WOW. Absolutely mindblowing Claude.

@Stefan, thanks, the only problem i have now is that the camera i bought 5-6 years ago for a lot of money is not good for pictures needing a big field of depth. At that time i payed only attention to the macrofeatures. At this moment i do not want to spend more money to buy another cam, so i may try to rent a better cam one of this days.
For your information, i just got a refusal from the World Expo in Montreux. They are not displaying anything apart the competition. This would have been your chance to see it.

Hi Frank, well, i am probably addicted to the attention it gets!
The two tasks you mentionned are a challenge again to do right and good, so i willing to give it a try.

Callmehobbes, yes, yes, the book, see above regarding the pictures and the timeframe to get everything done. Until now i am willing to do this second edition.

Jesper, thank you very much!

Glad you like it

Claude

Claude, looks like you might have to get on the T.V. show mega movers to get it anywhere. I have watched your build for so long now it seems like a part of my life. You have come a long way with this and it is fantastic. I have picked up on some of your builing style and really appriciate you sharing this with us. Maybe you can use a shelf system in the van for moving it around? Well, whatever you end up doing, it is always a pleasure to watch your build and remind people that visit that I'm not as crazy as other builders.

Claude,
Those pictures are great. Looking foward to when you start your next sections. Good luck.
Tom

There are also the "Basler Modellbautage", every year usually late September (September 24./25. 2011). I can ask the guy if they would host it next year if you would be willing to do a trip there? Might sell some books too... Just a thought...

Cheers!
Stefan

Thanks Thomas, for the moment it looks like i will only be able to restart in march or april next year. As i said, 1:1 housework needs to be done and supervised.


@Stefan, thanks for the offer, i will answer off line.

Claude

Well Claude...I can't add anything that has not already be said.
This Project is awesome in everyway: size, quality, detail....

I rememeber when you first posted about the castle and I thought "Oh yeah, here's another over-ambitious builder with a big project that will never be finished." (I've seen that guy in the mirror before...)
But here you are (I know still not done) further along then I'd ever think you'd be, that in it's self, is impressive.

Hi Bill,

I can only agree, i certainly did not myself seing this developing like this.
I just returned from the Scale Model Cghalelnge exposition where i had the honor to be presented in a broschure as a special guest and attraction.
Who had thought that years ago?

I think that i need this motivation push, as the next parts will not get any easier and the pressure to do at least so good is obviously there.

Bill, thanks for following it all this years.

Thanks also to those who visited me this weekend, i talked with a few regulars of Armorama , unable now to name them, you have been to many on my stand ! LOL! (No, i am not complaining)

Cheers

Claude

Someone asked me about details of my next modules.
Here is a sketch i made recently


Notice the bridge and the cemetery surrounded by three bends prominently featured in every historical book about the battle.
To the left of the cemetery a Sherman will attack the first Panzer IV of the column.
The road on the bottom will be filled by the rest of the german column (this road has two meters!) and the terrain from the road to the river will all be forest on a steep declining hillside.
On the other side of the river ( to the right f the picture and below the hotel, three more houses to build. This are 1.2 x2.2 meters again, I will decide later on how to cut them for the modules.

Way to go!

Cheers
Claude