Wombles, was: Re: 40k conversion?

> On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:13:01 +1000, Derek Fulton

Up in Sheffield for Triples earlier in the year, we came across a clearance
toy shop which had stocks of little "Muppet Racers" - cartoony car
models with Muppet drivers (they had 7 out of an apparent range of 8, only
Miss Piggy missing). We immediately thought "there's a show game in
that....",
but then reality took hold and I didn't buy them - maybe I should
have.....?

Back on the 40K topic, of course it was this connection with the early Space
Marine helmet shape that originally caused 40K to be known as "Womblehammer"
(and the marines as "Space Wombles"), names that have forever stuck in the UK;
I know of several people who painted their Marines
up with silver-grey armour and yellow-brown helmet "snouts".....