HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

[JohnReid]

I made up some seat belts to get an idea of how they would look when hanging out of the cockpit.They are just mock ups until I can find some info on how they really looked.The blue stuff is just tack to hold it temporarily together
Anyone have any info on the seat belts? pics?
As you guys who have been following this thread already know,a lot of the emotional response to this scene by the viewer is the play between the empty pilots seat and the dog waiting for his masters return.It is very important to get this right as the success of the whole storyboard part of the diorama depends on it.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

Most of the combing around the hole has been chopped away during the rescue attempt.I will later add a little leather on the plywood at the rear and have a few remnants hanging down.
I will weather this area a bit and leave the rest till later.Next in line is the horizontal and vertical stabs and rudder.There cables are an important feature as they are the only connection remaining between the two fuselage halves.The horiz stab will determine the angle at which the rear fuselage half rests upon the lower wing.

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]

As you can see the supplied brit metal elevator is only an approximation of the real thing.For my purposes it is OK otherwise I would build a new one without too much difficulty.
The wood parts are nicely cut by laser and looks quite easy to assemble.It has been almost 10 years since I built the Albatros in the hangar unfortunately I didn't have a digital camera at the time to record it all nor did I know how to post pics.Who said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks!

[JohnReid]

[Lufbery]

The plane looks bad, John, but that's good!

I'm really impressed by your work. Thank you for posting your thoughts, process, and photos.

Regards,

[JohnReid]

[JohnReid]