Yesterday I mentioned that Carl Luxford paid me an all too fleeting visit to give me a gift. It consisted of a card with a wonderful picture of Whitby on the cover ...
... and a sealed metal box with ‘Hotel Chocolat’ on the lid.
When I opened the card, it contained a ‘Thank You’ for some books that I sent him and included a cryptic message that hinted at what the box contained … and when I opened it, I was gobsmacked! It contained what Carl described as an African Colonial playset … and in my opinion, this was a massive understatement!
As the following photograph shows, the ‘playset’ consisted of a number of Askaris and European officers, native and Arab troops (including cavalry), and native bearers. They are all beautifully painted and based … and my first thought was that these figures cry out to be used for a Madasahatta-type game.
Thank you, Carl, for your wonderful gift!
Oh, this is a terrific surprise and a wonderful gift from Carl.
ReplyDeleteJonathan Freitag,
DeleteIt was the sort of present one could normally only wish for! It is tremendously appreciated, and Carl gets many 👍👍👍👍👍 from me!
All the best,
Bob
Hello there Bob,
ReplyDeleteThat is magnificent looking for sure! What scale are they? You are quite right about Madasahatta - absolutely bang on the money and a truly wonderful gift. Any chance of some out of the box pictures? I suspect you will be having a whole lot of fun with these for sure!
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteThey are 15mm figures, and will fit in with my Belle Époque project, although I’m loath to rebase them. I will have a find some way to integrate them if I can.
All the best,
Bob
All the best,
Bob
Wow, that is incredibly generous of Carl and I'm sure you will get many, many hours of enjoyment from these!
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteAbsolutely … and I’m itching to use them as soon as possible.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeleteObviously they have come from a good home to another good home. What a gift! It will be nice to receive news from Madasahatta...
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteCarl’s gift has be the high point in a very testing week … and has really boosted my somewhat flagging morale.
Will I revisit Madasahatta? I have a strong inclination to do so …
All the best,
Bob
What a surprise and a generous gift.
ReplyDeletePeter,
DeleteIt was … and they will be a cherished part of my collection.
All the best,
Bob
Great gift. They look really nicely done too. Will fit in nicely with your 1900-ish games.
ReplyDeleteNundanket,
DeleteI could not have wished for a nicer gift … and you are right, it will fit in very nicely with my other Belle Époque figures.
All the best,
Bob
What a superb surprise! Carl has posted a few pics while painting figures recently, possibly of these very figures, and they looked excellent (and captured the feel of the area very well). Kudos 👍
ReplyDeleteMartin S.,
DeleteIt is very difficult to express in writing just how much I appreciated this gift. As I have commented before, it came in the middle of a somewhat trying week, and really boosted my flagging morale.
I owe Carl a great debt of thanks.
All the best,
Bob
So this is what you meant by a quiet week? Sounds rather busy to me but with lots of good bits to balance the bad.
ReplyDeleteLong may it continue!
Ross Mac,
DeleteIt certainly was much busier than I had planned or envisioned that it might be!
Hopefully next week will be quieter.
All the est,
Bob
A wonderful gift of lovely figures which was brilliantly set-up to produce maximum surprise too. Clearly Carl got great joy in putting it together! Your immense joy and gratitude are patently clear.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
James Fisher (James),
DeleteI hope that Carl got as much fun putting this group together as I intend to have using them.
It was a truly magnificent gift.
All the best,
Bob