In keeping with the spell of rather hot weather I decided to set up a game of 'The Sword And The Flame' using my collection of Foreign Legion and Arab figures . When I opened the box file which housed the Arab forces I found the CinC 's sword was broken ! Blast ! (to make matters worse I seemed to remember it was a bit wonky when I last played with them).
I thought I couldn't have the Arab General weaponless so I got a pin and flattened it out , drilled out his hand and glued in the newly formed sword , will touch the paint up tomorrow . So I give you - Attici Ag Amellal 'The Leopard Amongst The Enemy' (the figure is an 'Old Glory' figure from their 'Sons of the Desert' range)
Ahh, a nice straight sword, doubtless taken from a dead Frenchman or as a newspaper reporter would have it, a crusader's sword handed down from generation to generation.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the game.
Always found 'Old Glory' swords prone to breakages ! , Tony
DeleteStirling repair job- the old 'pin' comes in very handy...I recently used one as an 'airial' for a radio set on one of my Australian Infantry for Vietnam- 1966. KEV.
ReplyDeleteJust bought a new box of them, a thousand uses, Tony
DeleteClearly an ex crusader sword!
ReplyDeleteHanded down from his father ? (ended up as an antique in Dublin ?) , Tony
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