Royal Engineers - Indian, Sudan and other Service

Hello everybody !

 

There are the first pics from the workbench about my Royal Engineers, Major Dudley, Lord Peter Wimsay and Colonel Burnaby (Blues).

 

 

I have told about the uniform mix between grey and red tunics...on the left Major Dudley (RE) on the right Brigadier Lord Peter Wimsay (CB,CBE, KCSI). This two minis are finished.

     

I have made two sections with two Trooper in two teams. They are not finished, only first brush.

There is the first brush of Fredrick Augustus Burnaby..

(poor Burnaby..he never wear kahki....)

 

The Troop together...

The Charge of the Light Brigade - Movie Review 4

The Cherrybums - 11th Husars

DVD Cover

Actually, there are many other movies i can tell you. I can´t even remember why I wanted to do with "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

Maybe, it is, because Trevor Howard acts a great Lord Cardigan. Don´t know. But it is an really victorian Movie.


Lord Raglan (John Gielgud)
Commander-in-chief

In any case, it is a two-hour parade of red pants, and a lot of royal Cherrybums, an affinity of the victorian gentleman.

 




Riding Master Mogg and Captain Nolan

There are many scenes i never forgott because they are an example for the time, where the money in your hand pays more then your brain in the head.





One of my favorit scenes is the scene in Horse Guards, alle generals are take there new commands and Lord Raglan begun his spoke aboot the "shattered lady", and talk about Turkey......








Lord Lucan (Harry Andrews)
Commander of the Cavalry

Lord Cardigan inspects the line

All in one....it is a amazing movie, with funny and pensive moments. Not really historical correct, but it make fun to see it. The Actors are the best of this time, i assume. Harry Andrews as Lord Lucan a fine man in war.







John Gielgud is funny in his role as Raglan, because the mighty ghost of the great duke is everytime behind him..



Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard)
 Leader of the light Brigade in Charge

At last Lord Cardigan...a gentleman and womanizer...


That are my words about it. I hope you enjoy the movie if you have the chance to see it.

 




 



HAVE A NICE DAY !

GORDON

 

Nexttime in Review

Workbench and to do

Hello my friends,

 

I hope you all have seen the new head of the blog. It should show the contents and preferences. Whether British India or Warhammer 40,000, whiskey or books, the Victorian era, or the land of the Rohirrim. Everything counts in this blog.

 

I started with the Royal Engineers in the Sudan campaign. Since I imagine a flexible design of this particular troupe led by Major Dudley and Lord Peter Wimsay and accompanied by Frederick Augustus Burnaby, I mixed the uniforms.

As a reference I used footage from the film Khartoum.

 

You can see on the Pictures, that the Guardsmen and Trooper are using the red and the grey tunic. Other then the 24th Welsh Borderers in Zulu War the trousers are khaki, with red and with grey tunic.

Behind Major Kitchener (he is wearing the grey tunic) are two Companies, first in red tunic, second is serving in grey. 
 
There are some Movie Scenes to see:

Behind Lieutenant Colonel Stuart (11th Hussars), the Drill Instructor wears the red tunic with standard darkblue trousers.

 

So I have decided to mix these uniforms at the Royal engineers in my brigade.

 

Also, because I imagine that they provided their services not only in Sudan, but also in India, South Africa and China. It is also a use in Canada.

 

I hope new Pics coming end of the week.

 

Greetings, Gordon

The long Duell - Movie Review 3

A new movie in my collection....Yul Brynner and the mighty Trevor Howard in a special movie about India around the century from 1900 till 1920.

About the Movie:

The British colonial power moves in the twenties, not just lightly with a stubborn mountain tribe. The British police officer Freddy Young is stationed at the foot of the Himalayas, however, proves to be too lax to bend Sultan, the leader of the mountain people. That brings him a disciplinary transfer. His superior Stafford takes command and makes the rebellious tribe imprison ado. The leader can escape with his heavily pregnant wife Tara - but must restore. So Young is back ordered. Young Sultan and chase each other with wechselendem luck. The Attention of a growing front of the other, and both are in their contempt against the dictatorial Stafford agreed. But this holds ready a nasty ambush for Sultan.

Here again applies:
Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews and Yul Brynner, the heroes of my childhood are (among many others of course). It is funny to see Edward Fox as young man and actor doing his first steps.
I like the movie.

I can only recommend the film. Although not the British Army is in center, but the police of old bristish India. A nice little story about power, native fighting and the british way of life in this time.


Nexttime in my personal Movie Review:
"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

DCI JOHN Barnaby

Tom (John Nettles) und John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon)

This entry in the blog I dedicate a new detective on the television screen. I have now seen the first three cases.
And I must say, I am not disappointed.
For me, Thomas Barnaby was always the man of action. A veteran is a simple, but excellent detective in his work.

Meanwhile, you get used to Tom's style.
John is different. Has already shown us that in the episode: "The Sword of Guillaume".
John is quiet. He observed very long and hard.
He is much more willing to go a short way to achieve the goal.

 

 

DCI John Barnaby

It remains to wait and see how the series now developed. It is fun to see another Barnaby. And he is not bad, but just different. He seems to be a bit narrow-minded. His wife is different agile, as headmistress at work and not as Toms wife at home.

Änderungen rückgängig machen

Makes your own image. But I am sure you will like John.

Gordons last stand - First Final Step

 

So there are the pictures of the finished Diorama:

 

 

 

I will do some trees and sand as next to make it more alive.

Greetings,
Gordon

Back from the Desert

Hi Friends all over there,

uuff....it was a hard and not funny sommer....my life has found some new ways. So i hope i can do something in autum and winter.

I have finish the "Gordon Diorama". Pictures comin on weekend. I have finde some new old Books to read, like the Storys of Harry Flashman...LOL.....love him. More in the nexttime.

I talk with Alan about there BIF Range....i hope they will make some special characters.

So, a happy to be back

Gordon