A Small Diversion

[DEL]

A small diversion

You are invited to imagine yourself cast away on a desert island, and to choose 4 model kits you could happily paint over and over (flat sets count as one) (paint, brushes etc always available), 1 piece of music, 1 book (belief books religious or philosophical are already available on the island) to take with you.

Choose 1 luxury item which must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside (the inanimate bit is there to stop those of you who don’t think it through choosing Nichole Kidman and those who do think it through choosing Ray Mears who could make you a woman of your choice from Birch bark and moss)

Food and drink always available

My Choices

Models 1. Conquistador Poste Militaire

2. Sgt McCabe Stormtroopers

3. Irish Knight Pegaso

4. A Night in Venice Mohr Zinnfiguren

Music 1. Waterloo Sunset The Kinks

Books 1. The Best of Myles Flann O’Brien

Luxury Item 1. Wrights Coal Tar Soap

 

[Dennis]

Hi Del, interesting one this:
Models,
1. Andrea's 54mm 7th Cavalry Trooper.
2. Romeo's Federal Cavalry Top Sgt.
3. Andrea's Old Fiddler from the Wonderful World range.
4. Ken Farrer's flat of the group of Confederate Prisoners after Gettysburg.
Music: Wings by Hans Thessink
Books: A World Lit Only by Fire. William Manchester
Luxury item: A very large bottle of Olive Oil.
The models were a joy to paint so to recreate that joy would be great. I enjoy the music of Hans Theessink no end William Manchesters book I re-read every couple of years and enjoy it again and again, I even have it on talking book. The olive oil to cook with plus numerous other uses.
Have a good new year mate, hopefully we will meet up at Sword & Lance.
Dennis

 

[Nap]

Hi Del,

Here's my selection :

Models:
Andrea's Polish Lancer bust
Imperial Gallery's Grenadier bust
Derek Holmes Pikeman bust
Maurice Corrys Lt Bromhead 75mm

Music:
Original Soundtrack of Les Miserable's

Book:
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque

Luxury item:
A stayfresh thong

The models I have chosen are those I think are crackers , Les Mis ..an amazing stage show when I saw it ..the only time I couldn't talk !!!! The book is one I have read time and time again and is a classic IMO , the luxury item ....well ..you never know if any laydee's might be shipwrecked !!!

Have a great New Year

Nap

 

[Helm]

This is a tough one regarding models as I've not long got back into it but here goes
1) Fex's excellent medieval bishop bust ( I've yet to paint this and will need the practice)
2) Steve Readdie's cracking 95th Rifleman I might get the icicles right that way
3) Gordon's Arthurian warlord so many different schemes are possible
4) Hinchcliffe's Taisho again so many possibilities

Music is a tough one Wagner's Ring Cycle because there's 8 hours or so of it so would take a while!

Books only one possibility there LOTR

Luxury item would be a really comfy chair for all that sitting around

 

[Piotrec]

This is a good one Del.

The figurines of my choice are:
1. Captain of Hussars, Elite Corp 1806-12 by Pegaso Models
2. Polish Lancer bust by Pegaso Models
3. Celtic Warrior 3rd Century B.C. by Elite Miniatures
4. Normandy 1944 by Historic Art Miniatures

Music:
David Gilmour Live in Gdansk

Book:
303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron - Arkady Fiedler

Luxury item:
Ice maker running on sun batteries

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Hi Del, interesting one this:
Models,
1. Andrea's 54mm 7th Cavalry Trooper.
2. Romeo's Federal Cavalry Top Sgt.
3. Andrea's Old Fiddler from the Wonderful World range.
4. Ken Farrer's flat of the group of Confederate Prisoners after Gettysburg.
Music: Wings by Hans Thessink
Books: A World Lit Only by Fire. William Manchester
Luxury item: A very large bottle of Olive Oil.
The models were a joy to paint so to recreate that joy would be great. I enjoy the music of Hans Theessink no end William Manchesters book I re-read every couple of years and enjoy it again and again, I even have it on talking book. The olive oil to cook with plus numerous other uses.
Have a good new year mate, hopefully we will meet up at Sword & Lance.
Dennis

Hi Del, interesting one this:

Olio de olivia. !! Other uses other than cooking INTERESTING DENNIS
Models,
1. Andrea's 54mm 7th Cavalry Trooper.
2. Romeo's Federal Cavalry Top Sgt.
3. Andrea's Old Fiddler from the Wonderful World range.
4. Ken Farrer's flat of the group of Confederate Prisoners after Gettysburg.
Music: Wings by Hans Thessink
Books: A World Lit Only by Fire. William Manchester
Luxury item: A very large bottle of Olive Oil.
The models were a joy to paint so to recreate that joy would be great. I enjoy the music of Hans Theessink no end William Manchesters book I re-read every couple of years and enjoy it again and again, I even have it on talking book. The olive oil to cook with plus numerous other uses.
Have a good new year mate, hopefully we will meet up at Sword & Lance.
Dennis

 

[Dennis]

As you are of Italian descent Ronnie I bow to your superior knowledge of the uses of Olive oil, me I would just mix it with some warm water to loosen ear wax which sometimes troubles me, honest.
See you soon Ronnie.
Dennis

 

[billyturnip]

Figures.
1Funeral of Gustavus Adolphus set by Mohr.
2 French cavalry c.1700 set kieler zinnfiguren.
3 Card players set by Fredericus Rex.
4 And a token round figure because I enjoyed painting it so much, Tyneside Irish Officer, Stormtroopers.

Music, Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Book, The Campaigns of Napoleon by David Chandler.
Luxury item, fridge to keep the beers cold.

Roger.

 

[housecarl]

Romeo's 75mm piper, it's taking me for ever to paint the tartan,
so that'd keep me busy.
Elite's 54mm Celt, because the sculpting is superb.
Elite's 54mm Crusader, as there's endless possibilities for heraldry.
Hornet dispatcher 1/35, for the sculpting again.
Peter Gabriel: Secret World live.
Anything by Lyn MacDonald.
Toothbrush, as I can't be doing with gammy teeth.
Carl.

 

[billyturnip]

Good book choice Carl, I was close to choosing anything by Prof. Richard Holmes but went for something more weighty in the end, I could use it to build a raft from once I've painted all my figs.

Roger.

 

[DEL]

Good book choice Carl, I was close to choosing anything by Prof. Richard Holmes but went for something more weighty in the end, I could use it to build a raft from once I've painted all my figs.

Roger.

......and I thought it was only ladyboys and STD's you picked up in the Navy

 

[DEL]

Sometimes both at the same time.

 

[Don]

Stormtroopers Captain Stewart 93 Highlanders
" Sgt McCall (well I like flags and kilts)
Selection from Gordon Mitch. and Imperial Gallery (lot of Moz's stuff)
Stormtroopers Border Reiver bust.

Books; Pillars of the Earth and its following version
Music; can be varied but a large selection of classical.

Luxury item would have to be lots of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in case I met Dennis and Delboy.

Don

 

[DEL]

Luxury item would have to be lots of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in case I met Dennis and Delboy.

Don

Handy for catching the islands prettier goats

 

[Don]

Del, I have to ask. just what exactly to you, Dennis and Ron do with this olive oil on a deserted island?
Dont remember anyone mentioning olive oil on Desert Island Discs.

Don

 

[DEL]

Need to get a reply from Dennis or Ron.....My luxury item is a MANLY Wrights Coal Tar Soap

 

[Johan]

Hi Del,

OK here goes :

1) Alpine Miniatures new 1/16 Fallschirmjäger figure sculpted by Mike Good
2) Napoleonic : a Metal Modèles figure, maybe one of the new 1812 line infantry set
3) Victorian/Scottish : Pegaso's 75mm Scottish Gentleman or no, wait, the PiLiPiLi 120mm Highland Clansman
4) Medieval : maybe Romeo's 90mm Templar ca. 1300

Book : easy : Umberto Eco "The Name of the Rose"
Music : ... difficult ... I figure if I would be condemned to live without music and was allowed to pick one album to listen to one more time before I die, it should be "Once upon a time" by the Simple Minds...
Luxury item : a bottle of Drambuie that never goes empty !

 

[Mark S]

My list would be ~

Figures:
Any four of the EVD Salacious Scenes would do nicely.
Book:
The Kon-Tiki Expedition:By Raft Across the South Seas by Thor Heyerdahl, may be some useful tips in that one.
Music:
"Looks Like I'm in the **** Again" by Tom Waits
Luxury Item:
Miss October 1977.

 

[Dennis]

I think Manly soap is a good idea, we can smell you when you try to sneak up on us, and with Ronnie around I think I must have a large Amphora of olive oil, as he is a good cook!!!
Dennis