Monday 9 September 2013

Engineers to the front! (again)

Same engineers and probably the same front.  See also my earlier post.


To stop people (yes you...) laughing at them they've acquired an escort of riflemen.

20 comments:

MSFoy said...

Fine looking chaps - no laughter here.

Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com said...

I'm not sure I'd want to laugh at the burley chap with a sledge but I'm sure the pretty riflemen are a welcome escort.

Tim Gow said...

MSFoy
I shall try to find them some work in a forthcoming game...

Tim Gow said...

Ross Mac
'Never laugh at a big bloke with a sledgehammer.' A good rule!

Stephen Thomas said...

Have they all served a recognised apprenticeship and do they have their JIB and CIS cards? If not, then they really shouldn't be in the workplace.

Al said...

Engineer figures are cool, I wish we could get more of them, especially in 1/72 scale

Milgeek said...

Wonderful stuff. Sturdy fellows one and all!

Foss1066 said...

I am in awe of their magnificent moustachios! Neat stuff.
Cheers

Tim Gow said...

Stephen Thomas
The riflemen don't even have their bayonets fixed - how safe is that?

Tim Gow said...

Al
There seems to be a surprising amount of weird stuff available in 20mm these days - I'm trying not to buy any as I already have so much!

Tim Gow said...

Stephen Beat
Bridges built, stuff blown up. Distance no object...

Tim Gow said...

Foss1066
They've not had much work on recently so facial hair growing is their core activity!

Martin Rapier said...

The rifle chaps look very grand, but as mentioned above, I am sure the engineers can look after themselves.

They are obviously hard men as they aren't wearing jackets.


Stephen Thomas said...

Martin said :
"They are obviously hard men as they aren't wearing jackets."

Are they from Newcastle?

Chris Kemp said...

In the highlands of Belize I met an Irish Forester, who after I had carefully explained the subtleties of using Detcord and a metre of Fuse Instantaneous,for the safe dislodging of tree logjams, told me that they "Just cut a foot off and from a safe distance watched one of the boys* light it, who would "run like hell""

The expression of Sapper McBarrow reminds me of him.

Regards, Chris

* Clearly noawadays, work experience lads would not be allowed to explode stuff in the workplace

Phil said...

Very nice minis!

Tim Gow said...

Martin Rapier
The coat of varnish keeps 'em cosy!

Tim Gow said...

Stephen Thomas
Not judging by their accents!

Tim Gow said...

Chris Kemp
'Sapper McBarrow'? I like it!

Tim Gow said...

Phil
They sure are - and all I had to do was a bit of minor repair work!