tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362071200033421012024-03-18T13:09:35.630+00:00Collecting Toy SoldiersWhen I have a little money, I buy Toy Soldiers; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.
(with apologies to:) ERASMUSBrian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-43585297397336023122023-10-13T10:35:00.000+00:002023-10-13T10:35:06.936+00:00German Wargame Rules from 1917<p style="text-align: center;"> <b>Strategie und Taktik des Spiels mit Bleisoldaten</b> (Strategy and Tactics for games with lead soldiers) </p><p style="text-align: center;">Pentagon Publishing, Stuttgart, 1917 78 pages monochrome.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I had been hunting this little tome for many years but it constantly evaded me until last year when I bit the bullet and treated myself for my birthday!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cpM-YIxoWlMTGocxpDQXkEIAuamYkG_3CyuxeLtm1kbJrKtJmeTyQyXKaGIhpsnvhK1ppoB6pW_8ooZAEBZAWPek6Qb6varf69OEyNZ3ysU3qKM5fqryFgpI2ilRLZt8k-vnk3Ynx-Tp3HIu_dr7vJQW8QwYlpFMSsYsZK8MJkQVDrB7TSHEnn3L7CYk/s3022/P1060098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2042" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cpM-YIxoWlMTGocxpDQXkEIAuamYkG_3CyuxeLtm1kbJrKtJmeTyQyXKaGIhpsnvhK1ppoB6pW_8ooZAEBZAWPek6Qb6varf69OEyNZ3ysU3qKM5fqryFgpI2ilRLZt8k-vnk3Ynx-Tp3HIu_dr7vJQW8QwYlpFMSsYsZK8MJkQVDrB7TSHEnn3L7CYk/s320/P1060098.JPG" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a pencil note inside the front cover; 20 Pfg Berlin Katz 31.13.35. It must have passed through many people's hands, or perhaps just a few.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a Forward and Introduction the Chapters are: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. The Ground </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Tactical exercises in Company column </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 Small off road exercises </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Exercises in larger groups </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Exercises with Army Corps </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. The Battle Game </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. Fantasy Wars </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. The Strategic deployment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9. Creating the preconditions for the Battle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10. The course of the Battle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11. Closing remarks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite a lot packed into such a small book and it appears to be much like a military manual for linear formations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAmmANuxdbiS8fuuQFqx-YGpJhGb7VC9rYV7je5BbnQZOTqfMSwKGIL1sEXVEtsey4BScIckQ1QL4shRlhwQ1XhUsMB2OrgxdIGMc6tyOUwoYJWwzr8-Wa-cekOPMuX_QJvQumY2dd8GUT117BQlJgPB59ICcSf9L2tDkF8EKSMZ9c5olfxjUL5F4r8A6/s4320/P1060099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAmmANuxdbiS8fuuQFqx-YGpJhGb7VC9rYV7je5BbnQZOTqfMSwKGIL1sEXVEtsey4BScIckQ1QL4shRlhwQ1XhUsMB2OrgxdIGMc6tyOUwoYJWwzr8-Wa-cekOPMuX_QJvQumY2dd8GUT117BQlJgPB59ICcSf9L2tDkF8EKSMZ9c5olfxjUL5F4r8A6/s320/P1060099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nWBjFJ3dDXFL8vc1bFEKPXjaUzEkAJjLyHMwMrh96RUsZ4DJvbza1CxWAT-j0Lv_Rkt9fdBKfbmnUGuG8zUOOp2775WyHhrQjAsWtIhlHO5vHWHCE21ElWUUEIo3kXTbLRUZOZjlRDdC2jMTYzKm8xg7L-HLyYmjzHr9SC5nv5UBGMaVf71hoge--Ov_/s4104/P1060100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="4104" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nWBjFJ3dDXFL8vc1bFEKPXjaUzEkAJjLyHMwMrh96RUsZ4DJvbza1CxWAT-j0Lv_Rkt9fdBKfbmnUGuG8zUOOp2775WyHhrQjAsWtIhlHO5vHWHCE21ElWUUEIo3kXTbLRUZOZjlRDdC2jMTYzKm8xg7L-HLyYmjzHr9SC5nv5UBGMaVf71hoge--Ov_/s320/P1060100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyN6wHPXnQmxgFGQ2P3cZgZR3i0pwJXusdiXYLAV0AdlYGw518Sb3BcH_mvMS8ks12Bly2p_JeI9OVzDgCSmCvvcLetDRontDwxIWALRX4MVqNnmk3cJUxOA8vqN-tTjFq8PjwC-3Xh4GAmmxyUKZkmCmWtwE94w9x7sf3RehaGXEyyX6XHpOAtuJVmWw/s4074/P1060101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3109" data-original-width="4074" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyN6wHPXnQmxgFGQ2P3cZgZR3i0pwJXusdiXYLAV0AdlYGw518Sb3BcH_mvMS8ks12Bly2p_JeI9OVzDgCSmCvvcLetDRontDwxIWALRX4MVqNnmk3cJUxOA8vqN-tTjFq8PjwC-3Xh4GAmmxyUKZkmCmWtwE94w9x7sf3RehaGXEyyX6XHpOAtuJVmWw/s320/P1060101.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My schoolboy conversational German has long since escaped me, along with his French counterpart, so I'm struggling with this antiquated gothic text. If you are more comfortable with it please give us all a precis of the Forward and Introduction shown here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_V-J__9kQktQTCW70k6-Fyl5QDCRBeFwaBBdGLGTyu7CulDYB6H_4E-LHqnOpukA7og09jTw0vFBGZNSE2NTCahKGLV_xWvuW8YQUguGA7lCrZKprBknFAjwEBDYoK-OK2X0vRoikyQMS9cfbEb64-YbFVFH3E4euq8keAYXGxR1l7WaggpmDpI_TZqN7/s3338/P1060102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="3338" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_V-J__9kQktQTCW70k6-Fyl5QDCRBeFwaBBdGLGTyu7CulDYB6H_4E-LHqnOpukA7og09jTw0vFBGZNSE2NTCahKGLV_xWvuW8YQUguGA7lCrZKprBknFAjwEBDYoK-OK2X0vRoikyQMS9cfbEb64-YbFVFH3E4euq8keAYXGxR1l7WaggpmDpI_TZqN7/s320/P1060102.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It contains two maps, the larger fold out one above showing the Battle of Leuthen and a smaller "Sketch of the battle of Pirot" (Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885 - no I hadn't heard of it either)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chapter 7 Fantasy Wars, gives listings of the disposition of Army Corps for Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Rumania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bearing in mind this was printed in 1917 here's what it has to say about England:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "Similar data can hardly be given for England, since universal conscription was only introduced during the present war, the standing army was formerly only small in number in peacetime, and was largely fragmented in foreign possessions, and the division into army corps and other tactical units took place entirely according to the needs and circumstances. During the Boer Wars, England brought out a total of about 228,000 men, i.e. about 6 army corps according to our estimates"</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-89467273512426133512023-10-07T10:47:00.001+00:002023-10-07T10:48:58.038+00:00More on John Ruddle<p style="text-align: center;"> Further to my last post, m<span style="text-align: center;">any thanks to Brad DeSantis for directing me to the excellent articles about John Ruddle's garden by Bob Cordery on his Wargaming Miscellany blog. Bob has captured every photograph of John's garden that I think I've ever seen published and will give you a good flavour of what it was like:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Ruddle" target="_blank">http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Ruddle</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And here is a link to the short film report for the Nationwide TV programme in 1978 discovered by Brian Cameron and mentioned in Bob's post of 23rd may 2023.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&v=406874286352274&external_log_id=d5537497-bd6c-42e8-9ba8-df4025ffa25f&q=bbc%20archives%3A%20Nationwide%3A%20garden%20Soldiers" target="_blank">John Ruddles garden 1978</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">They're both well worth a look.</p>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-21858999208399140112023-10-05T12:03:00.003+00:002023-10-18T11:26:51.020+00:00John Ruddle 1932 - 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> I don't normally buy Toy Soldier Collector magazine, because it mostly seems to be about reviewing new product, but flicking through the latest issue I noticed two articles of interest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutySLnIt8CoNQXfoFUG6EnZn_yyJL9Sv-V4GiYYCgtR8thp9HNK-r6jXVVQbt_GcJlly1FIk80wY2y7Nnh7gK4r_Rjj9vysOnx8I2j3bs_RbwFt7YkqbftsKMB6Vw1tQXZ6gYYaIJcfGEcMBJ2LURC22DY6Uyh8U-7vTNUJ_yOdKnvnAZhwlp0sfPaWL4/s4069/P1060126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4069" data-original-width="2834" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutySLnIt8CoNQXfoFUG6EnZn_yyJL9Sv-V4GiYYCgtR8thp9HNK-r6jXVVQbt_GcJlly1FIk80wY2y7Nnh7gK4r_Rjj9vysOnx8I2j3bs_RbwFt7YkqbftsKMB6Vw1tQXZ6gYYaIJcfGEcMBJ2LURC22DY6Uyh8U-7vTNUJ_yOdKnvnAZhwlp0sfPaWL4/s320/P1060126.JPG" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first was a three page tribute to John Ruddle, who sadly passed away in February, written by James Opie, with photographs taken by Paul Cattermole. John will be well known to most people who visit these pages due to his internationally renowned model garden, which has featured in numerous wargame publications down the decades. I didn't know John well but he only lived about a mile away from me and kindly invited me over to visit on a couple of occasions. He was a great character with an unbridled passion for the hobby, both collecting and wargaming with Britains 54mm hollow cast lead toy soldiers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much so that he had landscaped his garden to represent different continents complete with buildings built from concrete in the relevant styles of architecture. The beds on the left represented Europe, with areas allocated to England, France, Germany and Italy, also a small area for Belgium which included the Mons canal. The large lawn in the centre of the garden represented ocean, and John had made fleets of battleships which he'd cut out of aluminium sheet so that the wouldn't rust because they were left out all year round. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I remember correctly the end of the garden had a large rockery with a hill fort and village to represent the North West Frontier and Africa. There were two ponds which fed streams representing rivers and the canal mentioned above, that ran through the countries. There was also an O gauge railway, originally clockwork, John told me that when he had his house rewired the electrician was so taken with the garden he offered to electrify the railway, he installed a transformer and built a control panel for John to operate it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On one occasion John was in the process of building a palace with harem for a Turkish Sultan, to be situated on a point between Africa and Europe. He had laid out a square wooden frame on the ground and filled it with sand, into which he would make an imprint of the building facade, and then pour in concrete. He explained that on some of his earlier buildings he'd had a problem with cracks in the concrete due to frost until a builder doing some work on his house advised him to add sugar to the mix to prevent this. A lot of the buildings had removeable roofs so that figures could be stored inside them, nothing vintage but ones that he cast himself, and each year he would give their paintwork a touch up, he also had to spring clean the buildings because mice would nest in them over the winter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last time I met John was at the London Toy Soldier Show where Paul Morehead and I interviewed him about his memories of Major Henry Harris, but that's another story for another day. He was also selling off part of his collection so I bought several units of German and Russian cavalry from him, he was very pleased that they would continue to serve in games on the table and in the garden.</div><p style="text-align: center;">Which leads me neatly on to the second article of interest and this is two pages written by Paul Holcroft Wright about the new edition of Funny Little Wars, a reworking of the original layout with all new illustrations and incorporating a lot more background to H.G. Wells. I know that several other bloggers who visit here are fellow members of the FLW group and will already have the new edition but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give it a mention.</p>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-88933103556284942882023-09-21T10:52:00.000+00:002023-09-21T10:52:47.960+00:00Japanese Warrior Monks<p style="text-align: center;"> Many many moons ago Chinese firm Hing Fat produced a set of Ninjas, quite nice little figures and all in original action poses with a variety of suitably Japanese weaponry. You used to see them everywhere, but nowadays not so much. Now my understanding is that Ninjas are some sort of super stealthy assassin, so not the sort that you want whole armies of, with that in mind I turned some of them into Warrior Monks:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS16hanM7LOIpHIrBHcElxOPHbJTo_bZvAnHdXVM5yiNGMbh7awkY5KGzC5X2fDPfTHuaYzAPJH__aW3UdS5KuXabXbjKQ80a6ednHNLwZQpbStgMPts8_I2P15vkVOqxOJ4gqcMTEgeZ02EOTsVgCP9zVXpSUoZuPMH17OXV82ImwjLaZoeeLok-qIU5/s4319/P1060078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="4319" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS16hanM7LOIpHIrBHcElxOPHbJTo_bZvAnHdXVM5yiNGMbh7awkY5KGzC5X2fDPfTHuaYzAPJH__aW3UdS5KuXabXbjKQ80a6ednHNLwZQpbStgMPts8_I2P15vkVOqxOJ4gqcMTEgeZ02EOTsVgCP9zVXpSUoZuPMH17OXV82ImwjLaZoeeLok-qIU5/s320/P1060078.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I converted these six just to see how they would work, I think they're good enough to justify making up to a unit of twelve, then maybe another sect in blue. I like the idea of having varied units that can act as allies to the main armies of a period, it makes the converting and painting less onerous when you know you only have to make a few.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURcobDRvWopbSb-h32-nr6T52CwFPzhIXIVIxjXB4XODeeoSunwvKmDsskoLFcQ9imTeRT_zw4TcF8AbBJiZqsV_5EUTloDrS2dRFh8Hz3ikL47eBorlwDIRp_IXaioxk7gP-6jMIe5fe04zg-p_gtopEpUg3uimWhStSExqiMPZYc6FCPIwvVZYHgrgq/s4198/P1060092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="4198" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURcobDRvWopbSb-h32-nr6T52CwFPzhIXIVIxjXB4XODeeoSunwvKmDsskoLFcQ9imTeRT_zw4TcF8AbBJiZqsV_5EUTloDrS2dRFh8Hz3ikL47eBorlwDIRp_IXaioxk7gP-6jMIe5fe04zg-p_gtopEpUg3uimWhStSExqiMPZYc6FCPIwvVZYHgrgq/s320/P1060092.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a modern solid metal figure made by Frontline, from a set of medieval cavalry that were given away with magazine partworks, they came freestanding without a base, which makes them prone to falling over as they are rather heavy and have a high centre of gravity</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOstw2j6nusaWu-X2JcSPc7tJBySCp0GKHtjZPW2_RmpgfN35GqpeV4Uvwo8fM38kpnPSyATYjc1u4wjBqcIfWrjDDAenHCfkXV_UUQct-EdTKdKqUVaoYdKwiNc_UhmZsdaGOqeHvlDYslzGsRL6kh3kzsZvnHf2aQ1_txPE7kvcso_JaIzMfxoM2L1oR/s3018/P1060093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOstw2j6nusaWu-X2JcSPc7tJBySCp0GKHtjZPW2_RmpgfN35GqpeV4Uvwo8fM38kpnPSyATYjc1u4wjBqcIfWrjDDAenHCfkXV_UUQct-EdTKdKqUVaoYdKwiNc_UhmZsdaGOqeHvlDYslzGsRL6kh3kzsZvnHf2aQ1_txPE7kvcso_JaIzMfxoM2L1oR/s320/P1060093.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the only Samurai figure they made in the range, shame really as they are beautifully painted, I added the base for stability and it makes a very welcome addition to the collection I am slowly building up.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-87122670343339983772023-09-15T09:10:00.000+00:002023-09-15T09:10:01.595+00:00Irish Warband<p style="text-align: center;"> Irish sea raiders were pillaging the coast of Saxon Britain long before the Vikings arrived, they later opposed the Viking incursions into Ireland and continued fighting alongside anyone who would pay them until well after the Normans appeared on the scene. So a useful addition to any Dark Ages collection, sadly nobody ever made 54mm toys soldiers depicting Kerns or Gallowglass, so I gave them my own twist:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoHeamDXyy_j8yVlYrsb-CDGjdg4H4kSMGRn3j2ufJhvTmJ7-olXVas8Wc53JASuf_7hcl9wC9-AonGOt_BINxeiCW3Y5d2LyFuQVAS2OtNs_Fuu1k2imgv4D_FjxEzps9x8T3AxfbZWSt4cy3KJdUkuDlshm4VrWBDofQwzlTmJvVUT8H4bt2Mnx0REr/s4250/P1060079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="4250" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoHeamDXyy_j8yVlYrsb-CDGjdg4H4kSMGRn3j2ufJhvTmJ7-olXVas8Wc53JASuf_7hcl9wC9-AonGOt_BINxeiCW3Y5d2LyFuQVAS2OtNs_Fuu1k2imgv4D_FjxEzps9x8T3AxfbZWSt4cy3KJdUkuDlshm4VrWBDofQwzlTmJvVUT8H4bt2Mnx0REr/s320/P1060079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the centre is a modern metal figure of an Irish Chieftain made by Del Prado, he needed a warband to follow him and that kickstarted this little project. Irish warriors are depicted wearing predominantly ochre cloth (wool dyed with urine) so I used this colour liberally to pull the figures together as a unit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAKB3UIrGNmU7QpPrjaxWpYsejw6gPIJdpjttUfweSERlIXCqPkl3dK_JbRaHmnm4aqfpZRXTf1ob5b5CX95RTPjQDgGtgxATbBV6zadE3kpE35CDy1c6nnnCmUUBWBXFlrJ8m0jYxvZZRB7E2XuDqsOjV5nKRzkZuJOH3d1fjAvq3ERsWCqHJxwXpcKv/s4047/P1060080.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="4047" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAKB3UIrGNmU7QpPrjaxWpYsejw6gPIJdpjttUfweSERlIXCqPkl3dK_JbRaHmnm4aqfpZRXTf1ob5b5CX95RTPjQDgGtgxATbBV6zadE3kpE35CDy1c6nnnCmUUBWBXFlrJ8m0jYxvZZRB7E2XuDqsOjV5nKRzkZuJOH3d1fjAvq3ERsWCqHJxwXpcKv/s320/P1060080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They also used a hotchpotch of weaponry and armour, when they had them, so this allows considerable licence when selecting figures and converting them, the chap centre front is throwing a dart, a uniquely Irish weapon of the period.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW7t7Z3mAMO1MfyI5n0IrBpR6MRJzaXkoPpWI8D-BmNrtrT6k21_VWJ-I2bqMwfQG2_Ud5xcrU-2ND3_tYSPEEEzgdCm2OFi_Z-jC0sTTTYjvRflpG0gIjiCySeDfTiiRQG5syQ__yP4FY_-O5B6yast-cQ7pbNTdBDIZc9iAZ9EhUHWu0oje2S0MuPcn/s4248/P1060081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="4248" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW7t7Z3mAMO1MfyI5n0IrBpR6MRJzaXkoPpWI8D-BmNrtrT6k21_VWJ-I2bqMwfQG2_Ud5xcrU-2ND3_tYSPEEEzgdCm2OFi_Z-jC0sTTTYjvRflpG0gIjiCySeDfTiiRQG5syQ__yP4FY_-O5B6yast-cQ7pbNTdBDIZc9iAZ9EhUHWu0oje2S0MuPcn/s320/P1060081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wealthier warriors and sub-chieftains were better armed and armoured than the hoi-polloi so I've included a few of these. They won't win any prizes for historical accuracy but were fun to paint and being of Irish heritage myself I have a certain fondness for them.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-76564595632772827892023-09-08T07:36:00.000+00:002023-09-08T07:36:14.223+00:00Elastolin style trenches<p style="text-align: center;"> Following on from the previous post, here is a command post I made many years back in the style of the old Elastolin modular trench sections:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4zQpi5MaXWNROVp1fFnR5v1CCnWV3im2lS5l8h-bmzYmYlO51iO0cONNVKALeLwoRDrQJyuKG2dlSzO5WqjWoqDUCJBtU1TGguRjkuExfc8syMc5RSLKEX_qNNdkVCBwuWQA7vUmK9KzED2XOmzIAJbXNZSdCfOoSJL7sYVU8qnoBY4_tbD29MhLByb_/s4319/P1060086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="4319" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4zQpi5MaXWNROVp1fFnR5v1CCnWV3im2lS5l8h-bmzYmYlO51iO0cONNVKALeLwoRDrQJyuKG2dlSzO5WqjWoqDUCJBtU1TGguRjkuExfc8syMc5RSLKEX_qNNdkVCBwuWQA7vUmK9KzED2XOmzIAJbXNZSdCfOoSJL7sYVU8qnoBY4_tbD29MhLByb_/s320/P1060086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For many years (more like decades!) I had been bidding at various auctions on original Elastolin entrenchments but without any success. It's not that they're rare, they come up all the time, it's just that they are desirable and always sell for silly money. So I decided to make my own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPku9-4PYi-JMSs3n42yMopzcGzbTx-nazYNISkPJ_ElJ34eTbiNGEzzsH6yGp3uBatwfMpYIkSe7I0igvL4Ftaase5_uL0ruUxwyH_EzH4Qor60Kq3VmcHAHhfC6LLCQ-qBNBJJby1hJCQT4bwYKHxhcc1TX7VbNtggLudOcFJEJa1uRBu4M2ApyXW7xa/s4174/P1060087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4174" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPku9-4PYi-JMSs3n42yMopzcGzbTx-nazYNISkPJ_ElJ34eTbiNGEzzsH6yGp3uBatwfMpYIkSe7I0igvL4Ftaase5_uL0ruUxwyH_EzH4Qor60Kq3VmcHAHhfC6LLCQ-qBNBJJby1hJCQT4bwYKHxhcc1TX7VbNtggLudOcFJEJa1uRBu4M2ApyXW7xa/s320/P1060087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Based roughly on an original model from the 1930's the basic structure is formed from polystyrene packing, the whole thing then covered in papier mache and sprinkled with sawdust for texture. The entrance posts and lintels were provided by the stick from a firework rocket and the steps just cardboard folded into a concertina shape. The paint scheme follows the original, an overall wash of earth brown with a drybrush of grass green and the odd highlight of drybrushed yellow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0-Q-qRMeGTdyd7ypnhXFX4zo_w5HX_0B9WFWZ0LpelLPmPEev5vjhCTZF-G8eD0xTXexL9g9A9DYfKfKV6AiQcz9OuLkyQZLhSsgGZa8tonKEq59jkBRlU3jtotYcbDmB-uPWUBfoFYYenWOCV-7qP9EKeqMs5Ng16HSBS9TQvhnASXOxUTfuSH5qFix/s4319/P1060088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="4319" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0-Q-qRMeGTdyd7ypnhXFX4zo_w5HX_0B9WFWZ0LpelLPmPEev5vjhCTZF-G8eD0xTXexL9g9A9DYfKfKV6AiQcz9OuLkyQZLhSsgGZa8tonKEq59jkBRlU3jtotYcbDmB-uPWUBfoFYYenWOCV-7qP9EKeqMs5Ng16HSBS9TQvhnASXOxUTfuSH5qFix/s320/P1060088.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only problem is storage, the figures are 7cm tall so it's a big old piece of kit and the only place I can find for it at the moment is balancing rather precariously on top on another glass display case!</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-30224140420016737512023-09-01T10:25:00.002+00:002023-09-01T10:25:32.539+00:00Shell craters<p style="text-align: center;"> Feeling the need for some crafting therapy I cast around the projects I've started over the years but left unfinished, there were plenty to choose from.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxKyzoHeY83pPvYg0T54F99K1YRXl3brawwuUk8c92B6pC9nSIqE-_nV2vOMaZdZ2mm658JPcLHR7qx0OBIBukEOgeBlb6v2--DkDF-XHefuBy14loqN5etu6kULJE-lZEzD6CW1_hwPFDOzlF7wtPvMJJAyONu18zduD9kmlsTctFVBKIAOUJlpFpByH/s4320/P1060082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxKyzoHeY83pPvYg0T54F99K1YRXl3brawwuUk8c92B6pC9nSIqE-_nV2vOMaZdZ2mm658JPcLHR7qx0OBIBukEOgeBlb6v2--DkDF-XHefuBy14loqN5etu6kULJE-lZEzD6CW1_hwPFDOzlF7wtPvMJJAyONu18zduD9kmlsTctFVBKIAOUJlpFpByH/s320/P1060082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Motivated by the recent acquisition of some rather neat First War tanks I opted to finish the shell craters I started before lockdown.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC8Ojarnbz9Xb6hL58hGkXhgvNZ9uM7KnX01mFBA-WettYb3uf6NIPgTuipj5QK4hHGp6f0DgY4eLJR36xKLKvZPmFSQZ8VHU4KoIQIjqYWHZ8cS7L_ReFAjTMyggpxEaIVzdkz3A_Yq770UKD05MIrr9QRjFftrFClny3YwYhoA7wRd0ZuXrl7jImkBG/s4146/P1060083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="4146" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC8Ojarnbz9Xb6hL58hGkXhgvNZ9uM7KnX01mFBA-WettYb3uf6NIPgTuipj5QK4hHGp6f0DgY4eLJR36xKLKvZPmFSQZ8VHU4KoIQIjqYWHZ8cS7L_ReFAjTMyggpxEaIVzdkz3A_Yq770UKD05MIrr9QRjFftrFClny3YwYhoA7wRd0ZuXrl7jImkBG/s320/P1060083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several years ago I started making modular trench sections in the style of the old Elastolin accessories, (they've still yet to be completed) and these shell craters were to be an addition to the project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQTYoUcVSi96JsRu_5x4hVTXD8nQ7tyungkSOIXhl9Mi7q4DBnX7XMM2EUSH8dEwtaNVBUL57j3xxDsa5BfgitZGPosMa0AGMVDX6NDyOKMYj8IUNbWNSWheM_iIBvutKdnyWLyFxAvqiClh46hfjW6n50tDjK5SewqW6ogdSD3ia7mdxOdO_egsucoEF/s4320/P1060084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQTYoUcVSi96JsRu_5x4hVTXD8nQ7tyungkSOIXhl9Mi7q4DBnX7XMM2EUSH8dEwtaNVBUL57j3xxDsa5BfgitZGPosMa0AGMVDX6NDyOKMYj8IUNbWNSWheM_iIBvutKdnyWLyFxAvqiClh46hfjW6n50tDjK5SewqW6ogdSD3ia7mdxOdO_egsucoEF/s320/P1060084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wooden tanks are decorative items, artisan made, in a small workshop which I have been unable to track down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYzMppPBM2mlQMbiDc9sE7j37mY8_gePQHDmZmS7_IuBQHn30m-Z8trRDr-0OqMvph-vuAB0FXeea02m-WEcDVBxN5-F-5AQim0uJNVb1avNMpcA-b0Y3r31Uii1coG7b7bxbPFpFNZfZr46pHIAdTBlnlZeLuzYWf1H163pIPWKi38_KIDT0RivHDz-l/s4320/P1060085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYzMppPBM2mlQMbiDc9sE7j37mY8_gePQHDmZmS7_IuBQHn30m-Z8trRDr-0OqMvph-vuAB0FXeea02m-WEcDVBxN5-F-5AQim0uJNVb1avNMpcA-b0Y3r31Uii1coG7b7bxbPFpFNZfZr46pHIAdTBlnlZeLuzYWf1H163pIPWKi38_KIDT0RivHDz-l/s320/P1060085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The figures are mostly conversions of Armies in Plastic and various Cherilea bits, the explosion is a resin recast of an original Elastolin item. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjsX_8d5Jp2xSQDm5M9EYth4gD2aY1L-F6gLfvEW4N_0kaGcavKfecdSLyu41x56x_kaf0iZvyYV3VB5kgQgwzhOAA2euOn98U8jou-xVsrshBpPD5Z1EL24W9l66tJeEsFa57iPrrq-S1dlteTE6Ba7XJ9Y14xbUaM9u0dOvjv_c0q26TLcsr8VsxO_b/s4320/P1060075.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjsX_8d5Jp2xSQDm5M9EYth4gD2aY1L-F6gLfvEW4N_0kaGcavKfecdSLyu41x56x_kaf0iZvyYV3VB5kgQgwzhOAA2euOn98U8jou-xVsrshBpPD5Z1EL24W9l66tJeEsFa57iPrrq-S1dlteTE6Ba7XJ9Y14xbUaM9u0dOvjv_c0q26TLcsr8VsxO_b/s320/P1060075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how they started life, various sized circular lids glued to cardboard and bulked out with polystyrene packing chips (this was as far as I got before getting bored first time around), an irregular shape built up with air drying clay, the outer walls given a coat of PVA glue then a mix of sawdust with scatter sprinkled over the top. I gave the crater a coat of burnt umber with a wash of black around the inner walls to simulate the heat of the explosion and dry brushed grass green over the sawdust on the outer slopes, the centre painted dark grey to represent pooled water.</div><p style="text-align: center;">Already feeling better for having achieved something.</p>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-27479413437804313572023-08-26T08:08:00.003+00:002023-08-26T08:13:22.579+00:00Something to aim for?<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The last post elicited some very helpful feedback about basing which I have taken on board. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;">While going through this thought process it occurred to me that I already had some figures mounted on poker chips with a mix of flock and scatter so broke them out for a look.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS38jNYzyS4kbMP9TuHD4sjZlf8cikWfWqtnKiRS5sKXEAKLcOIee2ClL7vV9q4-E3UMbSnGnKnv8CFzuZUd0JiJe3R4AJwBpY-hHIR7siefw8VSz8OjPBNKhs8ZLpLh0fqdGJG9MKW2TFCoiiS_hcv65MK3YIR-kw0YHKbQisG9y3BCeU06w0fDip6Obu/s4319/P1060091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="4319" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS38jNYzyS4kbMP9TuHD4sjZlf8cikWfWqtnKiRS5sKXEAKLcOIee2ClL7vV9q4-E3UMbSnGnKnv8CFzuZUd0JiJe3R4AJwBpY-hHIR7siefw8VSz8OjPBNKhs8ZLpLh0fqdGJG9MKW2TFCoiiS_hcv65MK3YIR-kw0YHKbQisG9y3BCeU06w0fDip6Obu/s320/P1060091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are mostly Barzo resin toy soldiers, physically they look rather slight but their poses have a wide gait, so I mounted them on poker chips for added height, also the larger diameter accommodates the spread of their legs and provides good stability.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lpb_Xvm-D_KJDb4QGSIJ7ot85J8Tg2IPo4pKtTqX_jdaNXekh3BYMb4hzlnlREUGH7lztqymMl5s6RY8ccvDJ4w6Cr5ZNtM47-OfhAmemB72hJ7altvcQ2gEFgJpdpe2WErxSQJfTmLggaL8_W6oElN-jZlzKWOi7rnJWcBzO6s6XL6Hh3P3wlzH76C7/s4319/P1060089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="4319" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lpb_Xvm-D_KJDb4QGSIJ7ot85J8Tg2IPo4pKtTqX_jdaNXekh3BYMb4hzlnlREUGH7lztqymMl5s6RY8ccvDJ4w6Cr5ZNtM47-OfhAmemB72hJ7altvcQ2gEFgJpdpe2WErxSQJfTmLggaL8_W6oElN-jZlzKWOi7rnJWcBzO6s6XL6Hh3P3wlzH76C7/s320/P1060089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do like the flock effect, I just don't like it to be overemphasised, these woodland Indians should probably have had purely grass covered bases to suit the terrain they operated in, but I prefer the more varied appearance of broken ground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRctvhKJJYNF37YrI7vhPUi_MynCkwVpQ6acjfY2pkcL2hc8VbVsGDufrdgrlTQA0Vg1hyYUN62kKbHpJ7Kyj4Z9jS3RuYvucgW3GU0Wdxeu7ZRupLkR_p8HY9Zt9YvrvAwaDnIJdbVMVYrbkdsRCgdwTFRoA8FUVlUMxfRNu9Wwz3gQPTfcDwvUBSOVS/s4319/P1060090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="4319" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRctvhKJJYNF37YrI7vhPUi_MynCkwVpQ6acjfY2pkcL2hc8VbVsGDufrdgrlTQA0Vg1hyYUN62kKbHpJ7Kyj4Z9jS3RuYvucgW3GU0Wdxeu7ZRupLkR_p8HY9Zt9YvrvAwaDnIJdbVMVYrbkdsRCgdwTFRoA8FUVlUMxfRNu9Wwz3gQPTfcDwvUBSOVS/s320/P1060090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The figures themselves have been glossed to protect against handling but the bases are left matt, I think this combination works quite well. The rifles on these Barzo figures are very prone to breaking so the stability of the larger bases helps protect them from toppling about on the table or in storage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note to self: must remember to paint those tree trunks!</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-30264353072616403322023-08-20T09:10:00.000+00:002023-08-20T09:10:01.684+00:00The perennial problem of basing. It's boring I know!<p style="text-align: center;">I collect old toy soldiers, I wargame with 54mm toy soldiers, and I have got too much stuff. Like everyone else I have too many collections, too many projects on the go and to be perfectly honest it's all become a bit of a mess.....actually it's a lot of a mess.</p><p style="text-align: center;">To impose some semblance of order on the wargame bit I plan to review what I've already got then for each period create initial core armies of 100 foot, 20 mounted and 2 guns. These numbers were suggested by H G Wells as sufficient for a game, and this seems eminently sensible to me, when I reach the required numbers I will stop and move on to something else. That's the plan, in so much as there is a plan. Anyway it's the only plan I've got so with this in mind I broke out my Celts:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUXWK9avlLBZHJKmZXsJphIQiHns2f3k5Lzs2NZ72TPY24sxAu_g0jkVJQWA1k_1hzDRSqWtQEOJSAzufD5kDviPev1KrhcxyZEqDCpGbPaxbYkB-rSEsoFiWTIT_rb-wEJJ13ArtmNCMItnngoeDB9EWu4mPfv_uXvtV8zgvUqhBZbsyMxNvCxSKwsbp/s4320/P1060055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUXWK9avlLBZHJKmZXsJphIQiHns2f3k5Lzs2NZ72TPY24sxAu_g0jkVJQWA1k_1hzDRSqWtQEOJSAzufD5kDviPev1KrhcxyZEqDCpGbPaxbYkB-rSEsoFiWTIT_rb-wEJJ13ArtmNCMItnngoeDB9EWu4mPfv_uXvtV8zgvUqhBZbsyMxNvCxSKwsbp/s320/P1060055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the current foot contingent........and already we have a problem. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7BobYOpmKo35bHcX-RlHkzpCJm8G31zqZtPDawI9mQ2jlsQsnH0o_oU6cSABvRkLK7Ymx5ssOrWhYNEH56GmDKV7emR1UUMLPMRx4hTxk3FFY7rX2Grg78VbRiAn_K1L_DI5IJlVUimdxWm87pQdLXtn4iauMz5HsFizx_6C-e6WMd8YXSpT0er991-R/s4320/P1060057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7BobYOpmKo35bHcX-RlHkzpCJm8G31zqZtPDawI9mQ2jlsQsnH0o_oU6cSABvRkLK7Ymx5ssOrWhYNEH56GmDKV7emR1UUMLPMRx4hTxk3FFY7rX2Grg78VbRiAn_K1L_DI5IJlVUimdxWm87pQdLXtn4iauMz5HsFizx_6C-e6WMd8YXSpT0er991-R/s320/P1060057.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have sufficient toy soldiers to make up the requisite number of foot, the mounted are based, undercoated and awaiting paint, there are also enough bits waiting to be assembled into 2 war chariots. The figures hail from a number of manufacturers including Italieri, HaT, Cafe Storme and Expeditionary Force.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVzFdjRtyFy4mLKVaAznf5f9zAj8PxzAZ4kaARpjv0-ryYunHyjgoXJiLJ1yE5N1LS8LnIzErP4QZX3SHTat7meDVG4_wnTmyapglHJiVjomho1xAdtm0Wuzli1hohP4cO531jjQLIU50Rg6M9LWyoGCwn0CXuRC_t0LysP7zm_DrojupGw4JWv6AtFb_/s4320/P1060059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVzFdjRtyFy4mLKVaAznf5f9zAj8PxzAZ4kaARpjv0-ryYunHyjgoXJiLJ1yE5N1LS8LnIzErP4QZX3SHTat7meDVG4_wnTmyapglHJiVjomho1xAdtm0Wuzli1hohP4cO531jjQLIU50Rg6M9LWyoGCwn0CXuRC_t0LysP7zm_DrojupGw4JWv6AtFb_/s320/P1060059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started this project by painting up units of foot, then got bored and moved on to something else. Then several superbly made units came up for sale and I couldn't resist the opportunity to jump start the project again. The problem is integrating my existing figures on the smaller bright green bases above with the new acquisitions on larger flocked bases.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstYO2gLs_gSoITZ-xfmlhYeevLJcXdJRclxVThvMVqHXGco4HPffT_QXm4bGsj9iFWYrOb0BAVHj-AubhOt7czvk8jqX3x5xnZ4gsonM_BKWQQo1Ht7lq5uFy77VJrSDE2rcUmM7DUJV9ClgxgI5oXmiQPAVfTv82_SHLCyC7vqCi5hi5SvRmjmkWrYf8/s4320/P1060060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstYO2gLs_gSoITZ-xfmlhYeevLJcXdJRclxVThvMVqHXGco4HPffT_QXm4bGsj9iFWYrOb0BAVHj-AubhOt7czvk8jqX3x5xnZ4gsonM_BKWQQo1Ht7lq5uFy77VJrSDE2rcUmM7DUJV9ClgxgI5oXmiQPAVfTv82_SHLCyC7vqCi5hi5SvRmjmkWrYf8/s320/P1060060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always base my toy soldiers individually. Here my old ones are on 2p coins while the new acquisitions are on flocked poker chips, so there is a noticeable size difference. I don't get worked up about frontages and larger bases are fine for irregular troops but I do care about the overall appearance and want them all to look roughly similar as this pulls them together visually as a unit, also the new ones look like they are running across someone's carpet!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_L0nv1c0F__6HsZkKUTR7-6r6E8qhtnyppnOp17SR_h9uUnjI-lhwTyo9YI-JQshJDTY2skabM8dNnuVWPI_G3t85ZJOHofOhEvkTHzWzuenWy4gliysXxLIRNAtojrQjYDUBDcq4-PG1NhIFBhjIG9BJrgMpjFmUiPG0DCUhothMOAYa6oir0Lhpwhz/s3988/P1060062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3163" data-original-width="3988" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_L0nv1c0F__6HsZkKUTR7-6r6E8qhtnyppnOp17SR_h9uUnjI-lhwTyo9YI-JQshJDTY2skabM8dNnuVWPI_G3t85ZJOHofOhEvkTHzWzuenWy4gliysXxLIRNAtojrQjYDUBDcq4-PG1NhIFBhjIG9BJrgMpjFmUiPG0DCUhothMOAYa6oir0Lhpwhz/s320/P1060062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what to do about this? I don't think the new additions will give up their poker chips easily but I could probably scrape some of the plush flock back, at the same time fixing the older figures to washers which would give them a similar base size. have I just answered my own question or can you think of a better solution? All suggestions gratefully received.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-11199372219051045242023-08-16T09:45:00.000+00:002023-08-16T09:45:25.182+00:00Feast and Famine.<p style="text-align: center;"> We're already heading towards the end of the car boot season, and this year the pickings have been very thin, but last weekend there was a bumper crop:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyngUbM759pWWLVvIfGgbm-fJe0YiDSq31wSndGBI5278oIhS9T1i4Rhq8NNRiS0BIbjb-yBg7-H0cOUfoa5MI18pXcgXVrHTfxO6YYVYvxaRUiXmjYLQlcaxtbU2CFy3bXu3jsZNa4BagH6BotbZnNRW_QcB0MNCxGDIGzlsViAAINjmdykn38_vdBi4e/s3673/P1060076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="3673" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyngUbM759pWWLVvIfGgbm-fJe0YiDSq31wSndGBI5278oIhS9T1i4Rhq8NNRiS0BIbjb-yBg7-H0cOUfoa5MI18pXcgXVrHTfxO6YYVYvxaRUiXmjYLQlcaxtbU2CFy3bXu3jsZNa4BagH6BotbZnNRW_QcB0MNCxGDIGzlsViAAINjmdykn38_vdBi4e/s320/P1060076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The complete haul above cost less than £20 in total, particularly pleased to get the Tudor houses in the background which are ceramic ornaments and in scale for 28mm figures (but will work fine with 54mm). The vast bulk of WW2 Airfix are conversion fodder destined to become medieval footmen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jqPv2yZfBcRVdZ1asAWON1tqY1OWtyGnJQ9yu0IVswIWwunRZ_w82q3s2RD32irl2edtR4tMGiyxuGH1NngvPQSPMsf8Jg_rmY3s-uqN3GfW71zP5lM9HgMjh9Q7C9SL6-mpxIvuxrntpLHLZLr940cABvQxs5eSE5tzn5jF3jPemnfg3eLaT1sO7ZU1/s1131/P1060076%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1131" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jqPv2yZfBcRVdZ1asAWON1tqY1OWtyGnJQ9yu0IVswIWwunRZ_w82q3s2RD32irl2edtR4tMGiyxuGH1NngvPQSPMsf8Jg_rmY3s-uqN3GfW71zP5lM9HgMjh9Q7C9SL6-mpxIvuxrntpLHLZLr940cABvQxs5eSE5tzn5jF3jPemnfg3eLaT1sO7ZU1/s320/P1060076%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I needed some French para's to go with my Viet Minh for the Indochina project but don't like to mess about with vintage Starlux if I can help it so these Hugennot copies will do the job just fine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADWi5QquFX2keJSLtR4ql6DOCk387e0xdC4aMWNa7dJJft1HaT8MymF1EoA5KZCU9IBZ8-ruiW_-YwBxJgerjPWZRU56JnAUAsA11Ov9TiK9nW6HNfL1yrbI06B_8U8pYT45IccPoxRo9w9nmv8d5OBRivH_q8hg3S2ilSeKWn89wZ8s877fLVrCYzVsk/s1797/P1060076%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="1452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADWi5QquFX2keJSLtR4ql6DOCk387e0xdC4aMWNa7dJJft1HaT8MymF1EoA5KZCU9IBZ8-ruiW_-YwBxJgerjPWZRU56JnAUAsA11Ov9TiK9nW6HNfL1yrbI06B_8U8pYT45IccPoxRo9w9nmv8d5OBRivH_q8hg3S2ilSeKWn89wZ8s877fLVrCYzVsk/s320/P1060076%20(3).JPG" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the better odds and ends will be gifted or end up in the junk boxes at the Plastic Warrior Show next year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHwO4-o41RohOuo_IaxP143MwK01LedaMNPKVxfXV1ZZTSAnd67CGOKO9KQ_mjjXvE3YB4DiAF8seFfAvwPxy4VTF7P-S9gzs3GAOppZo8bmXpuOrEHcr8lrYvuPrgAVd20WIewXRC01QIqCjYPRHuMLpzr4VwgW_c_-1F0NunTeFKppARt_20Dz4bgku/s4163/P1060077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="4163" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHwO4-o41RohOuo_IaxP143MwK01LedaMNPKVxfXV1ZZTSAnd67CGOKO9KQ_mjjXvE3YB4DiAF8seFfAvwPxy4VTF7P-S9gzs3GAOppZo8bmXpuOrEHcr8lrYvuPrgAVd20WIewXRC01QIqCjYPRHuMLpzr4VwgW_c_-1F0NunTeFKppARt_20Dz4bgku/s320/P1060077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At first I though the crude hollowcast copies of Britains Zulus were homecast and planned to repaint them but when I checked the markings under the base I saw they were made by Hanks, so I'll probably keep them as they are. </div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-80552666254923312072023-05-20T07:55:00.001+00:002023-05-20T07:56:44.602+00:00Plastic Warrior 2023 - Conversions<p style="text-align: center;"> Apart from collecting old toy soldiers and gaming I also like to convert and paint figures, sadly I don't get enough time for this part of the hobby but it gives me a great appreciation for the work of other people. Here are some I picked up at the show which will be gracing the games on my table at some point in the future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnHXpMVdVUk6OkKJQYrGbG6ZHT6rqgm021DCKmuE7iE1rrgYojhodbE-Lhi-jszd-nJxQY0ZLg7fwgsNYF4LsVvVyqr_EGe-CUN-mNDz0rdtCF2LxsJ_eN_K7UY8eAssD64AGK-JzQ4u_GZQUlA4SOmvsi4jb1ALkqfMvyvikYzJ-RVAyWAHmFnTq9A/s4319/P1060044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="4319" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnHXpMVdVUk6OkKJQYrGbG6ZHT6rqgm021DCKmuE7iE1rrgYojhodbE-Lhi-jszd-nJxQY0ZLg7fwgsNYF4LsVvVyqr_EGe-CUN-mNDz0rdtCF2LxsJ_eN_K7UY8eAssD64AGK-JzQ4u_GZQUlA4SOmvsi4jb1ALkqfMvyvikYzJ-RVAyWAHmFnTq9A/s320/P1060044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These British cavalry and the German infantry below are the work of Eric Kemp, owner of Helmet Models and well known converter of plastic figures. The riders are made from Armies in Plastic mounted of horses from various makers, they will form a reconnaissance unit, shame there were only three, if there had been more I'd have bought the lot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYUHLF8yorTKZHzJOh1fsqdXaD-jIr2N_YPf6cpy9JdYuyuRIZtt2mxLZHfoPt7oLUgF31Ro50yDqcBvwHOOLSTO-eCPdv16EgKEFsRoqGjWYha-CQx1_qoO7Tum4A3yoSbNOp2RyylI1QiLsGrGK-psuzKbhPP2fLGaQdhJpKAQ_7wnCaDFOxE3eAQ/s3373/P1060045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="3373" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYUHLF8yorTKZHzJOh1fsqdXaD-jIr2N_YPf6cpy9JdYuyuRIZtt2mxLZHfoPt7oLUgF31Ro50yDqcBvwHOOLSTO-eCPdv16EgKEFsRoqGjWYha-CQx1_qoO7Tum4A3yoSbNOp2RyylI1QiLsGrGK-psuzKbhPP2fLGaQdhJpKAQ_7wnCaDFOxE3eAQ/s320/P1060045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure what part these will play but it never hurts to have the odd vignette for table dressing and I just couldn't resist this pair, the dog and motorcycle are metal castings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlrr1VZ8iTi_-A53-CfQ_fCYk_ljmy3AZUc3hZ5UEqRVdW-VRf7bm_gCdUA1edZhZ2fSA9S1qjYseJNZSSgIKolNgVsTEayWr8hJOBSq6qb95esbgHutEd5c16HpshJuny3i-KF0FnYC9tDclXZAr2PFn-wJ2I046RmwqkuHFvf-xQzLsXWZ_sAYg8Q/s3630/P1060046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3630" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlrr1VZ8iTi_-A53-CfQ_fCYk_ljmy3AZUc3hZ5UEqRVdW-VRf7bm_gCdUA1edZhZ2fSA9S1qjYseJNZSSgIKolNgVsTEayWr8hJOBSq6qb95esbgHutEd5c16HpshJuny3i-KF0FnYC9tDclXZAr2PFn-wJ2I046RmwqkuHFvf-xQzLsXWZ_sAYg8Q/s320/P1060046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eric's painting style is very distinctive, especially the faces, I've picked up some of his figures before and you can tell it's his work the moment you see them. I bought a dozen of these, enough for a Sturmer unit, the kneeling officer is a metal casting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73nW2r_qL-F5STFKG9IoNtxgD_8OJjnnZc9OfVDACRGla2F-gmHXK8OhqueP2eHrAMwwEnm3AkaT_SKlq7wsUsoSLcLl31jxZ8SBz5hLvmGVA6_OLxL9jkyskcGDPzp5cGXHibuqcdNv_BxZCQozk1uJ8ROmlcODaCvjnDhpO_gmrTIQ8d3_HA930QA/s3859/P1060041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="3859" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73nW2r_qL-F5STFKG9IoNtxgD_8OJjnnZc9OfVDACRGla2F-gmHXK8OhqueP2eHrAMwwEnm3AkaT_SKlq7wsUsoSLcLl31jxZ8SBz5hLvmGVA6_OLxL9jkyskcGDPzp5cGXHibuqcdNv_BxZCQozk1uJ8ROmlcODaCvjnDhpO_gmrTIQ8d3_HA930QA/s320/P1060041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another modeller with a very distinctive style is Vince Mattocks, who made these knights from the Hundred Years War, again I'm a great fan of his work and pick them up whenever I can. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJflF6Un6YJgfzU_Kl9plWsWopMkScK7YfdfjwaMio5QA6XOfN-ts1XUJIkch69AA6DPeQzUUqTTuK-egSi-zJ74JhvJy9rtNHjOQMe_E5eIxL2n3fR8tVzbhYg2dOwfpTWsi_2yLZ6QRigLPk5Fi3UizcTDfziAEUtw7IgRtC-S11jcZAp5uCqEZGA/s4092/P1060042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="4092" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJflF6Un6YJgfzU_Kl9plWsWopMkScK7YfdfjwaMio5QA6XOfN-ts1XUJIkch69AA6DPeQzUUqTTuK-egSi-zJ74JhvJy9rtNHjOQMe_E5eIxL2n3fR8tVzbhYg2dOwfpTWsi_2yLZ6QRigLPk5Fi3UizcTDfziAEUtw7IgRtC-S11jcZAp5uCqEZGA/s320/P1060042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The donor figures will be easily identified by most collectors and have had only minor changes but enough to give them a unique character of their own. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKG3FqmwPB0gIloU_ZKmkVEYlPvU-SnRlnwC8q0KQY4MxGWon3_l-qgUPA-2a0iNQXNp5jfq-7E9kNV-iDZ5LMxuW-pHI2v2XeCnH3CGjHA-YZTo66rsbqRpHu4ChOAsNy6iaumwyYO-lX9G3lLuh4fIIn9_Dq6zEZiJGygWO47zO5qvDFmsTTYpYeHA/s3875/P1060043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="3875" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKG3FqmwPB0gIloU_ZKmkVEYlPvU-SnRlnwC8q0KQY4MxGWon3_l-qgUPA-2a0iNQXNp5jfq-7E9kNV-iDZ5LMxuW-pHI2v2XeCnH3CGjHA-YZTo66rsbqRpHu4ChOAsNy6iaumwyYO-lX9G3lLuh4fIIn9_Dq6zEZiJGygWO47zO5qvDFmsTTYpYeHA/s320/P1060043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vince is very knowledgeable of this period, all the coats of arms and liveries are accurate, which saves me an awful lot of work. Helpfully he also writes the name of the knight portrayed under the base and signs it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNzZpsau57-_RPEE-_zTtR6AyMjacPRtLpowFdqpM8GcpwXdGwR1hxcaFpL8sc3jyv6e2ZoofS5vt5z9oEe9VVZZ4mKMkTjW-1OXgpMrfL2wZy_2G5UxvV_KJSSpcl-wmMq45WW9SsrlR-_s7ohE_aAPR-a1pjlwzrAeidqBKXLPZ1dVjBrnpSAbqfg/s4215/P1060048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="4215" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNzZpsau57-_RPEE-_zTtR6AyMjacPRtLpowFdqpM8GcpwXdGwR1hxcaFpL8sc3jyv6e2ZoofS5vt5z9oEe9VVZZ4mKMkTjW-1OXgpMrfL2wZy_2G5UxvV_KJSSpcl-wmMq45WW9SsrlR-_s7ohE_aAPR-a1pjlwzrAeidqBKXLPZ1dVjBrnpSAbqfg/s320/P1060048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know who made these, the Roman sling thrower was made in Russia (but I can't remember who by) and isn't a conversion but I might use him as a pattern to make some more, the mounted Roman can take command of a Legion I've been working on and the French standard bearer will join the ranks of the 7 Years War collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt7lYL55uSJxpzeqcmIIwbzObJY1P11cEhhHnW8EbJQmkMoi5d8My-EZ13DpWLRGt8DNfWZwVIoB0l_E6gjWy0WWLpPulv9siF8PUf8YnaTnW-NdsGj_96bTNzX6U5ypalQqEMHEp5eVzf6GQoqccRHNWgCw2H78_gzNZz20xYlhd7DXsppjE76Ry5w/s4208/P1060049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="4208" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt7lYL55uSJxpzeqcmIIwbzObJY1P11cEhhHnW8EbJQmkMoi5d8My-EZ13DpWLRGt8DNfWZwVIoB0l_E6gjWy0WWLpPulv9siF8PUf8YnaTnW-NdsGj_96bTNzX6U5ypalQqEMHEp5eVzf6GQoqccRHNWgCw2H78_gzNZz20xYlhd7DXsppjE76Ry5w/s320/P1060049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter Bergner came over from Germany with a box full of these Cafe Storme figures, beautiful sculpts by military artist Eugene Leliepvre, they were oddments and damaged, so came cheap as chips and just what I wanted for a number of conversion I have in mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's all for this year.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-57485291181416232522023-05-17T15:14:00.001+00:002023-05-17T15:19:45.059+00:00Plastic Warrior 2023 - New stuff<p style="text-align: center;"> Peter Cole of Replicants usually launches his new figures at the Plastic Warrior Show and here is this year's offering. Two sets (4 figures in each) of medieval peasants, and they are revolting, as they did!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd7SHnSbdSzN5i-rBaND0yp2PTzeGW2DGVJUdvwkOx1gLCkhC0_7JOCpdVCcA9mzEqne8Nk58cjpgfHi7JvMgOx-JG3f03byRIg_Hws1gik6wHDTb9_T08v5HkjxjORDQIl-6MhQYG3_QTTvGHq2mUAlFB6kTD62ijkkz1Kt5b6Pbr-Pp7Lgt0BKRDg/s3218/P1060039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="3218" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd7SHnSbdSzN5i-rBaND0yp2PTzeGW2DGVJUdvwkOx1gLCkhC0_7JOCpdVCcA9mzEqne8Nk58cjpgfHi7JvMgOx-JG3f03byRIg_Hws1gik6wHDTb9_T08v5HkjxjORDQIl-6MhQYG3_QTTvGHq2mUAlFB6kTD62ijkkz1Kt5b6Pbr-Pp7Lgt0BKRDg/s320/P1060039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rising up from their labours are a builder with giant mallet, fishwife with a cleaver, serf with a sickle and a minstrel to tell the tale of revolution in a ballad.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjsPea9iZVVMBiW7Z2GAbFARW4iJfEOX6EmrStXkV90YdSKwh7Ksknb0iuJL1TYDZcN8bH89P7fPGoWHfbddrP2BeV3lMMB7cmxz9B-Fh4mD0gEzp1LfFOtlz9FHrEulMmijjwHwTl-mPPZuTgzWp8e3AynR7HpoQmEKzz1e4ot6t-oMA1wMykplumw/s3886/P1060040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="3886" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjsPea9iZVVMBiW7Z2GAbFARW4iJfEOX6EmrStXkV90YdSKwh7Ksknb0iuJL1TYDZcN8bH89P7fPGoWHfbddrP2BeV3lMMB7cmxz9B-Fh4mD0gEzp1LfFOtlz9FHrEulMmijjwHwTl-mPPZuTgzWp8e3AynR7HpoQmEKzz1e4ot6t-oMA1wMykplumw/s320/P1060040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second lot are better armed and mean business, I picked up a couple of sets of these, a chap with slingshot that could easily be used for any ancients army, one with a flail who will be joining my band of Japanese Illo-Ikki, a farmhand with pitchfork and his wife with, I'm not sure what but lets just say a rolling pin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgF-KC4lxGXlwW-C4u7crnTCCEwYMamx49iTbCbk82e_0gI0W0Ax6-DEZKJXkNymDyjj6pAg0BaDSCXXE2dETJWMDUE8Ri7aYcXgFVuVjD1r2msuRH91PrU2rGMxDp7qsnSiseCR317yJGvVW-DWM5t1X0xqttL1tlzBY-Edhh6PUqOxyK_fgu1ThhQ/s3960/P1060037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="3960" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgF-KC4lxGXlwW-C4u7crnTCCEwYMamx49iTbCbk82e_0gI0W0Ax6-DEZKJXkNymDyjj6pAg0BaDSCXXE2dETJWMDUE8Ri7aYcXgFVuVjD1r2msuRH91PrU2rGMxDp7qsnSiseCR317yJGvVW-DWM5t1X0xqttL1tlzBY-Edhh6PUqOxyK_fgu1ThhQ/s320/P1060037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve Weston had a few of the new Chintoys sets, I thought these were made in Russia but I'm told they're produced in Ukraine (I haven't checked this out), which makes me feel a lot easier about buying them. These are the Saracen Warriors, beautiful sculpts but on the large side, about 57mm and chunky with a very thick base which makes them look more like 60mm figures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxRQnWhbVBo-v7vWdSv-fkF11VkZzW6GLLxJEz7mxRmKwIu6r_5XDnlWTDCChO4bWCnKWNdNfeWY3Ts3_wx8gwGlI3lS01PdyM3XznUEbondhNlavm11wHE8wch3tySeBWiEZHMqRamdKI59TnchA-R35ptr-UM01C1PQO0qCBSim5RPjRe57KCNYrQ/s3921/P1060038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="3921" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxRQnWhbVBo-v7vWdSv-fkF11VkZzW6GLLxJEz7mxRmKwIu6r_5XDnlWTDCChO4bWCnKWNdNfeWY3Ts3_wx8gwGlI3lS01PdyM3XznUEbondhNlavm11wHE8wch3tySeBWiEZHMqRamdKI59TnchA-R35ptr-UM01C1PQO0qCBSim5RPjRe57KCNYrQ/s320/P1060038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve also had sets of the new Gangsters and Police but I passed on them, again they are nice figures but not my thing and way to big to go with my existing Marx Untouchables figures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtPMqF7FlO8qtiL080sGz5ZiVfnPeMjKsprAmOFHZ5mRxdib5-LaiCZu5_OtNTwiXfwp07zzHEQbdtgMiBBQ7W1jpIMOQXCjECkE431VvMlyuH40BNTiXaFwsc5ehBmqnd-BP9etRIvBxLBTCCSlWfYSDJc0Ea2Z5o0Vlgc-lcV__NDHozdNh7cuJ5Q/s3953/P1060050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="3953" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtPMqF7FlO8qtiL080sGz5ZiVfnPeMjKsprAmOFHZ5mRxdib5-LaiCZu5_OtNTwiXfwp07zzHEQbdtgMiBBQ7W1jpIMOQXCjECkE431VvMlyuH40BNTiXaFwsc5ehBmqnd-BP9etRIvBxLBTCCSlWfYSDJc0Ea2Z5o0Vlgc-lcV__NDHozdNh7cuJ5Q/s320/P1060050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my first 3d printed figure, another medieval peasant though not revolting this time, a forester with felled tree and chopped woodpile. I guess this is the future of the hobby and it certainly opens up whole new possibilities, this figure is made by Warhorse Miniatures and came courtesy of Paul Stadinger who came over from USA.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-24047258229008811012023-05-16T06:51:00.002+00:002023-05-17T08:31:18.542+00:00Plastic Warrior Show 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> The PW Show has been running annually since 1985 (2 years COVID lockdown excepted), and on Saturday someone said to me "It pretty much runs itself now doesn't it". Well, no it doesn't, there are always problems, there are so many things outside of our control, and the Gods love to have fun with mortals who make plans. This year they had a lot of fun and we had a lot of challenges but the support and camaraderie of the enthusiasts who overcame the travel problems and turned up carried the day. So if you were one of them, thank you, you're the ones who really make the show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYkCVVQr1_tjJzMkTHxDlpe4KnIas0Ifi_hskfxHdtGws1afrAEqHCAXq_GIWBnI98YohMfsyHHiZaqT_CKtz1SNPVMgOj0bCt3f7ebLDzeDH2CQnlASMf2nA57YkXGlHyIuWxx4cEA-RFoLwYgxca2FimkX_S_CwQA6RYTF153keRMiL_oDcxSQGwA/s4319/P1060051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="4319" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYkCVVQr1_tjJzMkTHxDlpe4KnIas0Ifi_hskfxHdtGws1afrAEqHCAXq_GIWBnI98YohMfsyHHiZaqT_CKtz1SNPVMgOj0bCt3f7ebLDzeDH2CQnlASMf2nA57YkXGlHyIuWxx4cEA-RFoLwYgxca2FimkX_S_CwQA6RYTF153keRMiL_oDcxSQGwA/s320/P1060051.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always use the show as an opportunity to clear out stuff I no longer need, stuff that has sat in a cupboard unloved, unlooked at and unused for years. I wanted it when I bought it, perhaps on a whim, or maybe for a project that never came to fruition (plenty of them!), some stuff was just picked up to save it from the skip or the ravages of tiny fingers, whatever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The important thing is that it gives someone else some pleasure in acquisition, takes up their storage space and ultimately becomes their problem. It also frees up space in my cupboards and in my head for me to get more stuff. This was my haul for the day (plus several bags of Hing Fat WW2 out of the pic), by coincidence I ended the day with as much cash in my pocket as I started it, so in my personal microeconomic view I got all this stuff for nothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3JLRUBwZcuIV-bYa7J5x5ZIEY_w2gbcisIueztys94_2QHntsz6KipEEIpqnHdTDeKM7pXjxlS5MRsw_Z1zq0IfooS3CqDHqjNr1PvvfsG_Ksy5CRRk2V2cSVYUhauttNNIeR4GwVuooz4I51h1lnvzmlAfrMVHko8X5QveD4M6SsuMVDd3Q_-HY2w/s4025/P1060047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="4025" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3JLRUBwZcuIV-bYa7J5x5ZIEY_w2gbcisIueztys94_2QHntsz6KipEEIpqnHdTDeKM7pXjxlS5MRsw_Z1zq0IfooS3CqDHqjNr1PvvfsG_Ksy5CRRk2V2cSVYUhauttNNIeR4GwVuooz4I51h1lnvzmlAfrMVHko8X5QveD4M6SsuMVDd3Q_-HY2w/s320/P1060047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Garibaldi Red Shirt set made in Italy by Co-Ma, I've only been searching 40 years for them so I expect they'll be turning up all over the place now. Very similar to Atlantic in style but a bit smaller at about 50mm tall, four of them should have muskets in black plastic, I'll give them Timpo ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87gNigMWgaH4J1Qv6rvzU8AdRmGjnkvgxT_6GlsVgVYcCDp3PeFgRfyK057O304_Rqrd9cHFfG0FvZ3Y5hcj4bTHFuUvSIlKVXrt3rH8jBc38mlfFomnhv4Wh08pqyrFiX-kpwCLQC6iM5CQhv5F2irwE0YcFt1p9KAHjNU2-G6yNph4SqmGoi1mmLw/s813/P1060051%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="523" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87gNigMWgaH4J1Qv6rvzU8AdRmGjnkvgxT_6GlsVgVYcCDp3PeFgRfyK057O304_Rqrd9cHFfG0FvZ3Y5hcj4bTHFuUvSIlKVXrt3rH8jBc38mlfFomnhv4Wh08pqyrFiX-kpwCLQC6iM5CQhv5F2irwE0YcFt1p9KAHjNU2-G6yNph4SqmGoi1mmLw/s320/P1060051%20(2).JPG" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do like to see English cavalry in a pillbox cap, this composition figure was made in France by Bon Dufour, badly damaged but condition has never been an issue for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80W0Mw9mNNVUmzkVIiKYXcFopntOTg2onFYCNrZWzKWvScaNaNtSZ_-GtOHNY0mD_2e8jlF5l4HA51xXyk72QaYPxkMvoLALxwMFUikj-t0pT_gQXje2E608b6L06_eYypWyR_e0bQxMD0i2Pcr5zbDETb2rB5xc0CNGsg88RLQtSo-T7gmAchY1GyA/s1716/P1060051%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1716" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80W0Mw9mNNVUmzkVIiKYXcFopntOTg2onFYCNrZWzKWvScaNaNtSZ_-GtOHNY0mD_2e8jlF5l4HA51xXyk72QaYPxkMvoLALxwMFUikj-t0pT_gQXje2E608b6L06_eYypWyR_e0bQxMD0i2Pcr5zbDETb2rB5xc0CNGsg88RLQtSo-T7gmAchY1GyA/s320/P1060051%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some odds and ends for various collections, a couple of Natives from PZG of Poland, some composition figures gifted from Andreas Dittmann who came over with the collectors from Germany and some French infantry by Toumoulage that will find employment in the International Brigade for my Spanish Civil War project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I usually try to get lots of photos of the tables to encourage more people to come to the show, this year I didn't really have time to wander around taking pics but here are a few bits that give a flavour of what it's all about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUm-1KVk0D9YxwLVGEGZH6biugWrWXltwz8NShEoafQmSr_9H3DsvqS4unTsnPStdACiTtGs36u6WixRv4lrD3EQwaiPlxI2tvPA6YkdBsL9e-sXm0-JcHtwZ1zan6u0LrGPSNnJRXiHvLpDMRuC3lgOT69VXOVLCrhaDW5e-6vqOq6EiPmZEbWN3Ew/s4320/P1060034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUSDM4ya1UvdKhFtg3sooBMBK_V6KAs2mi5rEMOngbmrZySXxoFG362cQPZdkW2x_pZ82NGG3mrs7Ec3sRuImZb4TMOyPCpJ1eLiBmVwE_hpe5svPXWd-gPgABGwGKjqdqfriGG5ppvInL3TV0TiV-fUeXbLakoyAUA5jbTmpwYfNGEl7PWj2BCY6CQ/s4183/P1060036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3095" data-original-width="4183" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUSDM4ya1UvdKhFtg3sooBMBK_V6KAs2mi5rEMOngbmrZySXxoFG362cQPZdkW2x_pZ82NGG3mrs7Ec3sRuImZb4TMOyPCpJ1eLiBmVwE_hpe5svPXWd-gPgABGwGKjqdqfriGG5ppvInL3TV0TiV-fUeXbLakoyAUA5jbTmpwYfNGEl7PWj2BCY6CQ/s320/P1060036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I got home I took a few more pics of the stuff I bought and I'll try to get them posted up over the next few days.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-67623532015505228222023-04-19T09:45:00.001+00:002023-04-19T09:45:11.945+00:00Recent additions.<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">A couple of hollowcast lead finds from last month's show in London, the bugler with articulated arm is marked Japan, the wounded man was made in England by Crescent.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7uS5xC_JXW-aDC-5-vgIf5s7qxRoUX8hpSmfo05NBIn1P7P8NYJ9q_ZhBpGkb96WPO-CgaRWH199WrMXn2HXpRd2OWKDJsYVUXYzdluMweAeBvA8_GkczE3pUdZ1ysJkI7a7BgFyY1o60VlKIhYW55b243-U9H3fFO_EeDvg2Lvn_FsDvYBixS5VqA/s2429/P1060018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="1951" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7uS5xC_JXW-aDC-5-vgIf5s7qxRoUX8hpSmfo05NBIn1P7P8NYJ9q_ZhBpGkb96WPO-CgaRWH199WrMXn2HXpRd2OWKDJsYVUXYzdluMweAeBvA8_GkczE3pUdZ1ysJkI7a7BgFyY1o60VlKIhYW55b243-U9H3fFO_EeDvg2Lvn_FsDvYBixS5VqA/s320/P1060018.JPG" width="257" /></a></div><p></p>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-39099493778883230232023-03-26T11:54:00.004+00:002023-03-26T11:54:38.931+00:00Battle Cry Vitoria 2<p style="text-align: center;"> Here are the rest of the pictures I took of last year's game of Vitoria, which Anthony played using the Battle Cry rules system.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKSd94uD2B0nNOtFix17TMY0KZ0JLSDxkNVNRP-ThvLmDdNA91vQmk7Yb4e8tTqc1_o69mqHmRKUL5Fd4ssWi5AobpL4ldHbeDN5Yv6tjAmGykCwT86rNHaX-FrX5a6RtH42jLkBrostMgfGTanLwDKLOTe9xuY70_7btXdRNjKpTld6t6YuAXJG8hQQ=s4005" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="4005" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKSd94uD2B0nNOtFix17TMY0KZ0JLSDxkNVNRP-ThvLmDdNA91vQmk7Yb4e8tTqc1_o69mqHmRKUL5Fd4ssWi5AobpL4ldHbeDN5Yv6tjAmGykCwT86rNHaX-FrX5a6RtH42jLkBrostMgfGTanLwDKLOTe9xuY70_7btXdRNjKpTld6t6YuAXJG8hQQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Highlanders have pushed the French back across the River Zadorra and now prepare to cross in the face of opposition from an Italian regiment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI7kkAXN3RPEOOERzsUj8QKXZ3myMQC7euz1rscG2Nxn0u4DY4VAc68CJaxGkCDUBSXmuFnkNWzPkmdV4bbsMedkbwCheeB2jrONC-Yb9gH4yABUgjJ86pfYLrYJGRxAekcOs4RyIK5ZXLf61uCvDhfpWuYDv0JGvuOC8ax3ileAzEgtUGfPg7QUlKdw=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="4320" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI7kkAXN3RPEOOERzsUj8QKXZ3myMQC7euz1rscG2Nxn0u4DY4VAc68CJaxGkCDUBSXmuFnkNWzPkmdV4bbsMedkbwCheeB2jrONC-Yb9gH4yABUgjJ86pfYLrYJGRxAekcOs4RyIK5ZXLf61uCvDhfpWuYDv0JGvuOC8ax3ileAzEgtUGfPg7QUlKdw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The French come under pressure in the centre.........</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotlpzlOc30jHDqvgFluNRrd2davVDwUN20HX37N6mDNkRpRqT4wKN8HYAGhh7BJlRO18TyCa2ea7yKQqu8Qfm3WZ4_9_u7F8uG2AqAsWZESyBLdLEuWguDYibKz-yuX2jUiy2ZMjc_MezcQBwx4keIq8lObu3Sh3Nly3Xa-yqjSP1zzJ12eGhB5hWAA=s3841" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="3841" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotlpzlOc30jHDqvgFluNRrd2davVDwUN20HX37N6mDNkRpRqT4wKN8HYAGhh7BJlRO18TyCa2ea7yKQqu8Qfm3WZ4_9_u7F8uG2AqAsWZESyBLdLEuWguDYibKz-yuX2jUiy2ZMjc_MezcQBwx4keIq8lObu3Sh3Nly3Xa-yqjSP1zzJ12eGhB5hWAA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">........while things go from bad to worse on their right flank.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0jgWAb0sMOYxh5JGQmbpLQ1Gztk5wJ1_cVj1c-5jf6_fKQYZzss8hB8AtP5RnxhK9RGgvBfL2HP7_h70-jw8pvW5XQ3kSmaX0z8JPDJ4rmt4rX8miaCoL29-_ERNkJW63Llnhp-rYVfzCsb4i000UcBxymNk9jakV2rkVG6K9H67PHY3IpGOCslTI_A=s4319" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="4319" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0jgWAb0sMOYxh5JGQmbpLQ1Gztk5wJ1_cVj1c-5jf6_fKQYZzss8hB8AtP5RnxhK9RGgvBfL2HP7_h70-jw8pvW5XQ3kSmaX0z8JPDJ4rmt4rX8miaCoL29-_ERNkJW63Llnhp-rYVfzCsb4i000UcBxymNk9jakV2rkVG6K9H67PHY3IpGOCslTI_A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The French take a hard pounding in the centre of the line......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwwSpL9BVllJI-MHUyl8WzkTBcpjHuCnlpNgoHtTIu-_hk_CRdqbRx3G3ZxEbvTmN09FAbH0VFrxKwr3IgH-TH3mT4TkDA-jeAjj5bSjLrEuslC_AzlBmF-lxIxX-l0zvny47u0s4JdZDSZhnqSd0LYSfsYKo1FLoDsJ_k93g0epaR8_SSNpW4aztXIw=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwwSpL9BVllJI-MHUyl8WzkTBcpjHuCnlpNgoHtTIu-_hk_CRdqbRx3G3ZxEbvTmN09FAbH0VFrxKwr3IgH-TH3mT4TkDA-jeAjj5bSjLrEuslC_AzlBmF-lxIxX-l0zvny47u0s4JdZDSZhnqSd0LYSfsYKo1FLoDsJ_k93g0epaR8_SSNpW4aztXIw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.......and the Highlanders break through to isolate their right flank......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9ibDbd3HmpXexbqbWWobLsG8t1bKXNTh-Xl8NUpyZgHtQjfHqcuqq8S07vU1rajzOT7maEQYQFltJeBytzT7XIjONb3wksfO7pBH_xP0SY4rHWGY-7JYEId4bRmrFygimcHbNeYYUG8PQ-ns0vB8UTfp2e76u5iA-RVjF1lOD4WBwIGMHhsqmgYkLPg=s4070" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="4070" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9ibDbd3HmpXexbqbWWobLsG8t1bKXNTh-Xl8NUpyZgHtQjfHqcuqq8S07vU1rajzOT7maEQYQFltJeBytzT7XIjONb3wksfO7pBH_xP0SY4rHWGY-7JYEId4bRmrFygimcHbNeYYUG8PQ-ns0vB8UTfp2e76u5iA-RVjF1lOD4WBwIGMHhsqmgYkLPg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.......and as the Allies cross the river in force it's all over for the French.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got along to the Spring Model Show yesterday, this is the rebranded name for the March event formerly known as the London toy Soldier Show. There is still a hardcore of toy soldier dealers while the slack has been taken up by sellers of model kits and modelling materials, the later were doing a brisk trade and it is hoped that this shot in the arm will enable the event to continue, certainly there was a good stream of buyers coming in through the door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took the opportunity to stock up on acrylic paints made by ICM in the Ukraine and a few other bits which will no doubt find their way onto this page in due course.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-76454534181239469532023-03-24T10:33:00.007+00:002023-03-26T12:00:06.131+00:00Battle Cry Vitoria<p style="text-align: center;"> About this time last year Anthony and I played this game, based on the Battle of Vitoria in 1813, using the Battle Cry rules system. With the passage of time I can't remember the details too well, suffice it to say that I commanded the French and took a good trouncing, so at least we managed to keep the correct historical perspective! I did however take lots of pictures, so here over two post are lots of toy soldiers with few words to interrupt them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXtP5rZrVqq6sr7TuPd_8Gn-G2__581Mom_UlR3cddwtMiiMhVzPoWSvJjAyj7PhFcmc_X-Fcn7m_zrVFSJza6yRUa5IyKs2JIpxTvX4ZQqtKPXxZZOHLiUrkAlQeP8AgajeeK4cJB2sDE1G1MuagWxxl7nN7ETdA7u0T92g_NdsgNtuiTRsWgDEdeLw=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="4320" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXtP5rZrVqq6sr7TuPd_8Gn-G2__581Mom_UlR3cddwtMiiMhVzPoWSvJjAyj7PhFcmc_X-Fcn7m_zrVFSJza6yRUa5IyKs2JIpxTvX4ZQqtKPXxZZOHLiUrkAlQeP8AgajeeK4cJB2sDE1G1MuagWxxl7nN7ETdA7u0T92g_NdsgNtuiTRsWgDEdeLw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The initial set up, the French defending behind a bend in the River Zadorra face the Britsh and Portuguese attack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I think we found the scenario for this and numerous other Napoleonic battles on the <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/napoleonics/maps/peninsular-war-1808-1814.html" target="_blank">Command & Colours website</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4I9JNw1DrOEqyfxfM-qWOHnGSZxFRVE8xG1ayz4lDHSo0dTjtM1dXsyv-ONpkfaGLG_rdyuJdepcpFf5spTUFrj_l27glDSZ4xge_wxrcDOuDnfVOEkrXTtdh4wvbANCtXkAlXQYbXCr0lqjSx3d4-3b240naH0J0F4YyDVVyVM61FHkOhFo1fApE6w=s4093" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="4093" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4I9JNw1DrOEqyfxfM-qWOHnGSZxFRVE8xG1ayz4lDHSo0dTjtM1dXsyv-ONpkfaGLG_rdyuJdepcpFf5spTUFrj_l27glDSZ4xge_wxrcDOuDnfVOEkrXTtdh4wvbANCtXkAlXQYbXCr0lqjSx3d4-3b240naH0J0F4YyDVVyVM61FHkOhFo1fApE6w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Events in the real world coupled with domestic upheaval have taken their toll on my enthusiasm for the hobby this past twelve months. I did continue to attend collectors events but the Central London Toy Soldier Show has never really recovered from the Covid lockdown and the affairs last June and December were so poorly supported I have nothing to report on them. The Plastic Warrior show last May by contrast was something of celebration of the faithful with so many old familiar faces making an appearance and at some point I'll put up the photographs I took.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-46067941343589493272023-03-05T12:26:00.004+00:002023-03-05T12:26:39.001+00:00Woking Wargames Day 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday I managed to get along to the Woking Wargames Day, once more an annual event since the passing of the Covid pandemic lockdown (that seems a long time ago now!). Organised by Mike Lewis for members of the Little Wars Revisited Forum it seeks to promote wargaming with 54mm toy soldiers. I could only stay for the morning session but 5 games were in play and this is what they looked like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm-3yIaj6vWO4NzzyHnlr6CmRfOUEbKXQsZj9Ehf_ZRxodYXbNeZGvGXiYfFeADYS4ksKe7Wf9hxgrP-3Jw-GTcuw8UiYtZF170M2mH_Hnq7smbDURLWbsuvDK0shsFTFGDpY3T1KGxxAKbP9cLijX1slS-rElcqo33ZN6fJ5R0kohtn2zd7xFcY01w/s4010/P1060010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="4010" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm-3yIaj6vWO4NzzyHnlr6CmRfOUEbKXQsZj9Ehf_ZRxodYXbNeZGvGXiYfFeADYS4ksKe7Wf9hxgrP-3Jw-GTcuw8UiYtZF170M2mH_Hnq7smbDURLWbsuvDK0shsFTFGDpY3T1KGxxAKbP9cLijX1slS-rElcqo33ZN6fJ5R0kohtn2zd7xFcY01w/s320/P1060010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took part in this Northewest Frontier game using "The Men Who Would Be Kings" ruleset, and jolly good fun it was too, a bit dice heavy for my tastes but the system is easy to pick up and quick to play once you get the hang of it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsIMXAn68FInJh184vJpoG9BYTxlSTvRKfevzu3rlIAZ3GLT1JJ1TqnTh3lWYtJKd9LuppDP6N205h1VI2lw7zbQkTBxXRgxqrYq_ek5IHGP6IS7HWSf9dO-tnEOWlBeks3i7lLR8icW9B948jJMKeA5aBMQbxk2woHZn-RSpOBwDQYD9dUhip-Dijw/s4069/P1060007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="4069" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsIMXAn68FInJh184vJpoG9BYTxlSTvRKfevzu3rlIAZ3GLT1JJ1TqnTh3lWYtJKd9LuppDP6N205h1VI2lw7zbQkTBxXRgxqrYq_ek5IHGP6IS7HWSf9dO-tnEOWlBeks3i7lLR8icW9B948jJMKeA5aBMQbxk2woHZn-RSpOBwDQYD9dUhip-Dijw/s320/P1060007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Armies in Plastic figures have appeared here before but the Armoured Train is a new addition and is very impressive, the scenario has the train ambushed and immobilised by the tribesmen who must hold off a flying column of British infantry and cavalry that are riding to the rescue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8uZPxTcrHkPte6ha3QJGwaVvYMwldOX-zL6qX7E-cwEcGro5whGmCsTVumLkPW0xbRJ1JR9q-9oR2ktTkt4jBwvGBjI3uwMNfYuzqIWpbe4HtQBta1tnlGsNzwxZnGhvTerqj-RduDVWE9KAyFwxPLhvcXe-BAFfb7CkR5FdGItMLxCfXmTyKD7JUg/s4011/P1060009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="4011" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8uZPxTcrHkPte6ha3QJGwaVvYMwldOX-zL6qX7E-cwEcGro5whGmCsTVumLkPW0xbRJ1JR9q-9oR2ktTkt4jBwvGBjI3uwMNfYuzqIWpbe4HtQBta1tnlGsNzwxZnGhvTerqj-RduDVWE9KAyFwxPLhvcXe-BAFfb7CkR5FdGItMLxCfXmTyKD7JUg/s320/P1060009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afghan tribesmen and irregular infantry made good use of cover to move in on the train from both flanks but took casualties which resulted in four units running from the field, despite this they eventually overran the train to narrowly win the game but at great cost.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcl3TleYbpr5-Pjp1LYhB-fsONUADbLXirP1fLNCKnZ3CO-t02tH5hU5hfOq-J38GUGtKdbergxSvbxUL8sw-W5qQws9NsBvScRIdagh6w8sRZWpCemGLw7ZakNROSroXTBGl7jnlYee8tknLBXruM6DG9UtPfO-QOECU2TCYmWrghHcDexEy2iElLQ/s4102/P1060012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="4102" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcl3TleYbpr5-Pjp1LYhB-fsONUADbLXirP1fLNCKnZ3CO-t02tH5hU5hfOq-J38GUGtKdbergxSvbxUL8sw-W5qQws9NsBvScRIdagh6w8sRZWpCemGLw7ZakNROSroXTBGl7jnlYee8tknLBXruM6DG9UtPfO-QOECU2TCYmWrghHcDexEy2iElLQ/s320/P1060012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anthony brought along his Expeditionary Force, Dark Ages collection for a game using a grid terrain and the "Age of Penda" rule system designed by Daniel Mersey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3353" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_K5aLYi_M3rXFcqD0xbF6t0I3OZ0LcwQuyDbetn0KQnTJGTmm0wz7l9L1IBiQ3E1jZ9DH0suX2F5lxQZfZsrd8kqF8ROMC6XqkZcIJvGkvlAQh0QbP2x5SNdXwDqGBDxSAbXin4pzdtU02C3XsAofVqNGaeHT5qKUKu6K4M6FaE0M36GGi5BpXsj4g/s320/P1060014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great to finally meet Mark, who brought along his Snowball Fight game, ably assisted by the <span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Libre, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Tradgardmastre. I didn't get to watch the game in play but you can see more about it here on Mark's </span><a href="https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/02/24/woking-snowball-fight-rules-2023/" target="_blank">Man of Tin blog</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZD4-UgnlEk6xBDuvF8N6YDQnZlgsAa4Gv5KnJA_9YDM3M6msoaSQyHyXyY7wqV_BOLaanAiqBPkSocSlu3I_XTQZSTMq48tLxr4k6YzpAN9UJSSryv9ReV7uj50vkoza3vnkQAXA6dSgvPjV_9_1PQSbvAdAzQ5wFJn2kXuXxOw9LhxUP3NmMJF_QrQ/s3964/P1060015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="3964" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZD4-UgnlEk6xBDuvF8N6YDQnZlgsAa4Gv5KnJA_9YDM3M6msoaSQyHyXyY7wqV_BOLaanAiqBPkSocSlu3I_XTQZSTMq48tLxr4k6YzpAN9UJSSryv9ReV7uj50vkoza3vnkQAXA6dSgvPjV_9_1PQSbvAdAzQ5wFJn2kXuXxOw9LhxUP3NmMJF_QrQ/s320/P1060015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pat brought along his collection of Anglo-Normans for another Daniel Mersey designed game, this time Lion Rampant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RAuBmJZdvHbKyCrRtsiOZw7rS_8RkjznpWGeoDkFuSLsJuEo86LOLadHOdGKt4sTdk6zvt3gMCOsar5I8yRpTx_-8LbETVZhY4z0Siw-63ZAyCyMqU5y8ovFnh4fD7LwSNRGXeK-_f9y3XAtgthV0Xx3mht_Quz4l9G9-lJ88RB0OIpO-yFw5lCLMA/s4319/P1060016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="4319" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RAuBmJZdvHbKyCrRtsiOZw7rS_8RkjznpWGeoDkFuSLsJuEo86LOLadHOdGKt4sTdk6zvt3gMCOsar5I8yRpTx_-8LbETVZhY4z0Siw-63ZAyCyMqU5y8ovFnh4fD7LwSNRGXeK-_f9y3XAtgthV0Xx3mht_Quz4l9G9-lJ88RB0OIpO-yFw5lCLMA/s320/P1060016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCvkUUmph3b4j5-h8p52aelLsgX6cBew8WsJwpdhHd_GDGe90NVRJzmghy9V-3CazVEzI9GJTiaNSYQ5Xyf7r6S5DbBLKJgU65XhX5clAxnqmWjCEPGuRG5VduwqDOWb0eXNe2I8da2vVA60TrrEM03W7KUkvXYoC3XZeZ20-9Im354M0DjWZ2J8zwQ/s3987/P1060011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="3987" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCvkUUmph3b4j5-h8p52aelLsgX6cBew8WsJwpdhHd_GDGe90NVRJzmghy9V-3CazVEzI9GJTiaNSYQ5Xyf7r6S5DbBLKJgU65XhX5clAxnqmWjCEPGuRG5VduwqDOWb0eXNe2I8da2vVA60TrrEM03W7KUkvXYoC3XZeZ20-9Im354M0DjWZ2J8zwQ/s320/P1060011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally the other Brian C brought along his skirmish game of Smugglers and Revenue Men which uses his own rules, the figures above are Charbens and Replicants.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavFgnQl6w94ieZxy5HeG6Tr-KM8eTKYuMCPgulRZHjENu0bo2s7OSlIP53f4TXjCIuZN0r1gYwYMsScVUXoiEk7Ocr3sZMRC6g7v5xmZYRGR_t14kYAczkl_hMOwpG5rDGfD6cYPF4bnZc8sSIFyg78X-SkdRODoy7Kj-Nq2zJBOk9OLAdMWt83cgtQ/s2593/P1060017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="2571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavFgnQl6w94ieZxy5HeG6Tr-KM8eTKYuMCPgulRZHjENu0bo2s7OSlIP53f4TXjCIuZN0r1gYwYMsScVUXoiEk7Ocr3sZMRC6g7v5xmZYRGR_t14kYAczkl_hMOwpG5rDGfD6cYPF4bnZc8sSIFyg78X-SkdRODoy7Kj-Nq2zJBOk9OLAdMWt83cgtQ/s320/P1060017.JPG" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More of Brian C's beautifully painted figures, these are Marx and Historex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-68503809680812148622022-08-28T11:05:00.002+00:002022-09-30T10:16:23.944+00:00London Toy Soldier Show March 2022<p style="text-align: center;">I went along to the London Toy Soldier Show back in March, but I'm only getting around to putting up the pictures now, It's been that sort of a year! I have to say the event was rather sparse compared to pre-pandemic times but I suppose that's only to be expected as people begin to re-emerge and things slowly get back to the old normal. Nonetheless I managed pick up a fairly eclectic haul, but first stop was at the game being run by members of the Little Wars Revisited Forum.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sbv_VG7t5LAk95c_ubA6JW-wb31DyoIJE2iDn3BxEU26aQ0zmL8_gegxlyYRwqTGywDT5u_aAbT6DlyGrwzkuU_nKTclG7jQBxR9w4ydIqwy_J0DWwwlbAiHFNBkccI7JRATnwNAkTpcXykaQzGmm0LrV9eLEmh3D75LBIQElufWbjOwJo7cJQXTDQ/s4320/P1050914.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sbv_VG7t5LAk95c_ubA6JW-wb31DyoIJE2iDn3BxEU26aQ0zmL8_gegxlyYRwqTGywDT5u_aAbT6DlyGrwzkuU_nKTclG7jQBxR9w4ydIqwy_J0DWwwlbAiHFNBkccI7JRATnwNAkTpcXykaQzGmm0LrV9eLEmh3D75LBIQElufWbjOwJo7cJQXTDQ/s320/P1050914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several spectators took part in this demonstration game which saw Fort Pippin take centre stage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29K43Fi_wJNN78Dpqct6lCB3YQgifkZa41eb06q_V04i5nKICLlMTaNs5F2UFSE5hNyO7rE5mBuWoQOQ0wdwfH6v3uwQw4BEJ6vrpcj6S04wfwYacebn0UavnidH_N-vH9PAtMQ7Off0KAgyofQJukn9CGX5MER_Po5cIZKFSjB4NFBKH_CnlCSxqoQ/s3606/P1050915.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2605" data-original-width="3606" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29K43Fi_wJNN78Dpqct6lCB3YQgifkZa41eb06q_V04i5nKICLlMTaNs5F2UFSE5hNyO7rE5mBuWoQOQ0wdwfH6v3uwQw4BEJ6vrpcj6S04wfwYacebn0UavnidH_N-vH9PAtMQ7Off0KAgyofQJukn9CGX5MER_Po5cIZKFSjB4NFBKH_CnlCSxqoQ/s320/P1050915.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stylised terrain is really quite charming.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xN3L5JuOvg28xEslrHxixuq63En2wSXjaTN3kPk8pIWP-S5BZEo_bNfncxxsi-IQO2ZZGw9HkfHxfa4lsXCXxhrzObyTbdOAHFn8tPplzsk3DTvGoYJTUpKLGHE-4TfRpNG264xeF3z5JEiQp2qfFDWeJpnsxHmpZ78l0_6uE4vYV80PM1-w3luj_g/s2953/P1050916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2953" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xN3L5JuOvg28xEslrHxixuq63En2wSXjaTN3kPk8pIWP-S5BZEo_bNfncxxsi-IQO2ZZGw9HkfHxfa4lsXCXxhrzObyTbdOAHFn8tPplzsk3DTvGoYJTUpKLGHE-4TfRpNG264xeF3z5JEiQp2qfFDWeJpnsxHmpZ78l0_6uE4vYV80PM1-w3luj_g/s320/P1050916.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">......as is this rather neat little armoured train!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60oiKJxzVbOQ6k6tSBXAMtEx6uouiO5uVIIQbbyfVSZntnIcvlytr0ze_whemEfG_dof9jwPKKuLwW-yZtaSUN_bmMz5mYrWmhPnHsRSDMOwWDAm4ndtOB7jD0q-55PbqEfX0RFDcFN22bTXB6vPiVEj2Y450j3gYpR4Xzv7ZQi8JEck2S08s6pEYfg/s3721/P1050917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="3721" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60oiKJxzVbOQ6k6tSBXAMtEx6uouiO5uVIIQbbyfVSZntnIcvlytr0ze_whemEfG_dof9jwPKKuLwW-yZtaSUN_bmMz5mYrWmhPnHsRSDMOwWDAm4ndtOB7jD0q-55PbqEfX0RFDcFN22bTXB6vPiVEj2Y450j3gYpR4Xzv7ZQi8JEck2S08s6pEYfg/s320/P1050917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">I bought these from Harry Kemp who just returned with a junk box of plastics from the Nanterre Show in Paris. T</span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">op left is a copy of an Elastolin Turk made by Cane of Italy, next two are by JEM of France and the bottom row are by Bonux of France. The four small size figures of WW2 Russian and Japanese infantry were premiums in packets of bubble gum available across the EU in the 1970's under various names such as Dargaud y Tito and Dunkin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVypfLUKlFG3OKPGuz0udIN4KOkdsxv9xHScLuw7ZtTh27LN3mWD35HdlYcxmaDfBgdaYWyOi2lE51JXQaVxJ9lmLhRAkcO9PBFvK16Lr34JOUs2LCU51obtGCS7AbFnaOV1-WIKAB0HIwHTaczSlPs4RlI3tC7PqLvwmDtNB5D-PJBAQo2cQbdCQvQ/s4124/P1050918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="4124" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVypfLUKlFG3OKPGuz0udIN4KOkdsxv9xHScLuw7ZtTh27LN3mWD35HdlYcxmaDfBgdaYWyOi2lE51JXQaVxJ9lmLhRAkcO9PBFvK16Lr34JOUs2LCU51obtGCS7AbFnaOV1-WIKAB0HIwHTaczSlPs4RlI3tC7PqLvwmDtNB5D-PJBAQo2cQbdCQvQ/s320/P1050918.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Odds and Ends! A rather fine Swedish hussar from the Tennfigurer range made by Holger Eriksson, I'll get around to painting him one day (hopefully) the mounted figure in the centre is made of a composition material in post-war Communist Hungary and finally a Britains hollowcast Togoland Warrior in need of some TLC.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmYM1Xj-4B9bu8ftg2eM4Y_NIaqrU9R1nlfCE5znZ4ofsDKvQIDfX0tSElpuocYjlWLEKpwEwLO-9uw7Kfw-1a4hZLSBmUIJwuE-Tm1ZHtnlGpn5XND81DFxzA8ki-xnbGFPG-jV_OhspPZ6fvzh07qN1Pdy8S2CQswDNkQf3a9WtBjVNyOaV8KIPjA/s3790/P1050919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="3790" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmYM1Xj-4B9bu8ftg2eM4Y_NIaqrU9R1nlfCE5znZ4ofsDKvQIDfX0tSElpuocYjlWLEKpwEwLO-9uw7Kfw-1a4hZLSBmUIJwuE-Tm1ZHtnlGpn5XND81DFxzA8ki-xnbGFPG-jV_OhspPZ6fvzh07qN1Pdy8S2CQswDNkQf3a9WtBjVNyOaV8KIPjA/s320/P1050919.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've no idea what these are or who made them, solid white metal and quite chunky, I have them in mind for a Wars of Religion project which has been simmering on the back burner for several decades, the riders will be going on nice sturdy Deetail mounts.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-53642762812377140832022-04-28T06:14:00.002+00:002022-04-28T06:14:47.158+00:00More of the new display<p style="text-align: center;">I've been wondering which figures to display on the extra shelves I added to my IKEA display cabinet, this is what I've come up with so far:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS13jdPaYfljeCeILB3qPZ6_cy0UDLRFlQE__HKss8WqH9HRUBvZD-ualie65qgkte8OqWOAE8y0dOprMyRfjWx1eUjFvKBh2GGxrDXsYJ5KpJZQunwqhSHbNr1STiZyrFUeoZTHqcuzx5iBmkVmv7kvjbCtQOyXazb_7QVXvmdRWYiQRNZZx-pqpp6w/s4320/P1050876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS13jdPaYfljeCeILB3qPZ6_cy0UDLRFlQE__HKss8WqH9HRUBvZD-ualie65qgkte8OqWOAE8y0dOprMyRfjWx1eUjFvKBh2GGxrDXsYJ5KpJZQunwqhSHbNr1STiZyrFUeoZTHqcuzx5iBmkVmv7kvjbCtQOyXazb_7QVXvmdRWYiQRNZZx-pqpp6w/s320/P1050876.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some Polish Lancers, the officer in the centre made in France by JIM, the troopers around him made in Poland by PZG (the Polish Association of the Deaf), beautiful figures destined to remain in the cabinet and not risk the rigours of the wargame table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nO7_qn6NbELrMq4L18X9sX9q1S6mQgW3oOduS7vVfaMaVr9KAdyaZ8AlbFG-iFPy7fxPlWQcmnfP0incOqM1lWxydBpEBoaZbHXlYgplsymqt7MDAzTrfTNKpI6kienkd_xvasZtlyeCkk_8Sqjk6cnRujlIykU9035GqSn14-P41NPEjRt22f2hAQ/s4320/P1050877.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nO7_qn6NbELrMq4L18X9sX9q1S6mQgW3oOduS7vVfaMaVr9KAdyaZ8AlbFG-iFPy7fxPlWQcmnfP0incOqM1lWxydBpEBoaZbHXlYgplsymqt7MDAzTrfTNKpI6kienkd_xvasZtlyeCkk_8Sqjk6cnRujlIykU9035GqSn14-P41NPEjRt22f2hAQ/s320/P1050877.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Corsican Ogre himself, made by Cyrnos, the Mamelouk standard bearer made by JIM as are the Carabinier and Hussars behind them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg593W9W7PIKWul4_FbgWSOzQcboYqIrB5xgo12IFV_TrC83gJEpUCloSxpBBr8u4h0MZwkk0Icr7gCJR2OxaVYPuMBtx7hr5PdENBY8j2qXlW3vyZBs6BGhdNV1li0_b-MFPmlri3NjvrlpgQCb21FtrkuXjB8IMdpBEE7xZoCTHJOxiENrHhJgw8FWA/s3768/P1050878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="3768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg593W9W7PIKWul4_FbgWSOzQcboYqIrB5xgo12IFV_TrC83gJEpUCloSxpBBr8u4h0MZwkk0Icr7gCJR2OxaVYPuMBtx7hr5PdENBY8j2qXlW3vyZBs6BGhdNV1li0_b-MFPmlri3NjvrlpgQCb21FtrkuXjB8IMdpBEE7xZoCTHJOxiENrHhJgw8FWA/s320/P1050878.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Duke of Marlborough, mounted by Cherilea and on foot made by Tradition, the Grenadiers in the background are repainted Cavendish figures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBnQLZ6WzLF71r_co64nZwqFjHZhTSDY8KcwRrYAxVrZ4ZBZ3uIKEUhycXtKDwCM_MOS8UFwmynrp3WT0bUWcZ9Z1creWgTeHzwcm3HjEfhkcqt4Sjdrk8wCpwqpnfdiuE3ApdK37hhbe-0l7-7oAF6je8x1hDKTEHvAbkOc0sNrVYHNpF81B7oShAA/s4320/P1050882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3033" data-original-width="4320" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBnQLZ6WzLF71r_co64nZwqFjHZhTSDY8KcwRrYAxVrZ4ZBZ3uIKEUhycXtKDwCM_MOS8UFwmynrp3WT0bUWcZ9Z1creWgTeHzwcm3HjEfhkcqt4Sjdrk8wCpwqpnfdiuE3ApdK37hhbe-0l7-7oAF6je8x1hDKTEHvAbkOc0sNrVYHNpF81B7oShAA/s320/P1050882.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A hotchpotch of American Revolution figures, many converted from old Britains swoppets and Helmet kits parts by Denis Donovan and Gareth Lloyd, who have established an enviable reputation for such work.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-45112955290730103642022-04-15T10:09:00.000+00:002022-04-15T10:09:04.940+00:00Upcycling a display cabinet<p style="text-align: center;"> Some years ago I picked up an IKEA display cabinet in a charity shop, and have been very pleased with it. I got it for a reasonable price, and some time later learned that it is their DETOLF model, which is a "Best Seller" and is still available brand new for a very reasonable £65. Here's what it looks like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBd5hMIvIsSUyaUGQCdMVd2wvTbsCN96QCcSVrIRItZRbJkEsaLtIw_IiUgRVEwKS8AuG0jsz3in9zOdRMYeVuuHgLC6CLrIIVdb1G5xa9xzAbeNjHedEooSdsCjUx6936jCRMhYii5uNy9s909iRHkDuGEuLPsaRV2vI5BKSY9Jsn4qvPSj35Vvx7AQ=s3128" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="1508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBd5hMIvIsSUyaUGQCdMVd2wvTbsCN96QCcSVrIRItZRbJkEsaLtIw_IiUgRVEwKS8AuG0jsz3in9zOdRMYeVuuHgLC6CLrIIVdb1G5xa9xzAbeNjHedEooSdsCjUx6936jCRMhYii5uNy9s909iRHkDuGEuLPsaRV2vI5BKSY9Jsn4qvPSj35Vvx7AQ=s320" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use it to house my 7 Years War collection of wargames armies, which are quite attractive figures but the collection has now outgrown the four shelves in the unit. It can house about 300 foot figures but as you can see the big drawback with this unit is that there's a lot of empty space and for years I've been looking for a suitable method to install additional shelves. A few weeks ago a friend on facebook gave me the heads up on a firm in Northern Ireland who produce custom made supports and Perspex shelves for this very unit. So I got some! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRsii_YJqVHaSKahptF0tjZOoLg4ITC8Ax5CN8WTVqL_28EDxZwO0U5b4eIX0BLQkYvHh99In1a25-LueHuUIMvIaynjtqUSYPTTLQE6griUIPMiuvu_aUgCaOsfaRlbiNaAttJ2TRvFOv8L1nvL2wS1u8vQe527FfHRE2BJDoqBiuGc_NHRtl0ftK1w=s4319" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="4319" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRsii_YJqVHaSKahptF0tjZOoLg4ITC8Ax5CN8WTVqL_28EDxZwO0U5b4eIX0BLQkYvHh99In1a25-LueHuUIMvIaynjtqUSYPTTLQE6griUIPMiuvu_aUgCaOsfaRlbiNaAttJ2TRvFOv8L1nvL2wS1u8vQe527FfHRE2BJDoqBiuGc_NHRtl0ftK1w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The original shelf for two Regiments of Infantry (BMC AWI), two guns and two companies of Grenadiers (HaT and various conversions). The new shelf supports are a bit fiddley to attach but after acouple of goes you start to get the hang of it and I managed to add a further eight shelves in the space available.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinWupDnH2i2wkZh2K5ESuGtgjJU-QdW519mLzn_6QVJUkkHRcdLomm2MCmxzZ5x7qJV4dgebx3ffRg01lXxEXNdBhP211iKAd7KNwZMo9xJ23RuBqbsx2Mulf1jL65NtDyYxzEgqd7swISnkLr_addGWCkErH0MbHOgDMMXVyo0LrIi-XV794TFrnviA=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="4320" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinWupDnH2i2wkZh2K5ESuGtgjJU-QdW519mLzn_6QVJUkkHRcdLomm2MCmxzZ5x7qJV4dgebx3ffRg01lXxEXNdBhP211iKAd7KNwZMo9xJ23RuBqbsx2Mulf1jL65NtDyYxzEgqd7swISnkLr_addGWCkErH0MbHOgDMMXVyo0LrIi-XV794TFrnviA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new layout with additional shelf, for 2nd Cuirassiers, two more Regiments of Infantry and some light troops. The figure of Old Fritz on the left is an early tin flat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-URnJx4HBe_OwLd8BozlutCmcHFQ3aL6K58QBXkokDiRwaFiIZX2gED6paEsBSmVv7Pwf54PEd9dSaNXEVGEpt6yNkDopH04cI2_MKAQV826YjpXVsLzXyTrxJB481kn9IGTzwGrZMU1TTqfVV6HRIqXCn0lE4hI7gOBswrnGGyNu94SMkObMump_Q/s4320/P1050872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="4320" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-URnJx4HBe_OwLd8BozlutCmcHFQ3aL6K58QBXkokDiRwaFiIZX2gED6paEsBSmVv7Pwf54PEd9dSaNXEVGEpt6yNkDopH04cI2_MKAQV826YjpXVsLzXyTrxJB481kn9IGTzwGrZMU1TTqfVV6HRIqXCn0lE4hI7gOBswrnGGyNu94SMkObMump_Q/s320/P1050872.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The original display of the Cuirassiers was a bit cramped. The bronze disk in the foreground is dated 1757 and is a Campaign Medal issued for the battles of Lissa (Leuthen) and Rossbach, I found it in a junk box of old coins 50 years ago when I was a teenager working a Saturday job in London's Portobello Road Market, it seemed appropriate to display it here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQm14eAauEUw-R17AWDaKbqi3EwnYPzW9nLkR149Ykde-V6ExeIqZXnHPpo7620NRfLtLnEag8MAXT7lG0ScF2PVyrann-28_OLW2-KRIbpLBZ6mLkABtSo1lkFAjoUK_sAQHv3W63IT8KoM3Jyn7pHBIyOvpSpOZIRfTnrMGGxYNgH_4i40b4PTICw/s4040/P1050873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="4040" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQm14eAauEUw-R17AWDaKbqi3EwnYPzW9nLkR149Ykde-V6ExeIqZXnHPpo7620NRfLtLnEag8MAXT7lG0ScF2PVyrann-28_OLW2-KRIbpLBZ6mLkABtSo1lkFAjoUK_sAQHv3W63IT8KoM3Jyn7pHBIyOvpSpOZIRfTnrMGGxYNgH_4i40b4PTICw/s320/P1050873.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Austrian shelf (these also double as French but I need to do more flags) Three Regiments of Infantry (HaT Prussian infantry), two companies of Grenadiers (Italieri) a unit of Pandours (various conversions) and two guns (BMC)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBhOButJOSmm7CZ9Z7JV3Rls90GbK25zKcuXih8h7k5oU_UtpxCGeAjHHZ9A5ASAKWQnkSZtA_pcuOJ4HJh5jHIckJc8urASH3btNnuM7AhksLKsnNNmWLcacy8xKfWGhEHFCqCiE3XVXy2bZgxZ7J_GOmShNM9sZ9SDbkLfSGifLCd3kalCX8ROOLw/s4320/P1050874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="4320" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBhOButJOSmm7CZ9Z7JV3Rls90GbK25zKcuXih8h7k5oU_UtpxCGeAjHHZ9A5ASAKWQnkSZtA_pcuOJ4HJh5jHIckJc8urASH3btNnuM7AhksLKsnNNmWLcacy8xKfWGhEHFCqCiE3XVXy2bZgxZ7J_GOmShNM9sZ9SDbkLfSGifLCd3kalCX8ROOLw/s320/P1050874.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the left are the Russian contingent (BMC AWI) and on the right the Army of Brunswick (Marx infantry and HaT cavalry)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX4JRk9jE--X8BtDJ_YUJ1k3WI8eUKt52Zj2dfl0OGj7efpprO_W_c6E3hTUKzLTPF4ALfiP_K3rVhZCmbeRe_7cIkGGaTIJw8HVgGxXiuD3D--1rixvv_KxXx4P0KOYIPySdJfdQ2H6WyBk-GgQrAYufCiv7dgNGjvUlFHVKhtyg3uO9X__FgqbEZw/s4017/P1050879.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="4017" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX4JRk9jE--X8BtDJ_YUJ1k3WI8eUKt52Zj2dfl0OGj7efpprO_W_c6E3hTUKzLTPF4ALfiP_K3rVhZCmbeRe_7cIkGGaTIJw8HVgGxXiuD3D--1rixvv_KxXx4P0KOYIPySdJfdQ2H6WyBk-GgQrAYufCiv7dgNGjvUlFHVKhtyg3uO9X__FgqbEZw/s320/P1050879.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New layout with additional shelves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaDzKela9SkGnFqI1-6vBzPiOcRJZ1-o6K187lcNhjRdOEzzQkf5mBmL7T836MTASicVy-pMZ48qAxHqW2QMCQXaNewERbTH96DBmYENqWzTjRZI74fTsRp97tFCXnwCdRybTYU-y6J7FTOVIgscM36-__NgzvXMmIq6vpFqgiDaBPk1HMSGfcBpzWA/s4319/P1050881.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="4319" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaDzKela9SkGnFqI1-6vBzPiOcRJZ1-o6K187lcNhjRdOEzzQkf5mBmL7T836MTASicVy-pMZ48qAxHqW2QMCQXaNewERbTH96DBmYENqWzTjRZI74fTsRp97tFCXnwCdRybTYU-y6J7FTOVIgscM36-__NgzvXMmIq6vpFqgiDaBPk1HMSGfcBpzWA/s320/P1050881.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally a closer look at the Russian Infantry and Artillery.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-57409259631124803962022-04-02T10:09:00.007+00:002022-04-02T10:16:53.203+00:00Woking Wargames Day 2022<p style="text-align: center;"> A couple of weeks back (how time flies) I went along to the Woking Wargames Day organised by Mike Lewis of the Little Wars Revisited Group, there were four games in play throughout the day and here is what they looked like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_xo8HXCx91MhL1myqUZTx_mbN7PPp7Q1_qs0A_GIgiBsjaXI2EhKY1aUhMT0brfKoV7P05erOKnt4dqiOhNJsYurAfYotqCtfsS_Z1K0oXbFSjthw6Fln5Cz0oNg4Z2Fz3jkU7pytceFqQEAlBiZAGh6tSmaVeSPEJ7BdXiX4Je3_O3rQLB99tZDgw/s4320/P1050899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="4320" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_xo8HXCx91MhL1myqUZTx_mbN7PPp7Q1_qs0A_GIgiBsjaXI2EhKY1aUhMT0brfKoV7P05erOKnt4dqiOhNJsYurAfYotqCtfsS_Z1K0oXbFSjthw6Fln5Cz0oNg4Z2Fz3jkU7pytceFqQEAlBiZAGh6tSmaVeSPEJ7BdXiX4Je3_O3rQLB99tZDgw/s320/P1050899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mike Lewis put on the Battle of Quatre Bras using Neil Thomas' Napoleonic rules.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_57fspSZ1M2PoEz0ZWDjjdUKQD-3hpeYGUPKzBF3Vl7Q568CEI7APP8sMRQBA9KYOXwMyL_iVpw2orsBmekW6tiwISjq__MN5i-EVnfd7wq770OlBK1absmIimIc9Fu3g7dsc-MLm2pHSNVBZ8HNPXBnhfRQWJx5I1RF6AdzQDeyPp2PDX5YytmNig/s4320/P1050900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_57fspSZ1M2PoEz0ZWDjjdUKQD-3hpeYGUPKzBF3Vl7Q568CEI7APP8sMRQBA9KYOXwMyL_iVpw2orsBmekW6tiwISjq__MN5i-EVnfd7wq770OlBK1absmIimIc9Fu3g7dsc-MLm2pHSNVBZ8HNPXBnhfRQWJx5I1RF6AdzQDeyPp2PDX5YytmNig/s320/P1050900.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Prussians take the crossroads..........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-X2XftCt4VhYoBcmTd_2YClc-BBkCEUnxGbpAoKqk0NmmCgTN1L8jzi-As41DLMTc23gaPGnqyNf4F6yItKR9daigihEUc7bRu2mB-eEDNpNsjvfUW1yeMDe074uWLYn5uraIcSk_fg1THmLXGzZXaq4Mzqe1LLbpLI7JWXFBNUGZiJ-QUuFKmB2nA/s3803/P1050912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="3803" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-X2XftCt4VhYoBcmTd_2YClc-BBkCEUnxGbpAoKqk0NmmCgTN1L8jzi-As41DLMTc23gaPGnqyNf4F6yItKR9daigihEUc7bRu2mB-eEDNpNsjvfUW1yeMDe074uWLYn5uraIcSk_fg1THmLXGzZXaq4Mzqe1LLbpLI7JWXFBNUGZiJ-QUuFKmB2nA/s320/P1050912.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">................and hold it to win the game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK0ZzBh0vkZmFjOVdvkU8_r4TGPafnrXGKa6x1oF-vx3uILgmXRCgXsAImeSyrvF1qUdeJWRe1bdmnPRkHGkmxFOFsd54BlJC6ZrOjw-p1UltqOQR-XRYwBy3WhJ7CA4jGYHaeov0nJ4SEPnP8SGWlcct_fHhPyzj-4oGeXxidG3D0c2t_UA59gKv4Q/s4320/P1050901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK0ZzBh0vkZmFjOVdvkU8_r4TGPafnrXGKa6x1oF-vx3uILgmXRCgXsAImeSyrvF1qUdeJWRe1bdmnPRkHGkmxFOFsd54BlJC6ZrOjw-p1UltqOQR-XRYwBy3WhJ7CA4jGYHaeov0nJ4SEPnP8SGWlcct_fHhPyzj-4oGeXxidG3D0c2t_UA59gKv4Q/s320/P1050901.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anthony Morton brought along his Romans and Ancient Germans, as seen on this blog recently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fpI43oAvA3ZvagjjA8zPzh4VRQGoLDInAjflAKyMhNj5FltUZMAfuAOXBkYB5DHBS_dQYkrGkdDkHYAJPeLPurX_R7m0uPrCihL0XXbTqTk6MChcgVpiDeSdhIktPYQdvX4jWLWPz-ydN4c9n4Jn2i6ue83wLJTgit7s1em2axi3UuIJRqWaYz1f3A/s4320/P1050902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fpI43oAvA3ZvagjjA8zPzh4VRQGoLDInAjflAKyMhNj5FltUZMAfuAOXBkYB5DHBS_dQYkrGkdDkHYAJPeLPurX_R7m0uPrCihL0XXbTqTk6MChcgVpiDeSdhIktPYQdvX4jWLWPz-ydN4c9n4Jn2i6ue83wLJTgit7s1em2axi3UuIJRqWaYz1f3A/s320/P1050902.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn't use these German cavalry last time we played so I was very pleased to get this shot of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57LwxWoVg0AQCqBr390i8Dbz7sL2aLb5AQxcTTOpEnvBa7h-tny67M15RisLCsRefz0dDcwlRabHFhMN1hOfUf9TdnM_-CwaZnHbgT9ccgGN8IM92KvW983enST56ax1eMJ2bdzHbQOG6pxIuIRE2aeY9d4vQuYRXFxh-9i_VX_AxLz1nZtcWrJt1kw/s3658/P1050903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3054" data-original-width="3658" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57LwxWoVg0AQCqBr390i8Dbz7sL2aLb5AQxcTTOpEnvBa7h-tny67M15RisLCsRefz0dDcwlRabHFhMN1hOfUf9TdnM_-CwaZnHbgT9ccgGN8IM92KvW983enST56ax1eMJ2bdzHbQOG6pxIuIRE2aeY9d4vQuYRXFxh-9i_VX_AxLz1nZtcWrJt1kw/s320/P1050903.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pat (sorry didn't get your last name) treated us to his Anglo-Normans game using the Lion Rampant rules, which seem to be universally popular with 54mm wargamers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG44muqTB4tiXZnIZFUk0PiP9aQiVDi-YIXQeRA48XV3edduQyzgWIU2RifsHB9C3nuyCw92MdjzUPnlXB1-tA6gDJgTrXaX1qVLEY31K_rwghguTkKV72FAnYDqFoPBlhcxVk1_xECHCdBUQrZQJGAOkKH0cK1sveD-LGFXEV05RmwXrFpy4ncHvtA/s3739/P1050904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="3739" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG44muqTB4tiXZnIZFUk0PiP9aQiVDi-YIXQeRA48XV3edduQyzgWIU2RifsHB9C3nuyCw92MdjzUPnlXB1-tA6gDJgTrXaX1qVLEY31K_rwghguTkKV72FAnYDqFoPBlhcxVk1_xECHCdBUQrZQJGAOkKH0cK1sveD-LGFXEV05RmwXrFpy4ncHvtA/s320/P1050904.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The figures used are 54mm metal castings from Irregular Miniatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22VuogZ8sX3Tvaa9R3d1-4onWk8H6--EfG4k5RY9rl3GQPV1Hg7dHN0kj6J5RjbDXCQWLdHE10uK-kLTOG5Is4Nwqo_oX6E4kS8RVU4yJlRkk0NmIoclGbGEDh_QASxZUkIuUfgFq_eDpJsAHHjb9xiMDO5HMD8hScpWkGSviaWp9qNrWyb6yvDc1Yw/s4320/P1050911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fourth game of the day was Eric Kemp's Italian Revolution skirmish using Eric's own simple fast play rules.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQ4AypV0hxHQQ2mJoHMOGAgl9piPxrk9tGU1uVQ6iRZoAqRu0ZdaVeekdgpepRD1UpaM8JltFpgNX1l8XKgckN2mVXuzx7YSvcETTeJKmIUXJB2UdKEW2aIu2rd0pyhsIg6Kqpsxvs_JtIaFeZMEexmnZwTLoGWVVMz6pXlfNRaLO-RZzwcLIqFUmOQ/s4320/P1050906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQ4AypV0hxHQQ2mJoHMOGAgl9piPxrk9tGU1uVQ6iRZoAqRu0ZdaVeekdgpepRD1UpaM8JltFpgNX1l8XKgckN2mVXuzx7YSvcETTeJKmIUXJB2UdKEW2aIu2rd0pyhsIg6Kqpsxvs_JtIaFeZMEexmnZwTLoGWVVMz6pXlfNRaLO-RZzwcLIqFUmOQ/s320/P1050906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the figures were conversions made from just about every American Civil War range you can think of.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSEL66fimvHKzcK0Q0Bv7cMTluy6iDV20OsmKpaXeuOuquHIUjafynaxgAPPo5CNjO5MyNQabWvuwMRVYOVftc_Be0zY0hjwoD9yhiZwr6AWsRVvrS26Wy2JZOCO5qgA4XlkBwjOfXtYo3ULtYpyzBI8Jpwbh7_RA0zNpVHksJ6zE0bxly310Yocl2w/s3915/P1050907.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3915" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSEL66fimvHKzcK0Q0Bv7cMTluy6iDV20OsmKpaXeuOuquHIUjafynaxgAPPo5CNjO5MyNQabWvuwMRVYOVftc_Be0zY0hjwoD9yhiZwr6AWsRVvrS26Wy2JZOCO5qgA4XlkBwjOfXtYo3ULtYpyzBI8Jpwbh7_RA0zNpVHksJ6zE0bxly310Yocl2w/s320/P1050907.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garibaldi's Red Shirts get to grips with Papal Zouaves, Eric's conversions are always a joy to behold.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMXGKnEkhtUj21jOmvApqbmLTLweitcDC0lRnk4wM1ottv8FMuvuI2L8Ebx35CPAMiZii-aEqHVhbbWAaTctmg1wTV8SJgkRt7H-CJ-4y8A8cPx1trDSGFhA4_t5MUlh_cUGSdaU1mcS-WJ4pNXXMUrabOX-y3b_5y1ZX5UQXFSGCwsdwJElBcGIJmg/s4320/P1050908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="4320" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMXGKnEkhtUj21jOmvApqbmLTLweitcDC0lRnk4wM1ottv8FMuvuI2L8Ebx35CPAMiZii-aEqHVhbbWAaTctmg1wTV8SJgkRt7H-CJ-4y8A8cPx1trDSGFhA4_t5MUlh_cUGSdaU1mcS-WJ4pNXXMUrabOX-y3b_5y1ZX5UQXFSGCwsdwJElBcGIJmg/s320/P1050908.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The home made rules were very easy to assimilate and gave a realistic outcome despite Eric's legendary ability to throw a 1.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtlDEkJ_uYLrA7eIPAOQIkp6Slwzid5ntYpb0OyisaJH-dzey1Q8nZcXouhDqKvd7cuDF7jbpCwTMga2eew5ZUvT9Gdt85RxZNIn3zWYO2A5Lqx9hWP1d6uMKWdrW6-eMtUg7WkaVH6X0m4Fh-dObtCm1OL43aR7iZmgoekn-yGQFbc-MXEYrBYj_nA/s4283/P1050909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="4283" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtlDEkJ_uYLrA7eIPAOQIkp6Slwzid5ntYpb0OyisaJH-dzey1Q8nZcXouhDqKvd7cuDF7jbpCwTMga2eew5ZUvT9Gdt85RxZNIn3zWYO2A5Lqx9hWP1d6uMKWdrW6-eMtUg7WkaVH6X0m4Fh-dObtCm1OL43aR7iZmgoekn-yGQFbc-MXEYrBYj_nA/s320/P1050909.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't remember which Regiment these chaps represent but they were a welcome addition to the Papal forces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFroEKKek4LIvqI2WgtOXEmjRJwE2BBXRsBDv-nJrBao3HhlKs1nIMkB4CbjkQdfn-Mlb3Qkbn83q5p9urXwJkJ6OC13kMpH6zLURyBBHWaBnvaSIY55zVA6q7ohm3LUcwLTZvouLpkP_1gzWXjfnhEb1vnPOAAlKJZ0bDEfhY9qxDefXp9WokBff43w/s4101/P1050910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="4101" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFroEKKek4LIvqI2WgtOXEmjRJwE2BBXRsBDv-nJrBao3HhlKs1nIMkB4CbjkQdfn-Mlb3Qkbn83q5p9urXwJkJ6OC13kMpH6zLURyBBHWaBnvaSIY55zVA6q7ohm3LUcwLTZvouLpkP_1gzWXjfnhEb1vnPOAAlKJZ0bDEfhY9qxDefXp9WokBff43w/s320/P1050910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's all for another year folk's, I missed the last two and am already looking for ward to the next one.</div></div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-90357328656544604632022-02-10T07:58:00.002+00:002022-03-02T08:18:28.724+00:00Early Hussars by Manzsoldaten<p style="text-align: center;">This rather nice pair of Hussars were made in Germany circa 1910/20 by Manzsoldaten, one of the minor makers of composition toy soldiers, and one of my all time favourites. I particularly like the style of the horse' heads although the leggy stride of that foreleg is a bit off-putting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhyUliFRzc8Y5VTCQ5ezM-s2H_2Tsk0t36RTUpQeNKQKuFcTp0k9krxnfRZ862ndYOuPh7yiphILMsiP-LipdnDhCKVnQ8rkfyf3Ae9YXpgdUwK-oRA3-oPnKukfyAMZfZ04hEzTE688Ohw8467QsPbZ7EEHmxp7EEX7lXYDgnxiiuPpG09RjhT78Tzw=s3529" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="3529" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhyUliFRzc8Y5VTCQ5ezM-s2H_2Tsk0t36RTUpQeNKQKuFcTp0k9krxnfRZ862ndYOuPh7yiphILMsiP-LipdnDhCKVnQ8rkfyf3Ae9YXpgdUwK-oRA3-oPnKukfyAMZfZ04hEzTE688Ohw8467QsPbZ7EEHmxp7EEX7lXYDgnxiiuPpG09RjhT78Tzw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Early Manzsoldaten figures don't carry a makers mark but are characterised by being semi flat, which is unusual for composition figures, and have this distinctive oval base. Earlier German composition figures from this period tended to be quite large, typically 10cm, before settling down to 6.5cm and 7cm in the 1920s and 30s but these are unusual in that the riders are roughly 54mm, not looking bad for a pair of centenarians.</p>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-66666278513902216692022-02-05T13:52:00.007+00:002022-02-05T13:59:48.432+00:00What have the Romans ever done for us? Part II<p style="text-align: center;"> We left our Roman Cohort battling against overwhelming odds, surrounded on three sides by the Germanic tribesmen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpaoLlpe36oNutJ6-O2z0hbZX-ewz5hLszAWD-pJbOycyx8GMty7q1v8d4CUyfDz7jLO7sHLqHKHdifH5vKMLDvF6lNEyKS4cHLG4LLmzwyQEVRu2iOr8rbGKC_ImjnM7HNdov3iaGRX8I7U-O-1dAlICJ8qGVXXSxO9_C0e9HmpHeeqB3d9-LpBjRww=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpaoLlpe36oNutJ6-O2z0hbZX-ewz5hLszAWD-pJbOycyx8GMty7q1v8d4CUyfDz7jLO7sHLqHKHdifH5vKMLDvF6lNEyKS4cHLG4LLmzwyQEVRu2iOr8rbGKC_ImjnM7HNdov3iaGRX8I7U-O-1dAlICJ8qGVXXSxO9_C0e9HmpHeeqB3d9-LpBjRww=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outnumbered three to one, with more tribesmen ready to join the fray the Romans can see two more cohorts of their comrades racing over the northern hill to rescue them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixVW7G4-GaKiw0knxz5_d9-jlRu4zIKgGGkN81M4DZHLp4J4TYU0hqggca-UGuQfDS-6ARq4C7a92mxiTD73ZLQeEfhhPM2vhZimbSaRLMnTI6XVOy1FD0Fwug7DA_DwQcyTVK3nLTsy_wqBEkSZWlcUy9Uhrhe71Dx195LaluFp2Z4oKKIl-YTMsKHA=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixVW7G4-GaKiw0knxz5_d9-jlRu4zIKgGGkN81M4DZHLp4J4TYU0hqggca-UGuQfDS-6ARq4C7a92mxiTD73ZLQeEfhhPM2vhZimbSaRLMnTI6XVOy1FD0Fwug7DA_DwQcyTVK3nLTsy_wqBEkSZWlcUy9Uhrhe71Dx195LaluFp2Z4oKKIl-YTMsKHA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too late, the Romans are cut down to a man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Victory conditions for the Tribesmen is to get 3 units off the table via the road to the south, so technically the game is over at this point but we couldn't just leave it there, it's not about winning, it's all about playing the game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzSWJ09OjWSDnOHVkPRGMJQvCKXNUoZoDuOkzofczSx2js-O-Rz9-zb9E9S73F3WpLJ2KZvncc-2SIlovmxsjIVHPv51x0ZiRcEiPrveJY-u2gKjP5vKk59Hqhr6GnIkiIBLszUTr8dZSpZR84EP7az7xFT8LW9eekXopI1Zxe37kW00rj_la11Uzx1Q=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzSWJ09OjWSDnOHVkPRGMJQvCKXNUoZoDuOkzofczSx2js-O-Rz9-zb9E9S73F3WpLJ2KZvncc-2SIlovmxsjIVHPv51x0ZiRcEiPrveJY-u2gKjP5vKk59Hqhr6GnIkiIBLszUTr8dZSpZR84EP7az7xFT8LW9eekXopI1Zxe37kW00rj_la11Uzx1Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the same time the alarm is raised as a body of Roman skirmishers and seen working their way through the woods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSW8mWhWTkzw9DV6EVwaLBNQR-rUYUCFr1mV3ziyxwWN0rjab9WGBwADetRCS_IRu5LJjMmyTb125PuVkymIQI5qIUa4TTJRheWg_O8lLWod_UqKwpzdZzFf10WJN8pptcOcfrLWnWj4I2Y0Sn7GnmWIpnreUGWXimW6bhcn_fOHh_zxjbB_B8g66jpg=s4161" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tribesmen reform to meet the threat from behind while their archers find easy targets among the advancing enemy cohorts and cavalry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipe3PKmEKokOrO2ybgNxudV2thdUXiSOekpJBiqBs4kCEnXXLhoZn5-eJfldIDhN4BccOp8VeMJpLDPBsEGb5PnA6tOgi2HJF5tvoblHrc2JmcgSaf2Qfmd440zB6PpgrLb5wtiqhGl6p-QEi05ykCWLvIlhmoErE3cyXR0UPErYPxJZkX4c5rFctZWA=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipe3PKmEKokOrO2ybgNxudV2thdUXiSOekpJBiqBs4kCEnXXLhoZn5-eJfldIDhN4BccOp8VeMJpLDPBsEGb5PnA6tOgi2HJF5tvoblHrc2JmcgSaf2Qfmd440zB6PpgrLb5wtiqhGl6p-QEi05ykCWLvIlhmoErE3cyXR0UPErYPxJZkX4c5rFctZWA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in the woods, the Germanic skirmishers have sprung an ambush on their Roman counterparts, both sides are expert at fighting in loose formation and making full use of cover, they slug it out but with little progress and few casualties on either side.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqf5SgkZEJ5F36qWVNoFxuyQ6GbWK6S9v4TtUWU5JvhBldYyaFM-iKs8D4Yu90k0Bj0VpDVKOQ0wsnR72c1D3FBrTIiCD9yXmPU9MEKNc0qKA0KWGQX9vxt3kJX32Em0-yOJ84XJ_dFhzipC8MpfJyvjQXblldJRkIdOSfpEDlYbSN01YHlpRTZvBN7Q=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqf5SgkZEJ5F36qWVNoFxuyQ6GbWK6S9v4TtUWU5JvhBldYyaFM-iKs8D4Yu90k0Bj0VpDVKOQ0wsnR72c1D3FBrTIiCD9yXmPU9MEKNc0qKA0KWGQX9vxt3kJX32Em0-yOJ84XJ_dFhzipC8MpfJyvjQXblldJRkIdOSfpEDlYbSN01YHlpRTZvBN7Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tribesmen have turned to face their pursuers and throw themselves into the attack, more Roman infantry are approaching from every direction but their attacks are made piecemeal and the Germans break them up systematically.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8lGCrfz_WZnrXZvATr41X9MCOJ2KUOELs_q0fYnbGi2rOwL4pc9UCXTjepokgLfnqVCSAUUxBNJ8eH20RmFObeSDyG_G-LvnohYGiIfJ1Q-H9z37XsNs5-FDYPtb09DqKYdG7Ch98-gQCc-3vrJiT9uvSztFrWKKQsq-TQw9NVTOIiJ9gQgBA0AaEeA=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8lGCrfz_WZnrXZvATr41X9MCOJ2KUOELs_q0fYnbGi2rOwL4pc9UCXTjepokgLfnqVCSAUUxBNJ8eH20RmFObeSDyG_G-LvnohYGiIfJ1Q-H9z37XsNs5-FDYPtb09DqKYdG7Ch98-gQCc-3vrJiT9uvSztFrWKKQsq-TQw9NVTOIiJ9gQgBA0AaEeA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the end the Tribesmen have taken a lot of punishment but have seen off the Romans and now continue on their way, to lick their wounds and fight another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The game ran to about 12 turns and reached a surprising but satisfactory conclusion, in summing up we felt that the slower ponderous movement of the cohorts was the deciding factor, if they could have caught the tribesmen as a cohesive force rather than entering piecemeal then their armoured front wuld have won the day. As it was we both learned a great deal about the importance of pinning the enemy and then delivering flank attacks, something which is difficult to achieve in later periods with OHW where firepower is more dominant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it was great to play with such nice toys!</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-22856387047513241272022-02-02T15:02:00.001+00:002022-02-05T13:52:47.676+00:00What have the Romans ever done for us? Part I<p style="text-align: center;"> Well they gave us roads! And here's a nice straight one, just the job for scenario 13 of One Hour Wargames (OHW) by Neil Thomas. After several grid based games in recent months we decided it was time to get back to a more traditional style of play. That's not entirely true, Anthony has recently built up a very nice 54mm toy soldier collection of Romans and German Tribesmen, and we were both itching to see them on the table. Here's how it went:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGNf04Pc0J1vqkbRIYFibsGDaoxMBrz_jIuomY5bu-PETOsNtDEYYRoAobhXaXsaGKCdRJuLaTGfPk_uqSkHRXdNJjPHSr9Ydc-ZA-Ju2juwOehXyOmbxmMbP35oof6vGgJgSdDPhZ6-mZXTWGVyyAfKW-Q6DHpj65ygwFNI71xI9uAagTC-D5rH42LA=s3314" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="3314" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGNf04Pc0J1vqkbRIYFibsGDaoxMBrz_jIuomY5bu-PETOsNtDEYYRoAobhXaXsaGKCdRJuLaTGfPk_uqSkHRXdNJjPHSr9Ydc-ZA-Ju2juwOehXyOmbxmMbP35oof6vGgJgSdDPhZ6-mZXTWGVyyAfKW-Q6DHpj65ygwFNI71xI9uAagTC-D5rH42LA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Hour Wargames is an ideal game system to use with 54mm toy soldiers and requires minimal amounts of terrain, we chose scenario 13 which sees a German raiding party returning home chased by a Roman Legion looking for vengeance! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The battlefield is split sown the middle by a fine straight Roman road running North to South, in the north corner is a small hill and on the other side of the road, a little further south is a sizeable forest. The opening position sees 6 German units following the road from the north and discovering their route home blocked by a Roman cohort on the road to the south of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5UI4r0EkaYHcUk1TfE3OndOiragl1OWN2X8F5VDBFpfguXLc3eGYmWH46n89Z3c2Xiqn7D4d4W2gamslYfSSYh8LlXqOYcPoISazT50lFrjbFthdTcLIcAcWqn-SFt7z-9VQiIvObWyIlnSjdE1eOfsO0tMrGGKz1Q-tc0lTehmVxJ8Sivsd2-ozpNg=s4319" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="4319" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5UI4r0EkaYHcUk1TfE3OndOiragl1OWN2X8F5VDBFpfguXLc3eGYmWH46n89Z3c2Xiqn7D4d4W2gamslYfSSYh8LlXqOYcPoISazT50lFrjbFthdTcLIcAcWqn-SFt7z-9VQiIvObWyIlnSjdE1eOfsO0tMrGGKz1Q-tc0lTehmVxJ8Sivsd2-ozpNg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We used the OHW "Ancients" rules but incorporated the Warband features from the "Dark Ages" section, as it better reflects the nature of the German tribesmen and gives them greater mobility with a combat bonus to offset the armour advantage of the Romans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcCavf_kj4DLG_vMNxXa29SDwwneIoCxxrmyo1SuJk4bFGeMnQIPPRHkgbwfviVS2ajGdjl6skYGNBobwStHdAT0CbusbnR2wkGYLBaELH-6euLH9J_DkivXRH8WDf2_XdK-FlpnODdaoG-bZ29dEyGMnJP3tqkbtDI0FyBd6luI4PGO6bwi6y3yIXzQ=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="4320" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcCavf_kj4DLG_vMNxXa29SDwwneIoCxxrmyo1SuJk4bFGeMnQIPPRHkgbwfviVS2ajGdjl6skYGNBobwStHdAT0CbusbnR2wkGYLBaELH-6euLH9J_DkivXRH8WDf2_XdK-FlpnODdaoG-bZ29dEyGMnJP3tqkbtDI0FyBd6luI4PGO6bwi6y3yIXzQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Germans drew 4 Warbands of warriors, 1 of Archers and 1 of Skirmishers. The Romans drew 4 Cohorts of infantry, 1 of Auxiliary cavalry and 1 of Skirmishers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHDULebJ_9L4iU5dmjrr2m92ts1douiYocGE68VeEKRGHNLbVFQVmMnDHuyDblmKYE6c6RPJRs842Vjz9dPN6ZvG34EeAQQ_bIhXirRi6_K-HliiiMK6qJ3yuTNlKk_0qhfw4whcgMjSoh-orBYIoaHBjGcIhzBPlzB-kLFw0sj9upCdBia1jfv9UamA=s4283" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3202" data-original-width="4283" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHDULebJ_9L4iU5dmjrr2m92ts1douiYocGE68VeEKRGHNLbVFQVmMnDHuyDblmKYE6c6RPJRs842Vjz9dPN6ZvG34EeAQQ_bIhXirRi6_K-HliiiMK6qJ3yuTNlKk_0qhfw4whcgMjSoh-orBYIoaHBjGcIhzBPlzB-kLFw0sj9upCdBia1jfv9UamA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Roman Legionaries here are modified from A Call to Arms figures to make the poses more realistic, all the figures in the collection have been expertly converted by Rupert of <a href="https://www.drumandflag.co.uk/" target="_blank">Drum and Flag</a> toy soldiers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSS-3gksyTq8qCLpzV04dxPTJh_3MUqxT1myTLo9E4r_znOfozcFQ7x_2_uR3SNgNzbULBVibJx5fjjBLv7GXqZCQkeEOFV-h19dN6EddYofTCDwWn3zayZaa8gOMw4DCGo0_TKb3FgynM3wDlqcMIQiEHiALA7Iw4AMj4fpNdfYz4orDepNwgZnQQMw=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSS-3gksyTq8qCLpzV04dxPTJh_3MUqxT1myTLo9E4r_znOfozcFQ7x_2_uR3SNgNzbULBVibJx5fjjBLv7GXqZCQkeEOFV-h19dN6EddYofTCDwWn3zayZaa8gOMw4DCGo0_TKb3FgynM3wDlqcMIQiEHiALA7Iw4AMj4fpNdfYz4orDepNwgZnQQMw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the German tribesmen charge headlong up the road two of the Warbands peel off to move around the flanks of the Roman cohort blocking the way. The skirmishers have already moved into the woods behind them to protect the rear, with OHW skirmishers have little combat value but are good for holding rough terrain, from which they can dominate the surrounding area with fire while remaining relatively safe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_sODRFNSNI026UDyScX-7mB-OUuq67jmU-U4GGLZbTd_mMstzgwhbcGQOkHbNij6RgV6atNJLJ9aBEWoo0zXaW_jvSV8CI4ePEG4mdlZ0L7QRs-7SinTqAei4zVnI2cFB2NfLQWaGnuHGV_SAmrc-uHMp9Vt1UDes6NxbkPmA2FO6j19BJiQx3QXomg=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_sODRFNSNI026UDyScX-7mB-OUuq67jmU-U4GGLZbTd_mMstzgwhbcGQOkHbNij6RgV6atNJLJ9aBEWoo0zXaW_jvSV8CI4ePEG4mdlZ0L7QRs-7SinTqAei4zVnI2cFB2NfLQWaGnuHGV_SAmrc-uHMp9Vt1UDes6NxbkPmA2FO6j19BJiQx3QXomg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Warband figures are converted from several sources including <a href="http://plasticsoldiers.co.uk/index.php/manufacturer/weston-toy-co/" target="_blank">Weston Toy Co</a> Mexicans, and <a href="http://www.expeditionaryforce.com.sg/60mmearlygermans-c-9_53.html?osCsid=74ql1vc8vm7ca62i36k6v8v0o5" target="_blank">Expeditionary Force</a> Early Germans</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSev3GK2kMMhPqGAmN68aYE0cy45wtBeWavP3er7yZaVW2Sh8mFeDzye5OoA6yv_pvTXfX03xsX86Jkf6MJvGaoPT0TxtpYp0njLaHTjXSvf7p1-X692_sJ5gZpc-Lyf6XE6PX3UdjOO09fMvL0D34ebYwhst7JMgjEIkM2JFL8uGfZosFHQXmZD0zLg=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSev3GK2kMMhPqGAmN68aYE0cy45wtBeWavP3er7yZaVW2Sh8mFeDzye5OoA6yv_pvTXfX03xsX86Jkf6MJvGaoPT0TxtpYp0njLaHTjXSvf7p1-X692_sJ5gZpc-Lyf6XE6PX3UdjOO09fMvL0D34ebYwhst7JMgjEIkM2JFL8uGfZosFHQXmZD0zLg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the German skirmishers (converted from HaT figures) have taken up position in the woods to protect the Warbands from any pursuers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOepNiGl-oEQo2JrBl80Ky175Cb6qsW7yJeuhLZIT9FHHFJOXVuawNkfCvHAHimvyu8y0CyeL3RnVFpjHvKbCJHFMWX9Xjo_GbpQJZUR6aWqPHYPThy1jVnixW0Oy-faaIEJktE5UR1NHiTWZntn6150JzLriSWfQHlCvBbiX0TUaGxjcvJzX2Yxftew=s3489" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="3489" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOepNiGl-oEQo2JrBl80Ky175Cb6qsW7yJeuhLZIT9FHHFJOXVuawNkfCvHAHimvyu8y0CyeL3RnVFpjHvKbCJHFMWX9Xjo_GbpQJZUR6aWqPHYPThy1jVnixW0Oy-faaIEJktE5UR1NHiTWZntn6150JzLriSWfQHlCvBbiX0TUaGxjcvJzX2Yxftew=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two more Cohorts from the Roman Legion have now appeared on the hill to the north east and charge in support of their beleaguered comrades. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_tJYrErwckGqDbiYdb_c4uQLj4HAgaKxq8jsc0gRafeYTieLVAp14-fNfD7jA28wlYb27YxC9cppNvgF0OAN-u67mcyFSy3gDsaKTjwurWYPtCNfDjGOmAXJfp0eaedxTlmfDJTFY6rNqF9ZGXjjC4mD1SEyERbp0huYDrXKuy_zLHo_O2rrXL2IUSQ=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_tJYrErwckGqDbiYdb_c4uQLj4HAgaKxq8jsc0gRafeYTieLVAp14-fNfD7jA28wlYb27YxC9cppNvgF0OAN-u67mcyFSy3gDsaKTjwurWYPtCNfDjGOmAXJfp0eaedxTlmfDJTFY6rNqF9ZGXjjC4mD1SEyERbp0huYDrXKuy_zLHo_O2rrXL2IUSQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Roman Cohort blocking the road has been retiring in order, maintaining a steady line while the Tribesmen bear down on them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEwPDZxL4bAmdRvfv_TV7YjTggTS0qyYEU_Ms7oDMdKF9n1UnZrbH-W6r-yUilNTVxi93QZZd2so3TZNdAuy7iOccHGgV1kWzoZxSoby_85yykdDXu4CdYdZnOqKVqngqT8ZQ3LcBUc9zRpUX1V0WAMqKkCpg-cpxqoch8Y9-gUcL-rSEU5y0bjxcViQ=s4320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEwPDZxL4bAmdRvfv_TV7YjTggTS0qyYEU_Ms7oDMdKF9n1UnZrbH-W6r-yUilNTVxi93QZZd2so3TZNdAuy7iOccHGgV1kWzoZxSoby_85yykdDXu4CdYdZnOqKVqngqT8ZQ3LcBUc9zRpUX1V0WAMqKkCpg-cpxqoch8Y9-gUcL-rSEU5y0bjxcViQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The leading Warband slams into the Roman shieldwall while two more hit the flanks. Can the Cohort hold out long enough for their comrades to reach them in time?</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136207120003342101.post-61627990564762842292022-01-21T10:24:00.000+00:002022-01-21T10:24:00.894+00:00August von Mackensen by Elastolin and Lineol<p style="text-align: center;"> I've always liked figures of Hussars and Lancers, light cavalry in general I suppose, and here are three examples of composition personality figures portraying Field Marshal von Makensen from the 1930's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihyob7R8zGOdyEDrcoKlgaoirVVT-yVD4MWCa6mV9pwoIc3dtQoORvLWdVGEijL6iwJIN-2K8Cf8WZdDph_BcL2imzyFzCyenD0wLHLLPScbBx7eyHBJDRlBS6KF5qJwGAHOxzl96oDAQMh_kZtZTpFcXAnIpvMz7gmxttciRca7z9RFHJ7kTzPeMCmA=s2047" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihyob7R8zGOdyEDrcoKlgaoirVVT-yVD4MWCa6mV9pwoIc3dtQoORvLWdVGEijL6iwJIN-2K8Cf8WZdDph_BcL2imzyFzCyenD0wLHLLPScbBx7eyHBJDRlBS6KF5qJwGAHOxzl96oDAQMh_kZtZTpFcXAnIpvMz7gmxttciRca7z9RFHJ7kTzPeMCmA=s320" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first one on the right was made by Elastolin and is showing some deterioration where the wire armature it is built around is rusting and causing the composite material to crack. Middle also by Elastolin but 2nd quality late production, you can see it is smaller and the paint quality not so good. On the right is the version made by Lineol which I think is by far the best of the three.</div>Brian Carrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com6