SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

WWI British trench

4094 views
4 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    February 2016
  • From: Ice coated north 40 saskatchewan
WWI British trench
Posted by German Armour on Friday, June 9, 2017 4:39 PM

Hi all. I'm making a 1/35 british trench and am stuck. What would you put in the trench to make it look used? Rats, garbage, weapons? I'm not sure.

 Never give up, never quit, never stop modelling.Idea

 

  • Member since
    May 2015
Posted by Griffin25 on Friday, June 9, 2017 6:10 PM

Google WW1 trench diorama. Plus Model makes some nice 1/35 rats. Also look up WW1 trench construction to see how they were made in real life. You have many options! 

 

 

Griffin

  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Saturday, June 17, 2017 5:24 PM

As a high generalized rule of thumb, British trenches were the deepest in the are, 6-8 feet deep, with duckboards to walk upon, and a firing step on the No Man's lnad side.

They also had extemsive "bombproofs"--dugaout underground quarters for sleeping, eating, medical care, etc.

trench

Now, that's for trenches on the Main Line of Resistance.  Combat trenches pushed forward to the edges of NML were less organized.

scots trench

NML would be laced with various slit, recce, expolration trenches; some only 2 or 3 feet deep, and overrun in two directions and pounded by artillery fires.

  • Member since
    October 2016
  • From: .O-H-I-O....
Posted by DasBeav on Saturday, June 17, 2017 7:10 PM

How about a sniper team and their "sniper rig"?

 Sooner Born...Buckeye Bred.

 

  • Member since
    February 2016
  • From: Ice coated north 40 saskatchewan
Posted by German Armour on Sunday, June 25, 2017 1:31 PM
Would anyone know of any good pictures of wwi german bunkers? Any from the Somme would be helpful

 Never give up, never quit, never stop modelling.Idea

 

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

SEARCH FORUMS
FREE NEWSLETTER
By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.