| Rivoli veteran | 26 Oct 2014 6:34 a.m. PST |
Found this on Youtube of the original wargames holiday centre with a large Napoleonic battle and the late Peter Gilder. YouTube]YouTube link link |
 Miniatureships  | 26 Oct 2014 6:49 a.m. PST |
Your link just takes me to youtube but doesn't give me any link to what you talk about. |
Chortle  | 26 Oct 2014 7:15 a.m. PST |
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| Hampshire Hog | 26 Oct 2014 7:17 a.m. PST |
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| Miniatureships | 26 Oct 2014 7:54 a.m. PST |
Chortle, thank you as your link worked for me. The video does show that even with time, the Connoisseur figures still look great when in mass on a gaming table. |
| Chortle | 26 Oct 2014 8:58 a.m. PST |
The Connoisseur figures have perfect proportions. If you haven't seen them, take a look at Firing line. Same proportions but better detail. I have the Wurttemberg infantry and cavalry under the brush now. They have separate heads and there are lots of firing head types. |
| Rivoli veteran | 26 Oct 2014 10:22 a.m. PST |
I love the start of the video 'Anyone need the rag'. Peters figures have shed much blood , i'm guessing that was the accident. |
| pbishop12 | 26 Oct 2014 10:34 a.m. PST |
Now that was a trip down memory lane. I was there a couple of times in the mid 80s. Excellent weekends. And approximately 1/2 my French are Connoisseur. My favorite figures. |
| deephorse | 26 Oct 2014 3:33 p.m. PST |
Went there a few times in the early 80s (and later) myself. Thankfully no-one smoked in the building during my visits. |
| General Jumbo | 26 Oct 2014 3:38 p.m. PST |
Mullets, mutton chops and indoor smoking.
Happy days. |
 BigRedBat | 27 Oct 2014 5:59 a.m. PST |
I'm amazed how similar it looks to today's Wargames Holiday Centre. The same terrain boards are still in use! |
Shagnasty  | 27 Oct 2014 10:00 a.m. PST |
The Good Old Days were good! |
| christot | 29 Oct 2014 9:07 a.m. PST |
Yep, was using those same boards only last weekend, they are still in good nick, although the vast majority of the figures in that video are long retired, not all, but most. |
