... I am even more amazed at the contrast between cultures here. Very fortunately, here in the middle of Europe (Germany in my case) things are almost the...
OK class, the question is: Is wargaming; the collecting of miniatures, worse or equal to other addictions? As an additional bonus question: Do you understand...
At least wargaming is legal! As to the other part of the question, I look forward to the new releases if I feel that they would be useful to my collections-...
I think this depends on the individual. I don't actually divert funds needed by the family to my addiction, though I did skip a couple meals while on a...
Alright, a simple question... Have you ever cut into the grocery money, bought several Osprey reference books, spent hours organizing, even more hours painting...
I wish I was able to game with the army once. Jon ... -- "The enemy of conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events." John Kenneth Galbraith ...
I did a set of opposing AWI armies of Airfix figures during the Bicentennial. I exhibited it in the County Fair hobby show. I set up Guilford Courthouse and...
I built a regimental size 12mm ACW army. Hookers Corps at Antietam facing off against Jackson at Antietam. 24 figures to a regiment and hand painted flags for...
Perhaps worse. Several guys in my group decided to do 15mm Napoleonic Fire & Fury, and started buying and painting French and Austrians. I have little...
... Napoleonic Fire & Fury, and started buying and painting French and Austrians. I have little interest in the period, so I plugged away on my 1890s Colonial...
Yep I'm married. 19 years to a wargamers dream, a woman who paints and games. my wifes painting is actually very good, she's more precise then I am but that...
Hello All, I am pleased to announce that Peninsula Campaigns, the summer historical miniatures gaming convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan will be taking place on...
With regards to the May 23, 2008 cartoon; If you go to the Millenium convention website (Annual convention held near Dallas in November) and go back far enough...
The correct link is to btinternet.com/~alan.catherine/wargames/strong. or just search for Hordes of the things and look for The Stronghold. There is a link...
... Seems to be a private page. Can't get to it; it asks for a password, etc. Not surprised someone has made and painted up an Eskimo army, although I am not...
I'm surprised nobody has asked Larry how long he has been "lead neutral." I think in terms of a year at a time, maybe comparing the individual months to see...
try just searching for Hordes of the Things as a general search and The Stronghold, Alan Saunders' wargaming website should be the first thing that comes up. ...
A friend of mine donated his huge collection of 1/72 scale armor to a charity. He got a tax write off, and the charity assumed the responsibility of finding...
I wonder if there's a similar term for us board-gamers, the ratio of number of games purchased to the number of game actually played. We are notorious for...
... and there there was the Easter Uprising, the Battle of Emlichheim. http://anne.messageboard.nl/29197/viewtopic.php?p=160#160 Rules were simplified AD&D 2nd...
On average, how much time elapses between saying to yourself "Hey, what a cool period/idea/army!" to actually purchasing the required minis/terrain/books etc.?...
I used to be really impulsive. However, as my lead pile has accumulated, and my willingness to take on new projects has evaporated, I'm a bit less interested...
... This is a bit sad, but I got myself disciplined over this. I used to do this on impulse. Now I buy a year's worth of painting once a year at the same show....
I love hearing about the mind set of wargamers. I never think comments about the thought process behind our hobby to be anything but constructive...if only to...
Its all in the psychology applied. I'm currently working on two fairly decent sized projects. I had told myself to curtail additional buying until these...
Actualy, it kind of depends. To a certain degree, inspiration and opportunity have to come together. I have some cavemen now. I'd known there were more or...
two and a half minutes.. the internet is a dangerous thing.,.. and there is a Larry strip there: 'aren't you worried about all this time he spends online.. he...
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