Bill Lamming, Neville Dickson, Donald Featherstone and more...

 

A hobby friend posted this Bill Lamming interview on one of the Facebook groups which got me looking my copy up. Hopefully high enough quality to read/ download. Battle Magazine was/is a great read and a fantastic resource to jump back into. I just picked up a wonderful pile of Wargamer's Newsletter along with another copy of Table Top Talk July 1966 and a very earlier copy of Wargames Terrain by Donald Sutherland.

I still have numerous Lamming figures... some of my earliest metal figures. I painted up some Romans and Vikings, half painted some later Landsknechts and got addicted to their separate heads and weapons. Don't forget that Lamming Miniatures are now back! Tell them I sent you...

https://www.lammingminiatures.com/

Wargames Terrain... a rather threadbare copy but one I will cherish.

From Wargamer's Newsletter January 1968...

Neville Dickinson, Wargamer of the month!

Possibly the earliest Minifigs advert?

A letter from Neville...

Notts Wargame Association 1974 National Convention...

Some slightly later adverts from WN...

Dave Ryan at Caliver Books is slowly re-releasing all the Minifigs back catalogue. Top job that man.

http://www.miniaturefigurines.co.uk/Home.aspx

Lots of the old Der Kriegspielers minis are available now from Michael Thomas over at Classic Miniatures; https://classicminiatures.net/

A lovely gem of a pic, Frank Hinchliffe, Peter Beaton, Peter Gilder and Tony Sovill...

I spent a very enjoyable Saturday afternoon and early evening reading through the latest cache of publications. Hopefully I'll get more scanned at some point.

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Lamming Miniatures - little job lot....

As the picture shows... so happy to pick these up. They'll be joining the painting queue once the old 'secret projects' are completed... a selection of ancient Egyptian types and the friends/foes...

I remember reading an interview with Bill Lamming many years back, possibly in Battle for Wargamers magazine or Military Modelling? I seem to recall that he started sculpting from blocks of lead whilst recuperating from an operation whilst in hospital. See the history post lower down though....my memory may be failing... Bill was one of the true old school crowd. His miniatures were really full of character. He did sculpt a small range of 20mm World War 2 Germans towards the end of production, should have picked some up. Lovely minis.

Here are a few of my pics along with a couple found on t'internet over time, apologies to original posters, all kudos to you and I'll remove if any issues (can't remember who I took them off).

ME1 Merlin and ME? Sorcerer's Apprentice... as I got them, one varnished and one undercoated...



Stripped well...

Awaiting varnishing... haven't based them as I've decided on starting keeping some with their original bases...only on the plastic ones for painting purposes...



Bunch of Greek cavalry off eBay... should have picked them up.

Packaging - I did pick up a baggie the other day, can't remember the contents, as I'd never known them to be bagged.

My Vikings, bought back in the day and actually painted... around '77 I think as they were based using wood veneers from O Level woodwork classes. A few Dixon and Garrison minis hiding amongst them...

Some lovely naval fellows...

My first Romans along with a Minifigs AX Archer.

Medieval knight...

Greek hoplite....

Side mounted princess...

Arab archer...

There's a really nice history here on Chuck's Vintage Wargaming;

http://www.vintagewargamingfigures.info

A couple of old school Lamming on this nice blog amongst more old school Asgard and more...

http://comment-deleted.blogspot.co.uk

Do of course check out Lamming posts on The Old Metal Detector blog - one of the best old school historical blogs on the internet...

http://theoldmetaldetector.blogspot.co.uk

He did release a Medieval ruleset - Medieval Campaign and Battle Rules (One-to-One) (1976)

 Check out Boardgame Geek for more details...

https://boardgamegeek.com

East Riding Miniatures have bought up the rights however only have a small selection of medievals so far..... (edit - 16/09/2024 - now sold on and lots available with new additions planned)

https://www.lammingminiatures.com/

If you have any old ranges hanging about do send some pics and I'll add them to the post.

Edit - a few advertisements I found from Model Soldier magazines 1978/1979...

Along with a review!

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