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--- blog:models:luftwaffe_latewar_display [2025/07/06 15:59] – [Lower Boards] john
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 After having gained the experience of working on the [[blog:models:french_armour_display|WW2 French countryside ambush]] and [[blog:models:luftwaffe_display|WW2 German Airfield display]], the idea of a larger, multi-level diorama hosting several of the [[blog:models:military:index|advanced jets and rocket powered designs]] the German airforce was working on in the late stages of the war really appealed to me.
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+==== Decals and Signs ====
+I sourced a number of images of vintage German propaganda posters and several warning signs based on real images and scaled them down to suit the dimensions of the display. I also found some cutaway diagrams of various later war fighter jets and used them as blueprints or technical drawings which might be used by the engineers on aircraft undergoing maintenance:
+They came out rather nicely at such a small size:
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+Propaganda posters were added to both upper and lower levels, and the technical drawings mainly added at one end of the display - where I plan to add a bunch of workshop machinery and tools:
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+There are a few more general purpose signs still needed; things like "No Entry", "Caution" and "No Smoking".
+==== Workshop Equipment and Accessories ====
+Added several sets of 1/72 scale fuel/oil drums from https://anyscalemodels.co.uk:
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+Ladders, access platforms and associated parts from 'Madworks', which can be found on various online shopping sites. There's a big range of these, so a lot of choice of heights, sizes, etc:
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+... and painted up with Vallejo acrylics - grey platforms with green handrails. A little bit of rust/weathering around the treaded areas:
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+==== Lighting & Wiring ====
+TBC
+==== Background Artwork ====
+Background art taken from an image of Germany - slightly scaled, colour balance adjusted (for an evening/dusk effect) and cropped to the right aspect ratio. Sides are just cropped mirror-images of the rear art. Printed by https://www.scribescolourprint.co.uk/
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