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Creative => Customs Gallery => Topic started by: Tim_w on November 27, 2005, 11:39:37
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Hello All :wave:
Ever since i was a child i heard story's about the SAS (Special Air Service) and their daring rescue of the hostages held in the Iranian embassy on the 5th May 1980. To this day i still look in awe at the pictures of these mysterious figures clad in black fire proof overalls. Naturally my fascination grew and i have read many books on the SAS over the years.
For those of you not familiar with the SAS they are a special forces group the best of the best, an elite part of the British Army. Among many other things they are responsible for responding to any terrorist threat on British soil that is deemed necessary. This means that there is allways a team on 24 hour standby ready to respond at a moments notice. They are highly trained, ruthlessly efficient and considered by many to be the best in the world bar none. They have also been known to offer assistance to other country's in an advisory role if required. Infact in 1977 two SAS soldiers helped storm a German airliner in Mogadishu alongside Germany's own counter terrorist unit GSG 9. The mission was a complete success and shows the co-operation between the SAS and other countries units.
After reading a book recently i decided to make my own SAS Counter Terrorist unit in Klickie form. Below are some pictures of my Klickie SAS as it stands so far and descriptions of the equipment used.
Regards Tim
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Interesting custom, Tim, and nicely done.
The cowboy style rifle in an interesting choice. I'd have gone for the rifle with the telescopic sight, but on reflection you don't need that in a confined space.
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Here is a picture of one of the trooper's holding a Remington 870 pump action shotgun. In the Counter Terrorist role these are primarily used for blowing hinges off doors but they can fire a number of different types of cartridge.
He is seen here wearing a helmet and headset, the helmet being important protection against falling debris. A respirator is worn to protect against the smoke from gas grenades thrown into the rooms to disorientate the terrorists.
Another important peice of equipment is the bullet proof vest giving the wearer protection against high velocity rounds. The overall colour scheme of the equipment is black for a very important reason, primarily designed as a shock tactic. Black figures crashing into a room cause fear thus gaining a couple seconds hesitation from the terrorist, just enough to kill before any fire is returned.
Just visible in the other hand is a Browning High Power, a 9mm hand gun with a formidable reputation.
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Here is a picture of the pump action shotgun, this is a customised rifle made to look as though its a pump action. There is also a close up of the Browning High Power in a holster, a fully trained SAS trooper can draw and fire a 13 round magazine in 3 seconds :omg: !!
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Here is a picture of the second trooper wearing an abseiling kit for rapid descent down the side of buildings. This consists of rope, harness and descendeur (metal device clipped to harness through which the rope is threaded) to help controll the decent. He is also carrying a Browning High Power in a holster.
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Hello All :wave:
Thank you for your patience with my ramblings, hope you found the information interesting but not to boring :). I tried to keep it to a minimum but its difficult with so much in the pictures to talk about. Hopefully there will be a lot more pictures soon and possibly some story's to, i intend to create at least 6 more men over the next few weeks.
Regards Tim :)9
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OOOps! posted too soon!
Thanks for the extra pics and explanation, Tim. Obviously, you've followed things through very carefully and with your usual excellent eye for detail.
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SAS units were already operational during WWII. I have here a picture of a model of a SAS desert unit (not my model ;) ).
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Fantastic customs Tim (but your knowledge of guns is a bit spooky :hmm: ). Are the gas masks from Firemen or where. I love the repelling/abseiling kit. That would be great for rock climber too!
Another wonderful presentation (and no, never boring.) :D
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Terrific job Tim! The paint jobs on those are really cool. You must have a small hobby airbrush like me :P I can't even imagine where you found gas masks for these guys lol.
Thanks for sharing, Allways look forward to seeing your customs.
Rob
I think they are the yellow ones which came with the 3781 firefighters.
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Awesome customs. But you must hurry with the others, and maybe make a few terrorist too? :yup:
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Very good, simple arrangement of parts but that paint job really does the job, I bet before they were painted they looked really odd.
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Hello MBL, Kristian, Garry
Thank you for the kind feedback, it is allways much appreciated. The gas mask's are indeed the yellow type that came with the old firemen, the only difference is a touch of black paint. The klickies certainly did look strange before painting with all the different coloured peices !!
Hello Gordon
Thank you for your feedback don't worry about posting to soon, i have done it myself in the past.
Hello Diana
Thank you for your kind feedback it is very much appreciated :). I dont really know that much about guns apart from what i read in book's. All of these books are about how the military use and fight with weapons. The ideas for these minatures were taken from a book about the worlds Special Forces :).
Hello Rob
When it came to painitng the klickies i used a special spray paint that i buy from a place called Games Workshop. It gives an excellent finish and drys very quickly to, which is allways an advantage because i am quite impatient :lol:.
Regards Tim
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Hi Tim,
Impressive customs, in fact at first I thought they were virtual :o
Hmmm, should I invest in an airbrush.
Great figures Tim and lots of information. I didn´t know that the SAS sent a couple of men to Mogadishu.
Thanks for the pic of the model Jean Luc. I remember the SAS in WWII from the time I used to read warbooks. There was a group that used to operate deep in the desert that always fascinated me, Popov´s Private Army they called them.
The overall colour scheme of the equipment is black for a very important reason, primarily designed as a shock tactic. Black figures crashing into a room cause fear thus gaining a couple seconds hesitation from the host giving them time to eliminate the drinks ;D
That´s just the equipment I would have loved for party-crashing <:> >:D
~sigh~ Why wasn´t I born later? ;)
Guarrenzino
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Hello David
Thank you very much indeed for your feedback it is really much appreciated. I had to look twice at the quote you provided and then go back and check i had not written it myself by mistake :lol: :D Seriously with the way my mind has been lately due to the cold weather anything is possible :lol:
I used a special black spray paint for the SAS. It comes in spray cans and is made by a company called Games Workshop. I don't own an airbrush myself so all of my work is either hand painted or sprayed using cans of car spray paint. I shudder to think what i am doing to the ozone layer with the amount of spray paint i use !! One of the days when i get chance i will write a 'how to' article on the types of paint i use :).
An additional piece of information on the SAS and Mogadishu is that they even took with them several home made stun grenades that were created at Stirling Lines. The GSG 9 commander at the time, Ulrich Wegener personally invited both SAS troopers to join him in the storming of the aircraft. It was certainly an honour to be invited to take part in such an important mission.
Kindest Regards Tim
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I have to say I find these guys a bit creepy. :0
That's not a bad thing though, since I like anything that challenges preconceived ideas of what types of roles are appropriate for klickies. :)9
Thanks for sharing them with us, Tim! :)
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Hello Sylvia :wave:
Thank you for the kind feedback, it is allways very much appreciated. I am glad you liked the custom's even though they may appear slightly creepy :). I think the reason i chose to make them was partly due to my interest in the SAS. To an extent however i suppose i see them as just another extension to my security forces, which untill these turned up used to be my Police.
Regards Tim :)
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Hi Tim,
Thanks for all the extra information. Sorry to mess with your text, I just couldn´t resist. ;)
You used carspray??? Wow! That´s simpler and cheaper than buying an airbrush. I must try it
Guarenzino.
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Thanks for sharing your customs and techniques.
Knowing these people are around (are there any women in the SAS?) should make civilian klickies feel safer.
The paint job is really cool. I like the matte black look, a lot.
Thanks for sharing,
Meg
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Hello Meg :wave:
Thank you very much for the kind feedback it is really appreciated. As far as i am aware there are currently no women in the SAS with a fighting role. This is due to it being classed as a frontline unit and from what i gather the British army still does not allow women to fight on or behind enemy lines in such a capacity. However there are instances when women in other units do find themselves close to enemy activity.
Saying all this though there are certainly women involved to some extent in other agancy's, particularly in diplomatic protection. There are also women in MI5 and MI6 because it is recognised that they have certain skills that their male counterparts do not have. I hope this helps answer your question Meg, if i find out any more information i will let you know :)
Hello David :wave:
Thank you for the kind feedback it is very much appreciated. I use Acrylic car paint on a lot of my vehicle models or big projects as it is a quick way of getting a good result and their is a wide variety of colour's. Unlike an airbrush it has the advantage of being quick and easy to use because there is no cleaning involved between spraying different colour's, you just swap over to a different can. You never have to buy any propellant because it comes in the can with the paint which is allready mixed to the right consistency. However the paint i used for the SAS is a different type, it is still an Acrylic spray paint but it is not a car paint. It has been designed by a company called Games Workshop to be used as an undercoat on their range of metal and plastic wargames minatures. I hope this helps answer your question :)
Regards Tim
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Hi Tim :wave:
I appreciate your thorough response.
I think that it is sexist to prevent women fron being in the "front line".
I do believe that women should be able to do the physical requirements of the men, with an allowance for the ability to lift wieght
Like Syvia, I like it when people challenge our preconcieved ideas. Its an important way to learn and question our beliefs.
But, in general, I am a pacifist.
I just wish the older people who are the ones who usually decide on war, would be the first ones on the front lines.
M
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Hello David :wave:
Thank you for the kind feedback it is very much appreciated. I use Acrylic car paint on a lot of my vehicle models or big projects as it is a quick way of getting a good result and their is a wide variety of colour's. Unlike an airbrush it has the advantage of being quick and easy to use because there is no cleaning involved between spraying different colour's, you just swap over to a different can. You never have to buy any propellant because it comes in the can with the paint which is allready mixed to the right consistency. However the paint i used for the SAS is a different type, it is still an Acrylic spray paint but it is not a car paint. It has been designed by a company called Games Workshop to be used as an undercoat on their range of metal and plastic wargames miniatures. I hope this helps answer your question :)
Regards Tim
Hi Tim,
Thanks for the reply,
Your idea of using car paint is very interesting for the reasons you give and the cost of a couple of cans of carspray is much lower than airbrush equipment.
So the can you used for these figures was from Games Workshop. I´ve heard of them Tim, I´ve even got figures from Games Workshop I painted years ago in a drawer ;D
Guarrenzino
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The figures are great. The fact you said you heard of the Iran embassy seige "as a child" has made me feel VERY old though.
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Hello Dan :)9
Thank you for the kind feedback it is very much appreciated. At the time of the embassy siege i was only about two years old. However as soon as i was old enough ( probably about 5 ;D ) my dad told me the story of the SAS and the embassy siege. Then my first SAS action man followed soon after and i was hooked. Needless to say i have been interested and fascinated in the SAS ever since :).
Kindest Regards Tim :)9
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Okay, Tim, now that is just not fair! ;)
Bad enough that you have been making truly unbelievable fire-fighting equipment, but now you have to start with these amazing modern military units as well!?!? These rock!
(Thank goodness pirates just rely on cutlasses and pistols, with an occasional blunderbuss thrown in, so I do not have to worry about customizing specific equipment! Phew! :D)
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Hello CH :)
Thank you for your very kind feedback it is allways very much appreciated. Its great to have you with us here at Playmofriends :)9. As soon as i get myself some more paint there will be a couple of new additions to my klickie SAS and possibly a small story.
Kindest Regards Tim :wave: