Thanks guys!
I started working on the base, I think
Rick was right about the revetment being man-made,
so I tried to find some pictures of German revetments...
This one seems to be well made, but looking at the Emil and geometric shape of the sand-castle I assume it's an early-war one...
This is an aerial-photo in Germany, 1944.
These revetments seem easier to make when you're far from home and things aren't going very smoothly ...
'Available space' to store a diorama is always a problem, so I decided to make it as compact as possible...
I used this blue-foam-plate that I saved from packaging. Took my some time to sort out the shape...
I used 6mm MDF for the bottom-layer, to keep things flat and sturdy ...
Shaping with a knife ...
Sanding...
Backside...
A mixture of sand was then added with wood-glue
Most of the sand was shaken off, then I gave it 2 coats of (Spray can) primer to fix it all in position...
I made some cutouts for the wheels...
Test-fit with the 109...
The plan is to use 1-2mm of
Vallejo Still Water in the end to make the pool...
That's all for now, I'm doing night-shifts again so probably not much progress this week.
Thanks for reading, have fun and
keep it safe!
Steven