Diorama - 1/700 USS Ajax AR-6 & Knox FFs

[NukeMM]

Filling the storage pole sheds.............

[LE BOSCO]

say that I mess that up very nice work Carl very inspiring ,I like it
cheers
Nicolas

[sirpaul]

Carl those buildings look great. The weathered tin tops looks the part. Ill be following you build.

[davidwaples]

Carl,
Just stumbled across this one! Great subject and I love the little details like the display jet on the pillar. Looking forward to seeing it completed!
Dave

[NCMac]

Glad you found the opportunity to revisit this one. Your diorama building skills are as well developed as your ship modeling skills. Fantastic work; those sheds and the numerous vehicles really make your scene "pop".

Great stuff, looking forward to seeing more.

Regards,

Mac

[NukeMM]

Thanks, Everyone, for your compliments! I'm really, glad that you're liking my little dio. Some of the worrisome items that I had dreaded having to create (pole sheds, fences, etc.) have turned out rather well and were not so tedious as I had imagined. I am trying to concentrate on the overall hue and tone of all of the colors and to be consistent, throughout.

Here is another pole shed with wooden-planked roof .........




............and I just love re-staging everything in place, along the way, after completing new items in the diorama......

[boomstick68]

Ultra realistic down to the last detail.

[NukeMM]

Here is a new pic that I found of this scene from a cruise book for the USS Ajax AR-6.

[LE BOSCO]

hello Carl

I like the "re-staging everything in place"it promises
good continuation
cheers
Nicolas

[NukeMM]

This wonderful photograph that I found on the USS Ajax Facebook page and which was taken by, and posted by, George Ortiz who was stationed near this pier in the USN in the early 1980's, has contributed some clues to some of the features that are hidden behind the USS Ajax in the other two inspiration photos.



There are two towers along the edge of the wharf, one looks like it could be a "brow tower" (left side arrow) for access or service to large ships and the other tower (right side arrow) looks to be a guard watch / observation tower. Both can be seen in glimpses in the other inspiration photos but, they look like they are resting on the deck, not towers.



This is my rendition of the "brow tower". I'm wondering if it should have crane-like trolley wheels so that it would be portable / repositionable.

[kidcurrie42]

Looks Great Carl

Happy Modeling

John

[NukeMM]

I feel that this will be my "first" attempt at this guard tower. I'm not quite satisfied with it. A little sloppy and maybe the shack is just a little too, big. Maybe carving the shack out of styrene would go better; solid instead of hallow, and paint the openings on.







I think that my oily waste water collecting tank (donut) is a little too, short.

[NukeMM]

I've made the brow tower a little more portable-looking.........



And I like this roof on the watch tower more than the attempt that I made at a peaked roof. A vertical ladder will go up the back side for access when the tower is permanently affixed to the dock.



I'll putting a few of these between the repair ship and the dock and some between the FFs and the AR.

[NukeMM]

I added the treads to the well deck of the LCM and added cockpit detail to the LCVP which otherwise had no interior details.

[NCMac]

Carl,

Your details are killer! Really add to the effect (and further showcase your excellent skills).

I don't think you quite have room, but there is something wonderfully appealing about the derelict and partially sunk barge in the foreground of the "Facebook" photo.

Again, great to see your work back in the forum; always look forward to seeing more.

Best regards,

Mac

[NukeMM]

Carl,

Your details are killer! Really add to the effect (and further showcase your excellent skills).

I don't think you quite have room, but there is something wonderfully appealing about the derelict and partially sunk barge in the foreground of the "Facebook" photo.

Again, great to see your work back in the forum; always look forward to seeing more.

Best regards,

Mac

Thanks, Mac!

I think that the barge, in question, is too, far away from the ships to be included. Great idea, though. If I had seen the photo with the half-sunken barge before I laid out my diorama, I might have considered including it. The question would be, though, "What kind of barge and how big?

[ShangHist]

Carl,

Bravo Zulu on your diorama. Your quality of work and attention to detail are outstanding. You are an inspiration to all of us to tackle the impossible.

Keep up the good work.

Bob

[MartinJQuinn]

Outstanding work, Carl. Great attention to detail!

[Bigdaddy Mark]

Carl
This is very impressive to say the least.

[NukeMM]

Such praise from the likes of all of you means so, much!

Most of the time, I am surprising and amazing myself. With every little detail I feel like I'm getting lucky with the results.

Humbly yours,