Catch Up With Part 14 : HERE
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Wow, two weeks since the last update, my bad. But I have actually been working on it over that time and it’s starting to come together. I’ve been painting up all the stowage and accessories while also working on the diorama base and doing small periods of painting of the figures ( my eyes these days seem to only be able to handle a half hour or so of fine detail painting before they start to hurt ).
So all the stowage and bits are now done with the exception of an MP43 and a mag for it, an MP40 mag, an MG42 ammo tin and a lot of fired brass which I’ll do closer to the end. There is of course also the para gear as in the end I decided to go with the para laying right on the end of the bridge beside a opened CLE Mk.1 Airborne Drop Container so will have the impact pad loose beside that as well as the underwing cradle. There will also be a few packs inside plus one of two PIATs with the second PIAT beside the fallen para. The idea there being that he stayed on the bridge too long in an attempt to get a PIAT set up to fire at whatever vehicle was coming.
Most of the stowage will be in the rear compartment or on the rear deck with a few bits in and around the seats. It’s all pretty self explanatory, the suitcase and bible, violin case, soft stowage, boxes, bread and basket are all scratchbuilt, the rest are from the spares box. For those of you who missed the earlier parts the engine is also scratchbuilt, just a quick knock up to give the impression of an engine through the mesh and gap in the hood.
And finally a few bits that didn’t make the cut.
worth the wait!!