I assure you I have better things to do than actually count the number of sandbags I have made in the last couple of days but it has to be around the 1000 mark. I have got pretty quick at making them now and thankfully this is probably all I will have to do now. The sandbag emplacement is a railway control post copied from a picture in the Davies book and is complete with lots of little details like the ammo boxes built into the sides and the plank for the flag man to stand on - all off which will be pretty much invisible as faces the back but at least I know they are there. About 250 little bags went into this alone!

Shows the construction.

Being blended into the slope.

Nearly finished.

Some more bags went on the third dugout;

But most of them went on the communication trench that again will be pretty much invisible as it is on fiddle yard portion so will be behind the fascia but should serve to add depth to the off stage section.

The right hand wall and parapet have been finished off since this picture. Next task is to find a way of making duck boards quickly and cheaply as I need them not only for the trench floor but a considerable number as wagon loads.