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BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:12 pm

NuneatonO's wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:01 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:37 am The castle was to become the home of my Highland Light Infantry soldiers and for a time they were the sole occupants but later had to share it with the British 8th Army and some Russians and I suspect they were pleased about that as they were welcome reinforcements in repelling constant attacks from the Afrika Korps.

Are you talking Airfix soldiers? I was thinking of these just the other day. Even had a look on ebay, to bring back memories of the various armies.

Even in 2 inch high plastic, the Germans always had the better style of uniforms.

I remember staring to paint mine - green helmet and sand coloured uniform for the 8th Army - but got bored after doing about a dozen. Used to have a couple of those spring powered howitzers and fired matches from them to decimate the Afrika Korps.

point nine one eight wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:54 pm

BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:12 pm

NuneatonO's wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:01 pm
Are you talking Airfix soldiers? I was thinking of these just the other day. Even had a look on ebay, to bring back memories of the various armies.

Even in 2 inch high plastic, the Germans always had the better style of uniforms.

I remember staring to paint mine - green helmet and sand coloured uniform for the 8th Army - but got bored after doing about a dozen. Used to have a couple of those spring powered howitzers and fired matches from them to decimate the Afrika Korps.

Wow remember that well I only had one howitzer but same game I was the best General I knew, never lost a campaign, the memories come flooding back

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:09 pm

point nine one eight wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:54 pm

BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:12 pm

I remember staring to paint mine - green helmet and sand coloured uniform for the 8th Army - but got bored after doing about a dozen. Used to have a couple of those spring powered howitzers and fired matches from them to decimate the Afrika Korps.

Wow remember that well I only had one howitzer but same game I was the best General I knew, never lost a campaign, the memories come flooding back

We used to set up our armies on the carpet and rolled marbles at them to knock them down. Utter devastation.

Some people rather than roll the marble tried bouncing them in to destroy defensive fortifications.

BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:18 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:09 pm

point nine one eight wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:54 pm
Wow remember that well I only had one howitzer but same game I was the best General I knew, never lost a campaign, the memories come flooding back

We used to set up our armies on the carpet and rolled marbles at them to knock them down. Utter devastation.

Some people rather than roll the marble tried bouncing them in to destroy defensive fortifications.

OK - got me going now. Did you make tanks from old cotton reels? Bit of candle with a hole through it, rubber band anchored one side of reel -> pushed through the reel and candle hole, pencil sat in groove in candle. Wind up and point at enemy. Carnage.

BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:18 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:09 pm

point nine one eight wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:54 pm
Wow remember that well I only had one howitzer but same game I was the best General I knew, never lost a campaign, the memories come flooding back

We used to set up our armies on the carpet and rolled marbles at them to knock them down. Utter devastation.

Some people rather than roll the marble tried bouncing them in to destroy defensive fortifications.

OK - got me going now. Did you make tanks from old cotton reels? Bit of candle with a hole through it, rubber band anchored one side of reel -> pushed through the reel and candle hole, pencil sat in groove in candle. Wind up and point at enemy. Carnage.

BoniO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:18 pm

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:09 pm

point nine one eight wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:54 pm
Wow remember that well I only had one howitzer but same game I was the best General I knew, never lost a campaign, the memories come flooding back

We used to set up our armies on the carpet and rolled marbles at them to knock them down. Utter devastation.

Some people rather than roll the marble tried bouncing them in to destroy defensive fortifications.

OK - got me going now. Did you make tanks from old cotton reels? Bit of candle with a hole through it, rubber band anchored one side of reel -> pushed through the reel and candle hole, pencil sat in groove in candle. Wind up and point at enemy. Carnage.

Redcard wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:56 pm I was a guest of a very wealthy pal (over£400 million) in Las Vegas to see world title fight. He paid for hotel, flight , and $1500 v.i.p ringside tickets which my father procured, and which I could have sold for $5000 each. Once we were there we shared the expenses so that if he paid for a meal, show, or drinks I bought the next. As for gambling he did his thing, obviously much higher stakes, and I did mine, mostly unsuccessfully while on one occasion he won $10,000.
Anyway, I played the jackpot giant slot which linked every hotel in Vegas and is usually won at about $20 million, but was currently $32million and rising. It was $5 a spin and you had to get 5 kings crowns through the lines.
I pulled the giant handle and got 3 through the line, one bellow and one above. I said to the girl perched on her stall “give me a hundred dollar roll”, now convinced I was definitely going to win.
Each pull saw the crowns shuffling about either through , above , or below the line. People having seeing it were whooping and cheering every time I pulled and I soon had literally hundreds shouting encouragement.
Well one by one the crowns disappeared as did the crowd and my $100.
My pal who had been friends since age of ten said “you will never be closer to a fortune than that”, as if I needed telling.
He then said “you know I was half in that with you”. I said “how do you work that out”, and he went ashen , prodded me in the chest
and said I fxxxxxg paid for your trip. That was our first ever row and we didn’t sipeak for the rest of the day. I would have paid for his next half dozen trips but I wouldn’t give a mega rich person $16 million friend or not.....Had he been on a level standing I would have willingly given several million.....right or wrong.

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:10 am

BIGRON wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:23 pm

StillSpike wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:09 pm Once shared the Jackpot at Wimbledon dogs - 2 tickets shared a prize pot of just under £1,100 - this was around 1989 or so - and me and a pal had one of the tix, so our share paid for our night in the restaurant (was it the Diamond Room at Wimbledon?) with our girls, limo home etc and then some.

Then some what

Oh and where's the ko competition for the 60s would you

I'm lost - what?

Redcard wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:56 pm I was a guest of a very wealthy pal (over£400 million) in Las Vegas to see world title fight. He paid for hotel, flight , and $1500 v.i.p ringside tickets which my father procured, and which I could have sold for $5000 each. Once we were there we shared the expenses so that if he paid for a meal, show, or drinks I bought the next. As for gambling he did his thing, obviously much higher stakes, and I did mine, mostly unsuccessfully while on one occasion he won $10,000.
Anyway, I played the jackpot giant slot which linked every hotel in Vegas and is usually won at about $20 million, but was currently $32million and rising. It was $5 a spin and you had to get 5 kings crowns through the lines.
I pulled the giant handle and got 3 through the line, one bellow and one above. I said to the girl perched on her stall “give me a hundred dollar roll”, now convinced I was definitely going to win.
Each pull saw the crowns shuffling about either through , above , or below the line. People having seeing it were whooping and cheering every time I pulled and I soon had literally hundreds shouting encouragement.
Well one by one the crowns disappeared as did the crowd and my $100.
My pal who had been friends since age of ten said “you will never be closer to a fortune than that”, as if I needed telling.
He then said “you know I was half in that with you”. I said “how do you work that out”, and he went ashen , prodded me in the chest
and said I fxxxxxg paid for your trip. That was our first ever row and we didn’t sipeak for the rest of the day. I would have paid for his next half dozen trips but I wouldn’t give a mega rich person $16 million friend or not.....Had he been on a level standing I would have willingly given several million.....right or wrong.

Prestige Worldwide wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:14 pm

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:10 am

BIGRON wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:23 pm
Then some what

Oh and where's the ko competition for the 60s would you

I'm lost - what?

He wants a bandoff to find who is the most attractive older lady?

StillSpike wrote: ↑Fri May 01, 2020 12:43 pm

Prestige Worldwide wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:14 pm

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:10 am

I'm lost - what?

He wants a bandoff to find who is the most attractive older lady?

Oh I see. I don't think we spent literally hours creating Bandoff to have it sullied by sexist frippery like that. We created it so that we could find the best crisps (inc. other snacks) or the best religion, or the best film.

Sorry Bigron, I shall have to pass on that. The next Bandoff shall be.......to be decided (but I think I might do films so I can use an existing list for the group stage entrants