tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post9104209027052638540..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: The Shape of Things to ComeDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62056679270069789052018-01-23T08:32:26.793+00:002018-01-23T08:32:26.793+00:00Hi David in Suffolk,
Beaneys! That was it! I have...Hi David in Suffolk,<br /><br />Beaneys! That was it! I have been trying to remember that name for an age. man and Boy was the better of the two for sure and I must have spent a small fortune in there.<br /><br />I was really delighted when Broadside started as it gave me a chance to go back to Sittingbourne but sadly for the past two years I have been on holiday when it has been on - and I will be away this year as well.<br /><br />I shall be at Tonbridge though.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-27009982302172990492018-01-22T21:50:37.685+00:002018-01-22T21:50:37.685+00:00hi David,
sorry for late response but thanks for ...hi David, <br />sorry for late response but thanks for the positively Proustian snippets about Sittingbourne.. Man and Boy, wow I had forgotten that! I think they did Hinchcliffe figures, the first 'proper' metal wargame figures I saw, though way beyond my pocket-money. I do remember the camera shop, and I think my first 'proper' camera, a good old clunky Practika SLR, came from there. I think the other model shop, not far away ( just past the Convent school?) was called Beaneys - far too much time spent in there! I was a Borden School boy myself.<br />cheers for the memories! <br /> david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-24462785299669534912018-01-06T14:37:55.547+00:002018-01-06T14:37:55.547+00:00Hi Paul,
Happy new year to you and yours old chap...Hi Paul,<br /><br />Happy new year to you and yours old chap and congratulations on the new position. Drop me an email when you can for a proper catch up.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-20845498633357709702018-01-06T14:36:39.144+00:002018-01-06T14:36:39.144+00:00Hi David in Suffolk,
I am of the 1960 vintage and...Hi David in Suffolk,<br /><br />I am of the 1960 vintage and my first job after leaving school was in Sittingbourne. It was in a shop called The Camera and HiFi Centre and the address was (I think) 4 West Street. The guy that owned it was called Pat Gower.<br /><br />I used to spend a lot of time (and money) in Man and Boy and there was another models shop at the other end of the high street but sadly I cannot remember the name. I also used to use the library a lot and my father went to Borden Grammer.<br /><br />Small world eh?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-35212508623304866012018-01-06T14:32:51.622+00:002018-01-06T14:32:51.622+00:00Hi Steve,
And to you sir! I hope all is well with...Hi Steve,<br /><br />And to you sir! I hope all is well with you and yours.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-44627971667400770202018-01-06T14:32:01.645+00:002018-01-06T14:32:01.645+00:00Hi Simon,
I keep trying to persuade my son that h...Hi Simon,<br /><br />I keep trying to persuade my son that he needs to be his son (aka my grandson) the Lego Death Star.<br /><br />Sadly I am not making much progress....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-15354844210428165072018-01-06T14:30:39.549+00:002018-01-06T14:30:39.549+00:00Hi Geordie,
Funny you should mention HMS Hood.......Hi Geordie,<br /><br />Funny you should mention HMS Hood....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-6571337766214577942018-01-06T00:52:23.844+00:002018-01-06T00:52:23.844+00:00Happy New Year mateHappy New Year matePaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-14532432260997337422018-01-06T00:11:50.870+00:002018-01-06T00:11:50.870+00:00The Isle of Sheppey indeed! As one who grew up in ...The Isle of Sheppey indeed! As one who grew up in Sittingbourne, I salute you. From your other postings I reckon you were 2 years ahead. Did you hop on the train to 'the mainland' at all? I wonder if we may have acquired early armies in the same model shops..☺<br />Great blog too, thanks!<br /><br />david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-65059870955212447842018-01-05T03:18:18.731+00:002018-01-05T03:18:18.731+00:00From one unfocused blogger to another, all the bes...From one unfocused blogger to another, all the best to you in 2018, David !<br /><br />Cheers,<br />SteveCorporal_Trimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00376387688651637091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-66929748066984840582018-01-04T20:09:53.492+00:002018-01-04T20:09:53.492+00:00Building Star Wars lego sounds grand to me. Happy ...Building Star Wars lego sounds grand to me. Happy New Year!Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47287461009237106362018-01-04T17:15:59.612+00:002018-01-04T17:15:59.612+00:00I shall watch the SCW naval with interest
I am sur...I shall watch the SCW naval with interest<br />I am sure HMS Hood will show up!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.com