Action Figures of the Philippine Department Cavalry

When did you start the construction / reseach for your cavalry figure?

Around middle of Last year 2004 completed scratch building it on Jan. 2005 and revsed/upgraded it this month of June.

What set did you start out with for the figure and horse.  How about the uniforms.

The Horse was originally a Marx horse that I rebuilt and repainted and the Figure I originally used was a BBI body but revised/ replaced the head sculpt to a more Filipino feature look still using a BBI head. The uniforms I finally used was the Dragon Patton riding breeches, Dragon "Kahki" shirt. and a mix of BBI, Dragon and some scratch built gear. I could break it down for you if you need more info.

What information were you able to obtain from Col. Ramsey?

He reviews and gave suggestions on what excatly the bridle & bit, saddle, # of reins, riding boots, rifle, blankets, location of bayonet and canteen the 26th Philippine scouts used at that period of the start of the Pacific WWII.

Hope this helps.

Philip

26^th Philippine Cavalry Scout,  Morong, Bataan 1942

Made the last Horse Cavalry charge in US Army Military History.

A hurriedly organized charge of a Cavalry platoon of 27 members of the 26^th Philippine Scouts firing pistols from the saddles in a headlong charge against an advance guard of startled Japanese infantry and artillery in the town of Morong, Bataan Peninsula on Jan. 16, 1942.

"We took the town after a fight and held it until the main body of our troops arrived. To them we must have seemed a vision from another century, wild-eyed horses pounding headlong; cheering, whopping men firing from the saddles."

Lt. Edwin Ramsey