A nice discovery, in the course of putting together the Public Schools (Minor) Brigade, was that the Skybirds figures were entirely compatible with Dinky figures, particularly the Dinky Royal Artillery crew and seated figures, and just compatible with Airfix or HO/OO plastic kits:
An early attempt to put all these elements together into an artillery unit (as fully described in THIS POST) - the Anti-Tank Battery (Combined Public Schools) - was comprehensively destroyed by forces of the Independent Republic of Bromyard at the Second Battle of Leominster. However, this simply allowed further development of "the concept":
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| Airfix plastic Bren Carriers now fully crewed by Dinky and Skybirds metal figures, towing HaT 1/72 WW1 German artillery converted by scale necessity to "light howitzers" |
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| The "Light Howitzer" Battery "ready for action". Skybirds artillerymen "stand to their guns": alternative Airfix Bren Carriers (without crew) indicate full deployment. |
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