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--- blog:models:luftwaffe_latewar_display [2025/07/10 08:34] – [WWII Luftwaffe Secret Base (late war/what-if?)] john
+++ blog:models:luftwaffe_latewar_display [2025/12/16 14:29] (current) – [WWII Luftwaffe Secret Base (late war/what-if?)] 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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 ===== Key Design Features =====
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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:
+{{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20250706194910.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20250706194916.jpg?500|}}
+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:
+{{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20250708144746.jpg?350|}} {{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20250708144755.jpg?350|}}
+... and painted up with Vallejo acrylics - grey platforms with green handrails. A little bit of rust/weathering around the treaded areas:
+{{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20250713204212.jpg?500|}} {{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20250713204305.jpg?500|}}
+==== 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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+{{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20251216135503.jpg?600|}} {{:blog:models:displays:luftwaffe_base:img20251216135548.jpg?600|}}
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