Friday was a pretty good day. After a useful business meeting In Leeds in the morning, I returned to discover that the blog had passed 200,000 hits. Then the post arrived, including a package from
Ross Macfarlane in Canada. This contained a few of Ross' own 25mm castings and this mint-condition Britains field gun. This wonderfully generous gift will help alleviate the unemployment problem currently affecting Tratvian gunners - as alluded to in an
earlier post.
The gun was accompanied by an imposing looking staff officer, and an email exchange with Ross soon yielded some history and an idea for a name. So I am pleased to announce that Major (Retd.) Lawford College, having returned
from Faraway, has accepted a contract as 'adviser' to the Army of His Imperial
Majesty, Tsar of all the Tratvians, Vladimir IV.
A very nice addition to the Tratvian hordes! They need all the advice (and artillery) they can get if they are to prevail in all their future conflicts.
ReplyDeleteAl the best,
Bob
Bob Cordery
ReplyDeleteMaj. College's first lesson will be 'Which end of the gun goes bang...'
Arms and the man?
ReplyDeleteA very splendid pair of fLW toys indeed.
tradgardmastare
ReplyDeleteLovely, aren't they? I shall regard them as early Christmas presents.
I'm not sure which is more imperious, the Major or the field gun. You never have enough field guns but often have too many majors (chiefs and indians).
ReplyDeleteMerry XMAS
Jim
Jim Duncan
ReplyDeleteThe Major becomes the sole figure in my 54mm collection I haven't painted myself. That must make him feel pretty superior!
Which end goes bang? Uhoh, I'm not sure we covered that part.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Ross Mac
ReplyDeleteI thought you said this guy knew his business. I'm getting a bad feeling.....