Large format Dioramas 202

[Regulus]

Thank you very much von L !

Looks a really great example !
Next time at Brussels Army Museum, I will start taking detail shots from the airfields recon pics, so that I can work on a good base concerning measurements etc.

Thanks and best from Johan

[JohnReid]

Hi Johan.I scratchbuilt a WW1 german hangar for my 1/16th diorama on the Albatros Dv.It is based upon research that I did at the time,mostly from photos and other artwork.If you would like an idea of how I did mine please see an article I did at Hyperscale or at www.largescaleplanes.com Cheers! John.

[vonLemming]

Absolutely beautiful, John. If I may, here is the more direct link for this must see article:

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/J...s/albatross.htm

[Regulus]

Hi,

That is indeed a real beauty, and very inspiring, although the hangars of Jabbeke aerodrome were very simple ones of construction, it is most interesting to see what the interior should look like for both hangars and the repairshop !

Sincere thanks and best from Johan

[JohnReid]

Thanks for the nice comments & posting of the full address. Johan,as I mentioned in my article I cannot vouch for the historical correctness of each individual item in the diorama.I know that the overall style of the hangar is generally ok but the dimensions etc are an educated guess based upon a human figure in one of my photos.As for the furniture and tools ,that is based upon an educated guess of spending a lifetime in and around hangars.The stove is a complete guess and modified from a stove of american manufacture.The airplane is based upon modern drawings and of course Marks wonderful website.I just thought you would like to know.Cheers! John. P.S. Hell,maybe stoves were not even allowed in hangars of the day.

[Regulus]

Hi John,

Stoves were in some hangars, but more espcially in the ones used as repairshops, and in other cases most of the time in a corner of the bigger hangars, just to keep warm in the winter.

In many case, just as at the former aerodrome in my hometown there were also small baracks (I have a picture of them) with stoves and sleepingspace for the personnel.

The stove looks quite correct, although we had also the very famous type of Leuvense stove (this is fun ! Stove is the Flemish slang for a stove, we call them in good Flemish a 'kachel') which was used for warming and preparing meals.

Even gasoline was kept in the hangars, which sometimes lead to accidents ! Or in the case at my village, to children playing with matches and the destruction of a plane and hangar.

Concerning dimensions, it looks quite ok, most of them were very small indeed.

And once again, it is a beauty, that hangar !


Best from Johan