"Wargaming with Peter Cushing." Topic

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"… Boys or more intelligent sort of girls who like boys books and toys.."

LOL!

Thank you for posting. I truly enjoyed this.

Kevin

Wonderful stuff. He joins Bob Barker, Vin Diesel, Churchill, and Conan Doyle in the lists!

I think Peter Cushing was on any wargaming lists long before Vin Diesel and Bob Barker (whoever he is).

I think I need to wear an ascot when painting miniatures.

So cool.

Someone posts this link every so often. Must be the third or fourth time I've seen it on TMP.

30th or 40th time for me, 'cos I'm an oldie.

I liked the comment that Napoleon I was an avid player of Little Wars. In that sense, at least, he was a man ahead of his time.

Good to see he used excellent references….Rousselot.

Paul :)

This linked to an equally fascinating look at the Hintons and their wargaming hobby! YouTube link

My kind of woman, Mrs. Hinton!

Bob Barker? Of 'The Price is Right', a long-running American game show. Jokingly, he's often cited as a 'gamer or collector, with Charlton Heston and others of his generation. I'd not seen the Cushing video before, despite its evident frequent citations, so thanks for same.

The Price is Right ran in the UK with a whole host of so-called celebrities some of who were quite famous. Not my scene though!

Fred.

Don't forget to add H.G. Wells to your list!

H.G. Wells was the originator of the expression "a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books". It is the sub-title of 'Little Wars', a book he wrote in 1913.

I heard somewhere that Robin Williams was a gamer too, along with that chap off of "Storage Wars" who died.

Cheers Roger.

The last time this was posted it ran full length, I seem to recall.

And Walter Cronkite was an avid Avalon Hill battle of the bulge player

And of course there is Edward Woodward who even hosted Battleground which featured a number of non-celebrity wargaming luminaries.

That was because he was associated with the hobby in the public mind due to his character, Callan, being a wargamer. I've never seen any evidence that Woodward himself played… but I'm happy to be corrected.

Thanks, HM. I thought I had read that he was a wargamer, but have only that recollection…

Andy Partridge of the band XTC is a miniatures gamer, and I've read articles profiling him and his collection (keen on the 1700s, if I remember right).

I also have a BBC video of an episode or two of a program called "My Kingdom for a Horse", starring Sean Bean as a Yorkshire teacher whose hobbies include ECW reenactments and miniatures gaming, which he demonstrates at his school. Seems like some nasty students steal or destroy some of his prized figures in the course of the program, it's sort of heartbreaking!

Remember to play solemnly and conscientiously. Wargaming is played most soberly by distinguished people

Charming clip of that era. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy watching it.

A wargamer, a sexist and a smoker.

An ideal choice for Imperial Command of the 1st Death Star.

On arriving on set or at rehearsal, Mr Cushing used to bow and kiss the hand of every woman present.

Yeah – I do the same thing myself, old boy.

While some might think that charming if I did it at my workplace, I am not sure the tribunal would agree.

"Inappropriate touching" and/or "unwanted sexual advances" are the modern descriptions, I believe.

I guess that would explain the recently served Court summons. Must get round to filing a response to that sometime soon…

He really did</> have enormous feet, too.

Ive never seen that, thanks for Posting. But then I don't surf the "history" thread that often.

JimDuncanUK
I think Peter Cushing was on any wargaming lists long before Vin Diesel and Bob Barker..

All are news to me. It seems Mr. Cushing took his hobby quit serious. Beautiful collection from what we can see.

piper909
..a program called "My Kingdom for a Horse", starring Sean Bean as a Yorkshire teacher whose hobbies include.. miniatures gaming.. Seems like some nasty students steal or destroy some of his prized figures in the course of the program

I do hope its the 'character's' collection (part of the program) and not the actors.

I like this Spike Milligan one
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"..I remind myself of that wonderful golden childhood…"

Isn't that what we're all doing?

This is just fantastic, thanks so much for sharing this! I never knew that Peter Cushing was a toy soldier enthusiast and wargamer!! Best part is that he's playing on the floor right where he paints…

Absolute gold, this is so much fun to see this!

Pter Cushing was also a Dr Who

Sir Lawrence Olivier was also a wargamer; he used his own collection of mediaeval figures to plan out the battle scenes from "Richard III".

Love the way Peter C lights up a cancer stick at the end…

I love how he wore a cravat while he painted. Terrific form!