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Title: Here we go again ?
Post by: grahambeyrout on 14 March 2017, 03:02:18 PM
Since I have already been a member of the forum for a whole 20 hours or so, I thought it was time to introduce myself in the time-honoured manner. I am a new convert to 10mm, having done 25mm for 3 years and 15/18mm for 40 years. I started in 10mm a year ago by building 2 armies for the War of Northern Aggression (Yes I like to stir sometimes) and then getting a few Colonials. Both these were new periods to me. I am now starting with Napoleonic's which is not. Gathering 40 years worth of dusk in my cupboards is a moderate (circa 600 strong) nominally 15mm Napoleonic French/Austrian force which I never finished because of scale creep. Based on old Minifig strips, I suddenly found that new 18mm Cavalry dwarfed my little horse grenadiers (They even dwarfed some 15mm elephants I had) and I gave up in despair. The next 40 years were spent with 18mm Ancients and SYW. It was hard starting Napoleonics again, partly because the period is not that different really to SYW (compared to say WWII, Medieval or Renaissance) but it was always my first love (and my first 25mm and my first 15mm army) I have now taken the plunge. Admittedly, I did dither over whether to go for 6mm or 10mm for a long time, but came down on the side of 10mm since a) I wanted a little extra opportunity to display the wonderful Napoleonic uniforms, b) I already had some 10mm scenics and c) There are more 10mm ranges out there - I do not want to fall victim to scale creep again..
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Leon on 14 March 2017, 03:25:34 PM
Hi Graham, welcome to the Forum!

8)
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: d_Guy on 14 March 2017, 03:48:27 PM
Official Welcome! :)
As you mention the time honored manner (I'm a Yank, we drop the "u"), you know what to expect! Need I mention fsn, Westmarcher, or - well a few dozen more! I think you will find that many of us knocked around in other scales (some still do) but all have seen the light and adopted "God's Own Scale". I do mainly  Musket and Pike BTW.
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 14 March 2017, 04:06:43 PM
Welcome to the 10mm Addicts Asylum.
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Post by: Steve J on 14 March 2017, 04:26:56 PM
Welcome on board :)
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Post by: Techno on 14 March 2017, 05:51:01 PM
And another welcome from me !

Cheers - Phil
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Post by: paulr on 14 March 2017, 06:19:01 PM
Welcome  :-h
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Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 14 March 2017, 07:08:47 PM
Hello and welcome!
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Post by: Orcs on 14 March 2017, 07:44:49 PM
Welcome Graham, I am sure you will enjoy being part of this asylum.

Orcs

Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Subedai on 14 March 2017, 08:36:29 PM
Wotcha from the south-east...Kent.

MickS
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: fsn on 15 March 2017, 07:10:01 AM
Is your wargames generalship so bad that you're known as Graham Bey (Rout)? If so, then I'm sure you'll get invited to a lot of games. I'm FSN (*tut*Idiot). The *tut*is a bit like "von" in German on "de" in French.

Anyway, welcome to the forum. 10mm is, I have found, a perfect scale for most periods, and Pendraken is a perfect one stop shop for most periods.

Much as I admire your adherence to the greatest period of all, may I humbly point out the other joys in the catalogue? You can do a WWII platoon in 1:1 for less than £10. And they're a lot easier to paint.

Oh, and I hate to mention it, but there's a lovely new Centurion Bridgelayer that has to be bought. 

Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 15 March 2017, 09:02:58 AM
Moaning
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Westmarcher on 15 March 2017, 10:09:14 AM
Welcome to the forum, grahambeyrout.  :-h

(mind if I shorten your name to grahambeyrou?)
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Leman on 16 March 2017, 10:06:23 AM
Never heard of the War of Northern Aggression, unless of course you are referring to those racist, greed merchants of the southern states of the USA being shown the error of their ways in no uncertain terms.
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: FierceKitty on 16 March 2017, 10:15:48 AM
Well, nobody's going to relaih on yo' kaindness, stranger.
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 16 March 2017, 10:45:32 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 16 March 2017, 10:15:48 AM
Well, nobody's going to relaih on yo' kaindness, stranger.

You getting treatment for that speech impediment ?
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: FierceKitty on 17 March 2017, 01:33:00 PM
Watch out, or I'll go Hillbilly on you!
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: d_Guy on 17 March 2017, 01:40:37 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 17 March 2017, 01:33:00 PM
Watch out, or I'll go Hillbilly on you!

And as one of the resident Hillbillies I'm convince that FK has the CV to do it too!   :D
Title: Re: Here we go again ?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 20 March 2017, 08:57:44 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 17 March 2017, 01:33:00 PM
Watch out, or I'll go Hillbilly on you!

Just make you even less understandable.