A large part of Spain's Gold Reserve (which remained in Republican controlled Spain after the Rising) was transferred to Russia. This was to pay for Russian "aid".
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016
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An Early Sketch... - ...by a War Correspondant: Report to follow when the battle is won and lost.
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New Replicants French Resistance figures at the Plastic Warrior Show 2026 - Each year it seems to take me longer to recover from the Plastic Warrior Show, it's probably something to do with getting older or perhaps more to do wit...
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Sunday Frippery - making stuff - Very short post to showcase a little Fantasy Fortified Town scenery object. It's somewhere between 3D and 2D (2.5D??) as there's room for figures inside...
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Marching ever forwards......progress filler report - Or as Stew would have it a "PBJ post"! I was conscious I had not posted since June. Truth be told, weekends had produced little of note - heat, exhaustio...
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Ratisbon Campaign Day 4 - *19 September 1813 – Southern Germany – Day 4* The French attack Koffering 7th French army – advance to Prettendorf 8th French army – occupy Nittendor...
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Training season, with apologies to Dua Lipa - Training season is certainly not over , in fact it is moving forward very nicely indeed , much of it due to BC himself. The state of play yesterday eveni...
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Joy of Six 2026 - Made it to Joy of Six this year, and for once it doesn't clash with COW. WD Display Team (North) put on 633 Squadron, and as I've missed every other run...
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Back to Gaming - I haven't managed much gaming over the past few weeks for various reasons (including 2.5 weeks away in Norfolk and Suffolk) but did get in 6 games this ...
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WIP 320 – ICE Warriors and Pink Panthers - I needed a quick generic RED and BLUE modern force to take to the Conference of Wargamers (COW). I already have some part-painted Afganistan-era British an...2 days ago
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Specifically general - 1. This may be Lasalle More than ten years ago, I came into a collection of old painted Hinton Hunt figures of Napoleonic generals. I recognised some ...
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About Me
- Robert (Bob) Cordery
- I have been wargaming for as long as I can remember. One of the first toys that I was bought was a wooden fort that was garrisoned by assorted lead soldiers ... and I have never looked back! The first wargames book I bought was CHARGE! (although I had taken out [and repeatedly read] Donald Featherstone's WAR GAMES book beforehand [and many thanks to John Curry for republishing it!]). My first 20mm figures were the good old Airfix Guards Infantry and Band (in shocking pink!), soon followed by others as they were released, and by 1968, when I bought my first metal Hinton Hunt 20mm figures, I had a large collection of World War II figures, tanks, guns, and aircraft. I was a founder member of WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS and have been the treasurer and membership secretary ever since. I have also organised – along with Tim Gow - the annual conference (COW – Conference of Wargamers) for more that fifteen years. My main interests are wargaming any wars from 1850 onwards, although I have a special interest in Colonial, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II wargaming. I also have a special interest in wargames that use square or hex grids for movement and weapon ranges.
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