Belgian Gates (2 Viewers)

[Guy]

I started assembling 3D printed belgian gates in 1/30 scale . Once finished they will be part of a Normandy landing scene .

They were called Belgian Gates because in 1940 Belgium ordered 77.000 of them to make a armoured vehicle barrier of 240 km.
Once interlocked and rivited together they could not be moved, not even by a tank . Each gate had a weight of 1.3 tons
Unfortunately by May 1940 not all of the gates were in place and the Germans pushed through the gaps.
Later during the war the Germans took most of the gates to Normandy to be used as beach defences
GUY

 

[Barkmann]

Looks great, i got some from Paul Bell last year, but have not had time to finish them, will be interested to see them when you have finished them. Are you looking at doing them on the beach? I was and covering them with bits of seaweed and rusted, as some pics i have seen they were submersed when the tide was in.

 

[Terp152]

Looking fwd to more posts.

 

[Guy]

Looks great, i got some from Paul Bell last year, but have not had time to finish them, will be interested to see them when you have finished them. Are you looking at doing them on the beach? I was and covering them with bits of seaweed and rusted, as some pics i have seen they were submersed when the tide was in.

Yep, all rusted and covered in green slime

 

[Barkmann]

Where did you get them from, they look a bit different than mine? Bit more detail. I bought some chains as well, thinking of having them hanging or wrapped around the gates. I have a pictures from a museum in Normandy, see below, I would also like to find the concrete pyramids shapes as well, plus have another pic of them on Omaha Beach.

 

[Guy]

I had them specially printed in 1/30 scale . They exist in 1/32 scale ( a bit small in my opinion) on the Dutch website "Helmuth's strongholds" ( 24,99 euros /piece)
The gates were interlocked with an iron bar and then solded together

 

[Guy]

picture of the gates that have received a base colour of Revell 85 ( rust)

 

[paxtoysoldier]

nice work