Some of my Miniature PVC Friends

I have had these specimens for sometime. They are not all that easy to photograph for they do not stay still (several of them have rounded bottoms). I have labeled them "Hare’s and Rabbits", not really knowing what type of creatures they are. They sort of resemble a rabbit. All I know is they stand at the average of 30mm, are moulded out of PVC plastic and are kind of sweet, in their own way.

A Ballad of Hares on Long Patrol

“Oh, it’s hard and dry, when the sun is high,
And the dust in your throat.
When the rain pours down, near fit to drown,
And soaks right through your coat.
But the hares of the long patrol,my lads,
Stothearts they walk with me,
Over hill and plain, and back again,
By the shores of the wide blue seas.
Through mud and mire to a warm campfire,
I’ll trek with you, old friend.
O’re lea and dale, in a roaring gale,
Right to our journey’s end.
Yes, the hares of the long patrol, my lads,
Love friendship more than gold.
We’ll share good days, and tread long ways.
Good comrades brave and bold.”

Tarquin Longleap Woodsorrel

Mariel of Redwall, Brian Jacques

A Drinking Dirge Sung by Basil Stag Hare and Ambrose Spike

The following song was sung by Basil Stag Hare with his quavering treble and was accompanied by Ambrose Spike with his gruff bass harmony as they drank their October ale and black current wine.

“O if I feel sick or pale,

What makes my old eyes shine?

Some good October ale

And sweet black-current wine.

I’s kill a dragon for half a flagon,

I’d wrestle a stoat to wet my throat.

I’s strangle a snake, all for the sake

Of lovely nut-brown beer…

Nuhuhuhut broooowwwwnnnn beeeeheeeyer!

(Chapter 6, Mattimeo, 44)

Pops Hops Rabbit and his Guinness Stout

Pop Hops the rabbit hopped across the road for a pint at the pub. A pint or two with a game of darts would have been sufficient, but instead he had several with his fellows. There were the other Rabbits McHew, and McKay. The badger O’Tooney and hedgehog McLay. There was much talk, Stout, and the game of darts that made them all hot. There is nothing better, to cool a rabbit down, than another Guinness.

On his return home, which was a hop across the street; Pop rabbit was involved in a misadventure that got him fixed to the macadam. God rest his soul.

Obituary

Pops Hops Rabbit was the sole owner of the Hops Brewery, which is famous for its early spring ale, and its autumn stout. Pops is survived by his wife, Sally and their three children, Mopsey, Floppsy, and Peter rabbit. No word on whether the Hops Brewery will continue to produces its famous Ales and Stouts. Lettuce hope so.

Bombshell Miniatures 20mm Doom Bunny

Who would have known that a Zombie had fallen and was lying with its mouth wide open at the top of your borrow. The Zombie instinctively chomped down on the bunnies’ ear when the rabbit stuck its ear out to catch sound of anything that might have been lurking about.

The bunny quickly withdrew its head further into the burrow. It looked horrified on its now nibbled ear and did its best to keep what had happened from the youngsters. The bunny stayed put the rest of the day nursing its young and its ear.

It wasn’t unit the next day that the bunny got out of its burrow to feed. It was not until nightfall that the bunny returned to its nest to find all of her young ones missing. There was plenty of blood and fur leading up to the nest. It was obvious that the Zombies had made another appearance. The bunny picked up the very first defensive instrument it found, but everyone knows the only defense against a Zombie is offence. The bunny has not let that axe out of her paws since. 

A Wikipedia Article on Fictional Hare and Rabbits

Wikipedia has an interesting compilation of fictional rabbits and hares, albeit they seem to have missed more than a few hares that are mentioned in Brian Jacques, Mossflower. How could they have missed such a cast of hares with the likes of Trubbs, Wother, Ffring, Harebell, Honeydew, Willow, Buffheart, his wife, Lupin, and their two children, Starbuck and Breeze? This is a shameful outrage. What will these hares think?

The Hares of Salamanastron

Boar would send several of his hares out on recon missions. The hares of Salamanastron were the eyes and ears of Lord Boar. As the four adventures got nearer to Salamanastron they were noticed.  Trubbs, Wother, Ffring were sent by Lord Boar to intercept the four and lead them to the mountain fortress.

The hares that live under the mountain of Salamanastron are Trubbs, Wother, Ffring, three doe eyed hares named Harebell, Honeydew, and Willow which rendered Trubbs, Wather, and Ffring speechless with just the flutter of their eyes. There were also a huge hare, Buffheart, his wife, Lupin, and their two children, Starbuck and Breeze.

                                  Trubbs

“Harabell, Honeydew, and Willow,

Each a pretty thing;

Bold brave and fearless,

Wother, Trubbs and Ffring;

Lupin, Buffheart, Starbuck, Breeze,

Swift as winds across the trees,

Rule o`er land and sea herefrom,

Sala-manda-stron.

A song of Gonff for the Hares of Salamanastron, Mossfollower, page 326.

Finding Purpose for my Splintered Light Miniatures

Although I have completed two of the five projects for August, these two Splintered Light minis are long overdue. These two are numbers three and four of the set of five 20mm miniatures. The five are part of Splintered Light’s Faithful Heroes 2 which includes two mice, a hare, badger, and an otter. The badger will be on September’s projects list.

I have read the Chronicles of Narnia and the first two volumes of Brian Jacques, Redwall series and it seems that out of the two series, to make use of my Splintered Light miniatures, the Redwall series seems to be a better candidate for creating some type of war or skirmish game.

Splintered Light 20mm miniatures are wardrobed in the correct attire and there are many of the same animals available from Splintered Light that has been mentioned within these two volumes.

Hare’s featured in The Chronicles of Narnia

The only hare mentioned of a Hare in The Chronicles of Narnia is a mention of Moonwood, a talking hare that lived in the sixth century of Narnia. The mention of Moonwood was made during a conversation between the unicorn Jewel and his friends before the “last battle”. Moonwood’s hearing was said to be so good that he could hear a whispered conversation in Cair Paravel.

It is a wonder that Lewis makes a mention of Moonwood at all because there is no other mention of him elsewhere within the volumes of Narnia.

Hare’s featured in Redwall

Although there are other hares I have yet to meet, in the Redwall series, one hare is prominent in the first volume in the Redwall. Basil Stag Hare, previously a member of the Fur and Foot Fighting Patrol, as well as an outfit known as the 47th Hare Border Rangers had played a big part in the first volume of Redwall. “Basil Stag was an expert in camouflage, and was well-known for his appetite.” Basil befriended Matthias had helped Matthias in freeing several of Matthias’s compatriots from Cluny the Scourge.

With this entry, I have added another new label to my ever growing collection of tags. This entry is labeled, among other descriptors, Hare’s and Rabbits. I have grouped the two of these two creatures together, not because they are one of the same species, but because they have similar characteristics.