I have been creating SOME more of the background “flotsam”. As well as adding some touches to the generator. I added a dry transfer of a gauge to the generators oil supply. It’s actually VERY difficult to try and make things look haphazard… But fun.
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More “flotsam”, this time a piece of sheet metal. Still very early on, haven’t even begun weathering.
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Great start Whitney, enjoying this very much!
Big fan of this monumental conflict myself and nowhere near an expert, but when I read the comments about Stalingrad and Flammenwerfers I thought of that very picture. And then there you had it posted! It turned out perfect BTW, worth all your effort!
Love the scratch building, really spot on. Interesting scale, challenging to say the least, and I will be following your progress.
Cheers
Dave 
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Dave
Many many THANKS
Dave,
i almost forgot, the only trouble with that photo, is the soldier is using the Model 39 and I am building the 41… just my luck, right…lol
Shouldn’t be a biggie, really. I remember reading somewhere (WWI Western Front ?) that when troops would encounter an enemy flamethrower, all guns would naturally be brought to bear on it. Not enviable by any means, but what would be?
The Stalingrad defenders would just use molotov cocktails, right? 
Cheers 
Dave
Sorry, Whitney, right you are.
The 41 was lighter, more compact if you will. The 35 had the upright vertical tank and must have been quite a heavy load.
Dave,
You know the funny (ha ha) thing about flamethrowers is… During my time in the military, I don’t know if the US Army still them in inventory had, I saw a coupe in Central America, BUT, the SF teams were screaming for them in Ass Krak astan. Seems they were great for clearing out caves… Everything old is new again
Whitney
So, since part of the diorama will be outside, I started fussing around with “outdoor” piping and a small drain pool. Still have a ton of details to add. This is kind of an tribute to what my ole mentor taught me about the “spare parts” collection. EVERYTHING can be repurposed.
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Yea haha true to that.
Another one would be when captured weapons are used on their former owners, (which has been used since year one) but now being reverse-engineered as well. Build a better slingshot, now became a build a better killer drone.
Always gonna give it up to the Gents and Gals on these modeling sites who’ve actually served, and not only contribute their builds but their experiences as well. 
Loving what you’re doing so far: plastuct, styrene and whatever else ya got! 
Thanks for sharing, hope you can get this finished.
Cheers
Dave
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So I am not trying to bore the viewers, this drainage system is gonna be the focus point as you look at the diorama. I will be adding a brick/concrete storage tank, and that should take a while. So I thought I would post the last update for this. it’s the beginning of battle damage to the rig and some final details being added
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Not boring, but very impressive.
Dave
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Dave, Many thanks
Your pipe works great nice details.
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Well, I am still waiting on my bricks, so I put together what I am calling the Drainage Pond dock and Emergency Shut off/shut
down valve.
Background on this as I have posted, this is set at the Lazur Chemical Works, which was situated in what became known as the “tennis racquet”. I have always toyed with the thought of putting a small rail line in BUT, that seems like it might be cramming too much stuff in. The Lazur Chemical Works produced Sulfurs, and Nitrates, among other chemicals, so my thought is they MUST have had a way to “bleed off” chemicals, thus the drainage system and pond. Now you have to kind of use a little creative licensing to visualize what the factory setting is gonna look like. The basic outline will be; the factory with the generator and troops will be slightly elevated from the drainage system. HOPEFULLY creating a Demensional view to this dio. There will be combat action on both levels.
Please be aware that the pond is currently shown sitting about an inch higher than it will be once mounted.
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