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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: Vintage Wargaming on 19 September 2015, 11:42:04 AM

Title: Another Interwar AA Unit
Post by: Vintage Wargaming on 19 September 2015, 11:42:04 AM

Noel B over on the WW2 Forum told me he had been reading a history of the Automobile Association (AA) which said AA patrols had been praised for their part in the British Army exercises of 1935 or 1936 as military police.

(It also turns out that there was a traffic control unit with the BEF drawn almost entirely from AA staff which suffered very heavy casualties in the retreat to Dunkirk).

Of course I had to field them (the 1930s unit). Oxford Diecast came to the party with BSA m/cs and then also in the last couple of weeks issued an Austin 7 RN van in AA colours. Dart Miniatures provided the AA Patrolman. I think I might keep looking for a suitable standing figure to go with the Austin (preferably standing and saluting) - I may have one in the spares box somewhere.

The only thing I did to any of the vehicles was paint the fire extinguishers on the sidecars silver. I didn't want to mess with the livery.

Here they are in all their glory:

(http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll263/clivies/AA%20patrol%202_zpself6ogdj.jpg) (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/clivies/media/AA%20patrol%202_zpself6ogdj.jpg.html)
(http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll263/clivies/AA%20patrol%204_zps0oookyz9.jpg) (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/clivies/media/AA%20patrol%204_zps0oookyz9.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Another Interwar AA Unit
Post by: Mason on 19 September 2015, 11:52:07 AM

 :o :o

These look great!
 8) 8)

I could certainly do with some of those for my VBCW.
What scale are they?

Title: Re: Another Interwar AA Unit
Post by: Vintage Wargaming on 19 September 2015, 02:03:39 PM

They are 1/76

Title: Re: Another Interwar AA Unit
Post by: TadPortly on 24 September 2015, 08:04:53 PM

You can get some 1/60 scale AA vehicles from Models of Yesteryear and early WW1 figures paint up well as AA

Title: Re: Another Interwar AA Unit
Post by: Mason on 24 September 2015, 11:34:34 PM

Quote from: Vintage Wargaming on 19 September 2015, 02:03:39 PM

They are 1/76

Thanks.
 :)

Quote from: TadPortly on 24 September 2015, 08:04:53 PM

You can get some 1/60 scale AA vehicles from Models of Yesteryear and early WW1 figures paint up well as AA

Thank you, too.
 ;)

I did take a look at them but they seem a little pricey for something that would really be, for me, only 'set dressing'.
Maybe if a cheap one turns up I will go for it, but until then I have plenty to work with already.

They do look good, though...... 8)

Title: Re: Another Interwar AA Unit
Post by: TadPortly on 28 September 2015, 07:47:12 PM

I use mine to repair vehicle breakdowns - very common for WW1 era tanks unfortunately