tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post4711765036836954160..comments2024-03-28T18:53:54.518-07:00Comments on Realm of Chaos 80s: Seeing the wood for the treesOrlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-2703800249925566972015-10-05T13:12:10.471-07:002015-10-05T13:12:10.471-07:00Looks like the original La Maisontaal in the far c...Looks like the original La Maisontaal in the far corner. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-2087834370628811812015-09-26T03:16:09.302-07:002015-09-26T03:16:09.302-07:00It is never too late to track a few more down Neil...It is never too late to track a few more down Neil! Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-65708341414061332952015-09-26T03:15:50.197-07:002015-09-26T03:15:50.197-07:00Of course. Oldhammer through and through for me. Of course. Oldhammer through and through for me. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-29379792939491622312015-09-26T03:15:29.386-07:002015-09-26T03:15:29.386-07:00Yes, the leaves are quite rubbery. I am not sure w...Yes, the leaves are quite rubbery. I am not sure what to do with them yet. I think I will just paint them at this stage and fiddle about with flock later. Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-5600884677369443302015-09-26T03:14:45.531-07:002015-09-26T03:14:45.531-07:00You are correct - only the Britains ones are much ...You are correct - only the Britains ones are much better designed. Well worth tracking down a few!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-77548140268223013922015-09-26T03:14:02.840-07:002015-09-26T03:14:02.840-07:00I will head on over and have a look at your projec...I will head on over and have a look at your project Erny. It sounds like a fantastic idea!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-1166392011230905092015-09-26T03:13:30.401-07:002015-09-26T03:13:30.401-07:00Even Nurgle would have recoiled at the strange odo...Even Nurgle would have recoiled at the strange odour these trees let off before I washed them. Very interesting it was!Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-13694758995664434942015-09-26T03:10:36.051-07:002015-09-26T03:10:36.051-07:00These were covered in what looked like 'hairs&...These were covered in what looked like 'hairs', so perhaps they were your old ones!! (;Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-91756948211432742562015-09-17T12:08:41.980-07:002015-09-17T12:08:41.980-07:00Nice story James. I remember having those trees as...Nice story James. I remember having those trees as a kid.Steve Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970745876897456734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-45829646224541676622015-09-15T05:53:07.695-07:002015-09-15T05:53:07.695-07:00Very nice find, congratulations. Could they have t...Very nice find, congratulations. Could they have the stench of Nurgle?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-16895391220254461972015-09-14T02:10:58.580-07:002015-09-14T02:10:58.580-07:00I'm planning to recreate this table with other...I'm planning to recreate this table with other forum friends next BOYL. I've had a bunch of the Britains trees in my collection going on ten years now, entirely inspired by the trees on the table. If you are up for making said table why don't you join in on the forum, you would be more than welcome.Ernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106035249657749275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-56280549608157451082015-09-13T21:07:44.850-07:002015-09-13T21:07:44.850-07:00Interesting how much of the visual lineage of thos...Interesting how much of the visual lineage of those Britains trees can be seen in the GW plastic efforts (although the GW versions are a little on the small side) - same crooked branches, same squat look, same plate like canopies.<br /><br />Nice find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-674557713020579412015-09-13T14:27:23.316-07:002015-09-13T14:27:23.316-07:00I remember having those or similar ones as a child...I remember having those or similar ones as a child. Are the leafes rubbery? Are you going to keep those or add some flock/leaves/poly fiber and what not? I like the trees themselves, the leafes not so much. I'm looking forward to seeing your take on these!MarKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359553317221028077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-21780765666105302242015-09-13T10:06:24.656-07:002015-09-13T10:06:24.656-07:00Fabulous find. You're even going Oldhammer wit...Fabulous find. You're even going Oldhammer with your terrain. Herbert Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236603020043553029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-8039186258429874112015-09-13T09:43:21.914-07:002015-09-13T09:43:21.914-07:00An excellent find and two very good looking models...An excellent find and two very good looking models. Wished I had kept mine from my childhoodNeil Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-33172708387377821802015-09-13T09:24:00.104-07:002015-09-13T09:24:00.104-07:00They were made by the toy company Britain's. H...They were made by the toy company Britain's. Here is a link to a current auction on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Britains-Oak-Tree-ideal-for-28mm-bolt-action-or-chain-of-command-h-/151792972306Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-2159259934961821412015-09-13T09:07:27.631-07:002015-09-13T09:07:27.631-07:00Do you know the brand that made these? I'd lik...Do you know the brand that made these? I'd like to search eBay myself.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093356872477703550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-73819499174125365892015-09-13T08:05:44.083-07:002015-09-13T08:05:44.083-07:00No £15 for the pair, with some other odds and ends...No £15 for the pair, with some other odds and ends through in. If he was ex-GW he probably would have asked me 'what agricultural machine are you painting?'Orlygghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-53107540821475992182015-09-13T07:53:57.845-07:002015-09-13T07:53:57.845-07:00£15 a tree... boy he saw you coming didn't he?...£15 a tree... boy he saw you coming didn't he? Sure he wasn't ex-GW staff ;) heheChico Dankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209424634551876747noreply@blogger.com