On The Day, Went The Eagle's Landing Well?

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

The Royal Navy contingent for 'On The Day, Went The Eagle's Landing Well?'. Without giving too much away, the game has a sub-plot involving a VIP Naval Officer. Here he is with his Royal Marine bodyguard and naval escort.

L-R: Able Seaman Sid Staines, Chief Petty Officer Horatio Pertwee, a VIP, Colour Sergeant Tudor Bryn 'Shut Up' Williams, Colonel Hercules Grytpype-Thynne.

[NurgleHH]

L-R: Matrose Friedrich Engelmann, Obergrefreiter Albert Zöller, Oberleutnant Hans Bothmann, Oberbootsmann August Ronshausen, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien, Stabsmaschinist Gustav Böhm, Obersteuermann Hans Sammann, Obermaschinist Gustav Werder, Matrose Heinrich Heinz, Fähnrich z. See Iwan Oldekop.

I'm afraid, that Iwan is obviously the russian spy. Maybe he should change his name. 

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Iwan is obviously the russian spy

Now that is a thought! A real twist in the plot!   


Edit: forgot to mention one more source of inspiration for this game, series 3, episode 3 of Foyle's War, "They Fought in the Fields".

[Doug ex-em4]

By Jingo Snapcase, you’ve put some work in on this one - can’t wait for November😀 Sergeant Williams is particularly splendid. As is the VIP🤫

Doug (AKA Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien)

[levied troop]

CPO Pertwee 
I’d keep an eye on that one.

They look superb.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Thanks Doug em4 and levied troop, glad you liked them. There is still the Kampfgeschwader 200 contingent to come, just two more figures to finish. But for the moment here are some of the villagers who have volunteered to become ARP Wardens training on the cricket ground at Much-Piddling.



Verity 'Peaches' Snapcase is only there on sufferance as her guardian (Captain Lord Snapcase) is drilling the Home Guard at Snapcase Hall. Dame Edith is wishing she had never agreed to look after the spiteful brat!

L-R: Verity ‘Peaches’ Snapcase, Warden G. D'Arcy "Stilton" Cheesewright, Chief Warden William Hodges, Dame Edith FitzPilchard, Claude "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

I have now completed the Luftwaffe contingent for the game in November. These sterling chaps are to be commanded by Staffelkapitän Peter Wilhelm Stahl (Vagabond).

L-R: Leutnant Ernst Sabartovski, Fahnenjunker Günter Koch, Feldwebel Jürgen Zimmermann, Oberst Kurt Steiner, Staffelkapitän Peter Wilhelm Stahl, Stabsfeldwebel Wolfgang Wagner, Oberfeldwebel Dieter Müller, Oberleutnant Manfred Schimmel, Flugkapitän Hanna Reitsch, Stabsfeldwebel Raimund Weiser, Oberfähnrich Franz Lizst.

[Captain Blood]

This is brilliant. What a great and eclectic collection of models and characters 

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

This is brilliant. What a great and eclectic collection of models and characters 

Many thanks, I am a great admirer of your painting so thank you for your kind remarks. Fifth Column and Women's Institute to complete yet and that will be 60 figures, 30 a side for the November game.

[Doug ex-em4]

Knowing the proclivities of my opponent in this game, I can’t believe there isn’t a Brahms to complement Oberfähnrich Franz Lizst.

You’re a force of nature on this project - fantastic. Which brings me back to a suggestion I made by email, why don’t we extend this game over 2 days? Seems a pity to limit such a gaw-juss project to just one day.

Doug

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

I can’t believe there isn’t a Brahms to complement Oberfähnrich Franz Lizst

I think there may be a Miss Brahms in the Much-Piddling WI. She works at that department store in town, Grace Brothers I think it's called.

why don’t we extend this game over 2 days?

Will give it some serious thought and reply by e-mail.

[Silent Invader]

I think there may be a Miss Brahms in the Much-Piddling WI. She works at that department store in town, Grace Brothers I think it's called.

Brilliant 

[Lysandros]

Really a very clever idea .Pulp Ww2 taken to the next level.
Wonderful characters and can't wait for next batch , nuns as 5th columnists, a platoon of armed clergy , pillbox desperadoes, novelty improvised armour ?
Absolutely fabulous.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Really a very clever idea .Pulp Ww2 taken to the next level.
Wonderful characters and can't wait for next batch , nuns as 5th columnists, a platoon of armed clergy , pillbox desperadoes, novelty improvised armour ?
Absolutely fabulous.

Thanks, Lysandros. There will be some surprises in the game which won't be revealed until the actual game. I can reveal however, there will definitely be a nun in the 5th Column!

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Brilliant 

Her friend, Mrs. Slocombe will also make an appearance in the game, one hopes!