King & Country
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Hi Guys,
From a personal point of view one of the great things about designing and collecting ‘CEREMONIAL’ figures is arranging them into large scale displays and parades.
A single soldier on parade is not very spectacular... Nor are just half-a-dozen ‘squaddies’ marching or presenting arms.
BUT get thirty, forty or more little soldiers in No. 1 ‘Parade’ dress on a table top or in a display... Well, now you’re talking!
A batch of our new and upcoming Royal Marines and Royal Marine Bandsmen arrived from the factory yesterday and it seemed a good opportunity to ‘debox’ them and put them directly onto the Parade Square so we could photograph them.
The photo itself is titled ‘BY SEA AND BY LAND’, the motto of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines and goes a long way to explain my own pride in being a former ‘bootneck’ and the long and often glorious history of the Corps.
Founded in 1644 as ‘The Duke of York & Albany’s Maritime Regt. of Foot’ it soon became known as the ‘Admiral’s Regt.’
During the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) the Marines helped capture Gibraltar which to this day is the only battle honour to be found on the ‘Royals’ regimental standard.
During the Napoleonic Wars the ‘Royals’ took part in every major naval battle as well as multiple amphibious operations.
In those days Marines had a dual function on Royal Navy ships. First, they ensured the safety of the ship’s officers and supported the maintenance of discipline and good order within the crew.
In battle they helped ‘man’ the ship’s guns as well as providing snipers and marksmen up in the vessel’s rigging and mast platforms. They also led boarding-parties onto enemy ships.
Throughout the First World War they still served on board capital ships (battleships and cruisers mostly) all over the globe and, in addition, fighting on land, in the defence of Antwerp in 1914... The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915... and the Zeebruge Raid against the German U Boat base in 1918.
By the Second World War the Royal Marines continued their sea service but also converted to the ‘Commando’ role alongside the British Army’s own Commandos.
After the war, the Army Commandos were disbanded and the ‘Royals’ took on the entire ‘commando’ role and duties of these very special soldiers.
From then till now the Marines have fought in every conflict Britain has been involved in since 1945 in virtually every corner of the world.
It’s appropriate then that the 'globe' is at the centre of the Royal Marines badge and crest.
Anytime, anyhow, anywhere Britain has to fight around the world the Royal Marines will be in the thick of it...
“Per Mare Per Terram”... “By Sea and By Land” the proud motto of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines for more than 350 years!
All the best and enjoy,
Andy
From a personal point of view one of the great things about designing and collecting ‘CEREMONIAL’ figures is arranging them into large scale displays and parades.
A single soldier on parade is not very spectacular... Nor are just half-a-dozen ‘squaddies’ marching or presenting arms.
BUT get thirty, forty or more little soldiers in No. 1 ‘Parade’ dress on a table top or in a display... Well, now you’re talking!
A batch of our new and upcoming Royal Marines and Royal Marine Bandsmen arrived from the factory yesterday and it seemed a good opportunity to ‘debox’ them and put them directly onto the Parade Square so we could photograph them.
The photo itself is titled ‘BY SEA AND BY LAND’, the motto of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines and goes a long way to explain my own pride in being a former ‘bootneck’ and the long and often glorious history of the Corps.
Founded in 1644 as ‘The Duke of York & Albany’s Maritime Regt. of Foot’ it soon became known as the ‘Admiral’s Regt.’
During the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) the Marines helped capture Gibraltar which to this day is the only battle honour to be found on the ‘Royals’ regimental standard.
During the Napoleonic Wars the ‘Royals’ took part in every major naval battle as well as multiple amphibious operations.
In those days Marines had a dual function on Royal Navy ships. First, they ensured the safety of the ship’s officers and supported the maintenance of discipline and good order within the crew.
In battle they helped ‘man’ the ship’s guns as well as providing snipers and marksmen up in the vessel’s rigging and mast platforms. They also led boarding-parties onto enemy ships.
Throughout the First World War they still served on board capital ships (battleships and cruisers mostly) all over the globe and, in addition, fighting on land, in the defence of Antwerp in 1914... The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915... and the Zeebruge Raid against the German U Boat base in 1918.
By the Second World War the Royal Marines continued their sea service but also converted to the ‘Commando’ role alongside the British Army’s own Commandos.
After the war, the Army Commandos were disbanded and the ‘Royals’ took on the entire ‘commando’ role and duties of these very special soldiers.
From then till now the Marines have fought in every conflict Britain has been involved in since 1945 in virtually every corner of the world.
It’s appropriate then that the 'globe' is at the centre of the Royal Marines badge and crest.
Anytime, anyhow, anywhere Britain has to fight around the world the Royal Marines will be in the thick of it...
“Per Mare Per Terram”... “By Sea and By Land” the proud motto of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines for more than 350 years!
All the best and enjoy,
Andy
But it is very beautiful all together.
