tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post8506151673369189397..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Out of the Shed: My collection of HO-scale plastic model buildingsRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5114299810406695642014-08-01T22:08:45.684+01:002014-08-01T22:08:45.684+01:00Arthur1815,
I think that the wooden engine shed w...Arthur1815,<br /><br />I think that the wooden engine shed was one of the first model buildings that I bought, and that must have been at least 45 years ago.<br /><br />I am still sorting out what I found in the crates that were in the shed ... and there is loads more stuff to come!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-69087467317845727842014-08-01T21:30:23.603+01:002014-08-01T21:30:23.603+01:00Bob,
I had the wooden engine shed on my OO9 narro...Bob, <br />I had the wooden engine shed on my OO9 narrow guage layout!<br />Must be c.45 years ago...<br />Your shed seems a virtual TARDIS of wargame/modelling memorabilia.<br />Best wishes,<br />Arthurarthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90269282235540420172014-08-01T21:22:12.295+01:002014-08-01T21:22:12.295+01:00Pete.
From what I can remember I used to be able ...Pete.<br /><br />From what I can remember I used to be able to buy two 'under construction' building kits for the price of one normal building kit.<br /><br />They also made excellent terrain for FIBUA.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-35321116711714526032014-08-01T21:07:13.196+01:002014-08-01T21:07:13.196+01:00An impressive haul- the under construction houses ...An impressive haul- the under construction houses are particularly nice.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58410858350757834272014-08-01T19:12:14.781+01:002014-08-01T19:12:14.781+01:00Conrad Kinch,
If you think that this is a great f...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />If you think that this is a great find, I can assure you that there are far more 'rediscoveries' to come!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10417897847296836232014-08-01T17:19:09.945+01:002014-08-01T17:19:09.945+01:00Bob, wow! What a find. Those are great.Bob, wow! What a find. Those are great.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66967070184321520592014-08-01T15:51:03.704+01:002014-08-01T15:51:03.704+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
The collection is quite versati...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />The collection is quite versatile with regard to wargaming conflicts in Northern Europe post 1850, and the industrial buildings have been fought over quite a few times. It is not for nothing that one of them became known as the 'tractor factory'.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60376064022330102972014-08-01T15:47:32.706+01:002014-08-01T15:47:32.706+01:00Stu Rat,
As I am having difficulty sorting out wh...Stu Rat,<br /><br />As I am having difficulty sorting out which bits belong to which kits, you may well be right!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50267943763441824062014-08-01T15:46:38.311+01:002014-08-01T15:46:38.311+01:00Quite a handy collection you have there. I partic...Quite a handy collection you have there. I particularly like the industrial buildings. One tends to overlook this aspect of war games urban planning, but it's such a feature from at least the 1850s onwards. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21083394684681985002014-08-01T15:46:08.645+01:002014-08-01T15:46:08.645+01:00Tim Gow,
I remember that game; it was a WD classi...Tim Gow,<br /><br />I remember that game; it was a WD classic!<br /><br />I wondered why some of the buildings had magnetic tape stuck on the underside of their bases ... and now I remember why.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-930612427701764812014-08-01T15:00:41.586+01:002014-08-01T15:00:41.586+01:00I seem to recall borrowing a number of these for t...I seem to recall borrowing a number of these for the celebrated Wargame Developments game 'Play Your Cards Right'. The first building became popularly known as 'the tractor factory'...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com