Le tunnel sous la manche (Module T-TRAK)

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The title is a french pun : this layout seems to be 'Eurotunnel' called also in France as 'the tunnel under the Channel'

The Channel in french is 'La Manche' but the word 'manche' is also a sleeve

so the title has to be translate as : 'the tunnel under the sleeve'

les structures
the base

la structure du caisson est en forex, les pieds en bois et le tunnel en tuyau de gouttière
The structure is forex, the feet are in wood and the tunnel is a piece of gutter pipe

the base
starting the layout
feets

Afin de tromper l'ennemi, un dragon landed on the module
To lure the enemy, a dragon

tunnel
tunnel
the sleeve
the sleeve
mountain preform
mountain preform

Encore un dragon !
Another dragon !

La ferme française est bâtie à partir des planches AFAN, avec quelques adaptations
The French farm is built from boards made by AFAN organization, with some adaptations

home
pigpen
garage

Le tunnel coté anglais est bâti de toute pièce, il reprend l'architecture du château de Douvres
The english side of the tunnel is built from scratch, it mimics the architecture of Dover's castle

pieces
bending
assembly

le cintrage du parement du tunnel utilise la technique de l'air chaud de Phillipe Fabre (forum du N)
to bend the tunnel pieces, I used warm air

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Premiers essais de mise en place des tunnel
First test placing tunnels

english side
french side
overall vue

mise en situation des fermes
farms layout

french farm
english farm

la montagne : moulage de rochers en plâtre (moule Woodland Scenic)
the mountain : molding of rocks in plaster (Woodland Scenic molds)

rocks
detailss
painting
France
England

préparation des sols avant mise en herbe
preparation of the soils before adding grass

France
France
England
England

mise en herbe
adding grass

England
France

Vue des fermes
Vue of the farms

France
France
England
England

Vue générale
overall vue

France
France
England
England
boars
overall vue