tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post3468686643073348423..comments2024-03-28T08:29:46.053-07:00Comments on Rabbits In My Basement: Some Boxes of NostalgiaJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14996350912869829140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-34458017060315994782013-06-18T15:53:37.520-07:002013-06-18T15:53:37.520-07:00You have brought back a lot of memories.... My fi...You have brought back a lot of memories.... My first Napoleonics were the ones by AIRFIX - back in the early '70s.<br /><br />I even built a 4'x4' terrain table to use them on. I got the idea from seeing a TV show that featured a guy who played Napoleonic wargames in 54mm. It was this show, and AIRFIX, that made me think there had to be rules out there.<br /><br />In 1976 I found my very 1st set of rules at a used book shop - I was 10 at the time. The rules were the ones by Bruce Quarrie "Airfix Magazine Guide: Napoleonic Wargaming No.4". I still have the book and it sits in the book cubby in my bedside nightstand.<br /><br />BTW - I got a copy of "Tricolor" a few years later and still have it. I like the unit organizations in it!<br /><br />Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618832228050099757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-48943423043744948252012-08-07T11:51:23.502-07:002012-08-07T11:51:23.502-07:00Thanks James. That was a great meditation on agin...Thanks James. That was a great meditation on aging and on (not quite lost) innocence. A great post and a great story. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MikeMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-42263733224229517352012-08-01T15:39:57.388-07:002012-08-01T15:39:57.388-07:00Go right ahead, I don't mind at all.
I'm o...Go right ahead, I don't mind at all.<br />I'm on the BP Yahoo Group too! :DJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996350912869829140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-2345658197138754452012-08-01T13:28:33.732-07:002012-08-01T13:28:33.732-07:00amazing story Id like to share this with our black...amazing story Id like to share this with our black powder yahoo group if you dont mindAdler Hobby & Board Game Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573498294430464215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-86168179981799336882012-07-31T15:24:33.754-07:002012-07-31T15:24:33.754-07:00Yuppers! Lots of Humbrol and Testors enamels on th...Yuppers! Lots of Humbrol and Testors enamels on those boys. <br />And it was a major aesthetic revolution when I discovered Woodland Scenics ground flock!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996350912869829140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-64577109383919947002012-07-31T13:12:13.610-07:002012-07-31T13:12:13.610-07:00Excellent post. The basing method, the painting (H...Excellent post. The basing method, the painting (Humbrol?) reminds me of my childhood collection now in a simlar condition to yours. The oddest thing..i bough my first set of rules in 1975..Naploleonic warfare by Cavendish..still have them..a bit battered now but I´m dredging them for ideas. <br />Great days! :-D <br />Cheers<br />paulPaul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142282242776435936.post-39724847930252068282012-07-31T10:08:12.954-07:002012-07-31T10:08:12.954-07:00It was so good to see you again. I apologize profu...It was so good to see you again. I apologize profusely for the rather tragic condition of the figures ... time and curious children will do that. You are correct in that I did try to build up my Russians, but I never found anyone who shared our passion for wargaming in my travels. Hopefully that has all changed.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646860492016372292noreply@blogger.com