The following stores offer a 10% discount to HMGS Great Lakes members. Vendors are encouraged to contact the editor with a few "New" items each issue. GMs running events at stores should contact the editor, too. Special thanks to Eric Adamaszek, Jeffrey Johnson, Sean Abel and Robert Bowling in helping compile information for this section.

The Arena , 3010 E. Apple Ave., Muskegon, MI 49442. (616) 773-0978, e-mail RUSS1976@aol.com.

Attacktix, 15107 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora, CO 80014. Toll Free: (888) 732-6321, or e-mail: attactix@attactix.com. Miniatures in 5mm, 6mm, 10mm, 15mm, 25mm; rules, scenery, military history and uniform info books.

The Colour Sergeant, 329 W. Third St., Perrysburg, OH 43551. (419) 874-1267, e-mail: RSHARPE9@aol.com. Historical miniatures, painting service and supplies through mail order. Gordon offers a MINIMUM 10% and up to 25% Great Lakes discount. Call or write for catalog. NEW: Honor & Valor flags in 15/20/25mm for War of the Roses, AWI and ACW (lots of state flags).

Combat Command, 3390 Sherbrook Dr., Uniontown, OH 44685. (330) 699-1495, e-mail: sales@combatcommand.com. Web site: www.combatcommand.com. Carry a number of historical miniatures lines, including Minifigs, Peter Pig & GHQ. Terrain such as JR Miniatures, Geo-Hex, etc. Books by Osprey, Squadron/Signal and others. Scott Taylor will special order, plus give a discount of 15-30% to Great Lakes members.

Dayton Painting Consortium, PO Box 24185, Huber Heights, OH 45424. Phone/fax (937) 237-9915, e-mail: RADETZKY@PRODIGY.NET. Manufactures RSM95 line of historical figures, Parade Ground Flags and is a distributor of Musket Miniatures products. NEW: Musket Miniatures 15mm World War II Eastern Front buildings (intact and "destroyed" versions.

Glass City Games, 4125 Monroe St., Toledo, OH 43606. (419) 474-0304, Fax (419) 474-7866, or e-mail: gcgames@glasscity.net. Web site: www.glasscitygames.com. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8 pm, Sun 11 am-6 pm. They are a retail hobby and gaming store dedicated to the sale, teaching, and promotion of adventure hobby games.ĘCarry extensive lines of historical miniatures and other types of games. Lots of space for gaming, they support leagues, tournaments, and events throughout the week. Will custom build units or army packs, contact Chris Watson.

J&M Hobbies,1238 Conant St., Maumee, OH 43537. (419) 893-2621. This train store carries terrain, paint, sheet styrene and models from Tamiya, Airfix, Dragon and Esci (mostly 1/32 or 1/35).

JVS Hobbies, a "virtual hobby store," carries Merrimack ships (Ancient/ Medieval/ACW), 25mm Connoisseur, Musket Miniatures and even painted armies. Their web site is at , but you can also mail them at 6562 Innsdale Pl., Dayton, OH 45424. (937) 235-0709, or e-mail: sales@jvshobbies.com.

Mind Games, 2115 N. Reynolds, Toledo, OH 43615. (419) 531-5540, or e-mail: mggames@aol.com. Pat gives Great Lakes members a 20% discount off all special orders. NEW: 25mm Harlequin World War II miniatures. Daimyo Edition of Clan Wars samurai game. Newest boxed set of Battleground World War II rules.

Panzerschiffe, PO Box 26074, Akron, OH 44319, or e-mail: Ddoc813@aol.com. They market 1/2400 scale historical naval miniatures, carrying 500 + models from Civil War, WW I, WW II, etc. Huge selection at affordable prices. Send for a free catalog.

Phoenix Rising Gamestore, 6652 St. Joe Rd., Ft.Wayne, IN 46835. (219) 485-6807. John Ade offers a 20% discount to Great Lakes members.

The Quartermaster, 290 Amberly Rd., Ancaster, ONT, Canada L9G 3Y6. (905) 648-1250, or e-mail: jmichael@interlynx.net. Web site: www.garrison-clubs.org/quartermaster. The Quartermaster is the North American distributor for Falcon Figures (U.K.). Their line includes 15mm and 25mm in nearly all periods from Ancients to 19th Century, 1/600 scale ships and resin accessories such as buildings, earthworks, etc., in two scales. They also carry 20mm World War II figures and resin accessories by BP Cast. They will even custom design miniatures for that period nobody covers (past projects include Tupi Indians!).

RLBPS, 4827 Treeview Terrace, Rockford, IL 61109. (815) 874-5351 or e-mail: rlbpsb@earthlink.net. Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~rlbpsb/ Carries Raventhorpe Miniatures and Frontline Wargaming vehicles. Also 25mm animals and hunters from the Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company. RLBPS offers a nationwide HMGS 10% discount with membership number. Recently added a painting service. NEW: British troops in Home Service uniform (turn of century) from the Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company. New Panzer I's & II's, ammo crates, Jetty and large girder bridge from Frontline Wargaming. New rules sets: Contemptible Little Armies (World War I), At Close Quarters (World War II Skirmish), Saurian Safari and Bootlegger.

Riders Hobby Shop, 1609 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48910. (517) 485-0700. Retail store with in-store gaming. Riders will also honor the 10% discount on special order items, too. NEW: Dixon 25mm American Revolution line. Battle Honors 25mm World War II vehicles and troops, 15mm Napoleonic French and Russians. 25mm Old Glory including Ancients and War of 1812 U.S. infantry.

The Soldiery, 2210 Andrew Rd., Kettering, OH 45440. (937) 428-4996. Carries Foundry, Old Glory, Battle Honors, Rank and File, rules, paints, etc. HMGS Game Days on the second Sunday (12-6pm) of each month. The GDWC meets the 3rd Saturday (noon - 5 pm).
Every Tuesday! "Rules Tryout Night," any rules set you wish. Mark says he's been getting 6-8 people each week. 6-9pm.
2nd & 4th Fridays of each month! "Red Baron," WW I air combat starting at 5 pm. GM: C.J. Suchyta.

The Soldiery, 4256 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214. (614) 267-1957, e-mail: Soldiery@netwalk.com. Carries Foundry, Old Glory, Battle Honors and numerous other minis, rules sets and accessories. NEW: "Doc Monaghan's: The Big Battalions" Napoleonic rules. "Fields of Glory" Napoleonic scenarios for Shako rules. 15mm Old Glory "Age of Reason" miniatures for AWI, also new 15mm Old Glory Ancients, including Picts.
Every other Friday! "Society of Military Gamers (SMGs)" -- This club meets Fridays at 9 pm, doing Ancients, Napoleonics, World War II, etc. They also do historical board games. They are joined once a month by the local chapter of the North American Society of Ancient and Medieval Wargamers (NASAMW) for various Ancients -- especially DBM -- usually 3rd Friday of the month.
Last Sunday of each month! "Justinian's Wars" -- Ancients campaign using DBA rules. Players each control a kingdom in the period of the Byzantine reconquest of the West.
Sept. 30 "COGA Game Day," American Civil War, Colonials and Advanced Squad Leader.
Oct. 14 "Soldiery Cook-out," Enjoy hot dogs and gaming.
Oct. 21-23 "SMG Weekend," the club will present a number of games at the store, this weekend.

The War Zone, 4704 Rocky River Dr., Cleveland, OH 44135. Phone: (614) 267-3338, or e-mail: warzone@warzoneoh.com. Retail store with eight gaming tables. Friday night historical games, along with shorter games on weekday evenings. The NOWS club meets here on Fridays, games starting around 7:30 pm.