1:48 Scale Aircraft Hangar Diorama
Inspired by Goose's recent post on BM regarding the availability of 1:72 scale aircraft hangar kits I found this 1:48 scale kit during an eBay search. The kit was also available in 1:144 scale but alas not in 1:72 scale (sorry Goose). A further Google search did, however, indicate that it was at one time (and so might be again) available in 1:72 scale.
The kit comprises several A3-sized cardboard sheets of various thicknesses and textures, into which the kit parts are laser cut. Small tabs
Roof on today!!!
The kit contains enough cladding for one and a half roofs so I used the "spare" cladding sheet to clad the roof centre section. This provides a base for the cladding proper and strengthens the central joint between them. I sprayed the embossed side of the roof cladding sheets with Halfords grey primer followed by a coat of Halfords "Rover Tempest Grey".
Once the paint was dry the sheets were glued on with white glue applied to the tops of the curved trusses. A wet