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.

Sunday 23 January 2022

ISRAELI 1970s ARTILLERY & MORTAR CREWS

When Paul Watson sent me five pewter figures representing American GIs, decided they could be drafted into my small collection of Israeli military c.1970s. Here they are manning a field gun and mortar.


Primed and ready to be painted. The mortar is a Crescent model c.1960, 
This spare plastic copy of an Airfix WW2 marine can also be drafted into my Israeli military police unit.

2 comments:

  1. An excellent way to use empty-handed figures Michael! They look quite natural and correct as artillery servants and add greatly to your Israeli forces! Your paint jobs are perfect, and I really like the MP! Very well done!

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    1. Thank you Brad. Getting figures that can be used as support elements is vital in 54mm. There is no great interest in the Israeli army in the UK but as I also have an insurgent force, albeit in a slightly smaller scale, it provides an alternative opposition for the gaming table. I also feel WW2 is something too large for me to fully comprehend and recreate.
      Michael

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