The adventures of an 18th century imagination, located in Northern Europe formerly ruled over by joint rulers Duke Karl Frederick and Duchess Liv.Not to mention the American colony of Ny Tradgardland the 17th century Colony of New Tradgardstadt and the newly restored territory of the Shetland Isles.
Featuring a supporting bill of gaming in a diversity of times,places and scales.Hopefully something to interest all who pop by...
Friday, 19 February 2021
Funny Little tank riders or a Wellsian super weapon!
Splendid - you win the H G Wells Close Little Wars Man of TIN award for combining old red coat Britains toy soldiers with a new wooden Tank Museum tank - I'm sure the Tank Musuem would love to see a copy of the photo (via Facebook?)
I was curious enough to reread H G Wells' short story The Land Ironclads (magazine date of 1903 ten years before Little Wars) with its echoes of War of the Worlds but it's uncanny prediction of what trench warfare would be like - surprised he never factored tanks into Little Wars ... Copy of The Land Ironclads http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0604041h.html
Worth mentioning that both these WW1 and WW2 tank kits are still available by mail order, supporting the Tank Musuem during its covid closure https://tankmuseumshop.org/collections/wooden-tanks
I wouldn't fancy their chances if the tank had to go up or down any sort of incline! When the original prototype was demonstrated to King George V at Hatfield House, it climbed a slope and crashed down nose first into the ditch beyond. One man, his face streaming blood, appeared through the top hatch; all the others had been knocked unconscious! But the toy tank would provide great cover from a Britains 4.7 inch gun if they walked and hid behind it.
Splendid - you win the H G Wells Close Little Wars Man of TIN award for combining old red coat Britains toy soldiers with a new wooden Tank Museum tank - I'm sure the Tank Musuem would love to see a copy of the photo (via Facebook?)
ReplyDeleteI was curious enough to reread H G Wells' short story The Land Ironclads (magazine date of 1903 ten years before Little Wars) with its echoes of War of the Worlds but it's uncanny prediction of what trench warfare would be like - surprised he never factored tanks into Little Wars ...
Copy of The Land Ironclads http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0604041h.html
Worth mentioning that both these WW1 and WW2 tank kits are still available by mail order, supporting the Tank Musuem during its covid closure https://tankmuseumshop.org/collections/wooden-tanks
DeleteI’ve ordered two more Mark iv s this morning, postage only £3.20!
DeleteWell done - Another selfless devotion to charity!
DeleteLook well on the 'land ship'
ReplyDeleteI think they do indeed.
DeleteI wouldn't fancy their chances if the tank had to go up or down any sort of incline! When the original prototype was demonstrated to King George V at Hatfield House, it climbed a slope and crashed down nose first into the ditch beyond. One man, his face streaming blood, appeared through the top hatch; all the others had been knocked unconscious!
ReplyDeleteBut the toy tank would provide great cover from a Britains 4.7 inch gun if they walked and hid behind it.
Excellent cover indeed. Perhaps not an invention for Army Red White and the Alps then...
DeleteExcellent! Mind you, I can't see these tanks catching on.
ReplyDeleteMe neither, novelties indeed.
DeleteAlan, it looks right. And I love the shade of green.
ReplyDeleteMichael
Thanks
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