Brigadier Peter Young on Desert Island Discs

 

Photo Martin Abbott/ Howard Giles

Thanks to John William for posting this on Blasts from the Past - reenactment nostalgia. The distinguished soldier and wargamer and founder of the Sealed Knot Peter Young in 1977 with Roy Plomley. Haven't listened to it yet but it promises to be interesting. A man of great distinction to be sure.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p009mt3m?fbclid=IwAR001Gq4l3UNk35BuKVusPM_a6YXppDOcEkHzvIsUbsanRnfApLK8Fm_t9s

Bryan Ansell RIP

 Sad to hear Bryan Ansell has died. He used to (during the Foundry years) ring me up and we would chat about wargaming. He invited me up to his house in Newark and he showed me around his house and studios and his car collection. A major player in wargames.

News (Nottinghamshire live)

Danish Captain 1706

 Danish captain 1706. From Ruben Gulbrandsen's Pinterest page.https://pin.it/131Wwor

Annual Christmas WSS game

 Andrew Robertson and friends had this game recently. 1700 figures on the table. A culmination of about 15 years accumulating the armies. Narrow French victory. Well done chaps.

Minifigs 15mm SYW

 Remember these? I did an Austrian and a Prussian army using these. I remember them being neatly sculpted and they painted up well. Get them from here

News from Bruno Mugnai

 He has finished the next volume in his series.

Carl Röchling

Minifigs 25mm Seven Years War

 Catalogue here. I knew this chap Rob Turner who had thousands of these and would host games accommodating about 6 players. All in gloss enamel but very well done.