Pontoon Bridge Combat Command - pic of unpainted casting up

TAMMY · Post by **TAMMY** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:16 am

Oh yes, but is the inflated pontoon without frame and Treadway to be added at the launch site.

In the first vvideo, at min. 1.09, you can see a Brockway B666 loading the pontoon on the GMC truck.

In the second video you can see the portal crane B666 in operation at minute 0.45, placing the Treadway.

kampfgruppe · Post by **kampfgruppe** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:52 am

For the game the use of GMC Dumptruck to bring the inflated pontoon is interesting anyway i will be so happy to get tthe B666 for this purpose !!!!

And Yes Tammy, you are alright about the video, no frame on the inflated pontoon, but it's possible to load one with the frame on a GMC dumptruck too (or 2 inflated pontoon with Frame on B666)

you can check this information on the photo gallery of this great site :
http://www.989thengineertreadway.com/

I let you discover

nice photos of the preparation and storage of "camouflaged" inflated pontoons before loading

About the treadways we are agree, it must be loaded with the B666, maybe it could be loaded with C666 too ?

Post by **GHQ** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:08 am

Here is what the truck with the crane is modeled after.

and here it is setting the bridges

OK, take a deep breath, hold it, and slowly exhale...everything will be all right.

Thanks,
GHQ

33YearsGHQ · Post by **33YearsGHQ** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:14 am

Thanks for sharing the photo. The crane will look great (looks like a proper Brockway C666-which is based on the Corbitt).

Of course now we want to see what the other trucks look like!

Thanks again!

piersyf · Post by **piersyf** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:57 am

Very nice! The listing of 5 Corbitt's doesn't quite suggest that one would be of this type, though, does it? Also, wasn't it the other way around? I thought Corbitt designed the 6 ton truck but couldn't meet demand, and Brockway used the same plans to make their version...

kampfgruppe · Post by **kampfgruppe** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:41 am

Great for the C666 !

A nice photo of the C666 and B666 in Use :
http://www.300thcombatengineersinwwii.c ... /mp64b.jpg

pibber · Post by **pibber** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:07 am

A C666 ! Whaaaou !

Amazing model !
I pray for B666 for the four others trucks

(beautiful photo GHQ ; we can see GMC compressor in the background too : great scene !)
Thanks for sharing the photo.

rct75001 · Post by **rct75001** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:09 pm

Do they exist?

Two weeks since release and no photos

Ordered but not received - anyone got any yet??

CG2 · Post by **CG2** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:52 am

We have had the discussion before but not to have a picture of this two weeks after it's gone on sale is very poor. This is one of the most long-awaited releases for some time and for it to be the only item without a picture is unbelievable. If GHQ do read these posts, they must be pretty dumb not to fix something this simple that annoys so many of their customers!

piersyf · Post by **piersyf** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 12:32 pm

1)Yes, GHQ does read the posts. They have already commented in this thread.
2) If a pic had been posted at release, this thread would not exist.
3) Having said that, I think this release has been one of their best efforts to date; all had pics but 1 on the day of release. I can't remember that happening before. Agreed, the only one I was interested in was the one missing a pic, but given GHQ's comment earlier, I'm guessing there is something happening beyond their control.

I'm willing to cut them some slack.

CG2 · Post by **CG2** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:40 pm

I think a simple note saying why a photo hadn't been posted on the day of release would go a long way to fixing this in future. It's not rocket science to stick a photo on a website - perhaps they should move the releases to Facebook instead as even a 5 year old can load photos there in no time!

John Secker · Post by **John Secker** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:33 pm

I must say I find the tone of some of these posts unpleasant, and certainly more offensive than the fact that GHQ haven't uploaded a photo. Can we all calm down a little please?

TAMMY · Post by **TAMMY** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:48 pm

The same point was raised for the BergePzIIII. There are models that need to be seen.
to be appreciated or "understood"as the description is not enough.. In these cases no pics is like no model.

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:16 am

kampfgruppe · Post by **kampfgruppe** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:56 pm

I must say I find the tone of some of these posts unpleasant, and certainly more offensive than the fact that GHQ haven't uploaded a photo. Can we all calm down a little please?

Agree with you about the photos, BUT I would like to know something in the future, IF a model is not ready when is on the news, it's not an ORDER but a PRE-ORDER.
This way i could plan my orders, order it like a Pre-order or order other models and report the PRE-ORDER model the next month, or even in this case wait for a sale period...

but it's not big deal , just an improvment in my opinion...