Author Topic: British reconnaissance motorcycles, and Austin 7 (dismounted test figures 10/09) (Read 12354 times)

tin shed gamer · « **on:** May 12, 2018, 09:50:14 AM »

These are technically for me .Which translates to I like the concept so I'll ask Simon to cast them and add them to the follies range. As I like the look of the dismounted figures ( for Pulp games).As they're also an important WW2 British piece of reconnaissance kit (pre jeep.)I thought they may interest you chaps.

Dan · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2018, 10:00:33 AM »

I like them

Colonel Tubby · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2018, 10:08:58 AM »

Quote from: Dan on May 12, 2018, 10:00:33 AM

I like them

Me too! A set of civilian riders would be good as well!

Keith · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2018, 10:46:03 AM »

Very funky - I fancy a few of these.

Poiter50 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2018, 10:55:34 AM »

Lovely work, I do like them. I feel however that the Thompson SMG should have a drum mag rather than the box mag and they should be wearing normal British helmets rather than the later despatch rider/para helmet. I seem to recall an article in A&N Modelworld IIRC that showed the BEF Recce MC unit in France in 1940. Perhaps you are wanting a more "what if" look to them?

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Northumberland_Fusiliers_battalions_in_World_War_II#/media/File:The_British_Army_in_France_1940_F3195.jpg

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2018, 12:41:05 PM »

There's civilian riders already done and floating around in a mould.

Poiter.

I'll agree if I'd intended these as BEF then I'd have put them in tin hats. Which is an easy conversion if people wanted me add them.

The trouble with articles is they tend to be over focused .Its not a black and white transition.
Here's a couple of pictures to give a sense of transition.
Also a picture of multiple Thompson variants of which only three use drum magazines.
The first picture is November 39,the next three are May to October 40.Then April 41 through to August 42.

SABOT · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2018, 12:42:11 PM »

Great job - I love them exactly the way they are.

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2018, 12:53:22 PM »

Cheers Sabot,
(I was busy adding pictures when you replied and ran out of pics for the last one

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the commissar · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2018, 01:02:40 PM »

Nice looking models - you mentioned dismounted versions, do you convert these or are you commissioning some?

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2018, 02:17:51 PM »

Nice.

Unfortunately I now have an "a-ha" track playing in my head.

Poiter50 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2018, 04:14:34 PM »

Well, simple solution. Produce all of the variants - "para style", Brit helmet, Glengarry, beret!

But seriously, some variants would be good if you get them in to production.

aircav · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2018, 04:22:20 PM »

Absolutely brilliant

Ewan · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2018, 04:48:44 PM »

They look excellent and I will certainly be buying a good number of them.
The normal British steel helmets will cover VBCW and France 1940 as well as Sealion.

Ewan · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2018, 04:51:26 PM »

Also need a Bren gun version

Andy in Germany · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2018, 06:53:36 PM »

These look fantastic for pulp games. I'll start saving my pennies...

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