A 12 1/2" x 11 piece of plywood was built-up with styrofoam to provide the base. The grassy area was made by first covering the area with celluclay and find sand, then randomly coated with thinned white glue and covered with brown static-grass. After this dried, I airbrushed it with dark, then light, shades of Brown Polly Scale water based paint. The concrete runway section was made with two thin coats of fast setting plaster. After dry. it was scribed with a grid-pattern to add interest. The runway section was air-brushed with a light shade of Gray, then washed with Raw-Umber oils, thinned with paint-thinner. The centers of each section was gently wiped with a clean cloth in order to accentuate the joints between the concrete sections. Because I felt that this represented one of the most unique looking aircraft of the WWII era. I decided to use the D0-335 as the subject of my first aircraft diorama. Needless to say. like all Tamiya kits, the model went together beautifully. I added the rear engine from VP to add some extra detail to the model. I painted the "Anteater" with Gunze colors RLM 76 for the underside, and a splinter scheme of RLM 81 & RLM 82 on the topside. Next, a very light coat of light gray was misted overall to give a slightly '"washed-out" look. I then picked out the panel lines with a wash of Raw Umber and Black oils, thinned with paint thinner. After this was dry. the entire model was sealed with a coat of Polly-Scale clear flat. After adding wires and cables to the engine, it was painted Flay Black, then dry-brushed with mixtures of Silver printer's ink and Raw Umber oils for a grimy metal look.
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