Jessie The Jeep Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The source for this diorama is my seven year old daughter, her second plastic model, which was completed in the first few days of 2017. The proud builder poses with her pink PR Spitfire diorama. It was bought and started early October 2014, a little before her 5th birthday. It has been a long project, built during holidays and when my wife has been away for weekends. Most of the build sessions have been 30 to 60 minutes long, 'though some days had several sessions spread across the day, mixed in with Disney films and other activities. The original Airfix Battle of Britain diorama kit has been modified a little, texturing the base with fine sand and modifying the tanker, but nothing too difficult. Decals came from the spares box. Most of the build has been my daughter's own work, with myself lending hands and advice along the way. The builder should be very proud of her work, but dad is even more proud! Here's a few under construction shots.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Wait till she starts wanting to work in 1:1 scale. :-D She has every reason to be proud of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 They say us left handed people are more talented than the others, and I think she proves it. Diorama looks excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laboisselle Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Have to agree with what's been said before. Don't think I could make anything as good as that (and I am considerably older than your daughter!) Have you shared with Airfix? They have a 'workspace Wednesday' thing on the Twitter account (maybe Facebook too?) and always welcome contributions from modellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just shared it on the Airfix Facebook page. I'm not a twitterer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamouti Ben Yafo Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Excellent work. Better than anything I was producing at 11... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Superb, well done young lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Well done. She looks very proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 What wonderful Dad and Daughter time you are having, as a parent I cherish those moments now my ow daughter has just become engaged! Congratulations for taking it slow and making it manageable for her and what a cracking job she has done. She should be very pleased. I like how you got some figures a plane and a wagon all in one diorama. What is the next project going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 What is the next project going to be? Snoopy verses the Red Baron! We have a 1/72 scale Fokker DrI Triplane, will scratch build a kennel and Snoopy, and mount them both in a picture frame with the sky and ground as the background, and the plane/kennel flying out of the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Every reason for both of you to be proud, takes me back 25 years to when I started my son on his first Airfix model. All credit to your daughter Steve in a world of instant gratification it's refreshing to see a young person putting time and effort into producing something like this. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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