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Tuesday, 28 December 2021
From Miniature Warfare April 1968
I am very indebted to Ronnie for the below article-
Fascinating and news to me. I wonder if the Janissaries or Charles ll unit appeared on the table top ?
I know who you mean, no worries. I don’t know what happened to Peter Young’s collection. Did he have a son/daughter who kept them? Can anyone shed a light on this ?
There's a good article about Deltorama on the Vintage Wargaming blog. I'd let you have a link but you know how I am about such technicalities. Should be easy to find! Young's figures were sold to a collector in America and it was suggested at the time that the price was never paid. Ronnie
Fabulous! And you can’t argue with that string of letters after his name either. 😄
ReplyDeleteIndeed! I only ever saw him at a distance in my SK days but he had a presence about him.
DeleteYup, that book was an even greater influence than Featherstone though it came second.
ReplyDeleteIt was one of the first I ever read. Still is an influence on my gaming.
DeleteVery true in what you both say.
DeleteAnd that's why my Wofun 18th-century armies are a liberal mix of '45, Marlborough and American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteAnd all the better for it Imho.
DeleteHear! Hear! Good to see one of the greats with that take on things.
ReplyDeleteSo true! I feel it has given me a wee hobby boost seeing this letter.
DeleteYou could write to his son or grandson and ask ...
ReplyDeleteNo - forget that - confused him with Charles Grant again!
ReplyDeleteI know who you mean, no worries. I don’t know what happened to Peter Young’s collection. Did he have a son/daughter who kept them? Can anyone shed a light on this ?
DeleteOne of the first sort of imaginations ?
ReplyDeleteI believe, but am open to correction, the Brigadier commissioned painted figures and buildings.
He certainly obtained a lot of buildings/terrain from Bill Holmes of Deltorama. I'm not sure if he actually paid his figure painters!
DeleteRonnie
Deltorama, tell us more…
DeleteThere's a good article about Deltorama on the Vintage Wargaming blog. I'd let you have a link but you know how I am about such technicalities. Should be easy to find!
DeleteYoung's figures were sold to a collector in America and it was suggested at the time that the price was never paid.
Ronnie
That's a fascinating piece of wargames history; thanks for posting.
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