Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Saturday 3 March 2018

Cold War Gone Hot - Bridges

I mentioned before i was looking for some better bridges as I thought the resin ones i have are just too small. I went on a interweb trawl looking for model railway ones so here are the ones i found.

These are N gauge MDF kits for a short and long single track girder bridge . The are by In The Greenwood Laser . They are 45mm wide , 47mm high , and 97mm and 145mm long respectively.
The price was reasonable , the  service from the the company was quick, and they are a nice simple kit to put together.

I made some supports and ramps from some 2mm MDF bases I had in stock. The end supports and bridges have small magnets in them to enable the main bridge to be removed to pack them  away easier - and allow me to add other bridge types in the future too.

I gave both bridges a spray in an olive drab colour and gave them a bit of highlighting work. I added on roadway detail by making it in Powerpoint and print it off on heavier paper and glueing on with PVA.






13 comments:

  1. Nice looking bridges mate!

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  2. excellent, have just the forces to capture them

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    1. Ahhh... but are the existing ones... or new ones...

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  4. I like the XIX Roman Numerals on the bridge supports. Would be very fitting if somebody had some Green Howards' troops to capture them!

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    1. Aah indeed.. Martin has the Brit Infantry... mind I will soon have Soviet Paras and Spetnaz

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    2. Knowing Martin, he'll want to do some southern Staffordshire Regiment. And, being a snob, they're only 38th in seniority! lol :D

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    3. Oh indeed, but we know they arn’t proper soldiers!

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  5. Nice will look out for these, although I do have one girder bridge in the box 😀

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