tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post5501746601158479007..comments2024-03-28T16:32:41.081+00:00Comments on Battlefields and Warriors: Changes going into 2018 Normhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-57744994993806536162018-01-08T11:58:05.483+00:002018-01-08T11:58:05.483+00:00Thanks Aaron, my 12mm figure producer may be start...Thanks Aaron, my 12mm figure producer may be starting on ancients once their 1918 line is complete, so there is a potential (with grids in mind) for some posts that may interest you. Cheers NormNormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-1959220648528001542018-01-08T07:50:33.098+00:002018-01-08T07:50:33.098+00:00Good for you, Norm! All the best for the year and ...Good for you, Norm! All the best for the year and its projects.Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659918463589870423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-79265188941312783262018-01-08T06:24:59.813+00:002018-01-08T06:24:59.813+00:00Thanks Stew, I was painting some General Fyrd yest...Thanks Stew, I was painting some General Fyrd yesterday, so this thing still has a pulse :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-87960360102927181112018-01-08T01:45:43.734+00:002018-01-08T01:45:43.734+00:00I’m looking forward to the 1066 series as I have m...I’m looking forward to the 1066 series as I have my own Hastings project that has started and stalled and started several times. Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340930167419307092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-19486744764172275292018-01-07T21:03:38.872+00:002018-01-07T21:03:38.872+00:00The wooden blocks I knocked up at work and are gre...The wooden blocks I knocked up at work and are great for using with a wide variety of rules, from skirmish level games through to Bloody Big Battles et al. The other advantage is I can get games in with these during the week and get some painting in as well. So currently I'm one happy bunny:)Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-45907350111125609702018-01-07T18:42:53.686+00:002018-01-07T18:42:53.686+00:00Thanks Jonathan, the truth is, I still seem to hav...Thanks Jonathan, the truth is, I still seem to have plenty of internet time to service the things that interest me, which seems to suggest that internet excess was quite a time sink before. <br /><br />I have solidified my boardgaming around series rules, area movement games and then individual titles that play well without a large rules overhead, anything sitting outside of that and nearly all of my magazine games got the big heave-ho! Some of the mini sized games that I had collected over a number of years (Such as Swedish Games Production, Task Force Games and Metagaming Microhistory) also went, as have my block games. several boardgame companies have now fallen off my radar. I have some individual games that I would like to play before moving them on, but now games are going to have to justify an existence on the shelves.<br /><br />On the figures side significant amounts of 15mm, 20mm and 28mm have moved on and in that regard, they were a distraction to the projects that I had always wanted to invest time in and so those projects are still 'go', with 1066 Hastings now getting prime place .... but I really dislike painting the little chaps compared to the bigger stuff, I just need to learn to change that mindset. Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-31245131988276050012018-01-07T18:00:23.828+00:002018-01-07T18:00:23.828+00:00Thanks Ross, I know you have reduced collections q...Thanks Ross, I know you have reduced collections quite a bit, as you commented upon recently, but I think we are both quite fickle and a plan that seems certain today, might seem less so tomorrow :-)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-21426948469162835542018-01-07T16:05:39.432+00:002018-01-07T16:05:39.432+00:00Good luck as you bushwhack your path into 2018.
So...Good luck as you bushwhack your path into 2018.<br />Sounds like you have made a Great Cull already. I am interested in seeing what got jettisoned and what remains of your boardgame collection. Also, what miniatures' projects got the ax and are no longer to be seen?<br /><br />Hope you do not pare back internet time too much. I would miss your posts here and your frequent support on the blogs of others.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-3740229638934793142018-01-07T15:51:31.123+00:002018-01-07T15:51:31.123+00:00Well done. I always find it emotionally painful to...Well done. I always find it emotionally painful to get rid of figures etc especially if it comes with unfilled 'dreams', less so if it is "been there done that don't want to go back'. It almost always helps though. I'm good for this year but I can see some deep cuts coming in the years ahead.<br /><br />Best of luck with the exploitation of the breakthrough!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-70181609168585092722018-01-07T15:18:44.964+00:002018-01-07T15:18:44.964+00:00Thanks, I hope so too. Some things like getting s...Thanks, I hope so too. Some things like getting some reading time back, makes me wonder why I allowed it to slip for so long.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-34734444433198470092018-01-07T15:09:26.981+00:002018-01-07T15:09:26.981+00:00Thanks Steve, I am thinking of doing 'TAN'...Thanks Steve, I am thinking of doing 'TAN' as an open board game, so TAN would be open and TAM would be hex, but the unit data would be fully and equally viable to both.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-79164977921097302772018-01-07T14:48:40.374+00:002018-01-07T14:48:40.374+00:00I always admire those who have the bravery to go w...I always admire those who have the bravery to go with their plan and make the bold changes - I very much hope you feel it works for you. JWHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637785437909299947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-49423122020445180572018-01-07T13:39:14.851+00:002018-01-07T13:39:14.851+00:00Hope you feel better, Norm. Looking forward to 20...Hope you feel better, Norm. Looking forward to 2018! Can't wait to see the TAN material!Disgruntled Fusilierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995610821904415726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-25743046846498186762018-01-07T13:05:57.995+00:002018-01-07T13:05:57.995+00:00Thanks Steve, I am getting the impression that the...Thanks Steve, I am getting the impression that there are a lot more 'this is what I want from 2018' type posts on the blogosphere this year and a common denominator seems to be to focus on things that can be done and need to be completed, with a common purpose of avoiding the distraction of the next new thing and getting more gaming done, so perhaps a year of consolidation for many gamers, rather than a year of purchasing - or at least for those that write about such things. <br /><br />The new Leck / Mersey rules look set to become a winner and funnily enough, I recently bought two packs of the wooden blocks with a view to getting some playtesting done.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368677310334370714.post-33084757305976862412018-01-07T12:04:08.118+00:002018-01-07T12:04:08.118+00:00Good to hear that your plans for 2018 have started...Good to hear that your plans for 2018 have started taking shape. Similar things are happening here, with a more focused approach to my painting already paying dividends, as my ECW for 'The Pikemen's Lament' are making steady progress. Also I have managed 2 games already, playtesting some new rules for Michael Leck and Dan Mersey, using my versatile wooden blocks. Reading has increased and surprisingly less time on the computer, which is great as you mention Norm. Let's hope this continues!Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.com