‘Sand Pebbles’ Sailors (1 Viewer)

[Desertkiwi]

Here's another great classic......

 

[Desertkiwi]

G’DAY Toddy,
Many thanks for your ‘flick-picks’…Your latest 3 are some of the best!

’Guns at Batasi’…I remember seeing and enjoying while still at school…Richard Attenborough as the R.S.M. was terrific, backed up by a number of very fine British character actors who often appeared in ‘military’ roles.

’Battle of Britain’…another personal favourite and responsible for the beginning of the ‘Warbird’ movement in the U.K. to preserve classic WW2 aircraft in flying condition.

I remember seeing many photos in the British newspapers at the time of filming when they had a lineup of 3x Hurricanes and about a dozen assorted Spitfires all painted up in typical 1940 RAF camouflage. The film makers were doubly lucky to get 36 Spanish-built Casa 211’s to imitate Henkel 111’s and almost 30 Spanish ‘Buchons’ to play Me 109’s…No CGI in those days!

Finally, one of the all-time greatest British WW2 films ‘Ice Cold In Alex’…starring John Mills, Harry Andrews and Anthony Quayle and a pretty sexy Sylvia Sims plus an Austin K2 Ambulance. Over the years I’ve seen this movie several times and enjoyed it more and more…
A few years back this film inspired me and K&C to produce our own Austin ‘Katy’…4 x variations in fact…One RAF…Two for the British Army in the European Campaign and…One for the Desert, very much in tribute to ‘Ice Cold In Alex’.
It’s still one of my favourite K&C fighting vehicles…

All the best,
Andy.

My pleasure mate. There's something quite special about some of those older war flicks from the 60's & 70's. I quite like some of the older B&W movies too. I guess I'm just being nostalgic and showing my age.......^&grin:salute::

 

[King & Country]

Here's another great classic......

’The Train’…A terrific Burt Lancaster movie…I actually appreciate it more now than I did back in the day…Back then I thought it was a wee bit slow…Today I appreciate the subtleties of the script and the whole look of the movie…especially the b&w photography…just seems more realistic and of the 1940s period.
Thanks Toddy!
All the best
Andy.

 

[King & Country]

Hi Andy, my question got lost in the movie reviews haha.
Will you release these guys in white? especially any new figures.
Is the sailor firing the pistol a new sculpt? I have the original white suited guys and love them. But dont recall the pistoleer.
another question to all..... are US sailors like other nations in the sense they wear white in summer and blue in winter? Or is there more to it? Would there be a situation where a few of the sailors might wear blue and others white? I will get the standing and kneeling firing, wondering how accurate it would be to mix them?..... ie blue and white uniforms.
Jas

Hi Jason,
Sorry for the delay in replying…In answer to your questions:

1. The Sailor firing the pistol is indeed a brand-new sculpt
2. As far as I know, most navies including the ‘Royal’ and ‘U.S.’, never mixed Summer/Tropical ‘Whites’ with Winter ‘Blues’.
Hope this helps mate.
All the best,
Andy.

 

[Desertkiwi]

’The Train’…A terrific Burt Lancaster movie…I actually appreciate it more now than I did back in the day…Back then I thought it was a wee bit slow…Today I appreciate the subtleties of the script and the whole look of the movie…especially the b&w photography…just seems more realistic and of the 1940s period.
Thanks Toddy!
All the best
Andy.

I'm very much like you Andy and with age have learned to appreciate some of these old classic's more and more as I've got older. :salute::

 

[jason foote]

Hi Jason,
Sorry for the delay in replying…In answer to your questions:

1. The Sailor firing the pistol is indeed a brand-new sculpt
2. As far as I know, most navies including the ‘Royal’ and ‘U.S.’, never mixed Summer/Tropical ‘Whites’ with Winter ‘Blues’.
Hope this helps mate.
All the best,
Andy.

Thanks Andy.
Lastly will you release any of the new sculpts in a white paint version?
Thank you fir the answers and all the amazing things you make for us.
Jas

 

[King & Country]

Thanks Andy.
Lastly will you release any of the new sculpts in a white paint version?
Thank you fir the answers and all the amazing things you make for us.
Jas

Hi Jason,
Re your question:
No plans at this time for more Sailors in ‘Whites’.
All the best,
Andy.

 

[jason foote]

Ok, thanks Andy. I will have to be unlike other navies and mix my whites and blues haha. That new sailor fining his pistol is a must have figure.
Regards
Jas