Battlefield Debris Basing Bits, Pack of 53

Kit dropped in the mud and ammunition left where it was fired, for WW1 and WW2 bases and later: packs, canteens, lanterns, tools, jerry cans, shells and mines.

• 53 pieces in 28 designs, the smaller ones two or more to a pack
• Sizes from 6 to 25 mm, for 28mm figures (they suit 32mm too)
• Ships with all 53 pieces on one sprue (the 4th picture), in unpainted grey resin: snip free, glue, texture and paint
• Our own design, printed to order in our Perth workshop

53 pieces in 28 designs, all on one sprue:

• Army boot x2: A WW2 ammunition boot standing on its own: an oval leather ankle shaft with a cut top edge and the tongue standing up, flat laces crossed through four pairs of eyelets and tied in a bow with the loops hanging down, toe cap, vamp and heel-counter seams, a back strap, a stacked heel with an iron heel plate and a row of hobnails round the sole.
• Bedroll x2: A rolled blanket bedroll tied with two straps.
• Jerry can x2: A pressed-steel jerry can standing upright, its three carrying handles and capped spout on top.
• Fallen jerry can x2: A pressed-steel jerry can lying on its side.
• Field-gun wheel: A smashed WW1 artillery wheel lying on its back: twelve staggered oval spokes with carved wood grain, iron hub plates with bolts and a hub cap with its nut, riveted iron plates over the felloe joints, an iron tyre with its bolt heads and weld seam; one section smashed out, the felloe ends splintered along the grain, two spokes snapped and the tyre peeled up and away. For 40mm bases and larger.
• Fuel drums: Three dented steel fuel drums, two standing together (one holed by bullets and leaking) and one lying on its side against them, a centrepiece for 40 mm and larger bases.
• Ration crates: Two low wooden ration crates stacked askew, the top one resting on the lid cleats of the one below, and a third set down on the ground against them; every crate closed and nailed, with plank gaps, corner posts, rails and carved wood grain.
• Supply crate x2: A closed wooden supply crate: nailed planks with gaps between corner posts, top and bottom rails, a Z brace on each long side, a cleated plank lid, and a rope handle seized into two wooden cleats on each end; carved wood grain, no markings.
• Webbing pack x2: A WW1 infantry webbing pack lying on its back, its flap held by two buckled straps and a rolled blanket strapped across the top.
• Enamel water bottle x3: A kidney-shaped enamel water bottle in a woven webbing cover with a cork in the neck, lying on its side.
• Spent shell casing x3: One big brass artillery shell casing lying on its side, its mouth empty.
• Casing pair x2: Two spent artillery shell casings lying side by side where they were thrown.
• Casing scatter x2: Five small cannon shell casings tossed down in a loose little cluster.
• Casing stack: Spent howitzer shell casings stacked four and three, with two more thrown down beside the stack.
• Tank-gun casings: Spent bottlenecked tank-gun shell casings, three side by side and one thrown across them.
• Live shells x2: Five complete artillery rounds, brass case and shell, stacked three and two.
• Shell crate x2: An opened wooden crate packed with three artillery shells lying side by side.
• Anti-tank mine x3: A round anti-tank mine with its pressure plate, fuze cap and carrying handle.
• Mine stack x2: Three anti-tank mines stacked up with a fourth leaning against them.
• Mine pair x2: Two round anti-tank mines, one lying flat and the other tipped up against it.
• Mortar bombs x3: Three finned mortar bombs, two side by side and one across them.
• Mortar bomb case x2: An opened wooden case with three mortar bombs bedded in it, tail to nose.
• Ammo crate and casings: A closed ammunition crate with spent shell casings on its lid and strewn round its foot, a centrepiece for 40 mm and larger bases.
• Square lantern x2: A tall square iron hand lantern standing upright: riveted frame bands, corner posts and guard wires over the glazed panes, a hinged door with its latch whose pane is broken out to show the candle inside in its dish, a pyramid top, a vented chimney under a brimmed cap and a ring handle.
• Hurricane lantern x2: A kerosene hurricane lantern standing upright: fuel tank with a filler cap, the burner with its wick-adjuster knob, the glass globe inside a guard of separate wire rods and hoops, the two side air tubes curving into a vented hood, a domed vent cap and the wire bail handle standing up with its wooden grip.
• Pickaxe: A pickaxe lying flat: a wood-grain haft swelling to the eye, an iron head with a curved pick point and a flat chisel end, the haft end wedged through the eye.
• Trench shovel: A trench shovel lying flat: a straight wood-grain shaft with a wooden T crossbar handle, an iron socket with a rivet, and a steel blade with a dished face, rolled tread, riveted strap, a dent and a nicked edge.
• Metal pail x3: An empty galvanised pail standing upright: a tapered round body with a rolled top rim, a rolled foot ring and two pressed ribs, a lapped side seam with rivets, riveted side ears and the wire bail handle with its turned grip fallen sideways onto the rim, and a couple of dents.