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Focus on Grenadier Guard Sept 16, 2018 9:29:52 GMT spoons and brokenhipball like this

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Grenadier Guard

To kick things off, an old pic of my Grenadier and the leafet for reference.

The uniform seems a bit dull compared with the other ceremonials, but the sentry box is a good addition.

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Focus on Grenadier Guard Sept 22, 2018 13:19:40 GMT daz28, vonsturm, and 1 more like this

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Post by spoons on Sept 22, 2018 13:19:40 GMT

The Tommy Gunn GG is so good that I had no desire to get a VAM one until picking one up in a job lot recently. There is something wrong about how the bearskin sits on a fuzz head but after much deliberation I decided to keep him and I'm glad I did

and top marks for those railings daz!

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Post by vonsturm on Sept 22, 2018 13:49:49 GMT

Great comparison photos .
I'm sure everyone has the same opinion as you on this figure including myself .TG GG was the better of the two . I'd say daz was not far off on his comments about Palitoy and this uniform.

spoons Talking Commander Posts: 1,598	Focus on Grenadier Guard Sept 24, 2018 11:49:52 GMT daz28, dadsarmys71, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spoons on Sept 24, 2018 11:49:52 GMT I was inspired by this thread to have a play around in photoshop this weekend. Not quite a seamless job but the two GGs look happy at Buck House.

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Sept 24, 2018 17:06:48 GMT spoons said:

Sept 24, 2018 16:15:09 GMT cookie said:

Cool they even have realistic Shadows!

thanks Chris, although realistic may be pushing it just a bit

I bet you even researched which way the shadows should be pointing 😉

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Sept 24, 2018 17:48:09 GMT cookie said:

Sept 24, 2018 17:06:48 GMT spoons said:

thanks Chris, although realistic may be pushing it just a bit

I bet you even researched which way the shadows should be pointing 😉

Ha ha - not far off there

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Oct 16, 2018 19:07:47 GMT armajorbill said:

Oct 16, 2018 18:56:54 GMT brokenhipball said:

Not the best picture but these are my grenadiers.
Has anyone any experience of kit bashing a bandsman?

Hey Matt that looks well!

Thanks Scott. Looking good now they both have belts.

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Sept 16, 2018 16:49:09 GMT vonsturm said:

Sept 16, 2018 15:34:31 GMT armajorbill said:

Is the sentry box same as Colditz all but for the script ?

I never spotted that there was 2 different sentry boxes . I never had one as a kid and dont now I have made ones like the real sentry boxes so seening the two types is like wow really you didnt know . Lol

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