General Jumbo

[Techno II]

And a 25 pdr that fired matchsticks!

Ho..Yus !.....(They weren't very accurate though...and the range was a tad on the limited side !)

Don't remember General Jumbo, ......Now....Q bikes.......

Cheers - Phil.

[FierceKitty]

My first wargames were Airfix Injuns and a 25 pdr on each side. What an embarrassing memory. Of course, I was only 54 at the time....

[Westmarcher]

Although I very rarely read The Beano (it was the likes of the Hotspur, Victor, Hornet, Valiant, Eagle and Boys Own for me), I enviously loved General Jumbo's radio controlled army, crazily wondering how you could control all of these vehicles and little men with a lever and two buttons on a box with an aerial. What also fascinated me was that he not only had the usual hardware of tanks, artillery, armoured cars and stuff but also bridging and other engineering vehicles as well. Wishing longingly for my own radio controlled miniature army, it was probably the first 'project' that I ever planned for building my ideal wargaming army. 

[FierceKitty]

A similar army of microsoldiers appeared in one story in The Trigan Empire, if anyone remembers.

[Leman]

And a 25 pdr that fired matchsticks!

That goes without saying.

[KeithS]

A similar army of microsoldiers appeared in one story in The Trigan Empire, if anyone remembers.

I remember The Trigan Empire, Look and Learn if memory serves, unfortunately I missed the story with micro-soldiers.

Although I don't remember much about The Trigan empire cartoons, well over 40 years since those days, I wonder if anyone has used it as a basis for a wargames campaign.

[KeithS]

Must admit, I was hoping for an elephant, who was a General.
Preferably a speaking elephant.

Sorry to disappoint, although a young lad who has a radio controlled mini army of his own isn't too bad.

[Leman]

Presumably Steve has no memory of the likes of Alf Tupper, Limp along Leslie or the Four Marys (you needed a sister for the last two).

[Gwydion]

Crikey! Tupper, the Tough of the Track! I think it was following his fish and chip training diet that may have prevented my playing international rugby you know.
General Jumbo, planted the seed that Callan prodded into germination.
The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire - Ranger magazine first - then Look and Learn then... it went on forever! I grew out of it before anywhere near the end. They are reprinting it in four volumes allegedly. I'm debating whether to sink completely into my dotage by buying them (only two out so far) or buy more 10mm. Thoughts?

I'm going to stop before we get onto Maggot Malone and Paddy Payne Fighter Ace and...
Kids don't appreciate real literature these days

[KeithS]

Presumably Steve has no memory of the likes of Alf Tupper, Limp along Leslie or the Four Marys (you needed a sister for the last two).

To keep it vaguely wargamey let's not forget Matt Braddock VC, and of course Captain Hurricane beating up tanks.  Perhaps you could represent him in a 10mm game by a 28mm marine figure. 

[Westmarcher]

Must admit, I was hoping for an elephant, who was a General.
Preferably a speaking elephant.

A pity. You could have set up a tusk force.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Nobby - COAT now

[Leman]

Funny how successful the old 50s, 60s comics were at teaching foreign languages. Never forgotten that gem of a phrase, Englander schweinhund, or those Japanese soldiers screaming "miniature trees" as their officer surged forward with his katana and obligatory round glasses. Never found much use for the only French I can remember from school, "Voulez vous nettoyer le tableau noir?"  "Oui, je veux bien nettoyer le tableau noir." Learnt more French from supermarket girls over there. Wonder how many Tesco girls can help out a French tourist in French?

[DecemDave]

 
"Eeyah Tanya, this cheeky French lad keeps saying he wants to clean my blackboard" 
"B....y Cheek"
"but he is quite cute though" 

[steve_holmes_11]

Presumably Steve has no memory of the likes of Alf Tupper, Limp along Leslie or the Four Marys (you needed a sister for the last two).

I remember Alf Tupper (Though none of the others).
Always got handed the late shift when he was due at a track meet, started half a lap down, and had to stop off to straighten out some bullies, or finish his bag of chips during the race.

It's a shame he never got to race against Coe and Ovett.