If our hobby was good enough for Grand Moff Tarkin, then it's good enough for us, I've quoted some text from a recent post from Perry Miniatures on Facebook:
"Peter Cushing’s Napoleonic wargaming ephemera….a treasure trove of wargaming history".
"Apart from his profession as a very fine actor starring in over one hundred films (22 of which were Hammer Horror) plus television and stage, many people (mostly wargamers) know he was a keen model soldier collector. He was also an excellent artist, terrain maker, figure and flag painter and, as it turns out, at the forefront of wargaming. By all accounts he was a true gentleman both on set and off".
"A box file filled with Peter’s Napoleonic wargaming ephemera; handwritten notes on making terrain, painting flags plus many campaign letters, orders of battle and maps".
"The main impression we have of Peter Cushing, as a wargamer, is from the 1956 Pathe News reel, painting and playing with 54mm figures using H G ‘Wells Little Wars’. However, these notes show that by the 1970’s he was fully in tune with the ‘modern’ wargaming ideas; including building modular terrain on 2 ft x 2ft boards and involved in Napoleonic campaigns, very much like the ones many people, including ourselves, run and take part in today".
Until next time, have nice day...
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