Operation "Schatzgräber"
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Those conspiracy theory Nazi welders can't bolt for sh*t 🙂 (Other explanation: I realized much too late that there are two sizes on the sprues...)
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glossy varnish + decals
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Interior (I actually plan to make a cut-away when complete... Let's see how that will work out) - EDIT: not cutaway at the end, so this is final shot of the interior...
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matt varnish
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Some filters and over the board striking grime...
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Someone is happy (or has an evil laugh)
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"Vril IV" Mag-lev train (Alexandra-Land 1945) - I obviously go a little bit bonkers here and I aldo son't know how to put all the stuff later (I need a bigger base)
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"Vril IV" Mag-lev train (Alexandra-Land 1945) - I obviously go a little bit bonkers here and I aldo son't know how to put all the stuff later (I need a bigger base)
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BMW Flügelrad
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Interior of BV-222 - almost invisible after construction
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Interior of BV-222 - almost invisible after construction
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"We need a bigger plane"
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I used masks for all the windows 🙂
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Dress rehearsal - you notice where I'm going
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Engines (replaced)
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Oops, what did my Dremel do? New meaning to cutaway model
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Paintjob (mainly fictitious)
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One engine is opened for maintenance
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Full picture (except for only half a plane)
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Fuel tank (3D printed, model thingiverse.com/thing:379793)
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Decals on decal sheet
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Painted, V-Stoff was not taken (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stoffs)
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metal walkway also 3D printed (model thingiverse.com/thing:725893)
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Lasercut "wood shed" from Noch (its's HO = 1/87, but in winter everything shrinks, right?)
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The application of the photo-etched radar drove me crazy...
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...but in hindsight it was worthwhile to replace the kit's plastic parts.
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Loot = payload for the BV-222 (now that it is cut open), 3D printed (model thingiverse.com/thing:1668456)
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Painted
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Plane is ready, waits for base
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Looks maybe too Sci-Fi-y...
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...but I thought the cannon makes an interesting addition...
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...to the diorama (here with a 1/72 soldier for size comparison)
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You can never have enough tube and handrails.
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"Abstand" - but how much? Somebody forgot to add something...
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Wasserfall 2017
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Wasserfall 1946
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An abomination! A crime against nature itself! Polar bears recruited by the Luftwaffe and the one on the left does not wear his suspenders! Immediately call his superior!
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"There are pod people. And they are to replace us! They are coming from, eh, Stahlbad?! What the hell is Stahlbad?"
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I had to relegate the Haunebu to its own (improvised) base...
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...as I had (as always) misjudged how much space there actually was on the original base...
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...smoothed and textured surface with "Natural Texture for Earth" from AK Interactive
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Sea, beach, foam ?!
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...the service areas and tunnels etc. masked...
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...earth ("Dark Earth" from Vallejo") and stones (different Noch products...
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Enough for the (long German) weekend, more next weekend
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some photo FX fun
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some photo FX fun
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some photo FX fun
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One of rare color photos recently discovered on the mysterious "Schatzgräber" base on Alexandra-Land 🙂
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complete overview - uncorrected
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Kommentit
3 4 March 2017, 15:25
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That looks excellent Martin. I do like a Luft '46 'what if'. With that mouth, it reminds me of something and I can't think what...
4 March 2017, 15:50
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Cool Martin, thats a project to my taste! Absolute lovely! The only thing that didnt shrinked in winter was the MG 42 in the hand of the Landser! 🙂 But hey, who cares? Me not!😄
20 April 2017, 15:12
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@gorbygould - from way-out left field, is it possibly an alien from 'The Simpsons'? Excellent work anyway Martin 👍 🙂
14 May 2017, 12:26
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Thanks!
@Gary: If I go down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole, why not have flying saucers AND polar bears in uniform? They might still eat some soldiers but unloading that BV-222 is MUCH faster.
26 May 2017, 15:53
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Thats very creative.Very cool,and the Polarbear idea is very great 🙂
26 May 2017, 19:09
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Thanks J W, that's kind of what I was going for... But remember: even "Iron Sky" did not any frigging polar bears in uniform 🙂 (I added a recently discovered spec sheet, too)
28 May 2017, 11:33
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To wrap things up, here is a little bit of lore about what you see: moosedesign.de/Count..sure%20Seeker%22.pdf (a little bit = 81 pages 🙂 )
Also still WIP...
Soon on Amazon - where nobody will buy it anyway 😉
30 July 2017, 08:18
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Just saw this post and I'm looking forward to reading about how the polar bears were drafted into the national socialists! Cheers
30 July 2017, 10:22
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Actually that is covered and let's say that they did not join voluntarily...
30 July 2017, 10:50
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Didn't know about this before - there was a real Schatzgraber (treasurehunter) in the arctic supporting U-boat ops vs Russia convoys. Thanks for that.
30 July 2017, 12:13
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Er.... Just let's say they were looking for technology NOT of this world! But you didn't here it from me..... 😮 In fact it's still going on today down in Antarctica and the middle east. Oh i have to go now, There's some guys pulling up outside in a black car wearing black suits! 🙂
31 July 2017, 02:48
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Yep, the lizard race at the centre of the hollow earth one. Seen all the trailers 😄
1 August 2017, 10:00
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btw, does "Operation "Schatzgräber"" mean Operation Shit Grabber ? 😄
1 August 2017, 10:23
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Ha Ha!!! I thought the same thing! That's funny chopped nuts. Oh here's a little survival tip for ya... NEVER eat yellow snow! 😮
1 August 2017, 12:58
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haha yes indeed, very salty !! 😄
here's another "survival" tip for ya, always have some bog roll with you where ever you go because you never know when you might need a stealth dump😉 😄 😄 😄
Anyhooooo,
Nice work Martin, I love all this speculative history stuff and you've come up with a great theme here,
I can tell you've been writing stories again ! 🙂
1 August 2017, 13:04
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Where do polar bears um.... you know "GO" ? I mean if there's no woods!!! 🙂
1 August 2017, 13:08
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more importantly there are no rabbits to wipe with afterwards 😄 😄 😄
haha treasure hunter !!
couldn't make that up, golden brown texture like sun !
sorry if I've ruined that song for anyone lol 🙂
1 August 2017, 13:52
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The polar sea is wide and hopefully everything will be diluted whatever the polar bears might ... eh .. discharge.
Sometime I have more fun coming up with a (ridiculous) background story than building the models themselves...
1 August 2017, 14:21
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So, in fact this outpost was a bid to exterminate all the polar bears cos Hitler got narked from always drinking weak polar bear piss?
1 August 2017, 18:54
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Cut a circle in the ice...when the polar bear comes along to see what is happening, you kick him in the 'ice- hole'! 👍 (Choppa - does the sh*t stick to your fur too? 🙂 ).
1 August 2017, 20:47
Album info
Conspiracy-theory edition 🙂