig) Missing-Lynx members 74.13.154.106
Awesome !
June 13 2007, 11:44 PM
Rhodes what more to say that hasn't been said ...this takes dios to a new level ..Congrats ...You know just one thing kinda struck me when looking at it for a while ...Wouldn't the life preservers be trying to get to the surface?
(Login bernets) Missing-Lynx members 194.209.99.78
superb dio
June 14 2007, 2:20 AM
Awesome Work Rhodes!
Especially the teinted sidewalls make the underwater world look incredibly realistic. To be honest I was afraid you intended to leave the scenery at the bottom of the sea as it was in your earlier posts.
My suggestion for the surface would be that you add a bit of "sponge"-foam. This would greatly improve the overall impression and is easily done even with all the rest in place.
My hats off! grate finishing. I waited for this very much! You figured out a great solution for the deep water! Congratulations! One of teh best dioramas I have ever seen in my life!
I showed this very, very impessive piece of work to some people in the office and as amazed as they were 1 guy noticed that also. He is ex-navy and has dived on wrecks and he saw the fact that they should be pointing up straight away, me, I was just blown away by the superb model!
(Login breughel) Missing-Lynx members 84.195.247.65
Simply amazing !!!
June 14 2007, 3:16 AM
My God I wish that I could produce "nightmares" like this ! Incredible job, after 20 months of hard work I think you've earned a vacation (a small one, so we can enjoy some of your new work.)
Regards,
Jan
(Login JimmyNgo) Missing-Lynx members 165.21.155.10
Look at your list of compliments alone...
June 14 2007, 7:05 AM
...have tell us how great in your post ! this is by far the Best diorama i have ever see !!!
Great diorama !!! Awesome !!!
Thanks for sharing !!! Well done ! Rhodes !!!
(Login duppypog) Missing-Lynx members 66.194.186.153
The waves.
June 14 2007, 9:25 AM
To me. Look just like they would look and short distance before they break on the shore. And as Rhodes said earlier, and is obvious from the depth, the boat sank a short distance from shore.
The rusty anchor. The boots. The wet surfaces where the bottles have wet the hull as they've been retrieved. Every detail in place!
I did wonder about the life buoys on the sunken vessel when the first photos of the wreck were posted. This MAY be the only "fault" with the "frekkin' awesome masterpiece". That's English.
Rhodes, you need to publish a book of your work. I would buy one. John S.
Thank you for the flattering compliments and especially the constructive crit.
I am going to re work the water, so thank you very much for the suggestions and photographs. I have to strategize how to do it, but you are right regarding the way it currently looks. A fresh eye is good at times like this.
Regarding the buoyancy of lifejackets and life rings. According to Doug Stanton, author of: "In Harm's Way, The SInking of the USS Indianpolis and the Extraordinary Story of the Survivors". In the text is the following, which is also discussed in the documentary:
"An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained, undetected by the navy,
for nearly five days. This fact is especially horrific when one considers that their cork filled life jackets lost buoyancy after only three days."
With thi information I hypothosized that on the wreck of the fishing boat, at the bottom for about a month, the life rings and jackets, as long as they were lashed, would sing back down after the cork had become saturated. I hope that helps to clarify things a bit.
Peter Ong (Login peterong) Missing-Lynx members 70.137.132.15
Amazing!
June 14 2007, 2:05 PM
That is an AMAZINGLY incredible piece of work! Awesome job through-and-through.
Pete
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(Login roy_chow) Missing-Lynx members 69.14.222.159
Yikes!
June 14 2007, 4:47 PM
Breathtaking, Rhodes! Excellent on all fronts -- figs, vessels, detail, storyline. Wonderful to see.
The only item that stands out to me are the life preservers hanging idly downwards on the sunken ship. Given their innate buoyancy, I'd imagine that they would have torn from their rope mountings. Just a thought.
HTH
Roy Chow
AMPS 1st Vice President
2008 International Show Chairman
April 10-12, 2008. Auburn, IN
www.amps-armor.org
I can do little but echo what everybody else has said. That is a truly amazing piece - impressive in concept and execution. I hope this might show up at AMPS in Auburn next April so that I can see it in person. Congratulations.
Any pictures showing the shark? Did you scratchbuild one or use a commercial one?
Detlev Kaczmarek (Login Het11) Missing-Lynx members 88.74.59.213
I love it......
June 15 2007, 5:29 AM
i like your pics postet over the month you work on this dio.Excellent job ,a real eyecatcher.It will bring you many prices and that will the loan for your amazing work.
