"Peter Gilder, how it all started? 1962-1965" Topic
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Tango01  | 24 Feb 2020 3:39 p.m. PST |
" Peter Gilder clearly enjoyed risking his life by the fact he flew planes and also rode motorcycles which in the early 1960's was a lot more dangerous than nowadays. No racing leathers, boots or crash helmets was the standard position for any rider. Gilder managed to break his leg following a road accident in early 1962 and whilst in hospital he read a new book called Wargames by the late great Donald Featherstone. To counter the boredom of hospital Gilder began making model soldiers from lead! God knows what would happen nowadays…"
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| stecal | 24 Feb 2020 7:28 p.m. PST |
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 Silurian | 24 Feb 2020 8:25 p.m. PST |
Very cool blog. As a kid, it was photos of Peter Gilder's miniatures in early Military Modeling mags that I would stare at for hours! |
| Wackmole9 | 25 Feb 2020 7:36 a.m. PST |
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| IronDuke596 | 25 Feb 2020 10:41 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 25 Feb 2020 11:22 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friends!. (smile)
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| Brian Smaller | 25 Feb 2020 12:04 p.m. PST |
Connoisseur Miniatures are still my favourite Napoleonic range. Still available from Bicorne Miniatures. |
| Tango01 | 26 Feb 2020 11:55 a.m. PST |
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