Sunday, 11 March 2018

First Outing for La Haye It'aint! Number 2

I guess the tension is by now unbearable..........



The French try to batter down the gates, "Did anyone think to bring the key?"



                                                  "Are you busy later?"




                                                Some of the brave defenders

All in all a splendid day in Woking's Christchurch, hopefully this is the start of an annual event, which next time will be something different from Napoleonics.

Comments and questions gladly accepted, thanks fro now.

Eric






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17 comments:

  1. alastair11 March 2018 at 11:20

    Nice to meet you yesterday...it was a really excellent event and here's to next years!

    Alastair

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  2. Old Silly12 March 2018 at 03:08

    Thanks Alastair, agreed

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  3. Anthony Morton12 March 2018 at 04:05

    Loved your beautiful enamel painted figures!

    Cheers
    Anthony

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  4. Old Silly12 March 2018 at 04:15

    Thank you Anthony, it was good to meet you, Saturday was a great day out!
    Eric

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  5. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com12 March 2018 at 05:00

    This is wonderful! The figures and buildings are terrific. I've been having fun going through trying to id the origin of some of the figures, esp picking out the occasional upgraded BMC or Marx.

    As an aside, my first big 54mm game was a La Haye Sainte game at Historicon in 97. I answered a call for volunteers and brought some of my 1812 US and British/Canadian figures to sub in as Belgians & KGL.
    After that game and meeting other 54mm enthusiasts there, I was hooked and the Littlewars yahoo group eventually followed from it.

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  6. Old Silly12 March 2018 at 10:16

    Many thanks for your kind words Ross. The French come from Airfix, Hat, Italeri, BMC/Marx (as you say) CTS, A Call to Arms, Armies in Plastic, Replicants, probably others; some picked up for pennies, it's amazing what a different head can do!Your 1997 game sounds amazing, from little acorns......
    Eric

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  7. Marc TPF14 March 2018 at 06:15

    Eric, it sounds like the 54mm gaming weekend was a success - I couldn’t make it but was pleased to see the pics. As I try to get my 54mm project moving I am tempted to pop along to a show - any recommendations? Will “Helmet” be running a trade stand at any this year perhaps?

    And sad to see that you had to stop the Helmet blog - some great work shown there. I guess it must sometimes seem that you are typing in a vacuum, and I know I am guilty of not responding to Blog posts very often - must try harder :-) Most of my commentary ends up on TMP, but I guess that is probably not a forum that has much merit for you. I did join the yahoo group but forgot my password - need to deactivate that.

    Anyway - enough said. Great blog, inspirational work. thank you

    Marc

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  8. Anthony Morton14 March 2018 at 10:35

    Hi Eric,

    Thank you so much for the preacher figure! I can't wait to add him to my ECW forces as a 'special character' for the Pikeman's Lament rules...

    Best wishes
    Anthony

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  9. Old Silly15 March 2018 at 07:39

    Marc,

    Thank you for this and your other comment. The web is a wonderful and often frustrating thing! My frustration with the Helmet blog was the lack of response, but more so with the tone of some of the comments. However onwards and upwards....I deliberately didn't publicise this new effort to see what happened. so am not surprised it took time to find it, but am glad you did! Hope you own armies increase from now on. Eric

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  10. Old Silly15 March 2018 at 07:40

    Anthony, You are welcome.

    Eric

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  11. Lancashire Painted Soldiers18 March 2018 at 03:55

    Super artwork as usual Eric

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  12. Old Silly20 March 2018 at 10:15

    Dave,
    Thank you for the kind words in both your comments. The use of the same type of head does unify figures from a range of manufacturers, from the inexpensive to the quite costly. Good luck with your conversions!
    Eric

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  13. Marc TPF17 April 2018 at 08:33

    No problem Eric. Did you have any thoughts re good toy soldier shows to attend please?

    Thanks. Marc

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  14. Old Silly20 April 2018 at 02:26

    Marc,

    I recommend this, and it's hapening soon!
    Plastic Warrior Show 2018




    For those that don't already know, or who are searching the web for information on the UK Toy and Model Soldier Show, more commonly referred to as the Plastic Warrior Show 2018, it will be held on Saturday 12th May 2018.




    The venue is: The Harlequin Suite at the Winning Post Inn Chertsey Road, Twickenham, TW2 6LS. Doors open to General Public from 10.30 (there is no earlybird entry). Link to website: http://www.fayre-square.com/pub/winning-post-whitton-twickenham/c0487/

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    1. Marc TPF20 April 2018 at 09:23

      Thanks Eric - I will try and get there. Will you be manning a Helmet stall, or do you no longer do that anymore?

      Marc

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  15. Old Silly22 April 2018 at 08:36

    Marc,

    I'll be there, probably helping on the door, make yourself known and we can have a chat. - Eric

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