John Mills, Dunkirk and King & Country's refugees... (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

Last Night I watched the excellent 1958 film ' Dunkirk' with John Mills and Richard Attenborough. For a film made all those years ago it really is very good indeed, some great action scenes and very good beach scenes filmed at Camber Sands on the UK coast.

Anyway, one of the most memorable scenes is the one in which French refugee's struggle along a country road with all they possess. Looking at these people it is easy to see that K&C's refugees could be straight out of this film, they really are very similar to those depicted. I remember Andy listed this film as one of his favourites and I can see where the inspiration for these came from. Put these together with those now retired British figures trudging back to Dunkirk,perhaps the ambulance and Bren gun carrier, mix them all up a bit and you have a very evocative scene.

Any of you guys got these figures and have them in a dio?.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

John Mills was a wonderful actor (father of Hayley by the way). I think he was in a movie about the Desert War that is one of Andy's favorites but I can't remember the title. I think he mentioned it on the Forum once, maybe last year.

 

[Mitch]

Ice cold in Alex...
Mitch

 

[Rob]

John Mills was a wonderful actor (father of Hayley by the way). I think he was in a movie about the Desert War that is one of Andy's favorites but I can't remember the title. I think he mentioned it on the Forum once, maybe last year.

He really was a great actor, a stalwart of British cinema and starred in many films. Ice Cold in Alex is another great War film, had to get the Desert Ambulance as soon as it came out, excellent model it is too.

Rob

 

[wayne556517]

Hey Rob last night i watched that BOB doc with the pommy bloke and his bro who is in the RAF/He rode a bike around the world with his mate a actor?Great bloke i like him ????

 

[Rob]

Yeah, that was Ewan Mcgregor Wayne, good prog wasn't it.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

He really was a great actor, a stalwart of British cinema and starred in many films. Ice Cold in Alex is another great War film, had to get the Desert Ambulance as soon as it came out, excellent model it is too.

Rob

I think Ice Cold Alex was the one Andy mentioned.

Cheers,

 

[Rob]

Thats the one Brad.

http://kingandcountry.co.uk/userdownloads/KC_IceColdinAlex_FILE.pdf

Rob

 

[uksubs]

Last Night I watched the excellent 1958 film ' Dunkirk' with John Mills and Richard Attenborough. For a film made all those years ago it really is very good indeed, some great action scenes and very good beach scenes filmed at Camber Sands on the UK coast.

Anyway, one of the most memorable scenes is the one in which French refugee's struggle along a country road with all they possess. Looking at these people it is easy to see that K&C's refugees could be straight out of this film, they really are very similar to those depicted. I remember Andy listed this film as one of his favourites and I can see where the inspiration for these came from. Put these together with those now retired British figures trudging back to Dunkirk,perhaps the ambulance and Bren gun carrier, mix them all up a bit and you have a very evocative scene.

Any of you guys got these figures and have them in a dio?.

Rob

Great film Rob my favourite scene is when there with the twenty five pounder gun crew & they leave them to hold the line against the German might

 

[chrisharrison]

I am working on such a dio, I will post photos when I am done.

Chris

 

[Guy]

Any of you guys got these figures and have them in a dio?.

Rob

Rob ,
I have the film and the figures;
I will have a dio ready in a couple of months in which I will use a mixture of British soldiers and civilians
It was in may 1940 that a lot of my countrymen(amongst which my grandparents and parents) fled on flemish roads in the direction of France.It is my intention to have this dio ready for next May
Guy%^V

 

[Rob]

Guy,

Look forward to seeing it, sounds like there's three of us doing this now! :wink2:

Rob

Rob ,
I have the film and the figures;
I will have a dio ready in a couple of months in which I will use a mixture of British soldiers and civilians
It was in may 1940 that a lot of my countrymen(amongst which my grandparents and parents) fled on flemish roads in the direction of France.It is my intention to have this dio ready for next May
Guy%^V

 

[wwiibuff]

Guy,

Look forward to seeing it, sounds like there's three of us doing this now! :wink2:

Rob

Sounds great on the dios guys. Looking forward to seeing them.

 

[1st Rifle Brigade]

Seeing the John Mills and Richard Attenborough thread reminds me of a famous Goon show episode "I Was Monty's Treble". Gotta love the Goons!

 

[Iron Brigade]

Last Night I watched the excellent 1958 film ' Dunkirk' with John Mills and Richard Attenborough. For a film made all those years ago it really is very good indeed, some great action scenes and very good beach scenes filmed at Camber Sands on the UK coast.

Anyway, one of the most memorable scenes is the one in which French refugee's struggle along a country road with all they possess. Looking at these people it is easy to see that K&C's refugees could be straight out of this film, they really are very similar to those depicted. I remember Andy listed this film as one of his favourites and I can see where the inspiration for these came from. Put these together with those now retired British figures trudging back to Dunkirk,perhaps the ambulance and Bren gun carrier, mix them all up a bit and you have a very evocative scene.

Any of you guys got these figures and have them in a dio?.

Rob

Dear Rob:

I just got one of the K&C Refugees, namely the set of the Old Woman with dropped luggage with hand held up to her face. I used her along with a new dead K&C dead German soldier figure placed in front of the ruined Nazi HQ facade entrance to form a small vignette of "The Fall of Nazi Germany" display which I posted on The Forum a couple of months ago or so. I was thinking of getting more of the K&C refugess to add to my "1914...March on Paris" diorama, but then decided not to get them.

"Iron Brigade"

 

[Mitch]

Iron Brigade...

I recal that dio but, have not been able to find it could you repost it please when you get time??
Mitch

 

[wayne556517]

Yeah, that was Ewan Mcgregor Wayne, good prog wasn't it.

Rob

Yeah awesome show loved it.

 

[ketelone]

I have the refugees and I think they are great. That's what I love about K&C. They're always on the cutting edge not only with soldiers but with civilians too. Additionally, not every soldier is in combat. K&C has so may figures representing military in non-firing, non-combat poses, civilians, etc., which is what makes their figures so realistic. For me, that is what makes collecting K&C and other 'toy' soldiers so addicting. You can recreate history.