We return to the Adjutants Lounge, to speak with OC French Det and OC Collections about their experiences with vehicles in the re-enactment world. Honourable mentions to the Weald Foundation and Pont de Frey. 

Twitter handles:

OC French Det: @CalaisFrom

OC Collections: @BuddNicholas

Links of Interest

Wealed Foundation: https://www.wealdfoundation.org/

Bloodless Battles: The Civil War Reenacted, Rory Turner: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1146047

Diekirch Museum: http://www.mnhm.net/ng/

National Association of Re-enactment Societies: https://nares.org.uk/

*Photo by John Adams-Graf

In this episode of the Adjutants Lounge, Dr Phil Blood and I continue the discussion of the 14 July 1943 bombing of the city of Aachen and the subsequent investigations carried out by the RAF regarding the efficacy of their air assaults on the city. Phil then discusses how this was measured against the damage caused by the Battle of Aachen which took place between Sept and Oct 1944. Phil also discusses Aachen's turbulent history in the period immediately after liberation by the Allies in 1944.

The accompanying slides produced by Phil can be found at: https://twitter.com/BloodPhilip/status/1416371871822622726 

Links of interest to get you started on your learning journey:

Battle of Aachen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aachen

British Operational Research in World War II: https://www.jstor.org/stable/170548

Luftwaffe night fighter tactics: https://www.gyges.dk/Wilde%20&%20Zahme%20Sau.htm

Solly Zuckerman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solly_Zuckerman,_Baron_Zuckerman

Saul Paddover: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_K._Padover

Franz Oppenhoff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Oppenhoff

Werwolf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werwolf

*cover image US Army rifleman in a burning Aachen. US Army

In this episode of Paint & Scale, kindly sponsored by Revell, I catch up with a rested Geoff from @scalemodellingnow to discuss the latest projects including his recent Red Arrows WHIF, what's happening with Tamiya's new F4 Phantom as well as his exclusive Airfix Vulcan build. I chat about the Revell B-17F that has been kindly supplied by Revell, as well as the new Pen & Sword Books A380 book. 

The final exclusive of the podcast is Geoff's plans to pen a book on the F4 in British Service (FG1 and FGR2), and to that end, Geoff is looking to connect with former crews, both gournd and air, to discuss their experience. There'll also be an exclusive Adjutants Lounge interview with Geoff on this subject. 

Special mentions to Scalemates, MigAmmo and Westland Whirlwinds

Links of Interest:

Revell: https://www.revell.de/

Scale Modelling Now: https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/

Airfix Vulcan: https://uk.airfix.com/products/avro-vulcan-b2-a12011

Wingleader: https://www.wingleader.co.uk/

Pen & Sword A380: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Airbus-A380-A-History-Kindle/p/10184

Scalemates: https://www.scalemates.com/

Phantom in UK Service: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service

Mig Ammo Glue: https://www.migjimenez.com/en/auxiliary-products-glues/1935-ultra-glue.html

In this episode of the Adjutants Lounge, Dr Phil Blood and I discuss the artistic/propaganda value of the Avro Lancaster, the 14 July 1943 bombing of the city of Aachen and how that affected the local populace and starting with comments about a recent miltweet, remarkable for its syntax.

The accompanying slides produced by Phil can be found at: https://twitter.com/BloodPhilip/status/1415710813869027334

Links of interest to get you started on your learning journey:

Avro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro

De Havilland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland

Aachen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachen

Sir Arthur Harris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Arthur_Harris,_1st_Baronet

Roy Chadwick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Chadwick

Bomber Command: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bomber_Command

The Modellers Bench is a new series of podcasts for Paint & Scale where I have the opportunity to chat with modellers from a range of genres about their work and approaches to modelling. In the first of this series, I speak with Neil Wooding of Redflare models about his work in the sci-fi and scratch build genre's and learn more about his techniques and approaches. 

Neil's projects can be found at Scale Modelling Now: 

Tales from the Loop: https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/scifi-scratchbuilt-alien-pod-tales-from-the-loop-build

Flying Boat: https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/scifi-scratch-built-antigravity-flying-boat-review

Redflare Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RedflareModels

Links of Interest

Red Zebra Models: https://www.redzebramodels.co.uk/

Fields of Glory: https://fieldsofglorymodels.co.uk/

Jesomite: https://jesmonite.com/

Ian McQue: https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-ian-mcque/

In this episode of the Adjutants Lounge, I speak with OC French Det and OC Collections about their experiences in the re-enactment world and how it shaped their interest in history. Honourable mentions to the Sealed Knot, the Battle of Warwick Castle and acorns.

Twitter handles:

OC French Det: @CalaisFrom

OC Collections: @BuddNicholas

Links of Interest

The Sealed Knot: http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/

Warwick Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick_Castle

National Association of Re-enactment Societies: https://nares.org.uk/

In the second part of this Adjutants Lounge episode, after kicking the Training Major's dog out, Dr Philip Blood and I settle back down into our respective Chesterfields, to enjoy a Port and cigar and continue to discuss railways in warfare,  the importance of books and other Rabbit Holes.

Honourable mentions to Professor Carol Reardon, Sir Percy Wyndham and Brandy Station.

*Do keep an eye out for Phil's upcoming book, 'Birds of Prey:

Accompanying Twitter thread can be read here: https://twitter.com/BloodPhilip/status/1410541473184026625

Links of interest to get you started:

Professor Carol Reardon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Reardon

Pickett's Charge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickett%27s_Charge 

Sir Percy Wyndham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Wyndham_(soldier)

Ed Bearrs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Bearss

Battle of Brandy Station: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brandy_Station

The Schlieffen Plan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlieffen_Plan

In this Paint & Scale episode with catch up with new OC Collections Nick Budd, who discusses Britain's toys, who made over 4,000 sets of toys, from soldiers to farmers, as well as a bit of Graphic Design. With honourable mentions to Walt Disney, Swoppets and Fred Whisstock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Whisstock

In this Adjutants Lounge episode Dr Philip Blood and I settle into our respective Chesterfields with a Port to discuss railways in warfare as well as the use of art in portraying key historical events, the promotion of masculinity & subject accuracy as well as other Rabbit Holes. 

Honourable mentions to Jersey, Nelson and Otto Dix

*Do keep an eye out for Phil's upcoming book, 'Birds of Prey: 

Accompanying Twitter thread can be read here: https://twitter.com/BloodPhilip/status/1410541473184026625

Links of interest

Battle of Manassas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run

Stonewall Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson

Battle of Jersey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jersey

Otto Dix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Dix

In this Paint & Scale Gary (OC French Det), Phil (OC Wargaming) and I discuss the benefits of wargaming, from developing historical awareness to visiting battlefields as well as expanding one's library. With honourable mentions to Dr. Spock, the Kray Twins, and Panzerkrieg.

*Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam - Stephen W. Sears