tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post926201674737054118..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Generic Wargame ArmiesRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19656119879267597752014-09-02T07:45:03.052+01:002014-09-02T07:45:03.052+01:00Chris Kemp,
I suspect that you are correct. No ha...Chris Kemp,<br /><br />I suspect that you are correct. No harm in pushing though.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37389568090264506412014-09-02T07:43:29.394+01:002014-09-02T07:43:29.394+01:00Dick Bryant,
Glue and flock! That comment made me...Dick Bryant,<br /><br />Glue and flock! That comment made me laugh out loud! Very funny and very clever!<br /><br />Anyone who fails to use all the troops that are available to them deserves to be beaten ... especially by Austrians pretending to be Spaniards!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54462540393926630562014-09-01T23:38:20.925+01:002014-09-01T23:38:20.925+01:00Pushing against an open door there, Bob :O)
Regar...Pushing against an open door there, Bob :O)<br /><br />Regards, Chris.Chris Kemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15784847480097649252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50476817243555464952014-09-01T14:34:35.535+01:002014-09-01T14:34:35.535+01:00First of all, Wrgamers DO NOT tar and feather- the...First of all, Wrgamers DO NOT tar and feather- they white glue and flock! <br /><br />I had a wargaming freind who, though in dire need of some 20 British stnads to complete the T.O, & E of a Peninsular battle, refused to use mine as they were depicted in Belgian Shakoes! The Brits went to war understrenght! I, on the other hand, have used Austrians as Spanish in the Penninsula.<br />"No Scenario Survives First Contact With a Wargamer"<br />Dick Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243435682283381550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58209513856993587422014-09-01T07:29:18.572+01:002014-09-01T07:29:18.572+01:00Tim Gow,
A very commendable policy in my opinion ...Tim Gow,<br /><br />A very commendable policy in my opinion ... and one with which I wholeheartedly agree!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88529677960215313872014-09-01T07:21:48.997+01:002014-09-01T07:21:48.997+01:00In every game I make an effort to include at least...In every game I make an effort to include at least one item which will deeply offend the self-styled 'proper' wargamer.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80614484777131620432014-09-01T07:20:24.310+01:002014-09-01T07:20:24.310+01:00Ian Dury,
Bon sounds good to me!
All the best,
...Ian Dury,<br /><br />Bon sounds good to me!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-89849863846036830902014-09-01T07:19:27.070+01:002014-09-01T07:19:27.070+01:00Ian Dury,
One of the things that I loved about Pe...Ian Dury,<br /><br />One of the things that I loved about Peter Laing's figures was their inherent geneticness .... assuming that such a word exists!<br /><br />Lee Metfords would have been regarded as ultra modern weapons by some Home Fuard units in 1940, and I have always wondered how pike-armed troops would have dared when used against tanks.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-29300624645007330922014-09-01T07:14:40.316+01:002014-09-01T07:14:40.316+01:00Arthur1815,
I wonder if anyone told the Iron Duke...Arthur1815,<br /><br />I wonder if anyone told the Iron Duke that he was fielding an incorrectly uniformed unit? Perhaps Napoleon should have complained to the umpire so that the result could have been declared void!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-625430519254012312014-09-01T07:11:00.819+01:002014-09-01T07:11:00.819+01:00Ross Mac,
Cheers, old chap.
All the best,
BobRoss Mac,<br /><br />Cheers, old chap.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73429849144313857172014-09-01T07:09:55.571+01:002014-09-01T07:09:55.571+01:00Xaltotun of Python (Rob),
Nothing wrong with Funk...Xaltotun of Python (Rob),<br /><br />Nothing wrong with Funken in my book! There was a time when they were the only source available.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-33386965337394331622014-09-01T07:05:25.735+01:002014-09-01T07:05:25.735+01:00Stu Rat,
Turkey feathers are fine as long as I ge...Stu Rat,<br /><br />Turkey feathers are fine as long as I get to eat the turkey afterwards!<br /><br />I think that your use of those Airfix figures are inspired!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-46759125730208577192014-09-01T07:03:18.788+01:002014-09-01T07:03:18.788+01:00Fitz-Badger,
Hollywood-inspired wargames armies! ...Fitz-Badger,<br /><br />Hollywood-inspired wargames armies! Is there any other sort? Tim Gow has a Hollywood <i>Panzer</i> division where all the equipment is American painted and marked to look German!<br /><br />It looks very impressive.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-35225336905729326022014-09-01T06:58:53.327+01:002014-09-01T06:58:53.327+01:00CelticCurmudgeon (Jerry),
I am pleased to hear th...CelticCurmudgeon (Jerry),<br /><br />I am pleased to hear that we both agree about this ... and your examples make perfect sense.<br /><br />I like the story about the elderly wargamer ... as I am none too young myself and my eyes are going, I could end up being like that myself!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-78285311430708832042014-09-01T05:55:10.674+01:002014-09-01T05:55:10.674+01:00Or even Bob, sorry!Or even Bob, sorry!Ian Duryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319294059932082470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-1603148179350317762014-09-01T05:54:34.925+01:002014-09-01T05:54:34.925+01:00Totally agree with you Bon, one of the reasons I w...Totally agree with you Bon, one of the reasons I went for a Prussian army for 1870 is that they can serve anywhere between the 1840s up to the opening days of the First World War, albeit various details of the uniforms are strictly wrong outside of the 1870s...<br />And if you want another real-life example of out of date items being re-used, when he joined the Navy in 1942, my Dad was issued with and trained on a Lee-Metford rifle that had last been used before the Boer War.....Ian Duryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319294059932082470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-48475719463629652462014-08-31T20:53:48.264+01:002014-08-31T20:53:48.264+01:00Bob,
I'm whole-heartedly with you in not being...Bob,<br />I'm whole-heartedly with you in not being obsessive about uniform details - especially ones that would be invisible if a real soldier was observed from a distance that made him appear to be only 15-25 mm tall!<br />What surprises me about you anecdote is the rejection of your eminently reasonable argument about out of date/regulation kit remaining in service. One need look no further than the 28th Foot, still in stovepipe shakos at Waterloo!<br />Arthurarthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-68757247417784022872014-08-31T20:23:30.690+01:002014-08-31T20:23:30.690+01:00Hear Hear!Hear Hear!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66279622876977624462014-08-31T20:15:47.121+01:002014-08-31T20:15:47.121+01:00Most of my armies are based on Funken, so I can...Most of my armies are based on Funken, so I can't say anything...<br /><br />RobRob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-77282825162814798972014-08-31T15:45:04.849+01:002014-08-31T15:45:04.849+01:00Yep, to each their own. I'm hardly ready to ta...Yep, to each their own. I'm hardly ready to tar and feather anyone. ha ha<br />Of course, my figures and games are far from historical! If anything, my gaming inspiration is more Hollywood and less history. I even enjoy fantasy gaming, imagine that.<br />As long as people are enjoying what they do, and not trying to dictate to others, that's great.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-32376399870329129372014-08-31T15:38:45.019+01:002014-08-31T15:38:45.019+01:00Dear Bob,
I am definitely in the camp of those wh...Dear Bob,<br /><br />I am definitely in the camp of those who do not want to tar and feather you! Last Thursday we played a small game in France 1940 ilk and in order to flesh out the Germans I needed to "draft" some lads using the Sturmgewehr 44. I told them that the weapons were bolt action rifles at the nbeginning of the game, reminded them once, and went from there. The French Renault 17s could be used up to 1943 or so by Rumanians and even possibly Hungarians While there were even a few Somuas used by the Germans during Market Garden and in Normandy. The fact is that with things costing so much today, we'd be damned silly to not try to stretch our gaming dollars.<br />We are playing with toys, after all, and some folks can get pretty silly about things like uniforms and the like. That's fine. I once had an elderly man arrive at a game I was running with unpainted figures. (He had a form of Parkinson's which left him unable to paint.) I sat him down and immediately gave him a command. A bit later someone came over and indicated their amazement that I would let him play with "shiny metal." I looked over and calmy replied -"My game, my rules." And that's the point - they are your toys and you get to make the call(s) concerning how you will play with them. Let the toy soldier police go on patrol elsewhere.<br />Jerry<br />A/K/A The Celtic Curmudgeon<br />"Grumpy is good."CelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.com