The Loose Association of Wargamers

ochoin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:22 pm FranzNap are the king of 20mm Napoleonic miniatures.

You're not bloody exaggerating, mate! Those are beautiful. I'd never heard of them before (or I've forgotten if I had), but I'd never have forgotten those figures.

Treat yourself, Donald- get two battalions, mate.

If only they did mid-C18.....

ochoin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:07 am

DougM wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:25 am Oh come on Donald. Infantry are 1.33 euro a figure. Not cheap, but not outrageous.

I'm frae Aberdeen.

donald

Mibbe, but it isnae 1975. Fit like is yir Eureka then? Their 20mm works out to €1.11 for a 20mm fig.

Postage and customs might well cost an arm and a leg though. If it's any consolation, 28mm here are now anything from around €2.30 to €4 or more per figure.

ochoin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:07 am

DougM wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 1:25 am Oh come on Donald. Infantry are 1.33 euro a figure. Not cheap, but not outrageous.

I'm frae Aberdeen.

donald

That explains why no one understands you, a mix of Doric and Strain would confuse anyone....

I don't speak Doric. I was making an ethno-centric point to Dougie.
Lallans is my mother tongue. I can usually follow Strine (not 'Strain' though to speak it you must do this to your vocal chords).
My understanding of it was beaten into me when I first went to school.

donald

apologies on mixing up Doric with Lallans.

Of course it is Strine, fingers doing extra work there.

Not bought but Santa list has gone in.
Barons War rule books
Prussian 15mm flags
Any Greek or Macedonian Xyston DbA armies

I've been banned from wargaming gifts for years but I've conquered the pile sufficiently to be back on the nice list.

I've signed up for another WW2 vehicles kickstarter from Night Sky miniatures. US/Allied Halftracks. Not that I need any more, but you never know when they might come in handy. I might want to do some 1/200 versions for O Group at some stage or something.

I have resisted the Napoleonic figs kickstarter as they are all post 1812, so not much use to me and maybe I will wait for the piano miniatures ones.

ochoin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:05 am I don't speak Doric. I was making an ethno-centric point to Dougie.
Lallans is my mother tongue. I can usually follow Strine (not 'Strain' though to speak it you must do this to your vocal chords).
My understanding of it was beaten into me when I first went to school.

donald

I'm strangulated Lallans (mostly beaten out of me) with a bit of Doric, Dundee and Angus Glens, added 2 years Canada, 27 years Strine... who knows what I sound like!

Still unpacking boxes from our house move in 2017
Today I uncovered a complete painted set of figures (plus the rules) of the game Tusk It's like getting things I always wanted but free

Nice! I took four cardboard boxes that hadn't been unpacked since our move from Oz in 2016 up to Targe and sold them.. and got new things. Like Christmas.