Matt P Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Just finished this little vignette depicting a couple of 1970s-80s RAF Police dog handlers taking a break on site. Landrover is a Revell series 3 with scratch built blue light and rolled canvas at the back. Figures are from DJ Parkin and dogs are Sovereign 2000. Base is a scrap of oak kitchen top and fence is from Diodump in Holland. 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagtail Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Great work and a brilliant subject (ok as an ex army dog handler I'm a bit biased). It's inspired me to dig out a half finished landrover I've got lying around somewhere. nice job! Edited September 19, 2019 by Wagtail Autocorrect got it wrong again 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Good stuff, I like the guy with the hand in his coat pocket, looks like the dog is waiting for him to pull a toy or a treat out for him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) Great diorama as the others have said. Very well done on the DP trousers paintwork. As an ex-RAF techie I would always show my ID card to the dog, we always thought they were the brains of the outfit (sorry @Wagtail )! Edited September 19, 2019 by Wez 2 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 A smashing little dio. Nice work on the Landy, figures & pooches. I remember an Army dog handler's description of his dog as a life support system for a set of teeth. Pete 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 6:05 PM, Wez said: Great diorama as the others have said. Very well done on the DP trousers paintwork. As an ex-RAF techie I would always show my ID card to the dog, we always thought they were the brains of the outfit (sorry @Wagtail )! Brains on chains! in the RAF the difficulty was having to work out which was the intelligent end of the chain! An excerpt from a RAF police dog handler annual assessment: "This corporal is impeding the career of a very good police dog!" Selwyn 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Cracking- I like everything about it Very nicely done Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 That really does look excellent!! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFP8911 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Great Diorama, shouldn’t they be gonking in the back of the Landie though? 😆 Even in the darkest depths of a RAFG winter, I never saw a cold or wet Handler! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 2 hours ago, RAFP8911 said: Great Diorama, shouldn’t they be gonking in the back of the Landie though? 😆 Even in the darkest depths of a RAFG winter, I never saw a cold or wet Handler! You are dead right, although I had to pose them awake and standing up in the interests of 'artistic licence'. I remember leaving my jacket outside in the rain while I sat in 25sqn tea room, just in case the boss came out and I had to dash to the gate looking wet! 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 hours ago, RAFP8911 said: Great Diorama, shouldn’t they be gonking in the back of the Landie though? 😆 At Wildenwrath the OC Police checked night patrol mileages so they could not park up and gonk. As the Landrover speedo ran off the transmission someone had the idea to jack up the back wheels and have the engine running in gear so the speedo clocked up while they were gonking. Unfortunately they must have rocked it off the jack and they shot forward and ended up jammed in a ditch. To avoid their trick being found out they claimed they were chasing intruders and ended up in the ditch. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 That is a Really nice dio, excellent base, great ground work and vehicle. and a great representation of a pair of Her Majesty's finest Land Sharks and a couple of 'Acting Corporals' 🙂 Has anyone done the 'Brain on a Chain' line yet? Oh. OK I'll get me coat. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Or, 'Dope on a rope'. Great little scene. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I missed this the first time around. Nicely done and very realistic. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I'm not sure I ever saw one of their Landies anything less than super shiny unless their new 18yr old Acting Cpl had taken it accidentally off road Great scene, great build. Love it ! Great comments also. Cheers Gaz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, kiwitrogg said: I'm not sure I ever saw one of their Landies anything less than super shiny unless their new 18yr old Acting Cpl had taken it accidentally off road Great scene, great build. Love it ! Great comments also. Cheers Gaz The wagons at Laarbruch & Bruggen in particular were definitely not shiny. After a busy night shift racing through the woods and hill 60 they needed more than a good wash, and more than often a quick touch up with some green paint and large hairy stick! Remember being called back in off nights to clean them by the sqn ldr after a particularly 'dirty weekend' 😊 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 21 hours ago, RAFP8911 said: Even in the darkest depths of a RAFG winter, I never saw a cold or wet Handler! No wonder, at Wildenrath, the dog handlers spent more time sat in 19(F) Sqn Stores HES27 drinking teas than they ever did patrolling Battle Flight !! Sure that Phone Phixer remembers the RAFP Hawson parked outside. Good guys though. One night while sharing a brew with a Dog handler, Techie came in for a black box. I went down the back of the HES to get the unit off of the racking, totally forgotting the land shark chained up down there. Christ on a bike, I soon remembered when this four legged furry beastie was snarling about an inch from my face. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Very cool build and presentation. Spent many a time avoiding the snow drops and land sharks on various bases as a rock ape .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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