I am just starting up again into miniature wargaming. I started war gaming back in the late 70's early 80's with AD&D and then quickly moved into 15mm Napoleonic's while stationed in Germany. When I left Germany I lost the wargme group I had been in for the past 8 years, I sold off all my figures and got into model railroading for something to do with my son's. As the boys got older we built up a force of Mechs for Battletech and then moved into Warhammer and Warhammer 40k. The boys have all been gone for a few years now and I've decided to get back into historical miniatures.
I just received my first 10mm Pendraken AWI figures today in the mail. Two things to say about them, 10mm is a lot smaller than I remember, and they are beautiful models. I can't wait to get them painted up and for one of the boys to make it home so we can get them on the field of battle. I purchased enough figures for 5 Continental, 3 Militia, 3 British Line and 3 Hessian Regiments, plus a British Dragoon Rgt and artillery. That way the boys don't have to worry about figures or traveling with them.
Planning to start with Loose Files and American Scramble rules, may look at others as we progress.
I chose AWI because I have multiple ancestors that fought in the war.
I'm looking forward to getting back into the realm of wargaming. As I'm starting from scratch any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hello and welcome. The AWI range is one of my favourites and paint up a treat. Loose Files is also a pretty good starting place.
Hi Sarge, Welcome to the forum from another "directional" state (West Virginia in my case) :)
I was also out of wargaming for a large span but did AWI 25mm in the 1970!s (that army was sold of long ago) and the subject seems fairly popular here. Many of the forum inhabitants are just waking up so you should be hearing from more soon.
I should mention that you will likely hear from an - uh - entity which styles itself "fsn". My current theory is that it was a spambot, a purveyor of hair extensions (well some kind of extensions) which, after a collision with a library database in Luton, has become all but sentient.
This is just my opinion mind.
Forewarned is forearmed :D
Moaning
Morning, Sarge.
A very warm welcome to the forum. :-h
Lots of very knowledgeable and friendly folk here, if you need help.....We can also be particularly daft*, and go off on tangents, at the drop of a hat. ;)
Cheers - Phil. (* Especially 'Nobby', (fsn) who d_Guy has already warned you about ! ;D)
Welcome on board and the AWI range are wonderful sculpts.
Welcome, Sarge. The Forum is a great place to hang out, with its unique mix of wit and wisdom. (Sometimes half of one and less of the other.)
AWI isn't my period at all but I did enjoy a fine AWI game back in January using Muskets & Tomahawks rules, and the Canadian Wargames Group's "Whites of their eyes" scenario book:
http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/back-with-bang-waterloo-winter-war-awi.html
Happy gaming!
Chris
Welcome to the forum.
Hi Sgt
Welcome to the Forum.
I see they did not warn you about me. Not they should of course I am a perfectly sane member of the Forum :-
Greeting's Sgt.
This will become confusing as you ascend the ranks. You will become Major-Sgt, which does not compute ... compute ... compu ... com...
Don't touch the AWI meself. May I interest you in some nice Centurion tanks?
Hello and welcome
Quote from: fsn on 21 December 2016, 09:19:48 AM
May I interest you in some nice Centurion tanks?
One excited owner, slightly sticky :-&
Oh dear, now you know what you are in for! ;D
Anyhoo, howdy and welcome back to the hobby. :-h
Sounds like a good choice. AWI is definitely on my short list should I venture into another period. Plenty of material and, as you say, you have ancestors who fought in that conflict. My own limited reading on the subject has focused on work by modern writers which I find is more honest and not one of these "Good Guys vs. Bad Guys" propaganda exercises that Hollywood and traditional American historians have churned out in the past. I'm a Scot and visited Concord, Lexington, Boston and Newport in 2014 (I've also visited Brandywine, Valley Forge, Philly, Williamsburg and Yorktown). As our own independence referendum vote was taking place at the same time, I found the momentous significance of the events of the period, and the dilemma of the ordinary man over which path to choose, particularly resonant. A fascinating period.
Hope we hear more from you. All the best. :)
Westmarcher - one of the forum's nicest members.
He/you do bring up a good point though. I think that we in the UK tend to get our view of the AWI from the US side, and it tends to be very ... shall we say jingoistic? Unbalanced? Sort of put me off the whole thing.
That, and I'm not a big fan of the tricorn.
Thank You all for the warm welcome, I'm sure there will be lots of questions to ask in the near future.
Thanks Again.
There will. We'll be sure to ask.
AWI? :-/ :-/ :-/ not sure of that one
Ah I know what you mean - Its the American revolution against the rightful government of North America :D :D
;D ;D ;D ;D
:-bd
Quote from: Orcs on 21 December 2016, 03:14:43 PM
AWI? :-/ :-/ :-/ not sure of that one
Ah I know what you mean - Its the American revolution against the rightful government of North America :D :D
You both make valid points. I was a RevWar re-enactor in the 70's and 80's BUT a member of a Loyalist unit. We had a different perspective on things and were tasked with explaining that POV to the crowds (who often viewed us as Quislings and Imperial Storm Troopers). It is not a startling revelation that the AWI was in some ways our FIRST Civil War, particularly in the South.
Welcome SgtShepard :-h
I look forward to seeing your progress
I'm particularly interested in the Southern Campaign and use Volley & Bayonet in Wing scale
Earlier this year we completed our 235th anniversarys with Guilford Courthouse http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,14025.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,14025.0.html)
Orcs, I believe it is a "War of Indepedance" if you win and a "revolt" if you lose ;)
Na - its just revolting
IanS
Must admit it loses out to the SYW for me - C18th battlefields with hardly any cavalry - don't think so.
You are very welcome Sgt Shepard. After a while we Pendraken Vets have dropped the "handles " and use our personals .
WW2 and Post War is my "bag" . You will see my present drama on another thread concerning the Foxbat. ( The Pendraken WW2 naval gunner survived his operation and is recovering as Valentine Zukovsky the first 1/150 modern pilot figure- images will follow when I get him painted up).
We have a great mix of talent, knowhow and wit on the forum. A lot of knowledge. Do make the acquaintance of Grumpy Old Man aka Vic, from Oz. He is the Internet scrounger unsurpassed if you need to find something.
I have never played ACW, but during my lecturing career was scholar in residence Stateside , and made a point of visiting quite a few of the battlefields.
Enjoy the forum
James aka Sunray
Quote from: Leman on 22 December 2016, 01:41:25 PM
Must admit it loses out to the SYW for me - C18th battlefields with hardly any cavalry - don't think so.
Dude - there are various groups of Native Americans ( on both sides) which adds a dimension that is more interesting than fancy horse guys.
Besides they are much like Aztecs (but with weapons with WAY better flint technology!) :)
Grenzers anyone? Hawkeye and Rogers Rangers. Clive and elephants as well as hussars, dragoons, cuirassiers, carabineers, horse grenadiers. Get those birch bark canoes down the Hudson this instant!
Hi SgtShepard, welcome to the Forum!
8)
Hello SgtShepard
Welcome to the forum, lots of great information available here and lots of off-topic rubbish as well. The trick is sifting one from the other.
As a welcome here is a paper model of the Green Dragon Tavern from here http://www.delta7studios.com/green%20dragon.htm (http://www.delta7studios.com/green%20dragon.htm)
(http://www.delta7studios.com/modified%20GDT%20shot.jpg)
Direct pdf link is http://www.delta7studios.com/images/Green%20Dragon.pdf (http://www.delta7studios.com/images/Green%20Dragon.pdf)
It is at 1/120 scale but if you print it out at 80% it will come down to 1/150
A 1/300 sloop that served at Lake Champlain is here http://www.warartisan.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/000kit.20451007.zip (http://www.warartisan.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/000kit.20451007.zip)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: paulr on 21 December 2016, 09:09:40 PM
Orcs, I believe it is a "War of Indepedance" if you win and a "revolt" if you lose ;)
Unfortunately I believe you correct. :)
In the same way todays terrorist is tomorrows politician. ( and I won't go any further on that comment, or Techno will have my Balls to stuff his turkey) :D
Gag!!! Orc balls! :o
Quote from: Orcs on 23 December 2016, 04:32:21 PM
( and I won't go any further on that comment, or Techno will have my Balls to stuff his turkey) :D
Depends what flavour they are, Mark !
I can remember eating 'sweetmeats' covered in breadcrumbs when I was very small...and thinking they were absolutely delicious.
It was
decades later before I found out they were 'ram lambs' testicles.
Apparently sheep's brains, were another 'delicacy' I would eat when I was very little......Those I can't remember at all. (Thank goodness !) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 23 December 2016, 06:37:50 PM
Apparently sheep's brains, were another 'delicacy' I would eat when I was very little.....
Ah! It all becomes clear!
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 22 December 2016, 09:29:48 PM
Hello SgtShepard
Welcome to the forum, lots of great information available here and lots of off-topic rubbish as well. The trick is sifting one from the other.
As a welcome here is a paper model of the Green Dragon Tavern from here http://www.delta7studios.com/green%20dragon.htm (http://www.delta7studios.com/green%20dragon.htm)
(http://www.delta7studios.com/modified%20GDT%20shot.jpg)
Direct pdf link is http://www.delta7studios.com/images/Green%20Dragon.pdf (http://www.delta7studios.com/images/Green%20Dragon.pdf)
It is at 1/120 scale but if you print it out at 80% it will come down to 1/150
A 1/300 sloop that served at Lake Champlain is here http://www.warartisan.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/000kit.20451007.zip (http://www.warartisan.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/000kit.20451007.zip)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
That's a sample of the help you get from Grumpy Old Man. There will be more after you have been properly initiated . :d
Quote from: Techno on 23 December 2016, 06:37:50 PM
Depends what flavour they are, Mark !
I can remember eating 'sweetmeats' covered in breadcrumbs when I was very small...and thinking they were absolutely delicious.
It was decades later before I found out they were 'ram lambs' testicles.
Apparently sheep's brains, were another 'delicacy' I would eat when I was very little......Those I can't remember at all. (Thank goodness !) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Actually sweetmeats/ sweetbreads are traditionally the thymus gland from the neck plus the pancreas - the idea they are sheep's testicles is apparently a myth. Prairie Oysters on the other hand ... :-& :-& :-&
Quote from: Ithoriel on 24 December 2016, 04:03:40 AM
Actually sweetmeats/ sweetbreads are traditionally the thymus gland from the neck plus the pancreas - the idea they are sheep's testicles is apparently a myth.
That doesn't sound quite so yukky, for some reason......And as far as eating sheep's brain......I fortunately have no memory of that, at all. :D
Thanks , Mike.
Cheers - Phil
Thanks all for the warm welcome and the sidetracked humor. ;)
Thank You GrumpyOldMan for the links. I'll make good use of those.
Sarge.....
We'll go off on a tangent, at the drop of a hat. ;)
But you will find some very helpful/useful stuff hidden within some of the nonsense that's written here. :)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Ithoriel on 24 December 2016, 04:03:40 AM
Actually sweetmeats/ sweetbreads are traditionally the thymus gland from the neck plus the pancreas - the idea they are sheep's testicles is apparently a myth. Prairie Oysters on the other hand ... :-& :-& :-&
Actually Ivhad Prairie Oysters deepbfried in batter with a choice of dips on a visit to Cody, Wyo. They were delicious.