Author Topic: Building the Borsetshire Brigade More recruits 15.04.24 (VBCW) (Read 7676 times)

Doug ex-em4 · « **on:** January 27, 2024, 02:50:59 PM »

After intensive training, including gruelling manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain, Chief Superintendent Ronald Biggsworth-Hill is satisfied that his new command has reached a state of high efficiency and is ready for action.

A colourful parade is organised at the new unit’s secret Wiltshire HQ, Chief Superintendent Biggsworth-Hill himself taking the salute

Here we see The Chief (as his men affectionately call him) saluting his favourite unit, the Motorcycle Fast Reaction Section

The climax of the parade was the complete Flying Column arrayed on the nearby sports ground. A brave sight indeed, guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of all who may oppose good order in Wiltshire and beyond

And with that, Passing Out was completed, the beer was on The Chief and passing out could commence.

Doug

Roo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2024, 04:27:39 PM »

Great stuff Doug!

Capt Troy Tempest · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2024, 04:45:11 PM »

Very nice. What scale?
Building great as well, are they scratch made.

Doug ex-em4 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2024, 11:16:47 PM »

Quote from: Capt Troy Tempest on January 27, 2024, 04:45:11 PM

Quote from: Roo on January 27, 2024, 04:27:39 PM
Great stuff Doug!
Thanks, Roo. I have to confess that these lads have appeared some years ago at Hereford but I’d never got round to mentioning them here.

Very nice. What scale?
Building great as well, are they scratch made.

Thank you.

26mm - motorcycles from Bob March’s Pulp range.

The building on the left is a Plasticville and the one on the right is scratch built but not by me.

Doug

mikos khan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2024, 02:42:27 AM »

Very cool. I really like the wanna be Mussolini figure that you used for The Chief. Who makes it?

Doug ex-em4 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2024, 08:39:05 AM »

Quote from: mikos khan on January 28, 2024, 02:42:27 AM

Very cool. I really like the wanna be Mussolini figure that you used for The Chief. Who makes it?

https://forlornhopegames.co.uk/category/future-warriors/cops

Doug

leadboy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2024, 09:10:41 AM »

Lovely stuff Doug, but aren't the motorcycles sold by RAFM, rather than Pulp Figures ?
Although I think they were originally sculpted by Bob Murch !
Sorry to nit pick.....

Doug ex-em4 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2024, 10:28:02 AM »

Quote from: leadboy on January 30, 2024, 09:10:41 AM

Lovely stuff Doug, but aren't the motorcycles sold by RAFM, rather than Pulp Figures ?
Although I think they were originally sculpted by Bob Murch !
Sorry to nit pick.....

No harm in nit-picking; nasty little buggers need disposing of anyway. Howsomever, I got the motorbikes from Bob. I think he sells/sold in sets of one bike and rider with one combination and crew (not sure exactly, it’s a while since I got them). I wanted 10 bikes and 1 combination so I got a friend of mine in Canada (who knows Bob) to see if he would supply them as a special order. Which he did.

As regards their current availability, I don’t doubt that you’re right and thanks for putting the record straight

Doug

Vagabond · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2024, 01:44:56 PM »

The Flying Column are a stirring sight. I bet they put the fear of God into the Wiltshire poachers.

Metternich · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2024, 05:11:28 PM »

"To Protect and Serve" (motto of the LAPD - Los Angeles Police Dept.)

syrinx0 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2024, 02:24:04 AM »

That is a great looking fast response bike unit. No doubt it was quite a passing out after all that training.

Doug ex-em4 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2024, 01:40:03 PM »

Quote from: Vagabond on January 30, 2024, 01:44:56 PM

The Flying Column are a stirring sight. I bet they put the fear of God into the Wiltshire poachers.

They certainly put the fear of God into Wiltshire pedestrians

Quote from: Metternich on February 01, 2024, 05:11:28 PM

"To Protect and Serve" (motto of the LAPD - Los Angeles Police Dept.)

WPFC -haven’t got a motto yet but it’ll probably be along the lines of "To Ruthlessly Crush Oposition to How The Chief Constable Things Should Be" but it’ll be in Latin and look quite reassuring.

Quote from: syrinx0 on February 02, 2024, 02:24:04 AM

That is a great looking fast response bike unit. No doubt it was quite a passing out after all that training.

Thank you. Yes, The Chief was very generous with the beer.

Coming up, an insight as to how the column came to be so well equipped, considering the upheaval caused by the Civil War.

Doug

Overlord · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2024, 02:02:15 PM »

Quote from: Doug ex-em4 on February 02, 2024, 01:40:03 PM

WPFC -haven’t got a motto yet but it’ll probably be along the lines of "To Ruthlessly Crush Oposition to How The Chief Constable Things Should Be" but it’ll be in Latin and look quite reassuring.

"United we stand or Devizes will fall" - "Stemus unita aut Devizat cadet"