i'm opening my WW1 account by finishing a couple of albatros (albatrosses? albatrice?) kits by eduard that have been waiting for a finish so long the big fuselage decals have begung to perish!


however with some carefull touching up the "battle damage" is good as new (from a distance!)

they just need a little bit of final rigging, the top crosses on, and wheels sorting out and we're done!

Masterbox brought out a box of figures depicting a boxing match and I always thought they should be used as the visual distraction above ground in a pow camp as tunnelling went on below their feet in a boxed diorama Mal.

But for WW1 I would depict the Aussie Tunneling comp at Hill 60 from the movie 'Beneath hill 60'.

An amazing film and well worth watching.

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Masterbox brought out a box of figures depicting a boxing match and I always thought they should be used as the visual distraction above ground in a pow camp as tunnelling went on below their feet in a boxed diorama Mal.

But for WW1 I would depict the Aussie Tunneling comp at Hill 60 from the movie 'Beneath hill 60'.

An amazing film and well worth watching.

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That sounds like a very good idea Paul

I've not seen that movie, I'll have to look it up.

From the research that I did and actually remember, tunneling wasn't just used to mine below the enemy's trenches or to counter mine. There was a great plan to use them to get under no mans land so that the infantry could pop up very much closer to the enemy. And you just know that was a great idea. However, because the powers that be wanted to keep it all top secret, they neglected to tell the infantry. At the given time the Sappers broke through the final few feet and waited to guide the infantry but none came, as they hadn't been told about these life saving tunnels
The diorama that I was thinking of would possibly be the Sapper who won the VC for refusing to leave a teenage Sapper who had been trapped in a fall and the rest of the tunnel was collapsing. Now that is sacrifice!

Sapper William Hackett VC

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Sapper William Hackett VC

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Of course, I need to do penance for forgetting that name!
Accommodation blocks weren't named when I was around the Training Regts, it is a good idea and helps guys to know about the Corps history

all the accom blocks were named after Sapper VC's with the most ironic of all, the cookhouse was called McDonalds mess.....

Would an alternate History "what if?" be appropriate for the WWI challenge?
Im not saying I will have the chance but I have a great idea for a 1/35 scale set up with a scratch built walking tank. You see alot of WWII mechs and such but very little set during the first World War.

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Would an alternate History "what if?" be appropriate for the WWI challenge?
Im not saying I will have the chance but I have a great idea for a 1/35 scale set up with a scratch built walking tank. You see alot of WWII mechs and such but very little set during the first World War.

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Hi Jon, my first thought would be no as the idea of the theme is to commemorate those who fought on all sides during the ‘War to end all wars’. If however the rest of the group say otherwise then so be it. I personally had two grandfathers who fought during the Great War one British and one Italian so other than the Zeppelin I will be doing something for each of them.