MORE NEWLY PAINTED (and recent acquisitions for March 30)

Went to work clearing the fourteen Airfix US Paratroopers that were in the box recently received. Here they are painted and based. Converted the riflemen laying down into a LMG team, which can operate separately if so required. At a later date I will add some unit patches.

My spares box has furnished three old lead figures which can now serve as WW2 Dutch policemen. This allowed me to transfer my original two to my pre1950s British police. So both can now contribute small arms fire (my rules need three figures firing for a dice throw).

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

Quite a few auction wins recently. My aim is to restore a collection of old LONE STAR post1945 British Parachute Regiment figures. I rather like these 1960s figures, and even had a few in my late 1960s childhood. Well, I have gone slightly mad, having purchased a large number. I will have more to comment on these in a later post.

Here is the first delivery to arrive, costing £10 in total. A bit dear, but I wanted the Lone Star seated figures. Rather nice picking up an original Timpo Duke of Wellington. The 8th Army figures are chalky Timpo castings, so I will need to repair or even replace their arms (gun and limb).

A recent acquisition from a local charity shop is this metal and plastic vehicle. A Chinese made toy, but not a bad model. It only cost 50p and is perfect in scale. Will probably just keep it as a civilian piece.

MGB