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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: jp1885 on May 15, 2012, 03:58:44 PM
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(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/jp1885_photos/George1.jpg)
Turned out nice again hasn't it?
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Splendid!
We could have a lampost showcase. Lili Marlene next?
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Very nice but shouldn't you be cleaning windows? :)
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Blimey
My Dad used to play cards with George Formby
Where is that figure from
Love it
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Oh Mother o_o
Its turned out nice again ;D ;D
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Thanks folks!
Smirnoff, it's from eureka miniatures.
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Oh Mother o_o
Its turned out nice again ;D ;D
lol dammit - you beat me to it!
But don't forget the trademark ;)
:)
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Eeh champion! :D
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It's a fine figure but looking back on the era, what with George Formby, Gracie Fields and all those Will Hay films I sometimes wonder if Britain didn't invite, indeed, deserve the Blitz. :)
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Not to mention "Big Hearted" Arthur Askey, god help us ::)
Great model, but I think I'd prefer a German prostitute ;)
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Great model, but I think I'd prefer a German prostitute ;)
Not if you were living in Germany you wouldn't. ;)
Great stuff, jp. :D
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Great model, but I think I'd prefer a German prostitute ;)
*Shudders at the thought of George Formby charging an extra £20 for unprotected...*
Thanks for your feedback guys!
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It's a fine figure but looking back on the era, what with George Formby, Gracie Fields and all those Will Hay films I sometimes wonder if Britain didn't invite, indeed, deserve the Blitz. :)
I'm tempted to agree, but if that were correct, we'd have gotten a second one during the 'Carry-on' era too. I suspect therefore that there must have been some other reason.
;)
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Ealing partially cancelled out Carry-on and Spike Milligan and friends actually took you into the black. Alas, Britain still hasn't paid its debt for Norman Wisdom. Luckily Britain has a staunch ally in the form of Albania in this one.
Actually it could work out quite well for you. In 1940 the Germans bombed cultural monuments like St Pauls, Canterbury Cathedral and the Albert Memorial. Anyone doing the same today will have to bomb Ant 'n' Dec, Susan Boyle and the set for Top Gear. :D
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Nice work! I wouldn't mind seeing him up more close, it looks like you did a cool base treatment.
In 1940 the Germans bombed cultural monuments like St Pauls, Canterbury Cathedral and the Albert Memorial. Anyone doing the same today will have to bomb Ant 'n' Dec, Susan Boyle and the set for Top Gear. :D
lol
Until Eureka announced this figure several months ago I'd never heard of Formby. I have one I'm going to paint stock and another for a head swap :)
The messed up thing is after I looked him up on YouTube I have one or two songs stuck in my head...
http://youtu.be/Uny1K5jnkYo
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It's a fine figure but looking back on the era, what with George Formby, Gracie Fields and all those Will Hay films I sometimes wonder if Britain didn't invite, indeed, deserve the Blitz. :)
Shhhh. You'll make Paul Hicks cry.
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Until Eureka announced this figure several months ago I'd never heard of Formby.
You were most fortunate.
The messed up thing is after I looked him up on YouTube I have one or two songs stuck in my head...
You'll be saying 'More tea Vicar?' before you know it...
Actually it could work out quite well for you. In 1940 the Germans bombed cultural monuments like St Pauls, Canterbury Cathedral and the Albert Memorial. Anyone doing the same today will have to bomb Ant 'n' Dec, Susan Boyle and the set for Top Gear. :D
I think we should just deploy them and Ross Kemp instead of troops, but I suppose the do-gooders out there will be bleating about war-crimes if we did.
;)
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You'll be saying 'More tea Vicar?' before you know it...
That lead to an interesting bit of research... I've lead a sheltered life :-I
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To be fair to Formby , a lot of his songs were are far naughtier away from the camera's .
Having to listen to my daughters practice for the school ukulele band I can appreciate his genius more ....
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My parents and grandparents led sheltered lives too, they spent three years sleeping in one, with only ITMA, Lord Haw-Haw and the sound of falling bombs for entertainment. The bombs were quickest forgiven.
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To be fair to Formby , a lot of his songs were are far naughtier away from the camera's .
Fair point... and likewise with Max Miller with his blue book and his white book... I suspect he had a third too... anyway;
Listen, I was in Spain four years ago and in Spain all the girls wear little knives in the top of their stockings. I found that out. So I said to myself, I'll find out exactly what the idea is so I said, "What's the idea of wearing a knife at the top of the stocking?" She said, "That's to defend my honour." I said, "What, a little tiny knife like that?" I said, "If you were in Brighton, you'd want a set of carvers!"
Anyway... It's a nice figure and well presented. :)
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I'll refrain on entering the debate about British comedy - my favorite sitcom is the 1960/70's vintage 'Nearest and Dearest', so I'm not qualified to comment! :D
Nice work! I wouldn't mind seeing him up more close, it looks like you did a cool base treatment
have a look at this one guv, it's slightly bigger (ooh-er!)
(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae220/jp1885_photos/George2.jpg)
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Having to listen to my daughters practice for the school ukulele band I can appreciate his genius more ....
Jimi Hendrix started on the ukulele.
"Ey up, Joe. Where's't going withat gun in y'and?"
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The truly wonderful thing about this mini, at least for Formby fans, is that it makes a very nice stand in for the Maginot Line, if one was inclined to game the fall of France. It's also arguably the only miniature in any scale to have been satirised by Dudley Moore. Ooh there's an idea! I'd pay big $$$ for a Pete n Dud vignette. Might suggest that to Mr Robson.
Ross Kemp as Britain's first line of defence eh? Is he still on the telly? I just loved those docos. Ross Kemp Wets His Knickers in Rio, Ross Kemp Looks Shit Scared in Bournemouth etc etc. Note to genetic engineers: Messing around with chromosones doesn't always have a happy ending.
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I love it, could you post a link to the miniature I can't find it on the Eureka site. Thanks
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Formby was a perhaps unlikely anti-Apartheid campaigner of sorts, before Apartheid even officially existed. He refused to play segregated venues in South Africa and got into hot water with the authorities there for it. It's said they were kicked out of the country because the last straw was George's wife and manager Beryl hugging a six-year-old black girl at a show. She apparently said to National Party leader Daniel François Malan after he told them to never come back, "Why don't you piss off, you horrible little man?"
George is all right with me.
"Never touched me!"
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Jimi Hendrix started on the ukulele.
"Ey up, Joe. Where's't going withat gun in y'and?"
lol lol lol Thanks, I nearly coughed up a lung.
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Formby was a perhaps unlikely anti-Apartheid campaigner of sorts, before Apartheid even officially existed. He refused to play segregated venues in South Africa and got into hot water with the authorities there for it. It's said they were kicked out of the country because the last straw was George's wife and manager Beryl hugging a six-year-old black girl at a show. She apparently said to National Party leader Daniel François Malan after he told them to never come back, "Why don't you piss off, you horrible little man?"
George is all right with me.
Didn't know that. He's rocketed up in my estimation too. Thanks for the edumacation on the subject.
"Never touched me!"
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I love it, could you post a link to the miniature I can't find it on the Eureka site. Thanks
I don't think they have it on the website yet-drop them an email instead.