tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post5854181057091907845..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: The Collection of Eric Knowles and some Turkish DelightDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-11478663123861947782020-08-29T15:58:36.911+01:002020-08-29T15:58:36.911+01:00Hello Geordie,
Many thanks old chap! Was that me ...Hello Geordie,<br /><br />Many thanks old chap! Was that me or the ships?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-52486061816534824702020-08-28T20:25:04.159+01:002020-08-28T20:25:04.159+01:00This post is a treasure
Forty years on and still ...This post is a treasure <br />Forty years on and still looking good!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-25302812199379984032020-08-01T15:21:36.725+01:002020-08-01T15:21:36.725+01:00Hi ‘Lee,
Many thanks old chap - much appreciated!...Hi ‘Lee,<br /><br />Many thanks old chap - much appreciated! It was a long time ago for sure but I remember the fun we had making all manner of ships and certainly in Eric’s case with additional levels of imagination applied!<br /><br />As I recall I scratch built a couple of cruisers and a battle cruiser and it was enormous fun doing so.<br /><br />I will be posting pictures of the Napoleonics as they get sorted but it will take a while. Time has not been kind to them but there are some gems to be seen and of course, let us not forget the historical interest surrounding the collection.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-20050125083544729872020-08-01T10:17:54.092+01:002020-08-01T10:17:54.092+01:00Hello David, glad to see that you are keeping busy...Hello David, glad to see that you are keeping busy.<br /><br />Those little ship models are wonderful things.<br /><br />I am fascinated to read that there is much more of the Napoleonic collection, some from the 1965 Waterloo game, still to come! Given the resurgence of interest in vintage Napoleonics there should be good homes to be found for them. I would just love to be able to peer into those boxes to see what's there, must be a treasure trove for collectors. 'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-38294765370345904412020-08-01T09:56:19.426+01:002020-08-01T09:56:19.426+01:00Hello there Graham C,
I remember when Eric said ...Hello there Graham C,<br /><br />I remember when Eric said was in charge of the Turkish fleet - I was hugely disappointed at the time until I visited the local reference library and looked at the 1914 edition of Jane’s Fighting Ships. I photocopied the entire section and this was the start of my lifelong interest in matters Turkish!<br /><br />Eric was incredibly creative and he churned out all manner of ships from the Airfix 1:1200th range as well as some old Eaglewall kits. He would happily chop up metal models and used bits and pieces across the scale spectrum.<br /><br />It was great fun as it was all so over the top!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-38964668379803078692020-08-01T07:05:31.055+01:002020-08-01T07:05:31.055+01:00That's something special to have these find th...That's something special to have these find their way to you. They don't look in too bad a condition either. I remember spending hours in the reference library making notes of various ships etc to enable their use in the Fletcher Pratt rules and also to allow us to scratch build models from Naldo and Lino tiles! <br />Looking forward to seeing more of the finds<br />Graham Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229770388869939725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-26901621085699038762020-07-31T17:35:25.075+01:002020-07-31T17:35:25.075+01:00Hi Bob,
I did not know you worked on the Austrian...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I did not know you worked on the Austrians although I do recall you made a number of models for Eric that saw gallant service.<br /><br />Eric’s creativity was legendary and as you rightly say, he could see things that others may not have done with some of ships so for you to include me in the same conversation is high praise indeed for which I thank you!<br /><br />There is a lot more to come from this collection and I hope we can be sharing some more memories of what was enormous fun sooner rather than later.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-64500920006802334952020-07-31T17:31:12.370+01:002020-07-31T17:31:12.370+01:00Hi Ray,
The South East Asia WW1 campaign containe...Hi Ray,<br /><br />The South East Asia WW1 campaign contained many things, some consider to be unnatural....The Italians, Russians, Japanese, Americans, Germans and the Royal Navy all featured.<br /><br />It was enormous fun in a mad, anarchic story of way.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62468103227775405852020-07-31T17:11:03.093+01:002020-07-31T17:11:03.093+01:00Austrian and Turkush Navy! That's not somethin...Austrian and Turkush Navy! That's not something you see every day!!!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-34851802620833241522020-07-31T16:25:20.303+01:002020-07-31T16:25:20.303+01:00David,
I recognise some of the ships in the Austr...David,<br /><br />I recognise some of the ships in the Austrian fleet, especially the Minifig DREADNOUGHT that I converted into a coastal defence ship (SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf) for Eric.<br /><br />I like the way he had converted the Triang Minic Daring-class destroyers into light cruisers ... and your two conversions were outstanding! Turning the Tribal-class hulls over was inspired, and well up to the sort of standard Eric set. He had a knack of looking at something and seeing all sorts of potential that others just could not see, and you did the same.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com