Melsbroek B.58 diorama
1September 9, 2020hangar picture with Typhoon, probably October 1944
2September 9, 2020same hangar, view from other side
3September 9, 2020hangar picture with Mitchell, probably November 1944
4September 9, 2020color !
5September 13, 2020checking the depth with the Mitchell. I shortened the hangar with one span to fit my baseplate
6September 13, 2020Loosening the roof structure is quite easy
7September 13, 2020first dry fit looks ok
8September 15, 2020roof structure ready
9September 15, 2020backwall started
10September 17, 2020starting the fake house at the right with MAQUETT PVC FOAM sheet
11September 17, 2020Hangar structure primed. The fake houses that the Germans painted on the hangar are actually twice as high as normal houses would be, so that the whole looks smaller than it is.
12September 21, 2020roof and sidewalls added, baseplate started
13September 27, 2020
14September 27, 2020front view. RAUCHEN VERBOTEN is selfmade decal
15September 27, 2020left fake house started
16September 27, 2020right fake house, no views available, so it is according to my imagination
17October 3, 2020
18October 3, 2020RAUCHEN VERBOTEN !
19October 5, 2020Fake front testing
20October 10, 2020a picture found in a book of what could be the backside of the building
21October 10, 2020the left side transformed in a pen drawing and printed on transparent decal paper
22October 10, 2020same process for the right side
23October 10, 20206 sheets of plastic cut to represent the sliding doors. The decal is first applied to these a a pattern for the colours: white, dark green, brick and plaster
24October 10, 2020Then the second decal is placed on the coloured door to get the drawing back. A grey painted ribbed plastic sheet is used to represent the corrugated siding
25October 10, 2020But the fake wall needs some supporting structure on the roof
26October 12, 2020adding fake roofs
27October 12, 2020roof construction extended
28October 29, 2020left side house under construction
29October 29, 2020right side house under construction
30October 29, 2020Left house side, no pictures available, so free imagination damaged wall
31October 29, 2020front view, door assembly preview
32October 29, 2020roof build-up preview
33October 29, 2020Airfix B-25 Mitchell started
34November 23, 2020B-25 Mitchell started, nice kit.
35October 29, 2020interior before closing the fuselage
36November 23, 2020behind the doors
37November 23, 2020View from the front
38November 30, 2020some "equipment" for inside the hangar :
39December 14, 2020backside of the hangar is complete
40January 31, 2023some vehicles to be placed in the diorama
41January 31, 2023Airfix Fuel truck
42January 31, 2023Water truck of my imagination, Airfix kit modified
43January 31, 2023Standard Tilly with Officer and WAAF
44January 31, 2023Tractor in the hangar
45January 31, 2023Crew with photographer
46January 31, 2023Potographer with crew
47February 1, 2023Airfix kit, Eagle Cal decals
48February 1, 2023
49February 1, 2023
50February 1, 2023
51February 1, 2023Just a small white line on the Z
52February 1, 2023
53February 6, 2023left interior
54February 6, 2023background inside
55February 6, 2023right interior
56February 6, 2023crew in front of the plane ready for a photo
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RAF Mitchell in German camouflaged hangar late 1944 on Melsbroek airfield . The hangar was extensively camouflaged as a row of buidlings by the Germans. The hangar was used in autumn 1944 by the RAF, first for Typhoons and afterwards for B-25 Mitchells of 320 Dutch Sqn
