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Wednesday, 5 June 2019
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My favourite blogs
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The First Kill Revisited - Last year I tried a quick scenario for Spandau & Lewis based on the first confirmed kill in an aerial dogfight, scored by a French Voisin 3 crew over a ...
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The Jutland Enigma - *Something from Google Jutland related!* It just goes to show that you are never too old to learn something new! Way back in 2016, I spent a significant a...
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Battle of Britain Campaign - Turns 4 and 5 - This weekend it was time to clear the American War of Independence armies from the tabletop and prepare for a game of Blood Red Skies as part of my ongoi...
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Amerika Bomber - Another delightfully tasteful game, "Amerika Bomber" from Compass Games. This is designed as a solo game but we ran it as one of our online team efforts...
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One Is Better Than None - Its been one of those weeks. Here's a peek at turn 3. Hopefully, the game will be played Saturday and a battle report posted on Sunday or Monday. .
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Another quick "LGB-project" - Followed by another day out - [image: Repainting a regular LGB wagon to fit my military G-scale trains followed by a day out in the garden.] Time to pick another 'project' from *the 'p...
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Collaborative Campaign Year 19 - Year 19 of the Campaign (the Year of the Hyena) sees further action in the Northwest of the continent. The following report and photos are courtesy, and...
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Step away from the brush - I have tried hard to take projects forward hobby wise this week. Painted briefly only to find my enthusiasm wither quickly and die upon the vine. Same w...2 days ago
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Northampton minds its Billhooks - Down to Delapre Abbey this afternoon, where Northamptonshire Battlefield Society member, soon to be new graduate of the University of Northampton, and wa...2 days ago
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It ain’t ‘arf Hoth, Mum! - More turning bad puns and the word play in my head into AI slop, sorry design or What happens if Dad’s Army writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft merged thei...3 days ago
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