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Here is my latest project in 1/72 Basic details regarding what the build represents have been added to the name plate: This particular aircraft did not survive the month and thus that is why it has an almost pristine look Total time spent on this work was 1 month here are some pictures: The Aircraft is an Italeri kit in 1/72 The aircraft was first painted in desert scheme and the lighter parts of it was painted in blue, in order to get out the base colors, salt technique weathering was used, thus it gives that bit of usage to the buld. Some of the ground crew had to be converted, basically here some heads were chopped of from 1/76s Airfix RAF Ground Crew and added to bodies belonging to Airfix 1/76 8th. Infantry soldiers. The Austin Tilly and the Motorcycle are part of an Airfix Bomber set in 1/72, they were painted in Malta Camo (this is not probable, as there are still some examples around, see later pictures) BR 323 decals where printed at home while the blast pen was constructed out of foam cardboard for the stone walls and clay for the sand bags, In Malta during the war you had three types of blast pens; in sand bags or in used petrol cans (since in '42 petrol was given by hand) or in stone walls, at times a mix of the above mentioned materials was used, like in my diorama. Some scratch building also went into the cockpit area. Stone walls, sand bags, soldiers, dio base and vehicles were then oil dot weathered In the second picture of the aircraft, one can still see the salt attached before it was removed, near the cockpit area. Inspirational photos: Hope you enjoy