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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    Just a small update. I was able to go to work this week, although I'm still being woken through the nights with Shingles pain. It's a horrible illness! I've got to the itchy stage, so it's on the way out, thank the Lord! I've been preparing these two figures to send to New Zealand. Mike Butler...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    I did a little work on my figures for my reversed trench. I gave the Lewis gunner a trigger finger and put the bipod a sight on the gun. I made chin straps for them both (worn behind their heads). I still need to make the cords that go round their bodies to hold their respirators in place, but...
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    30mm Napoleonic Army

    I hadn't noticed how few figure projects appear on the site until Peter day mentioned it last week. So in an attempt to give him some company here is some work I did a few years ago, before I got sucked into WW1 trenches. I know that I am known for scenic work, but my main appeal are the...
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    Micro work

    Thanks for your kind words guys. Just to give you an idea of scale here are some photos and a picture of the drawing.The guns and groundwork are scratchbuilt. The figure made by GHQ in 1:285 scale. Andy
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    Micro work

    I've been creating a display box for my 4x WW1 artillery dioramas. The drawing above shows where they were in comparison with the front lines. It's not quite finished but they complement my larger trench sections now they have labels, backgrounds and LED lighting. Andy
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    Sculpting for work

    I've done some more sculptures for work. This is a project on the edge of Regents Park, so there were some landmark statues. Lord Lister and a Duke of Kent. The model is 1.100 scale and I used Preiser figures to build upon with Magicsculpt and made the plinths with polyurethane and polystyrene...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    He needs a bit of refining, but here is my Lewis gunner. He's the Tommy's war guy with a new Hornet head and Historex hands. I've exchanged his Lewis for one made by Kellerkind. (It does have a bipod and sight to add.) Mike has pointed out that his right shoulder is a bit low. I'll work on him...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    My recent activity has been for Mike Butler in New Zealand and I have made a few things for him. I made him some Lewis gun ammo boxes last year (one open) and now have made some of the pouches that fit inside. (These are my boxes as I usually make some for him and some for me.) I've made 3...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    My usual apologies for not being very active here. Life is busy. I've been working on a project for Mike butler which I can't show you but I have made him some spades. I made a few for myself while I was at it and got around to making the grafting spade for my clay kicker. So a tiny bit of...
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    Craig's diorama

    This is a diorama by my work colleague Craig Hedgecock. We sit next to each other and inspire one another. He made it using Tommy's War figures and 18 pounder, but scratch built lots of extra pieces. I've tried to get him to post himself on here but asked permission to do it for him. He usually...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    For those who haven't read the Euro thread. I was displaying my sections at Euro on Saturday. As I carried them down the front steps, I missed the bottom step and fell. I was carrying hundreds of hours of work!!!! Somehow the models survived virtually intact but I sprained my right ankle. That...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    I cracked apart the second half of my tunnels for enlargement. I Dremmeled the front edges about 5mm larger top and bottom. I filled the gap with styrene and reconstructed the sides. I then replaced the timbers and made a new 'crucifix' chair. My figure has a bit more space now. I've now...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    I plucked up the courage to rip one of my tunnels apart to redo it. I'd guestimated that they were about 4ft high from the scetches I found. Then I tried to add a kneeling figure and realised that you need 5ft for a kneeling figure - DOH!! So, I scraped off all the timbers and Dremmeled the top...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    Here's the LED on the platform next to the MG. I just mocked up where the figures and a few things will sit. I'll make a lamp to sit on top of it. I've added some mossy bits to the concrete. I stippled it on and then stabbed it with a pin after I'd looked at photos. The ironwork is still...
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    Hawthorne Trench in Kent

    I spent Saturday morning in a group of reconstructed WW1 trenches near Folkestone in Kent. They have a small area of German trenches (which they will extend) and then an extensive area of British trenches showing features like dugouts, Field Aid Post, latrine, etc. You are Guided round by young...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    I've been busy working on my book over the last few weeks. I have done a bit of modelmaking the last couple of days on my German bunker. I wanted to make the concrete more shingle like, so I gave it speckles of brown, dark grey and off white. Today I began putting on some washes of colour. This...
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    Hawthorne Trench reconstruction

    Hi guys, Most of you know that I'm trench crazy. I've recently found out about a trench system dug in farmland in Kent - Hawthorne Trench. It was the brainchild of a young guy, whose dad owns the land. They have got Andy Robertshaw involved and now have a wonderful system of trenches. They have...
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    Sculpting for work

    Here's a glimpse of the completed models. We made three of them! A mixture of 3D prints, laser and CNC cut parts, plus my sculpts in between. Andy
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    Most of my spare time is spent writing at the moment, but I have been tinkering with LEDs on my dugout. I had to Dremmel out some holes from behind in the confined spaces of the shell of the model. I removed the baseplate and had to use a flexi-drive to have any chance of getting in. Then I had...
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    Trench Sections in Progress.

    I have 5 section models uncompleted and plan to blog them here from now on. My dugout has figures to paint and LED lights to fit behind model lamps. The figures on my reversed trench are again awaiting paint. I have a tunnelling and mining section in progress. I've been working on this...

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