This is a "Little" project that has taken up most of my time, when not surfing AeroScale, for the last Year. A Dio I Titled the "Mother Child ReUnion" -- it''s a build story.

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That looks fantastic Chuck.
How big is it in size, i remember building the Airfix B-29 when i was a kid and its huge.
Some great details added to the whole thing, and the lights definitely add realism to the scene.
To tell the truth i have always thought of recreating the parasite/ test aircraft and mother craft, such as the X-15 being carried by a B-52, but i thought of only recreating the wing section of the B-52, so not to distract from the "real" aircraft of the piece. But with so much detail in your dio, I'm having second thoughts (but then again, space is an issue :-) ).
Andy

Howdy Chuck

As I said in another thread {you know, the one where I nearly let the 'cat-out-of-the-bag'}, your dio looks superb! I didn't realize that I was giving a 'preview' of your outstanding work when I posted that pic of your Goblin in that other thread.......at least it was the box art and not the actual model
You did a great job on the NMF on both aircraft......it really looks great. And the open engine nacelle is well done and conveys a nice sense of 'activity'....nicely done. Your scratchbuilt trough-like bay undernerath the B-29 and depicting the workmen busy around the X-85 is an absolutely outstanding idea!......and one extremely well accomplished!

What can I say.....I love it!

Tread.

Hi Chuck

Fantastic! I don't know about a "mother and child reunion" - I've been pacing up and down outside the delivery room waiting to see this baby finished! Thank goodness I don't have to pretend I like cigars anymore! :-)

Seriously, it is a superb build and diorama - the level you've taken the old 1960's Airfix B-29 to is amazing! And the atmospheric night shots are the icing on the cake!

Something's missing! - ohh yeah - I didn't use the word "spectacular"! (in joke) :-)

All the best

Rowan

P.S. I still say it's spectacular!

Andy,
it's 45 x 61 cm there is a reason I build in 1/72 scale

A B-52 Dio would be MUCH larger, thought of that one myself but SPACE is a problem. :-)
Maybe in 1/144

P.S. Thanks all of you for the Kind remarks

Brilliant Andy, I like the unusual or esorteric and this one certainly makes the grade. I like the idea of lighting the pit, very effective. W.O.W!

Must google the XF-85 - by the look of it it might have been a bit of a handful.

Jeff W.

???Andy?? Humble apologies CHUCK!

Hi Chuck:

Wow, just a super well detailed article and a great job of modeling with
that very old Airfix Super Fortress kit. Love your diorama idea and how it
all came together at the end. Thanks for taking time to shoot all the pix
WIP, during the build and for the time involved in this very comphrensive
article. Discipline? Wow, you've got plenty of that. Congratulations

Hi Chuck.
This is a great diorama, and while reading the article its easy to see how it evolved and became what it ended up as,,a fabulous work!
I enjoyed reading about how you used the metalizers, something I havent tried and it looks really good.
What makes this stand out for me though is how youve used lights in the "inspection pit",,it really brings the diorama to life and adds a whole new level to the work generally.
Congratulations on a job well done.
Nige

Yes Andy, you can build Dios in smaller scales :-) I just finished this one in 1/144 :-) It's only 11 x 14 inches.