Tuesday 8 April 2014

Salute 2014: Passing Le Port

Just a quick note to offer some Blog eye-candy for the participation game that we’re staging at Salute 2014 at the weekend (Saturday, 12 April).

 
The game focuses on the link-up between 7 Para and Lord Lovat in the small village of Le Port on the 6th of June 1944 that Richard has been patiently researching for many months. The building of the table, figures and terrain has been progressing at a more frantic pace in true, traditional, slightly last-minute Salute fashion.



Not content with adding buildings, Richard has gone beyond the call of duty and added a French pissoir, vegetable patch, collection of newly-harvested potatoes and other sights and sounds of a small French town. I shall be disappointed if I turn up on Saturday morning and he doesn’t have a newly printed French newspaper for the town café. (Hmmm….now maybe there’s something I can contribute…!)





It should be a truly wonderful game to see and play. Richard is a wonderful craftsman and his games always look tremendous and are filled with terrific detail. But, if you want to have a behind the curtain view of the wizard in action, head on over to Lard Island News and click on the following links:

HERE (for the start of the series)

and

HERE (for the latest in the series).

And, of course, to get the full flavour of the game, head on over to the TooFatLardies game stand on Saturday (at table GJ11) where the game will await your participation!

20 comments:

  1. The man's a genius! I like the cabbages and garden clutter. Will they be used as jump-off points?

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    1. Jump off points, or compost points...one or the other!

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  2. Looking forward to seeing it set up in all its glory.

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    1. Phil, it'll be a great and fantastic game to be sure. (I can say that as its not my own work!) It will also be great to meet up again with you, Phil!

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  3. Excellent cabbage patch!. Have a great day out!

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    1. Thanks Dave. It is a fine cabbage patch....mercifully without dolls.....

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  4. Good luck boys, hopefully see you Saturday?

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    1. Thanks Fran. We shall certainly be there on Saturday....see you soon!

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  5. Very nice indeed. Looking forward to seeing it on Saturday.

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    1. Thanks Mark. Looking forward to seeing you as well.

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  6. Definitely one to look out for at the weekend, hope to catch up again too.

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    1. Thanks Michael. Certainly, looking forward to catching up again

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  7. Looking superb. Alas, we'll be in Ypres this weekend so no Salute this year.
    Matt

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    1. Thanks Matt. Shame you're missing Salute, but Ypres is the perfect excuse! Have a great time!

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  8. Looks great, especially the cabbage set and the wheelbarrow!

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  9. Very inspirational painting-job there Sidney!

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