What are you currently reading ?

[DaveH]

Norman Davies - Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half Forgotten Europe.

Great for inspiring ideas for campaigns in the mediaeval eras.

[Ithoriel]

About to launch into "From Sumer to Rome: The Military Capabilities Of Ancient Armies" by Gabriel and Metz which looks at weapons and lethality, death and injury and military medical care all topped and tailed with overviews of the history of the period.

[fsn]

Just seen how much that cost on Amazon!   



I'm reading "painting Wargaming Figures" by Javier Gomez. My mother bought it for me for Xmas, but was so insecure about it that she gave it to me early. 

[Ithoriel]

Just seen how much that cost on Amazon!   


I'm reading "painting Wargaming Figures" by Javier Gomez. My mother bought it for me for Xmas, but was so insecure about it that she gave it to me early. 

Second hand copy .... but still stupidly pricey! I got a rebate I hadn't expected and it was almost exactly the same as the book and postage and thought,"Can't miss what you never had!"

"Painting Wargaming Figures" looks interesting but figure focussed and concentrating on 28mm though it looks to include everything down to 6mm, not sure in how much detail though. I think what I need is not a book on painting but one on motivating yourself to do something that remains a chore no matter how much you like the end result. Painting an Amorite camp and a 3mm scale tercio in a three month stint isn't exactly speed painting!

[FierceKitty]

... but was so insecure about it that she gave it to me early. 

Is that you, Norman Bates?

[Leman]

Javier's book concentrates mainly on colour palettes, most readily demonstrated on 28mm figures. However he applies the same palettes to all scales and explains how this works with 15mm, 10mm and 6mm. I have found his colour mixing technique invaluable.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

My birthday cards!

[fsn]

Happy birthday Lemmey! 21 again!

[Techno]

Happy Birthday, Will ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Westmarcher]

 ..... except ..... his birthday was 6 months ago!

[You really need to let go, Lemmey.]

p.s. Many Happy Returns.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[mollinary]

Mollinary's 46 ans dans l'armee austro-hongroise 1833-1879.  Concentrating on the war of 1866 at present, my French is gradually coming back as I read, but it is a slow process.  Interesting exercise in self-justification!

Mollinary

[shireman]

"My Reminiscences of East Africa" BY Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. Interesting so far to see it from his point of view though he suggests in his preface that it is all subjective and his records have been lost and memory plays strange tricks. Some seemingly useful facts about organisation of his forces. Only a few chapters in. This is one of my favourite periods and theatres for wargaming, probably something to do with my uncle having been in the colonial administration in Kenya during the Mau-Mau insurgency and after.

[Steve J]

Osprey's Essential History of the American War of Independence. So far so good

[Leman]

Shireman, which rules are you using. I have recently downloaded the Lardie Special which has the ITLSU amendments for East Africa. It is also given a lot of attention in PP's Squarebashing.