Classical Grotto

Classical grotto in the Italian Garden at Hever Castle.

For nerds, I overrode the automatic shutter speed on a Nikon digital SLR to slow down the shot and get an impression of moving water.

Royal Engineer AVRE Tanks

A Churchill AVRE Engineering tank outside the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham.

A Centurion AVRE. The Centurion was the best battle tank of the Cold War era.

A Royal Engineers bridgelayer on, I think, a Chieftan chassis.

Contemplating Bathing

"If I were you, love, I would leave the swimming to the ducks."

Bolt Action: Sarissa Far East Jungle Bungalow

Another nice laser-cut wooden model from Sarissa. The model placed to give scale is from Warlord.

The roof comes off to place models inside. A very well-designed inexpensive wargame building that comes with its own base. All I've done is decorate the base. The rest is as/is.

Hever Castle

Spent the afternoon at Hever Castle in Kent. It's a fortified Tudor House that was the home of the Bullen or Boleyn family. The Astors owned it for most of the 20th C. and restored the building.

Broadside 2014 Wargame Show

I heartily recommend a visit to the Broadside 2014 show if you live within striking distance of the Medway area. It's a small friendly show with lots of games and traders.

Be seeing you.

Bolt Action: French Mortar

Started painting up my French infantry for my Franco-Belgian Army. After a few false starts have decided on a colour scheme. What do you think?