The Commander Series Forum

Well, I did it, I bought my first 6mm to kickstart my new collection (the guys will probably go ballistic as they say I have an 'addictive personality' adn have thrown out most of my remaining stuff - which, to be fair was a looooooooooooot)

anyhow, the flat is returning to a semblance of normality
(ie. you can see the carpet)

but, here I go again, my new addiction, I figure if I limit myself to no more than £30 of goodies a month I can build a good and varied collection (ie. I'll probably go just as mad as I did with the 15mm, trying to do every army, but at least I can do it cheaply, and hide the evidence from the guys)

Anyhow, I bought 2 packs of CinC German PzIV's from the good folks at Sheffields Wargames Emporium (great shop went there when we went down to Triples one year and FREE POSTAGE)

So If I can just limit it to my 20mm Italians, some 35mm plastic for skirmishes and the 6mm I'll be ok (I hope)

need to start buying terrain at some point too of course

think I'll ask folks for advice so that I dont waste money this time around

Oh, of course my £30 of goodies a month doesnt cover my BEER SUPPLY jsut any toys (whatever scale), CD's etc

No,no...nothing so uneconomic as arts and crafts - its a Human resource affirmative reskilling initiative with realtime accelerator impact on manufacturing and distribution sectors.
Honest

Me too Alan. i too got some 6mm from the guys at sheffield. All CinC too. Stugs, PzIV, tiger Is and halftracks to start me off.
Now i just want more....
Painting mine as a panzer force for 43/44 winter battles. Have already got a long list of more wanted and another trip is forthcoming.

Heres a couple of links you might find usefull if u not seen them...

http://wwiicentral.com/6mm/category/11-6mmaxis....

http://www3.telus.net/Ritterkrieg/

Ive started a blog which I hope to have some piccies n battle reports up soon.

Incidentally Alan where r u at perhaps we could get together have a game when the stuffs done ..

Thanks SNAFU

yep, I'm pretty happty to be buying something at least

altho 10 tanks is a puny amount
and I cant paint anything til the flat is sorted (but its well on the way)

I basically have nothing else wargames wise now as the stuff I had in storage went (since my brother didnt pay the bills on time)

Heck, 10 tanks
will I ever catch up with the mighty Nik Harwood and his collection from Hell

Oh, im in Edinburgh by the way SNAFU

probably not forever tho, getting priced out of the market here, born here but cant afford to stay here (b'stard incomers and their London money)

" mighty Nik Harwood and his collection from Hell"

You're going to fecking hate me when I post up my next battlegroups then Al...

An Embra lad, you playing with Angus by any chance?? I thought he'd sworn never to go below 20mm for WW2.

GordonY

"You're going to fecking hate me when I post up my next battlegroups then Al..."

nah, but I will be turning bright green with envy however

"An Embra lad, you playing with Angus by any chance?? I thought he'd sworn never to go below 20mm for WW2"

Heh, I know Angus well, good man

but I can confirm that he has stayed true to his word, I rarely ever see him play WW2 in anything less than 25mm, on occasion 20's

Oh, and 'Embra' sucks now by the way, totally ruined
normal folks cant afford to live here in comfort and style anymore

Then move to a civilised region like Tayside or Angus, where we know that WW2 was actually fought on felt cloths and in 6/10mm.

BTW my son lives in Embra, he had to pay about a quarter million for a 2 bed flat. Yep I know it sucks.

heh,heh

Yep, my brother sold the family home (probably worth between a 1/4 and 1/2 a million), and blew the money, I saw none of it and have had my ties completely cut from the place I grew up in (and where some of my friends still live)

personally, that hurts, I probably would leave Ediburgh for good just to put it all behind me if I could ge t a job elsewhere and if I didnt have ties to hold me here

Well, I just got told by the guys at the club last nite that I "Only need one army"

bollocks

I know they are only concerned/trying to help (and given my track record - TOTALLY OVERBOARD on 15mm I can see their point)

but, nonetheless, I would like to build up a collection of various 6mm WW2 and Modern armies, I really dont see how that can hurt

Maybe the trick Alan is to totally finish painting one army before starting another. Now, that's rich coming from me as I have loads of shiny lead on the to-do pile!

hahaha - look at the pot meeting the kettle

Heh,heh, ain't that the truth

I have heard that if you ever paint all the lead you have then you vanish in a flash of logic ... If thats the case I will live forever...

heh, I know, I am on a sticky wicket right now then as I don't have all that much lead left

oh dear maybe we should start LeadAid ... distributing raw lead to those unlucky wargammers who have painted all their lead

Can I have some - please, Please PLEASE.....

Ianrs

...or sold it