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Offline 6milPhil

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We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« on: 15 January 2016, 08:15:23 PM »
Just found this photo of a British Army supply depot in Rouen, France - 15th January 1917. Thought I'd share.  ;)


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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #1 on: 15 January 2016, 08:26:28 PM »
No way that's massive! Unbelievable  :o
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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #2 on: 15 January 2016, 09:11:16 PM »
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No way that's massive! Unbelievable
No it's not.
There were probably 2,000,000 + British and Commonwealth soldiers in France in 1917

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #3 on: 15 January 2016, 09:25:52 PM »
Strategy and tactics win battles. Logistics wins wars.  :)

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #4 on: 15 January 2016, 09:37:23 PM »
Wouldn't like to build it in 28mm  lol

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #5 on: 15 January 2016, 09:44:03 PM »
 That's the thing about the Great War, is the naive scaling to modern eyes.wether it's vehicles ,logistics ,airships or the  naive hap hazard approach to concealment and deception.Everything is new and lessons have to still be learnt,and fully comprehend by all sides.Twenty five years later this would attract an awful lot of unwanted attention from above. lol

That's because James you'd build it one little blue foam create at a time. ;D

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #6 on: 15 January 2016, 10:21:07 PM »
That's because James you'd build it one little blue foam create at a time. ;D

Now, now. I think you'll find it would be tiny printed card boxes that all open so you can see the contents  lol

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #7 on: 15 January 2016, 10:27:08 PM »
 lol the geek in me,has already figured ot how to master a set in resin

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #8 on: 15 January 2016, 10:41:16 PM »
 lol Me too  lol

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #9 on: 15 January 2016, 10:50:01 PM »
Thank god the York show is coming up.I really need to get out more,I'm less likely to pointed at hiding amongst a crowd there ;D

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #10 on: 15 January 2016, 11:26:29 PM »
Now, now. I think you'll find it would be tiny printed card boxes that all open so you can see the contents 

But of course! And many minis with clipboards.

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #11 on: 15 January 2016, 11:42:07 PM »
Ah the armour of the work shy .its the only way to do proper feck all and still get paid and a couple round the back having a crafty fag ;)

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #12 on: 16 January 2016, 12:27:27 AM »
Just found this photo of a British Army supply depot in Rouen, France - 15th January 1917. Thought I'd share.  ;)

Are you sure it's a British Army supply depot? It looks very similar to my unpainted lead pile?  lol
 
...and what fresh new hell is this?

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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #13 on: 21 January 2016, 08:02:20 PM »
Are you sure it's a British Army supply depot? It looks very similar to my unpainted lead pile?  lol

 lol lol lol

I think this might be a nominee for one of the funniest LAF posts of 2016.


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Re: We're going to need a bigger supply dump
« Reply #14 on: 21 January 2016, 08:55:17 PM »
Thats a lot of boxes - not sure why they would build the stacks so high!

No Health and Safety inspectors back then - we were told off for carrying boxes up a single flight of stairs in a warehouse. Imagine what a H&S inspector would make a carrying boxes up and down a giant stack of boxes.

 

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