Monday 7 May 2018

Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington: Updated

Roger Potten has updated the ambulances and ambulance station on Sketch Up since the last blog post on the ambulance station. The ambulance is based on a replica made for filming reproductions at Stow Maries as they match the scene lot better than the stock Sketchup vintage lorry he used before:




Wednesday 2 May 2018

Reconstructing the First World War Aerodrome at Croydon / Beddington: Photographs

Roger Potten has recreated two of Herbert Montgomery Martins photos from World War One. Compare The five ground crew (211):



with




and, to give context, where they are:



Then this one of Pt Fay on a Phelon & Moore 350 RFC issue motorbike: 


with


Then to give context, you can see they are near Plough Lane and New Barn Farm: