Dr. WATSON AT MAIWAND (4 Viewers)

[GICOP]

Top of the Morning to you.my mailing address is Len Taylor ,Marengo,131 Plassey Street,Penarth,Vale of Glamorgan,CF64-1EQ.
The last half dozen sets were made in our first tiny factory in Sully ,by now we were boxing our figures curtesy of a bank loan.I thought to make these sets a little different we included Bobbie the dog,also making his escape,.
It is amazing how when something like this crops up it gets the old grey cells going potty !In the story it says his bat-man catchs a stray horse and puts Watson on it ,had a couple of spare gun team horses ,used them on the first batch,not sure about the last ones.
Our street is named for the Battle of Plassey in India in the days of Clive of Plassey as he was known before the Clive of India.
Must stop for a trip to Penarth Town chat with you later.Regards Len

Hi Len

Thanks again for this extra info. My set does not have Bobbie the dog, did all the sets have him?

Can I ask when were the sets produced and any idea how many made it to the market place?

I’ve taken these new pictures this morning

All the best

Martyn

 

[boerboy]

Dear Len,

What a great story! I am curious how many of these sets were made in total and how many left to the US?

How did Bobbie the dog figure look like? Did you use a figure from another set?

Thank you for advance and I am looking forward to hear more Trophy stories.

Al

 

[glossman]

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Here is a portrait of the 66th Regiment of Foot making their final stand at Battle of Maiwand against the Afghans.

The final stand was made by 2 officers and 9 soldiers of the 66th Foot outside the village of Khig.

Bobbie the dog is in the foreground.

Ref: www.britishbattles.com

Raymond.

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[boerboy]

Thank you, Raymond for posting this picture ... I also found another picture at the same web site which is quite touching ... ... still would like to see Bobbie the dog figure made by Len...
Al

Picture 1: Queen Victoria awarding the Afghan War Medal to Bobbie the dog, survivor of the Battle of Maiwand, and other members of the 66th Foot at Osborne House

Picture 2 Bobbie was accidentally run over and killed by a hansom cab in Gosport. He was stuffed and can be seen today at the regimental museum in Salisbury, decorated with an unknown soldier's Afghan War medal

 

[GICOP]

Dear Len,

What a great story! I am curious how many of these sets were made in total and how many left to the US?

How did Bobbie the dog figure look like? Did you use a figure from another set?

Thank you for advance and I am looking forward to hear more Trophy stories.

Al

This dog is shown in one of Lawrence Lo's pictures of the 66th, I think it could be the one

Cheers

Martyn

 

[boerboy]

Hello Martyn,
Bobbie was white color (see a photo in my previous post)... I think that Bobbie was a dog from my Afghan War soldiers marching set
Al

 

[churchmouse1]

I have a dog that looks a lot like the stuffed dog. He's all white with a pointy face, and he came with an older gentleman who is hunting.

Dave

 

[GICOP]

Hello Martyn,
Bobbie was white color (see a photo in my previous post)... I think that Bobbie was a dog from my Afghan War soldiers marching set
Al

I have a dog that looks a lot like the stuffed dog. He's all white with a pointy face, and he came with an older gentleman who is hunting.

Dave

This is a colour picture of the actual Bobbie, he appears to have brown fur ears and brown fur around the eyes, not pure white

Cheers

Martyn

 

[boerboy]

Well Martyn, I guess Len is the one who knows a correct answer
Al

 

[GICOP]

Well Martyn, I guess Len is the one who knows a correct answer
Al

He sure is Al, that is where we will get the definitive answer

Cheers

Martyn

 

[glossman]

Thank you, Raymond for posting this picture ... I also found another picture at the same web site which is quite touching ... ... still would like to see Bobbie the dog figure made by Len...
Al

Picture 1: Queen Victoria awarding the Afghan War Medal to Bobbie the dog, survivor of the Battle of Maiwand, and other members of the 66th Foot at Osborne House

Picture 2 Bobbie was accidentally run over and killed by a hansom cab in Gosport. He was stuffed and can be seen today at the regimental museum in Salisbury, decorated with an unknown soldier's Afghan War medal

Hi Al,

Thanks very much for posting the additional photos of Bobbie which are even more interesting.

It is good to know that Bobbie was appropriately honoured in the aftermath and is remembered by the regiment.

She was quite a lady.....

Best Wishes, Raymond.

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[Iron Brigade]

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Here is a portrait of the 66th Regiment of Foot making their final stand at Battle of Maiwand against the Afghans.

The final stand was made by 2 officers and 9 soldiers of the 66th Foot outside the village of Khig.

Bobbie the dog is in the foreground.

Ref: www.britishbattles.com

Raymond.

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Dear Raymond:
The photo of the painting of the last stand of the 66th British Regiment would make a splendid diorama! Any chance you will have such a display or diorama Raymond?? Alas, I do not have the display space!
Best regards, Gary / "Iron Brigade" 3/4/2010

 

[glossman]

Dear Raymond:
The photo of the painting of the last stand of the 66th British Regiment would make a splendid diorama! Any chance you will have such a display or diorama Raymond?? Alas, I do not have the display space!


Best regards, Gary / "Iron Brigade" 3/4/2010

Dear Gary,

The sets of the 66th Regiment by Trophy are not easy to find now and the cost of Trophy on eBay is quite prohibitive.

I am not sure if Trophy made sets that may be displayed in diorama to depict the final stand of the 2 officers and 9 men (plus Bobbie) of the 66th Regiment at the Battle of Maiwand.

So, I guess my answer is not likely in the near future.

Perhaps, Martyn may oblige.....

Best Wishes, Raymond.

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[GICOP]

Dear Gary,

The sets of the 66th Regiment by Trophy are not easy to find now and the cost of Trophy on eBay is quite prohibitive.

I am not sure if Trophy made sets that may be displayed in diorama to depict the final stand of the 2 officers and 9 men (plus Bobbie) of the 66th Regiment at the Battle of Maiwand.

So, I guess my answer is not likely in the near future.

Perhaps, Martyn may oblige.....

Best Wishes, Raymond.

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Hi Raymond

I'll see what I can do, I've got a few 66th but I'm short of Afghans and Bobbie at the moment

Cheers

Martyn

 

[GICOP]

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Here is a portrait of the 66th Regiment of Foot making their final stand at Battle of Maiwand against the Afghans.

The final stand was made by 2 officers and 9 soldiers of the 66th Foot outside the village of Khig.

Bobbie the dog is in the foreground.

Ref: www.britishbattles.com

Raymond.

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Hi Raymond

Here is my modest recreation

Bobbie has secondment from the 24th

Cheers

Martyn

 

[glossman]

Hi Raymond

I'll see what I can do, I've got a few 66th but I'm short of Afghans and Bobbie at the moment

Cheers

Martyn

Hi Raymond

Here is my modest recreation

Bobbie has secondment from the 24th

Cheers

Martyn

Dear Martyn,

Thanks so very much for putting together a display of the final stand of the 66th Regiment at the Battle of Maiwand.

You are too modest. It is an excellent display. If anyone can do it in such a short time, it is you, Sir.

Much Appreciated, Raymond.

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[thebritfarmer]

Very nice Martyn !!

 

[boerboy]

Great display, Martyn!.... but I still do not like "Bobbie" figure...

A friend of mine is going to e-mail me a picture of the "correct" Bobbie figure and then I will post it here...

Al

 

[GICOP]

Dear Martyn,

Thanks so very much for putting together a display of the final stand of the 66th Regiment at the Battle of Maiwand.

You are too modest. It is an excellent display. If anyone can do it in such a short time, it is you, Sir.

Much Appreciated, Raymond.

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Very nice Martyn !!

Great display, Martyn!.... but I still do not like "Bobbie" figure...

A friend of mine is going to e-mail me a picture of the "correct" Bobbie figure and then I will post it here...

Al

Many thanks Raymond, Scott and Al

Looking forward to the picture Al. Len tells me that this looks like one of the first sets that were sold without Bobbie the Dog, by the way Len also said that all the sets were hand made, there is no mould in existence for it.

Cheers

Martyn

 

[boerboy]

Hello Martyn,
I think this is a correct Bobbie figure for the set.
Al