88mm Flak Diorama

hey

is it the dragon 3 in 1 kit.for snow you could use microballons - woodlandsencics has a big container of the stuff  can be found at your LHS,sounds like a good dio,maybe add the famo full of gear.you could add a fire and they could sit around that but i think they wernt aloud to have fires because it could give there postion away.i havnt bought a book yet i usually use the internet.

 

matt

Snow can be made in a number of ways. Powdered Alum, (Aluminum Sulfate) or powdered Epsom Salt, (Magnesium Sulfate) are good choices, both can be bought at any drug store or supermarket. Gypsum will also work and can be obtained from a scrap of wallboard. Stay away from things like baking powder and baking soda, both will decompose over time.

Here is a wintertime shot of an 88;

I have picked up the 88mm I ordered from the local store..... IT'S SO SEXY!!!

It came with 2 aluminium barrels for both Flak 18 and Flak 36.... it means i use the remaining parts for the next 88mm project or self-propelled gun project. I can get some pictures of the kit if anyone is interested.

I'm still thinking of a theme for the kit. and I'm still looking for other vehicles other than expensive Tamiya FAMO to place beside the 88 for diorama. Cold winter of the eastern front is still in my mind. The kit is so impressive that now I'm considering to invest on a very detail and informative book about the 88.

I'll like to gather more ideas.

Thanks

Sounds like you have the Dragon kit. That's good because the crew included with the kit is in winter gear.
I'm building that kit now, but it will be set in North Africa. You should be able to find pics on the web of 88's in winter on Eastern Front.

Are you going to set the gun up as anti-air or anti-tank?

Here are some links to good reference pics of the 88 itself. These can be very helpfull during the build.

http://tanxheaven.com/referencepictures.htm

http://walkarounds.airforce.ru/artillery/germany/flak88/

http://svsm.org/gallery/88mm-Flak-18_aberdeen

If you''d like to really dress the gun up, consider Voyager PE kit.

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/voyager/vm_pe35060.htm

Keep us posted on the build and have fun,

Joel

I have that Dragon 3 in 1 kit also and I planned to make my first diorama with it.  I made some test with Polyinstafill from Lepage.  It is a filler for deep holes and cracks on drywalls.  You can apply it thick on a plate and shape it as you like when it is smooth or carve it once it as hardened.  The good thing about it is it will never change shape and it is already white.

That kit is awesome and I can't wait to build it!  Post some pictures of your progress when you can.

Hi Joel,

Thank for the great info. I've been to tanxheavan.com yesterday, they have alot of detailed photos of the gun. It's a very useful guide to paint the chipped-paint patterns.

I'm planning an antitank in the eastern front. The dragon kit provided a paint scheme for 1942-43 stalingard, but its a flak 18 instead of 36.

I'll do all the plannings for a few months, probably will start my project somewhere July or August. I need to alocate budget for reference books, and need alot of time to search through toystores for suitable figure, accessory and other vehicles to suite the diorama. Our local store has really limited products on shelf....

Thanks alot

Try sprinkling baking soda over white glue, works well for me.

You're welcome.

Here's a couple of pics of my 88 in progress. Hope they come out. My test came out ok.





I'm going to set it up in a North African dio based on this picture.



This is my 1st build in 15+  yrs and I feel like I've jumped back into the hobby with both feet. After I was well into the build, I decided to add Voyager PE set. Hard enough to do, without going backwards and taking things apart to use them. Are you going to build the bogies? Since I'm only using the gun itself in my dio, you're welcome to the rest of the Voyager PE set (for the bogies) if you want. Be forewarned, very tedious and lots of parts.

Figures and accessories shouldn't be a big problem if you're modeling eastern front. I went crazy trying to find stuff for a North Afrika dio.

Joel

Joel