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...
Monday 5 June 2023
Hello old friend
Just popped through the letterbox five minutes ago-
An early delivery. A good buy. Enjoy. Number 57 is quite something. Numbers 84, 89-92 and 98-100 - I painted them all on Minifigs in Humbrol Gloss almost 50 years ago - they are on duty at my brother's now Stephen
It was indeed and he came back later. 57 is a cool uniform but I always preferred the goat-bagpipes player. Excellent that your figures are still in use after all these years. It must be fun to have other wargamers in the family. Alan Tradgardland
Back / Ready for your desert island five? A great one / game to work out on each pair of pages, if you had to wear one uniforms from each two pages or chapter / conflict / centrury / the whole book which would it be? Or the alternative, which would you least like to have to wear ....
What a coincidence... I also have a copy of this on the way, along with the Blandford Warriors and Weapons book. Both mainly acquired for the sheer nostalgia value!
Ah - a wonderful book. It was the first expensive uniform book I bought as a teenager. It was 1970 and it cost the huge sum of 30 shillings. It is sitting on the desk beside me as I write here. A school friend and I both bought copies at the same time. Sadly he died aged 40 but the book often makes me think of him.
An early delivery. A good buy. Enjoy. Number 57 is quite something. Numbers 84, 89-92 and 98-100 - I painted them all on Minifigs in Humbrol Gloss almost 50 years ago - they are on duty at my brother's now
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It was indeed and he came back later.
Delete57 is a cool uniform but I always preferred the goat-bagpipes player. Excellent that your figures are still in use after all these years. It must be fun to have other wargamers in the family.
Alan Tradgardland
Excellent book.
ReplyDeleteIt is, so pleased to have it back.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
A good buy !
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was, well, well worth the money paid. I fear some Blandford hunting coming on …
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Ah, good old Blandford. Lots of nostalgia for those books. Especially the SYW one.
ReplyDeleteNostalgia is what it was, I think.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
A book which was a huge boost to my wargaming. The only book of which I have two copies!
ReplyDeleteA huge boost to many!
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Back / Ready for your desert island five? A great one / game to work out on each pair of pages, if you had to wear one uniforms from each two pages or chapter / conflict / centrury / the whole book which would it be? Or the alternative, which would you least like to have to wear ....
ReplyDeletePerfect timing indeed. A good game for a dreich morning.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
What a coincidence... I also have a copy of this on the way, along with the Blandford Warriors and Weapons book. Both mainly acquired for the sheer nostalgia value!
ReplyDeleteAh - a wonderful book. It was the first expensive uniform book I bought as a teenager. It was 1970 and it cost the huge sum of 30 shillings. It is sitting on the desk beside me as I write here. A school friend and I both bought copies at the same time. Sadly he died aged 40 but the book often makes me think of him.
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