In Post 3 I referred to the compatibility of
Pendraken 10mm miniatures with N-scale
railway models. I also included in the same post
pics of a couple of my early attempts at
converting plastic N-scale railway figures (left). I
mounted these two converted generic trench
diggers on a 20mm round MDF base as a trench
digging marker.
In If the Lord Spares Us, trenches cannot be dug
during a game (16.2). At Dilbar, however, the
local Tangistanis took the opportunity to improve
their beach-line trenches during periods of poor
visibility when the Royal Navy ships couldn’t see
them to fire on them. To reflect this, I had the
trench digging marker as a sign that trench
digging was in the process of being completed.
As soon as the occupants’ card was turned during
the first turn, the marker would be removed and
the trench award the normal defence bonuses. If,
on the other hand, the occupants were fired on or
attacked before their card was turned, they would
be caught out putting the final touches to their
trench. Whatever happened, the marker would
always be removed before the beginning of the
second turn.
I drilled into the 3mm thick MDF base to create a
nice big hole – being dug by the two trench
diggers. I used grout and a very little sand to
texture the hole and the base.
Trench Digging Marker
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