tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post6182998682328881635..comments2024-03-28T17:50:17.529+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The Shed: Into the (almost) completely unknownRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-20492863713956816962014-07-18T19:19:43.302+01:002014-07-18T19:19:43.302+01:00Arquinsiel,
There is a cathartic element to doing...Arquinsiel,<br /><br />There is a cathartic element to doing this sort of clear out ... but I still find it difficult to throw stuff away. Giving it away is preferable, and quite a lot of my 'surplus to requirements' stuff will be passed on to people who will use it.<br /><br />All the best,l<br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-79236684288704009472014-07-18T17:02:27.180+01:002014-07-18T17:02:27.180+01:00I'm starting to consider a similar cleanout. I...I'm starting to consider a similar cleanout. I've come to terms with the fact that I will never want to use my GW toys again, and they may as well be passed on to someone who will.Arquinsielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290858295232803685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-1323570809017609612014-07-18T14:15:47.599+01:002014-07-18T14:15:47.599+01:00Michael Mills,
I wish that the door had opened as...Michael Mills,<br /><br />I wish that the door had opened as easily as Aladdin's cave did!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-6045037315463335282014-07-18T14:14:02.689+01:002014-07-18T14:14:02.689+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
You are spot on. It is turning ...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />You are spot on. It is turning into a real treasure trove ... and the blog entry that I will be writing later today will give some indication as to the range of stuff I have rediscovered so far.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54160041235361182082014-07-18T14:09:58.623+01:002014-07-18T14:09:58.623+01:00Robert De Angelis,
As far as I can remember, the ...Robert De Angelis,<br /><br />As far as I can remember, the article was by Andy Callan. He demonstrated his hair roller and matchstick armies at the first ever COW in 1980 ... and they were an eye opener for quite a lot of people.<br /><br />I have vague memories of you running a session at an early COW about computer-assisted wargaming, and I think it was as a result of that that I bought my Sinclair Spectrum.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58547672417739877572014-07-18T04:11:30.907+01:002014-07-18T04:11:30.907+01:00Good grief, it's Aladdin's Shed!Good grief, it's Aladdin's Shed!Millsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580692168847505881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45067840383185802052014-07-18T00:39:38.210+01:002014-07-18T00:39:38.210+01:00That looks so much more like a treasure trove than...That looks so much more like a treasure trove than a junk pile... Can't be much there you won't find a use for...<br /><br />I thought I'd look up matchstick armies, and found this: http://myveryownspanishulcer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/pictures-of-matchstick-men.html. Most impressive.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-12098635373909750152014-07-17T23:46:31.139+01:002014-07-17T23:46:31.139+01:00I'm not sure if the original article was by An...I'm not sure if the original article was by Andy. He certainly got me started on hair curlers when he turned up at the second CoW with his ACW game. Interestingly enough I came across a article by Andy in a much later newsletter in march 1978 where he outlined the way to make matchstick cavalry blocks that I adopted for my 7 years war troops.Until now I hadn't connected that article with the Andy that demonstrated the use of hair curlers to me. Very interesting and certainly brings back memories. heheh I later used them to demonstrate the use of computers to control table top games.. heheh a quids worth of troops and a two thousand pound compaq computer. no wonder it didn't catch on.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-72952642924109370882014-07-17T21:08:13.873+01:002014-07-17T21:08:13.873+01:00Robert De Angelis,
If my memory serves me correct...Robert De Angelis,<br /><br />If my memory serves me correctly, the fourteen year-old schoolboy was none other than Andy Callan! He was a founder member of Wargame Developments ... and is an occasional reader of my blog. Perhaps he will read your comment and reply for himself.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-53817439939249684172014-07-17T21:04:16.781+01:002014-07-17T21:04:16.781+01:00Tim Gow,
There is a lot more to come!
All the be...Tim Gow,<br /><br />There is a lot more to come!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71286026666279049392014-07-17T21:03:28.142+01:002014-07-17T21:03:28.142+01:00Ross Mac,
So you owned one as well? That is a won...Ross Mac,<br /><br />So you owned one as well? That is a wonderful coincidence, even if yours had square towers and not round ones. The latter would just support a small figure on top of it ... but none too steadily.<br /><br />I would love to see a photograph of your tin-plate castle.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19136442602847652762014-07-17T20:29:34.054+01:002014-07-17T20:29:34.054+01:00On the subject of those magazines. Whilst sorting ...On the subject of those magazines. Whilst sorting the piles of old mags I found my collection of wargamers newsletters. (almost a complete collection) Needless to say I forgot completely what I had been doing and sat enthralled by stuff I found so exciting all those years ago. I was especially excited by an article by a fourteen year old schoolboy on making armies from matchsticks and other items which was I believe the inspiration for my adventures in matchstick and eventually haircurler armies. Considering this must have been written some 40 years ago, I wonder what the schoolboy would think of my serried ranks of matchstick and curler armies?..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80783446241154063202014-07-17T20:15:06.673+01:002014-07-17T20:15:06.673+01:00Some astonishing finds there Bob!Some astonishing finds there Bob!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-15523417887941943862014-07-17T19:56:08.870+01:002014-07-17T19:56:08.870+01:00What a trove! That tin plate castle looks very fam...What a trove! That tin plate castle looks very familiar. I should post a picture of mine, my gatehouse looks very similar to your towers but my towers were only small square ones, too small to hold a figure. <br /><br />Happy exploring.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18008973477303581122014-07-17T19:27:01.286+01:002014-07-17T19:27:01.286+01:00WarRaptor,
I do my best to surprise my regular bl...WarRaptor,<br /><br />I do my best to surprise my regular blog readers every so often.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17218164557457192522014-07-17T19:09:35.797+01:002014-07-17T19:09:35.797+01:00Wow! Shocking!Wow! Shocking!WarRaptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002495705579132933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58765208997257020252014-07-17T19:08:48.016+01:002014-07-17T19:08:48.016+01:00Pete,
I suspect that the contents of the shed wil...Pete,<br /><br />I suspect that the contents of the shed will be the subject of quite a few blog entries over the next week or so.<br /><br />One thing that I did find an hour or so ago was my pair of 1:300th-scale Spanish Civil War armies (all converted from Ros & Heroics figures). I used them when I was developing and demonstrating my ARRIBA ESPANA! rules nearly 30 years ago.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-33536413773028614422014-07-17T19:04:46.253+01:002014-07-17T19:04:46.253+01:00Tradgardmastare,
So far I have had a serious look...Tradgardmastare,<br /><br />So far I have had a serious look at three crates (there are quite a few more that I haven't looked at yet) ... and have found loads of stuff that I will be able to use, sell, or give away. Very little of it will be thrown away.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50279541723234071472014-07-17T19:01:26.749+01:002014-07-17T19:01:26.749+01:00Paul oftheManCave,
Judging by what I gave just fo...Paul oftheManCave,<br /><br />Judging by what I gave just found in one crate (about which I will write more tomorrow), it is going to be a real treasure trove!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-20277834146484986902014-07-17T18:58:35.833+01:002014-07-17T18:58:35.833+01:00Robert De Angelis,
I will be cautious (having giv...Robert De Angelis,<br /><br />I will be cautious (having given away stuff in the past that I could now use) BUT I have to get rid of some of it. Some of the things that I have found will be put to good use, especially some of the older, painted figures that I have rediscovered.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-56178074970677001602014-07-17T18:40:32.476+01:002014-07-17T18:40:32.476+01:00An impressive find- can you remember what games yo...An impressive find- can you remember what games you had planned for it all when you bought it originally?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34559835493302477922014-07-17T17:29:03.976+01:002014-07-17T17:29:03.976+01:00A fascinating horde indeed.I look forward to heari...A fascinating horde indeed.I look forward to hearing more...tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21345603542190889812014-07-17T17:17:52.450+01:002014-07-17T17:17:52.450+01:00An Aladdin's Cave of treasures indeed!An Aladdin's Cave of treasures indeed!Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-45225883898221613742014-07-17T17:09:14.982+01:002014-07-17T17:09:14.982+01:00Ah but can you ever be certain that clutter may no...Ah but can you ever be certain that clutter may not become pure gold in the blink of an eye. Three weeks ago I took 30 years of wargames magazines (some of which I had forgotten even existed) and put them into a very large crate ready for final extermination. YESTERDAY I realised that one of them had a battle orbat I couldn't live without and spent 2 hours looking for it. Bear in mind I hadn't looked at that mag in 30 years.. hehehehehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-2240813972691396092014-07-17T17:06:20.724+01:002014-07-17T17:06:20.724+01:00Andrew Saunders,
I will be writing blog entries a...Andrew Saunders,<br /><br />I will be writing blog entries about anything of interest that I find, and if I am not going to keep it, I will sell it or give it away,<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com