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Krupp 420mm Big Bertha by Haliburton - Takom - 1/35
Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I suppose each generation has its ‘trendy’ clothes that become cringeworthy when one looks back - and then those subtle changes the fashion industry creates to pressure people to go out and “update” their wardrobes (e.g. thin ties, wide ties and back to thin ties. Wefalck that you for the input on the shells, it is appreciated. -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I haven’t found images of her standing next to him - she’s almost always sitting or is positioned lower, and to your point maybe it is because of her height. Of course her husband could also have been on the short side too. -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Thanks CDW and everyone for the likes. CDW can’t wait to see you start your Dora! -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I used a tamiya copper colour I had on hand. I might consider picking up something that has a glossier metallic look. -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
A rear shot that shows some of the bits and pieces to be added. I’m struggling a bit with the colouring of the artillery shell. I think it needs to be shinier than this? I’ve seen versions that are sort of a matt grey black. All with a stripe that I haven’t added. Thoughts? -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
An update primary painting is complete but will still need to install catwalks, add barrier chains and additional detailing. Scott -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Hi Ho203, I will use the airbrush generally and brushwork for details and accents. The base is not glued nor the wheels the main catwalk is glued at a hinge point for structure/stability/fit but can be manipulated. Scott -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Merci Paul! (and with that I’ve used up about 10% of my French vocabulary!😆). That is a fantastic link and is going to come in very handy. (Btw my French will improve as I’m trying to help my son with Grade 9 French …and science🙄) Scott -
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Krupp 420mm Big Bertha by Haliburton - Takom - 1/35
Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
So the Krupp family records date back to 1587. In more recent times when Fritz Krupp (who expanded the Krupp empire into the construction of warships and u-boats through the acquisition of Germaniaerft) died, his teenage daughter “Bertha” of “Big Bertha” fame, inherited the firm. As Bertha was a woman, Kaiser Wilhelm II arranged for Bertha to marry a Prussian and through imperial proclamation he took the surname Krupp. So to Egilman’s point, the ‘military industrial complex’ that was critical to the power of Germany was preserved through this arranged marriage. A photo of Bertha and her husband and of the Essen factory devastated in WW2 from Wikipedia. -
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Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
A photo of the interior of the Krupp factory in 1915. You can see artillery barrels in production. This was a huge facility and at that time apparently employed over 60,000. Post WW1 Krupp made rail cars before moving back to military production in the lead up to WW2. During WW2 a decoy factory was set up about 10km away from the actual steelworks facility Essen to divert RAF bombing from the real factory. Apparently up until 1943 when the RAF identified the decoy factory, approximately 64 percent of all explosive bombs targeted the decoy. The photo is from Wikipedia. -
Krupp 420mm Big Bertha by Haliburton - Takom - 1/35
Haliburton replied to Haliburton's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
A bit more progress to report. The scale of this monster is becoming more apparent as the structure grows around it. In a future post I will add a photo that includes my Mark IV, Whippet and smaller calibre artillery for a sense of scale. Scott
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