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Great addition Konrad, I think I recognise the US Officer from my United States Gun Detachment with French 75MM gun
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Martyn
Thanks, Martyn,
you're correct, that is the set where the officer is from :salute::
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I already pulled my Thorneycraft Truck out of storage. This thread is inspiring me to pull all of my other Britains Premier sets out of storage and display them with my Heco Tinplate, Trophy WWI, Toy Army Workshop, Bengurion and CGB Models WWI vehicles like Fleury has.:smile2:
Fantastic sets. I recognize the Britains Premier and TAW, but who makes the French gun and crew? -- Al
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Hi Louis,
Great! They all make great matches, and by mixing them up the diorama opportunities are ten fold....
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Hi AL,
In this set of photos I have 3 different French 75 quick firing guns.
One you correctly identified as a Premier Series.
One, believe it or not, comes from Del Prado and I bought it many years ago in Spain.
The third and last 75, the one alone and with a full French garrison is a marriage between, one Unknown American origin gun ( picked it up in a fair and the seller could not tell me who made it! ) and the garrison is Del Prado. The garrison I bought in a trip to France as singles and matched them up.
Thanks for the interest.
What I see these days, due to the limited sources we have for WW1 sets......most high volume manufactures focus on WW2 only ....... is that I need to match different sources so as to build dioramas and with that bring life to the sets...
Regards,
Artillery_Crazy
Thanks for the answer. I will have to keep alert for the Del Prado gun and crew. I like it and there is just not much French WW1 stuff available. -- AlHi AL,
In this set of photos I have 3 different French 75 quick firing guns.
One you correctly identified as a Premier Series.
One, believe it or not, comes from Del Prado and I bought it many years ago in Spain.
The third and last 75, the one alone and with a full French garrison is a marriage between, one Unknown American origin gun ( picked it up in a fair and the seller could not tell me who made it! ) and the garrison is Del Prado. The garrison I bought in a trip to France as singles and matched them up.
Thanks for the interest.
What I see these days, due to the limited sources we have for WW1 sets......most high volume manufactures focus on WW2 only ....... is that I need to match different sources so as to build dioramas and with that bring life to the sets...
Regards,
Artillery_Crazy
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AL,
Try Regal Toy Soldiers, they are in New Zealand and sell internationally, they do have several French sets.
Attached are two photos of sets I recently bought from them.The machinegun set can be French with Adrian helmets or kepis and the field gun, here US Marines with gas masks, can come in either early war French uniforms or Adrian Helmets and blue uniforms. If you check the Artillery fans album, I think one of the members has added photos of one.
That's good advice. Regal makes an excellent product. I am currently purchasing Indian Lancers from their large catalog of offerrings. I am aware of Regal's WW1 series and the French 75's are on the list of items I want to purchase, which is a long list, unfortunately. I will get those guns ASAP. Thanks.:smile2: -- Al
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Hi All,
I wish to share with you all, a couple of pictures of WW1 armoured cars and other vehicles..It would be great if in the near future we see some of these being manufactured,and we can expand our collections...These days it seems that we collect what the ' MADE IN CHINA ' Guys are willing to through at us......WW1 is still a far away option...I really miss Toy Army Workshop.....Trophy.....
I wish to share with you all, a couple of pictures of WW1 armoured cars and other vehicles..It would be great if in the near future we see some of these being manufactured,and we can expand our collections...These days it seems that we collect what the ' MADE IN CHINA ' Guys are willing to through at us......WW1 is still a far away option...I really miss Toy Army Workshop.....Trophy.....
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More WW1 vehicle pics.............
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More pics..............
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More pics........
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More pics.............
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Here I want to show my first figure of a series of WWI Heroes, released in the retired Britains/Charles Biggs Premier series.
Harold Ackroyd, Captain Royal Medical Corps
Attached to 6th Battalion of The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
Harold Ackroyd was born at Southport on 13th July 1877, the son of Mr. Edward Ackroyd, chairman of the Southport and Cheshire Railway Company.
His education took him from Shrewsbury School to Gonville and Caius College Cambridge where he took his BA in 1899. H finished his studies at Guy's Hospital, London.
In 1915 he was commissioned as a lieutenant into the RAMC, going to France during the same year. In 1916 he was invalided home, but then returned to France as a battalion medical officer with the 6th Royal Berkshire Regiment. Later that year he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
In July of 1917 Captain Ackroyd was slightly wounded and it was between 31st July and 1st August 1917 that he performed those acts of valour which resulted in his death and the Victoria Cross being awarded.
"Victoria Cross: Account of Deed
For most conspicious bravery. During operations Captain Ackroyd displayed the greatest gallantry and devotion to duty.
Between 31st July and 1st August 1917 at Ypres, Belgium, Captain Ackroyd worked continuously, utterly regardless of danger, tending the wounded and saving the lives of officers and men in the front line. In so doing he had to move across the open under heavy machine-gun, rifle and shell fire. On one occasion he carried a wounded officer to a place of safety under heavy fire, and on another went some way in front of the advanced line and brought in a wounded man under continuous sniping and machine-gun fire. His heroism was the means of saving many lives, and provided a magnificient example of courage, cheerfulness and determination to the fighting men in whose midst he was carrying out his splendid work. He was killed in action ten days later.
Captain Ackroyd died on 11th August 1917 at Glencoe Wood. During the investiture at Buckingham Palace the Victorian Cross together with the Military Cross were presented to his widow and small son. His name can be seen on a War Memorial in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, where there is also a road named after him.
There is also a War Memorial to him at Birr Cross Roads, Belgium.
Harold Ackroyd, Captain Royal Medical Corps
Attached to 6th Battalion of The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
Harold Ackroyd was born at Southport on 13th July 1877, the son of Mr. Edward Ackroyd, chairman of the Southport and Cheshire Railway Company.
His education took him from Shrewsbury School to Gonville and Caius College Cambridge where he took his BA in 1899. H finished his studies at Guy's Hospital, London.
In 1915 he was commissioned as a lieutenant into the RAMC, going to France during the same year. In 1916 he was invalided home, but then returned to France as a battalion medical officer with the 6th Royal Berkshire Regiment. Later that year he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
In July of 1917 Captain Ackroyd was slightly wounded and it was between 31st July and 1st August 1917 that he performed those acts of valour which resulted in his death and the Victoria Cross being awarded.
"Victoria Cross: Account of Deed
For most conspicious bravery. During operations Captain Ackroyd displayed the greatest gallantry and devotion to duty.
Between 31st July and 1st August 1917 at Ypres, Belgium, Captain Ackroyd worked continuously, utterly regardless of danger, tending the wounded and saving the lives of officers and men in the front line. In so doing he had to move across the open under heavy machine-gun, rifle and shell fire. On one occasion he carried a wounded officer to a place of safety under heavy fire, and on another went some way in front of the advanced line and brought in a wounded man under continuous sniping and machine-gun fire. His heroism was the means of saving many lives, and provided a magnificient example of courage, cheerfulness and determination to the fighting men in whose midst he was carrying out his splendid work. He was killed in action ten days later.
Captain Ackroyd died on 11th August 1917 at Glencoe Wood. During the investiture at Buckingham Palace the Victorian Cross together with the Military Cross were presented to his widow and small son. His name can be seen on a War Memorial in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, where there is also a road named after him.
There is also a War Memorial to him at Birr Cross Roads, Belgium.
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Another one of the Britains/Charles Biggs Premier Heroes series is displayed here.
George Harry Mullin
Sergeant – (later Major) – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Victoria Cross: Account of Deed
On 30th October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium, Sergeant Mullin single handedly captured a pill-box, which had withstood heavy bombardment and was causing heavy casualties by holdin up the attack.
He rushed the sniper’s post in front, destroyed the garrison with bombs, shot two gunners and then compelled the remaining ten men to surrender.
All the time rapid fire was directed on him, and his clothes were riddled with bullets he never faltered in his purpose.
He not only helped to save the situation but indirectly saved many lives.
George Harry Mullin
Sergeant – (later Major) – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Victoria Cross: Account of Deed
On 30th October 1917 at Passchendaele, Belgium, Sergeant Mullin single handedly captured a pill-box, which had withstood heavy bombardment and was causing heavy casualties by holdin up the attack.
He rushed the sniper’s post in front, destroyed the garrison with bombs, shot two gunners and then compelled the remaining ten men to surrender.
All the time rapid fire was directed on him, and his clothes were riddled with bullets he never faltered in his purpose.
He not only helped to save the situation but indirectly saved many lives.
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Hi all - saw a pic from Luiz of this British Archie - so thought I would throw this one in. Might be useful as a paintiong guide for the future - by the sounds coming out elsewhere on the forum. johnnybach
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One more Hero to post tonight. Here we have
Jean Marie Domique Navarre (French Fighter Pilot)
France was the country that developed the ‘ace’ system and one of the first aces to emerge was Jean Navarre.
On 21st February 1916 the German offensive broke at Verdun at a timewhen only one escadrille de chasse was located in the region. Three weeks later five more had arrived. Escadrille N67 was one of these new squadrons, equipped with Nieuport Bebe aircraft. Jean Navarre was one of the pilots, already one of a small band of air duel victors. Navarre was within weeks to become an inspiration to France and the defensive forces at Verdun who identified him easily, flying overhead in his red painted machine.
Born at Jouy-en-Morin, the son of a wealthy paper merchant, Navarre used his father’s money to pay for his flying lessons before the war.
He started his military career flying Morane-Saulnier (Type L) planes for Escadrille MS12. When the squadron took off to intercept a Zeppelin attack over Paris, March 1915, Navarre took with him a carbine and a kitchen knife, declaring that he would “stab the monster to death”. Improvisation in these early days of aerial combat was rife and on 1st April 1915, Navarre was to shoot down an Aviatik with three rifle shots over Reims.
This act was hailed as a great victory and it earned him a medal. It was suicidal style of combat which singled Navarre out from the pack. He would fly up under the enemy aircraft (in the manner of Albert Ball) and then stand up in the unstable cockpit of his Nieuport to fire his Lewis gun which was mounted on the top wing.
His reputation was enhanced again on 25th February 1916, when he scored the first French ‘double’, shooting down two German aircraft over French territory. One came down complete with the crew surrendering and other in flames. For this he became the first French pilot to be cited in the army communiqué of the day.
The following period saw his red Bebe as an inspiration to the French forces fighting and dying in the field below him.
May 19th was Navarre shoot down his twelfth and last German aircraft and on 17th June Sous-Lieutenant Navarre was shot down over the Argonne, receiving a severe head wound.
Navarre, France’s first ‘air ace’ had fallen but he recovered only to limp and with a severe mental disturbance. After the death of his brother in 1916, Navarre in his asylum in Paris, released his embittered emotions onto his custodians. At the end of the war the mentally crippled French idol, was asked to pilot an advanced Morane-Saulnier aircraft though the Arc de Triomphe, during France’s victory celebrations in Paris. He was to crash and killing himself while training for thi seven on 10th July 1919.
Jean Marie Domique Navarre (French Fighter Pilot)
France was the country that developed the ‘ace’ system and one of the first aces to emerge was Jean Navarre.
On 21st February 1916 the German offensive broke at Verdun at a timewhen only one escadrille de chasse was located in the region. Three weeks later five more had arrived. Escadrille N67 was one of these new squadrons, equipped with Nieuport Bebe aircraft. Jean Navarre was one of the pilots, already one of a small band of air duel victors. Navarre was within weeks to become an inspiration to France and the defensive forces at Verdun who identified him easily, flying overhead in his red painted machine.
Born at Jouy-en-Morin, the son of a wealthy paper merchant, Navarre used his father’s money to pay for his flying lessons before the war.
He started his military career flying Morane-Saulnier (Type L) planes for Escadrille MS12. When the squadron took off to intercept a Zeppelin attack over Paris, March 1915, Navarre took with him a carbine and a kitchen knife, declaring that he would “stab the monster to death”. Improvisation in these early days of aerial combat was rife and on 1st April 1915, Navarre was to shoot down an Aviatik with three rifle shots over Reims.
This act was hailed as a great victory and it earned him a medal. It was suicidal style of combat which singled Navarre out from the pack. He would fly up under the enemy aircraft (in the manner of Albert Ball) and then stand up in the unstable cockpit of his Nieuport to fire his Lewis gun which was mounted on the top wing.
His reputation was enhanced again on 25th February 1916, when he scored the first French ‘double’, shooting down two German aircraft over French territory. One came down complete with the crew surrendering and other in flames. For this he became the first French pilot to be cited in the army communiqué of the day.
The following period saw his red Bebe as an inspiration to the French forces fighting and dying in the field below him.
May 19th was Navarre shoot down his twelfth and last German aircraft and on 17th June Sous-Lieutenant Navarre was shot down over the Argonne, receiving a severe head wound.
Navarre, France’s first ‘air ace’ had fallen but he recovered only to limp and with a severe mental disturbance. After the death of his brother in 1916, Navarre in his asylum in Paris, released his embittered emotions onto his custodians. At the end of the war the mentally crippled French idol, was asked to pilot an advanced Morane-Saulnier aircraft though the Arc de Triomphe, during France’s victory celebrations in Paris. He was to crash and killing himself while training for thi seven on 10th July 1919.
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Hi Konrad
First time Ive looked at this thread in detail, you are getting quite a collection of WW1 figures also I think you have an excellent choice of sets. Are you going to display them all in one dio or as individual displays? Thanks for sharing these great sets.
Regards John
First time Ive looked at this thread in detail, you are getting quite a collection of WW1 figures also I think you have an excellent choice of sets. Are you going to display them all in one dio or as individual displays? Thanks for sharing these great sets.
Regards John