Sunday, 31 January 2021

From Jez Todd: Week 6 - AVBCW Character (5 points)

 Hi Everyone, 

So far managing to keep to my own personal challenge of posting once a week with something. This week only a single 5 pointer figure though.

The figure is part of the Wargames Illustrated "Giants in Miniature" range and is the Adrian Carton De Wiart figure that I bought for myself as a Christmas present! Apparently only 500 of these are made and according to the card I got mine was number 247/500. Please check out the website for the figure background as he has a fascinating history - a Belgian aristocrat who fought in WW1 and II. The figure was perfect for me as a character for my AVBCW campaign troops. 



                                        In front of Stratford Upon Avon Town Hall 

I am building up government forces for a game using Bolt Action rules but set in the mythical campaign of a 1930's British Civil War. Rather than a  squad member I thought I would use the figure as a spy character for some scenarios and added an armband with the British Union Of Fascists symbol. With his eye patch and one arm I think he looks the part!



AVBCW is mythical but if you are interested here's a link from a more academic historical magazine West Midlands History which has some interesting background and gives the BUF insignia. 

West Midlands History Article BUF  

So just a 5 points for me this week ..... have a great week ahead everyone! 

Cheers Jez





Posted by Jez Todd at 3:02 pm
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9 comments:

  1. MartinC31 January 2021 at 16:58

    Great work, love VBCW. We play using Bolt action and it works really well. My favourite unit is Port Vale football club, very athletic converted 8th army figs

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    1. Jez Todd1 February 2021 at 04:04

      Hi actually still have to play the first game! Its a long project as first squad finished in 2019 Challenge. A long time maturing .....

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  2. Codsticker31 January 2021 at 18:22

    Wonderful mini of a real character. Just from his Wikipedia page:
    "He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War. He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."

    Lol, he may have been a bit of a psychopath.

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    1. Jez Todd1 February 2021 at 04:07

      The character card you get also says ... toured China and the Burma Front in 45 and finally retired at age 66! Would have a few stories if you met him in the pub?

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  3. Barks31 January 2021 at 23:39

    Fascinating chap!

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  4. caveadsum14711 February 2021 at 02:32

    Great looking figure !
    Best Iain

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  5. Peter Douglas1 February 2021 at 08:36

    Great looking VBCW figure.

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  6. StuartL1 February 2021 at 16:58

    Nice spy. The real world inspiration for the figure is quite the character, a perfect choice for AVBCW

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  7. Yarkshire Gamer2 February 2021 at 14:08

    Great looking character figure, 5pts is 5pts all adds up 👍
    Regards KenR

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