WORKING ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS (OCT.2023)

Have recently acquired some very useful plastic storage boxes. This has allowed me to reorganise my toy soldier collection, and some associated scenic items.  I now think it's a good time to redecorate my games room, actually the dining room, as it really does need it. So the tables will have to be dismantled to ease access to the walls. And I will also use the occasion to give my book collection a much needed clean.

Will be having a few weeks break from posting on the blog so as to complete the above, and I also want some exclusive time to work on my research papers.

Rather pleased to report that my hobby projects have been greatly reduced, although there is still a box of figures needing some cast arms and heads to complete. It really is nice to see so little unpainted lead lying around.  

Hope to be posting again in November. Here are a few figures recently completed.

Some 1960s Timpo-made US Military Police

The Box that Keeps on Giving furnished two more WW2 Dutch infantry, and two more London Scottish infantry.

And a new flag for my 19th century Hanoverian infantry.

The Headless Box, full of figures needing Spare Parts

And the actual Spares Box, many of which are also nearly sorted!

MGB

The LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH (and other completed projects)

My battle plan has been to clear the spares box and also complete the establishments of wargame units. The problem with this is that painting single figures is a very tedious process. But it has been a successful undertaking.

My Liverpool Scottish have increased to twelve figures on foot, and a mounted officer. These are converted plastic Heralds with home-cast heads and rifles.

And lets not forget a WW1 hero, better known for his film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes.......

OTHER PROJECTS

A spare Lone Star figure has been painted up as a Royal Marine c.1950. They now muster a full battalion of twelve.

I completed a Soviet LMG team. One of the figures was 1/35 scale, but the head and weapon looked too small and feeble. Decided to add a metal head and construct a metal LMG. Looks much better now, and appears to be the same scale as the Airfix Soviet.

Two spare 8th army figures have been converted into a 'National Army of India' Bren gun team. So these will be fighting on the side of the Japanese.

In my spares box was this Lone Star stretcher bearer, Will be seeking another.

A Timpo 1960s plastic Tommy is ready for active service.

My London Scottish battalion, in their distinctive hodden-grey uniform, is now eleven figures strong. 

My French 1860-1914 collection urgently needs some more staff officers on foot. Converted this plastic Foot Guards officer into a high ranking French engineer.

Pleased to see these figures sorted.

MGB

LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT (Alternatively, Toronto Scottish Regt.)

About a year ago I converted/repaired some lead highlanders and painted them up as the London Scottish Regiment or 14th County of London Battalion (nicknames, the Piccadilly Allsorts, Cockney Jocks, Duke of Bangkok's Rifles). Formed in 1859, it still exists to this day as a reservist company. They were classified as light infantry, and adopted a distinctive uniform colour of hodden-grey with blue facings. When Paul Watson kindly sent me some additional Highlanders, decided to increase this battalion to ten figures.

(Footnote. This uniform is shared with the Toronto Scottish Regiment, their brother battalion, raised in Canada in 1915.)

MGB