You guys Rock!

I can't help but think of the trench scene
in the Kirk Douglas movie "Paths of Glory".
Well done Alan.
Dave

Yo Alan,

Very nice progression on this one...love to see how this is growing with a lot of detail.

Marching on...

Nico.

Hi Jerry,

Yes, dogs work just as well.

Hi Nico and Dave,

Thanks guys, been diverted by some watery things I'm working on at the moment. Variety being the spice of life.



Cheers

Al

Hi folks,

Well I had hoped to have a productive Christmas work period on this one but alas pretty much nothing has progress in the last 4 months. I did however start work on an Indian Army Officer that I might incorporate.







Al

Nice lookin fig. Hope you can find a space for him.
J

Hey Alan, No worries
The latest addtn looks perfect! Really like your figures.
Cheers Dave

Hi folks,

Modelling has almost been at a stand still these last 6/7 months but I have made a start on these two.





They have morphed a bit and had their heads replaced with Hornet ones and cap badges from ITA.

There is another interesting figure available from Resicast that looks cool.



Al

Not like I can relate, I've been trying to get the gears turning again but they seem to be a bit rusted in place

How do you like the Resicast figures? They look like really clean castings, but hard to tell for certain.

Hi Jeremy,

I haven't yet seen the two WW1 chaps other than in pictures at the moment

Their Model T Driver



Their WW1 Tommy



However, the level of detail on their figures is amazing. Some of the earlier offerings are perhaps slightly on the small/thin side but all of their recent folks are nicely proportioned. I have a large selection of their range, I did a lot of their paras which have been around for many years and they fitted fine with MB, Tamiya and other offerings.

The only one I used so far in this build was the mechanic who morphed into this chap.



I'm a big fan of Gerard's sculpts, probably the best detailed British/Commonwealth troops around although if you like bigger proportioned bodies some may not be to your taste.

Cheers

Al

All of those recently posted figgies look supr nice. I love the fuzzy sweater on the driver. Crisp detail all around.
J

Hi Al,

Nice figures. I particularly like the Model T driver, who has a remarkable resemblance to a bear. One thing which might be improved is the positioning of his legs. Since the Model T throttle is a lever sticking out to the right of the steering column beneath the steering wheel and is operated by the driver's fingers, his feet would normally be flat on the floorboards, unless he is running in low gear (left foot holding the gear shift pedal down) or braking (right hand pedal.) The only time both feet would be in that position would be when using both the brake and the reverse gear (middle pedal) for braking. That practice was not recommended but was widely done. The band in the reverse gear planetary set received much less use than did the bands in the low/high planetary set and the transmission brake, and was sometimes used to supplement the notoriously inadequate transmission brake. Surprisingly, engaging reverse while moving forward did little harm to the transmission.
My father owned a Model T before I was born, and as a child I was exposed to quite a lot of Model T lore.

Cheers

Dick

Hi Jerry and Dick,

Thanks for dropping in folks.

Dick, I'll pass the info along but I think the driver may already be in production. I assume he was designed to fit the Resicast Model T Ford.

Lewis gun team almost done.

Cheers

Al

Hi folks,

A little work on the Lewis Team.







Al

Lovely work Alan. Looking forward to seeing more

Thanks Darren,

Cheers

Al

Apologies for not posting anything recently on this one. Had a bit of non productive time this year. Hopefully I'll get a little more done this coming weekend. Some water arrived to help with the overall look and I'm getting some things organised to kit out the bunker.

Cheers

Al

Looking at all of your posts I wouldn't say your year was unproductive. Quite the contrary buddy.
J

Hi Jetty,

Had a big lull form after Christmas until last month lol.

Anyway, I wanted to add a few cans to the dugout and these are some I got form Reality in Scale. Bases need a little more sanding and then painted but they are are a nice set. This is a mix of both the large and small cans I reviewed here on site some time back. The very small versions will most likely become 'tin bombs'.

Cheers

Al

Those tins will give the whole thing "life" Al good stuff.

My be just me,but they look kinda huge?
J

Hi Darren,

Thanks for looking in.

Hi Jerry,

You need to think of a time before refrigeration. Here's a link to some tin can data, Height from 2 7/8th inches up to 8 3/4 inches in these examples. For catering large cans are still around but the average consumer doesn't seem them.

http://www.tintinkers.org/files/tincan_data.pdf

http://www.nevadasitestewards.org/APPENDIX_IX_Tin_Cans_a_Few_Basics.pdf

The size of the can depended on what it contained. Cans were by weight in pounds and ounces from small to large. some examples here

http://www.victortradingco.com/TinCans.html

From 10 fluid ounces to 6 pound plus cans.

Cheers

Al

Hey Alan, good to see you're at it again. Looks your usual quality also. Will always be keeping an eye open on this one, though I might have to use the librarys computer again. Just got my internet back on Sunday and here it is only Friday and the pissing match with the cable co. is in full tilt. Think I'll go back to tin cans and string again. But besides all that, your dio is one that never fails to get me up and going again. Really one of my favorites. Best of luck with it as it comes to life again. bob d.

Hi Bob,

Ah, computers a real pain when they don't work properly. Thanks for dropping in. I'd like to try and get this finished for 16th July next year or 11 November at the latest. We shall see lol.

Many thanks

Al

Hi folks,

One option to add to the bunker was a camp bed. Atop this I thought a package from home and a pair of officers boots. I'll make some kind of pillow.





Al

Great looking details to fill up those trenches. It can never be "too" busy in there I suppose. They were fighting positions but also home for long periods of time.
J
J