SPECIAL THANKS. I would like to thank Paul Watson for his sponsorship of several lead figure collections on this blog. Having decided to clear his spare/surplus figures, he generously forwarded them on with no other requirement than they deserved to be restored. I would also like to mention George S. Mills, who kindly furnished a quantity of plastic figures which allowed me to complete another five or six military units, serving in several collections.

Wednesday 30 September 2020

ROYAL ARTILLERY AND COASTAL GUNS c.1880

On the previous post I'd mentioned the two W. Britains AA guns needed a complete reconstitution if they were to have any value. Yesterday I completed the work converting them into coastal artillery. Serving with these artillery pieces are my converted plastic guardsmen,  representing Royal Artillerymen.

MGB

(Campaign news. This coastal battery will now take up position on Vancouver, British Columbia.)







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6 comments:

  1. tradgardmastare30 September 2020 at 16:57

    Splendid guns , crew and protection.

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    1. MGB30 September 2020 at 17:13

      Thank you Allan, those guns had been dumped in a box for about a year. Now I can use them!
      Michael

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  2. The Good Soldier Svjek1 October 2020 at 07:29

    Good conversions to get those guns in action .

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    1. MGB1 October 2020 at 08:59

      Thank you Tony, they will be very useful, for sure.
      Michael

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  3. Brian Carrick1 October 2020 at 07:58

    The battery looks very impressive, and you'd never think the crew started life as plastic guardsmen.

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    1. MGB1 October 2020 at 09:03

      Brian, those plastic guardsmen can be great value, and the odd bandsmen can be easily converted into artillery crews.
      Michael

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