Trench system options

[paulr]

Roy had things he needed to do and so headed off, he has volunteered to return tomorrow morning to continue helping

I pressed on with one break, to varnish my 1917 Germans

Left hand end, I did both the wall and end support at the same time to ensure a good square corner



Right hand end



So all 48 normal sections finished by 6:30pm

They will dry overnight

Tomorrow we will start filling them and assembling the other trench segments

[paulr]

That's a lot of trenches - and they look good too.

Each normal section is 4.5" long so 48 gives me 18 feet of trenches
But wait there's more (I'll work out how much more once the rest are assembled)

I'm really pleased with how they fit together, really simple positive assembly and the etched walls look good even without any paint

Marvellous design Michael, thanks for getting them cut and sent out so quickly

[paulr]

I like the fact that they are so deep!
My figures are usually based on very thin plastic strips so that means I can add 'floors' and even firing steps...cool!!!

Cheers,
Rob

The original design was 8mm deep but Michael wisely increased that to 12-13mm
My figures are on 2mm bases with magnetic vinyl underneath so the extra depth means they actually hide in the trench

[pierre the shy]

The original design was 8mm deep but Michael wisely increased that to 12-13mm
My figures are on 2mm bases with magnetic vinyl underneath so the extra depth means they actually hide in the trench

Looking good already and still 24 days till game day...

With up to 18 ft of trenches to take its quite an task for 28th Brigade, though of course not all of them will have Ottoman defenders along their entire length. No wonder Tigris Corps had a hard time getting near Kut with all those defences !

I'm sure we can find some other scenarios to make good use of those trench sections......got a few ideas already 

[toxicpixie]

They look really good!

Excellent design, and no wasted space on those sprues, you've really packed 'em in

[Ace of Spades]

I'm impressed! Not only with the models but with the amount of work you've done too; my compliments!
Can't wait now 'till my order arrives
Looking forward to see them all finished Paul!

Cheers,
Rob

[Sandinista]

Impressive, can't wait to see the pics of them in play

Cheers
Ian

[paulr]

Looking good already and still 24 days till game day...

With up to 18 ft of trenches to take its quite an task for 28th Brigade, though of course not all of them will have Ottoman defenders along their entire length. No wonder Tigris Corps had a hard time getting near Kut with all those defences !

I'm sure we can find some other scenarios to make good use of those trench sections......got a few ideas already 

Plenty of time then
I'm back to work on Monday so progress will slow...

Plenty of trench scenarios in Sinai and Palestine, fortunately the troop density doesn't get as high as the Western front so still room for manoeuvre

[Womble67]

they look brilliant

take care

andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Michae;l has done a great job on that design!

No, I'm not doing WW1, well, maybe...

[Techno]

They really do look good.
Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Michae;l has done a great job on that design!

No, I'm not doing WW1, well, maybe...

You could use them for other periods as well
I'm going to assemble the trenches for HQs and artillery today, they have space for 50mm wide stands

[Techno]

No, I'm not doing WW1, well, maybe...

So....YOU'RE the butterfly that's been causing all these sodding storms, Will !!!  
(And there I was, blaming Nobby.....Sorry.....Lord Oik of Runcorn !)

Cheers - Phil

[Womble67]

Built up my sample trenches  this evening very impressed. link to Facebook page. done this on my phone so apologies if it doesn't work.

Take care

Andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Wonders  how cool Michael actually is!