Oh eBay, thou temptress

 

Oh, the shame

I regret nothing. Nothing!

Some cutting in, a few details, maybe some back-lining, and they'll slot right in with the Littler Britons.

More test figures

I think I have nailed down the look for my German troops now.GW Death Guard Green all the way!

The Luftkreitskrafte

The Herr Rittmeister waits impatiently for his kite to be made ready

 Every Funny Little... project needs a dinky old aircraft right? And a ground team.

I swear it was here a moment ago..!

As this is as much a paint test for painting Field Gray, 1914-style, any feedback would be gratefully taken on board.

Funny Little Wars

The Field Artillery. Not quite "75s" but not too bad either.

 I have recently been bitten by the "Funny Little Wars" bug and have started a small collection of 54mm toy soldiers.

"Grande Berthe"

 But which army? Army Red? Oh, everyone does one of them. Army Black then? Oh, spare me the cliche.

The Flying Artillery? Deadly with a matchstick at six feet.

 Army Light Green? What? Montenegro? Never!

Musketry practice for the men in the red trousers.

 Army Horizon Bleu. What else could it be?

The new experimental uniform with the shrapnel-proof helmet. Will it ever catch on?

 More as I continue the build up.

"I note that the back lawn is exceedingly well-mown at the moment", says Amy. "Any reason for that?"

Me: "Oh, no, just one of those little jobs that needed doing, dear."

The Shape of Things to Come