The Loose Association of Wargamers

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:16 pm Nice gun and basing

I swear by geekgaming basing products now.

Forgot to mention the toddler did the ink wash.

tim.w wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:26 pm
I swear by geekgaming basing products now.

As i've been pushing them for years I should probably say "I informed you thussly".

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:16 pm Nice gun and basing

Once again, I agree with Andy.

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Very nice gun and detachment, Tim.

With the stupidly expensive post and packaging costs in place now buying overseas is becoming a problem down here (especially from the US and Germany). So while I can drool over the Geekgaming site, the wallet stays shut. Luckily we have some good local manufacturers complementing Nic's Eureka- Back2Base-ix, Battlefield Accessories and Miniature World Maker being my favourites. Still, if I do get back to Europe then there shall be room in my luggage.

Spanner wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:07 pm With the stupidly expensive post and packaging costs in place now buying overseas is becoming a problem down here (especially from the US and Germany). So while I can drool over the Geekgaming site, the wallet stays shut.

Luke has three stockists for Geek Gaming Scenics in Oz.
House of War in Victoria
and The Combat Company and Zorpazorp gaming, both on your doorstep in NSW

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I would love to find similar quality on the American side.

Good luck with that. Carlo D'Este is still the best of them, I think, but even he delves into Monty bashing (not necessarily a bad thing) and overlooks some of the less glorious US episodes.

Most of the others I read have been the same sort that you'd probably know- basic pop histories supporting mythology, such as how the US gave the Japanese their first defeats on Guadalcanal and at Milne Bay (there was a US airfield construction battalion there, therefore it was an American victory). There was a good book on the Ardennes that looked at the 106 US Division in particular (just found it on the netThe Golden Lions: The battle of the Bulge), but also the factors that led to the Bulge.

Mind you, our "military history" seems to be going the same way, so I shouldn't point fingers.

by Paul » 19 Mar 2023 09:31

Luke has three stockists for Geek Gaming Scenics in Oz.
House of War in Victoria and The Combat Company and Zorpazorp gaming, both on your doorstep in NSW

Ta, Paul. I'll check them out, later. Even here a roughly 600km round trip is a bit further than our doorstep, though.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/-35.782 ... 650338!3e0

Spanner wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:47 pm

by Paul » 19 Mar 2023 09:31

Luke has three stockists for Geek Gaming Scenics in Oz.
House of War in Victoria and The Combat Company and Zorpazorp gaming, both on your doorstep in NSW

Ta, Paul. I'll check them out, later. Even here a roughly 600km round trip is a bit further than our doorstep, though.https://www.google.com/maps/dir/-35.782 ... 650338!3e0

600km is about the distance of the round trip I take when I go to Vapnartak

I thought youse Poms only went that far for overseas holidays or to escape relatives?

Spanner wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:22 pm I thought youse Poms only went that far for overseas holidays or to escape relatives?

That's only the whinging ones, normal Poms just get on with it and drive. I have been known to do around 1400km with a break for a cup of tea in the middle (now that is very British )