TYPES OF THE VBCW (5) - THE RURAL SHOOTIST

An occasional series of painted 28mm VBCW archetypes 

A country chap well known in the Hereford VBCW - plus fours, flat cap, bristling moustache and double barrelled shotgun - it's the "Rural Shootist":

Rural Shootist - Copplestone figure, unknown painter

Reverse view

But for one small matter, our "Rural Shootist" might stand in for a certain well known Prime Minister on vacation in the County:

Ramsay McDonald strides out, swapping a walking stick for shotgun.
Otherwise, well dressed for the Hereford VBCW.
And yes, that's Charlie Chaplin with him (c.1931)

The 'small matter' is not that Ramsay McDonald was pretty much a pacifist, but that he died on 9th November 1937, having been notably "ga-ga" for a number of years before that (including when in No.10 Downing Street). See his WIKI entry HERE. While the Hereford VBCW, as an alt-history, occasionally bends the arc of time (and a few other 'scientific laws' when it suits), we'd better leave poor Ramsay McDonald at peace...