The Loose Association of Wargamers

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:47 pm

ochoin wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:58 pm What's wrong with PVC?

According to Purps, sweating is an issue...

Yes but what's wrong with PVC?

What's wrong with PVC?

Sea -scape. Up to now, I've been using an old, blue bed-sheet, partly tucked under my terrestrial gaming mats. Inadequate. I think I need to buy a purpose built gaming mat with a seascape pattern. My other mats are material but I think this "sea" should be vinyl? Mouse-pad? Definitely no g...

Thanks for the kind comments. The NKE boats are very rough so I'm planning on a lot of sanding & trimming. And painting - not sure if I'll go with serviceable, earthy tones or add a lot of flashy painted design. The big issue is a suitable sea battle-mat. I guess I'll have to shell out some seri...

A little side project for the Bronze Age:


Some work still needed on the NKE boats & crew

donald

Few can paint like Iain.
Such vibrant figures leap at your eyes.

donald

I didn't know any of the negatives before going 'card driven'. It all sort of looked hip and the cool kids were all using it. Maybe there should be a warning label on rule sets similar to the warning label of packs of cigarettes. "Card driven activation causes battlefield chaos and is awkward t...

Thanks, Paul. Lots of good ideas to ponder.

donald

Today was never going to be a 'proper wargame' & it wasn't. We'd trialled the 'Victory without Quarter' ECW rules last year twice with small armies. Today, was going to be bigger - about 18 units a side. My pal lined up his splendid Parliamentarian army opposite my Royalists & we largely exp...

I'm getting my ECW English Royalist army ready for the first "serious" (if you know what I mean) game, next weekend. We've had 2 games last year with the 'Victory without quarter' rules but need to work out any kinks for our 2 day Show game in November. The rules stipulate, not unusually, ...