I came across this site with free rules: http://www.jimwallman.org.uk/wargame/ When you get there, scroll down and download the Lionel Tarr rules. They are the...
I have an idea for a sort of campaign game. All I ask is other collectors who also play/game with their figures send me information on the battles or wars they...
I would like to hear from fellow collectors who also play with their soldiers who live in the Twin Cities Metro area of Minnesota. I don't have an opponent (my...
If we rely on Yahoo, it takes a long tiem to go from New member to Unmoderated status. As Moderator, I can make the change almost instantly. The only reason...
I have recently been getting some of the old books I had that got me started in the hobby. After three to four decades, a few still stand up to the test of...
Olaf, You helped me get copies of some game rules, a few months ago. I am adjusting as soon as I post this message. yours will be approved immediately. ... ...
Cool. of course I remember- Chainmail. Just a word of warning- I may be a lurker for a while (work and all that real-life stuff) is interfering with my hobby...
Thor, I still have both Featherstone books, plus ones by Charles Grant (musket period only), Joe Morehouser (still have about 70 54mm ACW figures in 6-man...
Hello everybody, just wanted to introduce myself. Some of you might know me from other groups, under this name or as Gungnir. (Sorry Thor,in this case it...
Ah, but spammers also trawl the rest of yahoo- so an address in there is the wrong thing to do. Just say "I'll be there" and someone should stick up a hand. ...
We all need a break from the Net now and then. ... may be a lurker for a while (work and all that real-life stuff) is interfering with my hobby a little... My...
Joe, You can still get some of the hollowcast metal soldiers on Ebay. I've seen most of the brands that were made in the 50s and early 60s: Crescent, Johillco,...
Interesting! I designed a load of building kits that are downlowadable from my model railroad site, the All Gauge Page at http://www.thortrains.net (Just...
... I'm new as well. Hi all! I'm also a 1/72 plastic gamer. Infact, I'm generally a pretty avid 1/72 plastic supporter (some might even say propagandist)....
A lot of us got our "basic training" in this hobby with OO Airfix figures. 1/72 had a following. The early sets thrilled us, and each later set was exciting....
... Given the huge explosion of figures since those days, I'd have to say that my favourites seem to be mostly Italeri's rereleases of the Esci stuff, Revell's...
I advise against leaving your full address. If you want to leave location info in the profile, mention a region or municipality. As mentioend before, there...
Hello all, I am new to the group and to wargaming, I live in Rugby, England. I have crossed over from the Miniature Wargames group to see what this one has to...
I'd like to welcoem all the new people. The #1 hous rule of this forum is "Enjoy using the forum," It's a place to discuss everything and anything about...
A train of thought just occurred to me when I read Thortrains last post about Ian Featherstone`s books (don`t know who IF is/was but figure he is an English...
German and British officers used miniatures to teach strategy, back in the late 1800s. The Germanscalled their version "Kriegspiel." However, many regard HG...
I just acquired a collection of the writings of Bob Bard, known for his 1957 book "Making and Collecting Military Miniatures". Bob's book had an entire...
Wargamers felt a lot of enthusiams when Mel launched Braveheart and the Patriot. Unfortunately for our friends in the UK, these were seen as exercises in...
Matthew Caffrey wrote a pretty good history of wargaming in Aerospace Journal: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj00/fal00/fal00.html ...
... maybe ... anywhere ... Actually, der Kriegspiel was invented in the late 1700's, by a French(?) fellow, who farmed it out to Germany, since his countrymen ...
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