Author Topic: 28mm late war British & Germans (Read 135199 times)

MaleGriffin · « **Reply #570 on:** May 23, 2023, 11:36:33 PM »

Lovely work! Inspirational!

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #571 on:** May 24, 2023, 07:36:56 AM »

very nice indeed

Ash · « **Reply #572 on:** June 06, 2023, 07:27:26 PM »

Picked up a few more bits from eBay:

75mm Howitzer.

Got one of those bases that have holes for 25mm bases, so figures can be removed.
Sandbags still seem to end up looking like futon cushions...

Ash · « **Reply #573 on:** June 06, 2023, 08:54:49 PM »

... and what I thought was a three man mortar team, turned out to be three mortar teams. Probably off load a couple.

Rickf · « **Reply #574 on:** June 06, 2023, 10:47:47 PM »

Excellent work as always mate, I'm really liking your urban basing.

Ash · « **Reply #575 on:** June 07, 2023, 12:03:59 AM »

Cheers Rick, it's mainly cat litter, a few bricks from ebay , and the odd little bits of balsa.

I dug a couple of resin bits out of my pile of unpainted odds and ends, stuck them to some bases and ended up with these

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #576 on:** June 07, 2023, 07:05:50 AM »

Brilliant work!

Tom Dulski · « **Reply #577 on:** June 08, 2023, 12:35:19 PM »

Is that a Browning High Powered pistol?

Ash · « **Reply #578 on:** June 08, 2023, 01:40:12 PM »

Quote from: Tom Dulski on June 08, 2023, 12:35:19 PM

Is that a Browning High Powered pistol?

From what I've seen online, most say it's a Colt 1911.
Although at 28mm it would be a hard task to spot the difference.

"British 1st Airborne Major General Roy Urquhart (Sean Connery) fires his M1911 variant, quite possibly the .455 Webley version of the Colt M1911."

Cubs · « **Reply #579 on:** June 08, 2023, 04:32:08 PM »

My vote is for the Colt 1911 - the Browning is very similar, but has a definite taper towards the muzzle, whereas that looks like the same width all the way down.

CapnJim · « **Reply #580 on:** June 08, 2023, 10:56:39 PM »

In the movie, it's def a 1911. I have both a 1911 and a Hi-Power, and I carried a 1911 in the Army. Mr. Connery def has a 1911....

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #581 on:** June 09, 2023, 06:57:07 AM »

Yep, the Paras got their hands on as many 1911s as the could. Much better man-stopper than a .38 Webley!

Shahbahraz · « **Reply #582 on:** June 09, 2023, 08:15:32 AM »

Quote from: Harry Faversham on June 09, 2023, 06:57:07 AM

Yep, the Paras got their hands on as many 1911s as the could. Much better man-stopper than a .38 Webley!

If it gets to the point when you're using a pistol, it's usually time to wave the white flag...

Ash · « **Reply #583 on:** June 09, 2023, 02:33:52 PM »

Quote from: Shahbahraz on June 09, 2023, 08:15:32 AM

If it gets to the point when you're using a pistol, it's usually time to wave the white flag...

Wonder how often, during the war, a General officer like Urquhart had to use his side arm to shoot an enemy soldier..?

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #584 on:** June 09, 2023, 04:47:53 PM »

General Patton for one, oh 'ang on that was one of his own bloke's!

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