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You can still buy castings, so you get them painted. John

Good luck, I will watch this space and the months roll by ............:giggle:

Great idea, maybe Tom may use that for future figures? John

Brendan, Not sure about book, but on a 7YW website there is quite a detailed page on this battle. https://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1760-01-22_-_Battle_of_Wandewash At the bottom there are references to couple of publications. It will be interesting if John will be bringing out...

For your interest MHSP make some more wagons and horsedrawn equipment that few others make. Many of these are still available, but they need finding, usually on EBay but from European sellers. As they are unpainted, the castings will need a 'lick of paint', I have done with all these ...

It looks to me like a gun team produced by French maker MHSP (Miniatures Historiques de Soldats de Plomb ) they came as castings and are from the 1970's. The range was released in the 200's with recasts made in China and sold by ATLAS. Here are a couple of pics on sets I have painted, showing...

Thanks for those pictures, and for the news about the videos, I was wondering why I couldn't access the older ones. I hope we can see more pics, it's something I really enjoy, seeing I'm halfway around the world from that show! John

It's great to see some 'action' taking place with this project. Looking good :) John

He will be popular 'down under'..... and even in his homeland, the Emerald Isle .....? And I do like the troopers ... reminds me of an iconic Australian song .....'Up rode the troopers, one, two, three' I bet these will be released in July ! John

I think he looks like Wayne ???? He's a 'Master ...' :) John

Yes, I saw lots of images on TV news last night of the parade in Vietnam. They had a lot to cheer about. I remember seeing the tragic scenes on TV of the last helicopter leaving with the locals all trying to get on ..... The Aussie had withdrawn 3 years earlier thanks to a change in our...

Perth in Western Australia, and I hope you enjoyed your visit to Austria too. John

Robin, that's NOT a tank, its Self Propelled Artillery!!!! John

Hey Wayne, what about the Kangaroo??? Lines of the Australian 9th and 10th Battalions at Mena Camp, looking towards the Pyramids. The soldier in the foreground is playing with a kangaroo, the regimental mascot. Many Australian units brought kangaroos and other Australian animals with them...

I had my 'morning stroll' down 'The Terrace' here in Perth, along with hundreds more marchers who were cheered all the way. It was, a most fitting commemoration to our fallen and serving servicemen and women. Lest We Forget, John