Tuesday, February 26, 2019

From The Colonels Out Tray no3


     Wotcher, chums, what's new? Well what a bleedin' day I've 'ad; the Old Man's only 'ad the War Hoffice on the blower. H'apparently someone down there fourt we wus being h'invaded!! 
     It all started just after NAAFI break, I was just settling down for nice puff on me pipe; had just lit it when the Old Man starts 'ollering for me. "Bishop!" 'e shouts "Bishop, you idle scoundrel where are you, man!?" Quick as a flash I stuffs me pipe into me battledress pocket and runs along to 'is office. "'Ere I am, sir!" sez I. "Ah good" 'e sez "Take this memo along to the chief clerk and get him to run off a copy for each department in the barracks and send out two copies to each of the units in the garrison; understood?" "Memo to the chief clerk; copy to each department h'in the barracks and two to each unit in the garrison" sez I, parrot-like. 'E smiled at me and said "That's it, Bishop, well done. Oh, and Bishop, you might want to pop by the guard room and ask the Provost Sergeant to call out the fire picket". "Fire picket, sir?" sez I, quizzical-like. He laughed at me and sez "Yes Bishop, your battle dress appears to be on fire" "Bleedin' 'ell, me pipe!!" I sez and pulled me pipe out of my pocket which was full of smoke "Sorry sir" sez I but 'e never 'eard me; 'e was bent over laughing 'is 'ead orf! Nice, a whole bowl of Old Hobrun gorn up in smoke without yours truly 'aving a puff!!

     So, anyways, orf I goes to see the Chief Clerk or "Chiefy" as we calls 'im and gives 'im this 'ere memo....

Depot Memo

From: Colonel Theo. Williams, Officer Commanding
To: Lt Denham Scott

I understand that we are to be overrun with a new range of Border Reivers from a company known as D’Arlo Figurines! Apparently these chaps will steal the air that you breathe, so lets make sure that everything is locked away so that they are not tempted with any of our other stock!

Norman the Storeman informs me that there are 12 mounted and 16 chaps on foot and that they are all available from the online shop and at forthcoming events.

Border Reivers!! Gad, what next!!



Memo ends
26.02.2019

     now the Chiefy is fond of 'is tipple and las' night there was a bit of a do in the Warrant Hofficers and Sergeants Mess; someone had found a ten shilling note or sumfink; any excuse for a bit of a bash, that lot. Anyway, the Chiefy was feeling a bit fragile and not foccusin' too closelyon what was written on the Old Man's memo and, happarently 'e started phoning up all the regiments on the garrison telling them all we was being hinvaded by the Russkies. Dunno 'ow 'e got that from Rievers but it caused a big stink at Garrison 'eadquarters and down in the War Hoffice. The Old Man was livid and the Chiefy's been uo in front of 'im and the RSM and neither of them hinvited him to 'ave a cuppa and a digestive, if you catch my drift.
      Anyhow, apparently there's going to be a nother big do in the Warrant Hofficers and Sergeants Mess again tonight, only Chiefy wont be there, 'e's on Horderley Sergeant for the next week but they are "letting" 'im foot the bill for their drinks.....

The Chiefy after 'is ticking orf from
the Old Man
     Ps. I 'eard the Old Mna saying we'll be seeing some these 'ere Rievers in the flesh, so ter speak, very soon. 
Toodle ooh mates,
Basher
  


Monday, February 18, 2019

Doings from the Depot

Laughing Lars Froiks Painting Corner


     Hello chaps, Basher Bishop 'ere. Blimey, s'been a long time since I clapped me eyes on you. I suppose you're wondering whats been 'appening 'ere at the Depot since we last 'ad a chat. Well, not a lot really. It's been the usual stores audits which meant move the QM store out onto the square, polish every bleeding thing, lay it all out in order, account for every bleeding thing, explain why that bleeding thing or this bleeding thing is a-missing and where's the bleeding paperwork for it; honestly s'enough to drive you stark staring bonkers, it is. 
     An' on top of all that, the Colonel's lad went and got wed. The Old Man was in a right tizz what with 'is missus bending 'is ear 'ole about this, that and the other. 
     Anyhow, they all 'ad a right old dingdong and the Colonel, 'e ended up on crutches after trying to show the assembled guests how to dance like what them Cossacks do; sez 'e saw them do it in Germany when 'e was a young 2nd lieutenant at the end of the war. 'E's been on crutches this last week or so, the miserable old so and so.
  
     Other news is we've 'ad a new chap posted in; ex-gunner; posted into the QMs department as the Regimental Sign Writer . Sensitive lad 'e is. Posted sideways from the Gunners after 'e got knocked on the bonce by a recoiling 25 pounder breach; made 'im a bit doo-lally it did.  Gunner Larry Froik is name is. Mad keen on painting 'e is which is just as well as a lot of the signs in this 'ere barracks is need a bit of a touch up. 'ere's a photo of 'im what I took in 'is room while 'e was painting the new sign for the NAAFI canteen.


     I fink 'e got a bit carried away but the NAAFI manager liked it; gave 'im a bottle of scotch which young Lars, as we call 'im, is very partial too. I thought it was terrible meself and sez so and 'e called me a Fillerstine!! Blinking cheek!! I'm C of E sez I and just you remember that. 'E just fell down laughing, 'e did. I let it go as it was 'is round at the bar an' I 'ad a raging thirst.
      Anyhow, turns out 'e likes painting so much 'e even paints proper stuff. 'E' painted up some of them wargames figures that the Colonel's been producing in an effort to keep 'is missus in shoes an' 'anbags and what nots. 'ere's some of em 'ere

C17th Inn Set from Colonel Bill's part of their non player character
sets. Just the thing for adding a bit of character to your ECW and TYW
war games tables. I plan to use them in games of Donnybrook and En Garde


Locals gathering to here the latest news at the local inn





ECW/TYW cart with crew and supplies. All these are available
from Colonel Bill's Depot Battalion range





This is one of the Belt Fed female figures that Colonel
Bill's also stock. She has obviously decided to try on her
beau's uniform. 


Another Belt Fed girls, this time a
Blitzmadchen who bears a strong resemblance
to Helga Geerhart from, and listen closely, I
will say this only once; a certain British comedy
show set in WW2 France
     Well that's all that's been a-going on 'ere at the Depot, chums. Gotta go, the Old Man'll wanting 'is cuppa and a digestive. Toodle ooh!

Basher Bishop

Boiling Mad Bishop Passes On A Message

      Alright lads, it's Basher 'ere. 'ow you doin' then? Good? Lucky you! I's been incapacip...incorp...inpacacita...