Naval Combat

**cdavenport** · #1 12-01-2011, 11:08 AM

This is a 3D diorama that dates to the late 20's to the 30's. The destroyer Ouragan (Hurricane) on the left was commissioned in the French Navy in 1927.

I copied the diorama from Pillpat's Flickr page and restored it in Photoshop.

I do not know the actual source of the original model as Pillpat does not identify it on her page.

I have the original file if anyone wants a copy of this little bit of modeling history. PM me.

Zathros · #2 12-01-2011, 11:39 AM

Wow, that's really cool! It really tells a story, more than many diorama's which seem to be static displays of scenery, nothing wrong with that either. This once has some artistic license which allows it to convey a story. Nice find!

**Vermin_King** · #3 12-01-2011, 11:56 AM

Very sharp. I really like these old pieces.

**charleswlkr54** · #4 12-01-2011, 04:06 PM

That there u-boat is in a whole heap of trouble!

**ct ertz** · #5 12-01-2011, 04:26 PM

Nice! I like that.
CT

**Paperwarrior** · #6 12-01-2011, 04:29 PM

A very nice historical piece. Thank you for sharing.

Jeff

**thorst** · #7 12-01-2011, 05:27 PM

Great build! Good to see some old pieces here!

Thorsten

**cdavenport** · #8 12-02-2011, 12:33 AM

Thanks for the kind comments! That little model is just the tip of the iceberg. I downloaded over 50 diorama models and restored them. That doesn't even include the hundreds of others.

This thread: vintage "découpages"
identifies the urls from which I "found" the models. If you see any you like, check with me; perhaps I've already downloaded and restored it. Since there is no copyright issue, I can't see a problem with sharing the files, especially since Flickr is designed for sharing.