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Sunday, 24 April 2011

Airfix Guards Band

The absolute Grand daddy of plastic sets, This set was released 51 years ago !!!!! I remember it being my very first set as a nipper, that and the Airfix Guards Colour Party. I used to spend hours lining them up along the hall....great fun. :-D
The drum, not the big one, had to be replaced...lost many years ago :-(
I´ve posted this lot before, but now they have been placed in thier natural habitat. 
" yiiiiiiiiii´s ...........LEFT!!!!!! "


Hello to Baxterilius from Frozen Gamer AK. There´s some very large battles  (amongst ohter things) to look at  and he also has a Youtube page...his X-mas greeting is well worth a look...very funny!!!!! :-D
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21 comments:

  1. Dux Homunculorum24 April 2011 at 02:57

    Very nice Paul! Just in time for the Royal Wedding.

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  2. Porky24 April 2011 at 03:35

    Great backdrop too. True dedication, to make the journey just for that photo. Wait... you're not invited to the wedding?

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  3. Drew24 April 2011 at 03:36

    At least you painted yours... (Nicely done by the way) Mine languish in a box with all their Airfix brethren as I still could not part with them when I got addicted to metal.

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  4. The Angry Lurker24 April 2011 at 03:45

    Lovely work, lovely backdrop.

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  5. Paul´s Bods24 April 2011 at 03:48

    Thanks...I was invited to the wedding...to sweep up the litter afterwards :-D
    @Drew...paint them...you´ll find it´s fun..Nice star wars blog btw.
    Cheers
    paul

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  6. Secundus24 April 2011 at 03:54

    very nice!

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  7. CarloAntonio24 April 2011 at 04:24

    Very nice !I had bought them in 1974. I regret not having more.
    But they seem to have reprinted, I do not know!!

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  8. Remco24 April 2011 at 04:42

    I like these (grand) daddy's a lot

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  9. PaintPig24 April 2011 at 07:21

    got mine in the 70's and the marching busby's and I'm pretty sure I bought a box of awi continental infantry. they fought many a war with the guard while the band played on.

    PP

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  10. Unknown24 April 2011 at 09:51

    A very interesting subject done well. Every army needs their musicians.

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  11. Don M24 April 2011 at 12:17

    That takes me back! Very nice work as always Paul!

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  12. Herkybird24 April 2011 at 12:28

    I remember being bought this set in the 60s. I remember wishing they had a more bellicose set so I could kill something!!!
    Got my wish big time in the intervening years!

    Thanks for reminding me of a more innocent age!
    Better painted than any I did...!

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  13. kingsleypark24 April 2011 at 13:22

    Wow, they do bring back the memories but I remember they didn't get played with much because they didn't have guns......

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  14. mekelnborg24 April 2011 at 14:41

    What, those are the Airfix? I thought these were the actual Guards when I first looked, the background fooled me. Very good.

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  15. DeanM24 April 2011 at 20:11

    Really, great timing. I had a set of these a long time ago when I was a kid; never painted them - they were molded in red and I just played with them like that. Dean

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  16. Wg Cdr Luddite25 April 2011 at 13:57

    Well at least you don't have any 'Wills & Kate' figures.
    I am so nonplussed by the wedding thing that I have volunteered to work on Friday just to get away from it.

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  17. Anonymous1 September 2013 at 13:53

    Very nice job.

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  18. Anonymous8 February 2015 at 09:46

    Very nice job! What did you use to paint them. I have little regiment of these, unpainted.

    Tito

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    1. Paul´s Bods9 February 2015 at 06:22

      Thanks Tito. They are painted with Acrylics.

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  19. Paul Howes24 February 2017 at 00:47

    Hi Paul,I managed to enlist in the cause to paint both the AIRFIX BAND & The Colour Party for this years 2017 FIGZ at ARNHEM. I changed upon your work here and it is Splendid my friend and fellow Benno Member. BB

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