Steam launches on The Nile 1885 (1 Viewer)

[GICOP]

Steam launches on The Nile 1885

Figures - Little Legion, Dorset and Trophy

Steam launches - Sail boats purchased from Dorset Toy Soldiers and converted

Jetty - King and Country

Cheers

Martyn

 

[GICOP]

Naval Brigade Officers check for Dervish Dhows

Naval Brigade Gardner Gun

Naval Brigade detachment leaves the jetty to join the Column

Cheers

Martyn

 

[W T Allison II]

Steam launches on The Nile 1885

Figures - Little Legion, Dorset and Trophy

Steam launches - Sail boats purchased from Dorset Toy Soldiers and converted

Jetty - King and Country

Cheers

Martyn

Scene is very well done Martyn. Like the launches. Tommy

 

[GICOP]

Scene is very well done Martyn. Like the launches. Tommy

Many thanks Tommy, glad you like them :salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[villagehorse]

Gee some lovely sets here Martyn, always works better I feel when you group them together like you have done, they start to compliment each other, especially when in gloss. The jetties allow them to be displayed nicely^&cool, cheers, Robin.

 

[GICOP]

Gee some lovely sets here Martyn, always works better I feel when you group them together like you have done, they start to compliment each other, especially when in gloss. The jetties allow them to be displayed nicely^&cool, cheers, Robin.

Many thanks Robin, glad you like them :salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[Buster]

Very nice Martyn, excellent job on the Dorset sailboat to steam launch conversion. I suppose one could use the " you can never have tooooo many" saying when it comes to steam launches and river boats as with NB figures, camels. mules and elephants ..... but they do take up a bit more room. :wink2:^&grin

{bravo}} {bravo}} {bravo}}

B.

 

[GICOP]

Very nice Martyn, excellent job on the Dorset sailboat to steam launch conversion. I suppose one could use the " you can never have tooooo many" saying when it comes to steam launches and river boats as with NB figures, camels. mules and elephants ..... but they do take up a bit more room. :wink2:^&grin

{bravo}} {bravo}} {bravo}}

B.

Many thanks Buster :salute:: you are right about the room but they are not too bad :wink2:

Cheers

Martyn

 

[aujj65]

Chug, chug, chug!! ^&grin.......nice mix of figures there Martyn. :salute::

Jeff

 

[GICOP]

Chug, chug, chug!! ^&grin.......nice mix of figures there Martyn. :salute::

Jeff

Glad you like them Jeff :salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[jazzeum]

Martyn,

Not being familiar with how the launches originally looked, how and what did you to convert them?

 

[Mitch]

Very nice conversion work.
Mitch

 

[mikemiller1955]

Martyn...

the 3 manufacturers go really well together...

is this a permanent set up in your home...

I know collection is extensive...

do you keep any permanent displays in your home...

do you rotate displays...or do you just set up to take pictures and then re-box?

 

[GICOP]

Martyn,

Not being familiar with how the launches originally looked, how and what did you to convert them?

Hi Brad

Here are a couple of pictures I found in the March 22nd 1884 Illustrated London News

This is what the Sail boat looked like before I "got at it" ^&grin, there were no figures or flag included with it

Here is the Steam launch about to have the engine installed

Here are a lot of Steam launch pictures showing the engine fitted in different places and the different size funnels

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=st...MF6rM0QWv8oHwDA&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=923

The funnel and engine are made from a Pritt Stick tube, I used Milliput to make the coal tray, coal sacks and shovel blade

Cheers

Martyn

 

[GICOP]

Very nice conversion work.
Mitch

Thank you Mitch :salute::

Cheers

Martyn

 

[GICOP]

Martyn...

the 3 manufacturers go really well together...

is this a permanent set up in your home...

I know collection is extensive...

do you keep any permanent displays in your home...

do you rotate displays...or do you just set up to take pictures and then re-box?

Hi Michael

Glad you like the pictures :salute::

I have got 3 cabinet displays with a total of 13 shelves which I tend to change around every so often. The Steam launches share a shelf with my Little Legion Nile launch and a lot of my Naval Brigade figures.

Cheers

Martyn