Ihor Hlohowskyj
Downers Grove, Illinois
A Spitfire pilot waves thankfully as a “Whaleback” RAF rescue launch sidles up to give him a lift. The scene includes an Airfix 1/72 scale launch and Spitfire on a base made of foam insulation. Ihor opened the launch’s toe rails, simulated a rescue net, added vacuum-formed turrets, and coiled rope for the deck. For his first waterborne diorama, Ihor modeled the water with Liquitex Gloss Medium and Gloss Varnish, along with craft paints and UV resin.