Operation "Schatzgräber"

Those conspiracy theory Nazi welders can't bolt for sh*t 🙂 (Other explanation: I realized much too late that there are two sizes on the sprues...) 

glossy varnish + decals 

Interior (I actually plan to make a cut-away when complete... Let's see how that will work out) - EDIT: not cutaway at the end, so this is final shot of the interior... 

matt varnish 

Some filters and over the board striking grime... 

Someone is happy (or has an evil laugh) 

"Vril IV" Mag-lev train (Alexandra-Land 1945) - I obviously go a little bit bonkers here and I aldo son't know how to put all the stuff later (I need a bigger base) 

"Vril IV" Mag-lev train (Alexandra-Land 1945) - I obviously go a little bit bonkers here and I aldo son't know how to put all the stuff later (I need a bigger base) 

BMW Flügelrad 

Interior of BV-222 - almost invisible after construction 

Interior of BV-222 - almost invisible after construction 

"We need a bigger plane" 

I used masks for all the windows 🙂 

Dress rehearsal - you notice where I'm going 

Engines (replaced) 

Oops, what did my Dremel do? New meaning to cutaway model 

Paintjob (mainly fictitious)  

One engine is opened for maintenance 

Full picture (except for only half a plane) 

Fuel tank (3D printed, model thingiverse.com/thing:379793) 

Decals on decal sheet 

Painted, V-Stoff was not taken (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stoffs) 

metal walkway also 3D printed (model thingiverse.com/thing:725893) 

Lasercut "wood shed" from Noch (its's HO = 1/87, but in winter everything shrinks, right?) 

The application of the photo-etched radar drove me crazy... 

...but in hindsight it was worthwhile to replace the kit's plastic parts. 

Loot = payload for the BV-222 (now that it is cut open), 3D printed (model thingiverse.com/thing:1668456) 

Painted 

Plane is ready, waits for base  

Looks maybe too Sci-Fi-y... 

...but I thought the cannon makes an interesting addition... 

...to the diorama (here with a 1/72 soldier for size comparison) 

You can never have enough tube and handrails. 

"Abstand" - but how much? Somebody forgot to add something... 

Wasserfall 2017 

Wasserfall 1946 

An abomination! A crime against nature itself! Polar bears recruited by the Luftwaffe and the one on the left does not wear his suspenders! Immediately call his superior! 

"There are pod people. And they are to replace us! They are coming from, eh, Stahlbad?! What the hell is Stahlbad?" 

I had to relegate the Haunebu to its own (improvised) base... 

...as I had (as always) misjudged how much space there actually was on the original base... 

...smoothed and textured surface with "Natural Texture for Earth" from AK Interactive 

Sea, beach, foam ?! 

...the service areas and tunnels etc. masked... 

...earth ("Dark Earth" from Vallejo") and stones (different Noch products... 

Enough for the (long German) weekend, more next weekend 

some photo FX fun 

some photo FX fun 

some photo FX fun 

 

 

 

 

 

One of rare color photos recently discovered on the mysterious "Schatzgräber" base on Alexandra-Land 🙂 

complete overview - uncorrected