Nissen huts for Quittancourt

Continuing his evocation of the French post-WWI liberated regions, Eric Fresné decided to model an area of temporary housing. To do so, he opted to build British structures that are typical of the Great War: Nissen huts!

Text and illustrations (unless otherwise mentionned): Éric Fresné

he construction of my Quittancourt layout hav- T ing been motivated by a determination to return to modelling after a long period of forced inactivity, I must admit that wanting to get back into things as fast as possible was somewhat detrimental to planning. The trackplan and the relief were reworked several times. Some areas were decorated hurriedly, while waiting to do better at a later stage. Such was the case for the embankment located behind the depot. I had simply applied a mat of wild grass with some brush. And as Quittancourt was rather lacking in buildings, I decided to redesign this area by creating a bit of a village. To remain within the context of my layout - the reconstruction of war-torn regions – I opted for a…

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