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Saturday, 29 January 2011

Airfix Waterloo French Artillery

Another set of Airfix bods and the last artillery set  (from purely figures sets that is)The uniform blue looks a bit bright and I´ve been informed that grey horses wouldn´t have been used to pull gun carriages. What really worries me though is how do those nags survive with big wooden stakes stuck in one side of them!!? ;-D


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11 comments:

  1. Porky29 January 2011 at 06:47

    Great scene. The stake / horse conundrum reminds me of that Christopher Ecclestone Doctor Who episode with the nanobots that rebuilt casualties as one with what they were wearing. Spooky.

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  2. The Angry Lurker29 January 2011 at 07:41

    I believe losses were high among artillery horses, excellent stuff you've done there.

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  3. Tim Gow29 January 2011 at 08:08

    Lovely. I remember this set well, though I never did much by way of painting them. Another set moulded in yellow plastic I think?

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  4. Captain Richard's miniature Civil War29 January 2011 at 09:49

    Love that artillery...nice vibrant colors...excellent work

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  5. DeanM29 January 2011 at 10:11

    I had those guys too! Along with the French Infantry & British Highlanders. I loved those figures. The only pose I felt awkward was the French Infantry guys ramrodding their muskets - they looked like they were falling over a bit. Dean

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  6. Goat Major 29 January 2011 at 10:58

    Cracking stuff!! mine had many outings but never got painted - yours look great

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  7. Al29 January 2011 at 12:50

    Nice painting, another old classic

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  8. Paul29 January 2011 at 15:21

    Super work. All nags are just walking stew anyway!

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  9. Guidowg29 January 2011 at 20:01

    Ahhh, the memories.

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  10. Andy McMaster30 January 2011 at 00:34

    That's a nice little base. As with others, brings back memories of my youth and many battles fought with lego and marbles!

    Before I started painting them of course!

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  11. Paul´s Bods30 January 2011 at 06:26

    Thanks
    @ West...love mate :-D The sets hold so many memories for me (and it seems a lot of us) that when i get down to painting them up it all comes back.
    I´m off to sob over loss youth now...sniffel...
    Cheers
    paul

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