tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post3579260305071351941..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: 2012 After the convention.New Projects. Old Issues.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-62518040719774701362012-05-11T10:09:27.426-03:002012-05-11T10:09:27.426-03:00I think all the answer you really need is to point...I think all the answer you really need is to point to the latest shots of the Meisterzinn's in action:<br /><br />http://sharpbrush.blogspot.ca/2012/05/huzzah-aar.htmlRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-5532725022218511542012-05-10T17:04:51.009-03:002012-05-10T17:04:51.009-03:00Well, I'll note that when I first saw them, th...Well, I'll note that when I first saw them, there basically weren't any commercial 40mm ranges available to compare to...Scruby and Elastolin were out of production, Sash and Saber, Trident, and Perry still in the future...Rob Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705547374834785174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-33814609903149234882012-05-10T12:33:05.835-03:002012-05-10T12:33:05.835-03:00Our answer was a combination of convert like crazy...Our answer was a combination of convert like crazy and adopt a suitable toy soldier attitude. The lack of a pikeman struck me as odd but Rob mastered the art of converting halberdiers to ring hands.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-52357934298708164682012-05-10T12:30:58.301-03:002012-05-10T12:30:58.301-03:00Well the 16thC Turks will be of about the right si...Well the 16thC Turks will be of about the right size when they eventually appear so who knows. The other project won't materialize until it does. In other words, may not actually be in my lifetime.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-16254145023302525002012-05-10T12:13:13.793-03:002012-05-10T12:13:13.793-03:00Yes, that's the problem with Meisterzinn. You ...Yes, that's the problem with Meisterzinn. You really have to fully commit to them instead of being able to mix them in seamlessly with other 40mm figures. They do have a charm and style of their own but it seems they were mostly intended as toys. For example, the Renaissance figures: a few Landsknechts here, a few TYW figures there; what do you do with them ?<br /><br />Regards,<br />SteveCorporal_Trimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00376387688651637091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-81392287183292626402012-05-09T19:29:19.607-03:002012-05-09T19:29:19.607-03:00Ah well, Egypt to match my larger fellows could ha...Ah well, Egypt to match my larger fellows could have been interesting. :)Rob Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705547374834785174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-50068090835838107762012-05-09T14:13:47.898-03:002012-05-09T14:13:47.898-03:00I'm looking forward to doing it. Neither the 5...I'm looking forward to doing it. Neither the 54mm plastic nor the 15mm versions were finished. Third time lucky perhaps? Especially since it may turn out to be some form of Portable Wargame before I'm done.<br /><br />Have not yet read The Last CavilierRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-75005352409225065552012-05-09T12:16:31.832-03:002012-05-09T12:16:31.832-03:00I'm looking forward to seeing your Napoleon in...I'm looking forward to seeing your Napoleon in Egypt/French Revolution stuff. Have you read "The Last Cavalier" by Dumas?Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com