tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post174545805272567285..comments2023-10-26T08:15:35.319+01:00Comments on Storm of Steel: The Archaeology of WargamingAbwehrschlachthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-73694431536480358082014-11-23T18:33:14.182+00:002014-11-23T18:33:14.182+00:00Thanks, that's true, I don't feel so bad a...Thanks, that's true, I don't feel so bad about unpainted figures in these pictures now!Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-11325651590216556182014-11-23T17:24:35.223+00:002014-11-23T17:24:35.223+00:00Brill, several early rulesets had unpainted figure...Brill, several early rulesets had unpainted figures in their illustrations.<br />Battle! by Charles Grant<br />Airfix Guide to WW2 Wargaming by Bruce Quarrie<br />Operation Warboard by Gavin Lyall, this even had chalked on roads :-)Sgt Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805201299484374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-64418859420750227212014-11-20T17:20:02.539+00:002014-11-20T17:20:02.539+00:00Excellent, I'm glad you liked it. It sounds li...Excellent, I'm glad you liked it. It sounds like a lot of us had similar set ups!Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-84837166895137510412014-11-20T17:17:18.744+00:002014-11-20T17:17:18.744+00:00Fantastic stuff. I would have had a similar set ...Fantastic stuff. I would have had a similar set up with Airfix plastics in 1976. All unpainted, although I did have the Airfix la Haye Sainte and a Hougoumont made from plasticard from plans in Military Modelling.<br /><br />Well done for photographing yours!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-83052369542405943182014-11-20T08:40:25.379+00:002014-11-20T08:40:25.379+00:00Thanks Gaz. Yeah, I remember all the poses of the ...Thanks Gaz. Yeah, I remember all the poses of the figures well. What I would do with the collection if I still had it! It's funny how many people have said they did similar activities as kids.Abwehrschlachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947283932230918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297968378523143704.post-10372090597571386602014-11-19T22:21:11.023+00:002014-11-19T22:21:11.023+00:00Some of those Esci miniatures look familiar. Mine ...Some of those Esci miniatures look familiar. Mine are sadly long gone now. I used to play solo games with models blue-tacked to cut-out sections of cereal packet although I never got around to painting them. My first 'wargaming' experiences in fact!Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486311422850536804noreply@blogger.com