February 07 2010 | The turret as shaped

here's my new turret looks like the curve is right.. so let's cut it.

February 07 2010 | The opening for the 303

the problem is the large opening on one of the sides to let the .303 go out. So to be able to cut it straight, i have been puting some masking tape at the right dimension and used a small saw to cut it. Now of course with such an opening, the turret couldn't keep its shape which is why I have been putting some plastic circle of the right dimension at the base of the turret..

February 07 2010 | Paper for the metal circlings

Well, I have been doing all the metallic circling using some CA glue covered paper -I don't know how I managed but it seems my only picture is of the worse side as there is one place where the paper obviously went sort of wrong!
of course I had pre painted the paper in grey so that I would only have to apply some shadows and highlights after gluing the paper.
Notice the 2 kind of "wings" at the top which come from my photoetch fret
the whole has to be arranged somehow though, the painting is crap.

February 20 2010 | Inertia creeps -the end

Sorry guys, I can't be bother to end up the SBS on my own site.

The diorama is finished at last. I learned at least something about it, that you shouldn't try and play with resin or anything "fluid" while the temperature outside is minus 0 C. That led me to do countless mistakes. in the end the diorama is okay, but *just* okay. it's far less good then Galilée or The Womb. Oh well..

back to Seddul Bahr..