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There were at least two series of articles covering conversions. AIrfix and Military Modelling both did one I think.
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I don't remember military modelling but, unsurprisingly, Airfix magazine was full of how to pin, use sprues, stretched and unstretched, plasticine sealed with banana oil, and clothing made of paper.
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While TW did some conversion articles - including terrain ones like the Medieval Town and the large FFL forts made out of four Airfix Fort Saharas - Bob O’ Brien had several iconic long running series of these and deserved at least some of the credit for them.

Thanks for quoting my own blog at me. I am already familiar with it.

Far more Terry Wise terrain conversion articles than figure ones there.
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I was thinking of the Airfix Guide to ACW Wargaming, just had a read through this morning.
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Vintage Wargaming wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 3:24 pm Thanks for quoting my own blog at me. I am already familiar with it.
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Vintage Wargaming wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 3:24 pm While TW did some conversion articles - including terrain ones like the Medieval Town and the large FFL forts made out of four Airfix Fort Saharas - Bob O’ Brien had several iconic long running series of these and deserved at least some of the credit for them.

Thanks for quoting my own blog at me. I am already familiar with it.

Far more Terry Wise terrain conversion articles than figure ones there.
I was quoting exactly the series I had mentioned. The Bob O'Brien stuff was before my time, I remember these articles in Airfix Magazine, and Terry Wise ACW flags in the Airfix Annual, then him as edotor of OP Mil Modelling.
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