Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Novelty items, pound shop buys and key rings artillery wars of three Kingdoms 21

 So these are the first of the odds and sodds featured previously as a work in progress, four medium guns, sakers, three purchased second hand, two purporting to be Napoleonic but I  don't think so ,I'm pretty sure they're all hinchcliffe. The ECW  crew that came with them were true 25mm so no use to me, I sent them off to Robbie of Independent wargaming  blog. The other gun is made from an extended barrel from the £1.50 battle masters kit that supplied some recruits to a number of great Italian wars gendarmes units, the infantry are slowly being absorbed into a Swiss keil. Anyway the rest of the gun is balsa, cardboard and a pair of resin wheels, good enough for gaming and I'm happy with the result.  The crew are mostly Old Glory except for one Essex crew who together with their gun are the last of the Essex army I bought off ebay a while ago, alright two house moves and when I bought them my daughter was in primary school, she's got one year left at university, so time flies, blink and you miss it! He's the commander in blue of the red gun.
















It's pretty obvious which one is the scratch build but overall I'm happy enough.
Three more keyrings/light guns and four heavy guns to go!
All the best 
Iain 


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47 comments:

  1. Dave Stone27 June 2023 at 21:57

    Fantastic work on the artillery Iain, they all look very effective, including the scratch built parts. Excellent repurposing of all the different components to bring these all together, they should make for very effective guns and crews on the tabletop.

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 13:19

      Thanks Dave, turned out alright in the end!
      Best Iain

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  2. Suber27 June 2023 at 22:13

    Well, it might be pretty obvious to you, but I needed a second view to notice! They all look great :)

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  3. Cyrus27 June 2023 at 22:55

    Excellent artillery and crew!

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  4. Richard27 June 2023 at 23:12

    Well done on an excellent job. The guns look superb, I would never have known if you hadn't said.

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  5. Norm27 June 2023 at 23:16

    As others have said - a good match. I like that these have been set to look busy, but that the unit footprint is helpfully small.

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:28

      Thanks Norm, yes I've adopted my Napoleonic artillery basing size, I might have to revisit my Italian wars artillery bases as they're enormous, also in the back of my mind is the idea of building a modular 17th century star fort so I had to keep the basing small enough in case that happens!
      Best Iain

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  6. The Jolly Broom Man27 June 2023 at 23:40

    Still looking for all of the scratch built stuff. Not obvious at all. Well worth the effort mate.

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:29

      Thank you very much Mark, up your street 28mm ECW, thought it was your next army?!
      Best Iain

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    3. The Jolly Broom Man29 June 2023 at 22:39

      Don’t think I’ll be doing 28 again tbh Iain. I keep thinking about it but it takes me ages to paint a single figure, never mind two opposing armies. I’d have done Pendraken 10mm ECW in a heartbeat but I really don’t like the teeny weeny pikes they unusually been blessed with. Shame cos the rest of that range is lovely.

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    4. caveadsum147130 June 2023 at 19:47

      That's a pity on both counts, you could of course replace the pikes? Or is that just too much work?
      Best Iain

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  7. Fitz-Badger28 June 2023 at 02:29

    Yeah, it's not at all obvious to me which one is scratch-built either. All four stands look great, and full of life, and the guns all look great, too. Excellent work!

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:30

      Well thank you very much Fitz, I thought you might like them as, for some reason I keep thinking of dwarves!
      Best Iain

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    2. Fitz-Badger28 June 2023 at 16:59

      I confess I thought of dwarves, too, when I saw the guns. ha ha

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  8. Lawrence H28 June 2023 at 02:30

    That is a really great scratch-build Iain, and lovely work on the group in general. It is amazing how time flies and pulling out old part-completed projects is a good way to underline that. At least the old Essex crew are now finally going to see some action.

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:45

      Thanks Lawrence, time does fly and yes at least that part of the project is finished!
      Best Iain

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  9. Stew28 June 2023 at 05:39

    They all came out looking good to me. Nice job. 😀

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:46

      Thanks Stew, wrong civil war but glad you like them!
      Best Iain

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  10. Jonathan Freitag28 June 2023 at 06:52

    You make use of all sorts of products including a bit of scratchbuilding. Great results.

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:47

      Thanks very much Jonathan, it's all fun!
      Best Iain

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  11. rross28 June 2023 at 07:24

    Yes, I have nothing original to add, as most of the previous commenters have made the point about your scratch built gun already Iain!

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:48

      Well thanks anyway Keith!
      Best Iain

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  12. pancerni28 June 2023 at 09:01

    Late to the party, but add my name to those who like how they all came out and the facts behind the models. Using everything is a skill.

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    1. caveadsum147128 June 2023 at 15:48

      Thanks Joe, using everything is definitely a skill!
      Best Iain

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  13. Michal DwarfCrypt28 June 2023 at 13:25

    Great work sir!

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  14. Ray Rousell28 June 2023 at 19:19

    Excellent work Iain, they're a great match.

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  15. Mark Strachan28 June 2023 at 20:24

    Nice sets Iain.

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  16. Dai28 June 2023 at 21:15

    That's a really nice looking battery Iain! Surely there can't be much more in your unpainted pile?!

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2023 at 13:46

      Thanks Dai, well maybe 9 more Napoleonic French line infantry battalions , four old guard, five cavalry units plus more artillery and limbers and at least that much fo Napoleonic Austrians, a French and an English 100 years war army, dark age welsh, Romano British and Late Romans, Early Imperial Roman army some mounted crossbow men, pike, Swiss pike and battle carts for the great Italian wars, two units of 17th century dragoons, Montrose's army, more Soviets and some WW2 Germans, plus terrain!
      Best Iain

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  17. The Space Dinosaur29 June 2023 at 02:16

    Those cannons look really good!

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2023 at 13:47

      Thanks very much, not as complicated as your kits !
      Best Iain

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  18. Anonymous29 June 2023 at 10:38

    It’s been said before, but they look great Iain, nice busy looking basing. Must be very satisfying to have done the conversion. Great job.
    And that tempis certainly does fugit!
    Chris/Nundanket

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2023 at 13:48

      Thanks Chris, that tempis really does!
      Best Iain

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  19. A Miniatures Hobby Room30 June 2023 at 18:35

    Excellent work on that scratch gun. I love it! The others look good as well. And the crews are first rate Iain!

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    1. caveadsum147130 June 2023 at 19:50

      Thanks very much Vol, very kind of you!
      Best Iain

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  20. DeanM1 July 2023 at 22:26

    Great looking cannon, Iain. I love the look of these older artillery - particularly the raised cast designs on guns themselves and also the banded wheels.

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2023 at 14:25

      Thanks Dean, yes they're nice little works of art!
      Best Iain

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  21. Zabadak3 July 2023 at 16:58

    No matter their provenance the finished articles lok excellent. There is some excellent detailing to on these, which is pretty rare even for more modern models.

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2023 at 14:27

      Thanks Joe and I agree that in spite of their age the Hinchcliffe models are really nice!
      Best Iain

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