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Friday, 12 November 2010

Aifix Guards Colour Party

So, after the slightly gloomy pic from yesterday, a nice colourfull bunch of bods...the Airfix guards colour party. Why they are so named I don´t know as there was no icecream or pop in the box., and they look pretty serious..certianly NOT in a party mood at all!!
This, along with the guards band  was my very first set of  bods...I remember lining them up along the hall...then later using the heads as ammo for a 1/32nd scale metal howitzer...luckily some survived to tell the tale...maybe that´s why the stern faces! :-)
Eyes........Right!!!
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7 comments:

  1. The Angry Lurker12 November 2010 at 07:21

    Funny, nice figures though.

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  2. Paul´s Bods12 November 2010 at 07:28

    Thanks....wait till you see the guards band...lots of saxaphones, cymbals and trumpets..in fact an excellent brass section but not one guitar or electric organ in sight !! And they have the nerve to call themselves a band...really...:-)
    Cheers
    Paul

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  3. Andrew12 November 2010 at 10:02

    Wow, I've never seen these painted before. My dad gave me his set when I was a kid and I never got around to doing anything with them. Nice paint work!

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  4. Al12 November 2010 at 10:39

    An absolute classic, where it al began

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  5. Anonymous12 November 2010 at 12:54

    One day I will have this set, trooping the colour is something always to look forward to on TV :)

    Well painted Paul!

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  6. Greek_Geek12 November 2010 at 14:19

    How was the plastic after all these years? Has it held up well? They look surprisingly good for their age.

    Dimitri

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  7. Paul´s Bods13 November 2010 at 01:36

    Thanks everyone:-)
    The plastic is very good Dimitri, considering thier age. I have a set of British paras and and the Beduins which are pretty brittle...a bit like hard cheese.
    Cheers
    Paul

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