Montag, 12. Mai 2014

Book review [2] - Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe´s Fury"

English Layout

Synopsis


The acclaimed twenty-first novel in the number one bestselling series featuring Richard Sharpe.
 
In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. All Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege.
In Cadiz, Richard Sharpe discovers more than one enemy. One of them, a baleful priest, finds a weapon to break the British alliance and Sharpe must find ways to defeat him in a sinister war of knife and treachery in the dark alleys of the city. As a small British force is trapped by a French army, their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats who, on a hill beside the sea, refuse to admit defeat. And there, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe finds his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.
 

German Layout
 
I first met Sharpe with in the the BBC series, starring Sean Bean. Since then I have devoured each film.
I start reading the books later, however, begun late to be exact with Sharpe's Tiger, now the first novel of the series now (at least as far as the chronology).
My experience with Cornwell i first had with the Uthred Book Series. But I have to say that his present and his style of writing, I sometimes like better than the old time books. This may of course be due to the translation from English into German, but you will notice when each book was written (at least I tell myself that one).
Sharpe's Fury is also such a book like this new cornwell style. It was "between" the old pushed because Cornwell wanted Sharpe in the siege of Cadiz. I think this book is great. Of course i am biased, of course I'm a fan, but as I did above, hopefully clear, not every book is well written.
 
So i can recommend it to you. Enjoy.
 
Greetings
 
Gordon 


O'er the hills and o'er the main

Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
King George commands and we obey
Over the hills and far away.

- by John Tams aka Sergeant Daniel Hagmann


Slow MAAAARCH !

Hi Guys,

i hope to start in Hobby back with slow march. Firsttime i must look about my workbench and all the projects that lay down.

There are

- some Tau Battlesuits in Waiting
- some Sons of Eorl, Eorlingas and Arnor Rangers
- 20th Praetorian and the Brigades Part like the Adeptus Militarum
- NEW : British Corps of Guides*

I hope i can send you some Pics in next weeks.
Also i clean up my garage and find some old first conversions. I will send you the pics as soon as possible.

So, greetings and  good day

Gordon




*The Minis are Minis from the Perry Twins. First time i wantet them as Cavalry of the 20th Praetorian, but now i will make some realy historics ...

Mittwoch, 26. Februar 2014

Greetings and a happy new year !



Time does not stand still. This is also true for me.
Unfortunately, I have at the moment obviously very, very little of it.

And, what I have at times, I began to do other things, have absolute priority.



Maybe I'll write it in the next few months something, but that'm sure you noticed, I am going to write not only about figures and Warhammer.


So, thank you to see that you were there. Would be glad if you give me remains true and you would also like my other themes.

Donnerstag, 12. September 2013

absence, the fight and a big, black time hole

 
Do you know that?

Time flies faster than you think do.

nothing has become reality of what you have planned.

Other, more important commitments take their toll and

the material of the hobby in the basement gathering dust .....
 

 
The fact is that I read again and again on your blogs and see what you all have created.

Whether Klaus, not Santa or Colonel Scipio and many many more ...
 
hope to find the time until the end of the year ... so far.

All the best!
 
Gordon

Montag, 10. Juni 2013

Hello people,

sorry for the long absence. But I was sick, and I have some medical examinations before me.

But I hope to be back here and post to me to share with you.

so Long
Gordon

 
here is a little preview .....

Freitag, 19. April 2013

Sherlock Holmes and more Detectives - Part I


One of my favorite detectives is of course the one and only Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Together with his friend, Dr. Watson, he has not only accompanied the days of my youth, but is also always a welcome guest on my TV.

Recently, numerous remakes flicker on the TV. Such series as Elementary resort to the topic and move it into the modern New York. Personaly, I find this series as very nice and entertaining, although I can not really get in touch with Sherlock Holmes.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law for me become a successful succession couple of heroes of the past who have dared to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master dedektiv theme.
The movies satisfy the demand of time, without deviating too much from the original, in terms of principles.

Nevertheless, the hero of my youth is Jeremy Brett, with David Burke and Edward Hartwick. No one could so well to interpret the role of the man as he was. The structure of the series, the costumes and the attention to detail that impressed me time and again and still do today.

The cases were build as close as possible to the original novel and the English humor used repeatedly as a hanger.

I tip my hat to Mr. Brett and his two companions, both have shown in their own way, but really convincing Dr. Watson.

David Burke, the only remaining survivors, found in a recent series Midsomer Murders once again my respect as a character actor and as chief of Chief Inspector Lynley, he appeared to me also once as a "villain". However, in the first season of Sherlock Holmes, he put the absolute clean man, John Watson.

Edward Hartwick was different, however. He was less dreamy, less a clean man, but more the conscience and the "big brother", when Holmes ansetzte to new escapades. It was he who gave his face in all the other films and single Seasons Watson. It was very exciting, and still today, to see these two actors in the interaction.

A new union could now be managed with the BBC's Sherlock. More exciting and closer to the original in terms of people, but also with the selection of actors Benedict Cumberpatch and Mr. Bilbo Baggins, Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Ii is piquant that the BBC use music genre of the movie with Downey and Law served, also otherwise very daring at this kind of interaction between Holmes and Watson. I can still get a clear picture of two actors in this role, but it's fun to track them.

The first of me. If you like what i wrote, talk to me. Maybe your opinion about Mr. Sherlock Holmes or other detective? Is there one that I should write about ?

So long, Gordon


Sonntag, 7. April 2013

LoTR - Update


Hi guys,

in the shortest time .... an little working update.


I have change the armes of two gondor guardsman with the royal guard of rohan langswords..


there you can see the different.




 
Cirion and Cirdan...
 


Short eye of the workbench....

 

First colours.....


 
Finished Cirdan.....








Steward Cirion and his guard....

Gil-Galad, Cirdan and Elrond
 









Hm.....this new O`shova.......awesome .....