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Dora 1/35
- Thread starter fledermaus
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I feel a bit teased...
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Hi!
Its being a while since my last update, many things had happened that keep me away from working on Dora, in the last 7 months I had 3 operations the last being an emergency appendicitis. Everything is ok now, then the area where Dora was supposed to go was used for other things and that make me hold the build again. I now made some space for it but had to make a change to the base in order for it to fit in its new place, I reduced the width from 24” to 18”. I have started recently to work on it, here are the photos.
Continued to weather different parts of the gun
Its being a while since my last update, many things had happened that keep me away from working on Dora, in the last 7 months I had 3 operations the last being an emergency appendicitis. Everything is ok now, then the area where Dora was supposed to go was used for other things and that make me hold the build again. I now made some space for it but had to make a change to the base in order for it to fit in its new place, I reduced the width from 24” to 18”. I have started recently to work on it, here are the photos.
Continued to weather different parts of the gun
fledermaus
Master at Arms
started to paint the barrel details
the aluminum shells got a coat of primer ready for the base color
next I started to paint the rails
the rail joints ready for paint
the sections starts to take shape, I ended using
5 sets of trumpeter rails for the 6.5 feet base.
here I used the main body with the cars to set the separation between the two rails
the 6.5 feet rails are glued in place
with the rails in place I started to make the background walls
using foam covered with spakling.
Will try to do something similar to this
that's all by now, hope you like it and thanks for watching!
Abdin
Abdin, I plan to go with my son to the Sun. Let me know if you are up for visitors.
Regards,
Regards,
Well that seems to be a pretty good excuse, just don't let it happen again mister!
Glad you're on the mends, hope you're feeling better.
Lovely work, amazing how large this thing is!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I'm glad to see you recovered well and I'm thrilled to see this moving along again! Beautiful work!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Mike thanks!
Saul just let me know when you are comming to PR!
Moon puppy thanks and that wont happen again! (I hope)
Duke thanks and now working on it full steam
Thanks Gator!
Saul just let me know when you are comming to PR!
Moon puppy thanks and that wont happen again! (I hope)
Duke thanks and now working on it full steam
Thanks Gator!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
HI to you all, hope everybody is doing fine, my modeling time has being very limited on the last 6 months but finally got time to sit, do some work and a much needed update on Dora’s build. Continuing the work on the base for the gun the base wall is almost finished.
Applied a coat of spackling to the foam wall
Gave the spackling a rough texture
Next a coat of brown acrylic paint
Followed by the first coat of dirt, its still wet in some places
Now the first coat of dirt on the tracks area
Next I did what I think is an air raid shelter on the wall as seen on the photos
Used a figure for scale
The entrance received a dirt coat
Next I carved the support beams form
The beams are made from balsa wood
With the beams in place the area around it is finished
Now to cleaning the tracks after applying the dirt
Now using 1/32” balsawood I cut the strips that make the sidewalk
Here the strips are ready for paint
Test fit of the boards
The side walk goes all the long of the base
And the entrance to the shelter
The finished sidewalk
Now I started to work on the camo posts, these are used to lay camo nets
To conceal the gun from enemy planes
I 3d printed T’s and Y’ from resin to fit on a 1/8 styrene tube to
Make the camo posts.
Test fit of the parts, it will be about 13 poles to cover the length
of the wall.
here you can see the sidewalk made with boards and the shelter entrance, also the tubes and cammo nets
Now I’m working on finishing the camo nets and adding some foliage
To the base and top of the wall.
Thanks for stopping by!
Abdin
Applied a coat of spackling to the foam wall
Gave the spackling a rough texture
Next a coat of brown acrylic paint
Followed by the first coat of dirt, its still wet in some places
Now the first coat of dirt on the tracks area
Next I did what I think is an air raid shelter on the wall as seen on the photos
Used a figure for scale
The entrance received a dirt coat
Next I carved the support beams form
The beams are made from balsa wood
With the beams in place the area around it is finished
Now to cleaning the tracks after applying the dirt
Now using 1/32” balsawood I cut the strips that make the sidewalk
Here the strips are ready for paint
Test fit of the boards
The side walk goes all the long of the base
And the entrance to the shelter
The finished sidewalk
Now I started to work on the camo posts, these are used to lay camo nets
To conceal the gun from enemy planes
I 3d printed T’s and Y’ from resin to fit on a 1/8 styrene tube to
Make the camo posts.
Test fit of the parts, it will be about 13 poles to cover the length
of the wall.
here you can see the sidewalk made with boards and the shelter entrance, also the tubes and cammo nets
Now I’m working on finishing the camo nets and adding some foliage
To the base and top of the wall.
Thanks for stopping by!
Abdin
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¡Excelente! I hope you don't mind all the trouble I went through to get rid of the Imgur media and direct links. Easier to right click, copy image, and paste into the body of the text (or attach files if the photos are on your PC).
Regards,
Regards,
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Looking really good Abdin!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Saul thanks a lot for your help! already did copy and paste to add another picture and it worked nicely!
Barney thanks!
Bob thanks! Im going to try the galery and see how it works
John thanks!
Paul thanks!, hope to finish the base soon
Barney thanks!
Bob thanks! Im going to try the galery and see how it works
John thanks!
Paul thanks!, hope to finish the base soon
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