Robert Cain VC - Arnhem 1944

[Peter Gillson]

A slight distraction yesterday- my daughter’s 23rd birthday so I decided to bake her a cake. Yes, you did read it right, me bake a birthday cake. Well there is a first time for everything!

She is mad about sausage dogs so here is my attempt at a sausage dog cake - my first attempt at cake carving

Peter

[Peter Gillson]

After the slight detour into the world go cake making, it has been back to Cain and finally finished him. Here are a few photos:

Firstly wearing the red beret (the head, collar and mortar are just placed with blue tack):


This is a photo of the second option - wearing the helmet and the same collar part with no beret showing, again the parts are just placed for the photo:



and here is the final version which I opted for, gluing the head, collar (with beret peaking out) and mortar in place.



Hope you like them.

Peter

[scottie3158]

Peter,
Very nice work so far.

[Guest]

Very nicely done indeed Peter. Lovely soft tones.

[Guest]

Hi Peter looks great in all three pictures lovely work.
Pete.

[Peter Gillson]

Thanks guys. Next is one of my older busts whihc I started a few months ago nd will only get around to finishing this weekend - assuming it rains so I don't have to do anything in the garden!

Peter

[Richard48]

Think you have a talent for baking Peter.My wife said Wow thats a great cake.A really nice thing to give to your daughter.I used to enjoy baking but lost interest after being a cook a few uears ago.
Great stuff.
Richard.

[rtfoe]

Lovely cake Peter, my passion is cooking quick dishes Chinese stir fry...rice and 3 dishes...meat, veg and soup or egg in less than 30 mins so when the West invented fast food we Asians were wondering what that was all about. :thinking: :smiling6:

I degress...

Good to know Cain was once posted to Malaya before the war and perhaps Borneo after the war and had Jeremy Clarkson as a son in law (he should have gotten a second VC for that):smiling6:
Lovely work Peter.

Cheers,
Richard

[Peter Gillson]

Richard - glad you wife liked the cake. It was quite stressful making it, but great fun.

Richard - i have only visited the Far East a few times but remember with fondness the fast food of Newton's Food Circus in Singapore and the street vendors in Bangkok. Great food, great memories.

You sre right that Cain was Clarkson's father-in-law, a few years ago he produced a documentary about Cain - here is a link to it on youtube:

Peter

[JR]

Congratulations on both Peter.
A bake off star in the making.

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Peter
I remember that documentary. The most telling point I thought was that despite being married to his daughter Clarkson didn’t know Cain had the VC until he saw it on the service sheet at Cain’s funeral.

[Peter Gillson]

He must have been a very modest man.

Petrt

[Peter Gillson]

Congratulations on both Peter.
A bake off star in the making.

Not quite, but it was nice to do something competey different - and tasty! I stand is awe of those on TV who make the really complicated cakes.

Peter

[rtfoe]

Richard - glad you wife liked the cake. It was quite stressful making it, but great fun.

Richard - i have only visited the Far East a few times but remember with fondness the fast food of Newton's Food Circus in Singapore and the street vendors in Bangkok. Great food, great memories.

You sre right that Cain was Clarkson's father-in-law, a few years ago he produced a documentary about Cain - here is a link to it on youtube:

Peter

Peter, Newton Circus, that's where I normally park my car after entering Singapore, have a quick bite and take the MRT to Orchard Rd or Bugis Junction where my favorite model shops are located. I remember the documentary. Thanks

Cheers,
Richard

[Peter Gillson]

Richard

I imagine it has changed since i first was there in 1984!

Peter