6mm Railway Bridge

[cardophillipo]

I have been working on a terrain piece for a game we are hosting on behalf of Pendraken to celebrate the launch of the CWC II ruleset. The game is set in 1985 and will see Soviet and East German forces supported by VDV attempt to gain a foothold on the northern bank of the Kiel Canal in and around Rendsburg. Now Rendsburg is famous for the Rendsburg Loop and the Rendsburg High Bridge which allows trains to cross the Kiel Canal without obstructing the large cargo ships on the canal below.

Now looking at pictures of the High Bridge I wasn't sure whether it would be possible to represent the bridge in a 6mm game but I really wanted to try. So this is my WIP representation of the Rendsburg High Bridge in 6mm.









I'll be posting more information on the parts used for the bridge and more photos of the bridge over on the Cold War Commanders blog https://coldwarcommanders.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking and stay safe!

[Golgotha]

Gosh that really is an expansive bridge - even in 6mm it's impressive in size - feel sorry for any forces trying to cross it - look forward to seeing it in-game.

Also, be a great piece of terrain for a railway setup.

[Sparrow]

Brilliant stuff and really inspiring!

[Kelly_]

Great work on the bridge, with that as a vertical element it should really up the table's visual appeal!  Bringing in large scenic pieces of terrain for sweeping vistas on the table is the best part of 6mm scale.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

That is going to be some centre piece.

[Pattus Magnus]

That looks very impressive!

Just curious- where did you get the train tracks? I am hoping to add a railway line to my WW2/Cold War collection and am looking for tracks. I found some 2D paper ones, but 3D would be even better…

[cardophillipo]

Many thanks!

The railway tracks are from a company called Commission Figurines in the UK
http://www.commission-figurines.co.uk/

Cheers

Richard P

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

That's a truly amazing piece of work. 

[cardophillipo]

Thanks Paul

[Michi]

Many thanks!

The railway tracks are from a company called Commission Figurines in the UK
http://www.commission-figurines.co.uk/

Cheers

Richard P

6mm scale is 1/285th, isn't it? "Z" gauge is 1/220th scale and you could even use real model railway tracks and German rolling stock for it. Anyway, fantastic interpretation of the Hochdonn Rendsburg bridge.

[Pattus Magnus]

Cardophillipo, thank you very much for the information about the supplier, these tracks seem exactly like what I need!

[cardophillipo]

6mm scale is 1/285th, isn't it? "Z" gauge is 1/220th scale and you could even use real model railway tracks and German rolling stock for it. Anyway, fantastic interpretation of the Hochdonn Rendsburg bridge.

That's for another scenario! 

[CapnJim]

"It's a mother beautiful bridge!"   

[AKULA]

Great work - this is where the smaller scales really come into their own 

[cardophillipo]

Thanks for all the great comments. Just a quick update on the progress on the table for our 6mm game that will be at the Partizan show later this month plus the Joy of Six show in July and Britcon in August.







There are a few more photos of the WIP table over on the Cold War Commanders blog.
https://coldwarcommanders.blogspot.com/

Cheers