Tango01  | 16 Nov 2013 9:29 p.m. PST |
Nice "ugly" vehicles.
Not for Interwar, but I consider the boys there would like it.
Maybe useful for Victorian SF or Steampunk?
See the WIP on main page
panzerserra.blogspot.com.ar Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| 79thPA | 17 Nov 2013 5:08 a.m. PST |
I believe someone makes them in a couple of different scales. The AVBCW guys use them. I'll probably use one if I ever get around to my Brit WWII Home Guard project. |
| Cuchulainn | 17 Nov 2013 6:55 a.m. PST |
You think they're ugly Tango? I always thought they looked cool in a funny sort of way. |
| spontoon | 17 Nov 2013 9:22 a.m. PST |
I have a squadron of them for my post-Dunkirk British army. Crewed by all those spare figs you get with peaked caps. So, each Beaverette has a different branch colour cap band: veterinarians, paymasters, intelligence, medical,dental, RASC, Chaplains ( the Church Militant!), physical education, etc. I try to give each a different weapon too. Lewises, Boys, Vickers K, Vickers, Hotchkiss, whatever happens to be in my spare part box. No Gatling yet! Frontline Wargaming make both models of Beaverette in 20mm. |
BlackWidowPilot  | 17 Nov 2013 9:30 a.m. PST |
At the risk of overstating the obvious, spontoon, they're British, so the Gatling gun is definitely out! How are you fixed for Gardner or Nordenfeldt guns?
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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| Tango01 | 17 Nov 2013 11:35 a.m. PST |
Ugly in lthe best way of sense my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| mrinku | 17 Nov 2013 8:55 p.m. PST |
The fenders are the main thing that marks their period and makes them less suitable for VSF, though not Pulp. Get rid of them, or change them to flat panels. And Leland… you should know better regarding the Gatling. British army adopted it in 1871, and they were instrumental at the battle of Ulundi in 1879 towards the British victory. Nordenfeldts and Gardners were mainly used by the Navy, but they had Gatlings as well. |
| Fatman | 18 Nov 2013 8:01 a.m. PST |
The Gatling's jammed and the Colonel dead,
And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.
The river of death has brimmed his banks,
And England's far, and Honour a name,
But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks:
'Play up! play up! and play the game!' "Vitai Lampada" Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938) Though to be honest in the actual battle thr poem refers to the British used Gardners! ;-p Fatman |
| BlackWidowPilot | 18 Nov 2013 9:04 a.m. PST |
Mrinku, I remembered that bit of British Army history right after I posted it; my bad, but I do plead that being a Yank, I instinctively see the Gatling as a distinctively *American* contraption…
Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net
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| spontoon | 18 Nov 2013 4:48 p.m. PST |
@BlackWidowPilot; So are the Hotchkiss, the Maxim ( hence the Vickers and others), Lee, Lewis,Colt, Thompson, all the Brownings. You Yankees have a a lot to answer for! |
| spontoon | 18 Nov 2013 4:50 p.m. PST |
oops! So's the Gardner!!! |
| mrinku | 18 Nov 2013 4:55 p.m. PST |
No worries, mate :) In any case, the Nordenfeldt wasn't patented until 1873 and the Gardner in 1874. In 1871, reliable commercial machine gun pretty much still meant "Gatling" worldwide. And they were pretty aggressive marketers IIRC. Oh, and Gardner (and his gun) were also American. It's just that the best known users were the Royal Navy ;) *edit* Parallel post with Spontoon :) |
| spontoon | 24 Nov 2013 7:17 a.m. PST |
Anyway, my Beaverettes have whatever comes from the spare parts bin; provided it's not German, and older than the Bren! |
| tsofian | 24 Nov 2013 7:53 a.m. PST |
Older than the Bren is certainly OK, there should be Lewis guns without a doubt. Terry |
 Bobgnar | 24 Nov 2013 8:46 a.m. PST |
I would really like one in scale for 28mm figures (whatever scale that would be). Perfect for VBCW. |
| spontoon | 28 Nov 2013 9:00 p.m. PST |
@ Bobgnar; Maybe if you pester AGN( Army Group North) enough they'll make one for you. Send an e-mail to Vince and ANdy. |
