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Dear Gary, Thank you for sharing your new lake in the park display with the kids' playground. It is very nicely done. I see that you have diligently covered the bases of the figures. The old man sitting in the Pagoda looks content. By the way, Bill and I concluded a very smooth transaction...

When young, Napoleon had an interest in a naval career. As a boy, he wanted to join the Royal Navy as a naval cadet. His father wrote to the Royal Navy to ask if his son Napoleon could join, but there was no reply. Later, his family tried to enrol him in the French Naval Academy, but this failed...

Hello Damian, Many Happy Returns on your Birthday. Hope you have a very special day. Cheers, Raymond. :)

Grognard, You have the best answer that fits the indication points. Congratulations. I was "all at sea" with the coordinates. Raymond. :salute::

Hello valmy, Thank you for your kind words. However, I am still not sure if you are referring to a covert operations "force" or a particular "stealth" weapon.....quite confusing. The cooordinates that you provided is a point in the North Sea between the north-east coast of Scotland and the...

KOSB ? ..... Jedburgh, Scotland is not far from the border with England. Operation Jedburgh.....Special Operations Executive (SOE), Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the Free French Bureau. Raymond:(

Hello valmy, You must be referring to Operation Jaywick in September 1943. The mission was to raid Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour and assigned to Z Special Force (SOE and SOA). The "limpet mine" invented by Stuart Macrae circa 1939 was used and sank 7 Japanese ships. Stuart Macrae also...

Hello valmy33, Another try..... The Turing Bombe, part of ULTRA invented by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman in 1939-1940. It was used by British Military Intelligence at Bletchley Park, so strictly not British Army. Best, Raymond. :confused:

Hi valmy33, I shall try again.....something fast, silent and mortal for my enemies.....possibly RADAR. It was also called the "deadly ray" by some, although not a weapon in the true sense of the word. There was a team of scientists involved in the development of RADAR, but it was accredited...

valmy33, This is a difficult one, but I shall give it a try. General Shiro Ishii of Unit 731. The "Plague" bomb. Raymond. :confused:

Great display.....very nicely done on the band of "Red Legs" in pursuit. Raymond.:)

Al, Well said. When I read of nice stories like this one, I am heartened by the friendships and goodwill that our hobby fosters. Raymond. :)

Hi Gary, Great additions to your D-Day Omaha Beach diorama. The two new medical orderly sets are very well done. Thank you for sharing. Best Wishes, Raymond. P.S. Thanks for your message on the Trophy set earlier in the week.

Hi Rob, Happy Belated Birthday Wishes. I hope you had a wonderful special day with a delicious pasta meal.:wink2: All the Best, Raymond.:)

Chris, I haven't had a chance to see the figures in person yet, so thanks for the helpful picture preview. When placed in a group, the figures blend in nicely. That said, there are discernible differences in paint work between the regular and new MG figures, even on the pictures alone. The five...

It may be HK128 The Parrot set. If the bird is a parrot on long pole standing vertical in a pot, that is the full set. I am guessing. Please post a picture for confirmation. Raymond.:)

valmy33, Merci beaucoup. I enjoy your challenging quiz questions. Have a good weekend. Raymond. :)

I shall try again ...... Lt. Gen. Wladyslaw Anders (Polish). In WWI, he served in a Tsarist Russian cavalry regiment. He was buried in the Polish War Cemetery in Monte Cassino. Raymond :)

I am still trying to find the answer to this challenging quiz question. Perhaps, the General is not Russian.....Czech ?? Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Vassili Ivanovitch Tchouïkov) appears to be a good answer, but it is not correct. He was the senior Russian officer in command of the Defence of...

Brigadier General Henry Clifford, DSO. Raymond :rolleyes2: