New WWII British Infantry set figures from Gecko

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Am I wrong here, but it seems like the Scots are the only ones who are ever portrayed playing instruments in potential combat situations like (at the front of) patrols. Seems insane. Maybe the Tiger crew will surrender when they hear Scotland the Brave.

They actually have a long historical tradition and were used to signal tactical movements to the troops, in the same way as a bugle was used in the cavalry to relay orders from officers to soldiers during battle.

More on their history and use in battle can be found here.

Great news indeed ! Now's our chance to build the heroic Scotsmen mentioned in the linked article on the bagpipes use during warfare . Yay!
Kenneth.

I wasn't intending to be sarcastic. I just thought there were probably better ideas by that time. The article sort of proves the point as these guys seemed by far the exception in WWII.

"Shhhh! Play quietly - don't let Jerry know we're coming!"
There's nothing like a pipe band to get the blood stirring, and to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy - I used to be a member of the 3rd Bt. Black Watch (reserve).

It's been said, that when you hear the pipes playing, either help or trouble is on the way

Those look good. Perfect for a Normandy dio.

As bizarre, no, nutty as many of us find the pipes, there is hundreds of years of history saying that scaring the enemy with their horrid drone is at least as effective as cold steel. After all, why did the Rebel yell make Union soldiers break and run at Chancellorsville during the American Civil War? It's not the pipes that are frightening, but the psychological pressure knowing what their sound means: death at the hands of the regulars.

I'm glad for the piper because there simply isn't anything like it out there in styrene. Good for ya, Gecko!

These figures look great as do their previous 2 British sets.They are a welcome addition to an underrepresented group in ww2 plastic figs. The piper is my favourite out of the bunch. He would be great as Lord Lovats piper leading them to Pegasus Bridge after its capture by British Glider troops in the early hours before the D Day landings

Bill Masterbox tun out a set with a piper in it : Scottish Soldier Commonwealth Infantry Figures Model Kit 3547

A band of brothers? The faces all look the same. Regardless, the overall detail and posing is awesome.

Always nice to see more British figures.

The small packs look a bit crumpled to me as the construct was fairly stout. It looks as though the side buckles at the top of the sides are missing but it's hard to tell from the pictures. Water bottles would normally be carried on the right hip but I suspect these haven't been added to every figure just yet (in the pictures that is).

Slings will of course, also need to be added to the weapons.

Hornet Heads will also enable a bit more individuality perhaps.

I'm sure we'll now be seeing more NW European dioramas on the tables soon.

The box art is based on a famous photograph of Royal Scots Fusiliers, 15th Scottish Division, being played up to the start line on the morning of the commencement of Operation Epsom.

I'll buy this set just for the bag pipes