Montana Smith
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A little change round.
Still awaiting the zombie apocalypse.
Still awaiting the zombie apocalypse.
Smitty's Junk
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Hopefully the zombies will be of the slow moving variety, as the following is a percussion cap and ball revolver...
Made by Pietta of Italy it was designed as a live firing (not blank) copy of a black powder Colt Navy 1851 in the correct .36 calibre.
The cylinder is engraved with a depiction of the 1843 sea battle between Mexico and Texas:
Cylinder, barrel and brass work bear matching serial numbers:
This is engraved on the barrel under the ramrod, but I can't make it out:
I found a list of Pietta serial numbers, but the one on my revolver is earlier than those listed:
http://bluebookofgunvalues.com/Info/PDF/Powder/PiettaandItalianSerial.pdf
However, this document was more illuminating:
https://bluebookofgunvalues.com/Info/PDF/POWDER/MBPProofmarks.pdf
The gun has the Gardone year of proof stamping of 'AD' which equates to 1978. It also bears the other required Gardone proof house and black powder proof house stampings.
Gardone was also the place of manufacture for my Vincenzo Bernadelli PP clone.
This Navy Colt is going to proudly take the place on the wall formerly occupied by my Denix 1860 Colt Army.
Made by Pietta of Italy it was designed as a live firing (not blank) copy of a black powder Colt Navy 1851 in the correct .36 calibre.
The cylinder is engraved with a depiction of the 1843 sea battle between Mexico and Texas:
Cylinder, barrel and brass work bear matching serial numbers:
This is engraved on the barrel under the ramrod, but I can't make it out:
I found a list of Pietta serial numbers, but the one on my revolver is earlier than those listed:
http://bluebookofgunvalues.com/Info/PDF/Powder/PiettaandItalianSerial.pdf
However, this document was more illuminating:
https://bluebookofgunvalues.com/Info/PDF/POWDER/MBPProofmarks.pdf
The gun has the Gardone year of proof stamping of 'AD' which equates to 1978. It also bears the other required Gardone proof house and black powder proof house stampings.
Gardone was also the place of manufacture for my Vincenzo Bernadelli PP clone.
This Navy Colt is going to proudly take the place on the wall formerly occupied by my Denix 1860 Colt Army.
Montana Smith
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Despatched from Hong Kong almost a month ago, I feared she'd been lost in action. Maybe even ripped apart by Dobermans in some forgotten corner of the postal system.
On a high after bagging the Navy Colt I had this strange feeling that she would be waiting for me when I got home last night.
There never has been an official 1/6 figure of Alice from Resident Evil: Extinction, so this one goes by the name of "Zombie Girl" from a company or partnership calling themselves Simplz X Wild Work. For 'Simplz', as in the meerkats, I can't find any information, but Wild Work was a toy company thought to have disappeared from the scene.
The plot thickens, since much of the outfit was formerly produced by the Brother Production toy company.
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DiscoLad said:
Smiffy said:
http://raven.theraider.net/showpost.php?p=494745&postcount=15
Both guns are together now. The cheap Confederate replica below, and the real Navy above:
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I bought another load of Weimar and Hitler era stamps today.
Among them was this 20 billion mark stamp which was issued in 1923:
http://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/weimarrepublic_hyperb.html
Among them was this 20 billion mark stamp which was issued in 1923:
http://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/weimarrepublic_hyperb.html
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Montana Smith said:
Wow the Terminator figures are really good. so authentic.
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Henry Jones VII said:Wow the Terminator figures are really good. so authentic.
Hot Toys' Terminators are very good!
Trouble is I have nowhere to photograph them properly so the camera flash obliterates a lot of fine detail from the faces, such as the lines and wrinkles in the skin.
My custom T1 T-800 had a makeover recently. I found a pair of combats in a more accurate style, though the colour is too light:
The T-1000 is still a standout figure:
And on a nearby shelf, lowering Indy's head improves Hot Toys' sculpting effort!
Indy also acquired some new friends.
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the level of detail is superb. The likeness of the Arnold face is quite something! 
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Henry Jones VII said:the level of detail is superb. The likeness of the Arnold face is quite something!
Most of Hot Toys sculpts are very well done. There are a few exceptions.
*cough* Indiana Jones *cough* (!)
Other companies are improving, such as VTS/DAM TOYS. I'm very much looking forward to the release of the VTS 'Revenger', an unlicensed 1/6 Ray Stevenson from the film Punisher: War Zone.
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I have thousands of 1/32 scale plastic figures made by Britains, Herald and Timpo since the 1950s (farm and zoo animals, Trojans, Knights, Turks, Robin Hood, American Revolution, Napoleonic, US Civil War, US Cavalry, Cowboys, Indians, French Foreign Legion and Arabs, WW2, Modern Military, Antarctic Explorers, Space, Trees, Scenery, Buildings?)
One day I?ll reassemble everything from their various boxes and see just how much I?ve accumulated over the years.
Sometimes something turns up that I?ve never seen in the plastic (or metal) before?
So there I was, in competition with a few others, scrabbling through a box of cars, gathering up an armful of old Dinkys?when something I immediately recognized comes into view, and nobody else is showing an interest:
It?s a 1/32 scale Britains Afrika Korps Despatch Rider from 1977. I have the British Army Norton 850cc, US Army Harley Davidson and regular German Army BMW.
This Afrika Korps version is apparently a Zundapp. I have it sat out on my desk at the moment as it shouts Raiders of the Lost Ark, even though I don?t recall any Afrika Korps motorcycle other than a [Dnepr MT-11] combination in the film.
Britains made a Zundapp combination, though I haven?t seen one yet.
One day I?ll reassemble everything from their various boxes and see just how much I?ve accumulated over the years.
Sometimes something turns up that I?ve never seen in the plastic (or metal) before?
So there I was, in competition with a few others, scrabbling through a box of cars, gathering up an armful of old Dinkys?when something I immediately recognized comes into view, and nobody else is showing an interest:
It?s a 1/32 scale Britains Afrika Korps Despatch Rider from 1977. I have the British Army Norton 850cc, US Army Harley Davidson and regular German Army BMW.
This Afrika Korps version is apparently a Zundapp. I have it sat out on my desk at the moment as it shouts Raiders of the Lost Ark, even though I don?t recall any Afrika Korps motorcycle other than a [Dnepr MT-11] combination in the film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnepr_(motorcycle)
Britains made a Zundapp combination, though I haven?t seen one yet.
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Montana Smith said:Most of Hot Toys sculpts are very well done. There are a few exceptions.
*cough* Indiana Jones *cough* (!)
Other companies are improving, such as VTS/DAM TOYS. I'm very much looking forward to the release of the VTS 'Revenger', an unlicensed 1/6 Ray Stevenson from the film Punisher: War Zone.
wow, badass!
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Henry Jones VII said:
Precisely!
There's a discussion and more photos of him here on the OneSixthWarriors site.
A company called Art Figures made an unlicensed version back in 2010. That figure now commands big money, even though the head sculpt looked more sad than determined.
Based on previous releases the new VTS one is expected to be much better. Hopefully they'll follow Art Figure's example and make a Tom Jane 2004 Punisher as well.
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Almost two months since the Hot Toys Exclusive Joker 2.0 arrived direct from Sideshow in the US, the Regular arrived from my UK supplier.
Can't have too many Jokers.
Really, you can't.
Something simple for the Grumpy mask (on a stripped down DML Dragon SAS Recon 'Colin' figure):
Something simple for one of the extra heads:
And again, but with the more serious demeanour, with figures dating from ten or more years ago:
Can't have too many Jokers.
Really, you can't.
Something simple for the Grumpy mask (on a stripped down DML Dragon SAS Recon 'Colin' figure):
Something simple for one of the extra heads:
And again, but with the more serious demeanour, with figures dating from ten or more years ago:
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The obligatory wall update!
The Colt Cobra may have been an unusual choice of firearm to replicate in the 1970s. The Internet Movie Firearm Database records it as featuring in only four films:
Short Circuit (1985)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Misery (1990)
JFK (1991)
Jack Ruby used a hammerless Cobra to assassinate Lee Harvey Oswald:
The Colt Cobra may have been an unusual choice of firearm to replicate in the 1970s. The Internet Movie Firearm Database records it as featuring in only four films:
Short Circuit (1985)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Misery (1990)
JFK (1991)
Jack Ruby used a hammerless Cobra to assassinate Lee Harvey Oswald:
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Testing...testing...testing...
Bandwidth on the Photobucket account is tight, so I'm trying out Flickr.
There was something about making 5 photos public for five days before they become visible.
Carrying on regardless, here are three upcoming sixth scale Roman figures from Kaustic Plastik, and Italian company actually based in Rome.
There's an interview with the General Manager, Fabio Varesi, here. He also writes on OneSixthWarriors.com.
There's a big emphasis on historical accuracy, and Kaustic Plastik work closely with their Archaeologist Consultant, Dr. Luca Nejrotti.
The test is now over.
Bandwidth on the Photobucket account is tight, so I'm trying out Flickr.
There was something about making 5 photos public for five days before they become visible.
Carrying on regardless, here are three upcoming sixth scale Roman figures from Kaustic Plastik, and Italian company actually based in Rome.
There's an interview with the General Manager, Fabio Varesi, here. He also writes on OneSixthWarriors.com.
There's a big emphasis on historical accuracy, and Kaustic Plastik work closely with their Archaeologist Consultant, Dr. Luca Nejrotti.
The test is now over.
Montana Smith
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Testing...testing...testing...
Bandwidth on the Photobucket account is tight, so I'm trying out Flickr.
There was something about making 5 photos public for five days before they become visible.
Carrying on regardless, here are three upcoming sixth scale Roman figures from Kaustic Plastik, and Italian company actually based in Rome.
There's an interview with the General Manager, Fabio Varesi, here. He also writes on OneSixthWarriors.com.
There's a big emphasis on historical accuracy, and Kaustic Plastik work closely with their Archaeologist Consultant, Dr. Luca Nejrotti.
KP produciton artorius2kp5 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
KP produciton tiberius3kp6 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
KP produciton tiberius12kp6 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
kp06-lucius1 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
Flickr also demand you retain the links back to Flickr, or face being expunged.
The test is now over.
Bandwidth on the Photobucket account is tight, so I'm trying out Flickr.
There was something about making 5 photos public for five days before they become visible.
Carrying on regardless, here are three upcoming sixth scale Roman figures from Kaustic Plastik, and Italian company actually based in Rome.
There's an interview with the General Manager, Fabio Varesi, here. He also writes on OneSixthWarriors.com.
There's a big emphasis on historical accuracy, and Kaustic Plastik work closely with their Archaeologist Consultant, Dr. Luca Nejrotti.
KP produciton artorius2kp5 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
KP produciton tiberius3kp6 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
KP produciton tiberius12kp6 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
kp06-lucius1 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
Flickr also demand you retain the links back to Flickr, or face being expunged.
The test is now over.
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I bought a collection of German and Austrian coins and buttons.
So far the most interesting piece has been this aluminium 1 Schilling token:
000_0525 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
000_0522 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
These tokens, measuring 30mm in diameter, were issued by the Austrian Nazi Party and used unofficially for monetary, advertising, services or other purposes.
The obverse reads: "Der Fuhrer des deutschen Volkes" (The leader of the German people).
The reverse bears the words: "N.S.D.A.P. Hitlerbewegung/Gau/Steiermark" (NSDAP Hitler Movement Steiermark District).
The words "MUSTER GESCH" mean Design Patented.
"Kampfspende" is "Battle Donation".
Steiermark is Styria in southeast Austria)
I haven't yet found any more about how these tokens were used within the Party.
The token is undated, but it is speculated that it dates prior to May 1933, since Hitler is depicted wearing Brownshirt uniform, and the German National Socialist Workers' Party of Austria (DNSAP) was banned by Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in May 1933.
Another nice piece is this 1937 silver 2 Reichsmark coin minted in Stuttgart:
000_0526 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
000_0527 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
The other coins need to be sorted, and the old Austrian buttons identified.
So far the most interesting piece has been this aluminium 1 Schilling token:
000_0525 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
000_0522 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
These tokens, measuring 30mm in diameter, were issued by the Austrian Nazi Party and used unofficially for monetary, advertising, services or other purposes.
The obverse reads: "Der Fuhrer des deutschen Volkes" (The leader of the German people).
The reverse bears the words: "N.S.D.A.P. Hitlerbewegung/Gau/Steiermark" (NSDAP Hitler Movement Steiermark District).
The words "MUSTER GESCH" mean Design Patented.
"Kampfspende" is "Battle Donation".
Steiermark is Styria in southeast Austria)
I haven't yet found any more about how these tokens were used within the Party.
The token is undated, but it is speculated that it dates prior to May 1933, since Hitler is depicted wearing Brownshirt uniform, and the German National Socialist Workers' Party of Austria (DNSAP) was banned by Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in May 1933.
Another nice piece is this 1937 silver 2 Reichsmark coin minted in Stuttgart:
000_0526 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
000_0527 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
The other coins need to be sorted, and the old Austrian buttons identified.
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000_0528 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
Managed to identify these as belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Navy (Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine). The maker is Brüder Schneider of Vienna.
The following are still a mystery:
000_0541 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
The top left button appears to read: "Sigilum Civitatis in Praunau 1202", meaning "The Seal of the City of Praunau 1202".
However, the seal is of Braunau am Inn, Austria:
Wikipedia said:
The maker is "VW" but I have no idea for whom it was made.
The bottom two, also by "VW", bear the legend "Steiermark" beneath its coat of arms.
The top right is the most interesting to me, since it's most likely to be military. It has the Austro-Hungarian Habsburg two headed eagle (which faces east and west) holding sword and sceptre, like this:
Suspended from its claws is a hunting horn, which on British badges symbolizes light infantry. Austro-Hungarian mountain troops also used the horn as their badge.
The maker is H. Ulbricht of Vienna.
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Very pleased to have acquired a small bundle of old bank notes, since among them are Allied Military Currency used during the Second World War in France, Germany and Italy, along with a German propaganda forgery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Military_Currency
First up, France:
This is a genuine 5 Franc note issued by the Allies, printed by Forbes Lithograph Corporation of Boston:
IMG by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
IMG_0001 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
http://www.psywarrior.com/WWIIGermanBanknotes.html
And here is the German forgery:
IMG_0002 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
IMG_0004 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
Which opens up to reveal a propaganda leaflet written in French:
IMG_0003 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
“This note of invasion, who guarantees it? Neither a State, nor a bank, nor a signature. No one is responsible in any way. It is a piece of paper without value! A Jewish swindle pure and simple. Why do the Anglo-Americans put them in circulation if not to rob the French of their belongings? To exploit and ruin France by any means. The lie: Issued in France. The truth: to swindle the French with this false money. Why don't they pay with their dollars and their pounds?”
A "typical shabby Nazi trick!", as Captain Mainwaring would say.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Military_Currency
First up, France:
This is a genuine 5 Franc note issued by the Allies, printed by Forbes Lithograph Corporation of Boston:
IMG by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
IMG_0001 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
http://www.psywarrior.com/WWIIGermanBanknotes.html
And here is the German forgery:
IMG_0002 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
IMG_0004 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
Which opens up to reveal a propaganda leaflet written in French:
IMG_0003 by Titus Pullover, on Flickr
“This note of invasion, who guarantees it? Neither a State, nor a bank, nor a signature. No one is responsible in any way. It is a piece of paper without value! A Jewish swindle pure and simple. Why do the Anglo-Americans put them in circulation if not to rob the French of their belongings? To exploit and ruin France by any means. The lie: Issued in France. The truth: to swindle the French with this false money. Why don't they pay with their dollars and their pounds?”
A "typical shabby Nazi trick!", as Captain Mainwaring would say.