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