Wespe 1/48 Bailey Bridge

Having amassed a sizable collection of WW2 late war British Army, I am now seeking to model the supporting engineering and logistic support element of the army not just the usual teeth arms. The most iconic of the British Army's engineering kit next to Hobarts Funnies, was the Bailey Panel bridge system. To my knowledge no 1/56 or 28mm scale Bailey bridge models exist, so a search on Ebay threw out the 1/48 scale Wespe Stok Foundation plastic kit.

Box art.

 The kit comes with four of these frames with the panels, braces, bearings and pads. The panels are quite flimsy and need care when cutting out.

 Seven of these brown plastic deck panels also come with the kit. 

Assembly of the panels with the cross girders. This is a fiddly process and actually feels like assembling a real bailey bridge! 

 The assembled kit. 

The assembled kit with the bridge crossing a gap. The Churchill Tank is by Madbob Miniatures and is of resin. The bridge actually behaves structurally like a real bridge with flexure at mid span and some torsional buckling when overloaded! For wargaming, the bearings will be on scenic base to raise it over my terrain river sections. 

My sole gripe with the kit is that the deck panels when laid out along the length do not reach the end. Some modelling will be required here.