Eichhörnchen's Armies - Page 7

Aktungbby · 11-13-22, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Eisenwurst

C'EST Le "Madam Dèclôttage" - Wild West Saloon Madam"

Where's the leather rifle scabbard?!! Essential equipment on a western saddle (or Jeep)...should be at starboard,

behind the cantle! Or, in front of the rider, angling back under the saddle's right stirrup leather

I still keep a brass-reciever'd .44 magnum Henry rifle

in the mancave with a tannery-brown leather scabbard, with tack-lashes for trips to the range myself...always in my ageless 50 year old Stetson sombrero!

Catfish · 11-13-22, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

This is an Airfix cowboy on a Britains horse. Together they make a fine figure - more like a model than a toy - so I gave them a diorama setting to show them at their best

^ very nice

Aktungbby · 11-13-22, 01:37 PM

Just remember to have the reins in yer teeth when firing over the nag's head 'cause fer sure, the startled beast will not stand still at the loud report!

The 'Duke' got it right!

Jeff Bridges did too! PSSSST note saddle rifle scabbards at 0:16 in video

Eichhörnchen · 11-13-22, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Just remember to have the reins in yer teeth when firing over the nag's head 'cause fer sure, the startled beast will not stand still at the loud report!

I believe T E Lawrence was charging into battle on one occasion with both hands off the wheel, when he shot his unfortunate horse dead from under him with his revolver (probably a Webley)

As for the rifle scabbard, Britains Ltd produced at least one western saddle with this featured (I have one on a model somewhere) also a pistol holster at the front was featured on some other patterns. All this poor cowpoke has on his is a water canteen, a blanket and a box for his Gene Autry CDs

August · 11-13-22, 07:38 PM

You might be interested in this Eich. Don't see too many WW2 Japanese figures.

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-22, 05:40 AM

^ Thanks, August - these look at first sight to be copies of Airfix figures, who made my cowboy. Others made by Airfix but not featured in the bucket include Russians and British in jungle dress. I'll post a few from each set shortly as I think I have all of them - they are such good sculptings they often get used in dioramas

Edit: Now that I've watched the whole thing through, it turns out to be true that some of the figures poses were copied from Airfix and others (as I'd guessed) from Matchbox - i.e. the British officer in sheepskin coat and the piper

Then there are a whole load that I've never seen before and they are very good; the Japanese are not, it seems now, copies of either Airfix or Matchbox and would be very compatible with both

I also realise having looked at the Airfix sets closely (for the first time, some of them) that I don't have them all. I'll post a few examples of some Airfix soldiers (I don't yet have any Matchbox in my army)

I love the animations he does at the end!

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-22, 01:09 PM

Japanese Infantry WW2

Aussies WW2

US Infantry WW2

Russians WW2

British Paras 1

British Paras 2

Wehrmacht

Afrika Korps

I only have these three WW2 German figures, believe it or not - I'll have to put that right

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-22, 01:31 PM

'Modern' British infantry

He wears the "invasion pattern" (or "turtle") helmet - I was once kitted out with this as an army cadet, along with the plain olive drab 1960 pattern combat uniform and FN FAL rifle - but this guy doesn't have a gas mask

'Modern' German infantry

August · 11-14-22, 02:23 PM

Watch one video and now it's into my feed.

Look at this one, 3000 figures!

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-22, 04:31 PM

^ I got to 17:47 then lost the will to live

August · 11-14-22, 05:12 PM

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-22, 05:49 PM

One of my repainted Romans (see my post #89)

He has the later chain mail protection as opposed to the more familiar "Lorica-Segmenta" plate armour - the Romans were always willing to borrow good ideas from the locals

These guys were all over my neighbourhood 1700 odd years ago and I've begun to get interested in Roman coins, many of which are fetched up from the soil around here by detectorists - I'll maybe put some pics in Col7777's thread later

Catfish · 11-14-22, 06:01 PM

I got legions of Timpo toys figures, from medieval to the wild west.
I gave them all to my nephew, along time ago ..

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-22, 06:03 PM

^ I gave away a lot of stuff to nephews too (such as my complete collection of Britains zoo animals) - been busy replacing it ever since

Eichhörnchen · 11-15-22, 05:21 AM

Lorica-Segmenta armour

A collector friend told me that these figures were intended for sale in museums and the like, so were designed with a view to accuracy

11-13-22, 01:37 PM	#93
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,857 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Just remember to have the reins in yer teeth when firing over the nag's head 'cause fer sure, the startled beast will not stand still at the loud report! The 'Duke' got it right! Jeff Bridges did too! PSSSST note saddle rifle scabbards at 0:16 in video __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 11-13-22 at 01:52 PM.

11-13-22, 07:38 PM	#95
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You might be interested in this Eich. Don't see too many WW2 Japanese figures. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-14-22, 05:40 AM	#96
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ Thanks, August - these look at first sight to be copies of Airfix figures, who made my cowboy. Others made by Airfix but not featured in the bucket include Russians and British in jungle dress. I'll post a few from each set shortly as I think I have all of them - they are such good sculptings they often get used in dioramas *Edit:* Now that I've watched the whole thing through, it turns out to be true that some of the figures poses were copied from Airfix and others (as I'd guessed) from Matchbox - i.e. the British officer in sheepskin coat and the piper Then there are a whole load that I've never seen before and they are very good; the Japanese are not, it seems now, copies of either Airfix or Matchbox and would be very compatible with both I also realise having looked at the Airfix sets closely (for the first time, some of them) that I don't have them all. I'll post a few examples of some Airfix soldiers (I don't yet have any Matchbox in my army) I love the animations he does at the end! __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 11-14-22 at 12:55 PM.

11-14-22, 01:09 PM	#97
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some of my Airfix 1/32 - as yet unpainted Japanese Infantry WW2 Aussies WW2 US Infantry WW2 Russians WW2 British Paras 1 British Paras 2 Wehrmacht Afrika Korps I only have these three WW2 German figures, believe it or not - I'll have to put that right __________________

11-14-22, 01:31 PM	#98
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	More up to date 'Modern' British infantry He wears the "invasion pattern" (or "turtle") helmet - I was once kitted out with this as an army cadet, along with the plain olive drab 1960 pattern combat uniform and FN FAL rifle - but this guy doesn't have a gas mask 'Modern' German infantry __________________

11-14-22, 02:23 PM	#99
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Watch one video and now it's into my feed. Look at this one, 3000 figures! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-14-22, 04:31 PM	#100
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ I got to 17:47 then lost the will to live __________________

11-14-22, 05:12 PM	#101
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	__________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-14-22, 05:49 PM	#102
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Timpo-Toyway Romans One of my repainted Romans (see my post #89) He has the later chain mail protection as opposed to the more familiar "Lorica-Segmenta" plate armour - the Romans were always willing to borrow good ideas from the locals These guys were all over my neighbourhood 1700 odd years ago and I've begun to get interested in Roman coins, many of which are fetched up from the soil around here by detectorists - I'll maybe put some pics in Col7777's thread later __________________

11-14-22, 06:01 PM	#103
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I got legions of Timpo toys figures, from medieval to the wild west. I gave them all to my nephew, along time ago .. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

11-14-22, 06:03 PM	#104
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ I gave away a lot of stuff to nephews too (such as my complete collection of Britains zoo animals) - been busy replacing it ever since __________________

11-15-22, 05:21 AM	#105
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Lorica-Segmenta armour A collector friend told me that these figures were intended for sale in museums and the like, so were designed with a view to accuracy __________________