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perlossing
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Kristianstads, Sweden
Joined: July 08, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 04:07 AM UTC
I am doing a dio with a small German bunker (Mg bunker) in the Atlantic wall.
I think I have seen a pic of such bunker with a net of metal for camouflage drape on it.
Have I dreamt about it or?

Anyone who knew about this.
marcb
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Overijssel, Netherlands
Joined: March 25, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 04:38 AM UTC
I'm not sure what model (Regelbau) bunker you mean. Have you already bought a kit?
Verlinden sells a lot of bunkers, although most of these are more fantasy than real. (German bunkers were built according to regulations/ modules.) Helmut's Strongholds offers models of real bunkers.
http://www.helmuths-strongholds.com/
Try also this site:
http://www.bunkers.be/mambo/

Also do a Google image search for: regelbau

Hope this helps.

perlossing
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Kristianstads, Sweden
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 02:13 AM UTC
The correct name on this is pillbox I think.

What I mean with the net, it will hang down in front of the pillbox and on the side for camo And I believe that it functioned as a certain protection against blast grenades.

Here are some pics.



















I have produced these and want to gladly have comments on them




modelfreak24
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New York, United States
Joined: October 22, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 01:16 PM UTC
what materials did you use because it looks great.

guygantic
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Antwerpen, Belgium
Joined: August 19, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 06:39 PM UTC
Hi,
A couple of weeks ago I visited a German bunker and these pics bring me back in that atmosphere, just very well executed. How did you make the concrete construction ? What materials did you use please ? The sandbags are also high quality made. G.
Petran
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: October 30, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 07:17 PM UTC
The sandbags you made them with clay or?
TankTrap
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Invercargill, New Zealand
Joined: December 08, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 07:20 PM UTC
Man thats pretty deatiled stuff there what scale is this?
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Zimbabwe
Joined: July 03, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 12:52 AM UTC
Very nice indeed. That looks as if it is going to a rather large set up when your done. The concrete looks real.

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Western Australia, Australia
Joined: June 05, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 12:53 AM UTC
I've always loved these Atlantic Wall builds. Sandbags are excellent and so is the furniture. Yes I have seen those wire mesh nets, they helped with camo and reduced the impact from nearby blasts as you said. I think adding one to your dio would look fine. You could use a gauze cloth or just a strip of old cloth, depends on the scale.

Chas
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Kristianstads, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, November 01, 2007 - 04:00 AM UTC
Thanks for your kind comments.

It is scale 1:35
The sandbags are done of clay (TER’PLUS Self hardening clay(produced of Solargil)) and shaped in a piece fabric for that structure. Painted with acrylic paint.

The concrete is done of a sheet (1000mm X 600mm) of some type's foam that is covered with thin cardboard on both sides.
It is used of advertising agency for to do signs.






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