IGKOR Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Hello everyone! A small reprersentation of a surfacing german U-boat caught during air inspection in Dover Cliffs. I was actually amazed when reading about Dover and its unique cliffs, so decided to built this diorama. I would like to have the c;iffs represented more accurate, now its just painted cardboard, so if anyone knows any technique please enlighten me. Thank you and Be Well! IGKOR 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcastle Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Very cool Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKOR Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 Thank you, Hardcastle!🤓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Love it . You have captured the cliffs 100%. Must be a unique mix of subjects Cheers Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Very nice indeed and different. The lighthouse is called South Forland. To the left of it is where the Dover big guns would have been and Swingfield radar base. ( I live 20 or so miles up the coast. Nice area to walk. Spitfires fly over at the weekend from Biggin Hill) Thanks for sharing Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Looks great, I like it. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKOR Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Τhank you all, for your comments. One thing that I understand, is that with every build I get closer to the history behind it. So, now I know a bit more about Dover area. To arrange a travel is clicking on my mind. 😄 Be Well! Igkor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Wow. What an imaginitative and outstanding way to display your work. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) On 7/17/2022 at 4:10 PM, jenko said: Very nice indeed and different. The lighthouse is called South Forland. To the left of it is where the Dover big guns would have been and Swingfield radar base. ( I live 20 or so miles up the coast. Nice area to walk. Spitfires fly over at the weekend from Biggin Hill) Thanks for sharing Dick I lived in St Margaret's-at-Cliffe (my dad still does). South Foreland lighthouse was the first in the UK to have electric light, I believe. The area around it and down the upper part of Lighthouse Road was liberally sprinkled with fortified, and less fortified, military installations left over from World War II. Between South Foreland Lighthouse and the cliff edge is the older South Foreland light; this is set lower down the sloping cliff top. When the two structures are aligned (when viewed from the sea) you are clear of the South Goodwin Sands and can, should you wish, steer in from the southbound traffic lane towards the cliffs. The radar station is on the site of the former Swingate Down Aerodrome. From there 2, 3, 4 and 6 Squadrons RFC left for France in the early stages of World War I. At one point up to the mid 1980s concrete hardstanding and steel(?) hangar door tracks were still on the site, the hardstanding often being used by learner drivers as a practice area. There was also a stone memorial with a plaque commemorating the departure of the four Squadrons. Edited July 19, 2022 by stever219 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 For reasons unknown, the images are not opening for me. Obviously, they're working for all the other posters, judging from their comments. Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 18/07/2022 at 11:59, IGKOR said: Τhank you all, for your comments. One thing that I understand, is that with every build I get closer to the history behind it. So, now I know a bit more about Dover area. To arrange a travel is clicking on my mind. 😄 Be Well! Igkor I remembered you writing this and thought you'd maybe appreciate this video. (I'm sure others will too.)👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKOR Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 19/08/2022 at 20:39, Stef N. said: I remembered you writing this and thought you'd maybe appreciate this video. (I'm sure others will too.)👍 Its great! Thanks fo sharing. Wish I would have been in that Lancaster! Be Well! Igkor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Like it a lot, well done - only wish the images were larger as for some reason they are tiny and do not enlarge on my desk top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 For painted cardboard, those cliffs look very real. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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