Global Scale Modeller

DRUMS01 wrote: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:23 am Thanks digger..... hope your back to 100% now. And here is a little snippet, it's got green paint!





Time to let it dry for a day or two, so lets see what I can get into till then (?).

DRUMS01 wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:11 pm Thank you both for your input. I know what you're saying in regards to the finished product. There are several things that are clouding my decision making for this one. First off, I really want to start on two or three other kits. At the same time I totally agree with a full diorama to include other vehicles, figures, destroyed buildings and bridge (and so on), but then I don't want it to take anything away from the kit. Every time I build a larger base for a diorama it takes more space on the display shelves. I'm at the point where I have square footage but I need to build walls and display shelves for what I already got. Decisions, decisions....

Perhaps a simple base with an earth incline to one side of a bombed wooden bridge. No city dwellings or stone bridge or cobblestone streets, etc. etc., I like the motorcycle idea too.

DRUMS01 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:57 pm Jarrod says thank you with a big smile to Stokesy and digger. I'm looking forward to bringing the bridge up to the same level of wash and wear. I noticed in some photos that some used on the beach landings had a white trestle under the bridge. We've also been images of bridges with the white edge trim, one with red and white trim, and some with none. Numerous photos also had the wood planks painted green with only the centers worn to the wood from used (the model instructs us to paint the whole wood planking in a wood color). We think it would look more realistic if only the areas used by tracks and wheels be worn to the wood versus the entire wood surfaces being bare wood, what do you think?


Ben and Jarrod

RangerNeil wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:42 pm Excellent job the two of you.
Another creation you can both be proud of!!

Don't know if things changed post-war but the bridge units I recall that in the 70's were wood decked were as you describe, green paint on the decks that was worn to the wood where the wheels traversed it. Where the wood showed it was darkened from the dirt in the tyres. Bridges for armoured/tracked traffic had metal decks.
Edges were painted white for use in blackout conditions. I'm not sure but I think red and white marked low weight limits. Certajnly post-war every bridge had a plated weight and every vehicle carried a round yellow bridging plate at front with the vehicles weight on it. For example Landies were 3, Stolly's were 14, Militants were 21. They could be marked with 2 numbers, one above the other designating the unladen and laden weights - again as an example a Militant would be 11 over 21.
MP's controlled the bridges, checking the vehicles plated weight and if it exceeded the bridges capacity you got redirected to the bearest one that could cope. WW2 operated the same way in that regard.
Hope thats helpful?

Stokesy44 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:53 am

RangerNeil wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:42 pm Excellent job the two of you.
Another creation you can both be proud of!!

Don't know if things changed post-war but the bridge units I recall that in the 70's were wood decked were as you describe, green paint on the decks that was worn to the wood where the wheels traversed it. Where the wood showed it was darkened from the dirt in the tyres. Bridges for armoured/tracked traffic had metal decks.
Edges were painted white for use in blackout conditions. I'm not sure but I think red and white marked low weight limits. Certajnly post-war every bridge had a plated weight and every vehicle carried a round yellow bridging plate at front with the vehicles weight on it. For example Landies were 3, Stolly's were 14, Militants were 21. They could be marked with 2 numbers, one above the other designating the unladen and laden weights - again as an example a Militant would be 11 over 21.
MP's controlled the bridges, checking the vehicles plated weight and if it exceeded the bridges capacity you got redirected to the bearest one that could cope. WW2 operated the same way in that regard.
Hope thats helpful?

I love the fact we've got guys on here who have actually served. My absolute respect and thanks for your service but also, your technical nous when it comes to these sorts of questions is priceless.

And I'm not taking the p***, this is a genuine compliment.