It's not certain and it is possible that there is no 40mm, but it is also impossible to know what there would be instead, so it seems best to keep it anyway. Also, if you look at the side view picture, it's the 20mm guns that are not visible, and these are very clear on the front view. But in this update the dio base is created. In deze update komt de aanmaak van het diorama aan bod. I used the Trumpeter showcase used earlier as a reference to cut a foamboard base. To make a beach incline, I added a strip to the bottom on one side.

Today is the first day in weeks when the weather permits to work outside the house this whole afternoon. So let's cast some plaster.



I pressed the ships down in the plaster but they could be removed again later. Tha's a lot easier to paint the terrain. And is there enough clearance for the mast?


No problem. I then continued to work on the side, that had crumbled a bit.

Beach Sand is an ideal product for loose sand.

Atlantic Ocean water at first sight seems all wrong, but off course I know from other water products that you just have to let it cure.

I apply these products with a palette knife. It can be used to level the thick paint.

The foam is another product, that's a clear white paste. It can be mixed with the blue.

The wet sand is then made with 10% Vallejo Dark Earth. If you mix water and sand, the shallow water can be painted. If the hull is hit with the blue paint, it can simply be washed off with a watery brush.


After an hour, some darkening can be observed.
