Hello everybody!
After a long holiday break I finally got to building something. And I have some pictures for you! First let me remind what I'm aiming for:
![Quad 50 on a bunker at Dong Ha](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/QuadDongHa.jpg)
First thing, I switched to a somewhat bigger frame, now it's 210x290 mm. I started cutting two pieces of expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) - one to represent the bunker itself, the other to make the terrain. Then I traced the base of the bunker on the terrain and cut a closely fitting opening in it, like shown below:
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio01.jpg)
Then I could start shaping the terrain. I worked with a sharp knife, but the EPS particles were flying everywhere anyhow, it's a messy job I tell you. I also cut openings in the bunker for the entrance and the firing ports.
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio02.jpg)
Then I test-fitted the bunker to the terrain and also made sides for the diorama out of thin plywood:
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio03.jpg)
Then I glued the sides together, so that they closely fit the frame. I used thin strips of wood at the corners for reinforcements:
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio04.jpg)
Then I put the base together and glued everything with a glue gun, paying close attention to the alignment:
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio05.jpg)
Then I could put the bunker in:
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio06.jpg)
It even starts to look like something, doesnt it?
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio07.jpg)
Finally I went for the turret, made out of fiddly little pieces of EPS:
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio08.jpg)
![Quad 50 on a bunker 1:35 diorama by Pawel Mroczkowski](http://www.vietnam.net.pl/M55/dio09.jpg)
What do you think? Looking forward for your comments, I wish you happy modelling and have a nice day
Pawel