Beginning:
All have started with a kit of a lighthouse from the spain manufacturer "Domus" -
allegedly in scale 1:50 - Oh yeah, doors are 1 meter in high in
reality, really ........ The whole kit was more in scale 1:72. But why
we have choosed this hobby ...... therefore reconstruction. It was a
little strange, as the kit contains on small bricks, they have to glued
on a cardboard-stencil. You have to build at first a cardboard-model an
then you have to case this with bricks.
The Idea:
Always
in my modellers-history, I wants to represent a plane in action, so I
have started to realize this idea. In the beginning, i wants to use the
lighthouse as a support to hold the plane, but in the meantime I have
got another idea ......... But, step by step - at first I had to
build a P51-B "Mustang" -
of course with a pilot inside...... And the base have to be build
and the bomb-impact, and, and, and....... Here are some pics from this
phase; on the first picture you can see, all the kits I have used -
complete or partially.
After
the first workings for the ground and the first position-tests I have
build the Mustang and parked her on a self-build-rack for the meantime.
The first reflections, how to show her in flight was started. On the
right pic you can see the way to the final solution .....
As you need for a scene like this some vehicles, I have started
to build a Citroen CV11 (Tamiya), a
VW-Type-82-Kübelwagen and an Opel Blitz (all two from
Formatex). The Formatex-Resin-Kits have got me into a sweat ........ Of
course the cars have interiour, although you can't see it.
After completion of the vehicles, the base must be planted and
than the moment has come, I was frightened of - the figures must be
build and painted
......... And as I was in such a good sadomasochisted phase, I
have to build a dog. I have took the Irish Setter from the
ICM-Kit "RAF Pilots und Mechanics"; cut him into 8 pieces and
gave him new posture, under using a lot of filler .......
And then .......after all - inkluding all of the by-products -the diorama was finished and I was able to photograph the result.
Painted
was without exception with "Vallejo Model Air", also by using brush for
the small details at the figures. I wish you such fun by looking
the pictures.
Happy modelling
Wolfgang Strassmayer
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