tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post7790384050687897052..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Choices and CompromisesRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-90424563352884773912020-08-09T18:12:53.793-03:002020-08-09T18:12:53.793-03:00It was a great weekend. One day.....
It was a great weekend. One day.....<br />Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-5135484811689998962020-08-09T18:11:27.483-03:002020-08-09T18:11:27.483-03:00They do each have their own quality.They do each have their own quality.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-44913846769976886412020-08-05T05:21:05.227-03:002020-08-05T05:21:05.227-03:00The Battle of the Veterans. A very pleasant day wi...The Battle of the Veterans. A very pleasant day with friends, and it great to see the Airfix figures in action. IMO a very "real wargame". Thanks for the memory Ross.rhingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084435959839601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-61028329427529658622020-08-04T11:37:11.361-03:002020-08-04T11:37:11.361-03:00Both those games look terrific to me Ross.Both those games look terrific to me Ross.Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-71493179712615506352020-08-04T08:23:51.846-03:002020-08-04T08:23:51.846-03:00I think I will always have a soft spot for my 1/72...I think I will always have a soft spot for my 1/72nd figures.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-36668605446084004342020-08-04T08:23:07.287-03:002020-08-04T08:23:07.287-03:00It has taken me most of the century to date to get...It has taken me most of the century to date to get past that.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-36212988405043924332020-08-04T08:22:02.180-03:002020-08-04T08:22:02.180-03:00I don't consider size or glossiness as a major...I don't consider size or glossiness as a major issue on whether or not they are toys or representative models, for me, its all in the mind and intent of the gamer. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-44060808942944494512020-08-04T08:20:00.031-03:002020-08-04T08:20:00.031-03:00That's the general idea, however, a few years ...That's the general idea, however, a few years ago, after much thought, I made a conscious decision to drop "serious" "simulation" from my list of sorts of games but it would take a long, tedious, probably contentious, series of posts to explain the decision and I don't intend to discuss it on the blog anytime soon. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-76870144239807135542020-08-04T08:19:04.667-03:002020-08-04T08:19:04.667-03:00Hi Ross- I like both your photos -good to see the ...Hi Ross- I like both your photos -good to see the 1/72nd AIRFIX and I've always thought they look better in the field of battle than 28mm ACW. Regards. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-76654400006313366452020-08-04T06:43:23.599-03:002020-08-04T06:43:23.599-03:00Some of this is what the eye is telling the brain,...Some of this is what the eye is telling the brain, which I think this is especially susceptible to problems with the vertical scale. On my small table I might have two 28mm regiments 12” appart. Even though my 28mm regiments only have a 6” frontage and my 12mm regiments have a 5” frontage, that 12” distance between the 12mm forces ‘looks’ more correct in terms of musket range than it does with the 28mm. Nothing else is really changing, the same number of units are on the table. So for practical purposes it shouldn’t matter, but party pooping brain is not necessarily convinced.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-26828448239817051102020-08-04T06:25:16.326-03:002020-08-04T06:25:16.326-03:00My 42mm figures I always look on as 'toy soldi...My 42mm figures I always look on as 'toy soldiers' - 4 man cavalry squadrons doesn't bear any resemblance to as squadron in my mind but I can both get away with it and enjoy it if I take that step further away. Meanwhile, 20mm with 12, 24 or 48 figure units - looks a lot better and I can accept them as representing 'real' rather than toy units. At the end of the day they have different purposes.Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-46108954581042115792020-08-03T23:57:40.816-03:002020-08-03T23:57:40.816-03:00You face a common conundrum. It often comes down ...You face a common conundrum. It often comes down to a balancing act in what you want and expect in a “game.” If each collection is meant to produce a different type of game, perhaps some collections could be recruited to the simulation end of the gaming spectrum while others gravitate toward a “game?”Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com