Littlejohn, before the computer revolution...
A French attack column goes at them in "the old way"...the Thin Red Line in the distance.The buildings are from a set called "Village in a Bag" that I recall had five plastic houses and a church for $5.00 USD back in the day... interestingly enough, the buildings still do service in 15mm games even today (that's 35 years ago! :0) That strapping lad in the picture is yours truly (littlejohn) all of 17 or so...with hair and everything...ahh the good old days! If you look closely you will see that most of the armies are construction paper counters, the Scruby's were a first purchase, and I was on an 8.oo per week USD allowance so I basically had a choice of taking a girl on a date or getting a few figures...and you can guess where most of my money went. ;) It took a few months but the white sheet was eventually replaced by the classic green painted plywood surface...
And a teaser from the latest battle here at Lead Gardens, ( Mindens in the service of the Grand Duchess)...though they were routed early in their first battle, they looked splendid on the way off the table! :
...more soon!
8 comments:
Wow! I remember games like that (well, sort of . . . my memory isn't all that great).
Yes, your Minden's look splendid indeed.
-- Jeff
Ha; it doesn't look that bad, especially for a first game. Looks like a winter battle. Dean
The real question is... Is that wallpaper still in service? ;)
Yes that wallpaper was really something else!...but I think long gone....as we moved from that house long ago...and you should have seen the bathroom!
Ah, the 70's, when I was young and thin (not to mention penniless compared to these days)! LOL
The Mindens do look great! Cool banners, too. The black and white one looks intriguing and different.
Chinese spam - my word you have arrived... I dream of getting Chinese spam..... :o)))
Those Minden's are magnificent, and I really wouldn't worry about the excesses of the 70's - somewhere in Steve-the-Wargamers loft there is a picture of hisself playing a game while wearing a hideous red and white striped woolly hat.. whatever was that about????
My Mindens just arrived, I hope they turn as well as yours. What an inspiration!!!
A blasthof (?) from the past
Lovely Mindens,
-- Allan
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