Happy 'belated' Birthday Jack!!

Today I learnt that one of the most inspirational individuals in my 20mm hobby was 90 on the 22nd August.

Happy belated birthday Jack...here's my little tribute to your amazing gift and fabulous talent...

One more thing, thank you for bringing your figures to the world.

And for those of you who don't know, Jack's figures, Jacklex, will be relaunching at the end of this morning...and I for one cannot wait...as there are some figures I have been waiting for...

a. British Colonial Standard Bearers; British Infantry...

and a Highland Infantry standard bearers...

See more here

b. Mounted Naval Officer

See more here

c. Jack's ship's crew

d. British Camel Corps

See more of Jack's great range of camel corps figures here...

Now a few of my collection...

Jacklex Navel Brigade...which are absolutely wonderful figures...

My Guards Battalion

My Jacklex Indian Brigade...awaiting their uniforms...lol

Jackex Indian Mountain Artillery

All the very best to you all...

Duncan in Berlin

PS; the Phoenix arises...the return of Jacklex

Huston we can now order these wonderful figures from...here

CIAO

Camel Corps continued...

Back to my hobby...apologies for not posting sooner...job...work and all that stuff...plus breaking my wrist in 8 places...nice!

So to kick off a new era...here are a new batch of inspirational images, photos, models and prints regarding Britain's first special forces...the Desert Camel Corps...

Camel Corps in Red Serge uniforms...

Interesting German interp9retation of the British Camel Corps...

Black and White sketches from 'ort'...

Some of my Naval Brigade too...

Cheers

Duncan in Berlin...

Modelling magazines'...front covers for inspiration...Military Modelling, Wargames Illustrated and Practical Wargamer...

Greetings all...

I for one am someone who thinks now and again...as often as you can...should say thank you...

Also we should regularly salute our pears - give thanks to those who have given us the space to find our passion in life and honour those who have both inspired us and given us the inspiration to step forward into our own sphere of discovery...oh how deep is that!

Anyway...one of mine - and I say one meaning an abundant of influences - has to be our hobby magazine front and back covers...

We thoroughly enjoy reading the articles - flicking through the pages and pages of pictures, sketches, line drawings...interpretations - dioramas etc etc...but the one spark that ignites our passion is that of the front cover...

It is especially true of those of use who enjoy the 19th century history...

It is even more stimulating simply because in the days of old...pre internet...magazine editors...cover specialists - did not allow or would not give over this scared of space to Colonial, Empire bashing - late 19th Century history...thus did not cover this genres...

However, when they did...it is with such impact that I have to say thank you and commemorated...and now in this sharing world...shared!

The images below are not all that have appeared over the years - just those that I happen to own...

Military Modelling

Wargames Illustrated...

Some of the wonderful inside page images of Sudan by the late Great Peter Guilder...

Military Illustrated...

A sneaky back page of Military Illustrated April/May 1988; Fred Burnaby 1885...to finish with...

More will follow...promise

Cheers

Duncan in Berlin...working in Dubai!