First Wedgie

[orangepeal]

I'm getting geared up for the Atlanta Show in February. Here's a 1/48th USAF Korean War Pilot with the nose of his F84G Thunderjet. Both are stock Revell (except for the scratch built wheel chocks).

 

[orangepeal]

Here are some additional photos that depict the airfield portion of the base and some other views.

 

[gothicgeek]

Oh I like that!



Mark

 

[tonydawe]

Me too. Very cool.

 

[orangepeal]

Thanks guys!

 

[Don Johnson]

Ed, nice job on both the concept and the execution of your wedgie!

 

[Don Johnson]

At the risk of inadvertently highjacking the thread, I would like to get a response from wedgie builders and fans to the following: should the "cuts" all be on the same plane (no pun intended)?

Ed, I noticed that in the image shot over the pilot's left shoulder, the angle of the nose section and the back edge of the base are different. Was this by design? Since this is the "back" of the piece, does it matter?

Thanks, in advance, for your thoughts.

 

[orangepeal]

Don, I don't know that there are hard and fast rules on that issue. I know a lot of modelers who build dioramas with parts of vehicles hanging over the base. I was thinking about this issue a lot when I built this wedgie and I guess my thought was that the wedgie was a depiction of the pilot posing for a photo with his plane and I was just going for what would have been captured in a portrait (obviously plus some as I'm building in 3D, and can depict the other side of the plane, etc.). As I had to build the plane before I could experiment with how to make the final composition on the base, I had to go ahead and either build the entire kit only to cut off the majority of it, or just eyeball what I thought I needed and just build that portion. So I went with the latter. I could have mounted the plane so that it would end at the exact rear edge of the base, but I didn't like the look of it this way as I failed to cut the fuselage off at an angle and would have been forced to have a head-on view of the plane.

I am curious of what others think about this as well. I attended a seminar on wedgies at last year's Atlanta Show and that's what inspired me to build this one. I can't remember what was said on this topic . . . .

 

[captfue]

Nice work, esp for so small a scale

 

[winston]

I like this concept of based with figure. Well done!!!

Philippe

 

[housecarl]

Excellent painting, just love the wedgie.
Carl.

 

[dinovision79]

That's nice Ed! Great idea to use a '50s jet, unusually colourful for a modern military figure, way to go!

Thanks
Denes

 

[megroot]

Just cannot say more then allready is sayed.
Great wedgie.

Marc

 

[Sambaman]

Very nicely done Ed. Good composition, well painted and very interesting subject. For me, I like to see the wedgie portion of the piece be parallel, or "even" with the edge of the base. But, to be honest, here, that doesn't really bother me.

Jay H.

 

[Black Berny]

Looks cool ! I like it very much !!

 

[gordy]

I attended a seminar on wedgies at last year's Atlanta Show

LOL - now that's keeper


Great work Ed =)

 

[orangepeal]

Gordy, I know, too funny. How did they come to be called "Wedgies" in the first place? I don't think the seminar covered that! Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. . .

 

[gordy]

Gordy, I know, too funny. How did they come to be called "Wedgies" in the first place? I don't think the seminar covered that! Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. . .

It's a great concept owed to Chris Mrosko - rarely seen with aircraft , it opens a lot of opportunities for some great nose art!

 

[Don Johnson]

Ed, I think you made the "right" choice on the off-set position of the plane nose. In this case, it's less relevant on the back side of the scene. Like you, I think the sides of the scene should all be on the same plane - sort of "sliced" off. Even if an asymmetrical base is used to enhance the scene, the cuts should be uniform, I think.
The biggest issue, I would think, is that the wedgie shouldn't detract from one's understanding of the scene. Otherwise, do the full scene.
Anyway, to come back to your piece, I really like it. Thanks for sharing it with us!