tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626507495264361552024-03-13T07:14:04.068-07:00Here we go again!Toy soldiers! Love toy soldiers & history! Never finish anything though!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-75318956670788789422012-12-07T00:40:00.002-08:002012-12-07T00:40:42.494-08:00Side tracked by......U.S. Airborne I blame 'Band of Brothers' got two jeeps and a rather nice Sherman!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-23281991463310659812012-11-16T00:20:00.001-08:002012-11-16T00:20:31.497-08:00Getting carried away with?Russians for Bolt Action!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-91414701864275259472012-09-08T10:57:00.001-07:002012-09-08T10:57:36.864-07:00Why?Is the format all cocked up?meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-1153853297427467272012-09-08T10:47:00.000-07:002012-09-08T10:47:06.429-07:00Sorry......have been busy training for the Para10 which is tomorrow!!
Ten miles in boots, army trousers and a 36lb bergen at Catterick camp.
Must be mad!!
Anyway have managed to restrict my last three months of hobby spending money to Samurai really want to collect a 2000pt army!
If & when I paint it is another thing altogether.
Derby Worlds soon at a new venue which I am looking forward too.
cheers
ps
So far I have,
Daimyo (mounted)
Personal Standard (Samurai)(on foot)
18 x Samurai with yari
12 x Ashiguru (6 with bow, 6 with arquebus)
12 x Ashiguru (6 with bow, 6 with arquebus)
10 x Ashiguru skirmishers with bows
1 x Light cannon and crew
meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-52689607550336783722012-09-06T00:19:00.001-07:002012-09-06T00:19:12.960-07:00Samurai!Currently collecting a late wars Samurai army using 28mm Perry miniatures!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-27657673467476249762012-04-07T03:45:00.000-07:002012-04-07T03:46:04.368-07:00Twilight 2000!Why not?meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-83292869995781661672012-03-19T15:06:00.001-07:002012-03-19T15:09:05.390-07:00Look really good but...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RV_glCFFSeE/T2et_4IFx7I/AAAAAAAABEA/7hx3grjzduI/s1600/WGB-RI-30-Engineers-1-600x432.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RV_glCFFSeE/T2et_4IFx7I/AAAAAAAABEA/7hx3grjzduI/s400/WGB-RI-30-Engineers-1-600x432.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721733164507187122" /></a><br />...the quality of the casting on the 'Red Army' boxed set has put me off!<br /><br />Shame.<br /><br />20mm for me (at the moment!)meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-8813186760299152682012-03-19T13:01:00.005-07:002012-03-19T13:07:14.173-07:00More pics<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8XE7gRTVXn0/T2eRsdpkInI/AAAAAAAABDo/e08VRvC7Taw/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8XE7gRTVXn0/T2eRsdpkInI/AAAAAAAABDo/e08VRvC7Taw/s400/033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721702044656738930" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SqPrz1I2lzU/T2eRbzLj0hI/AAAAAAAABDc/qsXUPcXWx7U/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SqPrz1I2lzU/T2eRbzLj0hI/AAAAAAAABDc/qsXUPcXWx7U/s400/046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701758378693138" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gG8Dkj5xXyw/T2eRJ34a4aI/AAAAAAAABDQ/UpLHB_d1B0E/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gG8Dkj5xXyw/T2eRJ34a4aI/AAAAAAAABDQ/UpLHB_d1B0E/s400/026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701450402947490" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4NWXFnKro4/T2eQ7-q83dI/AAAAAAAABDE/jZ4AEjUvFms/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4NWXFnKro4/T2eQ7-q83dI/AAAAAAAABDE/jZ4AEjUvFms/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721701211707334098" /></a>meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-72496050936469429492012-03-17T12:12:00.006-07:002012-03-19T13:06:56.372-07:00Duxford - pictures<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2Y6ZqoJado/T2TjmC60qSI/AAAAAAAABC4/f8YrlZqb0CY/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f2Y6ZqoJado/T2TjmC60qSI/AAAAAAAABC4/f8YrlZqb0CY/s400/047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720947669425498402" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-omtSDWT3dBU/T2TjUi_qKgI/AAAAAAAABCs/qA75V1EvABo/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-omtSDWT3dBU/T2TjUi_qKgI/AAAAAAAABCs/qA75V1EvABo/s400/031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720947368798071298" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCVkh0jw_BA/T2TjH2HfyPI/AAAAAAAABCg/sU0MklaVXZc/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YCVkh0jw_BA/T2TjH2HfyPI/AAAAAAAABCg/sU0MklaVXZc/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720947150592919794" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E-xUWz7BNX8/T2Ti5HmZVQI/AAAAAAAABCU/UcMVAk1bsOg/s1600/061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E-xUWz7BNX8/T2Ti5HmZVQI/AAAAAAAABCU/UcMVAk1bsOg/s400/061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720946897587885314" /></a><br />A great day out!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-32036921974482585522012-03-16T16:29:00.002-07:002012-03-16T16:32:37.380-07:00Well......that's another 16 Persian's added to the army!<br /><br />Need some archers now!!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-41282474886898225862012-03-15T15:20:00.002-07:002012-03-15T15:23:57.085-07:00Gone all WAB GT!Pictures of Duxford will follow loads of them!<br /><br />Have alway's wanted to enter the WAB GT so the order I have sent off to North Star should help?<br /><br />Pics soon...<br /><br />Here we go again!.......meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-29070165394814864812012-03-07T23:23:00.001-08:002012-03-07T23:23:24.374-08:00Duxford today!!!YAY!!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-76766251379585407722012-02-19T11:05:00.001-08:002012-02-19T11:06:13.228-08:00Fancy some.....20mm moderns!<br /><br />French?<br /><br />British seem easier!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-58995798271783735242012-02-18T01:19:00.002-08:002012-02-18T01:24:19.226-08:006mm ACW<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fBihvJiawv4/Tz9twwPCOsI/AAAAAAAABBw/zCRs5Dx9a7U/s1600/SAM_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fBihvJiawv4/Tz9twwPCOsI/AAAAAAAABBw/zCRs5Dx9a7U/s400/SAM_0130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710403536878189250" /></a><br />Very nice game from Hammerhead!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-74523529697778457032012-02-17T09:03:00.000-08:002012-02-17T09:08:28.789-08:00Well.....the order from SHQ has yet to arrive!<br /><br />May be being a bit spoilt BUT!!<br /><br />Latest shiney shiney is the Northstar 1672 range (ex Copplestone Castings) now available in units! Had a quick look at 'Under the Lilly Banners' rules at Hammerhead look good but a bit pricey, anybody got any sample army list? the figures come first!!<br /><br />Anyway must go need to waste £25 on a unit I may never paint :)meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-49822858179233435062012-02-17T08:57:00.002-08:002012-02-18T01:24:30.586-08:00Picture no.2<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PiVM3otWXec/Tz6HN2nA0HI/AAAAAAAAA-8/pnE-ckM6I94/s1600/SAM_0132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PiVM3otWXec/Tz6HN2nA0HI/AAAAAAAAA-8/pnE-ckM6I94/s400/SAM_0132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710150049619562610" /></a><br /><br />Like the Saladin!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-4382609759064166162012-02-17T08:44:00.001-08:002012-02-18T01:24:40.966-08:00Hammerhead 2012Only took two pictures! Was a bit disappointed to be honest not as good as Partizan and still four quid too get in,<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zvj9rfWDcTY/Tz6FypV3BmI/AAAAAAAAA-w/rHOtWFlAOWs/s1600/SAM_0131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zvj9rfWDcTY/Tz6FypV3BmI/AAAAAAAAA-w/rHOtWFlAOWs/s400/SAM_0131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710148482689861218" /></a><br /><br />Did not buy anything! Trying to be strict!!!!!!meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-61130890934464158402012-02-11T12:35:00.000-08:002012-02-11T12:41:46.139-08:00Update!Hobby purchases have been few and far between recently! <br /><br />I am currently into Kampfgruppe Normandy and have started buying 20mm mid war Soviets (influenced by 'Johnny Red') so far I have a very nice T34 and an order has been sent off for some SHQ infantry.<br /><br />My 28mm WW2 Soviets are coming along nicely my plan is to have a 'Rapid Fire' battalion with very few duplicate figures will hopefully pick up a few 'Crusader' Soviets tomorrow at Hammerhead. Also quite fancy some 20mm moderns!!!!<br /><br />As for the Russo-Japan war I am still reading and intersted but do I REALLY want to start a new period?<br /><br />And have you seen the new 'Perry' napoleonic Russian's?meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-19834050204309066732012-02-11T02:23:00.000-08:002012-02-11T02:25:40.973-08:00Hammerhead tomorrow!Weather permitting so expect some pics and me buying loads of random sci-fi stuff I will never ever use!<br /><br />Off out in a bit to find Robert Bye!<br /><br />More info soon....meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-566065148570019752012-02-02T05:15:00.000-08:002012-02-02T05:17:03.274-08:00Johnny RedReceived the second volume of the 'Johnny Red' comic strip today!<br /><br />Fantastic and has got me thinking about WW2 Russians again.meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-9991418677587106202012-01-20T05:43:00.000-08:002012-01-20T05:46:18.345-08:00Getting quite excitedStarted reading the osprey last night and it is very good, the illustrations are superb. Nipping to the library tomorrow for a book with a bit more depth. But this is a great primer definitely worth the money.<br /><br />Looking for ward to payday and ordering some toys.<br /><br />cheersmeadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-46245688535619907372012-01-17T06:50:00.001-08:002012-01-17T06:50:59.911-08:00Well,The Osprey came.meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-6683840308514029682012-01-15T09:46:00.000-08:002012-01-15T09:47:49.544-08:00Retreat? Hell!Just watched 'Battle:Los Angeles' now lot's of ideas, let me see Elheim 20mm marines against what?<br /><br />Who does 20mm aliens?meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-10764155319337492682012-01-14T14:21:00.000-08:002012-01-14T14:24:42.371-08:00Another idea..too many ideas!!!!!!!!!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xDb9OxjW7M0/TxIAMUaic5I/AAAAAAAAA90/H7kQ-HryXzk/s1600/51uV%252BJHvjNL__BO2%252C204%252C203%252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%252CTopRight%252C35%252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xDb9OxjW7M0/TxIAMUaic5I/AAAAAAAAA90/H7kQ-HryXzk/s400/51uV%252BJHvjNL__BO2%252C204%252C203%252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%252CTopRight%252C35%252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697616690215547794" /></a><br />Crusader & Warlord miniatures? Too many ideas but?meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262650749526436155.post-62900966441225860762012-01-14T12:11:00.001-08:002012-01-14T12:15:50.864-08:00Always a good starting point<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4wV-S5sKlP0/TxHhiAcxQwI/AAAAAAAAA9o/vcV78CR0k-k/s1600/S7085AL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4wV-S5sKlP0/TxHhiAcxQwI/AAAAAAAAA9o/vcV78CR0k-k/s400/S7085AL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697582977952858882" /></a><br />Also fancy some Ebor Miniatures WW1 Belgians. Sculpted by Bob Naismith he designed the first plastic GW space marines when the world was young.meadows boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600275894955630243noreply@blogger.com0