Man of TIN Blogvent Calendar Day 17: VSF weaponry

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by 26soldiersoftin

This curious gadget is something Victorian and photographic. I cannot remember its source.

Take that, Martians! Pure Steampunk.

Little bit underwhelmed by the BBC War of The Worlds series ….

https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/21/h-g-wells-little-wars-of-the-worlds/

Blogposted by Mark Man of TIN 17 December 2019

Published by 26soldiersoftin

Hello I'm Mark Mr MIN, Man of TIN. Based in S.W. Britain, I'm a lifelong collector of "tiny men" and old toy soldiers, whether tin, lead or childhood vintage 1960s and 1970s plastic figures. I randomly collect all scales and periods and "imagi-nations" as well as lead civilians, farm and zoo animals. I enjoy the paint possibilities of cheap poundstore plastic figures as much as the patina of vintage metal figures. Befuddled by the maths of complex boardgames and wargames, I prefer the small scale skirmish simplicity of very early Donald Featherstone rules. To relax, I usually play solo games, often using hex boards. Gaming takes second place to making or convert my own gaming figures from polymer clay (Fimo), home-cast metal figures of many scales or plastic paint conversions. I also collect and game with vintage Peter Laing 15mm metal figures, wishing like many others that I had bought more in the 1980s ... View all posts by 26soldiersoftin

2 thoughts on “Man of TIN Blogvent Calendar Day 17: VSF weaponry”

Alan Gruber December 17, 20197:38 am Reply

I do hope some of our readers will identify this, a most evocative picture indeed. I have fallen a tad behind with War of the Worlds but will finish it.

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1. 26soldiersoftin December 17, 201910:10 pm Reply
  
  I have a vague feeling it came from a book of Victorian inventions or wildlife photography.
  
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