Following the reasonable success with my first diorama I felt better placed to tackle my main interest ... the D-Day landings courtesy of Airfix's "Operation Overlord" kit. The kit left me with several "don't like that" imponderables, such as Landing Craft that sat on top of the waves rather than in the sea. Each issue presented it's own challenge and with zero experience I could only tackle them in my own way. For example, I cut rectangles in the sea so that the craft could sit IN the water, and created splashing waves around them by using Bathroom Sealant. What a messy job that was. It has since been suggested I should have cut the hulls to fit on the waves, but I really couldn't see the sense in that. Another issue was I hated the way the Fortress sat on top of the cliff with a huge artificial gap between it and the land. I disguised that by using dried tea leaves mixed with various shades of green and yellow acrylic paint, which made a passable Gorse effect. Sand was courtesy of my Granddaughters sand pit and all weathering was done using acrylic washes as with my previous diorama. As with my previous post, I am very happy to receive constructive criticism and any suggestions that could have made the model better.
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