Toy soldiers in art No.27

 

Found this on the interweb , French WW1 era I would say, I think I've seen the child as a model in another similar card . Google translate gives me  - "to give the artillery" ? and the blue stamp across the card seems to say - "56th Regiment Territorial"? , I wonder that is something to do who posted it ? . The figures are interesting  large scale ones, I think I've seen something like them before , they could be Bon-Dufour composite about 5" tall (thanks Brad DeSantis for the info in a previous post) . I wonder if it was hand coloured ? and lke the use of real earth for the trenches - don't think the young chap is going to miss at that range!

A visit to an old friend's table.

 

Whilst we were on holiday in the Peak District,  I popped in to see my old wargaming  colleague 'B' . I've been trying to remember how long we go back and think it must be over 35 years (maybe going on to 40?) , since he and his family moved down south we don't get to play many games nowadays  .

He has his table set up in his shed and was mid-game refighting a battle in German East Africa (using 'Comtemptable Little Armies I think ?) With 28mm figures.

Some of his extensive WW1 figure collection and a smattering of 10th century Saxons on the box for 'Dux Brittaniorum' 

'B's sanctuary from a household of womenfolk,  it was nice to see his new set up as over the last few years he hasn't been able to have a permanent table. When we lived in the same town  we used to game very regularly and we do still have the odd game now and then when he's up North visiting family.I do find seeing other people's wargaming set ups interesting and it was great to catch up with him and his family again.

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