HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

I took some ordinary black paper and glued it on with 3M spray adhesive ,so the roof structure would not warp as it would had I used a water based glue.I wanted a rough look, so I pressed the paper hard against the wood planks to retain their outline.I then took a small hard roller like they used for silk screening, covered it with a little gray pastel and emphasized the pattern.A little spray matte laquer was used as a fixative.
The wood battens were then nailed on and the nail heads rusted using the usual method.I worked a little burnt sienna pastels around the nail heads ,and along the battens I used a little burnt umber for contrast.
Looking at it now I think that I will add more nails to the battens.The rest of the weathering will be done on final assembly.I will now have to build some kind of a rear support for the roof where it meets the hangar wall ,as this module must be a self contained unit that is free to be moved from the wall.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

This will be the largest outdoor module between the rear right hand corner and the engine shop.Where the car and trailer are located in the pic that is where I eventually plan to put the Camel aircraft on its trailer, being pulled by a Model T truck.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

You know I never liked this roof anyway!
It always looked too big to me,out of scale
with the rest.Now I find that after all my
careful calculations that i missed the
obvious.The roof hangs over the outer
limit of the diorama. sad.gif I will now have
to re-build the roof and cut the length of
the rafters.This of course will cut into the
squareness of the checkerboard roof which
will have to be re-designed.I can't believe
that I made such a stupid mistake.

[JohnReid]