Callan: Peter Gilder Hinton Hunt figure pictures on Wargaming Miscellany

Bob Cordery has posted some nice stills from an Act of Kindness, an episode of the Callan TV series, over on his Wargaming Miscellany blog.

These may not actually be Peter Gilder's figures, but as PG supplied the figures for the Callan film it seems at least possible, if not definitely likely. I particularly like the first picture Bob has posted, of Hinton Hunt RHA crewing what may be a Hinchliffe 20mm gun - it is certainly not a Hinton Hunt artillery piece, far too nice for that.

Having just looked at it again though I am not too sure - not quite nice enough for Hinclliffe 20mm artillery piece, maybe, and it has a limber pulled by what looks like an Airfix Indians horse. The Hinchliffe 20mm limbers, however, had no teams, so this could help support that interpretation).

The angle of the photos doesn't allow for a definite identification. I do know, from the Peter Gilder figures in my possession, that he preferred to use Hinton Hunt crews with Hinchliffe 20mm artillery pieces.

I would encourage you to use the link above to view Bob's post.

Bob has kindly sent me these pictures - I've added two to the post but still recommend you check out his interesting blog. Thanks Bob!

Callan, from Miniature Warfare May 1970

One of the things that strikes you reading through old copies of Miniature Warfare is the impact on the hobby of a number of feature films. Miniature Warfare had big spreads with publicity photos of films including Patton - Lust for Glory, Cromwell, War and Peace, and the Charge of the Light Brigade (which coincided with the release of Minifigs S Range Crimean figures, or possibly vice-versa).

Although there is a famous wargaming scene in the Callan movie, using ACW figures and scenery provided by Peter Gilder, the pictures from this issue of Miniature Warfare are from an episode of the television series. Some of you may recognise the cover picture (minus background) from the home page of Vintage 20mil.

The caption for the front cover picture reads: "Actor Edward Woodward on the set of Thames television's studios at Teddington admiring some Hinton Hunt French cavalry, part of the collection of Mike Stephenson." They look like dismountable series hussars to me. It is hard to make out the figures in the pictures of the game itself, but they are Napoleonic - hard to work out who the French are fighting, though.

I particularly like the umpire's tent in the first of the pictures of the game. Perhaps this could be revived for competitions?