John Clarke’s Own

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Expressly built for A GENTLEMAN’S WAR ruleset I guess…

The battle of Dorking (completely fictional) is surely embeded in the mind of a lot of Toy Soldiers Wargamers in 54mm… do not ask me why… a sad depressing book (highly readable though)… shrinks/quack doctors do make a hard cash from it!

Enjoy the model! Ah! incidentally topped 120.000 visitors a couple of days ago, as usual this is popular specially in the USA (It puzzles me because stopping at 1900 it leaves out the US Century… but you’ll never know why at all)

I must confess I have acquired some Prussian Playmobils to play it too but maybe à la Wells.

Another nice piece in gloss this time…

John Clarke Toy Soldier Conversion

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There is something fascinating in that process… to mend, repare, adjust and polish and “create” a piece unique… it gives you satisfaction.

Not that big projects have not charm… but sometimes a single figure gives you the whole catarsis condensed… guess you know what I mean.

I liked it… hope you enjoy too!

Done and primed.
Painted
Another view.

Gavin Holiday’s Toy Soldiers (but the last pic! Timothy Hyndman’s Own)

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Couldn’t resist posting some redcoated Toy Soldiers as seen in Facebook on the William Britain’s Group.

Always thought they were the best Toy Soldiers around when I was a kid…

So…

Enjoy!

Britain’s at the ready…
Detail
Guards to the fore!
Whole set
Another view
Retreating into the castle
Rearguard action!
Protecting the Door!
Cavalry to the rescue!

Playing with Toy Soldiers (Gavin Holliday’s Own) part III

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Already another Post is in Facebook… do not know if I will publish here… do not know why the more the number of Posts on a subject the less Hits it gets… I guess the majority likes “something new all the time”.

LOL

I do what I can really!

Enjoy!

The Cavalry goes on reconnaissance…
Hussars… or Light Cavalry…
Small number commanded by a NCO.

Playing with Toy Soldiers (Gavin Holliday’s Own) part II

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For once I will repeat a text entirely!

“In a way, a suite of pics that shows that it is easy to roleplay (in fact it was not even called roleplaying at all back then) with 54mm vintage Toy Soldiers… and “damn the torpedoes”…

Eclectic? Yes

Old Fashioned? Yes

Childish? Yes

Fun? Yes

So…

Enjoy!”

Trrops cross over pontoon bridge!
Perspective
Detail
Seen from the back (queuing in fact).

Playing with Toy Soldiers (Gavin Holliday’s Own) I

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In a way, a suite of pics that shows that it is easy to roleplay (in fact it was not even called roleplaying at all back then) with 54mm vintage Toy Soldiers… and “damn the torpedoes”…

Eclectic? Yes

Old Fashioned? Yes

Childish? Yes

Fun? Yes

So…

Enjoy!

The Column
Scout Informing
Sappers and Miners
Info delivered
Head of Column
Detail
Another detail