tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post1354199121752089616..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Ignoring the AlligatorsRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-49260014323993736172015-08-24T23:14:16.422-03:002015-08-24T23:14:16.422-03:00Thanks Kev. It looks promising.Thanks Kev. It looks promising.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-19721879575363797002015-08-24T23:05:23.095-03:002015-08-24T23:05:23.095-03:00In the middle I can stretch up and touch it, near ...In the middle I can stretch up and touch it, near the gable ends I have to bend my head. An old 19thC farmhouse. But a good idea. Thanks.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-26592460399786636662015-08-24T23:01:11.826-03:002015-08-24T23:01:11.826-03:00I think I've had a 6x8 or similar size about 1...I think I've had a 6x8 or similar size about 15 of the last 40+ years, the rest have been temporary ones 1/2 that size during the good years. No wonder I gravitated to 15mm for years.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-40452501192932899132015-08-23T09:16:00.788-03:002015-08-23T09:16:00.788-03:00Ross - here is a LINK to my all-new PROJECT Blog:
...Ross - here is a LINK to my all-new PROJECT Blog:<br /> http://dwarfrhelm.blogspot.com.au/<br />Regards. KEV.<br />p.s., I think you may like the Introduction and some of the Content.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-28217566191633265152015-08-23T09:11:30.901-03:002015-08-23T09:11:30.901-03:00Hi Ross - Sounds as though You are nearer to the T...Hi Ross - Sounds as though You are nearer to the Table Solution than not....I've a huge Games table- and well it hasn't been used as such for a very-very long time - alas, though by Christmas this will all change!<br />Have changed my Blog- with all new Postings on 28mm Toy Soldiers- be pleased if You take a look and re-join me...be pleased to have You on board. Regards. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-45095219542171764622015-08-22T11:10:44.319-03:002015-08-22T11:10:44.319-03:00How high is the room ceiling? Model Railroaders so...How high is the room ceiling? Model Railroaders solve a similar problem by having their almost full room layout set up on pulleys so that they can raise it to the ceiling (or roof of the garage) when not in use. Sounds impractical at first blush but their are some very dense and heavy layout set up this way.Dick Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243435682283381550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-16266732116203155642015-08-22T09:39:07.155-03:002015-08-22T09:39:07.155-03:00I've never had a table smaller than 9 x 5 feet...I've never had a table smaller than 9 x 5 feet. My current table (past 25 years) is 6 feet by 20 feet, BUT I think most of the time I use only half of it, and only once have I used 15 feet of it, although 12 feet has been used quite a few times. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-91843786915332815002015-08-22T08:45:18.941-03:002015-08-22T08:45:18.941-03:00Still, does one good to have had one. Once that...Still, does one good to have had one. Once that's been done one can think seriously about what works day to day.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-89913949741813738052015-08-22T08:40:37.912-03:002015-08-22T08:40:37.912-03:00I have several times had 6x8, 6x10 and 9x5 boards ...I have several times had 6x8, 6x10 and 9x5 boards and they are good for bigger battles esp with multiple players but for solo games I think I used to spend more time looking at the table than playing. Good exercise running from side to side though.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-90868750565292595002015-08-22T08:31:52.397-03:002015-08-22T08:31:52.397-03:00That sounds too familiar. One mistake I made with ...That sounds too familiar. One mistake I made with the last table wad that it was too tall to sit at but perfect height for a work bench. <br /><br />Decades ago Hermes taught me to never leave wobbly corners unbraced and to make sure all shelves full of soldiers were supported at the ends.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-51704356707628118762015-08-22T06:31:01.201-03:002015-08-22T06:31:01.201-03:00Conrad Kinch,
This is one reason why I recently b...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />This is one reason why I recently bought the set of three adjustable height tables from Lidl. I can use them in different combinations to get a table size that I can use ... and then they pack flat afterwards.<br /><br />I might not use them anytime soon ... but if (or when) we move, they will probably be very useful.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-42762899305905846132015-08-22T06:26:53.975-03:002015-08-22T06:26:53.975-03:00Archduke Piccolo,
Table shape is one area that is...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />Table shape is one area that is rarely looked at or discussed by wargamers. We all tend to go for the rectangular shape in one of the standard sizes (e.g. 8' x 6', 4' x 3' etc) but from what i can remember, a lot of David Helber's colonial wargames (as featured on the Major General Tremorden Rederring website) were fought on an oval table.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-85361882435635325872015-08-22T05:57:01.550-03:002015-08-22T05:57:01.550-03:00Ross, this is a matter I've been wrestling wi...Ross, this is a matter I've been wrestling with myself of late. I so rarely use my full 6 by 6 1/2 table that I'm not sure it was worth the hassle. <br /><br />Hard to say. I'm thinking about getting decent dinner table and adding an additional small table if I want the extra space. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-32135298237013388762015-08-22T03:13:21.792-03:002015-08-22T03:13:21.792-03:00I really enjoyed your General's eye view photo...I really enjoyed your General's eye view photo.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-63027336494446906472015-08-21T22:16:55.814-03:002015-08-21T22:16:55.814-03:00The 'gable' table I'm thinking of divi...The 'gable' table I'm thinking of dividing into 9cm squares: 12x11. The triangular surplus space can be used to keep dice, bits of paper, rule sets and other devices.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-3186520273737172242015-08-21T22:13:15.190-03:002015-08-21T22:13:15.190-03:00I used to take as my ideal size of table, the 8ftx...I used to take as my ideal size of table, the 8ftx6ft as being the ideal for space and practicality. A 9ftx5ft table-tennis table cane very close. I've never owned either. For a wjhile, many years ago, I had access to an 8x4, but never really cottoned to that shape.<br /><br />For the last 20-odd years I've had a 6x4 table - a rather heavy particle board slab on trestles - which is not permanently set up, and in fact isn't all that convenient. In the aftermath of the earthquakes a few years ago, I picked up two pretty decent sized sheets of 5-ply that were left behind after some repair work was done (why they were left, I have no idea, and they stayed outside leaning against the wall of the house for a year or so before I concluded no one was coming to remove them).<br /><br />One of these is 14ocm x 120cm - a very good side for smallish games. The other I cut into a pentangular shape like the gable end of a house. Its width is 108cm, and the height overall 130cm, but the 'vertical sides' actually just 104cm. This one I've painted green, with dark specles to give it a less monotone look. <br /><br />But I also have the kitchen table: 120cm long, or 150cm when fully expended, by 100cm wide. As I have two thick blankets, one of which will cover the thing completely, I'm not too badly off for playing surfaces at all.<br /><br />But my armies were generally built for big tables, and that is where my difficulty starts to creep in. I'm thinking I'll have to use the back (or front) lawn, or remodel my armies. Well, I've made a start with my Bid Battles for Small Tables Napoleonics, and, if I'm really really good, maybe I'll get a chance to bring that project into some kind of realization.<br /><br />Maybe.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-90425293052399827152015-08-21T17:58:59.324-03:002015-08-21T17:58:59.324-03:00The big tables need more discipline than I possess...The big tables need more discipline than I possess. I have a Warzone 8×5 folding Styrofoam table top. But smaller tables are better for quicker games. Big tables mean bigger games by and large, and the longer they take (days in my case), I invariably end up with the start of some project in the far empty corner, and eventually the table becomes a work area. It also encourages explorations of the feline variety, and they always favour the wobbly corner.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011159912925185469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-66524989119279135902015-08-21T17:38:26.429-03:002015-08-21T17:38:26.429-03:00Not exclusively, its more a choice to not try to h...Not exclusively, its more a choice to not try to have every army able to use both tables, but there are still trials to be carried out before a final permanent table design is affected and a decision on the design of a larger one will be postponed until everything else is done with an improvised one being available any time.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-45963184450404942982015-08-21T16:59:18.166-03:002015-08-21T16:59:18.166-03:00Ross Mac,
It seems as if you have almost made you...Ross Mac,<br /><br />It seems as if you have almost made your mind up to go with a smaller table and smaller armies ... but you still seem to have a few doubts. Although I know what I would do in your situation, you have to be absolutely sure before you make your final choice.<br /><br />Not an easy decision to make, but once made I hope that you don't have to revisit your decision too soon.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.com