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Maybe Tom has been looking at some of my work???? Schnieder Mountain gun (Canon de 65 mm de montagne Mle 1906) Mountford Miniatures gun and Scale Link Gunners kits. I also made a dismantled version of the Mountford Gun for WW1. John

Nothing interests me this month, maybe i have been spoilt with Sharpe's Rifles ???? John

No, I didn't make the building, it was made by a local friend of mine who does some wonderful dioramas. He's a retired architect, so 'has the eye' for details and the skills of constructing building both miniature and 1:1 scale :) This another one he did for a WW1 scene showing the Signals...

The Duke of Wellington decreed that the British Forces were not to steal or rob from the locals when moving through occupied lands, unlike the French who 'lived off the land'. They had to pay for goods and services and so try and not to have the locals antagonised and forming a guerilla force...

I've just started my Christmas present book from my daughter, who knows what I like to read ..... Now off to have a read before I fall asleep :) John

Thanks guys, but I think that the date is wrong somewhere, my birthday was 2 months ago, but I appreciate your kind wishes :) John

Like you, I have been looking forward to this one for the past 12 months, and this new sketch do provide some 'glimmer of hope' for 2016! John

I have just had time to do some observations on the range and spread of the series that are featured in this year's Advent Calendar sketches, and this is quite interesting. 60% of the figures are based on North American based figures/events. 30% are military figures and also most all are...

Looks very realistic, well done, John

I have recently been dealing with Antony of Imperial Miniatures, a UK company, and he is also the owner of Dorset Soldiers, after buying them from Giles Brown. I was wanting spare arms to complete some castings, and he had exactly the goods I needed in the Dorset range. The other Imperial...

Yes, I've read some of those, Iain Gale's 'adventures' of Keane were good and I really enjoyed the Alain Lausard Adventures Series by Richard Howard because it delt with the pre-Napoleonic era and the Egyptian Campaign of 1799 and early battles after Napoleon came to power as Emperor. John

Yes, similar books on a similar subject, I have read them all when I had completed SHARPE. I really enjoy historical fiction and especially the Napoleonic era and stories on both sides of the conflict. John

Richard Sharpe has arrived 'down under thanks to Santa today, and also his current exploits, so I'm a happy collector John

Nice work Wayne, hope you don't need the Fire Service this weekend, what with 40C+ temperatures up n the hills !!!

It's Christmas morning here, sun's up, but no sketch yet from 'Santa' ??? Maybe he hasn't left the North Pole yet???? Better make it quick, he may melt if he gets here for lunch, we are forecast to get to 41C :mad: John

Another one out to the boundary :) Figure by Phoenix that I painted. John

Andy, I'd love to see some more riflemen just like the ones in the TV show, and in relaxed poses like the images of those actors, so maybe that could be for next year????? John

Andy, Great to see the Rifles 'on campaign' and the animation really displays them better. I now need these reinforcements on my battlefield now AND Richard Sharpe ;) John

Maybe John was inspired by this painting for the figure.... The Buffs (3rd Regiment) defend their colours, painted by William Barnes Wollen. The engagement saw the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) deployed with Lieutenant-Colonel John Colborne's 1st Brigade. They sustained heavy...

Great to see a soldier in campaign dress, patches in his trousers, boot with his toes showing, and ever watchful for the Frenchmen. These will be a wonderful addition for collectors wanting the earlier battles on the Peninsular, John