The Zeppelin Menace!

The Zeppelin Menace!

 

Zeppelins manufactured by Kinchstein GmbH.

The German Zeppelin is a treacherous weapon of terror. These stealthy behemoths prowl the night sky to bomb London in (vain!) hope to bring England to the peace table.

With altitude and darkness on their side, the cowardly Hun has been able to escape with impunity. However salvation is at hand from our brave Royal Flying Corps.

Redoubtable Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson has shown the way by shooting down the Zeppelin on the night of 2nd September, 1916.

(We are assured by sources at the Palace that His Majesty the King will be awarding Lt. Robinson with the Victoria Cross in honour of the daring sortie).

With the new Brock and Pomeroy incendiary ammunition the Zeppelins are now vulnerable to a fiery (and all too-deserved) death.

No. 39 Squadron of the formidable Royal Flying Corps stands ready to defend these shores from more dastardly Zeppelin raids.

Leprecon will be held from the 4th to 6th of March in Trinity College Dublin.

Forlorn Hope

Picked up this storming party recently

A party of dragoons rushes forward to prepare a breach



A dragoon provides covering fire with his carbine



Two men struggle with the petard itself



These are from Redoubt's range, and doubtless they'll take centre-stage in some siege scenario...

New Scenery for a New Project

With my order from Redoubt arriving yesterday, I'm getting ready for my Thirty Years War project for 2011.

An encampment for a raiding party is necessary



With a close-up of the campfire and some open tents



Another piece from long-term storage. I picked this up almost ten years ago from a wargamer dumping most of his collection. Like any gaming magpie I was immediately interested!

Gate House - useful for coup de mains or some internal skullduggery



Close-up of the Tower



Of course both of these lots can be used for other periods, but that's not a bad thing!