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Hello fellow modelers. It's good to know I'm not alone in this hobby. Enjoy what you see here and pass it
on to your modeling friends.
This month: A Dornier DO 217 crash diorama.
Definition: Diorama-A minurature three-dimensional scene.
This is a good shot of the overall diorama. The trees were tree roots that I dug up from my yard, trimmed and glued
in. To keep them from coming out too easily I used a power drill to drill holes and glued the trees into the holes. The
grass is store bought turf that is held down with Elmers glue. The mud is a mixture of dirt, water and glue that was manicured
with my finger before drying. The plane was fixed in place while the mud was wet to get a perfect fit.
This shot shows the action the best. The figures are attached with good ol' Elmers glue and the blood is simple
red paint. This angle also shows the perdicament that the under-side gunner would be in if his usual door was blocked
or jammed. The basic story line is a German Dornier Do 217 bomber was shot down over London and when it stopped some
US marines came out of the bombed out trees and captured the remaining crew. (The turret gunner was killed in the air).
You can see part of my work bench in the background.
This angle best shows the torn up field and debris drug along with the plane. The log on the far left still has
mud in the roots. Note also that the entire tail surface has been severed off, if this were a real situation then the
pilot of this plane was a miracle man. Only the best of pilots could fly a plane with no ailerons or rudders and still
land it so intact. Please note that the right wing was severed after the crash, even the best pilot could not fly a
plane in that condition.
This picture shows how heating and bending parts can get some good looking results. The only work that went into this
prop was holding it over the flame of a candle till soft then bending to the right angle. The shot also shows the mud that
was pushed up by the engine.
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Next month: The American airforce's A-10 Tank killer. Keep checking more to follow.
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