Memories of ‘34 etc

 

Finally got this armoured car ready for the table . I went for a “toy tank” vibe to fit in with the glossy figures or is that an excuse for my painting of it ?

The armoured car will swell the forces of Morava against their bitter foe Ostmerk.

Now to set up a game for the coming days. I finally found a copy of Brian C’s splendid rules “ Memories of ‘34 “ which I printed off. It was like rediscovering an old friend. I look forward to reacquainting myself with them. Thank Brian for these. .

Whilst uptown I bought the above magazine, it has an interesting article about a layout set in an imagination. Lots of other inspiration too. 

Now what

Something to work on …

Wish l could recall the name of this, high time to get it on the table.

The Festival Fringe guiding is finished for another year. Great conversations with interesting and interested visitors . Lovely to meet a reader of this blog who popped in.

The garden lets me know the seasons are turning. We are enjoying the produce from it.

 

Austrian uniform questions

 I was watching a news clip of Austrian Manoeuvres in 1937. I was intrigued by the headgear worn by the men ? The peaked cap and side cap on the chap by the tree interested me.Anyone tell me more?

One thought was they were “ The enemy “ in the manoeuvres but l just am not sure.

26/08/26

 My Dad would have been 99 today! He didn’t get near having died 40:years ago.  I am convinced he set me on the road to the hobby. He used to pick up Military Modelling on his way home for me from John Menzies, he took me to the NMS , then in Queens Street, where l poured over the finds on display not to mention the big model Broch and the life size reconstruction of an ancient British chariot and bought me Almark books off his own back.

We drove down and back in a day to Hadrian’s wall , a number of times, he was a keen friend of Vindolanda, where l was shown the sights and had them explained to me , to Vindolanda where he bought me Roman nails for my home museum, long gone. He also got me Roman coins from shops which l loved especially the fact they had once been held by ancient hands.

After a family holiday to Switzerland where we discovered Elastolin figures for the first time, my Dad sourced a chap in Briton who imported them and sold them from a typed picture less catalogue. I still have some of figures and the wee grey card boxes they came in.

Dad was destined to work in the family pork butcher shop but his mother, my grandma, wanted more for him and helped him to apply for scholarship exams for the Royal High School in Edinburgh which he passed and subsequently went to school there. He was the first in the family to go to university ( Edinburgh) and became a solicitor. German immigrant stock made good.

When he died we found all his Airfix kits and figures in the loft, those he had worked on in the sixties, lots of Blood hound rockets and jeeps, tanks etc all organised made and meticulously sorted into 1 to 1 scale units. The project died as I believe my mother frowned on a solicitor having such a childish hobby, so all was mothballed in the loft.

My dad loved ships, making lists of them and Jane’s Fighting Ships.

He was a great dad and husband.

Old photos found

 Found these old photos in a charity shop the other day tucked in an old book. Sadly nothing written on the back of any regarding their provenance.

Any further information most welcome. I am keen to learn more about them and the game or childhood they pertain to.

And now for a little game…

 

Busy Duchy

Behind the scene vist for us guides , lovely to see P.A.T ‘s work close up.

Creativity in the garden.

More pictures of where l guide .

A pair of new recruits .

Tiles and metal work, beautiful.

The garden provides once more.
 It has been a busy week in the Duchy revolving around guiding in the festival fringe, going to see Austentatious last Sunday and some hobby stuff.