Growing old is mandatory - growing up is entirely optional!

[Ithoriel]

Reading Techno's 1200+ post I realised I'd dived right in to the Forum without saying hi, so I thought I'd rectify that.

I'm a few days off my 60th birthday and played my first wargame (as opposed to battle games with matchstick cannon and marbles) in 1965 using Airfix 1:600 ships in my back garden with the Fletcher Pratt rules from Don Featherstone's "Naval Wargames". I have graduated from solely naval to covering land, sea, air and space!

Bizarrely, as my eyesight and hand-eye coordination deteriorate I find myself drawn to smaller and smaller figures with 10mm now being the largest figures I do.

These days I do more board gaming than figure gaming (six of us on a Tuesday and  four on a Friday most weeks) but I'm planning on getting back in to more tabletop stuff too. First up, WW2 Germans and Russians from Pendraken for use with BKC II.

As to the avatar ... well I do tend to rabbit   

[fsn]

Greetings Ithoriel.

Your story and mine seem parallel. My first Wargame was from the Featherstone book "War Games" and I refought the "Action on the St James road", probably 1968-69.  I got divorced a few years ago and have been replacing my 15mm and 20mm with 10mm for the last year or so even though the hand is shaky and the eye dim.

Welcome to the mad house. I'm glad to see that you have your own flavour of insanity to contribute. 

[Leon]

Hi Ithoriel, welcome to the Forum!

[petercooman]

Welcome!

i'm having germans versus russians in BKCII too! If all goes well the russkies should be done tonight (except for the sturmovik, who only just arrived in the post today)

Looking forward to seeing yours

[Steve J]

Welcome on board and post some pics of the game if you have time .

[Techno]

Happy Birthday in advance 'I'....And a very warm welcome.
As fsn says......Welcome to the madhouse !
Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Welcome sire,
It helps to leave your sanity at the... Oh, I see you already have. I'm sure you'll settle in well here, pull up a toadstool and relax.

[Albie Bach]

Welcome Ithoriel

First up, WW2 Germans and Russians from Pendraken for use with BKC II.

Excellent choice. 

[fsn]

I grew up once. Didn't like it so jacked it in as a bad job. 

[capthugeca]

A belated hello to you, Ithoriel

I grew up once. Didn't like it so jacked it in as a bad job. 

I never got that far. I learnt from the grown ups that it wasn't much fun so I stuck at childhood - works for me!

[Hertsblue]

Welcome from me too, Ithoriel. I find that after sixty it's possible to revert to childhood and no-one takes much notice. 

[Techno]

In my late thirties I was described by a colleague as the oldest 14 year old in the country......Haven't changed much since then...except getting more and more cynical as the days go by !
Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

So your now a fifteen year old then Techno?

[Techno]

So your now a fifteen year old then Techno?

Nearly !
Cheers - Phil.

[kev1964]

Hi Ithorial,

kev