mjmooney Posted November 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Chindie said: Tamiya's standard scale for military land vehicles is 1/35 (and has been for donkeys years. They are famous for continuing to release models for decades, you can still buy kits they first released in the 70s). They also have made some bigger scales, like 1/16 tanks, which are **** enormous. Yes, of course, 1/35, not 1/32. I was into tabletop wargaming at the time, using mainly Airfix stuff - what they called HO/OO (which as any railway modeller will know are two different scales). Figures confusingly also referred to as 20mm or 25mm. This IS The Boring Thread, isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Airfix and their HO/OO scale was the curse of my childhood. I loved their soldiers and had almost every type. But as I grew up it became obvious that the scale varied greatly. My US paratroopers were all notably larger than my German Infantry. I specifically remember the D-Day set being very relaxed with its scales. I couldn't play with toys of different scales. That way anarchy lives. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 13, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 13, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 12:23, mjmooney said: Yes, of course, 1/35, not 1/32. So "geeky perfection" that got his scales wrong... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2018 So am I, Brian, so am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 There are now more documentaries about Hitler than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, MrDuck said: There are now more documentaries about Hitler than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches. Cheap book and stationery store 'The Word' could reduce it's floor space requirements by approximately 45% if it didn't carry books about Hitler, the nazi's and Haynes tank manuals. But then, where would all the old men stand whilst their wives look at craft sets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2018 28 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Cheap book and stationery store 'The Word' could reduce it's floor space requirements by approximately 45% if it didn't carry books about Hitler, the nazi's and Haynes tank manuals. But then, where would all the old men stand whilst their wives look at craft sets? Tread softly, for you tread on my dreams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Tread softly, for you tread on my dreams. I was in there on Saturday. Just how many remaindered books about SS uniforms can there be? Why are men not quite old enough to have fought soooo interested in Bombers of WWII? It might be the nearest thing to actual literal purgatory and I will not be making that mistake again. Next time, it's take absolutely as long as you like, I have a smartphone and a seat in Cafe Nero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2018 20 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I was in there on Saturday. Just how many remaindered books about SS uniforms can there be? Why are men not quite old enough to have fought soooo interested in Bombers of WWII? It's because we were not quite old enough to have fought. If you were a 1950s baby like me, you grew up totally in the shadow of WWII. It was all our parents talked about. All the military memoirs were being published and the US and British film industries were in full swing, churning out war movies. All us little boys were busy building Airfix kits of tanks and planes. From an early age, I was fascinated by history. Particularly military history. Particularly WWII. To a slightly lesser extent, I still am. It was the defining decade of the 20th Century, one which shaped the modern world. Can't escape it. I make no apologies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: It's because we were not quite old enough to have fought. If you were a 1950s baby like me, you grew up totally in the shadow of WWII. It was all our parents talked about. All the military memoirs were being published and the US and British film industries were in full swing, churning out war movies. All us little boys were busy building Airfix kits of tanks and planes. From an early age, I was fascinated by history. Particularly military history. Particularly WWII. To a slightly lesser extent, I still am. It was the defining decade of the 20th Century, one which shaped the modern world. Can't escape it. I make no apologies. to be honest, I'd rather go and see anything about WW2 than looking around record shops and stuff. Different strokes for different folks innit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: to be honest, I'd rather go and see anything about WW2 than looking around record shops and stuff. Different strokes for different folks innit? This. I see literally no point in visiting a record shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Yep, world war 2 picture books in The Word is where it's at. As I said, take your time, I'll be in the coffee shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 19, 2018 Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2018 I go round record shops looking for vinyl of speeches from WWII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Now Thats What I Call Wehrmacht 42 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, lapal_fan said: to be honest, I'd rather go and see anything about WW2 than looking around record shops and stuff. Oh, record shops are my OTHER thing. Provided they have lots of CDs, rather than (yawn) vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I was in there on Saturday. Just how many remaindered books about SS uniforms can there be? Why are men not quite old enough to have fought soooo interested in Bombers of WWII? It might be the nearest thing to actual literal purgatory and I will not be making that mistake again. Next time, it's take absolutely as long as you like, I have a smartphone and a seat in Cafe Nero. took my son to Brooklands museum on Sunday , they built much of our aviation history there ( including the short lived TSR-2 , indeed some of the surviving pieces of it are on show ~geek ) ...he's just turned 14 and fascinated by planes and tanks particually form that WW2 era , at some point he'll be one of those men hanging out in bookshops , I don't think the interest will ever go so give up your job and write a WW 2 book Edited November 19, 2018 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 An aspect of Viking history of which I was unaware. From the Guardian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TB Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 19/11/2018 at 11:23, MrDuck said: There are now more documentaries about Hitler than there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches. Sticking my neck out here, but anyway: that's probably pretty close to the number of stars in the observable universe. I've seen estimates ranging from 4 quadrillion to 3.5 quintillion grains of sand. Should you count every single person reading a printed copy of every book ever written, and every person having watched a dvd or a TV broadcast? And every person viewing a Hitler Downfall parody? Even so, I doubt you'd come close. (And yes, I know I've posted this in the Totally useless information thread.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 All packets of crisps best by dates are on a saturday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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