“Götterdämmerung”
I previously posted photos of a specimen build of the Trumpeter 1/32 Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a/U1, the late-war Luftwaffe night fighter.
I mentioned that I intended to 'de-construct' the model in part, and use it in a wreck diorama. The result is “Götterdämmerung” (Twilight of the Gods).
As important in the diorama as the aircraft, is the tree, meant to represent a broadleaf tree in autumn. Part of the inspiration for the scene came from late-war photographs of Luftwaffe aircraft hidden under tree lines near main roads, Allied air superiority having forced the Germans to use roads as makeshift runways. I include here a representative archive photograph of such a scene.
In the diorama, I wanted to model a machine that had been abandoned, perhaps still in situ in 1946 or even later. The old woman adds a poignant touch, reflecting perhaps on her fallen country or even personal loss. The figure is from a MiniArt set of German civilians.
Apart from the aircraft, which was built some time ago in a three-week period, everything else here was completed in about four days. A simple exercise, but a useful one in that it gave a dramatic new lease of life to an old, static model.
Thanks for the walk through Rob. Your use of foiliage looks great.
...nice work (and now it doesn't matter if it gets dusty, either) - 🙂
Great attention to detail...the ground cover is most excellent. How did you achieve the fallen "scale" leaves?
Birch catkins. Dried out and flaked apart.
Excellent work. The final scene looks quite realistic, and a definite story is told, which is essential in a diorama.
inspirational and well executed! this looks AWESOME!
As you say, Rob, the tree is as important as the plane in this diorama. Trees are big, especially in 1/32 scale, and you've managed to show this, without it overpowering everything else, and the old lady gives it scale as well. Excellent job.
Rob,
This is excellent. I really like what you are expressing here. Your tree is almost real
Wow that tree is amazing. The figure really adds to the diorama as well.