Gunner Munro's collection.

SCU_HQ wrote:

A dramatic tale of adventure... right there in the comfort of your own home office! Proof positive that where Action Man is concerned, danger lurks around ever corner!

Glad you were able to turn the event in to an entertaining story, and that Dreadnoght will be well taken care of... eventually.

I especially like the "coming to" pic and the pic where he's crawling toward his cap.

Thanks for the comments folks ... and it happened again..One of the Battle Force Sergeants making an escape bid... I think the boys are saying - come on Gunner we were supposed to be played with! Summer is nearly over ...get us out there

You need to get some parachutes for your guys!

Hi Team
sorry if this is a repost ... I may have lost the original to cyberspace ...

Now the weather has turned to typical summer in the NW of England ...



and work is finally quieting down...( I hope .. I'm freelance and its all been unpaid prep.. and will now pickup after summer..)

I grabbed some time on the Strongpoint.



I started by giving the cardboard rendering a thinned coat of emulsion .. the aim to allow to soak . I then gave them a thinned coat of PVA glue to seal them . The aim is to then coat in Polyfilla or sprinkle sand on a second coat of paint.



Here is my working method with the scraps of the embossed brick... more sheets on order !!









Here is everything laid out ( bar roof and interior floor )





Command elements of the 2nd Battalion Munrovians take a look around

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Thanks for looking

Fascinating work-in-progress pics! Thank you for sharing the details behind this build! It is looking impressive already! There are a lot of steps, and you obviously have a lot of patience, but the results are well worth the time and effort.

looking awesome

Wow Gunner...outstanding work.

I might nick that fireplace design for my study..I like it a lot

Thanks chaps

I'm enjoying the challenge --its taking me back to my young teenage days building airfix kits

a couple of years back I got one of these in a Job lot bundle.



I really liked it. I put it on a Duke/Max Steele body combo and asked my Ammo brethren if they could Identify what it was...

Back came the reply from our resident MaM Guru - Prof Gangrene aka Alex.. Its a Mortar Raid figure... then I noticed a lone figure on a late night  amble thru E-Bay... and before you could say place bid , confirm bid ....and with the help of Alex spotting said Mortar Raid ...

I have a Squad !!!



3 Teams ... not all complete and a nice mix between Grey and Black shirts. I have also mixed in a couple of non MR figures ( ones with out gloves).

I don't have a full compliment of caps so have mixed in the helmets from the Chad Valley Argos figures .


Commander


Alpha Team


Bravo team




Charlie team Man packing into fire base.


Fire mission !


Bravo Ready sir !



Teams await my Order !



Steady boys ..

The guys can also double as PBI too...





I'll be getting Lt Oceans guys out too if the weather holds ...some shots from the Draconian attack of 2017.






Thanks for looking

Absolutely great mortar teams I really like how you've made them look like a team, but without making them all look identical.

Cheers Chris,

I'm thinking of swapping some more heads out for even more variety - what do you think ?

Definitely....I love the fella that's snarling. So a variety of heads would be great in my opinion.

Fantastic work Steve! Great pics too!

Oh, man, great set-ups here! I can almost see the movement in each pic! I can picture these guys running in, setting up, launching a barrage, and then being out of there in minutes, to set up and do it again from a location miles away! Nicely conveyed sense of urgency, activity, and intensity!

Truly excellent photos Steve! (And nice to see so many MAMs too!)
I am SO going to pinch your layering technique for construction of damaged plaster over brick walls!

Thanks guys.. feeling like some VAM/MAM Mojo returning

Gunner Munro wrote:

Thanks guys.. feeling like some VAM/MAM Mojo returning

That’s just totally awesome that you’ve got your vam/mam mojo returning Gunner.

Fantastic work, Steve!!!

Top post on so many levels, the building of Strongpoint, the garden battlefield and all the figures, battle scenes and photography. You got it all going on!!!

LeStryge wrote:

Truly excellent photos Steve! (And nice to see so many MAMs too!)
I am SO going to pinch your layering technique for construction of damaged plaster over brick walls!

Thanks for all the comments guys ..

Barry on using card board , I'm also going to try and experiment with foam to counter a little bit of "warp and Lift" I've noticed as things dry out.
I'm sure its nothing a bit more stay adhesive and using Polyfilla won't sort and it adds a bit to the dilapidated look:D

I thought I'd get some of the lads out this after noon..I'm going to try some" out door dio's" with the new VAM/Rockery area..

Forward deployment ...



Thats our arc guys ...





Look out for AFV's


This  is a good position mate..



The Heavy Weapons Platoon are also deploying a HMG.



The N01 points out his fixed points to his N02.



Remember ...No kink in the link !



I've been doing this a while you know...



LMG Team one, 14 Platoon D Coy move up...






They reach the `N03 of the HMG team...



Check in with the Sarge...



Lt Tim Gunn, Colour Sergeant Stalker and Corporal Pallister discuss deployment...



Take No1 LMG team and position them on the left flank ..



We will put LMG team 2 on the right..



Sir, we still need a reserve...
LMG Team 2 and the sniper Team move up...







Give us a hand mate...



Tha last man checks his arcs...



Hey  , what was that ?


Think I saw something ..Halt .!!...advance one and be recognised ..

Thanks for looking ....

You're putting your outdoor "playground" to good use! I did not realize how large the space was! That's a lot of guys in these pics!

Fun action scenes! Inspiring to see this space working out so well!

SCU_HQ wrote:

You're putting your outdoor "playground" to good use! I did not realize how large the space was! That's a lot of guys in these pics!

Fun action scenes! Inspiring to see this space working out so well!

Cheers Dave,

its working out well so far.. I need to workout how to bring the Dry `Creek' and lower area into play more..



I have a cunning plan...

I’m so pleased that you managed to get the lads out yesterday afternoon. Really enjoyed looking though your out door dio's" with the new VAM/Rockery area. I bet you had lots of fun taking all them pictures Gunner.

Great pics, the outside space is working really well., Also I have to say your troops are the most well organised VAM I've ever seen!

Really great to see the finished product of all your work, Gunner...the full diorama and photo shoot!!!

Those are some very well trained troops. I love how you went from one group to another and ending at the Front.

Great stuff, Tops!!!