RC-Modellers

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I will need 2 Walrus planes. The Trumper kit includes 6 planes, etchparts are just for 4.

modifying the upper wing

Glued the first parts. I don't like how the engine nacelle is mounted, nothing to do with the real plane, but it's the model of a modell, so I can live with it.

Construction continues, the first PE parts have been installed.

Some parts are just manageable.

Short sketch of the diorama...

...and a first placement test. Most figures fall over if they are not attached.

Some styrofoam is glued to the frame as ground...

...and some putty for wood is used to seal the foam, small gaps to the frame and get the textures smoother.

Work on the planes continued.

Because of the size of the parts I can't do more than 40 minutes in 1 go.

Compairing with a 1 Cent coin.

The filler was coarsely sanded (80 grit) to remove isolated peaks, a slight depression in the area of the planned runway was filled again, the agricultural/cycle path was glued on using sandpaper and the bottom of the lake was covered with bird sand and glue.

The figures come already painted, typical of H0 railway models. Unfortunately, they are neither deburred nor have ejector- or sink marks filled.

That's why I started by cleaning up the first set of figures and lightly filling it with surfacer in places.

The boat is not deep enough in the water for its load, so I removed about 1.5 mm of material from the bottom.

The surrounding area is prepared with colored structural paste from art supplies, the runway was engraved and painted gray.

The runway was made of stone slabs. The plan is to have a very worn look, with some dirt in the depression as well as broken paving slabs and light grass growth around the edges.

The planes are ready for paint. The MG is removed, I don't think it would be used at an RC-Model.

The environment is customized with various oil paint washes. The higher areas are a little brighter, the deeper and wetter areas are a little darker and in the bank area also a little greenish to represent algae.

The jetty is made from thin wooden profiles and aged with oil paint washes and...

...glued into position.

I started gluing in various aquatic plants from various Mosses.

The area around the insertion point should be cleaned regularly, so there are significantly fewer and smaller plants here.

There are also reed plants from eduard on the bank that are supposed to stand in the water. When the adhesive has hardened, resin can be poured in to represent water.

Last weekend I poured the the lake water from resin. Unfortunately, I trusted the advice at the hardware store regarding the resin. The processing time, not the curing time, is 5 hours, the curing time is 2 weeks.

Unfortunately, the diorama wasn't completely sealed either, so I had to put aluminum foil underneath to avoid a huge mess. When everything has hardened, resin residues must be removed from the bottom and sides so that the frame looks good again and the Dio no longer wobbles.

The Walrus with the gear down is sprayed red.

Not sure if I require one more layer of paint.

But the plane is so tiny I dont want to fill all the details.

The gear up plane with the underside sprayed sky.

The upper side recived olive

and a camo patern in extra dark sea grey by brush.

It was dificult to reach the top side of the floats.

Next: paint touch ups and detail painting.

Due to the problems with the resin not hardening, I started again with the base plate. The rear plate is glued into the picture frame again with PVA glue.

The adhesive residue on the back has been sanded off again. This time I also sealed all the joints with 2 thick layers of PVA glue. Hopefully it will be tight this time.

The styrofoam plate is also glued in again, the lake will be a little smaller this time.

Everything is filled with colored acrylic paste from the artist's supplies. I was able to detach the pier from the first attempt with the scalpel and transfer it to the new diorama.

This time I cut out the concrete tiles for the runway from plastic sheet (8X8 mm), ...

...glued them to a piece of wood and sprayed the edges with cement gray (H455). This leaves the center of the tiles a little lighter which is the first aging.

I made the service road out of sandpaper again, which I cut to size. Together with the tiles, it was sprayed cloudy and glued on after drying.

I sprinkled the bottom of the lake and parts of the shore with bird sand and fixed it with diluted PVA glue (still wet in the photo).

Smal parts like engine, propeller and wheels are painted. I#m not sure how to paint the windows as they are smaler than 1 mm and not well separated..

This one also waits for Decals

The path is worked into the terrain.

I glued in the tiles for the runway with Beli-Zell, an adhesive that foams up slightly as it dries, giving the tiles a slightly irregular height.

In the meantime, I had to produce a few more tiles because I didn't have enough.

I filled the transition to the tiles again with acrylic paste and filled some places where the foam or the gap between the foam boards was visible.

Comparison of the panel height before...

...and after adjusting the height.

Light brown washes are applied to the slightly higher areas, while darker brown and green-brown tones are applied to lower-lying areas and in the lakeside area. I have also started grouting the runway.

To do this, the glue residue that had filled the joint was first removed, filled with fine bird sand (brushed in with a brush) and fixed with diluted PVA glue. When this layer had dried, the entire runway was coated with diluted PVA glue and sprinkled with bird sand. After this layer had also dried, the excess sand could be removed with the help of an old stiff brush and a small spatula, so that it can only be found in the areas where it naturally accumulates (sunken pieces of the tiles).

Water Plants from moss.

more waterplants fron a different kind of moss.

The reeds from Heki are too high. So I cut away the lower third. Otherwise it looks nice and is the cheepest of the 4 reeds I got.

The first reeds in the Diorama. I used Heki, Faller and one plant from eduard (by far the most expensive) I got from the first try.

I installed more reeds in and near the water.

While the glue dried I added the first layer of static gras.

When that was dry I removed the loose gras with a soft and wide brush.

Some work on the runway: I added some darker spots on the tiles and used this to paint the small dots where I accidently removed the paint or spillt a bit of glue.

The second layer of static gras (Faller 2 mm) applied...

and the loose gras removed.

If you use one type of static grass after another, you can collect the excess on a piece of paper and pour it back into the bag. The size comparison shows that this is worthwhile even with the relatively small area I have.

The resin is hard this time.

But there was an internal leak again.

The water level dropt the distance btween the red lines.

Today I build the fence from needles and mosquito screen and painted it green.

The fence is installed.

In the gaps between the tiles now some gras is growing.

In the reed-area most of the low vegetation, made from dried moss from the local woods, is installed. Setting the reeds takes some time for drying. If one trys to install to many plants at once, one will flip nearby reeds.

I removed the tape on the frame. The Photo was taken wile looking for the exact position of the pair in the reeds.

I also spent about 2 more hours "planting" reeds.

The meadows next to the airfield and the area around the fence, which would be difficult to mow with a lawnmower, have received the first layer of longer grass (6mm).

From the waterside it looks quite good already.

I added another colored grass to the meadow

I started buildingthe towel from a papier napkin.

The first flowers are on the dio.

The kit decals are applied

2 small trees and some bushes are completed

I started working on the bent reeds.

In the last few days I made some progress with the figures.

the crew of the boat

the crew of the boat

the crew of the boat
I'm not sure if the dress works like I hoped. Instead of flowers it reminds me of a clown.

Skateborder

Skateborder

Skater

Girl playing with dogs

Boy playing with dogs

Dog 1

Dog 1

Dog 2

Dog 3

Guy with glider model. I do't think the colours fit.

Guy with glider model

Guy searching for his plane

Boy with remote control

Guy stearing the ship model

Guy collects his wrackage after crash landing

the guy in the reeds

the girl in the reeds

the girl in the reeds

I realized that I had forgotten the couple's clothes. So I roughly cut them out of printer paper, crumpled them up, unfolded them, painted them and glued them onto the diorama.

In addition to further reeds, the first 5 figures are also glued on.

The water has hopefully been finally treated. The layer should become clear again overnight. The boats and geese are placed directly on the wet water gel.