Now that I'm finally moving on the (
several years old) plan to consolidate my 40mm Atlantican (
and historical 19/20th Century) armies into just two collections, I decided it was time to make my 1857 Naval Brigade pass their 2nd Boer War 4.7" gun to the army and give them the 24 pdr Lucknow gun they were originally meant to have.
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| The raw material, yet another Hong Kong Marx copy, a set of wagon wheels and a souvenir shop naval gun. |
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| A few minutes later, a Toy 24 pdr, vaguely reminiscent of the one in the well known picture behind it. (Well to me anyway.) Now a lick of paint on the carriage and to transmutate the Bronze barrel to Iron. (OK I'd already done the new gun, the parts in the first photo are from more spares) |
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, 5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of Italian Greyhounds and 3 cats. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 160 yr old farmhouse and just living.
Ross Mac,
ReplyDeleteThat is a real brute of a gun ... and one that will be a great fortification smasher! I'm glad that my new fortress is well out of range!
All the best,
Bob
It might be tricky trying to depress the barrel enough to hit a 15mm fortress but just as well its out of range.
DeleteI like it!, Tony
ReplyDeleteOne only gets so far on looks though!
DeleteLovely. What is the guy in the red coat on the right doing with his hands in that painting? Is he casting a spell? Waiting to catch something? Doing the hokey pokey?
ReplyDeleteStu is close. The painting portrays an incident ftom the assault on Khudagangh in 1857. One of the defending sepoys' guns was doing great harm. The 24 pdr was run up and knocked it out with 1 well placed shot, hence all the cheering and pointing.
DeleteNice, very nice!
ReplyDeleteThat really looks the part.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant conversion. Ingenious!
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