{"id":1019,"date":"2012-03-24T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2012-03-24T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T21:00:12","slug":"christmas-truce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1019","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Truce"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The Christmas Truce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the Wargames Illustrated<\/em> offered some historical vignettes as a subscription renewal bonus. \u00a0You could also buy the separately as well. \u00a0I bought four or five different ones. \u00a0In the center of this diorama is the two figure Wargames Illustrated<\/em> set, supplemented by three figures from another manufacturer (which I cannot remember).<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/a>
Another view of the Christmas Truce diorama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve wanted to paint these for some time, and I finally got around to it. \u00a0I couldn’t sleep at about 0300 this morning, so I completed the mud and the two tufts of grass.<\/p>\n

\"Final<\/a>
Final view of the diorama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve always found the story of the Christmas truce both inspiring and tragically sad. \u00a0There is a brief description on Wikipedia: \u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_truce<\/p>\n