Intermission...

... I've been greatly heartened by the response I've had to my Fidelista struggles in 20mm. So, I spent a bit of this evening sanding down the 'berets', and PVA'ing the Commies (although they didn't officially become Commies until after the BoP). The berets look much more acceptable now, and I think they might work. I've also been trying to find some more kit for both sides. I thought that given that I have had to use a Roco Minitanks M41 (as far as  know, there is no other suitable kit or model out there), I would stick to 1:87 for more kit, e.g., jeeps, another M41, T34/85s, M8s, trucks. But it is proving very hard to source any of these at a reasonable price. The really annoying thing is that, for example, I can get M41s and US 'Deuce and a Halves' from Germany, via ebay, but the postage costs exceed the price of the models! I'll just keep looking, order some boxes of IMEX Korean War types, and keep an e-eye out for Minitanks.

I can't sign off, however, without a toy soldier photo. My grandson (three, soon to be four years old) is a great super-heroes fan (especially the Incredible Hulk), so much time is spent playing super-heroes with him. And there are some excellent little figures out there:

These come inside capsules buried in small chocolate eggs. What a brilliant idea! Perhaps our toy soldiers should come similarly packaged. But, then again, it might lead to an erosion of the wonderfully toned and muscled bodies that typify us middle-aged wargamers....