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My forum name is simply my surname - not too imaginative I suppose! Officially, and to the parents, work, etc., I'm Peter, but for as long as I can remember, close friends have simply called me Molloy. Even my girlfriend still uses my second name, and that's after nearly two years! Cheers...

Couldn't agree with you more, Nasir. As important as each was on their own merits, none the less El Alamein, D-Day, The Bulge, etc., would all have been for nothing if it wasn't for the truly epic effort put in by the Soviets in the East. It's an aspect to the Second World War that I find...

Very interesting piece Tony, thanks as ever for the effort. The music was bang on, seemed to fit the video perfectly. Cheers, Molloy.

At the moment, I'm enjoying Adventures with the Connaught Rangers by William Grattan. It's a very well written eyewitness account of the author's military service with the aforementioned regiment during the Peninsular War, from Bussaco onwards. One of those rare works that you can almost read...

Cheers for the kind wishes mate, I'll definitely be passing them on to the lady herself once I get over to see her in a week and a half's time (she's sunning herself in Greece as we speak, the lucky little devil)! Yep, no joke at all, we're talking real-size, 1:1 buses here! He's been a...

Sorry I'm only getting back to you now Nasir, been working pretty heavily the last few days to save up for going away! The Eastern Front is definitely fascinating stuff, and something that, seemingly for a number of different reasons, is severely under-represented in this hobby. Can I assume...

Not sure why this didn't occur to me earlier: could it be that instead of mistaking the 3rd ID patch colour, CS were trying to depict a subdued or desertised varient of the insignia?? Had a quick Google for photos of 3rd Inf. personnel from the period these figures are meant to represent...

It's only been a couple of months as a member for me, but already, I find it very difficult to remember what collecting was like for me before being able to discuss it and share in the enjoyment with everyone here. I can honestly say I've yet to come across a single person on the forum I've...

Wasn't aware of the series at all until I spotted this thread - cheers all for the heads up! Caught most of the first episode online last night, overall I think it's quite good. I'll definitely catch the second episode whenever I can find it. If nothing else, it certainly seems to provide a...

I've gone for sculpt - purely because I suppose that's essentially what makes a particular figure what it is, good or bad. If the basic figure itself is disproportionate, badly posed, or just plain unrealistic looking, then no ammount of subsequent factors like paint, etc. will make up for that...

Good luck with the move mate, a castle all of your own is definitely something worth cutting back a bit for;). Seriously though, hope to still see plenty of you on the forum. Like a lot of people have already pointed out, it really doesn't matter at the end of the day how big your collection or...

Well, here's hoping for Normandy! Some of the action involving Falschirmjager is fascinating - the fighting around Carentan by units of FRJ 6 springs immediately to mind. Cheers, Molloy.

Thanks CS - that's a very good point, never really considered that. If there are distinctions too major to ignore - I wonder which type of FJ K&C would give priority to? I'm thinking Normandy - based purely on the fact that's already an established line for the company? Cheers, Molloy.

Absolutely thrilled to hear that good news, Chis. I'm a long way from having kids myself yet, but thinking about it, I can imagine just a fraction of the stress and strain you must have been going through - not sure if I could hold it togther myself through all that, but you obviously have, so...

Thanks for the pictures, Nasir, very nice collection - really captures the feel of late-war German paras. And to add my voice to the chorus, yes the above would be great to see!! Not an expert on German airborne, but Normandy-era FJ would be fairly appropriate for Monte Cassino as well...

Cheers for clearing that one up for me, Brad - who says you can learn nothing apart from toy soldiers and military history here on the forum! I can now confidently avoid any cringe-worthy fashion faux-pas if I ever make it over to your side of the Atlantic;). Thanks for the additional...

Yep, it looks like Greece should be great fun, really starting to look forward it now as I'm going in just over two weeks! I think some of the Figarti stuff looks very interesting - I particularly like the Vietnam figures they do as it's a period that's always fascinated me, and the relevant...

Well, I could make any manner of exceptions for the lovely Ms. Bilson (although her mate in the OC was always the finer of the pair:D)! So if I'm reading this right, there's some sort of tradition in the US that you can't wear white trousers after Labour Day?? Cheers, Molloy.

Ah no, really sorry to hear that mate. Are things looking a bit better now? I can only imagine how rough that must have been for you - fair play for keeping it together and getting through it. How's everybody else holding up? He, he, no I don't go to Trinners (Trinners - as in "Trinners for...

Heya Nasir, thanks a million for the invite mate! I'm great, how about yourself?? Struggling through an Irish summer here (ie. one day without rain out of every dozen or so!). Haven't made any big purchases at all recently, apart from two pieces from Britain's matte Zulu War range, just to...