M2 + M4 treadway Bridge Model

[Robin Craig]

The number of small parts involved is incredible.

Here are a few snap shots of some of those many parts.

Ian, which method of supporting the treadway do you have? The posts with feet or the inflatable boats of the aluminum boats?

See the handrail clamp components?

Robin

[Ian Johns]

I believe it's the inflatable boats. I'm going to go see it next week on the way home from work. I'm told there is a collector down in Ohio who has these sets. Here is a photo from when we received them.

[motto]

Hi Robin, hi Ian

Those kits must have been horrendously expensive to produce. Do you have any information on the cost or the number of kits supplied?

I imagine they would have paid for themselves in reduced training costs as everything being the same as the full scale version the construction sequence would also be the same, just much faster and no labour or equipment required.

What a unique and interesting artefact.

David

[Scott Bentley]

Although most of the EWBB stuff is gone now (The Panels seem to grow legs), we still have the complete MGB kits at at the Engineer School in Gagetown. Not only is it incredibly detailed, all the component weights are to scale as well, so you can go through the building and booming sequence and have actual centre of gravities and so on.

Here's a pic of yours truly building EWBB at 2 CER in Petawawa in 1995. I was on one of the last basic Field Engineer courses to be trained on the EWBB before we changed it up for ACROW. Funny, thanks to remotivation in the form of PT, I can still remember the EWBB bay tightening sequence, Rakers, Bracing Frames, Transom Clamps, and Sway Braces.... Chimo

[Ian Johns]

Here's some more photos I took this morning. One box is missing along with the manual and some small parts. So it's a class 60 floating bridge and I'm told when assembled it's 12 to 15 feet long. I believe it has feet and pontoons Robin.

Sorry I missed you at the show Robin. I stayed about 4 hours, mostly sitting and talking to Andre.