tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post5109118965614720532..comments2024-03-18T15:04:25.712+00:00Comments on Wargaming for Grown-ups: The People You MeetTrebianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-57559445737016902712015-07-27T20:22:41.504+01:002015-07-27T20:22:41.504+01:00You see that's what's so different now. If...You see that's what's so different now. If you couldn't find it in your local model shop or in an ad in Military Modelling that was it.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-9616454216875502832015-07-27T12:55:36.778+01:002015-07-27T12:55:36.778+01:00Being a bit of a nerd I googled it apparently it w...Being a bit of a nerd I googled it apparently it was used as Dope on aircraft fabric in the early days flight.Elenderilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950182992274113214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-47024939917436518102015-07-26T09:42:15.754+01:002015-07-26T09:42:15.754+01:00I've kept all of my armies except for two or t...I've kept all of my armies except for two or three. My Napoleonics went to Bankinista, my 7YW went to Mr Peter Berry, and my Middle Earth fantasy army (Minifigs range ME) has ended up in various hands, - Chris Kemp has a lot of them.<br /><br />Their Airfix predecessors have been recycled into ancient armies or are in a big tin box in the garage.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-46585381918307180692015-07-26T09:25:55.132+01:002015-07-26T09:25:55.132+01:00No idea they were split up I think. It wasn't ...No idea they were split up I think. It wasn't a massive collection not more than 150 figs. We are talking over a quater of a century ago- in those days I used to get through armies like nobodies businessBig Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-52219708871553253422015-07-25T22:37:33.524+01:002015-07-25T22:37:33.524+01:00Ian Kay is prepared to take a punt on a lot of thi...Ian Kay is prepared to take a punt on a lot of things, and you are right, - they look better painted than you'd think. The Taipings from CoW are all Irregular.<br /><br />I always think his stuff looks animated, - like they're real people, not posed.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-63189056284587886502015-07-25T18:31:21.767+01:002015-07-25T18:31:21.767+01:00Irregular have extended their colonial range quite...Irregular have extended their colonial range quite a bit since I last looked at it. They do look so much better once painted up.<br /><br />In 20mm I rather like the Newline Designs figures. Nice proportions unlike so many 28s. They might be compatible with your plastics.<br />Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-64789091921991486152015-07-25T17:16:36.930+01:002015-07-25T17:16:36.930+01:00Why ruin a good story like that????
These are 20m...Why ruin a good story like that????<br /><br />These are 20mm, but you have to hand it to Ian Kay for hitting obscure stuff on a regular basis. <br /><br />And as demonstrated here, most of it stays obscure because of the way his website is constructed.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-46996894112481184142015-07-25T17:02:41.898+01:002015-07-25T17:02:41.898+01:00Irregular do figures for the Sokoto Caliphate in 1...Irregular do figures for the Sokoto Caliphate in 15mm in their colonial range and a separately listed range for the Kingdom of Benin.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-21866240162665448212015-07-25T14:19:47.337+01:002015-07-25T14:19:47.337+01:00Banana Oil! That came up in a discussion at CoW. T...Banana Oil! That came up in a discussion at CoW. The mysterious banana oil you couldn't buy anywhere. We used to cover the plasticine in airfix glue. No idea if it did any good.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-76460013800220525902015-07-25T13:10:04.216+01:002015-07-25T13:10:04.216+01:00Plasticine, banana oil and Airfix figures... Renai...Plasticine, banana oil and Airfix figures... Renaissance armies from the original George Gush articles in the old Airfix Magazine.Benjamin of Wighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638987247523360801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-84773703415719814952015-07-25T12:07:10.751+01:002015-07-25T12:07:10.751+01:00Excellent! That's back when proper wargamers h...Excellent! That's back when proper wargamers had to have an army made from conversions.Do you ever wonder what has happened to them and if they're still used?Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-80245539276939179442015-07-25T09:14:38.117+01:002015-07-25T09:14:38.117+01:00Many years ago I built up a Songhay army from a l...Many years ago I built up a Songhay army from a little to the North of Sokoto- indeed Sokoto may have been part of the Songhay Empire at one time. It probably wasn't very accurate being largely conversiosn and head swaps of assorted Lamming and QT but it did fight a short campaign against Arabs - sold 'em all on years ago Big Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-42786236509542166982015-07-24T21:04:37.294+01:002015-07-24T21:04:37.294+01:00I worked with a bloke for 5 years once before I di...I worked with a bloke for 5 years once before I discovered he was a wargamer, so this is something of a record.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615782020735321095.post-32174441115631599842015-07-24T21:01:00.567+01:002015-07-24T21:01:00.567+01:00Small world, indeed and a welcome chance meeting! ...Small world, indeed and a welcome chance meeting! Nice models. Here in the States, the term for sharing a desk is "hoteling." Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com