tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post457470152043307982..comments2024-03-28T19:56:04.555+00:00Comments on Hinton Hunt Vintage Wargame Figures: Engineers of the GuardStrykerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-40394075574923005342018-03-12T08:52:11.476+00:002018-03-12T08:52:11.476+00:00Remind me of your address!
I have some spares bu...Remind me of your address! <br />I have some spares but they will need implements repaired or added.<br />lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-6619865573402362442018-03-11T20:56:59.427+00:002018-03-11T20:56:59.427+00:00Roy - good idea, problem is I only have 2 engineer...Roy - good idea, problem is I only have 2 engineers!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-30708608839038167832018-03-11T17:59:03.436+00:002018-03-11T17:59:03.436+00:00Having engineers carry out so me such task as repa...Having engineers carry out so me such task as repair a bridge or block a road would be a simpke rule addition<br />Minor engineering task ...takes four engineers one move to accomplish. lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-29589939326384196152018-03-10T14:56:28.378+00:002018-03-10T14:56:28.378+00:00Nigel - yes, I was glad to find a use for them. Ob...Nigel - yes, I was glad to find a use for them. Obviously they will only be tasked with digging in sand not mud!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-67071266018933959232018-03-10T10:08:40.042+00:002018-03-10T10:08:40.042+00:00Piece of genius, adding them to the marins. Mind, ...Piece of genius, adding them to the marins. Mind, if we're going to start laughing at their helmets, where does that leave most of our heavy cavalry? I particularly like the notion of white gaiters for digging.the Archdukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-39004370369368631052018-03-10T09:25:13.690+00:002018-03-10T09:25:13.690+00:00Thanks Lee!Thanks Lee!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-23542539995212197102018-03-10T09:21:56.937+00:002018-03-10T09:21:56.937+00:00Brilliant little characters Ian, and a great job o...Brilliant little characters Ian, and a great job on the shovel restoration.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-13023242646687275012018-03-10T09:03:14.986+00:002018-03-10T09:03:14.986+00:00WM - Mark reminded me that I also have two of thes...WM - Mark reminded me that I also have two of these from an eBay purchase from him ten years ago but I can't find the second one anywhere!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-4679277183946755412018-03-10T07:52:37.285+00:002018-03-10T07:52:37.285+00:00Well I'll be darned, I have two of the same sa...Well I'll be darned, I have two of the same sapper-with-a-shovel and they both have the same flaw.<br /><br />You've done an absolutely splendid job on these and the Marines, Ian. I can't wait to see the finished battalion.<br /><br />Best regards<br />Matt BWellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-80082525837200942752018-03-09T20:53:04.292+00:002018-03-09T20:53:04.292+00:00Matt - yes, and I'm not sure that it is actual...Matt - yes, and I'm not sure that it is actually possible to dig a hole with a shouldered musket!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-29047009491866532112018-03-09T20:52:19.493+00:002018-03-09T20:52:19.493+00:00Mark - he's obviously been digging very hard h...Mark - he's obviously been digging very hard hence the broken spade. Nice to be reminded of his pedigree and it seems right that he should finally takes his place in the ranks of the Guard!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-35410763809350557562018-03-09T20:39:11.358+00:002018-03-09T20:39:11.358+00:00Very smart uniforms. Especially for digging holes ...Very smart uniforms. Especially for digging holes in!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751744958434403184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-41019266328956006442018-03-09T20:29:19.395+00:002018-03-09T20:29:19.395+00:00Its good to see the old engineer repainted and pai...Its good to see the old engineer repainted and painted. I think the spade was broken when I bought him from the shop in Camden Passage all those years ago.Mark Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331203191073034775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-70502877469896333982018-03-09T18:30:35.032+00:002018-03-09T18:30:35.032+00:00Thanks Tony, they do look a bit like firemen but t...Thanks Tony, they do look a bit like firemen but they did apparently carry out fire fighting duties in the Paris palaces!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875985959507775409.post-44581780251714556782018-03-09T17:57:21.434+00:002018-03-09T17:57:21.434+00:00Like them - particularly the Icky the Fire-Bobby h...Like them - particularly the Icky the Fire-Bobby helmets. Nice job - who are you calling Shovel Head, by the way? That officer is looking dubious about the paperwork - stand by for a long intake of breath - this job is going to be expensive.<br /><br />Some set of rules I have used fairly recently allowed you to ignore (or reduce) terrain deductions in a melee attack if you have an engineer present. I'm a bit vexed that I can't remember which set of rules is was - might be "Big Battalions". or it might be a set I wrote myself (how wretched is that?) which, come to think of it, pinched most of their good bits from Big Battalions.<br /><br />Anyway - very smart lads - super.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.com