Well said Richard!

A bit more progress on Tiger, I must admit this build is becoming a little frustrating, once again the templates in the instructions do not match the photo's or drawings. The legs for the midships searchlight platform in the drawings.



The shorter lengths above are as per the template, the longer ones match the photos.

According to the instructions there are some etched supports, but it is not clear which components they are, so I cut some from evergreen strip. The derricks will be fitted stowed vertically against the plaforrm.



The platform painted and fitted, I have added attachments for the derricks. Also I have started the task of adding the vertical rigging to the fore funnel.



More soon

Si

Hi all. Great work everybody.

It's been a while since I've posted anything. Spent considerable time trying to work up a feasible design for the Paris Gun's emplacement. Even at 1/72 scale, it takes up a lot of space, but I finally got started. The foundation is an aluminum picture frame holding slabs of scrap 2 inch (5 cm) thick foam insulating board which I had on hand. I cut a hole for the pit which contains the gun's fixed base, and put in scrap wood blocks as filler to raise the top of the base to the level shown in photos of the Beaumont emplacement.



In the above photo, the center line of the layout runs approximately north-south, north being at the top. The southwest trending arrow indicates the direction to the center of Paris from the emplacement in the Bois du Corbie, a distance of 110 km.



The above photo shows the fixed base in place within the pit. It is oriented with its jacks perpendicular to the center line of the future approach track. In the next photo the rotating base is installed atop the fixed base.



The final photo shows the provisional layout with the tracks for the Gantry crane and gun carriage roughly in position and the gun mounted on the rotating base ready to fire.



Still a lot to be done. The tracks are HO scale (1/87), and have to be split and widened to 1/72. I had considered using the tracks which came with the Leopold kit, but they are over scale and I don't like the molded roadbed.
Next stage of the project is to build the Gantry crane which will be mounted on widened HO scale trucks.
After that, a few bunkers for the gun crew and some trees and landscaping. I hope to be finished before the campaign ends. If not, there's always the Centennial of the 1918 Armistice. Until then, we soldier on!

Cheers,

Dick

Hy Folks,

I´m the new one ;-) Okay, I follow these "campaigns" since a few days. Especialy the "Paris Gun", because I build the "source" of these imposant engineering-madnes, the "Langer Max" gun. So, here are some pictures of the gun, work in progress ...







Scale is h0 - 1/87

Cheers, Norman ;-)

Hi Dick,

Excellent progress on the Paris Gun. Nice work indeed.

Hi Norman,

Welcome along a fine project you have underway.

Cheers

Al

I must say that it's a real treat to watch two large scale projects of this level going on at the same time

It looks like all of you are making good headway with your builds, I'm the only holdout it seems

Oh, and I can't look at that St. Chamond... (must get one...)

Dick, Norman,

great engineering projects really impressive. busy family weekend kept me away from the workbench, but to have at least one update next weekend.

Si

Hi folks,

A bit of a heads up. Coming soon from Resicast a new small narrow gauge wagon.





built



Test fit



Lots of good dio possibilities with this one.

Al

Al,

Great work as always.....

Just a few quick pics of the groundwork for my 76mm. Been working on this for a couple of days as I can't locate any affordable I.e. not the madterclub ones (at around £15 each they are a tad expensive) I am converting up a batch load of old allanger figures just not sure what to do on the heads yet.



The uniform is not that disimilar just need some pockets added and other bits from the new ICM ww1 Russian Equipment set.



It's a really good set enough bits to convert around 5 or so figures. Now all I need is somebody to do the heads





I have quickly drawn in the wall lines as you can't see them beneath the sea of filler.

Paul

Just a note to say I'm alive on my project ..





Rick

Great work going on Al, Paul, Richard.

More progress on the Tiger, the splinter padding. Thanks to Tom (Shanghaied) for the tip of using card rather than plasticard. Before cutting into strips I scribed down the piece of card so all the individual sections were marked. Then Cut into strips.



The divides betweet the individual sections were deepened with the back of the knife blade, and the lashings escribed with the tip of the blade, then some light grey was shot at the strips.



starting Fitting to the bridge platforms.



The bridge all padded up, and some missing detail from the kit added from some nanodread bits and pieces. The bridge is now finally glued in place.



More soon.

Si

I haven't updated in a while. I made some progress on the figures. I did some base paintwork before concentrating on two of them.







I'll probably start laying out the diorama base next.

Hi Rick,

Good to see you in the campaign, off to a fine start.

Alex,

The figures are coming together well.

Simon,

More fine work.

Richard and Norman,

Terrific Work on the big guns.

Paul,

Look forward to seeing where you're going with this one.

Aerial view of my progress so far.







keep up the great work folks.

Al

Well, after see a lot of beautiful works -a lot in scracht- I decide to make my first aircraft of WW1

Got a lot done this weekend ..






Rick

Thanks Al,

Groundwork on the dio is looking good, coming together really well.

Very neat wok on the Camo Rick, great looking beast.

Interesting build Jose, looking forward to seeing what you do with that old classic.

Si

Hi Simon,

thanks, progress on the walking wounded



and the start of the Ford T ambulance



Rick,

as in your thread - looking good.

Cheers

Al

Hi folks

Some interesting developments from ICM. As well as WW1 equipment sets for the British, French, Russian and German troops, I see they have new WW1 figure sets scheduled for release again British, French, Russian and German. The British are for 1914 and appear to be a marching set, the French are 1914 and seem to be a standing set whilst the Russians and Germans are 1914 and seem to be advancing/attaching type sets.

I hear that their has been a big improvement in the ICM figure sets so here's hoping they will be good ones.

Al

Hi guys got a bit more done..





Rick

hello, great work Rick
steph

Merci Steph...

Al: I KNOW that you're trying to make Resicast addicts out of us all, but come one! Seriously looks great, it's almost like it was all made to go together...

Paul: Looks very promising!

Rick: Pardon my drool, but I do love that kit...

Si: Up to your usual standards I see, may I ask where you put all of these superdetailed ships when you're done?

Jose: Welcome to No Man's Land! Looks like you will be observing from the skies no doubt. Great subject!

Hi Jeremy,

I had the option of making three separate scenes, all of which would be good on their own or combining things together which gives more scope and fun for individual input.

Thanks, I wasn't sure if I could marry them easily into one overall picture but I'm glad I did.

Cheers

Al

Great stuff Al.. I love what Resicast is doing to help WWI modellers.. It really is an open market .. Hats off to them.
I still need to get the bogies for my priest kit from them but 2 moves and a new job have cut the budget ..
Once things get back to normal I think they might be getting a big chunk of my money..lol
Might I just say that everyone is doing great work here .. Congrats and keep on posting everyone .. It's all very interesting .

Rick

Thanks Jeremy.

Most of "The fleet" live in dust proof boxes and a varying selection travel to model shows around southern England when I get the opportunity.

Being tied up with rigging the cage aerials on Dreadnought I decided to get on with some non rigging on Tiger. Main turrets have had their guns added.



Now the after searchlight platform, an interesting structure.



The lower level under construction, five out of the twelve etched supports added.



More soon.

Si

Hi Rick,

Many thanks. Way to go yet.

Simon,

Good progress, the searchlights look complicated.

Cheers

Al