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Junkers Ju 52 / 3m See |
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Diorama (1:144) built by Klaus Herold |
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I wrote in my first article on this web page previously that my scale was
1/32 and now in my second article I have to recant that. The subject is
a Junkers Ju 52/3m in 1:144 scale. I had always been fascinated by this
aesthetic aircraft. When a friend told me about his father's adventures
during World War II flying this aircraft I was hooked: I must build this
machine.
I also decided to build an aircraft with markings that his father could
have flown. It had to be an aircraft with pontoons and therefore I bought
the kit from Eduard, a Ju52/3m in 1:144 scale. The quality of the kit is
very good and within a week I had completed the kit without any problems.
I really enjoyed adding the small photo etch parts included in the kit.
The real challenge was the water. My little "auntie" Ju was not meant to
be somewhere on land but was to float somewhere in the Mediterranean. I
bought a proportionally correct picture frame and glued the glass that was
provided as the bottom. I sealed the whole thing with wood glue. Now I created
the sea floor from spackling compound. After this hardened, I applied more
wood glue in order to sprinkle some fine quartz dust from the aquarium store.
I let everything dry well and then started to create the water effect.
Here I used a type of clear resin usually used to make key chains. I poured
layer upon layer of my "water" into the frame. Up to the last layer I colored
each one with a special pigment. One has to be careful with this pigment
and use very little since it has a powerful coloring effect. The layers
were between 3 and 4 mm thick. The last layer remains clear. While the hardening
process was going on, I used a toothpick to sculpt the wave effect. I really
enjoyed the work on this small diorama and I learned how to work with water
effects for the first time. The only downside was the horrendous smell of
the resin. When I look at the pictures of the diorama, I feel that the smelly
work was worth it. I presented the diorama to my friend. His father was
also quite taken by my creation. What could be more satisfying? |
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meet the modeler |
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Klaus Herold |
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My name is Klaus Herold.
I was born on March 4th 1979 and grew up in Pinkafeld, Burgenland,
Austria. I am studying pharmaceutical science in Graz and have
been modeling since my early childhood. Certainly there have
been, as with so many others, interruptions in my model building.
Since 2002 I have enthusiastically returned. My main interests
are primarily the aircraft of World War II, especially those
of the Luftwaffe. Now and then I make "excursions" into other
areas of modeling.
My goal is to build each new aircraft more detailed than the
previous one. I am constantly searching for new techniques,
materials and ideas. Since my favored scale is 1/32 I find that
with patience and skill one can make an even better model than
what the manufacturer and the accessories market offers. I hope
that someday the "perfect" model will grace my modeling table.
I hope that this day is far into the future and my learning
curve will continue over the years. |
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Email:  Klaus.Herold@gmx.at |
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This page: GALLERY: Junkers Ju 52/3m See (1:144)
- built by Klaus Herold
was last modified on: Apr 9, 2006
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