2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards & Gordon Highlander's 1884 (ish)

Good day, evening - good morning...

This is my first posting for a number of years...water and bridges - but all is well...and I am again with brush in hand...

These chaps have travelled with me - and such you will see numerous changes to colours and shades...as I find out which paints are matt and which are gloss...

So here goes...

Phase one was which I was travelling in Asia...

Then I discover that the paints I had purchased were gloss...eeekkk

Next trying to remove the glose..

Now for the Gordons...

Now to remember how to finish off and base them...

Greetings from Berlin

Cheers

Hi all

Sorry for the lack of postings recently...

But more on their way shortly!

See you in a bit.

Duncan

A portable cooking system without flame

Now here is something useful...

When we travel...no matter where we go - or how we travel - good hot food fast is always on the wish list...

My youngest son...Jonathan - well he's not so young now...has come across a product called - Trekmates Flameless Cook System...

We have tried it and it works...man :o)

Maybe - its something that will catch on?



Hot Good Food Fast

Something while we visist a show or two...or just for the back of the car!

Enjoy

Duncan

RHA Gun team and limber...with 9th Lancer, Guards and a marine in support

Sorry about title...couldn't think of anything catchy!

In December last...I posted a note on Ethan's excellent 25mm converstion of a colonial gun team for his Afgan War "Maiwand Day" project...as seen here and here

I decided I would try my hand at something similar in 20mm...using available metal and plastic figures...my converstion work can be seen here.

My eldest son (Mike) has joined our growing company and has (as one of his challenges) to ensure I paint and finish some of our projects...!!

And although we have not completely finished some of the figures is this posting - the RA mounted officer still needs some work...Mike insisted we set up a diorama and click away...

I hope you enjoy 'his' encouragement...!

The gunner (in Khaki - pushing the 12 pounder gun wheel) is from RSM Colonials (ex Pax Britannica) some of the best 20mm metals available...still!

The drivers are from Strelets British Colonial Lancers...

Seated RA chaps are from Hat's Gatling Gun set...

The Officer is from Waterloo Anglo-Egyptian Army (Alan gave me the idea for the pose - here)

The teams are from the Accurate set No. 7204 - Union Artillery Team...which we are converting the figures into Egyptian artillery crews...but more about them in later posts!

Some lads from the Guards Brigade in support...these are from Spencer Smith's od Jacklex figures

Our RA Gatling team leading the search....again from the excellent Jacklex figures

With some chaps from the 9th in support...

The Lancer is from the now defunct Qualiticast excellent - 20mm Zulu War range...why I only bought this one I will never know!

Please don't shout - I know the 9th were not in the Sudan...but its my Game! Hehehehheheee

Hope you enjoyed the images...its back to the list of non finished projects now! Oh and of course work too!

Duncan