"Memories of Flight School"
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1st attempt at groundcover!
It is within this black bordered area that I plan my first attempt at doing a bit of groundcover .I plan to make it in modular form screwing it on from underneath.Along the foundation I will put waxpaper to prevent any of the materials from sticking to it.In this area I plan to put mostly a wooden walkway and step up into the office surrounded by a sandy soil and some well worn fall greenery.There will be a finish walnut molding between the black border and the groundcover which will be mounted on a thinner piece of plywood.
One nice feature of this arrangement is that all the modules surrounding the hangar can be removed thereby allowing the whole thing to be disassembled if necessary in the future.A lot of the pictures that I am now taking ,are for the museum ,so that they will know the proper sequence of how to take it apart.
It is within this black bordered area that I plan my first attempt at doing a bit of groundcover .I plan to make it in modular form screwing it on from underneath.Along the foundation I will put waxpaper to prevent any of the materials from sticking to it.In this area I plan to put mostly a wooden walkway and step up into the office surrounded by a sandy soil and some well worn fall greenery.There will be a finish walnut molding between the black border and the groundcover which will be mounted on a thinner piece of plywood.
One nice feature of this arrangement is that all the modules surrounding the hangar can be removed thereby allowing the whole thing to be disassembled if necessary in the future.A lot of the pictures that I am now taking ,are for the museum ,so that they will know the proper sequence of how to take it apart.
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I think that this will be the year.If I decide to build the
Camel aircraft on a trailer I will do it next winter but that would
not hamper me from finishing the rest by fall.The idea of putting
an dismantled airplane being towed by a truck kind of appeals to me
and would be quite different from what you usually see.After WW1 The
old Camel aircraft were sent to universities here in Canada
to be studied by their engineering departments.
It will also give the viewer an opportunity to see an open structure
type model up close as it will be placed at the rear of the hangar
near the WC.(The driver is inside using the facilities before the
long drive).I think that it will create a lot of interest without
taking anything away from the main subject.
Camel aircraft on a trailer I will do it next winter but that would
not hamper me from finishing the rest by fall.The idea of putting
an dismantled airplane being towed by a truck kind of appeals to me
and would be quite different from what you usually see.After WW1 The
old Camel aircraft were sent to universities here in Canada
to be studied by their engineering departments.
It will also give the viewer an opportunity to see an open structure
type model up close as it will be placed at the rear of the hangar
near the WC.(The driver is inside using the facilities before the
long drive).I think that it will create a lot of interest without
taking anything away from the main subject.
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This is where it will go!
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Groundwork
After much encouragement from my RR friends,I have started the groundwork.
I am doing it in modules so if I screw one up I can toss it in the dumpster and try again.
My modeling friend Ken Hamilton (and others)have been encouraging me to make this step for a long time.It involves a very steep learning curve for me and makes me feel as though I am learning a whole new hobby again.Well here goes!!!!!!!!!!
I was lucky enough to purchase Ken Hamilton's book "How to Build Creative Dioramas" a few years ago.Unfortunately it is out of print now ,which in my opinion is a very short sighted decision on their part in a era of growing interest in dioramas.Be that as it may ,I will be using mostly his methodology here as is described in his book.
In the 1st pic above I took a pattern using cardboard and transferred that to 1/4" plywood and cut it out.I sealed the wood using Laquer mixed with thinner about 2/3 to 1/3.When this was dry ,I took carpenters glue and spread an even coat over the entire surface.I poured a pile of sifted sand in the middle and spread it with a soft brush over the entire topside of the plywood board and let the whole thing dry overnite.(which is where I am right now)
Today ,it is off to the hobby store for ground materials and then the fun really begins........
After much encouragement from my RR friends,I have started the groundwork.
I am doing it in modules so if I screw one up I can toss it in the dumpster and try again.
My modeling friend Ken Hamilton (and others)have been encouraging me to make this step for a long time.It involves a very steep learning curve for me and makes me feel as though I am learning a whole new hobby again.Well here goes!!!!!!!!!!
I was lucky enough to purchase Ken Hamilton's book "How to Build Creative Dioramas" a few years ago.Unfortunately it is out of print now ,which in my opinion is a very short sighted decision on their part in a era of growing interest in dioramas.Be that as it may ,I will be using mostly his methodology here as is described in his book.
In the 1st pic above I took a pattern using cardboard and transferred that to 1/4" plywood and cut it out.I sealed the wood using Laquer mixed with thinner about 2/3 to 1/3.When this was dry ,I took carpenters glue and spread an even coat over the entire surface.I poured a pile of sifted sand in the middle and spread it with a soft brush over the entire topside of the plywood board and let the whole thing dry overnite.(which is where I am right now)
Today ,it is off to the hobby store for ground materials and then the fun really begins........
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For this my 1st shot ,I thought that I better keep things simple,so I added a rough board sidewalk and a crushed stone type surface to the rest.After gluing down the boards I took some sifted sand and poured it on the rest of the module.I used waxed paper to protect the barn siding and pushed the sand around with a soft brush until I got the look I wanted.
I then used Ken's method of wetting down the entire area with a spray bottle filled with water and a drop of detergent.I then mixed up a 75/25 water/carpenters glue mix and saturated the whole area drop by drop and this I let set overnite until it was rock hard.
I haven't yet figured out where to go next ...........Any suggestions?
I then used Ken's method of wetting down the entire area with a spray bottle filled with water and a drop of detergent.I then mixed up a 75/25 water/carpenters glue mix and saturated the whole area drop by drop and this I let set overnite until it was rock hard.
I haven't yet figured out where to go next ...........Any suggestions?
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This is Ken Hamilton's well known Cord diorama that actually graces the front of his book.The groundwork has a compacted sand look ,mine is a little looser in texture because I wanted a more freshly poured look so that I wouldn't have to bother with any vegetation for now.
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Module #2
Here at the opposite side of the hangar ,behind the other set of hangar doors, I think that I will steal Ken's idea and add a lean- to type structure and the airshow car being readied for winter storage.
Here at the opposite side of the hangar ,behind the other set of hangar doors, I think that I will steal Ken's idea and add a lean- to type structure and the airshow car being readied for winter storage.
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