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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Dr Jones on May 26, 2008, 08:43:07 AM
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Hurrah!
http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/offer.php
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Aaargh!
Now I have to decide wether to get yet more Red Sailors or start a new Chinese Warlord Army o_o
Actually, I think I've got as many sailors as I can possibly justify, having bought a load at Salute for my Bolshevik army.
The Chinese on the other hand are very, very tempting.
They'd go very well with my surplus to requirements 1/48 Lancia armoured car and Smer Ansaldo SVA kit. I could even add a small contingent of Artizan Italians as a Warlord bodyguard. Not that the Italians sent any military advisors to China...it is the Back of Beyond though so I guess anything goes :D
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This is the armoured car:
http://bp3.blogger.com/_uRl2d8gaD5A/Rlxh0b_URNI/AAAAAAAAAC8/PCtqsuYMkvk/s1600-h/3246380+Lancia.jpg
Seems like a great excuse to build an entire Chinese Warlord's army equipped with the best Italian army surplus money can buy ;D
And, aerial support too:
http://www.smer.cz/en/catalogue/models/aircraft/aircraft/epoch-1-world-s-war/scale-1-48/ansaldo-sva-5.html
Nice.
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wow, this car is a blast!
Edit: where to get?
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I ordered a Lancia at Partizan yesterday, though I cant recall the name of the guy who makes them He is new, and does some superb Spanish Civil War vehicles as well. Once it arrives, I'll let you know. By the way, there were some Italians in Siberia. Yet another contingent on their way through the chaos of Russia. They made it in the end to Vladivostock. Dashed if I can recall the source though. Somewhere in my book collection.......damn this ageing process....what did you say your name was again?
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That's the SCHUCO Lancia Ansaldo - but it's 1/43 and really huge
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That's the SCHUCO Lancia Ansaldo - but it's 1/43 and really huge
:'(
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Very tempting
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Looks fine next to my Copplestone figures though :D
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Looks fine next to my Copplestone figures though :D
maybe a photo?
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Photobucket is playing up at the moment but I'll try to post a photo later on :(
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send the pic to me (forum@backofbeyond.de), I'll upload it to the forum
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send the pic to me (forum@backofbeyond.de), I'll upload it to the forum
Yes Boggler! you will do this! we must see the pretty pics! ;D
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Good idea. I've sent you the photo. Hope it arrives :)
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Good idea. I've sent you the photo. Hope it arrives :)
I'm not able to check my emails in the office, so we'll wait till afternoon.
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wow, this car is a blast!
Edit: where to get?
There's one on ebay at the moment:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Scale-1-43-Military-Tank-ANSALDO-LANCIA-1ZM-Italy-1916_W0QQitemZ150251762295QQihZ005QQcategoryZ1042QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I managed to persuade photobucket to upload the photos (eventually >:() so here you go:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa273/jimjackaman/Lanzia001.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa273/jimjackaman/Lanzia002.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa273/jimjackaman/Lanzia003.jpg)
A bit bigger than the real thing but I think it looks like a fair match for 28mm.
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And next time I'll remember to resize them too :o
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thanks for the pics, unfortunately it looks too big, see my attachment
here more pics of the car:
http://www.landships.freeservers.com/reviresco_lancia_ac_kitreview.htm
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Each to his own I guess.
I'll still use it, as I've got the thing already, and it is still pretty cool.
As long as it doesn't end up anywhere near the far too small Copplestone Rolls Royce or HLBS armoured vehicles, then I should get away with it
:D
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I'll still use it, as I've got the thing already, and it is still pretty cool.
of course, didn't want to talk you out of using it, it's a lovely car and I would use it too if I'd own it :)
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Alex,
I see that Force of Arms has added a new model to their list:
Italian Lancia IZ/IZM armoured ‘car’
http://www.forceofarms.co.uk/catalogue.pdf (http://www.forceofarms.co.uk/catalogue.pdf)
Well, scratch that off my build list! The FOA models are excellent! I'm going to have to order one and some others from them, I cannot locate any pics though. So it must be a new release.
Brent
Company B
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It was a Force of Arms one I ordered at Partizan. As you say Brent, gorgeous models. A bit big, but not out of sight. By the way, I'll have a train set please!