Fframes

I have been doing little on the hobby front due to the unexpected hectic nature of the holiday. I have however started these fframe guns ( 17th century Scots for the use of..) out of scrap wood . Last night I glued some tiny beads on the breaches to add detail. Today I will add paper strips to represent iron banding. 

Original fframe guns can be seen in,amongst other places,the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Non firing models I'm afraid but fun on the field of Mars I hope...

Greetings

A Happy Easter from all here at Army Red/White when Easter begins at sunset on Easter Eve.

And now some FLW inspiration for the more outre amongst you-

Now that would be an Army for next year's FLW jamboree- only joking chaps!

On patrol

The better weather sees Army Red/White sending patrols into the mountains. The top picture depicts the patrol in the foothills of the alps,the middle one a mountain infantry man equipped for all weathers (March/April in the U.K perhaps? ) and the botttom one shows the same scout at the edge of a precipice. FLW al fresco has begun...

Re the Family

Pop over to-
http://tradgardland.blogspot.com/
for some toy soldier plans etc

Big Wars

http://tradgardland.blogspot.com/ for a brief report and photo of my current Big Wars game umpired by Brian and featuring Ian as my splendid opponent...

Memories of times past...

Hello I'm back-back to work and on the road to feeling better. Since I've been away I've had a conceit to try and do some 1930s civilian militias in 54mm for a very British Civil War circa 1938. My memories of my Wm Britians catalogue 1964 or so gave me hope- farmers with shot guns,mounted figures in hunting pink and suitable carts.

However looking at their current range on the web I see I am well out of touch! No farmer with shotgun ,no fox hunters etc! I fear I should have realised time has indeed moved on...

So any ideas for 1938 in 54mm eagerly sought- thanks in anticipation

More Amy Black

Still not 100% after my recent sojourn in hospital I have been cheered by further stirring photos of Army Black.Photos taken and figures painted by Alfront once again- enjoy!