I need help picking a title for this dio.
For those of you not familiar with the build here’s some info and pics, (more can be found here:http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...nt-pics.30249/)
The dio is combi boxed/360 dio, showing top and side wiev of a british reserve trench and a side wiev into a dug out, on the western front 1918. In the dug out. two officers are seen discussing details on a map.
Topside, british wounded . including a gas casualty, are returning from the front line. Also two german deserters/prisoners are being escorted to the rear by a guard. They are received by a trooper, doing one of the many daily tasks in the trenches during wet weather: emptying water from the trench. There’s also a small work station where troops are evidently replacing the budging and rotting wooden revetments with “Elephant Iron” (pics at the bottom).
The caption below the title is fixed: “British Reserve Trench, Western Front, late winter 1917/18”
I am going back and forth on the title however.
I have been able to narrow possible titles down to three options:
Early working title as I began on the dug out was "Planning at the Rear".
I like the sound of it – and conveys the story of the two officers planning yet another futile effort, but does not refer to the many scenes topside at all.
“After the Battle”
The wounded and Germans are clearly returning from the frontline (signs are showing the direction of the front and also showing direction a Casualty Clearing Station). Title also works well in setting the scene in the dug ut – officers could be assessing the battle, ground gained ( or lost) is being detailed on the maps.
There are however maybe too few wounded figures even though one of the germans is sporting a head wound and both the brits returning are wounded, I feel that the figures does not quite convey the title – perhaps if a british stretcher party was included, perhaps instead of the germans….Well, I don’t know - figures are fixed at this point – does the action support the title – don’t know…
“Upstairs/Downstairs”
Me trying at a play on words – the officers – traditionally belonging to the Landed Gentry, living life “upstairs” in their Estates back in Blighty, are here “downstairs”. At home, “downstairs” were where the servants (traditionally members of the Working Class) worked, but here members of “the ranks” (largely drawn from the working class) are here “upstairs”. Title underlines well the “two – level” effect of the sideview.
The pun might be lost on people not being aware of the above…
feel free to weigh in...
Pics:
For those of you not familiar with the build here’s some info and pics, (more can be found here:http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...nt-pics.30249/)
The dio is combi boxed/360 dio, showing top and side wiev of a british reserve trench and a side wiev into a dug out, on the western front 1918. In the dug out. two officers are seen discussing details on a map.
Topside, british wounded . including a gas casualty, are returning from the front line. Also two german deserters/prisoners are being escorted to the rear by a guard. They are received by a trooper, doing one of the many daily tasks in the trenches during wet weather: emptying water from the trench. There’s also a small work station where troops are evidently replacing the budging and rotting wooden revetments with “Elephant Iron” (pics at the bottom).
The caption below the title is fixed: “British Reserve Trench, Western Front, late winter 1917/18”
I am going back and forth on the title however.
I have been able to narrow possible titles down to three options:
Early working title as I began on the dug out was "Planning at the Rear".
I like the sound of it – and conveys the story of the two officers planning yet another futile effort, but does not refer to the many scenes topside at all.
“After the Battle”
The wounded and Germans are clearly returning from the frontline (signs are showing the direction of the front and also showing direction a Casualty Clearing Station). Title also works well in setting the scene in the dug ut – officers could be assessing the battle, ground gained ( or lost) is being detailed on the maps.
There are however maybe too few wounded figures even though one of the germans is sporting a head wound and both the brits returning are wounded, I feel that the figures does not quite convey the title – perhaps if a british stretcher party was included, perhaps instead of the germans….Well, I don’t know - figures are fixed at this point – does the action support the title – don’t know…
“Upstairs/Downstairs”
Me trying at a play on words – the officers – traditionally belonging to the Landed Gentry, living life “upstairs” in their Estates back in Blighty, are here “downstairs”. At home, “downstairs” were where the servants (traditionally members of the Working Class) worked, but here members of “the ranks” (largely drawn from the working class) are here “upstairs”. Title underlines well the “two – level” effect of the sideview.
The pun might be lost on people not being aware of the above…
feel free to weigh in...
Pics:
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