Sunday 29 November 2015

Royal Armouries Visit

Went to the Royal Armouries in Leeds yesterday with a posse from our Harrogate club.  In return for a favour the Armouries were hosting a special day for those clubs who had supported their Waterloo celebrations earlier in the year.  In the morning we had a guided tour of a couple of the floors, and in the afternoon we got to have a touchy-feely experience with some hardware in their education center.  This was followed by a fascinating talk from the terrain designer of the Agincourt display David Marshall (currently in the Tower of London) and also by the Perry Brothers, Alan and Michael (Perry Miniatures). 

Here's a selection of photos from day.
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Comment:  A pole axe,  A fierce-some piece of kit.
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Comment:  Gavin in front of a collection of Roman weapons.
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Comment: Jousting armour.
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Comment: Jousting armour (rear).
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Comment: Set of jousting armour made for Henry VIII.
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Comment: Helmet made for Henry VIII.
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Comment:  Back row, left to to right, Alan Perry, John Savage, Michael Perry.  From row, John Elwen, and myself.
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Valentine Tank


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Comment:  Worth a watch :)
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Wednesday 25 November 2015

New Blog - 'A Life In Miniature'

I would like to introduce a new blog called 'A Life In Miniature'.  This a blog is authored by John Savage, a long-time wargaming friend of mine from the Harrogate Wargames Club who I have known and gamed with for over 30 years.  John is very gifted painter and his figures/models always look fantastic.  I look forward to seeing how he develops his site over the coming years. 

I highly recommend you drop by for a look :) Link.

Saturday 21 November 2015

Good Colour Footage of the Battle for Caen 1944


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Comment:  Some good footage in here.
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Wednesday 11 November 2015

Picture Of The Week - No 48 - Remembrance Day



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Comment: Seems an appropriate photo for today.
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