Sword Beach - Tribute to Bill Millin
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DEL
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Cracking good figure. One suggestion though, fill the cheeks out a bit more. He looks as if he's sucking the air out of the bag rather than blowing it in.
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Derek
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Derek
Good tribute to a brave man
Look forward to seeing the actual resin as well
Thanks for sharing
Nap
Look forward to seeing the actual resin as well
Thanks for sharing
Nap
Richard Baxter
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That's a good looking figure. The chanter looks a bit over-sized though.
That's a really interesting miniature of "The Mad Piper" and I look forward to the final product.
This is him in Normandy:
and this is the kilt (originally his father's), pipes and beret worn by Millin during the landing (currently housed in Dawlish Museum):
There are two issues though with the current digital render of the figure:
- according to the records, Mullin didn't wear an F-S Commando knife, but a sgian-dubh in his right kilt hose
- and the chanter of the pipes is way too thick. It should look more like this
I also found to videos with and about Bill Millin, who died in 2010.
Karl
This is him in Normandy:
and this is the kilt (originally his father's), pipes and beret worn by Millin during the landing (currently housed in Dawlish Museum):
There are two issues though with the current digital render of the figure:
- according to the records, Mullin didn't wear an F-S Commando knife, but a sgian-dubh in his right kilt hose
- and the chanter of the pipes is way too thick. It should look more like this
I also found to videos with and about Bill Millin, who died in 2010.
Karl
valiant
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A bit too fanciful for me, Im afraid. A whole raft of detail errors would prevent me from purchasing, things which have, in fact, led me to sculpt my own work over the years...
Oh, there are way more than two.
This is surely just a W.I.P. sculpture, though, because even his boots are all wrong; too many eyelets [both Ammos and SVs were six high, not seven], not laced around the top, no cleats visible at the sides [this is how you can tell Ammos from SVs at a glance], no heel cap, no toe cap. Oh, deary me, no.
Oh, there are way more than two.
Why not help the sculptor and highlight anything ...this will help give the best possible tribute
Nap
Richard Baxter
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Here's another photo of Bill, taken in Normandy, wearing a helmet instead of a beret. Can't tell whether he's still wearing his kilt. I think that the photo posted by Dr Bison is more likely to be at an assembly area in England before crossing the Channel, everyone looks too clean and relaxed for it to be near any fighting, although it could have been taken some time after D-Day in a rear area.
Richard Baxter
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Just found this bigger version of the same pic, note the goalposts, so it's almost certainly taken in England in the lead-up to D-Day. Yes, I know they play football in France too...
Richard Baxter
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The last pic...promise. Bill on D-Day with Lord Lovat. Note the Sten and the slim shape of the chanter. Bill also has a 'tache, missing on the figure.
Time for my medication...
The last pic...promise. Bill on D-Day with Lord Lovat. Note the Sten and the slim shape of the chanter. Bill also has a 'tache, missing on the figure.
Time for my medication...
A still from the 1962 film, The Longest Day which starred Peter Lawford as Lord Lovat, left, and Leslie de Laspee as Bill Millin.
Oh, there are way more than two.
Thank you very much for this useful information. Could you please give me more information about this pair of AMMO boots dated in 1940? As far as I know, some models of AMMO boots have also an extra layer sole added (clump).
Thank you very much in advance
Thank you very much. I think you are right. We will try to modify the master before the cast copies
Redcap
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Thank you very much. I think you are right. We will try to modify the master before the cast copies
Very refreshing and commendable to have a manufacturer receive and above all, react positively to well intentioned membership feedback and advice. Well done!
Gary
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Great idea for a project Fran and great to see a producer and members on here interacting to produce a version that will do justice to your initial vision.
Neal
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A monument on the spot commemorates him...:
Bill Millin passed away on August 17, 2010.
Cheers
A monument on the spot commemorates him...:
Bill Millin passed away on August 17, 2010.
Cheers
Paul Kernan
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Great subject...ye cannae whack it. Sorry for being picky but does the bass drone look a bit on the short side?
. Sorry for being picky but does the bass drone look a bit on the short side?
This is a well modelled figure of a famed character which at 90mm is now on sale for £61 in the UK and $80 overseas, compared to £65 for 200mm figures from other respected manufacturers. I an aware of development, production and marketting costs, but this seems excessive.
Mike
Mike
