Vintage Wargaming: Groves & Benoy

Friday 9 November 2012

Groves & Benoy - Boy Band 1812

I don't think that would be how they would have appeared in a catalogue (had there been one) and I suspect at least some of these are intended to function as muleteers. The one on the third from the left needs to work a bit on his dancing.

4 comments:

tradgardmastare said...: Give you joy of your purchases sir!
I am so pleased you managed to get all these splendid figures.In the mule post you alluded to rules.Can you tell us more and perhaps a lttle background to the manufacturer?
many thanks
Alan; 10 November 2012 at 07:02
Vintage Wargaming said...: There is more information on the link in the post titled teaser below. That is about the sum total of my knowledge though Harry Pearson knows more. I am assuming the mules were manufactured by Groves - it seems unlikely there would have been others commercially available in this scale - and they are all mounted on Brigadier Benoy's distinctive bases. I have no knowldge of what rules the Brigadier uses, I just assume he must have had some - and if I have 28 mules that suggests supply played some part in his gaming, whether reflected in the rules themselves or as table decoration. All speculation, I am afraid!; 10 November 2012 at 08:14
Stryker said...: The third one from the left is definitely meant to be Robbie Willams...; 10 November 2012 at 14:33
Rob Young said...: Agreed - he's older than he looks.; 17 November 2012 at 22:24

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Friday 9 November 2012

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