Falkland's 'infills'.

[ryman1]

Could get wawy with sculpting supporting sandbags.........



Cheers

Ry

[Techno]

Ooooooo......
Now that's probably a much better idea !
Thanks Ry !

[mart678]

Hi Phil

Very nice work the guns are 2 days away from completion thats the Argie and British one
so keep up the good work I really like the figures

Martin

[Techno]

Get your bum over the hills sometime next week then Mart ! 
We can photo the British chaps 'in situ'.
Then I can start on the Argies.

Cheers - Phil

[rexhurley]

3. Not sure if the figure is meant to be moving but a weapon like this will be fired from a stationary position. To be honest unless he is standing behind something and needs to stand he will fire either from the kneeling or prone position.

4. I don't think his personal weapon would be slung over the same shoulder where there is going to be a back blast, it's also likely to slip off slung like that. If slung it would be diagonal either across the back or even across the front. More likely he will have the weapon on the ground if kneeling or prone so he can quickly pick it up after he discards the spent 66.

Cheers, Rob 

Techno please donot do a prone one after having personally trained and fired these things you dont do it prone unless you have a passion for having your legs becoming somewhat crispied, always fired kneeling or standing and they are a b*tch to actually fire

[Techno]

Hi Rex.

I'm guessing you mean the LAW 66mm.
Sorry....There is already a prone chappie.....BUT...I have him angled so the 'back-blast' wouldn't scorch his bum.
He's almost firing at 90 degrees to his torso, which I hope would give some sort of 'realism' to the figure.
Cheers - Phil.

[Techno]

I dunno....I leave photobucket alone for 4 whole days....and they go and change things around AGAIN..... ...I'm FAR too ****ing old for this...

OK.... Top piccy....GPMG on tripod...The dark/shiny lines are where I'm going to 'ream off' the red putty to save Dave and Leon on metal....It's a two part model...The loader is completely separate with a 'nipple' under his knees that fits into a hole on the base.....I think this is 'castable' as is for Leon and Dave and should be very easy to assemble.

Underneath is the 'completed' 'generic' British artillery crew.....'spotta'.....loader....'carrying shell'....'firer'.

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Sorry Phil - those gunners look a WWII - the helmets are a bit soup plate rather than Turtle.

IanS

[Techno]

Flare them a little Ian ?
Might be the angle I photo'd them at.
Wouldn't take a moment....Let me know Matey.
Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Probably better to do em in Berets - otherwise should be lower at rear and have an angled set going down front to rear. I know a photo would help but lack the technology  - sorry. Also not certain which helmet was used in the Falklands.

IanS

[Techno]

Hi Ian.

From 'my sources'  (rather than my ...ahem...research) it was the same 'pattern' as the WWII one.
Think I've got that right. ....But I stand to be corrected.
I'll probably send these as they are....Then if there's a demand for berets or bare headed bods, I can convert these to give some variations if Leon fancies that.
If they are wrong as they stand, I can soon tweak them.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Yes it probably was - but the 44 pattern one, not the WWI soup plate, which those look like.

IanS

[PeterRushton]

This image from the imperial war museum web site:-

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205189465

shows "A 105 mm light gun of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery sited under camouflage netting between Fitzroy and Bluff Cove"

Some gunners are bareheaded, whilst others are wearing berets and others helmets. Seems like we could justify all these variations for the range!

Looking forward to adding the new items to my Falklands forces. Excellent work done on this project Mr Techno. "Thank you" very much.

[Techno]

 
Cheers - Phil.

[Dougie]

Excellent stuff are we getting a light gun as well ? Dougie

[Hertsblue]

I guess Martin's the man to ask about that. It'd be very useful, though, not just for the Brits but also the US Marines.