My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Industry	Sports or Recreation
Occupation	Purveyor of Toy Soldiers and part time writerr.
Location	Stanley, County Durham, United Kingdom
Introduction	I've been in the Wargaming/ Military Modelling/ Military History hobby since 1970 . In that time I've had a go at most aspects including Re-enactment and Black powder shooting. Outside the hobby I like "Old Masters" painting Victorian Genre painting and English Watercolours, Irish and Scottish Whiskies, Fine dining and Real Ale. I also collect Antiquarian Books. I also write, my first two books are now published by Helion My third is currently 'under construction'.
Interests	Military History, Real Ale,Single Malts Good Food, Art and Architecture. Free Speech for all.
Favorite movies	The Searchers, 84 Charing Cross Rd, Casablanca, To Have and to Have Not. The Three Musketeers. Gentlemen prefer Blondes, Some like it Hot.The Long Memory, Zulu,
Favorite music	Meatloaf. James Taylor. JS Bach, Edward Elgar, Glen Miller., Mark Knopfler, and many more
Favorite books	Anything by George MacDonald Fraser., Pride and Prejudice, Allan Mallinson- both Hervey and his factual stuff Jasper fforde. Erskine Childers. Harry Harrison, and lots of historians now long deceased.