Sunday 20 January 2019

Empire in Peril

While I have been busy painting it has mainly been for other people's collections at the moment. However in the early morning commute I have been catching up on my historical reading.

A thumping good yarn!

Long inspired by the old school games of Ross (and others) I have finally taken the plunge. One of  my projects for 2019 will be Spencer Smith's "Little Britons" range of  toy soldiers and using the web available "Gentleman's War" rules. Here's my first rosy cheeked test figure:

Moustaches to be the reserve of officers and NCO's.

The author William Le Queux generously gives us a choice of French, Russian and German adversaries. Choices, choices, choices!
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10 comments:

  1. Aly Morrison20 January 2019 at 20:44

    Splendid sir...
    I wholeheartedly support you in this venture...
    I love that book... have you got the illustrated version?

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Matt20 January 2019 at 20:52

      Sadly no, the Kindle version!
      Tomorrow I will start on "The Battle of Dorking 1871"

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    2. Aly Morrison20 January 2019 at 21:03

      I picked up a third edition... dated 1894 on eBay...
      It wasn’t the cheapest thing but as I have now read it more than once I feel it was worth it...
      The illustrations are wonderfully over the top...
      The Battle Of Dorking is also an excellent book...probably a bit more thoughtful than The Great War in England...
      Another recommendation would be The Invasion of 1910 also by Le Queux... I picked up a reprint on Amazon ....
      I look forward to seeing what you do...

      All the best. Aly

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    3. Mark Dudley23 January 2019 at 22:02

      Hi Aly

      Both the Le Queux books are available as free downloads from the Project Gutenburg

      https://www.gutenberg.org

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  2. WSTKS-FM Worldwide20 January 2019 at 21:21

    This project looks like pure, unadulterated fun! Eager to see how things develop over time.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  3. Phil Robinson20 January 2019 at 21:42

    Nicely rendered Matt, first I have Aly tempting me now you too eeek!

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  4. Stryker21 January 2019 at 01:10

    Matt - my stiff upper lip is quivering in anticipation!!!

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  5. tradgardmastare21 January 2019 at 08:03

    Glad you have taken the plunge, you won’t regret. I look forward to seeing your project progress. There is something special about shiny toy soldiers.Enjoy!
    Alan

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com21 January 2019 at 12:50

    And a fine, stout fellow he is. I wholly applaud this venture!

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