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Welcome => Intro's and Welcomes => Topic started by: Baron Von Kranky on 22 September 2020, 11:09:46 PM

Title: Greetings from California
Post by: Baron Von Kranky on 22 September 2020, 11:09:46 PM
Hello everyone. I'm relatively new to miniatures gaming and am looking forward to learning the ropes. Right now I'm working with SYW and ACW but I'm considering other areas as well.
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: mmcv on 22 September 2020, 11:29:54 PM
Hello and welcome! You'll find plenty of good advice and inspiration here, I know I have over the last couple of years since I joined.

Good periods to start with, what other periods are pulling on your attention?
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 22 September 2020, 11:31:00 PM
Hello and welcome
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Leon on 23 September 2020, 12:13:45 AM
Hi Baron, welcome to the Forum!

8)
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Ithoriel on 23 September 2020, 12:24:48 AM
Welcome Herr Baron!

Not periods I currently game but plenty of others here do.

I've found the forum to be fun, friendly and a fount of information and support. I hope you enjoy your time here too.
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: paulr on 23 September 2020, 12:44:31 AM
Welcome Baron  :-h
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Jerboa on 23 September 2020, 12:57:36 AM
Welcome from a fellow Californian! I'm in the Bay Area.
Jerboa
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Baron Von Kranky on 23 September 2020, 02:58:49 AM
Quote from: mmcv on 22 September 2020, 11:29:54 PM
Hello and welcome! You'll find plenty of good advice and inspiration here, I know I have over the last couple of years since I joined.

Good periods to start with, what other periods are pulling on your attention?

So I'm interested in just about everything! Franco-Prussian, WW I-II, colonial wars, etc. But I'm toying with a WW 1 Middle East theme...
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Baron Von Kranky on 23 September 2020, 03:00:36 AM
Quote from: Jerboa on 23 September 2020, 12:57:36 AM
Welcome from a fellow Californian! I'm in the Bay Area.
Jerboa

Very nice! I'm in Ventura area.
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: FierceKitty on 23 September 2020, 03:45:09 AM
Welcome.

SYW is the best of the lot, anyway. WNA rather a bloodbath, but I started recently and I'm enjoying it more than I expected.
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Scorpio_Rocks on 23 September 2020, 05:43:47 AM
 :-h Welcome aboard!  :-h

Any relation to these two?
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/zqwHGnWE3dJ6Ib0-xwPkdI9k-I6YSmJQ02S2kFDMARfd3biyOSrZcWWt6g_g6GvssmYXrAPuFLsgsluVJKGZuCuu-Vp2D9pDNPT1HrRbcBqnEGe8YpEp3RsAelLnG-FjUFNVEaJUBqG6xJ8oU-2Bva4)
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Steve J on 23 September 2020, 06:38:42 AM
Welcome on board :).
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 23 September 2020, 07:26:52 AM
Moaning
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: paulr on 23 September 2020, 07:42:26 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Kranky on 23 September 2020, 02:58:49 AM
So I'm interested in just about everything! Franco-Prussian, WW I-II, colonial wars, etc. But I'm toying with a WW 1 Middle East theme...

Some very nice figures in the WWI Middle East and ANZAC ranges, with some very nice recent additions

It is a fascinating sub-period  of WWI with almost all the 'toys' but dispersed enough to allow maneuver, as a Kiwi I have a strong connection to the conflict

You can find some pictures of my efforts starting here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.msg139026.html#msg139026 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.msg139026.html#msg139026)
Please ignore the Photobucket defacement :-<

We use the Too Fat Lardies If the Lord Spares Us rules in which a base is approximately a platoon and companies are the tactical unit. They are an older rule set (2005) but we find they give a very good game and cope with up to a Division a side

A couple of battle reports can be found here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15766.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15766.0.html) (one of mine) and http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18092.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18092.0.html) (Martin1914's)


Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: Orcs on 23 September 2020, 09:31:42 AM
Welcome to the madhouse Baron

Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: fsn on 23 September 2020, 12:06:58 PM
Welcome von Kranky.

I'm a great believer in ACW as a "starter" period.  You don't have to start with lots of different troop types, the uniforms are relatively straightforward and there is a lot of information and inspiration available.

Once you've got a grasp, you can add in new features and more exotic troop types.

Not only that, the Pendraken ACW range is comprehensive and has some really good sculpts.

There are lots of sensible people here who will readily help with any painting queries.

Enjoy!


Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: mollinary on 23 September 2020, 12:39:32 PM
Welcome!  As many have said, this is a great forum (if you can cope with the dreadful puns and weak jokes!) with lots of extremely knowledgeable folk who, if they can't answer your questions directly, can usually show you where to find the answer. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  For what it is worth, I have large Pendraken armies in ECW, WSS, SYW, APW and FPW plus two small (for me) Norman and Saxon armies. Also 15mm SYW armies, and 6mm Ancients and Napoleonic.
Title: Re: Greetings from California
Post by: T13A on 23 September 2020, 02:25:34 PM
Hi

Welcome. SYW and ACW simply two of the best periods to wargame. Just wish I had started my ACW in 10mm.......

Cheers Paul