Start of my VBCW Ground Forces: Updated June 9th

[joekano]

Now that the planes are finished, I've gone back to continue work on the ground forces.  There is still a lot to paint, but here is what I have so far.


Generic British troops that can be used for either the Edwardian or Georgian sides (or WWII)
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E2Kd1G4mpF0/UPzl91riLXI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/ZVyJqtXS8lU/s640/IMG_3256.jpg" height="480" width="640" />

Armoured support (Lanchester Mk II)
<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yyfb_lYug1E/UPzl4jg0SzI/AAAAAAAAALQ/bhHQedV7wpg/s640/IMG_3252.jpg" height="480" width="640" />

The local constabulary
<img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5Xd93VwT33Q/UPzleeuibiI/AAAAAAAAAK4/ebJjpqxDB4s/s640/IMG_3248.jpg" height="480" width="640" />

British Union assault group (German equiped)
<img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h5H8m6zhJyQ/UPzmDPaETUI/AAAAAAAAALg/E1K_DECGPwY/s640/IMG_3258.jpg" height="480" width="640" />

Blog entry:
http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-initial-ground-forces-for-vbcw.html

Thanks for looking!

Chris

[pocoloco]

Wonderful!  

Who makes the armoured car? (need to have couple of those at some point for my Edwardians).

And is there a thread about the buildings seen on the background on LAF?

edit: checked your blog, found out the maker of the armoured car.

[commissarmoody]

Oh wow! The Buildings, and the Troops look great! Can you post a link to the buildings Thread?

[joroas]

Nice work.

Just one point, Police officers in the 30s did not have the chequered cap band that they do today, it should be blue.  Officers on duty had a black and white striped band on the right arm.

[Arlequín]

Just one point, Police officers in the 30s did not have the chequered cap band that they do today, it should be blue.  Officers on duty had a black and white striped band on the right arm.

The City of Glasgow Police wore it on all caps from 1933, eventually spreading to all Scottish forces sometime after. It's named 'Sillitoe Tartan' after Glasgow's then Chief Constable. It should be black, not blue (unless in Australia and New Zealand, or red in the City of London). It didn't spread to England and Wales until the 70's though.

You're right with the arm band though...




What a cracking start to a collection though. The Lanchester is probably my favourite armoured car too. 

[6milPhil]

Outstanding stuff,  which makers for the figs, the armoured car and the buildings?

[joroas]

The figures look like Artizan.

[gimzod]

Very good start sir, Welcome to the madness.

[Tym]

Very nice great work.  It's a start of a very addictive period.

[leadfool]

Very Nice

[jp1885]

Cracking stuff sir! Have you signed up for the VBCF?

[Rob_bresnen]

Very spiffing stuff. Especially the police- love the silver buttons- very neat.

[aggro84]

Lovely stuff! 

[joekano]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the feedback.  The figures are indeed Artizan and the armoured car is from Copplestone.  The building are PDF railroad kits from Scalescenes.com that have been scaled up.  They also make roads and individual texture sheets. I started a new topic here on the Interwar board (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=49887.0) to make it easier for people to find, but the details can be found on a new blog entry:

http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-british-buildings.html

Just one point, Police officers in the 30s did not have the chequered cap band that they do today, it should be blue.  Officers on duty had a black and white striped band on the right arm.

The City of Glasgow Police wore it on all caps from 1933, eventually spreading to all Scottish forces sometime after.

Joroas and Arlequin, thanks for the info on the police unforms.  I'm planning to set my battles in the Scottish Borders, which is why I added the tartan.  I wasn't sure how quickly it spread south, so do you think I'm ok for this time period?  I also wasn't sure what the arm band war for (in the period photos I've seen it didn't always appear), so I'm glad to finally know.  Would it have only been worn by the officers in charge, or all constables on duty?

Thanks!

Chris

[huevans]

Re the infantry, no sten gun. It wasn't invented until WW2. Also no shoulder patches. And I am not sure if the bren gun had been issued at that point either.