King & Country
1st Lieutenant
- Joined
- May 23, 2005
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Hi Guys,
Just a few points and answers to recent posts ...
1. Thanks to “Western Outlaw” for a very fair and balanced review of the recent LRDG release ... I especially like the first couple of photos ... the last 4 not so much – just seemed a tad too bright / red .... But may be its my computer screen ...?
2. The new “Robin Hood” brochure ... Both the Sheriff of Nottingham (modelled on the great Aussie actor Peter Finch) and the fighting duo of Robin fighting Guy of Gisborne are already at the master-painting stage for release in a few months time.
3. Scottish Desert Patrol
Yes, guys, they are indeed Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, another great Scottish Regiment now disbanded / amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
My maternal grandfather was an “Argyll” during the First World War while my Dad’s Dad was a “Kosbie” ... Kings Own Scottish Borderers – also long gone ... during that same conflict.
Coming from Renfrewshire the “Argylls” were our local regiment and several other members of my family served with it as well as the Gordon Highlanders and The Black Watch.
I was the first to break with family tradition and NOT join a Scottish Regiment instead becoming a Royal Marine
By the by ... the unofficial nickname of the Argylls was ...”The Agile & Suffering Highlanders”!
Best wishes and happy collecting,
Andy.
Just a few points and answers to recent posts ...
1. Thanks to “Western Outlaw” for a very fair and balanced review of the recent LRDG release ... I especially like the first couple of photos ... the last 4 not so much – just seemed a tad too bright / red .... But may be its my computer screen ...?
2. The new “Robin Hood” brochure ... Both the Sheriff of Nottingham (modelled on the great Aussie actor Peter Finch) and the fighting duo of Robin fighting Guy of Gisborne are already at the master-painting stage for release in a few months time.
3. Scottish Desert Patrol
Yes, guys, they are indeed Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, another great Scottish Regiment now disbanded / amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
My maternal grandfather was an “Argyll” during the First World War while my Dad’s Dad was a “Kosbie” ... Kings Own Scottish Borderers – also long gone ... during that same conflict.
Coming from Renfrewshire the “Argylls” were our local regiment and several other members of my family served with it as well as the Gordon Highlanders and The Black Watch.
I was the first to break with family tradition and NOT join a Scottish Regiment instead becoming a Royal Marine
By the by ... the unofficial nickname of the Argylls was ...”The Agile & Suffering Highlanders”!
Best wishes and happy collecting,
Andy.
