From Brian Carroll Did you get in on the Foundry overstock sale? I completely lost my head and bought over 300 Foundry ECW figures. I sold my old ECW collection to go into the Marburian period. Though I have no regrets, when this opportunity came up, I had to jump on it. The figures cost me about $.58 per figure including postage! I was ecstatic. I had given up hope of ever owning more Foundry figures, now that their prices have reached truly stratospheric proportions (am I right in calculating they want about $2.40 for some of their Camerone figures? - good gosh. I have kids to feed). Of course, now that I have the lead, I have to get it painted and organized and get rules. Here we go again. Just cause I know you love these details - I'm going have 30 or 36 figure regiments and I'm going to mount them 3 figure ranks deep. I get such good reviews from other gamers on the look of my French Marlborough troops who are 3 deep, that I can't think of a reason not to mount the ECW guys that way. As Grant would say, the look of the thing must count for something. Rules and painting are another issue. We have had some great battles with the Marlborough troops. I've added Grenadiers for both sides. I also added 3 squadrons of French Dragoons, mounted and dismounted. I splurged for Foundry figures (back when they were an amazingly cheap $1.20 per figure!) so they look wonderful. I am hoping to do a scaled down refight of Blenhiem at the end of November.
From Steven Verdoliva
Re Mr. Barz's letter to MWAN:
I read in the letters section of MWAN #107 that you were less than satisfied with your visit to an HMGS-PSW convention. As a chapter board member I regret that you did not enjoy yourself and seeing as I was probably the convention manager I'm even more bothered. Yes unfortunately gamers do tend to break into little cliques based on period, location, scale, etc. and you do see this somewhat at conventions. My question to you Mr. Barz is what did you do to try to join one of the games? If you hover around a game waiting to be invited in you may find it a long wait indeed. We do not pre-register for games held at the convention and I have yet to be turned away from a game if I have asked to join, unless it was already full. In games I've run at the convention I've pulled out extra command figure to include more players if the situation calls for it. As a last thought I would say to all gamers, if you want to guarantee your participation in a game then run one. Small conventions have a never- ending problem of finding enough game masters to fill their schedule with a good verity of games.
From Jeff Farmer I wish I had some interesting wargame news to pass along, but besides playing an occasional game of Axis and Allies, things have been quiet. I recently finished a great World War II book entitled "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer. The book details his experiences as a foot soldier on the Eastern Front. Judging from your editorials, I'm not sure if World War II is one of your main interests, but I thought I'd pass that along anyway.
From Bruce Meyer I like to let sleeping dogs lie in our hobby's altercations because of all the reasons you mention in your Editor's Note to "I Quit- Well Almost." Unfortunately I feel it is necessary to add some background to the DBM incident in the article. I was an observer not a participant. At the major conventions, DBM play is a series of competitions that run either one or two full days. It is important to note that open gaming tables are always available for those not interested in competition gaming or those whose schedule does not allow participation. The organizers are prepared to have staff fill in an opening to assure even numbers of player so that anyone that wants to play in a specific competition will have a place. No one who commits to the competition is left out. The scoring system is cumulative with a weighting assigned at the end to one's opponents performance throughout the competition.
When someone announces half way through the slate of games that they are not going to complete the competition several things happen. People who probably came from much farther away than Philadelphia may have to take a bye in the next rounds. Gamers come to conventions to play games not to take byes. The scoring is compromised. Even if an odd player came be commandeered to fill the vacancy the relative play in the competition is now skewed. The schedule of all the games in the competition are known when one signs up. When one commits to play in a tournament they are, well, making a commitment. That is both a promise to the tournament organizers and an obligation to the other players. When someone joins a tournament knowing full well they will not complete their pledge then they "cause ill by their actions." When being told this the player who replies "I don't care I'm going home" should not be told he has a 11 shitty attitude."
Instead he should be told he is selfish and self-centered and perhaps should reconsider before he applies for future tournament games as his inclusion would be detrimental to the other players. Sickness and accident are unavoidable complications and a fact of life. Willful disregard of the good of the group for one's particular interests has no place in our hobby except in solo play. I notice Mr. Costea started his article with how he quit his first foray into miniatures half way through his first game and ended the article with how he quit the DBM competition, again half way through. You note that he loves toy soldiers, perhaps he would do better as a collector than a gamer. On a more positive note I have been building a new garage with a wargame's room underneath. After countless hours of worrying how to optimize everything and wondering what I had missed I remembered the MWAN article. Needless to say there were things I had forgotten or not considered. MWAN files to the rescue again. Thanks and best regards.
From Scott Hansen : In an issue of MWAN, I saw a person mention a book "MIDNIGHT WAR" on the U.S. intervention during the Russian Civil War. The author of the letter talked like this was a rare book and that he wanted a copy. I did a book search on www.bibliofind.com and found several copies of this title ranging from $10 to $50. I've used bibliofind several times with no problems. You can pay online with your credit card. Thanks for the mention of the title. I never heard of this title. I plan on gaming RCW in the future. I plan on using 15mm Peter Pig/Irregular miniatures. Might as well game the 1920's Russo-Polish War.
From Bill Hupp I still read MWAN cover to cover as soon as I get it. I also like going through MWAN on a theme basis through Magweb. Thanks for all the recent 6mm and 54mm coverage. I'm doing 6mm and 54mm at this point using the PK rules.
I'm doing 6mm for three reasons. First, so I can play more games, solo and with my kids, and leave them up. I do this by having magnetic material on the bottom of the figures and playing on a R4 piece of steel. I'm also doing 6mm big units using Baccus 6mm figures for the look. Peter does a great job. Thanks for the interview with him. Third, I can afford all those periods with 6mm and have at least a decent chance of finishing those armies before I pass on from this world. 54mm is going through a renaissance in terms of figure availability and they are much easier to paint for my under 10 kids. With my older guys I tried some 30mm and they just didn't have the dexterity to handle it before age 12. So I am doing every period in at least 2 scales! I'll never run out of figures - even with help.
I would also like to object to Bob Bryant's comments in MWAN 107. While the last sentence in McBayer's article is too dramatic for my taste, the rest of the article I found well reasoned and in keeping with the theme of how we attract more young people to our hobby. I found Bob Bryant's comments much more offense, as in "threatened". ,'mugging me", "Hounds of God in the Spanish Inquisition," and "impose their own ideas". Bob seems to be so worried, like much of the liberal media, about being preached at, that he is willing to shut down certain points of view, just because religion might be involved. This reminds me of the media storm surrounding Dr. Laura's TV show. I support your publishing of McBayer's article AND Bob Bryant's letter, but I wouldn't publish my comments - both sides have been heard - back to 54 Wargaming. Thanks again for the forum MWAN gives us.
From Gerard Quinn I was sorry to read Mitru Costea's "I Quit" article, and to see the same meanspirited attitude of the person who has driven him from the hobby reflected as well in several letters to the editor in MWAN #107. The nasty personal attacks against Mr. McBayer are simply beyond the pale. I had only skimmed his original article in #103, but after reading the letters I went back and read it carefully several times. He did not name names or threaten anyone. A reasonable man might disagree about the threat he perceives. However, his detractors do not explain why he is allegedly misguided, but instead employ inflammatory phrases like "pseudoreligious claptrap," "self- righteous... demagoguery," and "the Spanish Inquisition." One whines that when he read the article he felt like he was "being mugged." Two are critical of his religious beliefs, obviously without actually knowing what they are. One even goes so far as to find Mr. McBayer's position just one jump away (for the "weak-minded") from the espousal of Aryan supremacy or mass suicide! This goes way beyond fair comment. No one should be subjected to this for simply writing an article for a gaming magazine! Further, you - the epitome of the gentleman - need not apologize for having printed Mr. McBayer's article in the first place. If any apologies are owed, they are owed to Mr. McBayer from those who abandoned reasoned argument for personal insults.
From Don Wolff A couple of new items concerning Gang Warfare in the Age of Bronze, issue 105. Kevin Schwebel who maintains the GWAB website has changed the structure of his site and the new address for GWAB is http://www.zianet.com/kschwebel/GWA B.html The version number is now 2.1 with annotation listing the changes at the site. Those playing or interested in playing GWAB can take note that one of the major figure suppliers, Redoubt has an official website now at www.redoubtenterprises.com/frames.htm and the Sabre line of figures has been acquired and is on line at www.amazonminiatures.fsnet.co.uk/index.ht m and as implied in their name, they do carry amazon miniatures. As for myself, the email address has changed to nukday@earthlink. net I just received #107 and dutifully read your comments. Taking note of your interest in 25mm Peninsula gaming you might check out 'Green Jackets' at www.rdenning.demon.co.uk/npow/greenj.ht m which is featured at a website hosting a load of free rulesets. http://www.freewargamesrules.co.uk/
Personally, my list of projects is much smaller. Hitting the big FiveZero, I try to keep what I can get done to around a three year mark. Each year I revise the list adding a new year's worth of projects as the past year's are completed or shifted. Right now on the list are the usual round-outs for systems and armies now in play. There has been a recent spurt to build Asian armies in our Armati chapter. I've joined the crowd with the accumulation of figures to form a 7ang Chinese Army. However, I've also added to my existing Italian City State army to extended it back in time to form an Italian Comnuali army with the new list posted in the Armati egroup. This site has recently posted a number of new 'official' army lists. Egroups is a site for special interest group bulletin board type discussion listings much like newsgroups. It is located at http://www.egroups.com
Those interested in Armati, or any Arty Conliffe rules systems, can find them by using 'Arty' in the search box. Nothing to sign up and no spam. I've picked up numerous figures from about as many different manufactures for my 20mm Napoleonics which are now being rebased for Shako and COL Bill Gray's Napoleonic Fire & Fury variant. Most of these figures are for administrative representation of skirmishers for Shako or 'out of ammo' and 'disordered' for Age of Eagles. Looks like next year there will be much more Nappy play in the area. New periods in the acquisition phase are 25mm American War of Independence, 25mm Arthurians for a shoot at Warhammer Ancient Battles, and 20mm WWII Balkans.
A local core of gamers have begun buying the figures for the AWI, but we're still looking for rules to suit our temperament and style of play. The Arthurians are actually an attempt to expose the younger crowd who play Warhammer to the historical side of the hobby. We don't intend to 'dragoon' anyone into the play, but we'll make it more tempting by exploiting the common rule structures and supporting it with historical gamers who are interested in the fun of play. I selected the Balkans theme to do Arty Conliffe's Crossfire. With Germans, Italians, Bulgarians, Royalist Serbs, Communist Partisans, and others, not only is there color, but there's also the chance to have multiple players in a game each with his own agenda. Must be the Machiavelli in me. There are some other areas of interest, but as I wrote, I'll take them into consideration when I clean this year's schedule of my " to do's.
From Tom McBrayer I send an apology for any trouble or hard feelings I have caused. The responses are in large part correct, but somewhat harsh. I read the commentary from my fellow gamers saying that I have judged them which was not my intent. Everyone speaks from their experiences and I only wanted gamers to take a seroius look at a concern I have observed over many years in the hobby... a warning if you will. MWAN is an excellent publication and I was honored to be published. I should not have used it for a soap box... I'll stick to cartoons.
From Peter Basillone I have been basing my 6mm H&R Napoleonics 12 to a base (one battalion) in two lines of six. But I don't have much space.
From Christopher Mazurek In April, I attended LITTLE WARS and had a good time. I finally joined HMGS Midwest at LITTLE WARS, received the HMGS Journals for 6/99, 9/99, 11/99, and 3/00. While reading the journals, I discovered discord and conflict within the organization including legal actions, resigning board members, and disagreements on the financial viability of the LITTLE WARS convention at Lincolnshire. I assume the next HMGS Journal will come out in late June or July, 2000 and include the "after action report" for the LITTLE WARS convention. As a person not connected with the HMGS Board of Directors with objectivity, can you please let me know of your opinion of HMGS Midwest and if you think they will survive into the future? Do you think there will be a LITTLE WARS in 2001?
(Editors Note: Well, Christopher; I'm glad you had a good time at the convention. I attended for the firt time in some years and had a good time as well. Although I don't recelve the HMG5 MIdwest Journal, I had "heard" of some difficulties they were experiencIng though I get very bored hearing this kind of stuff I think your Impressions and questions are a perfect example of what happens when an organization goes through whatever HMGS MidWest experienced. People simply do not want to read about discord/legal actions/etc about a hobby In which we push little toy soldiers around on a tabletop! People within an organizatlon, In my opinion, who take part of such actions are destroying the organization and what it started out to do. Many years ago I, and a number of other concerned Individuals started HMGS- MIdwest and I was the President the first two Years. We sincerely thought we could do something positive for the hobby, I can not Imagine being upset about any hobby activity as to think about pursuing legal action! My goodness! Anyone who does is a perfect fool! I also can not understand anyone getting so upset or involved in a hobby so as to cause ill to occur between individuals involved in a volunteer organization. When that happens, in my opinion, it Is time to re-evaluate the purpose of the organization and critically look at the individuals involved In running that organization. As a matter of fact, it's probably time for everyone to just put the organization to bed and move on to more Important things such as life. For the record, I don't know any names of individuals involved in HMGS Midwest; nor do I care to know. If LITTLE WARS does not survive, so be it. Someone else will eventually rise to the occasion and put together a convention. If they don't, it's no big deal. People will continue playing with toy soldiers and that's the Important thing. in my opinion, the trouble with organizations is that they are Initiated with good intentions; however, eventually, people With egos get Involved and ill will Is the result. I am the first to admit that I think HMGS (the National group) has done a great job of running conventions and this has resulted in providing us with three great conventions a year where we can meet others, view new products, buy lots of toy soldiers, and have a good time. The same can be said for the other HMG5 chapters that have started up across the country. However, they are not necessary in order for us to pursue our hobby. It also bothers me that within many of these groups, there has been so much discord and public airing of laundry. Not necessary! What do I suggest to better the situation? The only answer I have is that if an organizatlon is going In the directlon described throughout my reply, ignore it. If you feel like attending their convention because you want to have a good time, then go ahead. However, one does not have to feel an obligation to take sides, to become Involved with the actual running of the organization to 'straighten it up' to be a peace maker, to do anything other than play with ones toy soldiers and enjoy our hobby. Let the organization lapse into whatever its key "directors" feel It should; I just don't want to hear them rant and rave about insignificant events within the organization which are ruling their lives, not mine. These individuals are just moving "KINGMAKER" away from a boardgame to "their" real lives. <>From Felix Rimalovsky I wish MWAN was a monthly publication as it is difficult to wait two months for the next issue to find out what new projects you are planning to work on. I was pleased to And out that I am not alone In having a hard time to be involved In all the new historical periods and miniature scales. I am getting more interested in the rules systems such as VOLLEY& BAYONET, PRINCIPLES OF WAR, and FIRE & FURY My hlstorical miniature collection starts with ancients and ends with Franco Prussian War I collect mainly 15mm figures, be recently I discovered AIM 10mm ECW - they are really great looking figures and I started painting them to be used with the Renaissance PRINCIPLES OF WAR system. This is in addition to my 15mm collection that I will be using with the FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY rules. However, alter reading your Interview with Mr. Peter Barry of BACCUS 6mm, I am Interested In seeing some of his figures I would like to start a Biblical army for ARMATI Thanks for the wonderful magazine and the helpful Information I find In every Issue If someday, you need someone to translate Russian text to English, please let me know.
(Editors Note: Thanks for your letter, Felix, and your kind offer re translatIng. I'm glad you enjoy MWAN; would like to hear more about your collections).
From Len Brewer I saw in your recent editorial that you were going to try your hand at painting some red uniforms. I always put two base coats of red on my figures over a black primer. I drybrush them on. I found out that one coat doesn't look right. After the two coats of red, I use a lighter shade of red or a pink or orange color. This is something that I want look at. Try to look at what you want to achieve and then look at the paint. I hope this helps you.
(Editors Note: Thanks, Len; I've been trying to do this with my coat colors which Is the first color I put on the figure alter priming them black. I think it helps a lot - thanks a lot!)
From Paul Fisher Just read MWAN #107 and as always, it is packed with interesting articles and rules that always make me think. I am in the process of re-writing my FPW rules for the Siege of Augusta (GA) in January. I am basing my ideas on the rules and the battle, entitled "Capture the Flag".
(Edltors Note: Would Iike to see your rules in MWAN when you flnish them, Paul. Good luck on your convention game!)
From Mitru Costea III As for quitting gaming, I just got over 2500 10mm ACW - so much for that!
(Editors Note: Glad you elected to stay within the hobby, Mitru!)
From Steve Murray I was very interested to read of the Rev Aelred's adaption of Stephen Simpson's SYW rules. I saw these rules some years ago in WI and although I was drawn to them, I couldn't quite cope with the "no firing" aspect, now that this has been resolved, I'm looking forward to trying them out. Having exhausted the major historical periods of interest in 25mm, I'm expanding laterally - 15mm SYW is my most recent fancy. This is a real solution to fading interest and those of us unable to face the challenge of tackling a new period. You get to re- read all your favorite books, make the same mental notes of things to avoid, like buying too many Croats for your Austrian Army, and then go ahead and buy them anyway. It's great!
From Terry Schneider Does anyone know who has the molds of the lack Scruby wargame figures?
(Editors Note: Terry, I know I published the address in MWAN sometime ago though I can't remember. Maybe someone out there can let us know)
From Mike Heller I've always thought of MWAN as more of a club than a magazine and I knew I owed you a letter. Christmas and the obligatory utility calls precluded that letter. Then, in January, in an attempt to change my life, I went back to school after twenty years. The thirteen credits for a two year business degree I'd needed had changed to an Associate of Arts in seventeen hours: two science courses, a couple of English, and a humanities. The first day of English 101, I saw that the syllabus listed a three and one-half inch disk. I had to ask what that was! My first semester, I spend more time learning word formatting than writing papers. Now, I can't imagine writing a paper without a computer. Of the half-dozen assignments, I was able to write a cause and effect paper about the failure of the Confederates to take Cemetery Hill at the end of the first day of Gettysburg. I also wrote a paper comparing "Saving Private Ryan" to "The Thin Red Line". Those two papers were as close to gaming as I would get that first semester.
That summer, I took another biology class in the morning and English 103 in the evening. My summertime wargaming consisted of a comparison of Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" to Kipling's "The Last of the Light Brigade." Last fall was Contemporary Lit - I can't imagine you having time to read, but if you ever do I read "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier., I never would have picked up an historical novel on my own, but I'm sure glad that it was required reading. Ah, if only all education could be so interesting. I didn't plan on taking any more classes, but I saw a poster featuring some William Blake art work announcing an unscheduled poetry class. Knowing that my former teacher had written his master's thesis about Blake, I surmised that he would be the instructor. Calculating the odds of ever again having an instructor who had gone to the theater to see movies like "The Thin Red Line" and "Saving Private Ryan" (before he know that I'd written about them), I enrolled. Well, the history of poetic criticism, a two-thousand page book of poems, and thirty of my own poems later, I guess I can be considered poetically educated. I was surprised to learn of the close relationship of poetry to war since the beginning. One assignment was to write a dramatic narrative. I was having a difficult enough time putting my own thoughts and feelings in poetic form without composing poetry for an historical figure, but as long as I had to do it, I chose an interesting character, "Stonewall" Jackson. I'd written half a dozen very forgetable lines when I had to really stop and think. I've enclosed a copy of the rewrite of the second part of that poem. I think that we are in the same time frame remembering the 1960's and 70's. To me, wargaming is about exciting times in exotic places, and it transports me. I always found that experience in your magazine. I've been accepted at Rockford College and will probably major in English.
"Stonewall"
As I always look forward to the next,
Meal, day, game, surprise, holiday, or year,
It doesn't seem life has been too lengthy,
But they've been gone such a very long time.
And after all these years, they are still late,
Masters of the final aloneness.
Never to have a gray hair, line, or wrinkle,
They have seniority among the dead.
No longer what they would've been,
But what they weren't. Amen.
Editor's Note: Good luck in school, Michael!)
From Rick Gates I was wondering if you might be able to help in this matter. Several years ago I purchased a chromolithograph of Sheridan's Charge at Winchester! It's like a painting or print. I have traced to approximately 1903-1907 by Louis Prang. It seems that he did a Civil War series of 5 or 6 of these. I am trying to locate more information and a value. Any guidance or information would be greatly appreciated. Please keep up the great/informative reading with MWAN.
From DocMcBride@aol.com: Was just reading latest issue of MWAN on Magweb. Ref. occult in wargaming: the original author did come off as selfrightous and a helpful editor might have suggested he rephrase his thoughts so as not to piss off his audience. But he's more right than wrong, even so. Role playing is an enormously powerful tool of communication, for good or for ill -like other media, it's morally neutral. The question is not whether vampires are real; the question is whether we want kids pretending to be them. Granted that pretending to be a bloody pirate is morally repugnant, too.
From Dan I have thought of listing the periods and scales I have but the task always seemed daunting, however your letter has prompted me to do this. Maybe it will get me to cut down on some or hopefully motivate me to paint quicker. So here goes. Ancients: 15mm Romans, Numidians, and Scots-Irish. All DBA armies. I have some unpainted figures to expand these. Viking forge and Essex. Done? Medieval: 15mm Irish. Intro Armati. Essex. Done Renaissance: 15mm Elizabethan Irish and English Intro Armati not yet finished. FrieKorps 15. 18th Century: 15mm SYW Prussian, French, Austrian, English, Canadians, Colonials and, Native Americans. 10-12 units for all Armies with the F&IW having 3-4 units. I have some more Austrians, French and, English to paint. Mikes Models and FrieKorps 15. Done? 15mm AWI. Unpainted. FrieKorps 15. 25mm AWI American and British 10 units painted several still being painted. This is the most active project at the moment Front Rank, Old Glory, Firing Line and RSM95. ACW: 15mm Union and Confederate. 15-20 units per side. I have some figures to flesh these out. FrieKorps 15 and Old Glory. FPW: 6mm unpainted French H&R 15mm French. 18 units. I have 6-10 more units to paint. Friekorps 15. Not done. Colonials: 25mm British, Zulu's, Pathans, US Cavalry, Plains Indians and, Boers. A dozen or so figures each for the later three. 8-15 units each for the former three half of which are painted. These figures are Ral Parthas my first real foray into Lead way back when. Also Foundry and RAFM. WWII: 6mm Germans and Russians. All painted but no real organization. 15mm US Paratroopers 2 companies plus howitzers and M10s for Crossfire. All painted. US Marines and Japanese. Organized for Crossfire not yet painted. Old Glory and Battlefront. 25mm US Army. One squad of Battlegroup minis. I'll stop at these until I see the Harlequin minis. I also have miscellaneous packs of figures but they are usually ones that I bought just because I liked the castings and have no interest in building a complete army.
Something I've noticed in writing this. When I first started collecting lead, I did so by purchasing packs and I didn't have any idea of organization RPs came in packs of ten. Later I bought Army packs from Mike's Models. This gave me well-rounded forces. Then I started buying for scenarios. I would find a medium size scenario and purchase and paint the units needed to play it. Now I have a goal and a point at which I can stop and say that I needn't buy more figures for that period. This has worked well for my FPW, ACW, WWII, and Boer War groups. The SYW Armies have fallen together by default and of course the DBA and Armati Armies are preset.
I'm reminded that back when I started I used Airfix figures and each box was the unit needed for a game. Large games might have two boxes. I'm sure that I'll be looking into other armies or periods that I don't already have and maybe even different scales but I hope writing this letter has helped me to refocus on painting and completing the armies I already own. I almost forgot. 15mm Spanish-American War and 20mm SCW some painted some not. Next maybe I'll catalogue my rule sets. Which ones I liked which ones I didn't and those I've never played.
From John Stafford Hobby-wise I'm in a bit of a slow period. I gamed a whole bunch in VA but there doesn't seem to be the cluster of gamers near me here in the Tacoma WA area. I have sort of reverted to my roots and played a number of boardgames (Panzer Leader, 3rd Reich) and role-playing games. But the tide may be turning. I have been feverishly scratch- building an ACW 15 mm fort to do a variation on the assault on Fort Wagner from the movie "Glory." I've always wanted to do a combined arms naval-land battle in ACW, with a little bit of amphibious action thrown in.
Well, Greg Maggard out here is a naval gamer whose game I played in at Dragonflight. I've talked him into running the naval part. My son (age 15) has been painting marines and artillery crews while I built a massive fort. Maybe I'll take a picture and send it along. It's not really very close to fort Wagner, more like a Vauban-style fort with the glacis and revetments, but it looks pretty good. We are going to run this at Breakthrough, the upcoming HMGS-NW convention November 4-5. 1 expect about 6 land players and an equal number of naval. Play test is tomorrow so I've got to finish everything up tonight and pack it. Wish me luck! After that, I am starting a D&D campaign using the new 3rd edition rules--they are excellent, answering all the gripes I had about the last few editions. So that should keep me and 8 others busy every Friday night for a while. I'll continue to paint up the 4000 Napoleonics I have sitting about. I'm doing all major combatants in the period except Egypt. I'm using Adler 6 mm and they don't have Egyptians, Bacchus doesn't make them either, and Ros and Irregular are too small to mix in. At any rate, I have about 5 corps of Austrians done, the artillery, cavalry, and about 3 corps of French infantry done. Slowly but surely. The small guys paint up pretty quickly but they get "fiddly" for basing, etc.
From Scott Hansen Below is a website that MWAN readers might be interested for a new Spanish Company that makes 15mm Carlist War figures for the 1830's. The site is in Spanish but you can gather what figures are available. The pictures are great. Wargames Illustrated magazine had a series of articles on it a few years ago. Yes, another wargame period I want to do. I finally tried the Big Battalion rules from England and available from On Military Matters for Napoleonics. Great rules if you want to fight battles with 20 units on a side in 2 or 3 hours. I would like to review them for MWAN if you don't plan on doing so. I fought a 1831 Polish Rebellion battle with them.
http://www.guineahobbies.com/Warga mes2/fantasi2.htm
From Sam Mustafa I've been looking for wargamers in the Charleston SC area; if anyone is out there, please contact me (smustafa@dycon.com).
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