Castings I have painted (1 Viewer)

[beating retreat]

Agree with much of what you say, Johnny, but you must admit from your own experience you saw figures in a shop which kick started you back in the hobby, if they had been in a cowshed somewhere in the hills, much cheaper you will agree, you wouldn't have seen them. However, thought I would get in on the act so have attached this figure of Dr. Brydon which I painted many years ago. Trooper

No offense Trooper but the one you have pictured I thought I had painted for Konrad and a very talented chap called Alan Caton sculpted it

John

 

[aujj65]

P.S Jeff Is one Red Indian saying to the other. "Footprint down trail big enough to be Elephant". To which the other replies,

"Must take bucket then - planting my tomato seeds soon"!

Yes, very good!

Actually they are having a bit of an arguement over the direction that the French are hiding.........and here they are.

Jeff

 

[johnnybach]

These two groups have been added together - but are from different eras. I haven't seen many RN groups - and this one was made to remember my Dad. He remembered taking part in Victory Parade in South Africa in 1945. He was there (in a hospital in Durban - after HMS Dorsetshire was sunk in the Pacific by Japanese dive bombers on Easter Sunday 1945). He didn't march though, he was trying to recover from being in the Pacific for 3 nights and two days - on a diet of sea water and fuel oil.

he made it - just about - he died at home several years later, aged just 54, from his injuries. That's him, the Petty Officer to the right of the Ensign.

Below is a Colour party and band of the Royal Marines circa 1970.

My Uncle Bobby - Dad' brother may be in there somewhere. This is another old favourite of mine - and one of the first I made up. Asset castings all of them.

Hope you like 'em - 'cos I do. johnnybach

 

[johnnybach]

Sacre Bleu! - Jeff - Where are all zee chuffing Injuns? Zey seek zem ear, zey zeek zem zere, zose chuffin injuns eez everywhere!

It's a bit like that around here just now. It's boar and deer hunting season down here - and there's STILL groups dressed very much like that around now!

Okay, some of them wear cammo now - but with orange hats (to stop the other heroes taking pot shots at them through the hedgerows! Their range security is appalling - and the way the wander round trying to look like "Rambo" is really quite amusing. johnnybach

 

[johnnybach]

Incidentally chaps - seeing that goat again reminded me of the one that the Welch Regiment kept as a mascot in Maindy Barracks in Cardiff. "Taffy". And a right evil little character he was too.

He was kept behind the sergeants mess in a small compound - and lived in a large dog-kennel. The sergeants used to roll up a newspaper, and pour beer into "Taffy's" dish through the window above his pen. The little blighter loved it. "Brains Bitter - best in Wales" it was.

Well, it was the night before the Lord Mayor's Parade in Cardiff - an annual event - and by the morning of the parade, Taffy was pie-eyed, p****d as a f**t , in fact. Someone thought it might be a good idea to give him black cofee (honest - I'm not making it up - the sergeants are Welsh see!). Anyway, they got the mess waiter to take him in a jug of black coffee. Scared to death, he was, because Taffy was known to have a bit of temper - especially with a hangover. Waiter poured out the cofee - then made a fatal error - he turned his back on Taffy!

I can still hear those screams sometimes now, in those moments when you are not quite awake or asleep, as Taffy took a lump out of the nether regions of the waiter.

Taffy made the parade, meandering a bit - but had the squits in Saint Mary's Street. The goat-major took the blame!

They moved his kennel - the next morning - and put it next to the Chapel.

Miserable gits - no sense of humour, some people! johnnybach.

P.S It wasnt this one - but it could be his brother.

 

[trooper]

No offense Trooper but the one you have pictured I thought I had painted for Konrad and a very talented chap called Alan Caton sculpted it

John

Quite right, John, and my apologies. Mine was taken in a similar position and so looks very similar in the small computor images and I tapped onto the wrong one. Naughty boy I should have checked more carefully. Mea maxima culpa. Trooper

 

[aujj65]

Quite right, John, and my apologies. Mine was taken in a similar position and so looks very similar in the small computor images and I tapped onto the wrong one. Naughty boy I should have checked more carefully. Mea maxima culpa. Trooper

Not sure about "Naughty boy" but do you have a duster?

Jeff

 

[johnnybach]

trooper - would this help? johnnybach

 

[PJDeluhery]

Hey - PJ - just had a thought - you say you have a display in your cabinet of FFL. Well, I showed you mine - Where are they then!! I love 'em just as much as you! Maybe we should start a new thread, What shall we call it?

How about "Calling all Legionaires in Foreign Lands"

Would that be enough to get everyone with FFL to show us their soldiers.
Now that would be COOL

Ok, you've shamed me into it! I'll post a picture here tonight.

 

[trooper]

Leave it out you two, this poor fellow has ridden umpteen miles through hostile territory, that's genuine Khyber dust. You lot with your marching bands, waving flags, camels and heffleumps and spit and polish. This is REAL soldiering. Duster, pah! never heard the like... (mutter, mutter) Trooper

 

[johnnybach]

Well done bro .. (is that how you say it?)

I will look forward to it - see you in Marseilles ......johnnybach

 

[johnnybach]

Now then Jeff - look wot you have gorn and done. Just like one of your camels - he's gorn and got the hump!

only joking bach.

 

[aujj65]

Now then Jeff - look wot you have gorn and done. Just like one of your camels - he's gorn and got the hump!

only joking bach.

.......talking of which!

Jeff

Btw, this was the subject of a how-to for Brad ( Jazzeum ).

 

[johnnybach]

How to....................???? lose a camel?

 

[johnnybach]

Seriously - just been reading your comment on review of Victoria's Wars, and the fact that a certain cake purveyor makes exceedingly good ones!!

I think I've wet myself!!!! We must stop the rot!!!!! Gotta go now. jb.

 

[aujj65]

He does look a bit lonely doesn’t he! But I believe that this camel was destined to become a member of Brad’s Camel Herd so it all turned out well in the end.

Jeff

 

[johnnybach]

Jeff _ I have pulled the string - several times - but it's not saying anything?

 

[aujj65]

Seriously - just been reading your comment on review of Victoria's Wars, and the fact that a certain cake purveyor makes exceedingly good ones!!

I think I've wet myself!!!! We must stop the rot!!!!! Gotta go now. jb.

Jb, I think that went way over the heads of some.

On a very serious note I see that this thread has well over 1500 hits, so much kudos to you for starting it . I hope more members join in with their painted glossies - I know their out there!

Jeff

 

[johnnybach]

Is that a good score then? - The name change you suggested might have a lot to do with it - if it is. Strikes me that it is the pics that folks really want to see, so I will learn a lesson from that.

Did you note that PJD from the USA is going to post his FFL tonight (must stop speaking in TLA's). Thanks for the support - we seem to have a good banter going here most of the time too - trooper joined in with the fun too. Good stuff.

Now then - all you owners of French Foreign Legion - I'm running out of stuff to photograph. If you want to keep this thing going POST YOUR PICS , especially if you painted them yourself - over.
johnnybach

 

[aujj65]

While we are waiting for the FFL here is a photo of a work in progress production line. Some years ago my wife and I used to do a fair bit of painting for Patrick Willis at Sarum Soldiers. I used to paint the modern British Infantry ranges inc the bands and the better half painted the Victorian Ladies and the Wild West figures.

Jeff