Game Masters: WOULD ANY GM LIKE TO BE SPONSORED FOR RUNNING A 6mm GAME? IF SO, See below, and contact Bob Bosscher http://www.wargrid.com BE SURE TO NOTE: THE GAME YOU PROPOSE DOING AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT CONVENTIONS YOU WILL DEMO THEM OVER THE NEXT YEAR. (Convention size type might be good) Best thing to offer a Sponsors is to: 1. Use their items in the convention, and cite them in event PEL and onsite Program 2. Post and lay out flyers of their items at the convention, hand them out at your game. 3. Provide the sponsor a promotional AAR Article of your event afterwards that highlights their sponsorship and the items. Post the article and submit it to HMGS chapter newsletters and websites. What to ask of a Sponsor: (USUALLY AFTER you have completed a few of the above items) 1. The items to be used in your event. 2. Certificates or item to be given as prizes. 3. Copies of the flyers, or reimbursement for making them. 4. Some kind of discount or good rate for purchasing more items once the SAY YOU WERE REFERRED BY Pete Panzeri Game Master Support Network, etc. etc. Bob Bosscher wrote: I am a manufacturer of 6mm cardboard buildings and terrain which I market under brand name of Wargrid, you may or may not have heard of me. I am looking to sponsor some convention games in the USA with a view to letting American wargames see my product range in use as I have always found website information and photos never give the complete feel of a product. I would also like to back up the sponsorship with the donation of a prize to any prize fund running at those conventions where my products are shown. This would take the form of either a compilation pack of products or a $50.00 gift voucher, whichever is the most convenient for the convention manager. My problem, being based on the Isle of Man (Great Britain) is that I only have limited access to the American convention scene through customers who may or may not attend these event. In fact some of my products are being showcased by a customer at Cold Wars this coming weekend. Would you have any suggestions as to whom I could approach with a view to sponsoring an historical 6mm game or games over the coming year. I would be hoping to sponsor one game in each of three or four conventions over a twelve month period. I would, if possible, like to have some say in the creation of the ground plan for any game rather than just be expected to send in a box of terrain in the hope that something may be used. Providing that I am allowed sufficient notice before the events it would be possible to showcase new products and ranges. Further to this last comment I will be introducing the first of a range of buildings for the American Civil War in the next few weeks and later on this year will be bringing out buildings for specific Napoleonic battlefields. I would be pleased to hear anything you may have to say with respect to this suggestion, whether it be feasible or not. Best regards --Bob Bosscher Bob's Bits/Wargrid www.wargrid.com Mounting I've lifted some excerpts from this post by Brain Cantwell for some good tips on Mini's and Mounting them. Pete Panzeri From: Brian Cantwell Subject: Mini's and Mounting I notice that the recommended inf stand size is 1 1/8" x 718"...can you buy a precut metal stand with that odd size? I'm not sure about the precut metal. Around here, we tend to mount the figs on some basing medium and then glue that to pieces of vinyl sheet magnet. The figs are then stored in metal drawers or on metal trays. We've discovered these sheet metal shingles at the hardware store that are thin flat pieces of sheet metal about 5" x 7". We glue these to foamcore and use them for storage and/or for sorting figures into commands for a game. Come game time, you just hand a player a tray with all of their figures securely held in place. Great time saver and it gives them a place to stack their casualties, preventing actualy trampling casualties to your figures .) I use sheet styrene for my bases. It's really easy to cut (score and snap) and superglues very well to the vinyl sheet magnet. Bought a roll at a sign shop and still working off my $25 investment. Back to Dispatch April 2003 Table of Contents Back to Dispatch List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by HMGS Mid-South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com