Army_Air_Force Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) With the bases cut from the figures, they were ready to attach to the diorama. We used both PVA and Cyano, depending on the gluing area of the figure. Lego blocks were used to hold them in place while the glue set. A few other crates and oil drums were also added. The refuelling guy had a piece of copper wire cyanoed to his hands for the hose. I did all the work with the Cyano. I didn't want little fingers stuck together! He would be positioned on the wing, about to stand to fill the fuselage tank. Unfortunately there were no suitable standing refuelling figures in the RAF ground crew set. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) I like that whilst your daughter was doing some serious modelling you were painting My Little Pony. Admit it - you're a Broney! Edited December 9, 2017 by Bigdave22014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Yes, probably because I've spent so much time watching episodes with her. I'm sure half the digibox hard drive is filled with MLP episodes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) More figure balancing! Encouraging some to stand up was a challenge! Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) The refueller took a bit of wire bending on my part to get the hose to sit right along the ground and up onto the wing. Once it was laying flat along the ground, we glued and weighted down the airman and hose to set, otherwise he may have ended up bobbing around on the end of the wire for ever more! So finally in Janauary 2017, a little over two years after starting, her diorama was complete. She's very proud of her achievements and I'm a very proud dad! Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) While we really enjoyed the build, there wasn't really anywhere to display the completed diorama. I few months later I framed it in a wall hanging 3D picture frame, and it was sold at the Breighton aerodrome aerojumble in May. We made back the kit price and a nice profit on top which was spent on some new Lego sets. Before framing, we set the model up against a black background for some all round photos. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) All the kits are quite dated and show their age, but the Spitfire with its low parts count, made a great second model, and another lesson in patients and precision, something the computer game generations don't always have. For quite a few years, I was a college technician in the Art & Design workshop. The number of 16 to 18 year olds who came in without any clue of tools was shocking; even to the point of coming into the workshop, grabbing a handful of screws and a hammer! It was depressing!! Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Hope you enjoyed the build and finished diorama. The next build started a month later in February 2017; "Snoopy verses the Red Baron", but that's another story!! Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Some excellent modelling there. Looking forward to Snoopy Nice idea putting it in a deep frame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 "The "Snoopy verses the Red Baron" build can be found here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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