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02-13-23, 08:45 AM | #136 |
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Think you’ll ever paint the Black Knight? He always wins.
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02-13-23, 09:05 AM | #137 |
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03-14-23, 01:56 PM | #138 |
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Some British police figures I just finished repainting. The first four are all TIMPO and the first two (a Police Inspector and a WPC) could even double as RAF personnel in their old pattern uniform. I've yet to identify the jolly looking traffic signaller at bottom right - he just might be another scarce item from Cavendish Miniatures, made for the London tourist market
Edit: I just found this 6th figure (a bobby walking his beat) which I'd forgotten I had - so he just got his makeover too
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03-14-23, 03:49 PM | #139 |
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shouldn't there be "two bobbies on bicycles"?
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03-14-23, 06:27 PM | #140 |
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Ah... not in the Metropolis. But the country Bobby on his bike is an iconic figure, it's true
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05-07-23, 01:25 PM | #141 | |
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05-08-23, 07:17 AM | #142 |
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I'd hoped to get the following photos ready before the coronation 2 days ago but Whac-a-Squirrel had to get priority, as you'll surely agree For a long time I wondered about the origin of this beautiful Coldstream Guards Drum Major, then thanks to the internet community I discovered that he was made by "Cavendish Miniatures" in the 1960s as one of several figures intended for London's tourist market (see post #138 for the policeman) I repainted him as a toy soldier, which is what he is (not a model) although I couldn't resist going to town a little on the detail
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05-08-23, 07:36 AM | #143 |
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A line-up of drum majors
From L to R - Charbens, Lone Star, Britains 'Eyes Right' series, Cavendish and Cherilea - all plastic toys from the 1960s with some continuing into the 1970s. I repainted all of them except the Britains figure Just to show what a repaint can do. Some collectors disapprove of repaints but I'd rather look at clean and tidy guardsmen than scruffy slovenly ones
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05-08-23, 08:09 AM | #144 |
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05-08-23, 08:36 AM | #145 |
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"Tallest on the right, shortest on the left!"
An overview of the different makers' guardsmen when I was a kid From our left: Timpo, Britains 'Deetail' series, 60mm Crescent Toys series, Cavendish Miniatures, Britains 'Herald' range, Lone Star These two were late on parade (disgraceful) - they are Britains 'Eyes Right' and the smaller (54mm) of the two series producedd by Crescent. All repainted except for 1, 2 and 7
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05-08-23, 10:06 AM | #146 |
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@ Sky - I've never so far come across a squirrel guardsman so please let me know if you find a pic
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05-08-23, 10:12 AM | #147 |
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Will do.
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05-08-23, 10:14 AM | #148 |
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I have this one, Britains 'Deetail' series!
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05-08-23, 10:41 AM | #149 | |
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I've been using this shot for years!
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05-08-23, 11:13 AM | #150 |
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Britains "Herald" guardsmen
Always my favourite figures as a youngster, the Herald range was bought out by William Britains Ltd, who kept many of them in production - more about that later with a look at the earlier grenadier guardsmen designed by Zang
All Herald guardsmen - there were no bandsmen in the range
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