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oh those are rather lovely. Nice work on the trews.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 7:35 pm oh those are rather lovely. Nice work on the trews.

Cheers. I never. Ever want to do those again. I've done Government Sett kilts in 15mm and 28mm since with no problem, but those trews were a right bastard.

That's a shame, you did such a lovely job... I am gathering up examples of painting tartan for my 1745 project and that looks like a very useful prototype.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 11:17 pm That's a shame, you did such a lovely job... I am gathering up examples of painting tartan for my 1745 project and that looks like a very useful prototype.

Now there's a period I'd love to wargame, but never, ever will...

As it's 6th June, I thought I'd stick some Normandy stuff on the blog, so here are Hobart's Funnies...

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2020/06/06/ ... -normandy/

Excellent and informative article. It never ceases to amaze me that, once you get past the mythical "Colonel Blimp" image of the British officer corps, you find some incredibly imaginative, talented and above all war-winning people at all levels.

Ta. Yes, though I do wonder what might have happened, had Hobart actually been given the chance to actually lead a 'line' armoured division or even corps. General Maczek (GOC 1st Polish Armoured Division in Normandy and beyond) was another superb and innovative armour commander who was slapped down hard and told to get back in his box.

11AD was of course largely his child & as the best performed British Armoured Division (IMHO) and it's likely that was at least in part down to his training regime.

I was reading a history of the Malaya campaign in which the writer pointed out that the colonels of the second line battalions in Malaya were, through the thirties, much maligned as colonel blimps. Almost to a man, they died on campaign.

It would have been interesting to see Hobart in charge of Market Garden.

Etranger wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:56 am 11AD was of course largely his child & as the best performed British Armoured Division (IMHO) and it's likely that was at least in part down to his training regime.

True, but you can't discard the leadership of Pip Roberts.