Four issues! Does that make us an established publication, i.e. worthy of the support of those who believe in supporting established publications? Hard to tell. Anyway, Don Featherstone, in his October 1968 "Wargamer's Newsletter" says that there are over 60 publications catering to collectors and wargamers, so supporting publications can get out of hand. However, there is something to be said for supporting the hobby and getting together with persons of similar interests. With that thought in mind we will pass along a few suggestions on how to locate your fellow hobbyist.

1. If there is a local military miniature club with regular meetings you can attend, it is a good idea to join. True, you may have attended a meeting and found that, as a beginning painter or wargamer, or whatever, you felt out of place-besides, there are dues. Even so, you are unlikely to remain a beginner long, especially if you stay in touch and pick up a few pointers, and somewhere, in every major military miniature club there are actual and potential wargamers. If you are not a joiner, or organizationally inclined, relax. The clubs contain plenty of non-joiners, and enough organizationally inclined types to handle all the necessary organizing without too much interference with your enjoyment of the hobby.

2. Stake out a likely hobby shop. If you are near a hobby dealer who sells military miniatures, chances are someone is buying them. Even if he has only the Airfix types and a few plastic military models, watch out for the teen-ager or adult who stealthily picks up a box or two. Caution is recommended at this stage, however, try to signal a parley instead of making a frontal charge.

3. If time or sanity forbid a full time stake out, try to leave word in likely places. If you know the proprietor of a shop, you might have him leave your card with likely prospects. One of our subscribers reports having resorted to the extreme of leaving notes in boxes of Airfix figures- with some success. Maybe you can browbeat your dealer into stocking TAG.

The Armchair General will attempt, in the meanwhile, to send out lists of subscribers (unless the latter have requested to remain anonymous) upon request. We regret delays on this in the past, and can only plead that searching out probable geographic groupings is a time consuming affair. Try writing in your comments and complaints, mentioning something of your interests. You may find that long before we scrounge through our musty files and produce a listing for your area people will call you and ask "are you the Joe Doaks who wrote a letter to The Armchair General?"