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We decided to add a few stumps and additional fallen trees plus some bunker scraps.

Beginning to add foliage. This will require patience since more looks better

The dirt is largely complete. Next up will be the foliage. This dio will primarily feature grasses.

Painting continued... Adding the textured dirt paint without thinning it. We used this to embed small rock patches on the dio. Experimenting with the first bits of foliage

Even though the following detail won't be visible when the roof is in place we wanted to add it for fun. Between the two rows of logs on the bunker should be medium sized stones. We used foam to fill up most of the space ..and then topped it with appropriately sized rocks We made...

Making the bunker stairs out of foam and celluclay

Testing the fit of the roof Adding the final cross beams Gluing the roof together Adding dirt to the roof. It will be a challenge when this shrinks so weights are going to be used to hold the edges of the roof down.

Since all the drilling and cutting is done by hand none of log end are precise. This created a problem for the flared bunker firing port.. Nothing a belt sander can't correct. Much better Final assembly of the bunker. We started with a cross piece that joined left and right halves...

The intent of the tracks is to represent softer ground on the left side of the board. This meant the track gradually gets darker from right to left. Painting behind the bunker Test fitting assembled left and right halves of the bunker

With the left side glued together we tested overall fit with the unfinished parts. Assembling the right side The gun pit continues to get detailing. We darkened select tracks to replicate wetter dirt.

More logs including the roof. Final fitting and assembly

Getting there Darkening some of the tracks Cleaning up the saddle joints on the logs Rough fitting

These are really nice figures. I'm happy with any figure that I can blend into one of my scenes.

February 1943

February, 1943

Now we're going to fill the two big puddles in the gun pit. Coloring and some resin (same resin we used for the creek scene last year) Pouring the puddles Using the experience gained from the creek we broke the surface tension with Q-tips. Trying different ideas for a wet mud...

Testing the gun pit

Continued

Working on two things today. Painting the ground and starting the bunker build. We simplified the below ground elements and simply stacked logs for the interior.

Touch ups