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Saturday, 14 March 2009

Hello Sailor

This little detachment completes my British Naval Battalion bringing it up to a full strength of 24 figures. The marching figures are Clayton castings whilst the Officer is a vintage one.

And here is a shot of the entire Battalion on parade.


The figures I used are as follows:

5 x BN114 Royal Marine (charging)
5 x BN115 Royal Marine (firing)
1 x BN111 Royal Marine Officer (charging)
1 x BN116 Royal Marine Officer (marching)
5 x BN123 Seaman (firing)
5 x BN125 Seaman (marching)
2 x BN120 Royal Navy Officer (charging)

Apart from the marching Sailors all the figures were vintage castings that had never been painted before.
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous14 March 2009 at 23:38

    Very lovely they are too! I have never actually seen a Hinton in the flesh (to my knowledge)...how do they compare with say, an Airfix Napoleonic?

    Matt

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  2. Rafael Pardo15 March 2009 at 08:45

    Hi
    Now you could to play a little raid in the east Peninsula area...
    Regarda
    Rafa

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  3. Stryker15 March 2009 at 09:22

    Matt - In height the HH's are about the same as an Airfix but they are more chunky. Certainly in the old days I had no problem mixing the two.

    Rafa - good idea, especially as I have both Spanish and Portuguese to come!

    Ian

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  4. lewisgunner15 March 2009 at 21:15

    Beautiful Ian, a really lovely unit.

    If you go to one of the sites for model wooden boat makig you can buy a 1/72 wood and brass cannon that will look perfect with them.
    Roy

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  5. Stryker16 March 2009 at 09:02

    Thanks for that Roy - perhaps a cannon or two might enhance their combat effectiveness...

    Ian

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  6. old-tidders16 March 2009 at 13:06

    Jolly jack tars and Marines - very nice little naval battalion

    -- Allan

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