Beau Geste in 1/72nd scale from Italeri

[Cubs]

My dear Cub's,

Wine and NICE girls, do not a worthy memoir write.. Nice wine and bad girls when remembered make for grin that your Mrs' can never quite place

MrsCub is a bad girl. Molto cativo.

[Andrew_McGuire]

Probably it s you that could be depressed for a football match..typical of uneducated populace..not me because i enjoy, contrary to you, more elitarian hobbies

Yes indeed, absolutely, signor. (or is it dottore?) I'm an uncultured oaf, incapable of appreciating the higher forms of art.

Back to Italeri, however: I note that the current boxing of the FFL's opponents styles them 'Arab warriors', though the Tuareg, at least, are Berber. I can only assume they have some  uneducated Brits doing their research.

[italwars]

I m sorry really have no time to teach you anything about saharian populations ..but you can drink your hot beer and see on TV fantastic matches involving charming teams like Millwall

[Andrew_McGuire]

So you're claiming the Tuareg are in fact arab rather than berber? No doubt the distinction is beyond my comprehension.

Actually I don't have a TV. It's much too high brow for me.

[italwars]

i do not claim anything...as explained before my thought is that this box is simply plastic rubish..i refer to the "Muslim Warriors"....single efeminate pose of a Tuareg with a wrong sword..and a pair of guys similar to eunuchs..but the most absurd/amusing is the kneeling firing guy if it was'nt for the brandished rifle it could be used in a diorama depicting an Hamam scene...anyway i used some of them as filling gaps in my "bad boys" armies....
on the other hand, in the past, i underlined that even the idea of fielding, in a wargame tabletop, Tuaregs minis Vs Légionaires is historically almost ridicolous..no Legionaire even saw a Tuareg ..the ennemies of Tuaregs where the Méharistes, Tirailleurs Sénégalais in Niger and , in a single occasion , Camel mounted and hastly trained Tirailleurs sahariens (former turcos) is like if you pretend to have a battle between Vikings and Palmirians....my topic was nt succesful..but i understand is a very out of the beaten path wargame period...but your provocation is almost sterile..com on you can do better!

[Andrew_McGuire]

FWIW, I was sceptical of the FFL / Tuareg connection, but not sure enough to ridicule it. For that, a true professore is required, and you have filled the bill more than amply.

As for my 'provocation', I agree. Just wait - nothing off the cuff next time, I promise you!

[Andrew_McGuire]

Got it: Remember Taranto!

[italwars]

Taranto??? Yes I ve been good restaurants to have fish dishes
Have you been to Berbera or Singapore?
I m not a professor I’m not even sure, from your nick name, if your are really a man or you re wearing a checkered skirt?

[Plynkes]

I think that's quite enough, gentlemen.

This conversation is serving no purpose beyond winding each other up.