Monday, 10 July 2023

More pound shop purchases, novelty items and key rings artillery war of three Kingdoms 22

 So these are the key rings (!) from English Heritage with mostly Old Glory crew I've given them a variety of small barrels and I will use them as light artillery and if/when I do a Swedish army for the 30 years war they will be battalion guns. There is a bald Essex figure and a former Essex pikeman in amongst the Old Glory chaps plus some Rendra barrels.














They're a mix of artillery and clubmen from old glory, the clubmen seeming bigger and less anatomically correct but all good in context, next up ? The big guns and after that probably more Napoleonics!

All the best

 Iain 

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28 comments:

  1. Dave Stone10 July 2023 at 20:32

    Excellent job Iain, if you'd just posted them up as gun and crew no one would've known where they came from, so excellent work bringing them all together to make a cohesive piece

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    1. Fitz-Badger10 July 2023 at 21:37

      I second this. I also would not have known some of the minis are different in size and anatomy. Nice work.

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    2. Jonathan Freitag10 July 2023 at 23:00

      I third that! Without knowing, I would not have known.

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    3. Stew11 July 2023 at 05:11

      I fourth. Everyone will be asking what miniature range they came from. 😀

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    4. caveadsum147114 July 2023 at 20:45

      Thanks very much, Dave, Fitz, Jonathan and Stew, I thought they would work when I saw them, glad you agree!
      Best Iain

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  2. The Jolly Broom Man10 July 2023 at 21:22

    Brilliant work mate. What a great use of gift shop nonsense. The lads manning them fit in really well.

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    1. caveadsum147114 July 2023 at 20:47

      Good to make something useful out of nonsense, thanks Mark!
      Best Iain

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  3. Lawrence H10 July 2023 at 21:28

    A great find. They really look the business Iain. Lovely work.

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  4. Suber10 July 2023 at 23:46

    I concur, they all look perfectly integrated and more coherent than one could have expected. That's really nice

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    1. caveadsum147114 July 2023 at 20:48

      Thanks very much Suber, high praise from the master of junk modeling!
      Best Iain

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  5. Michal DwarfCrypt11 July 2023 at 07:04

    More amazing work sir!

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  6. Richard11 July 2023 at 08:08

    Lovely. I shall never again pass keyrings without pausing for thought.

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    1. caveadsum147114 July 2023 at 20:50

      Thanks Richard, always got to be on the lookout for useful stuff to be repurposed!
      Best Iain

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  7. rross12 July 2023 at 11:55

    These artillery pieces look great Iain - excellent work by your good self!

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  8. Norm12 July 2023 at 20:56

    Spot on, good fun that everywhere we go, we see wargame potential, whether it is fabrics or DIY bits or floor tiles or Christmas decorations etc.

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    1. caveadsum147114 July 2023 at 20:52

      Thanks Norm yes, scouring pads and plastic trees, coffee stirrers the list is endless!
      Best Iain

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  9. Mike Vella13 July 2023 at 06:58

    Key rings? Haha, who would’ve thought? Fantastic idea!

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    1. caveadsum147114 July 2023 at 20:54

      Thanks Mike I mainly bought them for the barrels, luckily I was able to use the carriage too!
      Best Iain

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  10. Aly Morrison15 July 2023 at 12:30

    More excellent repurposing Iain…
    All the best. Aly

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    1. caveadsum147117 July 2023 at 08:29

      Thanks Aly, always good to find another use for stuff!
      Best Iain

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  11. caveadsum147117 July 2023 at 08:31

    Lovely artillery, Iain. Dean M

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    1. caveadsum147117 July 2023 at 08:32

      Thanks Dean, made it to my email but not to the blog, strange is the way of blogger!
      Best Iain

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    2. Dave Stone17 July 2023 at 18:38

      If you go into the comments section Iain, you will find them there waiting for approval as not spam, seems to happen randomly.

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  12. A Miniatures Hobby Room31 July 2023 at 16:55

    Where in the world can I find key rings with cannons! Great work!

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    1. caveadsum14711 August 2023 at 09:43

      Thanks Vol, just have to go to an English Heritage castle giftshop, bit of shlep for you I guess!
      Best Iain

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