tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post3898330087762141777..comments2024-03-28T12:37:15.453-07:00Comments on Tales From GHQ: This week I have been mostly...Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-42812706696233734052022-01-28T23:06:41.370-08:002022-01-28T23:06:41.370-08:00Well, there you go then, I'm not on my own aft...Well, there you go then, I'm not on my own after all. As ever, thanks for the endorsement, much appreciated.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-31302496642989406842022-01-28T13:30:46.315-08:002022-01-28T13:30:46.315-08:00Seeing as the entire thing is fictional, it's ...Seeing as the entire thing is fictional, it's up to you I would say! I made a similar mistake years ago and painted five or six battalions of Highland infantry for my Napoleonic collection....I only found out later that half of them spent the entire period outside Europe....does it worry me? Not a jot! rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-91870768685975831782022-01-26T07:48:20.459-08:002022-01-26T07:48:20.459-08:00Very kind Christopher, your endorsement is welcome...Very kind Christopher, your endorsement is welcome as usual.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-35935937914456339652022-01-26T07:47:47.958-08:002022-01-26T07:47:47.958-08:00Thank you Paul, very kind. My button counting days...Thank you Paul, very kind. My button counting days never started really...😁Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-85690110435282532232022-01-26T05:02:31.042-08:002022-01-26T05:02:31.042-08:00They look great David and I agree your toys so the...They look great David and I agree your toys so they can be whatever you wish and prefer.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-26645091698328249052022-01-26T02:19:50.466-08:002022-01-26T02:19:50.466-08:00A very splended looking unit there Dave! if they&#...A very splended looking unit there Dave! if they're not 100% histoical, so what? Niether are a lot of imiges and paintings from the era anyway... Lady Butlers famous "Scotland Forever" for example. They'll look just the part fighting alongside the South Essex. 100% is moving dangerously close to button counting territory!!<br />Well done indeed sir!Paul Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717868795492130725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-19051870871891748502022-01-25T13:50:39.364-08:002022-01-25T13:50:39.364-08:00It will be a back burner project Matt, so be patie...It will be a back burner project Matt, so be patient please.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-51330522744748107442022-01-25T10:54:51.605-08:002022-01-25T10:54:51.605-08:00Nicely done David, I do think kilts would be a pre...Nicely done David, I do think kilts would be a preference in the heat. Looking forward to seeing the Cold War take shape 👍Matt Crumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841790422716738842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-68281262753360830322022-01-25T06:21:00.550-08:002022-01-25T06:21:00.550-08:00Still twelve to complete the unit, so I'm unli...Still twelve to complete the unit, so I'm unlikely to meet my end of month target.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-3257935628337363712022-01-25T06:09:53.365-08:002022-01-25T06:09:53.365-08:00Well they might be 'correct' but they look...Well they might be 'correct' but they look rather splendid to me David. As you say, "Your toys, your game". Life is too short to worry about button counting etc.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-10540828831411892042022-01-25T06:02:22.654-08:002022-01-25T06:02:22.654-08:00They will do for me so I welcome your endorsement....They will do for me so I welcome your endorsement.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-46648489706554007442022-01-25T06:01:48.927-08:002022-01-25T06:01:48.927-08:00They were then (see below) but didn't show it....They were then (see below) but didn't show it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-16247990789246832422022-01-25T06:01:13.464-08:002022-01-25T06:01:13.464-08:00Thanks Aly. Have to agree on the preferred fate of...Thanks Aly. Have to agree on the preferred fate of button counters!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-47962682082419185932022-01-25T06:00:15.972-08:002022-01-25T06:00:15.972-08:00Correction: lost their Highland status in 1806, bu...Correction: lost their Highland status in 1806, but did not seem to wear Highland dress during their time in India. I should check rather than rely on memory, sorry.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985725848702292911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-17995403983623627812022-01-25T05:48:17.945-08:002022-01-25T05:48:17.945-08:00In what year did the 74th become a Highland regime...In what year did the 74th become a Highland regiment?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-16778289155907259122022-01-25T05:11:31.090-08:002022-01-25T05:11:31.090-08:00I think that the Premature Highlanders look splend...I think that the Premature Highlanders look splendid…<br /><br />We both know where the button counters can go…<br /><br />All the best. Aly<br /><br />Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-18172550905324666802022-01-25T04:59:10.817-08:002022-01-25T04:59:10.817-08:00Very dapper they look too. "They thought they...Very dapper they look too. "They thought they were an Highland Regiment, they are now"Phil Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951076081660516802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021096045371174446.post-5803146322688289552022-01-25T03:28:07.335-08:002022-01-25T03:28:07.335-08:00These are lovely David,but imagine those bearskins...These are lovely David,but imagine those bearskins in the Indian summer.Like you I am past worrying about button counting etc; its the look and the wargamer's choice. As long as they look fairly right, why not.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.com