The pom-pom was a development that grew out of Hiram Maxim’s machine gun in the 1880’s. The British army initially rejected the gun but the Boers enthusiastically included them in their arsenal using German ammunition. The gun fired a 1-pound exploding shell at a rapid rate that not unsurprisingly alarmed the British troops on the receiving end.
These pom-poms are by Raventhorpe Miniatures and the gunners are a mixture of Scruby and Jacklex. They’re not specifically gunner figures but are the closest I could find for the job and I’m quite please with the result.
This completes the Boer artillery for this project, next I need to sort out some British guns.
Nice looking Pompoms!
ReplyDeleteI find that figures like the empty handed arty crew, and the horseholdes. are very useful to have around.
Yes, I think the crew figures look smart. Three of them were ones you painted and the others I did in the same style. I'm really liking those Scruby's!
DeleteVery nice, no doubt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil!
DeleteTypical underhand kind of weapon used against our brave boys in the field. May need to paint on more mustaches to firm up the top lip under fire! Nice work though!
ReplyDeleteI had been thinking I should go back and paint mustaches on the Suffolks for this very reason!
DeleteLovely, though the open armed pose makes them look like a bunch of fishermen telling tales down the pub. Any chance of fitting an ammo box in their grip, or perhaps one of those spikes for moving the trail?
ReplyDeleteThey do have a certain Thunderbirds puppet look about them but charming all the same!
DeleteThey alarmed the Boers too as the things ate ammunition which had to be expensively imported!
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