Operation "Schatzgräber"
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March 4, 2017Those conspiracy theory Nazi welders can't bolt for sh*t 🙂 (Other explanation: I realized much too late that there are two sizes on the sprues...)2
March 4, 2017glossy varnish + decals3
March 4, 2017Interior (I actually plan to make a cut-away when complete... Let's see how that will work out) - EDIT: not cutaway at the end, so this is final shot of the interior...4
March 4, 2017matt varnish5
March 4, 2017Some filters and over the board striking grime...6
March 4, 2017Someone is happy (or has an evil laugh)7
March 11, 2017"Vril IV" Mag-lev train (Alexandra-Land 1945) - I obviously go a little bit bonkers here and I aldo son't know how to put all the stuff later (I need a bigger base)8
March 11, 2017"Vril IV" Mag-lev train (Alexandra-Land 1945) - I obviously go a little bit bonkers here and I aldo son't know how to put all the stuff later (I need a bigger base)9
April 20, 2017BMW Flügelrad10
April 20, 2017Interior of BV-222 - almost invisible after construction11
April 20, 2017Interior of BV-222 - almost invisible after construction12
April 20, 2017"We need a bigger plane"13
April 20, 2017I used masks for all the windows 🙂14
April 20, 2017Dress rehearsal - you notice where I'm going15
April 20, 2017Engines (replaced)16
April 20, 2017Oops, what did my Dremel do? New meaning to cutaway model17
April 20, 2017Paintjob (mainly fictitious)18
April 20, 2017One engine is opened for maintenance19
April 20, 2017Full picture (except for only half a plane)20
April 20, 2017Fuel tank (3D printed, model thingiverse.com/thing:379793)21
April 20, 2017Decals on decal sheet22
April 20, 2017Painted, V-Stoff was not taken (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stoffs)23
April 20, 2017metal walkway also 3D printed (model thingiverse.com/thing:725893)24
April 20, 2017Lasercut "wood shed" from Noch (its's HO = 1/87, but in winter everything shrinks, right?)25
April 20, 2017The application of the photo-etched radar drove me crazy...26
April 20, 2017...but in hindsight it was worthwhile to replace the kit's plastic parts.27
April 20, 2017Loot = payload for the BV-222 (now that it is cut open), 3D printed (model thingiverse.com/thing:1668456)28
April 20, 2017Painted29
April 20, 2017Plane is ready, waits for base30
April 20, 2017Looks maybe too Sci-Fi-y...31
April 20, 2017...but I thought the cannon makes an interesting addition...32
April 20, 2017...to the diorama (here with a 1/72 soldier for size comparison)33
April 20, 2017You can never have enough tube and handrails.34
April 20, 2017"Abstand" - but how much? Somebody forgot to add something...35
April 20, 2017Wasserfall 201736
April 20, 2017Wasserfall 194637
April 21, 2017An abomination! A crime against nature itself! Polar bears recruited by the Luftwaffe and the one on the left does not wear his suspenders! Immediately call his superior!38
April 21, 2017"There are pod people. And they are to replace us! They are coming from, eh, Stahlbad?! What the hell is Stahlbad?"39
May 1, 2017I had to relegate the Haunebu to its own (improvised) base...40
May 1, 2017...as I had (as always) misjudged how much space there actually was on the original base...41
May 1, 2017...smoothed and textured surface with "Natural Texture for Earth" from AK Interactive42
May 1, 2017Sea, beach, foam ?!43
May 1, 2017...the service areas and tunnels etc. masked...44
May 1, 2017...earth ("Dark Earth" from Vallejo") and stones (different Noch products...45
May 1, 2017Enough for the (long German) weekend, more next weekend46
May 14, 2017some photo FX fun47
May 14, 2017some photo FX fun48
May 14, 2017some photo FX fun49
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May 26, 2017One of rare color photos recently discovered on the mysterious "Schatzgräber" base on Alexandra-Land 🙂55
May 26, 2017complete overview - uncorrected56
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