Armies in plastic british gatling gun (2 Viewers)

[9thHussar]

Steve Weston has announced more new sets from AIP soon - any ideas?
Regards
9th
ps - havea look at Steves site - he hs some great figures for sale

 

[steve weston]

Hi

I have nearly finished painting the new AIP set of a British gatling gun and crew. Has anyone else aquired this set and their views? It is mainly for the period Zulu War 1879 - Egyptian -Sudanese campaigns 1882-1885-ish.

You get a 5 man crew but two are firing rifles which seems a waste as I would have preferred all 5 to have been in action with regard to the gatling gun directly. They are all in shirt sleeve order.
There is another similar set with a field gun but I havent painted it just yet. The gun has the same crew poses except for 1 man being different in each set.
I will post a photo via photobucket when its fully completed etc...

Regards
9th

Both sets are great and have filled a huge gap - but just wait until you see what else is coming soon.....

Steve Weston.

 

[steve weston]

It's the NY company...I don't get it either, I think Steve Weston has them as future release.

Wrong! Sorry Guys we have them available ahead of everyone else because....

Steve.

 

[9thHussar]

anyone fancy a guess on the new sets from AIP? ....

I think that they are well overdue in issuing British & French Waterloo 1815 infantry and other similar figures

regards
9th

 

[Scott]

Wrong! Sorry Guys we have them available ahead of everyone else because....

Steve.

Oh OK.

BTW anymore Wild West figures?

 

[9thHussar]

Hi

Steve Westons site has photos of the AIP prototypes of the new sets of Zulus and British 1879 in shirt sleeves in action

Great looking figures

I dont understand the nature of AIP - so many different boxes but many gaps to fill. They have Charge of the Light Brigade Cavalry 5 boxes, but no Russian Riflemen and artillery - I suppose they will materialise at some point

Any comments?

Regards
9th

 

[Ragnar]

9th you are right AIP do need to pulg some holes...there Rough Riders must be getting realy bored .
On a side note would like to se AIP do a napoleonic Russian artilery set.

 

[DavidHigson]

How many guys would work the Gatling gun anyway? Having two guys shooting might not be a bad thing.
Maybe the gun jammed with enemy troops right on top so they grab some rifles .

Apparently, the Gatling Gun, as used by the British Army, carried two rifles affixed to the gun carriage for the close protection of the crew. I too was disappointed with the two riflemen. It would have made more sense to have them in non-firing poses to supplement gun crew of three.

 

[DavidHigson]

Here's my first attempt