Finally managed to organise a redelivery of two parcels that came last week. They arrived this afternoon.
The first contained a most generous gift of two cogs from DC ( not David Crooks) for my Lamming medieval games. This means that three ships will take to the table for naval warfare and hopefully some amphibious landings too…
These are from my painting service who have done me proud so far -
Finally a gratuitous Ladybird book photo from a book I loved as a boy -
P.S thanks for your kind words in the previous post, most kind and greatly appreciated.
Lovely boats! Have fun with that!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely and should look great on the table.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Those Cogs do look splendid and love the Ladbird book....a staple of my bedtime reading 55 years ago!
ReplyDeleteMe too! The Ladybird books did much to start people off on lifelong interests like history.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
The boats look excellent... looking forward to seeing them in action. Ladybird books are great... loved them when I was young (still do!)
ReplyDeleteWhen I taught l recall the day there was a purge of books deemed to be too old. I remember going to the skip and rescuing books, many of them Ladybirds. They remained in my class library for years after. On retiring l passed them onto a good home. I can understand that information changes, ie country names etc, but “ What to look for in Winter” etc are universal.
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What fantastic boats - I’m sure you’ll have fun with these.
ReplyDeleteI agree about Ladybird books - when colour books were scarce and expensive on pocket money in the 60s / 70s, they were really important and inspiring / memorable. I especially remember Ladybird Leaders for younger readers volumes on Soldiers and Castles, the older ones The Story Of Arms and Armour, Julius Ceaser and biographies etc etc. My painting references at the time.
The natural history ones were beautifully illustrated and contained a great deal of information . They were useful primers on birds and animals for me as a boy. With regard to the history ones , when I hear or read of an event, for example Alexander cutting the Gordian knot, the Ladybird illustration comes to mind so readily.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Great to see you posting again, Alan. The cogs look like fun. I'll carry on painting the Lamming figures (between Hessians) and let you prepare the scenario.
ReplyDeleteRonnie
I've just heard that Martin of Lamming Miniatures is unwell and temporarily unable to trade. Wishing him well and a speedy recovery.
DeleteRonnie
Vexed to hear that about Martin, l too send my best wishes.
DeleteI do think we can have some splendid naval encounters with these ships and the naval bit of the Lamming rules.
Alan Tradgardland
Ladybird Henry V was one of my favourites too
ReplyDeleteA veritable rip roaring read. I was also particularly fond , as a boy, of the volumes on Alexander the Great and Roman Britain.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
A very lovely Cog!
ReplyDeleteCogtastic, as Smashy and Nicely might have said!
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