Focus on Blues and Royals & Life Guard

This chap of mine is currently listed on eBay. I think that the moustache works really well!

Spurs were reconstructed from various (VAM) parts as was the belt and sword hanger. I have found that with "Explorer Stormsure 7190 Clear Adhesive" you can weld the vinyl quite easily - even edge to edge or end to end. Liquid Poly does the spurs nicely. If you click on the images and then zoom in, you can just see a couple of faint repair lines. I don't always go as far as I can disguising repairs if the plan is to sell on. I think it's more honest that way and it also show some of the item's history.
Cheers
Andy

your like me daz more lifeguards helmets than blues & royals . i wonder were they made in equal numbers , does anyone know the answer ?

The life guard was certainly made for a few years after the Blues and Royals but I've always suspected it was made for a short while before as well. Although they both appear as new uniforms in the 1971 equipment manual, as a kid I just remember the life guard uni was everywhere (Toy shops, mail order catalogues etc) for what seemed like ages before the Blues and Royals appeared.

So the lifeguard probably had a bigger as well as longer run than the Blues and Royals.


I remember I got the Lifeguard as a dressed figure in the display box for my birthday and the Blues and Royals as a carded outfit that xmas. Which is why my guys looked like this!

What a fantastic tribute Tom,
Even your figure looks proud to be stood next to your Grandfather.

Cheers 


there he is Squadron Corporal Major G_______

The nickname for this hat is a ‘Pill Box hat’ and typical for Victorian regiments 



As I said not just Household Cavalry .  But always worn at a jaunty angle

Q: apart from the tunic and helmet what are the differences between the 2 sets?

That’s probably lost to history this was online ?

I
the Gurkha regiment still use it 

and I think the Canadian Military College still use them ? 

Got the horse today





Went down the cheap road to buy the horse !
A 40th horse and tack is about £60 …A boxed Action Man and Tommy Gunn (Zodiac)horse are up to £200.
I found and bought off eBay a boxed Rachel Horse(Zodiac) same as the Tommy Gunn one for only £20

Also bought the 40th Full Parade Accoutrement set. £35
Thought I had come unstuck when I came to put it all together as NO saddle is in the Accoutrement set The saddle obviously came with the horse !!!! Luckily the Zodiac saddle accommodates all straps ect



Note….   Had to do a little bit of fettling to get the bridle bit to fit in the horses mouth.