The Socialist Alliance Assembles

[CapnJim]

"...the mobile machine gun detachment crewed by several ferocious Catalan ladies..."

Hmm.  The Spanish ladies?  Seems to me there's a song about them......I must say though, that claiming their truck is just "their" truck, and not a collective asset, kinda goes against the socialist philosophy they claim to espouse.     

My what motley crue has assembled there at the Cringing Peasant Inn....(I hope I remembered that name correctly...).  I must admit, however, that motley crues can be quite the spectacle...

[Legionnaire]

Like Mrs Hilda Spreadborough, I have no idea what POUM is supposed to mean  . The Cringing Peasant Inn might be more aptly named "Muddy Boots and Codswallop" with all those people taking a very loose view of their so called political beliefs  .

Sterling work as always Sir .

Regards,

Legionnaire.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

The 'mad old biddy' and her comrades are very impressive. Some lovely photos there, too. The 47th seems to be building into a very formidable force, indeed, me ol' cock sparrer!

[Khusru2]

I can recognise some of the figures but not all. Any chance of a list of assets?
Following closely in this escapade.

[Doug ex-em4]

"...the mobile machine gun detachment crewed by several ferocious Catalan ladies..."

Hmm.  The Spanish ladies?  Seems to me there's a song about them......I must say though, that claiming their truck is just "their" truck, and not a collective asset, kinda goes against the socialist philosophy they claim to espouse.

Another example of how they deviate from strict Marxist principles is their refusal to give up their national identity. Which is Catalan - definitely not Spanish😊 

My what motley crue has assembled there at the Cringing Peasant Inn....(I hope I remembered that name correctly...).  I must admit, however, that motley crues can be quite the spectacle...

And motley isn’t necessarily a bad thing👍

Like Mrs Hilda Spreadborough, I have no idea what POUM is supposed to mean  . The Cringing Peasant Inn might be more aptly named "Muddy Boots and Codswallop" with all those people taking a very loose view of their so called political beliefs  .

Sterling work as always Sir .

Regards,

Legionnaire.

Thanks, mate. I reckon most people’s political beliefs can become "loose" when self-interest comes into play.
POUM in English - The Workers' Party of Marxist Unification which was a Spanish communist party formed during the Second Republic and mainly active around the Spanish Civil War. Eric Blair (George Orwell) fought alongside them rather than the Moscow dominated Communist Party.

The 'mad old biddy' and her comrades are very impressive. Some lovely photos there, too. The 47th seems to be building into a very formidable force, indeed, me ol' cock sparrer!

Could it be that you’re suggesting that it would take an exceptional enemy to meet them on even terms?

I can recognise some of the figures but not all. Any chance of a list of assets?
Following closely in this escapade.

Is it the machine gunners and mortar crew you’re asking about? If so, I can’t be much help. The machine gunners, with their lorry, were a present from a friend in Canada. I’ll ask him to see if he remembers if you like? The mortar crew I have no idea. I had them kicking round for ages and plucked them out of the box when I was looking for odds and ends to start a VBCW platoon for the Hereford games about 10 years ago. They’re not exactly top-of-the-range sculpts but they have a quirky charm.


Thanks for reading


Doug

[Khusru2]

I'd love to know. Thank you.

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Could it be that you’re suggesting that it would take an exceptional enemy to meet them on even terms?

It is very much as if you had read my mind! Not just an exceptional enemy force, but also an exceptional commander. A person not unfamiliar with all the arts of war but also possessing coolness under fire and imbued with audacity, bravery, daring and determination.

[Doug ex-em4]

It is very much as if you had read my mind! Not just an exceptional enemy force, but also an exceptional commander. A person not unfamiliar with all the arts of war but also possessing coolness under fire and imbued with audacity, bravery, daring and determination.

But where could one find such a paragon? Doubtless, as events unfold, we’ll see if such will come to the fore.

I'd love to know. Thank you.

I’ll ask him and see if he can remember.


Doug

[Moriarty]

I can recognise some of the figures but not all. Any chance of a list of assets?
Following closely in this escapade.

Don’t forget to mention the wheelbarrow!

[Doug ex-em4]

The 47th is now complete and 24 hours after the arrival of the POUM detachments, orders are given to move south - the invasion of Borsetshire has begun. Major Braddock has secured transport for the main body in the shape of a bus, until yesterday part of the fleet of the Borsetshire Transport Authority, and now liberated to serve The Revolution.

The pub’s landlord re-appears, pale and anxious but otherwise unharmed and is ordered to remove the various flags and banners from the roof and balcony. His last chore is to firmly fix one of the banners to each side of the bus. Instead of the bullet in the back of the head which, in his darker moments he expected, Comrade Major Braddock presents him with an original copy of Trotsky’s Stalinskaia Shkola Falsifikatsii. Leaving him bemused but grateful to be alive, she joins the rest of the platoon on the bus.


And so, the 47th embus and head south, glorying in the inevitable success of their cause………

Next - The Battle of the Borchester Road


Doug

[CapnJim]

But where could one find such a paragon? Doubtless, as events unfold, we’ll see if such will come to the fore.

My thoughts exactly...

And regarding the bus, I know those reds like that whole "collective" thing, but isn't stuffing all your troops onto the 4:15 cross-town a bit like putting all your eggs in one basket?  One drop, and they're all broken?  I wonder if that ends up being a tactical miscue? 

[syrinx0]

I don't know the quality of the Borsetshire Transport Authority vehicles but if you grabbed on of ours at this time period ... you might need a tow.

[Doug ex-em4]

My thoughts exactly...

And regarding the bus, I know those reds like that whole "collective" thing, but isn't stuffing all your troops onto the 4:15 cross-town a bit like putting all your eggs in one basket?  One drop, and they're all broken?  I wonder if that ends up being a tactical miscue?

When needs must, these risks have to be taken. They couldn’t get everyone into the POUM lorry and they couldn’t use it to shuttle troops back and forth like they did for the concentration - not with bourgeois mercenaries gathering. So, surrounded by the cloak of  Revolutionary righteousness, they fear naught.

I'd love to know. Thank you.

The matching-gunners are conversions from the Dunwich Detectives range:
https://em4miniatures.com/collections/dunwich-detectives
And the mortar and red are Irregular Miniatires’ VBCW range.

The machine guns were from the bits box

I hope this helps.

Doug

[Vagabond]

It is very much as if you had read my mind! Not just an exceptional enemy force, but also an exceptional commander. A person not unfamiliar with all the arts of war but also possessing coolness under fire and imbued with audacity, bravery, daring and determination.

You wouldn't be thinking of that Napoleon of the VBCW, the general who believed big battalion's maketh the General, or would you? 

[Khusru2]

The matching-gunners are conversions from the Dunwich Detectives range:
https://em4miniatures.com/collections/dunwich-detectives
And the mortar and red are Irregular Miniatires’ VBCW range.

The machine guns were from the bits box

Thank you