buglips*the*goblin 84909 Report post Posted February 14 I found this short vid on YouTube from 52 years ago. Try not to cringe at the paint jobs. It... it was a different time. 15 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clearman 6302 Report post Posted February 14 I didn't cringe at the paint job - I cringed at the re-enactment. No unit trays?!? No measuring tools?!? Savages! 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buglips*the*goblin 84909 Report post Posted February 14 16 minutes ago, Clearman said: I didn't cringe at the paint job - I cringed at the re-enactment. No unit trays?!? No measuring tools?!? Savages! I was wondering where the hell the dice were. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darsc Zacal 34273 Report post Posted February 14 Why didn't anyone tell me about the dress code?!? I'm ashamed to say I don't wear a suit and tie when I'm painting or playing with my minis. Also. I'm now very curious about what happened to the Hintons. 9 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Palmer 14973 Report post Posted February 14 The Peter Cushing one is another favorite of mine. I need to paint in an ascot more.... 13 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buglips*the*goblin 84909 Report post Posted February 14 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Darsc Zacal said: Why didn't anyone tell me about the dress code?!? I'm ashamed to say I don't wear a suit and tie when I'm painting or playing with my minis. Also. I'm now very curious about what happened to the Hintons. Apparently Marcus Hinton was quite the eccentric (not that we have anyone like that around here). He co-founded Hinton Hunt Miniatures. He died in 1988 in his mid-fifties. There's quite a collector's market for the stuff, so looking up Hinton Hunt might yield interesting information. I came across this anecdote: Steve Thompson (who lives in the Thames Valley) told us, “My Dad and I were interested in buying the Hinton Hunt figure range. So we went round to Hinton’s home in Taplow one afternoon. His house was like a strange museum. He collected militaria and his wife loved cats. The whole place was full of cats and suits of armour. You lifted up the visor on a 30 Years War cuirassier’s helmet and a cat jumped out." Yeah, they were our people. Edited February 14 by buglips*the*goblin 7 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crowley 68555 Report post Posted February 14 16 minutes ago, buglips*the*goblin said: Apparently Marcus Hinton was quite the eccentric (not that we have anyone like that around here). He co-founded Hinton Hunt Miniatures. He died in 1988 in his mid-fifties. There's quite a collector's market for the stuff, so looking up Hinton Hunt might yield interesting information. I came across this anecdote: Steve Thompson (who lives in the Thames Valley) told us, “My Dad and I were interested in buying the Hinton Hunt figure range. So we went round to Hinton’s home in Taplow one afternoon. His house was like a strange museum. He collected militaria and his wife loved cats. The whole place was full of cats and suits of armour. You lifted up the visor on a 30 Years War cuirassier’s helmet and a cat jumped out." Yeah, they were our people. I'd have been shocked if they weren't "our people"! But this is all rather wonderful. Thanks for sharing! It's neat to see how it was back in the day. I ordered a copy of Little Wars because I wanted to see how HG Wells did it WAY back in the day. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darsc Zacal 34273 Report post Posted February 14 17 minutes ago, buglips*the*goblin said: Yeah, they were our people I dunno. I found that same article you quoted from. His customer service certainly wasn't up to Reapers standards. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crowley 68555 Report post Posted February 14 4 minutes ago, Darsc Zacal said: I dunno. I found that same article you quoted from. His customer service certainly wasn't up to Reapers standards. Who's is? 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAuldGrump 19706 Report post Posted February 14 Somewhere out there is footage of L. Sprague deCamp and Fletcher Pratt playing naval miniatures, back in the 1950s or so. Pratt was enjoying playing the game, while deCamp was enjoying talking to people. The Auld Grump 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clearman 6302 Report post Posted February 14 59 minutes ago, Darsc Zacal said: Why didn't anyone tell me about the dress code?!? I'm ashamed to say I don't wear a suit and tie when I'm painting or playing with my minis. Also. I'm now very curious about what happened to the Hintons. I know. And who doesn't have period uniforms hanging from their crown molding. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buglips*the*goblin 84909 Report post Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Darsc Zacal said: I dunno. I found that same article you quoted from. His customer service certainly wasn't up to Reapers standards. More like CMoN... 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beagle 12881 Report post Posted February 15 All British actors are required to play war games as part of their training. Here’s Edward Woodward enjoying a manly tussle between Royalists and Parliamentrians https://youtu.be/BNiRXIxIftY 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knarthex 58998 Report post Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Crowley said: His customer service certainly wasn't up to Reapers standards. Who's is? Battlefront miniatures does.... And 15 years ago, so did Games Workshop..... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Palmer 14973 Report post Posted February 15 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Beagle said: All British actors are required to play war games as part of their training. Here’s Edward Woodward enjoying a manly tussle between Royalists and Parliamentrians https://youtu.be/BNiRXIxIftY Yes, the old Battleground series is a classic! It had a number of the gaming/manufacturing luminaries from the early days: (Huh,,,it says Youtube, does not allow embedding of these videos!) Here's Peter Gilder and John Braithwaite playing Waterloo https://youtu.be/1BlMkT6cXvk Edited February 15 by Chris Palmer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
