Japanese floatplane dropping flares- 1/2400

sam scott · Post by **sam scott** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 pm

An idea I've had kicking around for a while- take one of the spare floatplanes you get with GHQ 1/2400 ships and make a stand of one dropping an illumination flare for night battles. Here's the result:

For scale with a US Quarter:

In action:

-S

Donald M. Scheef · Post by **Donald M. Scheef** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:17 pm

Very nice! This is the sort of concept that is obvious once someone has done it, but it takes a certain amount of genius to be the first.

I assume the illumination in the final photo is from an out-of-frame source (the plane is illuminated from above rather than from below and behind).

Don S.

sam scott · Post by **sam scott** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:41 pm

Yup, held a small flashlight over the vignette and snapped the pic with the camera on the tripod.

foxbat · Post by **foxbat** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:35 am

Really awesome effect. The detailing on the floatplone is simply incredible!

ww2navyguy · Post by **ww2navyguy** » Sat Jul 12, 2025 3:23 am

This is a great idea for flares in naval games. Thanks for posting.

Japanese floatplane dropping flares- 1/2400

Japanese floatplane dropping flares- 1/2400

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