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1/35th Bridge
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Posted: Saturday, February 24, 2018 - 07:06 AM UTC
Have you considered scratch building one? I sculpted one out of a couple pieces of drywall
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Posted: Monday, February 26, 2018 - 09:57 PM UTC
Excellent idea!

With drywall you can also create a Stucco affect if wanted, where you only peel part of the paper covering away, then carve the brick/stone texture into only the exposed areas.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 12:26 AM UTC

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Excellent idea!

With drywall you can also create a Stucco affect if wanted, where you only peal part of the paper covering away, then carve the brick/store texture into only the exposed areas.


Broncos makes a 1 35 scale Bailey Bridge
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Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 02:16 AM UTC
Please read previous posts on this thread.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 09:32 PM UTC
Wonderful Diorama Reference:

Digital recreation of the "Alamo Bridge" from the movie "Saving Private Ryan" - created for his portfolio by Jonathan Vallieres.


Digital artwork by Jonathan Vallieres - Please Credit - Image reproduced here for discussion and research purposes only.


Jonathan's very detailed recreation of the ENTIRETY of the SPR Ramelle set can be viewed at:

http://polycount.com/discussion/139741/udk-environment-saving-private-ryan-ramelle-portfolio
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Posted: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 09:42 PM UTC
Interestingly the same company that provides the modern version of the "Bailey Bridge" world wide also provided the internal structure for the famous "Alamo Bridge" used in the movie "Saving Private Ryan".

If you're in England and you need a bridge "who ya gonna call?"




Photos are the property of the Mabey Company and used here for research and discussion purposes only.


The bridging system shown above is called "Quickbridge". For more information on this project and on the Mabey Company click on:

https://www.mabey.com/int/en/projects/the-alamo-bridge-from-saving-private-ryan
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Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 09:35 AM UTC

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Sadly the Bronco Baileys are full of inaccuracies and lack some of the essential bits for a decent representation. For a start they are both the wider M2s which weren't used WW2. Worse, the panel dimensions are incorrect.


That is unfortunate. I did not know this. I previously WAS simply glad to have a source for the Bailey Bridge equipment, not knowing there were war time and post war differences. Also, always thought the Baileys components should be sold/marketed in packs of x number of panels so that any size bridge could be built.


Without wanting to hijack this thread too far, the M2 was a response to wider late war tanks - eg Patton. Despite what the box says, both Bronco kits are the wider M2. Those that are interested can search for 'Bailey' for earlier threads on the subject.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 09:48 AM UTC
I believe that would be the T26/M26 Pershing rather than the Patton. But still, it is good to know the Bronco bridge offering still has a place in any World War II dio.
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2018 - 10:51 AM UTC
Recreation of the stone bridge at Ramelle:

https://touch.facebook.com/stryker.ace333/posts/pcb.1837221922996817/?photo_id=2039806652899053&mds=%2Fphotos%2Fviewer%2F%3Fphotoset_token%3Dpcb.1837221922996817%26photo%3D2039806652899053%26profileid%3D733523955%26source%3D48%26refid%3D18%26ref%3Dm_notif%26notif_t%3Dgroup_r2j_approved%26_ft_%3Dqid.6528219981444828022%253Amf_story_key.1777289229001805%253Atop_level_post_id.1777289229001805%253Atl_objid.1777289229001805%253Asrc.22%26__tn__%3DEHH-R%26cached_data%3Dfalse%26ftid%3D&mdf=1
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