tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post2379269420178392857..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Welcoming an old friendDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-55920105098234417172015-03-28T18:56:30.621+00:002015-03-28T18:56:30.621+00:00Hi Steve,
I remember hacking up a box of French C...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I remember hacking up a box of French Cavalry and turning them into British Heavy Dragoons. Also converting British Infantry into 95th riflemen and also into foot artillery crew. <br /><br />I did not get to the film until the 80s though, when it came out on VHS.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-7122128564790927642015-03-23T12:18:50.581+00:002015-03-23T12:18:50.581+00:00I must have been about 10 or 11 when the film came...I must have been about 10 or 11 when the film came out and remember seeing it at the cinema.. may be even twice... like you I was very much in Napoleonics back then - oodles of boxes of Airfix French Line infantry...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-72701784194213564402015-03-22T15:13:36.710+00:002015-03-22T15:13:36.710+00:00Hi David,
Getting copies of the Funckens now woul...Hi David,<br /><br />Getting copies of the Funckens now would be nice although I doubt they would be cheap. I assume you dont muck around with them now they are yours!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-2075786833957415812015-03-22T15:12:03.032+00:002015-03-22T15:12:03.032+00:00Hi Son of York,
That is true re the other nations...Hi Son of York,<br /><br />That is true re the other nations - although some of the plates are pretty good for the Dutch Belgians.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-2781182305301093692015-03-22T15:10:04.127+00:002015-03-22T15:10:04.127+00:00Hi Jonathan,
It is a really inspirational book - ...Hi Jonathan,<br /><br />It is a really inspirational book - I wonder how popular the French version was though? ;-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-65618750466751068582015-03-22T15:07:04.041+00:002015-03-22T15:07:04.041+00:00Hi Bob,
You may think that....but I couldn't ...Hi Bob,<br /><br />You may think that....but I couldn't possibily comment....<br /><br />Seriously though, I cannot see me tackling this using figures although perhaps a small part may feature.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-80540864414109874542015-03-22T15:05:13.787+00:002015-03-22T15:05:13.787+00:00Hi Legatus,
That is very true indeed - even Dutch...Hi Legatus,<br /><br />That is very true indeed - even Dutch Belgians are available in plastic these days. I can remember fielding a unit of Brunswick Jager fashioned from Airfix slouch hat Confederates - and being very pleased with my ingenuity!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-37638562662735614652015-03-22T15:03:07.818+00:002015-03-22T15:03:07.818+00:00Hi Arthur,
I have seen paperback versions kicking...Hi Arthur,<br /><br />I have seen paperback versions kicking around but all seemed as though they would be disintegrating in fairly short oredr which was a shame. The hardback version cost me £10 and is certainly money well spent!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-12023864133707019562015-03-22T11:54:31.882+00:002015-03-22T11:54:31.882+00:00This is the book that got me into Napoleonic warga...This is the book that got me into Napoleonic wargaming (actually it was my brothers and he ad the 2 Funken books but they were expensive so I wasn't allowed to muck about with them). Still have my copy - plus his Funkens now :)David Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618853603602429096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-44481390436290573342015-03-22T09:54:23.261+00:002015-03-22T09:54:23.261+00:00An excellent book and one I still use. Very good ...An excellent book and one I still use. Very good on the British and French but seems to me they ran out of space for the other nationalities.Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-69694900418701735112015-03-21T23:12:02.395+00:002015-03-21T23:12:02.395+00:00Still one of my favorites. Mine is in hardback to...Still one of my favorites. Mine is in hardback too but the French edition.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-61013154854735943142015-03-21T21:57:39.818+00:002015-03-21T21:57:39.818+00:00David,
I had a feeling that you were going to go ...David,<br /><br />I had a feeling that you were going to go down this route, despite your protestations to the contrary.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-19897845969947588772015-03-21T21:51:11.826+00:002015-03-21T21:51:11.826+00:00I have this too but the paperback version. I love...I have this too but the paperback version. I loved this book when I was younger, in my Airfix days, and would have been stunned at the time to see how many of the troop types became available in 20mm plastic!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-77456652068637938662015-03-21T21:32:54.234+00:002015-03-21T21:32:54.234+00:00I think the illustrations superior to those in Fun...I think the illustrations superior to those in Funcken and the Blandford Waterloo, and the level of detail is more than sufficient to paint wargame figures. I have a sadly tattered paperback copy and would only part with it for a hardback one!<br />Regards,<br />Arthurarthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-59795910066361268542015-03-21T21:26:19.329+00:002015-03-21T21:26:19.329+00:00Hi Ken,
I am unsure as to how accurate the detail...Hi Ken,<br /><br />I am unsure as to how accurate the details would be in the light of more modern research but for sheer nostalgia and as reasonable guide it is hard to beat. I probably would want to delve a little deeper if I was ever going to paint a 54mm figure!<br /><br />It reminded me of some very happy gaming times though so was worth getting in again.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-15663175789073252015-03-21T20:50:21.468+00:002015-03-21T20:50:21.468+00:00One of my favourite books from my youth, almost ha...One of my favourite books from my youth, almost had it on permanent loan from the library, don't know how it would stand up to modern research but great for its time.Yarkshire Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com