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 === Guard Hut & Barrier ===
+The observation tower is a straight build of the parts included in the [[blog:military:models_battlefield_buildings|kit]].
+The barrier was masked to allow the alternating red/white sections to be painted. Paints used:
+   * Vallejo Xpress Colour - Wasteland Brown (hut)
+   * Vallejo Xpress Colour - Lizard Green (hut)
+   * Vallejo Game Colour - Beasty Brown (barrier supports)
+   * Vallejo Game Colour - Gunmetal (barrier supports details)
+   * AK Interactive 3rd Gen - White (barrier)
+   * AK Interactive 3rd Gen - Dirty Red (barrier)
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 === Observation Tower ===
+The observation tower is a straight build of the parts included in the [[blog:military:models_battlefield_buildings|kit]].
+Paints used:
+   * Vallejo Xpress Colour - Wasteland Brown
+   * Vallejo Xpress Colour - Lizard Green
+The contrast paints work well to give a more natural, uneven finish to the wood.
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+----
 === FlaK Emplacement ===
+The anti-aircraft gun was built straight from the [[blog:military:models_flak_36_37|kit]].
+Paints used:
+   * Vallejo Surface Primer - Grey
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 === Security Fence ===
+The security fence / chain-link fence / barbed wire fence is a small kit from [[https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/commodorestudiomodelrailway|Commodore Studio]] a seller on Ebay who specialises in model railway scenics:
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+It includes:
+   * Laser cut plywood posts and gates
+   * Wire mesh for the chain-link fence
+   * Spool of wire for the barbed-wire
+Paints used:
+   * Vallejo Surface Primer - Grey (posts)
+   * Vallejo Game Colour - Tinny Tin (drybrush on chainlink fence)
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+**[May 24th 2025]** - Finished security fence:
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+Now that is complete, it's time to move on to figures, loose bits of scenery, storage, and other parts that make it look like a working airfield.
 ===== Added Background Artwork =====
+Background artwork is a royalty free landscape image I found via Google and then cropped to the right ratio. I knew for this display I wanted something that was //mostly// sky, but still had a horizon that was just about the ground level of the scenery tiles to give an impression of distance.
+I had it printed by https://www.scribescolourprint.co.uk/, along with [[blog:dioramas|few more for other dioramas]]. Price was reasonable, the turn around was quick, and the quality is more than good enough to be used as a background image for the diorama.
+Master image was 3200x760 pixels, which matches the aspect ratio of the Ikea Billy shelves (approx 76cm x 16cm) that this display is on.
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