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Great looking build!
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Tim - Did you ever do a build thread on the short-bed Schneider CD?
Although I have many works-in-progress that I should complete, your beautiful models are beguiling me into trying my hand at the tractor, at least. Just printed out the 28 pages of Wayne's beautiful and lavishly-illustrated instructions. Have cleared off the workbench/desk, and am settling down to read them while the snow falls heavily outside and the first bluebird of the season just came to the feeder. Don |
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Dear Don
Sorry, no build thread for the Schneider. The build instructions are very detailed and the photographs do really help. I would recommend building the track units one at a time, as a lot of the parts are handed. Tim |
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Many thanks for the good advice.
Don |
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Tim has done a great job on the Schneider CD.
I did one of the beta builds of the Schneider CD a while ago - Schneider CD 1:50. This was the long tray version (very similar to the short tray version). I would recommend making the springs from wire - I used annealed copper wire) - it makes the suspension look more realistic. The two crowbars that sit on the outside of the tray are a real pain to make - the part is very long with doubled card and it's hard to cut the part out. Displaying the GPF gun in battery (ready to fire) is, to my mind, a bit of a challenge. I've attached what a typical GPF looked like in battery. Because the gun carriage was relatively low the ground had to be excavated under the breech if the gun was fired at high elevations. The spades on the trails were also dug in. The image was taken in March 1918 on the Oise front. The guy with the cloth bag is waiting for the projectile to be rammed - the bag contains the propellant. Regards, Charlie |
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Thanks for adding that Charlie.
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Thanks, Charlie. Your images and advice on the springs are quite helpful.
Can you identify the camion in the background of the image of the 155? Berliet perhaps? Don |
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I know very little about WW1 trucks but I think you're right - it's a Berliet CBA truck - one of the standard trucks of the French Army.
The presence of the Berliets is a bit odd since the RALTs (Regiment Artillerie Lourdes a Tracteur) tended to use 4-wheel drive Latils or Renaults. Each battery of the RALT had 4 towed guns (GPFs or 145mm Ruelle St-Chamond) and a Schneider CD carried on a La Buire trailer pulled by a Knox heavy truck. The practice was to tow the guns to a roadhead, unload the CD and tow the guns across country to the battery position. Couple of images of towed French heavy field guns. First one is a beautifully restored Renault EG towing a GPF. The second is a Panhard-Chattilon 4 wheel drive truck towing a 145mm Ruelle-St-Chamond gun in 1918. The possible model subjects are almost endless.... Regards, Charlie Last edited by CharlieC; 02-04-2018 at 05:43 PM. |
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Great models Tim! Well done.
Erik |
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Cracking model, nice one.
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