tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post8060546626677405251..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The Shed: The rest of the contents of the box of mainly painted figuresRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17903083795501703772014-07-22T20:30:27.086+01:002014-07-22T20:30:27.086+01:00Steve-the-Wargamer,
That is a possibility, but I ...Steve-the-Wargamer,<br /><br />That is a possibility, but I don't think that was what I intended them to be used for.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-35870080810644784152014-07-22T18:54:15.183+01:002014-07-22T18:54:15.183+01:00Re. "an odd-looking brown uniform" - Con...Re. "an odd-looking brown uniform" - Confederate butternut perhaps??Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-8160328109888904692014-07-22T09:44:43.774+01:002014-07-22T09:44:43.774+01:00Old John,
Many thanks for the list. I will be usi...Old John,<br /><br />Many thanks for the list. I will be using it as the basis of a blog entry later this week.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-81838957850647991362014-07-22T09:40:26.626+01:002014-07-22T09:40:26.626+01:00I emailed LH listings to email address on your &qu...I emailed LH listings to email address on your "Profile", did you get it ok??<br />cheers Old Johnold johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939079093965317317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-70614993526436904782014-07-21T17:42:37.510+01:002014-07-21T17:42:37.510+01:00CelticCurmudgeon,
It is amazing looking back at t...CelticCurmudgeon,<br /><br />It is amazing looking back at the figures I painted so long ago. (The Crimean War figures were painted - badly - in 1968 ... 46 year ago!).<br /><br />Thanks for your suggest as to how to use them. My thinking is to base them individually so that I can use them with Richard Borg's BATTLE CRY rules.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br />Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-49660250691075782902014-07-21T17:06:54.116+01:002014-07-21T17:06:54.116+01:00Nigel Drury,
My thinking is very much along those...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />My thinking is very much along those lines, and these 15mm-scale figures should enable me to build up at least two suitable small armies.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-36351861993457192112014-07-21T17:05:51.361+01:002014-07-21T17:05:51.361+01:00What wonder there is in the moment, in a sense rec...What wonder there is in the moment, in a sense recapturing moments from some thirty years ago in all their shiny OSW glory.<br />Think about using them in some skirmish gaming - they need not be played with as regiments or brigades but as small platoons or half companies. Even if it just for the sake of nostalgia, it still might be fun!<br />JerryCelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-5243400456812492862014-07-21T11:16:22.981+01:002014-07-21T11:16:22.981+01:00Fortunately many of the square or hex based higher...Fortunately many of the square or hex based higher level games we mostly seem to play now require fewer figures than in the old days of 18 or 24 to a battalion. Should make it easier to organise them into something usable.Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37805275942251566602014-07-21T09:54:28.868+01:002014-07-21T09:54:28.868+01:00Old John,
If you send me a list of the Les Higgin...Old John,<br /><br />If you send me a list of the Les Higgins figures that you produce, I would be very happy to write a blog entry about the fact that they are still available.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-31206941273336642442014-07-21T09:11:12.623+01:002014-07-21T09:11:12.623+01:00Les Higgins Marlburians & ECW are still produc...Les Higgins Marlburians & ECW are still produced by me, can email full listings of expanded ranges<br /><br />cheers Old Johnold johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939079093965317317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-44408351139343901182014-07-21T08:38:51.096+01:002014-07-21T08:38:51.096+01:00Tradgardmastare,
Les Higgins made some wonderful ...Tradgardmastare,<br /><br />Les Higgins made some wonderful figures. Anatomically correct, nicely moulded, and very easy to paint (the detail was just raised enough but not overdone). I only wish that they were still available.<br /><br />You are spot on; drawing a line under that unpleasant experience would be a good thing to do, even if I never get around to using all the figures very often. Just using them once would be enough to write 'The End' on that particular mental video memory.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-71114261294759171892014-07-21T08:34:31.636+01:002014-07-21T08:34:31.636+01:00Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
We all fall foul of the &...Archduke Piccolo (Ion),<br /><br />We all fall foul of the 'double click' every so often thanks to Bloggers sometimes erratic/slow responses. I have now removed the duplicate entry in order to tidy the whole comments section up.<br /><br />The Amazonian Civil War does have a nice ring to it, especially as I have plans for the ships used by the Brazilian Navy during the period in question. Thanks for the suggestion. It is certainly something to think about.<br /><br />I am sure that I had more of these lancers ... but so far I have only found one. I am tempted to strip the awful paintwork off and do it properly ... but I may well leave it as it is 'for old times sake'.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60716862780384633002014-07-21T08:28:48.157+01:002014-07-21T08:28:48.157+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
Funnily enough, my own thoughts...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />Funnily enough, my own thoughts had turned to imagi-nations set in South America, although I was thinking more along the War of the Pacific for my inspiration.<br /><br />As far as I know these Minifigs are still in production, so finding some more of them should hopefully not be too difficult. That way I can 'complete' the armies I will use ... but first I have to finish sorting out the shed and its contents!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-44211848681626651862014-07-21T06:28:35.963+01:002014-07-21T06:28:35.963+01:00I particularly like the Les Higgins fellows.
I thi...I particularly like the Les Higgins fellows.<br />I thinks your plans for "drawing a line" sound like a very good idea indeed.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-23409476292795194702014-07-21T02:49:27.654+01:002014-07-21T02:49:27.654+01:00Sorry - clicked the button twice, thinking the fir...Sorry - clicked the button twice, thinking the first time hadn't 'taken'. <br /><br />Just rereading you earlier posting, methought the early generation Minifigs and other assorted figures might go together for an Amazonian Civil War project (possibly even the War of the Triple Alliance). <br /><br />Meanwhile, in respect of your 'funny looking lancer' - I do believe I have one (or possibly more) of those...<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-14707299421095799952014-07-21T02:32:56.643+01:002014-07-21T02:32:56.643+01:00Those Union figures make the cadre of a pretty dec...Those Union figures make the cadre of a pretty decent sort of army, Bob. Maybe they can be the core of, say, the United States of Anaconda, striving to bring the seceded Confederated States of Amazonia back into the Federated Fold. Those Brown Uniformed guys are of course the cadre of the CSA army. <br /><br />The trick might be to get hold of compatible horse and foot. I am reminded that nearly 20 years ago, I bought a job lot of 54 Airfix Napoleonic French Infantry (originally from the Artillery set, so they all had the same pose). They formed the basis of the Army of Ursaminor, which featured in my recent action at Futtschtampen.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.com