Big "Near" - Small "Far Away"

To honour a genius of British TV comedy, the sit-com Father Ted, I present wargaming terrain in perspective (see below, "near" is Big, whereas far away is "small" - but it is really the same thing): 

Or to the more wargame informed 15-20mm and 6-10mm, don't get them mixed up in the boxes or you will have a very funny looking game!

While popping by "The Works", I spied...

I think a wargamer is always on the lookout for "useful items" which means a secretive game of "I spy" when prowling the shopping malls and charity shops of this world (see below, what I "bagged" from 'The Works' this week):  

I am thinking of destinations such as "Moscow, Stalingrad and Berlin", rather than the "North Pole" on the signpost (a decorative 28mm piece for an objective marker). The house though I think is destined to be a cluster (yes, a return visit is needed), and perhaps a snow clad topping or dark brown town with paths between and flocked base? The pegs on the other hand were hinted at as being "good counter and marker holders"! We shall see ...