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The Last of the Luftwaffe
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 5:37 PM
Some new pics I shot on 6/20/04.

These photos are supposed to depict the last days of the Luftwaffe in which many new and older aircraft were found abandoned on many captured Luftwaffe airfields as the war drew to a close.
I know these photos could use some jeeps and U.S. troops in them, I am working on them along with my new airplane hanger and Luftwaffe ground crew.





Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:07 PM
Great photos as always, Matrixone. Feel like I'm part of the action!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:30 PM
Those are really great.The ME's are beutifulThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:31 PM
Thank you JGAGS!

After the figures I am working on are finished I will try this ''Last of the Luftwaffe'' theme again in the future. These pics need more figures added to them to look right, also some more disabled aircraft in the background would really help a lot.



Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 7:47 PM
Thank you very much thundergod,

Taking these pics is nearly as much fun as building the models themselves.
I have one U.S. jeep (in 1/72 scale) under construction now, I need at least one more and some G.I.s to do my first ''photo/diorama''.
There are some old unbuilt kits that might be built as victims from an air attack, but I have more ideas than time right now.



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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 1:00 PM
These are just amazing photos, extremely nice job!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 3:34 PM
Thanks very much T-34!

I will have much better pics than these in a few weeks, I just need more time to finish the things I have working on to add to my photobase.

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:13 AM
The last pic from the ''Last of the Luftwaffe'' photo shoot from a week ago.



The jet in the center of the picture is a He 1078A built from the Special Hobby kit, the jets on the right are He 162s, two are built from Lindberg kits and the other is from Revell.
This will be the last picture from me for a while until my new hanger and figures are finished.

Matrixone
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Posted by madspaniard on Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:23 AM
Matrixone I notice that in my airfix control tower,the scale is 1/72 or HO.That remind me that you can look in that scale HO,because the trains shops have a lot of buildings that perhaps you can use .

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:53 AM
Pedro,
I have looked in the model RR section of my nearest hobby shop (two hour drive!) for any buildings that may be used in my pictures, not many were on the shelves and what was there was crap. This hobby shop is very involved in R.C. flying models so I did not really expect to find a good selection of HO scale buildings, but I am still searching for the right style of buildings that might work for my pictures.
The model companys should produce small scale buildings like hangers and control towers instead of more planes and tanks. I think they would sell quite well, I know I would buy some products like that!
Airfix makes that RAF control tower kit and fuel truck set, but they are very old kits now and it would be cool if they or another company would make a Luftwaffe version of those subjects.

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:11 PM
Bow [bow] Very impressive, I have to say!!! Bow [bow]

I am actually working on something very similar myself - an experimental German aircraft base diorama...

What did you use for your ground, and how did you make it?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 6:11 PM
Thank you norite!
Glad to hear you are working on a Luftwaffe base, I look forward to seeing pics of it.
My base is made out of plywood scrap I got at a local lumberyard for about $4.00, over the plywood is a layer of celluclay and then painted an earth brown color. The grass is model RR static grass glued on with Woodland Scenics thin glue. The backdrop is white poster board paper airbrushed with light blue sky and green/gray horizon at the bottom of it.

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 6:24 PM
Cheers, I will look into that. I've a feeling that I'm going to have so many models from the prototypes GB, that I'm going to have to build a diorama for them all!! Big Smile [:D]

I Ordered my *third* GB prototype kit yesterday, a Bf 109z twin, and a 3 vehicle German set)
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, June 27, 2004 6:46 PM
The pics are gettting better each time. Thanks for sharing.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:36 PM
norite,
That Bf 109Z sounds like an interesting plane to build, I will look for it on the prototype group build.
What kits are you using for the ground vehicle set?

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:45 PM
Thanks Dwight!
These are the last pics from me for a while until my new hanger is done, I am grounding myself from my camera until I have something new to photograph.

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 28, 2004 4:21 PM
Matrixone, This is the vehicle set I got:

WWII vehicle set. Kubelwagen, Kettenkrad, Willys Jeep, diorama base, jerry cans, crates.



Do you know it? Any good? It was only £4.99 so no big loss if it isn't!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 28, 2004 8:45 PM
norite,

That is the same vehicle set where I got the Kettenkrad, oil drums, and Kubelwagon that I have used in a few of my pictures. I think this kit is very good value for the money, building that little Kettenkrad was tricky because the parts were so tiny but aside from that rest of the things in the kit was very easy to build.
Another vehicle I have seen in pictures of Luftwaffe bases is the Opel Blitz truck, Italeri makes a great 1/72 scale kit of this vehicle. Even if you don't use it in your dio it is still recommended because it is fun to build and looks good. I have another one to build already and might get the 1/35th scale kit as well.

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Posted by KINGTHAD on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:35 PM
Does any one make vehicle sets in 1/48 scale. What scale is the HO buildings in, is it closer to 1/72 or 1/48?Dunce [D)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:42 PM
HO is 1/87 scale
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:06 PM
KINGTHAD,

Tamiya makes a very good 1/48 scale Kubelwagon and Kettenkrad, but besides those two kits I don't know of any others.

Matrixone
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Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:12 AM
Claymore68, Matrixone thanx for the info
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Posted by therriman on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:56 AM
Great Work. Awsome photo's.
Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:59 PM
Thank you therriman!
In a couple weeks I plan to have something new to photograph, its time for me to put down the camera and start building.

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 9:46 PM
man that sure is something, wow, and thanks for the pics
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 10:55 PM
gunney, thanks for the comments!
Tomorrow will be a big day for me, the new hanger is built it just needs the paint and a few minor things added to it and its done.

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 1:17 PM
The vehicle set arrived yesterday, along with the Bf 109z. The kit does look good value for money. It'll be a while before I get started on it though.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 2:58 PM
norite,

Academy makes a 1/72 scale Fw 190 A-8 that has the very same Kubelwagon kit included in it that is in the Ground Vehicle Set. So if you needed an extra Kubelwagon AND a Fw 190, this would be a bargain!

Matrixone
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 3:37 PM
That might be useful...what I do want to get are some support vehicles - like the Italieri Opel truck, and also a fuel truck. I would also like to get a staff car, and some high ranking officer figures (haven't seen any of those). There is also a checkpoint set I've seen which I'd like to get.

Another idea I've had is to make a fence, from very fine lace curtain stuck to sprue parts (or thin balsa dowel sticks) at 45 degree angles and sprayed silver.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 10:39 PM
norite,
I think Hasegawa makes a 1/72 scale staff car, I almost ordered one of those about a month ago.
That sounds like an interesting idea you have about making the fence, no reason it should not work.
Today I painted the camo on my new hanger, it will be finished tomorrow maybe new pics of it tomorrow night.

Matrixone
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