Yes your right of course, the bust was a top half of a patrolling figure in my mind. The tight trousers did have a purpose, petrol bombs were all the rage on a mid week night in belfast circa 1980, big loose pants were not as easy to put out as someone just running their hands down your legs, search style to get them out like you could with skinny fit, although we had fire extinghuishers for the purpose on the pigs they were empty nine times out of ten.
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Hey jimbo...have you torn all your hair out yet....lol....great pictures Moz oh for the days when we all had a small butt...tee hee
Jimbo
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I didn't have any to start with mate!
Jim
Or a small butt eh my little cuddly friend
Nap ...built for comfort not speed
Hi Guys ,
I saw this in the flesh last night and thanks to all the comments Jimbo received I think it looks even better than when he posted first ...this is what PF is all about .
He has also now done a very nice beret with a cracking parachute regt badge on it as well as the others
Nice work Jimbo and thanks for sharing
Nap
I saw this in the flesh last night and thanks to all the comments Jimbo received I think it looks even better than when he posted first ...this is what PF is all about .
He has also now done a very nice beret with a cracking parachute regt badge on it as well as the others
Nice work Jimbo and thanks for sharing
Nap
Jimbo
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Thanks Kev much appreciated,
Cheers
Jim
Cheers
Jim
Another ambitious project Jim.
Looking good,
Carl.
Looking good,
Carl.
1969
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Defintely took on a challenge witht his one Jimbo, must say looks like you are cracking it mate and looking forward to seeing it completed and painted up.
As for a Parachute Reg`t beret it wont work with this figure, he has a standard combat jacket on which were never worn by Parachute Reg`t, you would have to change a number of things on his jacket for it to be compatible.
Nice work mate,
Steve
As for a Parachute Reg`t beret it wont work with this figure, he has a standard combat jacket on which were never worn by Parachute Reg`t, you would have to change a number of things on his jacket for it to be compatible.
Nice work mate,
Steve
Dennis
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Jim, I have been following this with interest, you are doing a great job on this difficult figure.
I have painted and enjoyed the bust this conversion is based on.
I would advise looking at your soldiers boots again as in the 80's in NI we were issued the Northern Ireland Patrol Boot, it was similar in style to the Boots Combat High but lighter and somewhat less bulky than the BCH. Better than the Directly Moulded Sole rubbish as portayed by Moz above.
The somewhat tight Trousers Lightweight (Denims to soldiers over a certain age) were not always worn as tight, CSM's, RSM's, & QM's made sure of this, but some soldiers got away with having them 'tailored'. Me included.
The position of the SLR outside of the arm is perfectly acceptable as we used the butt as extra armour, a friend shot in Crossmaglen was wounded in the left shoulder and would have been in the right arm/shoulder if the 303 round had not struck his SLR butt which was outside of his arm/shoulder.
We were on patrol and as such 'we' were the targets, hence the inevitable cry of "Targets Up" as we left the base/police station.
I looking forward to seeing this chap finished Jim, please keep posting.
Regards
Dennis
I have painted and enjoyed the bust this conversion is based on.
I would advise looking at your soldiers boots again as in the 80's in NI we were issued the Northern Ireland Patrol Boot, it was similar in style to the Boots Combat High but lighter and somewhat less bulky than the BCH. Better than the Directly Moulded Sole rubbish as portayed by Moz above.
The somewhat tight Trousers Lightweight (Denims to soldiers over a certain age) were not always worn as tight, CSM's, RSM's, & QM's made sure of this, but some soldiers got away with having them 'tailored'. Me included.
The position of the SLR outside of the arm is perfectly acceptable as we used the butt as extra armour, a friend shot in Crossmaglen was wounded in the left shoulder and would have been in the right arm/shoulder if the 303 round had not struck his SLR butt which was outside of his arm/shoulder.
We were on patrol and as such 'we' were the targets, hence the inevitable cry of "Targets Up" as we left the base/police station.
I looking forward to seeing this chap finished Jim, please keep posting.
Regards
Dennis
Jimbo
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Thanks Carl glad you like him
Also thanks Steve glad you like him to, yes mate it was bit of a challange but it's now on it's way up tp Gordon, I realised the thing about the combat jacket but I thought what the hell I'll do a Para beret too while I was on the roll, I suppose if anybody wants the para beret on it it would also have to have a slight conversion work done to the jacket, what would it need cuffs & crutch flap,what else I don't now without checking Kev's libary
Cheers
Jim
Also thanks Steve glad you like him to, yes mate it was bit of a challange but it's now on it's way up tp Gordon, I realised the thing about the combat jacket but I thought what the hell I'll do a Para beret too while I was on the roll, I suppose if anybody wants the para beret on it it would also have to have a slight conversion work done to the jacket, what would it need cuffs & crutch flap,what else I don't now without checking Kev's libary
Cheers
Jim
Jimbo
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Hi Dennis
Thanks for your input mate much appreciated, yes it was a tricky conversion, but it's now on it's way to Gordon Mitchell so sorry I can't change anything with the boots at present, I see from your avatar that you have painted yours as a Duke of E's, my local Regiment being that I spent all of my life born & bred in Reading & now the last 7 years in Wiltshire.
Cheers
Jim
Thanks for your input mate much appreciated, yes it was a tricky conversion, but it's now on it's way to Gordon Mitchell so sorry I can't change anything with the boots at present, I see from your avatar that you have painted yours as a Duke of E's, my local Regiment being that I spent all of my life born & bred in Reading & now the last 7 years in Wiltshire.
Cheers
Jim
Wings5797
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Thanks guys for all your input, all much appreciated, but I must say the top half of the figure is all a Maurice Corry sculpt including the SLR, this was all the original bust, I'm only adding from the waist down for Gordon but I will look at the arm positions today if I get chance to see if it's possible to alter them without screwing it all up, but I must also add that the arms are only held in place with blue tack at the moment and the left arm can swing forward a bit more allowing the stock of the SLR to come in a bit tighter to the crook of his right arm, anyway all good comments thanks chaps.
Cheers
Jim
"The Legs Brigade" ( it does what it says on the tin).
Jim, as an officer and a gentleman, I salute you.
Good work on a big project Jim, I like what I see.
Cheers Mate,
Keith
The NI boots were a bit of a hit and miss issue in all fairness my last tour was in 85 and there were still blokes with the old dms and puttees, a lot of blokes with a more tolerant RSM and co used Doc Martin boots as well
Steve
Steve
Gellso
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Great work Jimbo,
The arms looks much much better.
Gells
The arms looks much much better.
Gells
pte1643
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Actually this would be an easy diy conversion on this figure... A bit of milliput, and you've got a nice pair of puttees and no one need know that the boots are high leg underneath.
Gives another time frame option.
Jimbo
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Cheers Keith ,thanks a lot mate
Thanks Gells glad you like the arms better, I think they suit the leaning over pose better too.
Cheers
Jim
Thanks Gells glad you like the arms better, I think they suit the leaning over pose better too.
Cheers
Jim
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