PEGASUS BRIDGE (2 Viewers)

[Guy]

Looking forward receiving in a few weeks time my 3D printed kit of the Pegasus Bridge in 1/30 scale .
Diorama possible thanks to FRONTLINE TERRAIN from the UK who are printing for me this big monster of a bridge.
The bridge is almost 2meters long and will be an EXACT replica of the real thing.
Will keep you posted about the builing and painting of the bridge and the construction of the diorama : Pegasus bridge over the Caen canal ( a few drawings of the design- not the complete bridge)
Guy

 

[Andanna]

This sounds truly exciting.

 

[villagehorse]

Interesting, looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Robin.

 

[Horus]

Sounds like a massive project Guy, look forward to seeing it as it progresses.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Guy,

I can't wait to see the progress from kit to completed diorama!

 

[7th OVI]

Guy, this will be a great project to watch. Appreciate you sharing it.

 

[Guy]

Guy, this will be a great project to watch. Appreciate you sharing it.

3D printed pegasus Bridge 1/30 scale has arrived. What a monster of a bridge +/- 2 meters long
Guy

 

[Louis Badolato]

Impressive piece of kit, Guy! I look forward to seeing the diorama you build around it!

 

[villagehorse]

That’s perfect, now for the fun part, adding the figures. Robin.

 

[Horus]

That’s perfect, now for the fun part, adding the figures. Robin.

Still too early for the figures Robin, this is only the start..... It's a Big' un !

 

[7th OVI]

Just a beautiful bridge, looking forward to seeing how you use it.

Chris

 

[fmethorst]

This is an ambitious project. I thought my Autumn creek dio had a lot of water. I'm looking forward to seeing it develop.

 

[Horus]

Whoever this is for, Guy, they sure are going to need a lot of room to display it, even if without the defences for the bridge, and pouring resin for the water sounds like a nightmare on this scale.

 

[Running-Buddy]

It is amazing what a 3D printer can do. I wonder how you would write a program to make these items from scratch. This is going to be an amazing and challenging project. Looking forward to pictures of finish product. Thanks for posting.

Howard

 

[Guy]

It will be some time before I will be able to publish some photographs.
The bridge came in kit form, so I have to assemble it first, then paint and weather it and then figure out how I will use it in a diorama , with or without the "original" café Gondrée building, river banks or not etc . This diorama will be more than 2meters long , so will I make it in one piece or 3 pieces (70-80cm x 40cm), left river bank, river itself and right bank, with or without the trenches on both sides of the bridge? etc....... Still a lot of research to do, because it has to be 100% accurate

 

[Louis Badolato]

It will be some time before I will be able to publish some photographs.
The bridge came in kit form, so I have to assemble it first, then paint and weather it and then figure out how I will use it in a diorama , with or without the "original" café Gondrée building, river banks or not etc . This diorama will be more than 2meters long , so will I make it in one piece or 3 pieces (70-80cm x 40cm), left river bank, river itself and right bank, with or without the trenches on both sides of the bridge? etc....... Still a lot of research to do, because it has to be 100% accurate

Guy,

I will be following this thread with great interest! Your dioramas are, along with those of Ken Osen and Frank, museum quality, and this one will be the largest and most involved I can recall you undertaking.

 

[Woodyskysolo]

3D printed pegasus Bridge 1/30 scale has arrived. What a monster of a bridge +/- 2 meters long
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Wow Guy can't wait for you to get started on this . Paul

 

[desk11desk12]

Looks great, I can't wait to see it fully developed in a diorama

 

[HAWKEYE]

awesome, i only have the 20mm version. i was there at the bridge for the 45th anniversary of D-DAY. WENT THRU THE LINE AND MET THE QUEEN MOM AS WELL AS PIPER MILLIN.
CLAUDE "JOCK" MILLER AND SIDEKICK DUNCAN GAFFNEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ME THRU THIS. I MET THEM ON JUNE 5TH. THEY WERE FROM HAMILTON SCOTLAND
AND BOY THEY COULD DRINK WHISKEY. IT ABOUT KILLED ME TRYING TO KEEP UP. ALSO THEIR OTHER BUDDY WALLY WAS THERE BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME. I WAS ALSO IN THE CAFE
GONDREY WITH THEM THAT DAY. THE HEAD OF THE LOCAL RESISTANCE WHO OWNED THE CAFE I BELIEVE WAS DYING OF CANCER BUT WITH THE HELP OF HIS DAUGHTER THREW
A HUGE OUTSIDE PARTY WITH A BAND IN GREY UNIFORMS, A THATCHED ROOF COVERING AND TONS OF CHAMPAIGN. WHAT AN EXPERIANCE FOR A 30 YR OLD GUY. IT WAS 1989. SO I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT 1/30
SCALE BRIDGE OUT TO MY HOME IN IOWA. PLEASE PM WITH A COST THANKS

 

[Guy]

After provisionally assembling the kit to see if everything fits properly , and it does , well done FRONTLINE TERRAIN, painting has now started.
I applied a dark primer first, followed by 2 layers of light grey enamel paint ( the plastic used in the 3D print absorbes a lot of paint )to finish up by weathering. I attach a few photographs of the 1st bridge item I completed.
Guy