tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post7169640888810262875..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Airfix's Little SoldiersRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-52478768911660896832016-10-15T12:42:52.762+01:002016-10-15T12:42:52.762+01:00Elliot Taylor,
Age is no bar to enjoying wargamin...Elliot Taylor,<br /><br />Age is no bar to enjoying wargaming or making comments on blogs. As long as people are pleasant and have something worthwhile to say, all are welcome.<br /><br />I was unaware that the official Airfix website no longer included their figures. In my opinion doing that makes little or no sense.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23695849824511414592016-10-15T09:39:09.195+01:002016-10-15T09:39:09.195+01:00I'm 15 years old and probably not welcome here...I'm 15 years old and probably not welcome here, but I've already started wargamimg with my friends using (you guessed it!) the newer Airfix soldiers. Sadly, you can't buy them from the official website anymore as they were recently discontinued.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459612373698120261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66847282224727202792012-11-10T17:21:12.538+00:002012-11-10T17:21:12.538+00:00Ross Mac,
The arrival of Airfix figures seems to ...Ross Mac,<br /><br />The arrival of Airfix figures seems to have been the catalyst for a lot of wargamers (of a certain age) to start.<br /><br />The book is excellent, although the translation from French to English is a little odd in one or two places.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-63726381141799168662012-11-10T15:39:03.414+00:002012-11-10T15:39:03.414+00:00I have a large soft spot for Airfix, like so many ...I have a large soft spot for Airfix, like so many others. Looks like a marvelous book.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5361153497802178122012-11-07T23:37:12.380+00:002012-11-07T23:37:12.380+00:00Ken H,
I remember getting plastic figures in vari...Ken H,<br /><br />I remember getting plastic figures in various cereal packets when I was a child, but I thought that they were larger than OO/HO-scale. Mind you, everything looks bigger when you are young, doesn't it?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-55013328165672538152012-11-07T15:19:15.741+00:002012-11-07T15:19:15.741+00:00I remember getting some quite useable small plasti...I remember getting some quite useable small plastic figs - probably HO/00 in cereal packets - corn flakes and sugar puffs I seem to recall. They seemed sim,ilar to airfix ones i had bought - but may just be my rose tinted juvenile memory!Ken Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231379269565966932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23252151597553070502012-11-06T21:45:14.686+00:002012-11-06T21:45:14.686+00:00Anibal Invictus,
The first boxes of Airfix figure...Anibal Invictus,<br /><br />The first boxes of Airfix figures that I bought came from the local branch of Woolworths.<br /><br />The earliest boxes of Airfix figures had a small see-through panel in the box so that you could see a selection of the figures inside.<br /><br />The book contains illustrations of all the packaging used from 1959 onwards.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-55933756552439019042012-11-06T21:30:09.256+00:002012-11-06T21:30:09.256+00:00Airfix plastics were also my game companions durin...Airfix plastics were also my game companions during my boyhood in the 60s in Spain. I remember being 6-7 years old to go shopping to the food market every Friday and stopping by a (now defunct) small model shop nearby with my father to buy a box of Airfix soldiers (I may be wrong but then these were whithe colour with a transparent cellophane through which you could see the content) Anibal Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574972963418062956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-3972977304226025412012-11-06T21:22:55.669+00:002012-11-06T21:22:55.669+00:00CWT (Craig),
I wonder how many wargamers of a cer...CWT (Craig),<br /><br />I wonder how many wargamers of a certain age are also 'rediscovering' the wargames (and plastic figures) of their youth.<br /><br />I have looked at the hard plastic PSC figures, and I must admit that they are very tempting.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72528300225150304202012-11-06T20:46:50.122+00:002012-11-06T20:46:50.122+00:00Hi,
I've been re-discovering 1/72 plastic fig...Hi,<br /><br />I've been re-discovering 1/72 plastic figures from my own childhood, and am putting them to use on my current wargaming. (who would've ever guessed where it was going to lead?)<br /><br />If you're interested in ww2-era plastics (of a modern sort) you should have a stare at plasticsoldiercompany.co.uk<br /><br />All the best,<br />CraigCWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145880616920091517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77368452213799424332012-11-06T18:39:16.980+00:002012-11-06T18:39:16.980+00:00Mosstrooper,
How would wargaming in the UK have d...Mosstrooper,<br /><br />How would wargaming in the UK have developed without these little fellows?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-69405053470731671582012-11-06T17:24:58.710+00:002012-11-06T17:24:58.710+00:00Oh my the nostalgia ! dear old Airfix Oh my the nostalgia ! dear old Airfix Mosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37437295799193922602012-11-06T15:41:45.528+00:002012-11-06T15:41:45.528+00:00Jim Duncan,
I hate to think what I am going to fi...Jim Duncan,<br /><br />I hate to think what I am going to find!<br /><br />Better it is a 'lost 15mm-scale Tiger tank in your loft that a full-size one. Mind you, that would be a bit more difficult not to find.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45863811341170413802012-11-06T15:05:57.920+00:002012-11-06T15:05:57.920+00:00And how many more little 'wonders' will yo...And how many more little 'wonders' will you have stashed away in your office Bob?<br /><br />According to my 'chums' I have a 15mm Tiger tank in my loft. As it it happens I have no need of a 15mm Tiger tank so I don't intend to go looking for it!!<br /><br />Jim<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.com