Whilst I was at COW2013 the good old British Post Office attempted to deliver some parcels to me. As I was away (and my wife was out when they tried to make the delivery) they posted a number of 'You have a parcel that needs to be collected' cards through the letterbox.
This morning I was able to collect my parcels ... and I have just opened them. Besides five separate eBay items that I had won (all of them Britains painted 54mm-scale toy soldiers), I also received parcels from two of my regular blog readers, Jim Duncan and John Patriquin.
Jim's parcel contained a complete set of Prince August moulds. Using these I will be able to cast my own 54mm-scale figures to complement and supplement my existing collection of Britains painted toy soldiers. This opens up all sorts of possibilities and means that I will be able to build armies that are not exclusively based around Britains figures.
John's parcel contained quite a few plastic Britains toy soldiers (enough Guardsmen to form nearly two full-size Funny Little Wars battalions/regiments and nine dismounted Household Cavalry) and a large number of 15mm-scale Axis and Allies Miniatures figures and vehicles.
In due course I will write a suitably illustrated blog entry about everything that I received in my parcels. Their contents are certainly going to affect the development of my Funny Little Wars project ... and possibly my Eastern Front/Great Patriotic War project as well. The latter was being slowly developed around my growing collection of ROCO Minitanks, but the arrival of such a larger number of 15mm-scale Axis and Allies Miniatures vehicles and figures makes other options not only viable but also very attractive.
This morning I was able to collect my parcels ... and I have just opened them. Besides five separate eBay items that I had won (all of them Britains painted 54mm-scale toy soldiers), I also received parcels from two of my regular blog readers, Jim Duncan and John Patriquin.
Jim's parcel contained a complete set of Prince August moulds. Using these I will be able to cast my own 54mm-scale figures to complement and supplement my existing collection of Britains painted toy soldiers. This opens up all sorts of possibilities and means that I will be able to build armies that are not exclusively based around Britains figures.
John's parcel contained quite a few plastic Britains toy soldiers (enough Guardsmen to form nearly two full-size Funny Little Wars battalions/regiments and nine dismounted Household Cavalry) and a large number of 15mm-scale Axis and Allies Miniatures figures and vehicles.
In due course I will write a suitably illustrated blog entry about everything that I received in my parcels. Their contents are certainly going to affect the development of my Funny Little Wars project ... and possibly my Eastern Front/Great Patriotic War project as well. The latter was being slowly developed around my growing collection of ROCO Minitanks, but the arrival of such a larger number of 15mm-scale Axis and Allies Miniatures vehicles and figures makes other options not only viable but also very attractive.