More on Wombles, but NO SONGS!! (was: RE: 15mm figures.)

> G> Actually, no. The Citadel SF stuff made in the early 80s was their

Beth and Andrew have both already posted to explain what a Womble is, and once
you see what they looked like you will immediately understand the
reference to the pointy-nose Space Marine helmets; probably lots of
gamers saw the resemblance as soon as the figures came out, but I first heard
the phrase used by John Treadaway, chairman of South London Warlords (who run
Salute). Warhammer 40K quite naturally became Womblehammer 40K, and this has
stuck....

Jon (GZG)
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