British Soldier Northern Ireland 1980-ish
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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
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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
Jimbo
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Thanks Guys for all your input on details etc, all very useful and appreciated by me, I was never over there in Northern Ireland so I take my cap off in respect to you blokes who had to deal with it....I was ( and I expect this'll kick off some interesting remarks ) Too busy trying to keep warm around the braiser during that bloody awful Firemans strike of 77 I always remember you guys being pulled off the line to ride on a Green Goddess with no proper training or equipment to deal with a serious incident, Not a good time all round thanks to bad politics, then it went & kicked off all over again 25 years later and the squaddies were pulled off the line again and the same rusty old Green Goddesses were pulled out of storage just as the 2nd Gulf war was brewing in the headlines, nothing learnt from the past it seemed to us old hands, once again around the braisers!
Cheers
Jim
) Too busy trying to keep warm around the braiser during that bloody awful Firemans strike of 77 I always remember you guys being pulled off the line to ride on a Green Goddess with no proper training or equipment to deal with a serious incident, Not a good time all round thanks to bad politics, then it went & kicked off all over again 25 years later and the squaddies were pulled off the line again and the same rusty old Green Goddesses were pulled out of storage just as the 2nd Gulf war was brewing in the headlines, nothing learnt from the past it seemed to us old hands, once again around the braisers!Cheers
Jim
Scotty
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Hi Jim, sorry for the delay, here is the photo and a wee sketch, hopefully this shows the difference if not I'm sure one of the "forty twa" will pipe up.
All the best,
Scotty
All the best,
Scotty
Gra30
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Yes Jim
I was crew commander at Norton Manor, Taunton
All I can say is it was an experience and I wish I had taken some pictures of my Goddess, although I still know it and remember it better than my car, and priming the hand pump
We watched the war start during my night shift and there were some unhappy RMs who had been kept as drivers.
Some thought they had missed their chance to serve a conflict, little did they know then what was to follow years later.....
I keep in touch with 2, definately no politics mate, just memories
Best wishes
Gra
I was crew commander at Norton Manor, Taunton
All I can say is it was an experience and I wish I had taken some pictures of my Goddess, although I still know it and remember it better than my car, and priming the hand pump
We watched the war start during my night shift and there were some unhappy RMs who had been kept as drivers.
Some thought they had missed their chance to serve a conflict, little did they know then what was to follow years later.....
I keep in touch with 2, definately no politics mate, just memories
Best wishes
Gra
BobLff257
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Yes, I remember Jim. I was 20 years old and 10months in the job and loving it in 77. Then the winter of discontent, things were never the same again. It really defined you throughout your service, I think you know what I mean. I have never forgotten those times. Please, I don't want to go political with this, it's a long time ago but to a Fireman it's ..................history.
Rob
Rob
Jimbo
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Yes Gra I bet the blokes were P off if they thought they were going to miss out on doing the biz over in Iraq, nothing worse then training to do something then not getting chance to do it for real, We actually had a guy on our station who was an Ex RM, he tried to leave the Brigade to go back in the RM so he could have a go over there, but then he was bit of a Mad Dog!
Rob, Yes mate, I had only been in the Brigade a couple of years when the 77 strike happened, but like you said it's a Firefighter's ..sorry... Firemans history Bad times alongside good at least we had a lot of public support back in 77, all a long time ago.
Cheers
Jim
Rob, Yes mate, I had only been in the Brigade a couple of years when the 77 strike happened, but like you said it's a Firefighter's ..sorry
... Firemans history Bad times alongside good at least we had a lot of public support back in 77, all a long time ago.Cheers
Jim
