The collecting, painting and research are all as important to me as the gaming and trying to create something that really looks the part for whatever historical period I am putting together. Also old enough to realize historical armies are never fully finished and you can always put together new elements to add more flavour to a table top force. You should make more of these
Also agree battle in a box style is the way forward to lead people into historical gaming and with many companies now producing good quality plastic miniatures in both 15mm and 28mm scales is the way to do it. Warlord Games and Battlefront have realized this and produce great products to lead people in.
Start with 2 boxes of Perry Miniatures (from your era), glue, Lion Rampant, dice and collecting paints. And then find someone to paint and play with, always the hard part.
Hi mate. I wouldn't divide between historical, sci-fi or fantasy wargaming. In the end it is about a hobby in real life, building/painting Miniatutes, meet with friends and have a great time. Sure, maybe the fields of interest vary, but that is also true for historical wargaming in itself (Ancient, medieval, Renaissance...etc.pp). I loved Battletech in the early and mid 90s...but i loved it because we played it inside our clique of friends. Now we discovered WW2 Wargaming and WH40k/Killteam (my son absolutely LOVES WH40k). It doesn't matter if i move some ww2 Tanks or Space Marines, both are just "markers" for a game. Sure, i prefer historical wargaming from the look and the feel, but in the end it is about the companions at the gaming table!
I love Lord of the Rings and MESBG but find a lot of fantasy settings are derivative of that, and a lot less interesting. I don't think there are any Sci-fi settings created for wargaming that are good but I do like Fallout. But that is just my opinion, and a lot of fiction is just rewriting historical events anyway, but in space.
Lion Rampant is a great starter, or Rebels and Patriots. Both by Osprey, easy to get you into it. Skirmish level, but can use lots of units if you want.
The hardest thing is opponents. At my local club there are about 6 of us playing historical, whereas the rest of the club are playing sci Fi and fantasy.
@@StormofSteelWargaming tried that. Took all my toys in twice, chatted to people about all the armies I have and what I could organise for them. I got zero response. Cliches be cliches. Not my loss...
@@StormofSteelWargaming it’s worth a go. I’ve tried posting about our games on the club facebook, and messaging about cool new figures, but they are quite an intransigent sci-fi/fantasy bunch 😞
😂 flamin eck ken now I've got to go take them mounted longbow men off them there horses an mount windlass crossbows instead😅 but seriously, how much is it for 2 bike wheels and lingering fitter, oops sorry 😂, wrong question 😳, what should be mentooned is that all three of you give your time and opinions which right, or wrong are highly valuable ive been modelling for 51 years since i was 8, and wouldn't dare claim to know it all, thanks very much to you three and every othrr utuber qho braves the arrogant and the opinionated, you are all truly amazing and valuable people, oops just slipped off me high hoss, regards Iain 😉
Great to see this old vid as I am starting to get my Eighth Div Aussies ready for far east handbook action! Did you end up playing the rest of the campaign?
Lots of wonderful pressies there but the pointy stick leads the pack. Fantastic! Hope you had a smashing day pal, all the best! (…will you be doing any Heroquest playthroughs for the channel if/when time allows?)
Do they do a pack for human skin tones ( I still remember the infamous "Flesh" Humbro enamel . Ive been leaving pilots out , cos I haven't got the skills to paint them
One bit of advice from an old man of almost 70 before you retire and you get on a fixed retirement income. I think you guys have that over there too. Get all your toys you can possibly get before you retire and it'll make your retirement less stressful. Toys now. paint and play later.
