Trial placement,

I thought it might be a bit crowded but there is plenty of room.

Hope the uniform colour is close enough.



Cheers

Al

Alan,
Soldiers were most likely stumbling and bumping into each other to get to safety, I'm guessing. So I don't think you need to worry too much about over crowding. (MHO)

Looks great BTW!

--mike

No worries. One of our biggest challenges as NCOs was to keep the troops from bunching up. So showing them bunched up.....is very realistic.
J

Thanks Mike,

From the footage and pictures I've seen, things were remarkably orderly once soldiers were away from the immediate fighting area. Even when under shell fire in rear areas they went about the business of War very calmly. Soldiers had to learn quickly how to read the noise of incoming shells, when to duck or take cover and when to carry on.

Cheers

Al

To true.

Cheers


Al

You guys are a wealth of knowledge -- the reason I read these threads!

--mike

Hi folks,

A bit more work on the latest figures, and some medical boxes



Cheers

Al

Hmmm, silence always worrying!

A few more test placement pics.





Al

For me, I am in awe, therefore I am silent -- jaw agape. This is a project I don't want to see end.

--mike

Hi Mike,

Many thanks, glad you're enjoying the build. At the pace I'm going at the moment you might well get your wish .

I was hoping on some feedback on the German uniforms, haven't tried one like this before.

Cheers

Al

Sorry, Alan,
I'm no help here -- clueless! Be patient, the pros are out there just waiting to pounce! I have faith in your work though.

--mike

Hi Alan ,

you called for the cavalry , i see but i'm more like the joker

Well , very nice done indeed those german uniforms. You're spot on with the color but i am not sure about the red piping on the jacket like the collar and cuffs . I mean the time period of the uniform.

I know that the battle of the Somme was in 1916 and it probably could be that the Germans still wore the uniform from 1914 (with the red piping)

In the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 you can see presentations with German uniforms from 1917 without the red piping.


But , like i said before the color is spot on !

Cheers

Kurt

Hi Kurt,

Thanks. I used the box art and museum pictures for the piping and from what you say it could still have been around in 1916 so I'll leave as is. More colourful rather than the khaki.

Thanks again.

Al

The khaki uniform was very modern at that time and it was also an excellent camouflage in the field. Therefore the Belgian army (yes here i go again ) decided to wear the same uniform as the British army in 1915.

Allow me Alan to make a small suggestion???
You can create more color variation in the uniforms of the German soldiers by giving them a rank or grade.

For example ,if you manage to paint a fine dark yellow piping on the collar and epaulettes of the wounded German with the head bandage he will be a sergeant Major (Feldwebel).

It is up to you of course

Cheers

Kurt

Hi Kurt,

Thanks - sounds like a plan.

Al

Hi Al ,

i'll give you this link which i found on the net , with furder details of the German uniforms.

http://www.worldwar1.com/sfgrank.htm
After 1915 the NCO insignia was also simplified after the uniform simplifications. The collar lace was reduced to a simple V at each side of the collar.

The red piping is also correct by the way

Cheers

Kurt

Thanks Kurt,

Al

Sorry for not checking in Al,
It all looks good with the new additions. Nice painting.
J

Thanks Jerry, it's getting there slowly.

Cheers

Al

Hi Alan

This is defintely not to crowded.
The first boxes are perhaps (and IMO) a bit to near to the rails. Just follow the line of your railtransport and you see that it will hit the boxes.
You may regroup the boxes with the other few and get some more free room in front of the soldiers transporting the injured man. (in case you want some more free space)

I can only repeat what I said (ok, it was nearly a year ago) that I really congratulate you for this WW1 dio.
You are honouring with a quality work all those lost lives.

By the way, today at 2.58 pm, the sirens in whole Luxembourg are getting triggered in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the german invasion.

Greets
Claude

Hi Alan

This is defintely not to crowded.
The first boxes are perhaps (and IMO) a bit to near to the rails. Just follow the line of your railtransport and you see that it will hit the boxes.
You may regroup the boxes with the other few and get some more free room in front of the soldiers transporting the injured man. (in case you want some more free space)

I can only repeat what I said (ok, it was nearly a year ago) that I really congratulate you for this WW1 dio.
You are honouring with a quality work all those lost lives.

By the way, today at 2.58 pm, the sirens in whole Luxembourg are getting triggered in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the german invasion.

Greets
Claude

Hi Cladue,

Welcome back, looking forward to the next installment on you giant project.

I agree about the boxes, but are only set there at the moment as I have several piles of shells to do before I set the final track-side clutter. Many thanks for the comments, much appreciated.

Cheers

Al

Morning folks,

Got a little more work done on the two prisoner escorts.

Well done Alan!!

Nice figures BTW!

Cheers

Romain