The Loose Association of Wargamers

levied troop wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:44 am ...
On the plus side, I am now immoral.

Oh we knew that already.

I can't be arsed to count them but I recently had a get together, and have two A4 boxes full of unpainted 15mm Naps, at least two of S/S 18thC, half a one of S/S 19thC, another of various 15mm Ancients/Medieval, half a box of 18thC civilian types, several boxes of WW1 German 1/32, and a lot of boxes of 1/72 plastic various. Not as many as some.

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:17 am What rules are you using for AWI Baron? (At the moment, my painted forces are enough for a smallish SP2 game, but there's enough in the lead pile to expand this considerably.)

I use SP2 mostly now, but for bigger battles, of all those I've tried over the years (starting with "The Don", using Airfix figures when they came out), my all time favourite is British Grenadier, which is a cheeky combination of General de Brigade and Loose Files etc by Andy Callan. Other than some dice-related (ahem!) problems with getting anything in a red coat to charge home they've been very enjoyable; Goat Major and Count B both use them, and can give you an alternative view if you want one. There's also four scenario books, which are available from Caliver (to which I have made a modest contribution). The current version of the rules is the "de luxe" edition, but TBH there isn't a lot of difference; I have a spare set of the 1st Edition rules that you are welcome to have, if you want to try them out.

levied troop wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:44 am On the plus side, I am now immoral.

Immortal, I meant immortal.

No reason you can't be both, dear boy, no reason you can't be both.....

He cannot be immortal too, he converted the attic into a games room and lost the picture.

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 12:27 pm

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:17 am What rules are you using for AWI Baron? (At the moment, my painted forces are enough for a smallish SP2 game, but there's enough in the lead pile to expand this considerably.)

I use SP2 mostly now, but for bigger battles, of all those I've tried over the years (starting with "The Don", using Airfix figures when they came out), my all time favourite is British Grenadier, which is a cheeky combination of General de Brigade and Loose Files etc by Andy Callan. Other than some dice-related (ahem!) problems with getting anything in a red coat to charge home they've been very enjoyable; Goat Major and Count B both use them, and can give you an alternative view if you want one. There's also four scenario books, which are available from Caliver (to which I have made a modest contribution). The current version of the rules is the "de luxe" edition, but TBH there isn't a lot of difference; I have a spare set of the 1st Edition rules that you are welcome to have, if you want to try them out.

I've heard reasonably positive things about British Grenadier, so it would be great to have a look at a copy. Will PM you and send some cash for postage.

Recommendation for BG seconded here, though sadly haven't had a game for years.

Thanks chaps, I tried to send a PM but it's just sitting in my outbox as far as I can tell. Baron, just let me know what the postage is and I will pop it in your account. You have my address

levied troop wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 7:19 am If you can count them, it’s not a lead pile.

My thought exactly
I currently have 2 x 100+ litre plastic boxes hidden somewhere in the Garage of Doom since the move nearly three years ago which are crammed full of wargames stuff, including Perries Crusades, 28mm C18th, 28mm Fantasy, 15mm FIW, 6mm Sci Fi and 2 x 28mm ships plus approx. 1000 Dark Ages figures. There are doubtless loads that I've forgotten.

In the house I have a shelf and numerous boxes. 3mm Late C18th French Revolutionary Wars, 3mm Interwar/Early WW2, 6mm C18th, 6mm Sudan (looking to offload these if anyone is interested), 6mm Sci Fi, 10mm Late Colonial Imaginations, 6mm ACW (need to move these on too), 10mm WW2, 15mm Fantasy, 15mm Sci Fi, 28mm Fantasy incl. the Witcher project, 15mm Bleyme, 15mm Dark Ages, 15mm Medieval, 28mm Post War, 28mm Dark Ages, 28mm C18th, 28mm Late Victorian, 28mm Gothic Horror, 28mm Colonials, 28mm VSF, 28mm ACW, 40mm Napoleonics, 42mm Shinies, 54 Galdiators, 54mm FIW, 54mm Napoleonics. 1/2400 WW2 Ships, 1/1200 Napoleonic ships, 1/600 WW2 Aircraft, 1/300 WW2 Aircraft and some unpainted Subbuteo players and Burrows and Badgers figures!

To be honest I don't have much, as far as I remember I have:

3 Vehicles and maybe 20 odd Brigade 15mm Sci-Fi
12 infantry and 6 cavalry Spencer Smith 42mm
24 Spencer Smith 30-ish mm WSS
2 Essex DBA Armies, can't remember what they are.
About two dozen Front Rank Napoleonics, British & French
three unopened boxes of 40K Space Marines.

And that is probably it, I have swapped, sold or painted everything else.