Friday 13 April 2012

The danger of reading other peoples blogs

I, like most wargamers, made a pact with myself regarding new projects. I would not start something until I finished something.... Or at least made some headway. I have boxes of plastic hoplites and support troops still unopened, a pile of front rank marlburians (and some plastic ones too), a division of adler 6mm napoleonic french, pirates..... Well, you get the idea. Then I started reading other peoples blogs......... I was doing so well too.

It started with Posties Reject, Ray, and his wonderful battle reports of games using 'Beneath the Lily Banners', I have now scrapped my marlburian plans for Black Powder and reorganizing...and saving up for a set of the rules - £27.00, thats a full four unit brigade of plastic figures! This though, is merely a minor inconvenience when compared to the blog 'Hurry up and Wait', written by a Falklands war enthusiast. I have always had a leaning towards wargaming this conflict and this leaning has been turned into a full blown tilt. I found myself locating books and trawling the web for decent 28mm figures and equipment with that terrible vim and vigour known only to wargamers and crack addicts; A pact to control my wargaming??? Sorry mate, dont know anything about one of those, never mind, come a have a look at these Royal Marine figures....bring your wallet. Oh, and let me take that soul for you, you wont be needing that will you! 

Its all so very sad but also so very predictable.

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  1. The soul is the first to go I'm afraid!

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    1. And, as a card carrying athiest, I was starting out from behind as it was! Doomed!!!!!!

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  2. Oops! The bain of every wargamers life!!!!!

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  3. muhahahahaha.. my work here is done!

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    1. Alan's English Dictionary -

      GIT: pronounced 'Clint'; definition = A minor evil pixie of folkloric origin, said to lead people away from safe paths and then laugh when they get confused and buy stuff they promised themselves they wouldn't buy.

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  4. Hah very much know the feeling. Khurasan are so tempting me todo some 15mm gaming they have so much lovely figures in different genres. arrrrrggghhh........

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    1. Hi Brummie,

      Aaarrrgggghhhh indeed! We are such magpies...blogs, websites and magzines should carry a health warning.....15mm eh? NO!!!

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