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Wednesday, 5 June 2019
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My favourite blogs
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New Orbat for Southern Spain - *French v Spanish corps* When I updated my 28mm collection for the last time back in 2004 it was in preparation for our retirement to Spain. I knew th...
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Finding and shedding - My eldest and fiance at last night’s celebratory meal. Daughter number two excelled herself with cooking and cake. Zoe and Angus have found each other. Re...
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Re-use, Re-hat, Re-paint - Some time around 2006, Sash & Sabre released a range of 40mm Alamo figures. At the time, I was starting a collection of 40mm figures for the mid 19thC S...15 hours ago
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Partizan 2026 - From the number of reports on blogs and YouTube, I'm a bit behind the trend in posting, but that's probably due to being one of the few wargamers and blo...
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Wargames Atlantic Italians 28mm - Temperate Uniform (Painting Guide) - I have a project, a game and it requires these figures. Alternatively I saw these figures, they looked great so I decided I needed a project as an excuse...
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Operation Battleaxe with Megablitz 23.05 - Many years ago when Megablitz was still relatively new, I wrote up Operation Battleaxe as a training scenario with a detailed description of how to desi...
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Remodelling a Permanent Way Department wagon - Last year I bought a *couple of really cheap wagons during a combined garden railway running session and swap meet*. One of them was this closed gondola...
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More Gladiators - Caesar and I played 'Blood, Sweat & Cheers' last night. It was Caesar's first time. He picked a conventional murmillo (Murannus) for his first game. I we...
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Landsknecht by Rose Models - A final post on finds from the London show, a couple of modern white metal collectors figures rescued from a junk box: On the left a Landsknecht by Rose...
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Sabre Rattling Migs - *I think that the technical term for this is “KABOOM!!” Or “Read ‘em and weep!” The D6 rolls above equal 7 successes which equals the target Vital Armour...
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About Me
- Robert (Bob) Cordery
- I have been wargaming for as long as I can remember. One of the first toys that I was bought was a wooden fort that was garrisoned by assorted lead soldiers ... and I have never looked back! The first wargames book I bought was CHARGE! (although I had taken out [and repeatedly read] Donald Featherstone's WAR GAMES book beforehand [and many thanks to John Curry for republishing it!]). My first 20mm figures were the good old Airfix Guards Infantry and Band (in shocking pink!), soon followed by others as they were released, and by 1968, when I bought my first metal Hinton Hunt 20mm figures, I had a large collection of World War II figures, tanks, guns, and aircraft. I was a founder member of WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS and have been the treasurer and membership secretary ever since. I have also organised – along with Tim Gow - the annual conference (COW – Conference of Wargamers) for more that fifteen years. My main interests are wargaming any wars from 1850 onwards, although I have a special interest in Colonial, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II wargaming. I also have a special interest in wargames that use square or hex grids for movement and weapon ranges.
I see that the larger squares make it a "Portable Wargame Board" rather than an "Arena". I suspect that this distinction may puzzle people who don't read your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou are clearly highly influential in the Wargame industry.
Mike Hall,
DeleteIn truth, I suspect that only people who read my blog or buy my books will even look at the catalogue for this item.
As for being influential in the wargames industry ... that I seriously doubt, but as Warbases are a small yet very efficient company, I think it is more a case of them seeing an opportunity to expand their range of products. If only other businesses were so forward thinking and responsive.
All the best,
Bob