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Monday 15 February 2021

The Lone Survivor

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:


I plan to acquire some more when they become available.



4 comments:

  1. That’s means he’s either the toughest or the luckiest!

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    1. I think just plain lucky. It's a great shame that his mates were not so fortunate.

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  2. What a shame for you and the seller. He is a lovely lone figure.

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    1. I 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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