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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 06, 2016, 10:03:42 PM

Title: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 06, 2016, 10:03:42 PM

Copplestone Casting's Reds, Whites and Chinese all have field guns but not the British it seems.  Does anyone have any tips on who produces suitable artillery pieces and crew so the British Indian army can have some support?

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Von Stroheim on October 07, 2016, 02:29:48 AM

Try the Empress Jazz Age mountain gun

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=81308.0

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: sukhe_bator on October 07, 2016, 11:28:21 AM

TransCaspian / Mesopotamian / East Persia Cordon and British Intervention troops all had access to the 18pdr QF
Old Glory do an 18pdr (WWI-319) but with Western Front crew
Battle Honours do a 25mm Palestine theatre gun and crew (WWIBP-6)
Its a shame Eureka don't do larger versions of their Palestine gun crews - I like the poses on their 15mm versions...
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x200/sukhe_bator/Transcaspian%20conflict/IMAG1689_zpsq0ltjlst.jpg)

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: carlos marighela on October 07, 2016, 12:36:06 PM

Woodbine Design (Gripping Beast) do suitable guns and crews.

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: sukhe_bator on October 07, 2016, 12:53:55 PM

That's excellent news for you 25mm BEF BOBers out there!

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 07, 2016, 01:55:42 PM

Some great suggestions there, thank you to all.

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Hammers on October 07, 2016, 02:16:56 PM

Quote from: Von Stroheim on October 07, 2016, 02:29:48 AM

Try the Empress Jazz Age mountain gun

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=81308.0

Quite fiddly to put together, that one. But just the same a lovely piece of murderous hard wear.
 

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Hobbit on October 07, 2016, 08:57:45 PM

Brigade Games also do a 2.75"BL Indian Army mountain gun

http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Indian-Mountain-Gun-BL-275-Mule-Team-and-Crew_p_614.html

(http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Indian-Mountain-Gun-BL-275-Mule-Team-and-Crew_p_614.html)

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Ignatieff on October 11, 2016, 03:54:46 PM

Great War Miniatures do a fine 18pdr

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 12, 2016, 10:07:30 AM

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Great War Miniatures do a fine 18pdr

And the suggestions keep coming!  Thanks very much for the suggestion, and I admit Great War Miniatures is a manufacturer I hadn't heard of before despite over 40 years as a miniatures wargamer. 

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Ignatieff on October 12, 2016, 06:40:03 PM

Quote from: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 12, 2016, 10:07:30 AM

And the suggestions keep coming!  Thanks very much for the suggestion, and I admit Great War Miniatures is a manufacturer I hadn't heard of before despite over 40 years as a miniatures wargamer. 

Gettoutatown!?!?!  ;)

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: area23 on October 12, 2016, 08:08:25 PM

Renegade Miniatures. They have early war crew by Mike Owen or late war crew by Kevin Adams. Chunky enough to go well with Copplestone.
http://www.renegademiniatures.com/ww1lwbr.htm

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 13, 2016, 01:26:09 PM

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Gettoutatown!?!?!  Wink

Yep, it's true.  In my defence, I am a recent convert to the period and the Great War fits into the big time gap between by two main interests of the ECW and Second World War, so I never came across them.  But I live and occasionally learn!

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Hammers on October 17, 2016, 07:29:19 AM

This heavy piece is from HLBS.

(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s04/r03/27_Hammers_Palestine_NWF_Heavy_Metal.jpg)



Brigade Games Indian Army Mountain Gun

(http://www.adventuregaming.tsome.com/NWF/SikhMountainGunCrew.jpg)


Empress Mountian Howitzer, perhaps a little too dainty for Copplestone.

(http://www.adventuregaming.tsome.com/NWF/NWFMtnHowitzerCrewV.jpg)

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 17, 2016, 07:37:35 AM

Lovely work sir.  It is too early in the morning to be wearing a hat, but when I do put one on, I will take it off immediately in honour of your work. 

Are the mountain gun crew Brigade Miniatures too?

Title: Re: British field guns compatible with Copplestone Castings range?
Post by: Hammers on October 17, 2016, 08:52:18 AM

Quote from: Sir Rodney Ffing on October 17, 2016, 07:37:35 AM

Are the mountain gun crew Brigade Miniatures too?

Yes.