Immortality

These fine chaps are the latest addition to my 25mm forces.  They are Garrison castings of Persian 'Immortals', and certainly seem to be living up to their billing so far.  My first ever ancient period army included no fewer than forty of these chaps (the maximum under the WRG army lists for 5th Edition...).  I wonder where they are now.Given that I was at least the third owner of the fab forty, and that I acquired them in the late 1970s, it is safe to conclude that the moulds have been around for a very long time!  The figures above are new castings, having arrived fresh from the moulds earlier this year.  Their vintage is hinted at by the thick 'telegraph pole' spears but for me that just adds to their considerable charm.  The same figure is available without the cast-on spear - but that just sounds like more work.
More Persians coming soon...

Not a bad score

After reaching 100,000 hits in February (link), I am pleased to report that the 200,000 point has now been reached!  I had been quietly hoping to get there before the end of the year.

Grigoriy Andreevich Rechkalov with his P-39 Cobra showing a 'score' of 55 kills.

Many thanks to all readers - particularly those of you who take the time to leave comments.

 As with my post celebrating 500 posts, a few more numbers are called for:

147. The number of current followers

5,543. The number of published comments

3,854. The number of times the most popular post has been viewed

12. The number of scales covered (2mm, 6mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 28mm, 54mm, 1/6000, 1/1200, 1/2400, 1/100, 1/144)

40. (At least!) The number of toy manufacturers whose products have appeared here

22. The number of wars (most of them real!) in which games have been set. 
Greek & Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Successor Wars
Marlburian War
Napoleonic Wars
American Civil War
Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
Sudan Wars
Edwardian Era (Funny Little Wars)
Great War
Fictional 1930s South America - Naval
Spanish Civil War
Second World War
Indo-Pakistani Wars
Vietnam
Fictional 1970s South America - Naval
Fictional modern Africa
Falklands War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Fictional Third World War
1990/91 Gulf War

Winter Aircraft Project

Some years ago I bought at a show a box of already built but unpainted 1/72 aircraft kits for my stepson, Louis.  He swiftly grew out of such things (apparently it can happen) and the box languished in the attic.  Until last weekend.  Remembering that I needed a model of a certain aircraft for a game on the 28th, I sought and was granted the lad's permission to effect such repairs and paintwork as I considered necessary.
I lay before you the contents of said box - after I had begun repair work.  10 points to the reader who can name them all, with a further bonus 10 points for identifying the kit manufacturer(s)

Edit 21/12/12 1700hrs.  They are all Airfix kits.  Top photo: Mosquito, Blenheim IV, Hurricane IID.
Middle Photo: Fw-190, Spitfire IX, Anson, Lysander, Bf-109G.  Last photo: Lancaster B1.

Final places as follows:
Winner -  Wg Cdr Luddite - but he didn't spot the Bf-109!
Highly Commended - Phil Broeders for a very good effort
Honourable Mention - mad padre - for reminding me of the Matchbox Lysander I had 35 years ago!
So everyone's a winner!

6 Destroyer Flotilla, 1940

HMS Afridi, Cossack, Eskimo & Punjabi 1940.  GHQ models from the collection of Wg Cdr Luddite, detailed and painted by him.