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  1. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    How Many More Times:- Led Zeppelin
  2. Blackbob

    Prussian Artillery Uniform help Franco Prussian War

    Ooops ,sorry about spelling error - delete through insert throw. Posting when tired is not recommended.
  3. Blackbob

    Prussian Artillery Uniform help Franco Prussian War

    Hi, these are old Hecker Goros figures. They are Bavarian not Prussian artillery figures. A possible source for the uniforms is no 422 in the Men at Arms series, German Armies 1870-71 (2). Prussia's Allies. Basically the raupenhelm/caterpillar helmet is black with gilt/brass fittings. The...
  4. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Street Fighting Man --> The Rolling Stones.
  5. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You. --> by Frankie Valli
  6. Blackbob

    Hinchliffe

    This thread has got legs. Nostalgia, particularly for certain brands is obviously something toy soldier/model figure collectors and painters can relate to. Regarding Ensign Miniatures, many thanks again Mirof, your posting of the image of the envelope reminded me that I have that somewhere...
  7. Blackbob

    Hinchliffe

    Hello Mirof, Many thanks for your post below. I spent some time yesterday looking at some of the references held on your site, especially the Ensign Miniatures and Hinchcliffe figures. An old friend of mine, now sadly passed, had many of the Hinchcliffe figures particularly the artillery...
  8. Blackbob

    Hinchliffe

    Hello Mirof,
  9. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Forever Young --> Rod Stewart
  10. Blackbob

    World Whisky Day

    Father's Day is just about to come to an end here, in the U.K. 16th of June. As it happens my older son had a birthday yesterday,(coincidentally he was also born on Father's Day some years back). I received from him a bottle of Jura and his sister gave him a bottle Highland Park , from Orkney...
  11. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    People Get Ready –-> Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart
  12. Blackbob

    KING & COUNTRY Dispatches -- June 2019

    As mentioned in the thread about King and Country's website being down: I had also spotted the RSM with the red facing in the June dispatches. Did some of this version escape onto the market place? With a bit a of adaptation to the lace, square ended equally spaced to being in pairs bastion...
  13. Blackbob

    Is the King & Country web site down ?

    Oops got an extra "word" in my last message --new version now. Apologises for the poor proof reading. I had also spotted the RSM with the red facing in the June dispatches. Did some of this version escape onto the market place. With a bit a of adaptation to the lace, square ended equally...
  14. Blackbob

    Is the King & Country web site down ?

    I had also spotted the RSM with the red facing in the June dispatches. Did some of this version escape onto the market place. With a bit a of adaptation to the lace, square ended equally spaced to being in pairs bastion shaped at the end he could become the RSM of the 33rd (1st Yorkshire West...
  15. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting --> Elton John
  16. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Lyin' Eyes --> The Eagles
  17. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Bright Eyes --> Art Garfunkel.
  18. Blackbob

    Song Title Game

    Holy Smoke --> Iron Maiden.
  19. Blackbob

    World Expoo 2020

    Hello Mirof and anybody else, See the message below that I had already seen on the EXPO 2020 website re accommodation in this hotel. As can be seen this explains the lack of availability. One might be suspicious that the Special Reduced Rates may not be either reduced or special:- NH...
  20. Blackbob

    World Expoo 2020

    Could be interested. There would even be a direct air link for me, sadly with Ryanair. If anyone knows Eindhoven, would appreciate suggestions re accommodation. The Conference Centre and the hotel flagged up on the site look as if their out of town a fair bit(?) Spotted there is a brewery that...
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