I am really enjoying the amount of 54mm gaming on the blogs etc currently. It seems to be the zeitgeist of the hobby for many of us. My 19th Century National Guard is moving forward and the arrival of heads soon will see it well underway. As with most bloggers already I begin to think what will be over the hill, what will be the next project. Anyway , a number of things have come together- reading about War Plan Red of 1929 where America made plans to invade Canada and Britain , illustrations of interwar troops in my Elting book and great b&w photos such as the above. The long and the short of it is I am going to take my 54mm interwar toy soldier project down the road of the continued struggle between Maple Leaf Country and the Star Spangled Republic. I have figures already for this but need now to work on some Star Spangled figures. The uniform in the picture above is just shouting out to be modelled on the table top. There’s a storm coming through those Lemax trees...
Interesting concept, and not one I know much about. Did the Dominion have some sort of counter plan? and would the mother country come to aid against the aggressor?
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DeleteLet's just say that since the founding of New France, the 20thC is the only one that didn't see armed incursions from south of the border. We always expect it...
DeleteIt's my understanding that the US developed scenarios and war plans for dealing with every major power - no matter what the status of relations was believing that international relations often turned very, very quickly. As for Britain? One would have to assume that a variety of plans were on her drawing boards as well.
ReplyDeleteApparently the British never had a formal plan to invade the US in the 20th century. An unofficial plan proposed by a Canadian officer was terminated in 1928 while America's War Plan Red remained official until 1974!
DeleteInteresting didn't know anything about this .
ReplyDeleteThat feels like a topic that would be great with old 1930s home casting toy soldier molds ...
ReplyDeleteSome old toy soldiers, replacement 54mm heads and some homecast style figures on their way...
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