The audience waits with bated breath for what might emerge from the workshop this weekend...
Its not Sunday yet, although we will be there before you.
Quote from: Leslie BT on August 15, 2020, 09:25:18 PM
Its not Sunday yet
Yup - that is indeed why we're waiting - maybe less than 24 hours to go before we hear...?
Thanks for the enthusiasm chaps!
Mould = 3 packs of Mexican rev.
All peak cap government troops.
Charging
Advancing
Kneeling firing
martin :)
Very nice Martin. Photos and "buy me" buttons already on the website too - what a slick operation!
Simon
Have to say quite taken with these Government sculpts.
Martin what are the next three packs, as I think I will invest in a an army for subdue the Revolution.
Dave
Those sculpts are looking very Nice Martin... will definitely be adding some on my next order.
Bob
Thank you.
Next will be a higher command pack, machine gun pack and a collectible figure of Danny O' Hara (as a Mexican).
After this a few more govt packs. Including casualties.
Caps and kepi can be mixed no problem.
Then a pause whilst i catch up on some other "bits" that need to be done.
martin :)
Darn! Placed my first order about 6 hours too soon and missed the 'Cap' infantry - next time!
Was headgear pretty much the same in one unit or a real mix of caps and kepis in the same company?
Simon W
Some photos show groups of men with up to 3 different hat types.
Having said that, they tend to be "same hats together" as if each hat type goes with a platoon.
In my opinion (for the little that is worth) I have seen photos with kepi mixed with sun helmet; cap mixed with sun helmet and kepi mixed with Sombrero.
This one has kepi and sombrero.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guardia_Nacional_de_Sinaloa._(27786673951).jpg
Officers seem to wear kepi or cap regardless of what the men are wearing.
Just thoughts
martin :)
As Martin says, it's not unusual to have a mixture of hat types (and uniforms for that matter) in what appears to be the same unit in photos. There are also photos showing an impressive uniformity!
The old uniform was blue with a blue low kepi or high black shako. Most units wore a dirty white campaign uniform instead of the blue.
A new khaki uniform was introduced with a peaked cap. This ranges from sand through grey to green. Again, the white campaign uniform remained in use.
Officers in advance of the regulations, ordered their own uniforms under the impression they would be grey. Officers can thus be in blue (peaked cap or kepi) or grey / khaki (peaked cap in same colour).
Other ranks commonly white with blue kepi or khaki peak cap, or khaki with peaked cap, less commonly blue with black shako or kepi. Sun hat occasionally officers but mostly artillery, MGs and cavalry.
There's one photo of a MG unit showing examples of all the different headgear and uniforms with grey-blue French style greatcoats thrown into the mix!
Neil
Quote from: martin goddard on August 16, 2020, 09:54:56 PM
This one has kepi and sombrero.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guardia_Nacional_de_Sinaloa._(27786673951).jpg
The 3rd guy from the left is wearing his bandolier across his right shoulder
Will you be doing a pack of troops who are left-handed?
:)
Good observation.
I don't think armies allowed left hand shooters in the olden days.
I appreciate the comment is not that serious.
In the UK left handers would often have their hand tied to the chair at school in order to make them use their right hand.
A Winchester carbine could probably be used OK left handed. A bolt action rifle not so much
martin :)
Quote from: shedman on August 17, 2020, 12:24:35 PM
The 3rd guy from the left is wearing his bandolier across his right shoulder
I think that chap is actually facing the building, but has managed to cranked his head round to make it look as though he's facing forwards. Look at his feet - I think they're heels rather than toes? ;)
Simon
Unfortunately Martin I went to one of those schools, both my parents were left-handed i should have been left-hand but the head of my first school did not have left-hand pupils in her school!
I am mostly right handed but can throw darts, hammer and perform a range of other menial tasks with either hand. My problem with shooting is that I am left eyed, I cannot close my laft eye and sight with my right, this caused me no end of trouble on Cadet force camps when I was at school.
Andrew
Similar thing happened in Hearing Impaired schools until the early 80s. Anyone using sign language got their hands slapped with rulers, or worse.
I'm the same as you Andrew. We were always taught in the cadets to form a stable platform with your body and elbows for shooting a 22 or 303. Easy if you are right handed as you could pull back the bolt without moving any part of the platform. But if you were left handed you had to roll over slightly and lift one elbow off the ground to reach the bolt lever. Still got my marksman though.
John
Those were the "good"old days Les.
Third of a pint of milk.
Ink wells. Caps. Tapioca.Feet and inches.
The cane. School bully.
Brings back memories....
martin
I can remember the milk being frozen in the winter with that stalagmite of white cream with the foil on top.
I must admit, these new troops do look like they could be used in AK 47 as well, Government troops in any South American type country, if you look at the old Bond movies etc, so very versatile indeed.
Miles
Indeed Les. :)
Gone for good.
martin