Saturday 3 February 2024

£3.49 including postage

 This 32 page booklet arrived today-



Full of interesting photos and information. It has whetted my appetite for more certainly. It came from

Wob , World of books.

15 comments:

  1. That seems a very reasonable price for a useful little book Alan.

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    1. Ww2 and vbcw , win , win.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  3. What's the collective noun for a host of butterflies? Perhaps a storm of butterflies. Bavarian imaginations last post, WWII or VBCW this post, you're surely going to keep very busy.
    Stephen

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    1. A flit of wargaming butterflies?
      Alan Tradgardland

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  4. Visions of the Walmington-on-Sea platoon in Jones’ van going “bang: 3. Bang: 2, 3. Bang: 2, 3”.
    Chris/Nundanket

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    1. Of beloved memory!
      Alan Tradgardland

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  5. Fascinating book, full of scratchbuilding and conversion potential. VBCW, Home Guard. Some of them remind me of the Spanish Civil War improvised armour - if you daubed big initials slogans and flags down the side!
    Did the book mention the Home Guards most improvised wheels or vehicles - roller skates?
    https://1stcorps.co.uk/product/home-guard-vickers-k-and-lewis-gun-teams/
    https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205093910

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    1. The 1st Cops are soooo tempting!
      Been wondering what vehicles to use with my 54mm Home guard chaps, any thoughts?
      Civilian ones to convert…
      Alan Tradgardland

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    2. 1:32 vehicles are not cheap - my best advice is to trawl eBay for unboxed bashed up pre 1939 looking 1:32 vintage looking cars and delivery vans - including the old Airfix 1:32 kit cars range. You are going to armourplate and camouflage them anyway, so condition is not important.

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  6. Very interesting. I've seen some photos of regular cars with added Armour and a Boys rifle. These must have been some of the first 'Technicals'. - That could be a nice carload for my British 16mm military railway if I could only find a suitable vehicle in about 1:18th scale.

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    1. I hope you find one.
      How about Homeguard railways?
      Alan Tradgardland

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  7. Good stuff Alan! I suspect the Duchy may now mechanize it's cavalry?

    Eric

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  8. We shall have to wait and see…
    Alan Tradgardland

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