11th January 2009, 09:43 PM
Sorry to hear Velociraptor that it didn't work out with Osprey. I would hope that nearly twenty years later they paid a bit more than what would have been about half a student grant. As far as my illustrations go I would use a mixture of CAD plans (pretty straight forward as the structures are generally fairly simple for ease and speed of construction) whilst the photographs will be from my private collection, various archives (eg the Bundesarchive - see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Catego...ve_by_year) and modern survey photos.
If, as you found it, the pay and conditions are pretty rubbish for the work involved, I will probably still push ahead with this area of research. At the momemt with the ground being so hard I am working as a tour guide. Having an in depth knowledge of the structures that are still to be seen will (and does)give me a bit of an edge.
Historic Building - the Org. Todt (OT) conducted a series of experiments in the 30's and early 40's. In their opinion, the shock waves from bombs were more dangerous to underground shelters than large, multi storey above ground shelters. The large public shelters would usually have a couple of underground floors but these tended to be for generators and pumps rather than people. There were never enough shelters though and so these rooms were frequently crowded as the raids grew in tempo. The structures by and large were very solid but when they did give it was generally fatal for all concerned as the forces would be concentrated in a very small area.
Just give me a cold Becks
If, as you found it, the pay and conditions are pretty rubbish for the work involved, I will probably still push ahead with this area of research. At the momemt with the ground being so hard I am working as a tour guide. Having an in depth knowledge of the structures that are still to be seen will (and does)give me a bit of an edge.
Historic Building - the Org. Todt (OT) conducted a series of experiments in the 30's and early 40's. In their opinion, the shock waves from bombs were more dangerous to underground shelters than large, multi storey above ground shelters. The large public shelters would usually have a couple of underground floors but these tended to be for generators and pumps rather than people. There were never enough shelters though and so these rooms were frequently crowded as the raids grew in tempo. The structures by and large were very solid but when they did give it was generally fatal for all concerned as the forces would be concentrated in a very small area.
Just give me a cold Becks