Atlantikwall.

[Basosz]

Damn Erwin, that's pretty radical. Why weren't you happy with the trenches? They looked great to me. Love your attitude that it's just a step backwards

[Erwin]

Damn Erwin, that's pretty radical. Why weren't you happy with the trenches? They looked great to me. Love your attitude that it's just a step backwards

Hi,

The brickpattern was printed cardboard. It didn't join well on top of the walls.With plastic I can use filler.Plus that their was no depth.With these plastic ones it will be more realistic.

Edited November 19, 2012 by Erwin

[HL-10]

Erwin, it takes a lot of guts to go back and change something you're not happy with when the project was so advanced.

Well done! I'm sure your changes will make it look even better than it did

[Erwin]

I did the trenches again using 3 mm plasticcard for the walls. I also changed the lay-out a bit.

The beachbocks and dragon's teeth will be added again when doing the final layer of paste.

Edited November 22, 2012 by Erwin

[Erwin]

Hi all,

Maybe hard to believe,but I ripped it all out again.

The plastic trenches just didn't look right again.This resulted in some paintdamage on the bunkers.

So I will repaint them too.

Nothing to worry about.The project is still on.

Edited November 25, 2012 by Erwin

[Basosz]

Blimey Erwin Will you ever be happy with the look ?

[j_jza80]

It looked great before!

But always nice to see a perfectionist at work, looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Edited November 29, 2012 by j_jza80

[Erwin]

Started on the trenches again.This time doing floor and wall one at a time.

Painting the brickwork is simple.First a coat of lightgray.After some drying I whipe it of leaving paint between the bricks to create the cement.

[Erwin]

The trenches are nearly done again...

[philp]

yeah.

[Erwin]

I pre-shaped the dunes with styrofoam.

I still need to finish some walls before I can start with the final layer of woodpaste to make the "sand".

Edited December 7, 2012 by Erwin

[Basosz]

that's looking good !

[Chris W. Balmer]

This is tremendous work... loving this!

[Hamden]

This is fantastic work - I would have given up after the first remake!!!!!

Watching your progress with interest

Roger

[clift]

Quite impressive!

[Erwin]

All concrete obstacles are back in place.

After completing the walls,I will add the final layer of paste.

Edited December 30, 2012 by Erwin

[Erwin]

I'm adding a small storage building.

Edited December 29, 2012 by Erwin

[clift]

Absolutely stunning!

[Erwin]

I've added the final layer of paste.

 

I mixed grass with the wet paste rather than having to glue grass lateron.This gives a smooth overflow from the beach to the back of the diorama.

 

It now has to dry.So the colour might change a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2013 by Erwin

[sean]

Wow Erwin, this project is coming along in  a rather splendid fashion, in fact this is what I looked forward to seeing when I signed on to this site, brilliant stuff,

 Sean

[Jaykay]

It is very very good. Thanks for the thread,

Jk

[Brody]

This is just epic you are amazing

Brody

[Erwin]

The paste is now fully dry and hard.The next step is placing more beachobstacles.

 

I also bought this truck kit to go with the storage building...

 

 

 

Edited January 20, 2013 by Erwin

[Erwin]

First start on the beach and dunes.I'm using longgrass patches to add some green.I won't overdo it.

There will come more obstacles latereon on the beach.

Edited January 26, 2013 by Erwin

[ants models]

looking good so far watching with interest