tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post4783282466474910666..comments2024-03-25T00:11:22.970-07:00Comments on Paul´s Bods: A blast from the past.Paul´s Bodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-78919189742425281442013-04-24T11:51:15.237-07:002013-04-24T11:51:15.237-07:00Ahhh....old school 'proper' bods!! You eve...Ahhh....old school 'proper' bods!! You ever going to paint those gladiators?!!<br /><br />HHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-3966424010108069762013-04-23T15:06:20.878-07:002013-04-23T15:06:20.878-07:00wow paul you certainly have come a long way. great...wow paul you certainly have come a long way. great post and a nice look into the past.Daisy Gowan Ditchburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476802587483833107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-12731875521179530712013-04-23T13:58:02.916-07:002013-04-23T13:58:02.916-07:00This really takes me back. Back in the 70s I belon...This really takes me back. Back in the 70s I belonged to a club that had a dozen different Napoleonic armies - all made from the Airfix sets that were then available. I made a Spanish army using French infantry with bicornes made from plasticine and hardened by coating them in PVA. Humbrol enamel paint as the converter's best friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-53041489133570937372013-04-23T10:30:29.267-07:002013-04-23T10:30:29.267-07:00I had some of the highlanders I believe, swapped m...I had some of the highlanders I believe, swapped my lunch money back in the day for a decent handful of painted coolness.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-74514176879809216242013-04-23T10:10:52.846-07:002013-04-23T10:10:52.846-07:00Awesome! will post the battered remnants of my ear...Awesome! will post the battered remnants of my early Napoleonic & ACW soon, great blast from the past.... Airfix guides used to have conversion ideas as well, always remember the 8th army conversions from set 1 figures boys anti tank rifles etc.kellogs served in my army too!Fraxinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187862690231771844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-74328962331803578562013-04-23T09:29:35.901-07:002013-04-23T09:29:35.901-07:00Back to the good ole times. Wonderful Paul.....
Back to the good ole times. Wonderful Paul.....<br />Markus Schenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923558453104939851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-42569716507186160122013-04-23T09:22:32.832-07:002013-04-23T09:22:32.832-07:00Actually pretty cool that you still have these. I ...Actually pretty cool that you still have these. I am probably going to go through my old 1/32 WW2 stuff this summer and take it back from my parents house.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-84986378057892028152013-04-23T08:52:00.733-07:002013-04-23T08:52:00.733-07:00You obviously never get rid of any of your old stu...You obviously never get rid of any of your old stuff Paul, it certainly brings back memories.<br />Cheers,<br />Pat. Silver Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621423467123295954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-5236603095071881812013-04-23T08:50:12.028-07:002013-04-23T08:50:12.028-07:00Joyous memories of the early day's of one'...Joyous memories of the early day's of one's modeling and gaming. I was fighting mini battles in the field across from our home in 1952 (If not earlier). Thanks for the memories. Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601444762722458674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-12003181135045685452013-04-23T08:09:24.232-07:002013-04-23T08:09:24.232-07:00Nice blast from the past. I recognize some of them...Nice blast from the past. I recognize some of them - the guy holding the cannon ball looks like the French arty guy I had. The Celtic Chariot was one of the best Aifix sets IMO. Best, DeanDeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-36620037327386169172013-04-23T07:40:51.441-07:002013-04-23T07:40:51.441-07:00My word Paul, what a fabulous post, full of charm ...My word Paul, what a fabulous post, full of charm and nostalgia. The dreaded gloss painting chipping off brings back memories.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-10751730146961334872013-04-23T05:57:22.542-07:002013-04-23T05:57:22.542-07:00Fantastic! Takes me back to the early seventies!
...Fantastic! Takes me back to the early seventies!<br /><br />I only painted about one in twenty figures! My battles were very cream coloured affairs!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180866730410451796.post-58781158641805629502013-04-23T05:09:14.464-07:002013-04-23T05:09:14.464-07:00Nice post, great figures. My friend, Jerry, had th...Nice post, great figures. My friend, Jerry, had the Airfix Highlanders in his army; I faced them in every battle. Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959234679802481723noreply@blogger.com