A few weeks back I spotted a group of about 25 colonial figures on that famous auction site and made a bid. The figures were a lovely mix of Hinchliffe Indian Army and Minifigs British and Zulu infantry. My bid was successful and a few days later a parcel was dumped on my doorstep. It was very light, too light and badly beaten up. When I looked inside, I did not need to open it, the box appeared to be empty. But, hiding amongst the bubble wrap was a lone British infantryman:
He is a lovely little figure and should have been accompanied by another nine or ten others. All of the Indians and Zulus had completely disappeared. In vain I scoured outside and along the footpath to no avail.
The seller very kindly reimbursed me and I hope claimed the money back from the shipping company, but what a shame for these fine figures to be lost.
Anyway, I painted the lone survivor. here he is:
That’s means he’s either the toughest or the luckiest!
ReplyDeleteI think just plain lucky. It's a great shame that his mates were not so fortunate.
DeleteWhat a shame for you and the seller. He is a lovely lone figure.
ReplyDeleteI do wonder what happened to the others, such a shame to lose such nice figures. The seller was great, could not have been more helpful.
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