Travelogue X: FOUNDRY in Nottingham

 

yours truly in the FOUNDRY factory store in Nottingham

So I was off on a solo adventure into the Midlands, driving a stick shift manual transmission on the opposite side of the road (from what I am used to) and there were so many diversions!  I was out into little hamlets with tons of roundabouts and could not get onto the A2 because of construction in the primary area I wanted to connect.

along the way I managed to get behind a larger
'lorry' and followed it quite a ways
along the diversion path ...
the roads were so close, these two trucks
nearly kissed mirrors

the factory and store was in a church

located near a historic battlefield

I was amazed as the simple mass of minis available.  Essentially everything on the website could be found here.

my view upon arrival

So while I searched for some specific models I wanted, I also took many photos.

there are loads of painted models
sort of a reference collection in many
of the eras that FOUNDRY has

old Warhammer?

there were so many collections

they were in double-sided glass cases (to keep down dust)
and were used as 'room dividers'
between the different sections of the store

then there was this amazing METAL
castle wall and towers setup

apparently this was from a foam set
that was first made in the 1980s
the wooden original had disappeared

then one day this METAL copy appeared
looking like it had been made from a mold
based on the wooden original

then there was another little room
dedicated to only the
painted models

My purchases were mostly related to ECW (some 'wounded' and 'disorder' markers), a few dismounted dragoons, a Scottish frame gun and crew and I also stumbled upon a Cromwell and King Charles set that I had not seen before.

Added in a highwayman and woman set.  Along with a charging Napoleonic Hussars set(s) so that we can re-create "The Duelists" horseback duel.  (more about duels stuff coming)

I also wanted to have the 'sandwich board' man from the Victorian era, and found a protest woman with a sign as well (in sets).

Expect a follow up on all of these once painting progress can be returned to - summertime has made the painting time more limited along with various multiple house(s) that need repairs/updates/changes - having to sell a house and still keep up one while searching for a bigger replacement brings all sorts of issues.

the cases were mirror backed

you could almost track the styles of painting
back to the 1970s

then it was time to leave ...
finding the shop is just past this 'gateway'
at the end of the post code roadway
going too far takes you into pastures
that were the old battlefield

Then I was on my way to meet up with a gamer that I had only met via our email connection after conversing on FB.

dinner in Birmingham!