Eye Deep In Hell

[Guest]

Took 'em long enough to figure it out, though!

[grumpa]

Took 'em long enough to figure it out, though!

Actually the whole tank warfare idea was trashed by British high command as non-sense. Dependence upon Espre De Corps and cavalry charges with the cold steel of the sabre was all that was needed to rout the Hun. They soon found out that a few three man machine gun crews with plenty of ammo could hold up entire armies with appalling "wastage" as they so flippantly described the lives of men and poor innocent horses. Thus the tank finally came into it's own and the rest my friend is history[ATTACH]117937.IPB[/ATTACH]

[grumpa]

Coming along, feeling out positioning of figures, oh and our new little princess also coming along nicely

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[monica]

oh how sweet she looks,dose she watch over you as you work away ,


coming along very nicely ,Jim looking good with the figures started to be added,like the one in the shell hole,

[grumpa]

oh how sweet she looks,dose she watch over you as you work away ,
coming along very nicely ,Jim looking good with the figures started to be added,like the one in the shell hole,

Thanks Monica, they're not "set" in yet, just trying out some scenarios. They will only get in the way of ground-work, weathering etc... if they go in too soon, just thought the folks would want to see the gist of it. Still a long way to go........................Jim

[Guest]

Jim this is looking like another cracking build my friend.

[grumpa]

Jim this is looking like another cracking build my friend.

Thanks Terry, can't seem to put in as much time as I'd like to on this one but it's getting thereops: Can you believe I'm already thinking out my next major project Have been diagnosed with MDA though...Major-Diorama-Affliction Quite incurable I'm afraid...............Jim

[monica]

Thanks Monica, they're not "set" in yet, just trying out some scenarios. They will only get in the way of ground-work, weathering etc... if they go in too soon, just thought the folks would want to see the gist of it. Still a long way to go........................Jim

yes yes ,always need to have a few go,s at placement,see what looks good to the eye,

[Guest]

Thanks Terry, can't seem to put in as much time as I'd like to on this one but it's getting thereops: Can you believe I'm already thinking out my next major project Have been diagnosed with MDA though...Major-Diorama-Affliction Quite incurable I'm afraid...............Jim

I know what you mean Jim I am finding he same with my build at the moment. To many other things going on! still the winter months will soon be here

[grumpa]

Don't remind me

I know what you mean Jim I am finding he same with my build at the moment. To many other things going on! still the winter months will soon be here

Don't remind me,ops: will have all this seasons logging done soon. Hopefully a few years worth pulled out this time. Once the sub-zero f temps and snows kick in we sleep with the bears. So have to make sure all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed. After wood comes hunting to stock the freezers and hopefully not too much snow by Thanksgiving {Nov 25}...........Jim

[Guest]

Dependence upon Espre De Corps and cavalry charges with the cold steel of the sabre was all that was needed to rout the Hun

I still shudder at the thought that anyone in the 20th century thought this might work - shocking!

[grumpa]

I still shudder at the thought that anyone in the 20th century thought this might work - shocking!

Have read quite extensively on "The Great War" The stubbornness of the higher ups was astounding when you consider that the cost in human life and suffering was so high. So tied to tradition they were that the most awful debacles were repeated over and over. The "tank" was thought of as a novelty and a waste of good warm bodies that could be flung onto the wire and slaughtered by murderous machine gun and artillery fire. While the generals wined and dined on the finest food and drink, smoked big cigars and had their choice of the "ladies" many miles behind the lines in their commandeered hotels, castles and palaces, the poor "sub-rankers" waited at the front in their cold, wet and hungered state for their chance at "glory" which usually ended face down bleeding to death in the foul slime of no-mans-land.................Cheers, Jim

[grumpa]

Bit more work done, shell hole casualty was going to be in water filled crater but the damn urethane keeps leaking through so I guess I'll have to make him in a muddy hole. Beginning to lay down color but it will take many layers and many hoursops: but I'll muddle through...................................Jim

[grumpa]

OOPS forgot to post pics and please let's take a mo for poor Fritz, he tried to make it back to his trench but was hit by a burst of machinegun fire which instantly gutted him and severed his right leg at the kneeops: poor fellow.............Jim

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[grumpa]

OOPS forgot to post pics and please let's take a mo for poor Fritz, he tried to make it back to his trench but was hit by a burst of machinegun fire which instantly gutted him and severed his right leg at the kneeops: poor fellow.............Jim

Too graphic? If so I apologiseops: