Neunundneunzig Luftballons

[06/24]

Wholly unrelated, it has been a lovely couple of days in Embra, so if you’ll excuse the thread drift…

 

Wardie afternoon by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

Wardie afternoon by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

Wardie afternoon by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

 

[06/24]

Steady progress…

 

1:76 or 1:72 Airfix Control Tower by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr

 

1:76 or 1:72 Airfix Control Tower by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

I’ve also made a larger roof. Once the etched windows turn up I can work out how thick they are, so the the interior walls can be spaced to allow the window frames to slide into position.

 

I may need to fill some windows now that I’ve found interior plans to imitate, particularly where the stairs would go. Two doors on the rear wall isn’t prototypical so some imagineering will be required.

[06/24]

Ok, roof. How hard can it be, right?

 

Well, I’m an idiot, so quite hard indeed:

 

Airfix Control Tower replacement roof by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

Visual Control Room by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

Visual Control Room by Jon Gwinnett, on Flickr
 

Hmm. It’s far from perfect, and I’m not even sure I like it. What do we think?

[06/24]

Found this lovely image online, a hint of things to come…

 

[06/24]

I’ve decided to create new threads away from the WHIF world, since my modelling seems to be increasingly led by real-world accuracy again, but thanks for watching folks.