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Wednesday, 4 February 2026

A Pleasant Surprise

I recently received a surprise package in the post, it was a box full of Spanish Civil War figures. Kindly sent to me by Aly, a gentleman and scholar of the first order.
These will be added to the collection to bulk up the various "factions" (yes a word I loathe but applicable to this conflict) Amongst them were two ( "special edition"?) character figures which I just had to paint up immediately.
A resin figure of a Nationalist officer type. I believe this may have been a FAA figure?
An armed priest which I believe was a Crisis show freebie?
A magnicent gift which I am humbled to have received, thank you Aly.
Look out for report on Dave's blog on my second defeat of 2026 (I just knew the run of luck wouldn't last) in the next few days.
Until next time happy gaming and KBO
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8 comments:

  1. David4 February 2026 at 03:22

    A splendid gift from a generous friend and two spiffing additions already. Don't fret on defeats, more are sure to follow you know 😉

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    1. Phil Robinson4 February 2026 at 06:02

      Indeed avery fine gift from a very fine chum. Defeats, those I am good at I have found my niche.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag4 February 2026 at 04:56

    That first fellow is a tough looking hombre. Great gift from Aly!

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    1. Phil Robinson4 February 2026 at 06:03

      A grizzled veteran from the Army of Africa no doubt. A great and generous gift indeed!

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  3. Norm4 February 2026 at 05:45

    Both figures are excellent characters. The priest makes for a great sculpt and the officer above reminds me of the ‘boy’ figure that Irregular miniatures did years ago in their 20mm WWII range. The blue chosen for the shirt is bang on.

    What a lovely gift.

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    1. Phil Robinson4 February 2026 at 06:04

      Thank you Norm. I glad you think I have done them justice with the paint jobs

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  4. pancerni4 February 2026 at 09:51

    Great figures. Good policy, embracing the defeats. This allows you to learn from the mistakes; you could immortalize in song the valor displayed. Propaganda can be served by small changes in facts to help cover rash decisions . I could go on, having lost frequntky enough myself.

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    1. Phil Robinson4 February 2026 at 10:28

      Thank you Joe. I just blame the dice 😂

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