MINIFIGS USA SOLD!
After about 20 years in the business, Steve Carpenter has sold MiniFigs USA to a conglamorate consisting of Greenfield Hobby Distributors, Blackhawk Distributors and Ral Partha. Rai Partha will cast the figures. I understand a refurbishment of the line is underway in some areas and that many more figures that were only available from MiniFigs in England will now (or soon) be available from MiniFig USA, Steve will now have more time to run Limeys and Slimeys games at various conventions.
NEEDS INFO ON JACOBITE REBELLION
Kevin Hendryx, a long time miniatures hobyists and published game designer is preparing a set of Miniature Rules on the Jacobite Rebellion for publishing within a year. He asks that Miniature Manufacturers, dealers as well as our readers send him any information they may have on figures available for use in the period, Mfg's listings would be most appreciated., Write to: Kevin Hendryx, c/o Sunset Sam Productions, PO Box 13414, Austin TX 78711 USA.
HMGS NEWS
HMGS EAST held its annual election with Dick Sossi, Leo Cronin, Todd Fisher, Bob Watts and Bob Coggins being returned to the Board of Directors. In addition Pat Condray was elected after an absence of some years and was promptly elected president by the board. This year an attempt was made to widen the franchise, and postcards were sent to all members of record so that they could vote. Dissapointingly a very few saw fit to return their vote and once more the BOD was elected by a very small minority (though a larger minority than in the past) of HMGS-EAST Members.
HMGS Great Lakes has been accepted as a provisional chapter, with its main base drawn from the Greater Dayton Wargames Society and the University of Ohio in Columbus, represented by Eric Adamaszek of Columbus.
Call for Papers The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society will be conducting a Military History Forum on 10-12 March 1994. Papers dealing with any aspect of military history in any period are invited. Papers will be reviewed in a blind referee system for scholarship and value as a contribution to the study of military history. Authors of selected papers will be asked to present their works at the Cold Wars 1994 Military History Forum at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA. Selected works will be published in the 1994 HMGS Military History Forum Proceedings.
Papers should be 10-15 typed double-spaced pages and submitted in three copies with a 100-word abstract on a separate sheet. The author's name and address should appear only on the abstract. Complete citations and a bibliography must be included with each copy. Any maps or art work must be completely identified.
Papers should be submitted no later than 1 Nov 1993 to Editor, HMGS Military History Forum Proceedings, 4252 Woodland Dr, Augusta, GA 30907. Requests for more information may be directed to the same address.
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