A beautyfull new addtion to my WW1 trench

[Panzer_peter]

it is a very nice display and the rat is very cool and fits in well

[Bank Vault]

HAHAHA now THAT is a new one!

[MG34NZ]

Excellent Job

Excellent and I think the rat while not to every ones tastes adds to the realism of the display, theres nothing morbid about it at all.
Waiouru Army museaum here in New Zealand has a rat or two in there first World War diaplay and its the small details like that that make the display come to life.
Theres a taxidermist living close to me who uses a freeze drying process on animals that leves them looking very much alive, He recently did a deer head for me with all whiskers and eye lashes intact. Incidently he has displayed in his house Rats and Mice preserved by this process. So its not out of the question to add realistic props to your displays if you so desire.
Regards
Andrew MG34NZ

[Hartigan]

LOL
Your trench now is complete

[Luis22]

This is what my WW1 trench looked like before:

Fantastic! I saw a similar setting in the Imperial war museum in London, they added some flashing lights to make it look like explosions on the horizon.
Congrats!

[airborne_steve]

Jean,

Very nice display!

Steve

[Jean-Loup]

Thanks guys for all the new comments in this old thread. The rat had been where it is for about 4 years now, and it still looks exactely the same, and there have not been any problems with insects, etc.

JL

[chainsawrich]

Very Nice display....

[Jesse Rocco]

I'll buy that rat off you......how much?

[oli4vercammen]

No, the rat does not smell. Actualy, it probably died several years ago. It is very light, as the insects ate everything inside it. There is just the skin and bones left.

JL

I hope it for you as bugs can eat cloth... that's why plastic bags aren't good safe ceepers... they atract dust and the tiniest creatures eat dust... they lay eags and the larves of those can eat the fibres of your uniforms and flags, you get the picture... Dust and animals are the enemy of a collection!

[kammo man]

Hardcore ........
Good job on going the extra mile ..
owen

[THATGUY]

Excellent display!

Sam

[Sojka2]

Abosolutly stuning trench! It is so realastic as Remaques books! Great work Jean-Loup!
Best Jan

[HoydenR]

The chasse

An old thread, but never the less, I really like these pictures. I had heard that small dogs were used as ratters in the trenches of WWI, but I have never seen pictures of it.

Another thing to add to my list of dog things I must collect


Thank you for sharing.

[Seigfried]

LOL
Your trench now is complete

Almost! You need to get a femur or skeletal hand to have poking out of the trench wall! Great display overall and attention to detail.