like it was in 44..... diorama killingspree

[blackadder]

hey everyone

here some pics of the diorama i've started to build in a local museum with a small part of world war 2 history.
My collection of german uniforms ( luftwaffe ground crew ) will be displayed here. It is an copy of an original dutch workers home in of late '44 begin 1945 when german luftwaffe fallschirmjÄger ground crews had to take action against the british and the canadian soldiers in my home town of Roggel ( holland ) .


original wooden floor is used. this floor we striped of an old house from the 1930's and wich has never bin removed since then.also an original war time window is used wich we attached to the wall of the buidling it self


an old stove also from that period


this side is not yet finished as you can see.


the luftwaffe candle


more pics and stuff to come, this is only the beginning

[Etienne B.]

Nice photos.Keep us updated

Is dat een nieuw museum ?

Etienne

[blackadder]

thanks !

no its in an existing museum etienne

gr niels

[Scott A. Hess]

Looks like it will be most impressive! Is the museum located in Holland? Forgive my ignorance.but I dont know where Etienne is located. Are you going to blow up a photo of an outside "view" to put in the window to give an impression of the outdoors?

[Tim Miller]

Love these types of displays... like a step back in time. I look forward to watching your project progress! Thanks for sharing. Take care.

Tim

[blackadder]

Looks like it will be most impressive! Is the museum located in Holland? Forgive my ignorance.but I dont know where Etienne is located. Are you going to blow up a photo of an outside "view" to put in the window to give an impression of the outdoors?

exactly !!!
these pics will be put behind the windows to give a more bigger effect !
pics where taken last januarie btw






the hole diorama will be full of small details, like a mouse out of a crack in the floor, an original german pants ( underpant ) hanging on a line at the stove. the flickering lights in the stove that makes the fire more realistic.
al that kind of stuff

gr niels

[TK]

Great idea about these details
( I know a collector in your neighbourhood with such a beautifull lifelike diorama ,hahahaha )

A diorama is something special and upgrades your collection. (space,investment, knowledge and workingtime are the keywords for a well build up diorama)

This one is going fine.

[Scott A. Hess]

Will the diorama be "open" to the public..I mean..or behind glass? I dont think here a museum would be so trusting as to leave it "open"..I'd be afraid some "yahoo" would throw paint on it or something..or some half wit kid put chewing gum on it like one dumb wit did in chicago..on a million dollar painting!

[blackadder]

Will the diorama be "open" to the public..I mean..or behind glass? I dont think here a museum would be so trusting as to leave it "open"..I'd be afraid some "yahoo" would throw paint on it or something..or some half wit kid put chewing gum on it like one dumb wit did in chicago..on a million dollar painting!

haha, nono, my collection will be displayd behind 8 mm lowerd glass.
if someone wants to damage stuff, he can always do damage, but we are trying to make it as safe as possible.

[blackadder]

here the last progres.
where working on it 5 times a week because we all have our own jobs ect.

you can see the pics behind the window now and the brickwall we build ....

still working still working

[Ostfries]

I think you did a tremendous job, especially the pictures behind the window makes in more realistically .<O</O
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[blackadder]

here are some new pics of the diorama

it is not yet complete finished but you will get a very good idea of how its would look like when it its finished in a couple of months


the mp40 on the table with some post and a map of the area, including a bottle of wine....


the zumpftarn luftwaffe felddivion soldier with DAK webbing an A-frame as grear. including my latest new mp44 with matching serial numbers.


an overvieuw of the outside window


the underfeldwebel ready his instructions....


the oberjäger drinking of his bottle and ready his feldpost...


an overvieuw of the room with in the back corner the fallschirmjäger.


a diffrent kind of vieuw


this one is waiting on his jacket ( wich needed to be cleaned up before going on display )


the mp44 and gear again in a close up


zumpftarn reversible parka with the single decal luftwaffe m42. trenchknife, mp40 pouches and some other grear.....

have fun

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Niels, outstanding display I will try and visit the museum next time I am in Holland.

Cheers, Ade.

[Ostmark]

Very nice diorama ... perfect

[nilles]

Great Job!!!
Brgds
Paul