Friday, 18 February 2022

There's always somebody that has to go one better !


A bit bigger than the fort in the last post , a bit pretentious maybe but obviously his pride and joy . I hope it comes in pieces as he'll never get it through the front door ! , once from Facebook . Think I prefer the fort in the last post - more playable .

 

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15 comments:

  1. Rob18 February 2022 at 12:56

    I see even back then grown men lived out their childhood fantasies, most of my armies shave grown out of schoolboy frustration and envy.

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  2. Brad DeSantis18 February 2022 at 13:36

    Another great find Tony! I too, prefer the previous fort to this one. He does seem quite proud of his creation, it must have taken a lot of work on his part to make it!

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  3. Mark, Man of TIN19 February 2022 at 01:14

    I prefer the first smaller fort photo. I tracked down this on Getty Images and there is disappointingly little info on this Getty copyright photo:

    Model Castle - September 1964: A man with a collection of toy soldiers and a large model castle, in his back garden. (Photo by Jim Witts/BIPs/Getty Images)

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek19 February 2022 at 03:01

      Never thought of trying to track it down - thanks for the info though .

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  4. KEV. Robertson.19 February 2022 at 03:01

    Wow Tony- that is some Castle Model- way too big for indoors unless you had a very big room to display it- great photo. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek19 February 2022 at 03:04

      It is quite an achievement no wonder he looks proud of it .

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  5. Epictetus19 February 2022 at 03:51

    Not only have castles got smaller over the last 60 years, but sartorial standards have slipped as well. I say we should bring back wargaming in sleeveless pullovers and ties.

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com19 February 2022 at 04:17

    I was going to guess 1950's or early 60's based on his clothes.

    No worse than a model railroad layout, something that was popular at the time. Looks more geared towards parades than battles but a pleasure to view!

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  7. Stryker19 February 2022 at 04:34

    Blimey, wonder how big his dice are?

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