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Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #15 on: 12 January 2021, 08:59:00 AM »
Found the 60s game that used the figures...



 :-*
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Offline bluewillow

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Re: British Infantry, from the dawn of time!!!
« Reply #16 on: 12 January 2021, 09:56:19 AM »
Released by Almark, and if memory serves sculpted by Charles Stadden for a battleboard game I can't remember the name of? The figures had a prong on the bottom of their stand which fitted in holes all over the battleboard, you had a spring loaded popgun that traversed beneath the board which blasted the little man into orbit to splashdown under the sideboard, that's if you'd guesstimated yer ranges correctly...

:o

Gosh I remember them, quite jealous of my mate who I gamed with, I  never had any as I was a plastics man as I was after quantity for a long time at least until the 2000s

Cheers
Matt
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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #17 on: 14 January 2021, 10:50:43 AM »
I have recently built and I am building at the moment, PSC kits.
They are great kits for wargamers, very simple to put together and sturdy
I have built cromwells


PZ38t and Marder kit


and am currently building the 231 8-rad armoured cars


my only complaints would be the lack of decals
and my Pz38t did not have instructions

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #18 on: 14 January 2021, 12:31:25 PM »
They look good though! As I said earlier, two fruit trays of kits from the 70s have been excavated from the very bowels of the Emporium...
they're that crap, they almost look good, how's that work!

::)

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #19 on: 17 January 2021, 01:49:57 PM »
Herself's just told me I'm an idiot, a position I cannot defend, to be fair. Yesterday I gleaned two A10 Cruisers from fleabay for a steal. After several celebratory lagers I pressed the button thingy to pay for them...
and they're now heading off to my lad's house in Sheffield. Much ranting ensued, at this lager fumed catastrophe, which resulted in Herself's unsolicited testimonial.
I fear the war will be over before mi' tanks rumble onto Cleethorpes beach.

:-[  :'(  :-[

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #20 on: 04 February 2021, 11:48:48 AM »
Cruiser tanks have now reached the New Emporium by the Seaside, I'm guessing reliability and track problems slowed their progress from Sheffield?
They're S-Models and quite laughable. About five bits to assemble which makes a half decent model then, wait for it, brass etch super detailing thingybobs! Even with these additions they're still missing turret smoke discharges.
I fully intended going low tech, but I'm thinking piccys of this tat, can but only bring the Brethren's ridicule!

:'(

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #21 on: 04 February 2021, 03:12:29 PM »
We would like to see pics away

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #22 on: 06 February 2021, 02:32:24 PM »
Your command is my wish. I always flinched when my old mate used to say...

"Stop fretting, they're adequate for wargaming."

He'd just love this one!











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« Last Edit: 06 February 2021, 02:34:14 PM by Harry Faversham »

Online Iain R

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #23 on: 06 February 2021, 08:07:17 PM »
Nice work! I have a couple of those S-Model A13s myself (I love S-Model, their Cold War stuff is excellent), along with the Dan Taylor upgrade set for them that really pretties them up.
Proudly not painting Wars of The Roses since... ever


Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #24 on: 06 February 2021, 09:59:37 PM »
Looks great :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #25 on: 07 February 2021, 01:02:03 PM »
Looks great :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Better get to Specsavers!

 :P

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #26 on: 07 February 2021, 04:14:52 PM »
I am sure it looks great with the 3' rule at table top range.
I could do with a trip to specsavers though this lock down my eyes are getting bad :D

Offline bluewillow

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #27 on: 07 February 2021, 05:40:10 PM »
Not bad looking kit, I like the bronze green you used too.

Cheers
Matt

Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #28 on: 08 February 2021, 12:54:17 AM »
The flash kind of buggers up the colours and makes everything glossy. This piccy without flash is nearer to the finish on the actual model...



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Offline vtsaogames

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Re: Plastic Soldier Company.
« Reply #29 on: 11 February 2021, 02:37:00 AM »
I find using all the spare lights (and natural light too, if available) without flash works for me. The "all the lights" idea came from a friend who is a photographer of the non-gaming variety. Your tank looks swell.
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With a glorious swish of his sword and his lance
And a glorious clank of his tin-plated pants. - Dr. Seuss


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