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Caudron C.714C1

Diorama

It's the only model I have in 32nd scale, and since it was a really small aircraft, it's about the size of some of my 72nd scale collection. In order to show it in relation, I decided to put it in a diorama. Initially, I wanted to have it with a Gnome-Rhone Motorcycle, but not being able to find it, I decided otherwise.

My "local dealer" had a few boxes, which would fit nicely: 35th scale Tamiya's French 1940 infantry squad, and MiniArts French tank crew. Out of this I decided to arrange a scene:

The mechanics, and an old colonel are having a picnic next to the airplane, while an infantry units appears and warns them about the approaching Germans.

I had to re-arrange the original figures a bit in their gestures, to hold some glasses on one side, and to carry their weapons - rather then directly use them - in the other.

For rounding off the scenery I added a piece of fence from MiniArts village accessories, and a small and a big wooden barrel of MiniArts crates and barrels set, later of which has holding the machine gun. The fence was decorated with ABER's PE wine, and some of the ABER cuttlery and kitchen accessories were added to the spread tarpaulin. The glasses were drawn with a rod from heated acetate, the bottles from clear sprue. I used Gunze's clear acrylics for the wine, which again produced very good effect. Other foodstuff was made from flash-bonder and painted.

The grass, as usual, is from railway model supply, glued to a foamed hard plastic plate by the means of double sided tape. It was touched up a little by a large brush and some artists oils.

In the end, even though the diorama already appears crowded, I had to restrain myself from adding even more. The goodies available in the 35th scale are just too much.

Summary

Overall, a very pleasant build, in spite of the flop with the coating. I was positively surprised about the ideas Azur brought into the breakdown of the elements. The diorama got quite busy - even though it's looking nice - maybe less would be more.

Finally, I'd like to thank my local model shop - the W&W Model shop in Rzeszow for ideas and inspiration.

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Sources

• Polish Wings 2 by Bartlomiej Belcarz - Stratus publishing 2007
• Goryka Slodycz Francji - Grzegorz Slizewski / ZP publishing 2010

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