I have just picked up a year's worth of old Wargames Illustrated magazines that were destined for recycling. These were offered to the club for free but no one was interested, so I was asked to collect them and pass them on. I will let the club know they're up for grabs but, as the initial offer fell on deaf ears, I will probably end up adding them to my loft insulation.
They are actually stuffed full of brilliant stuff including amongst other things Darkest Africa articles by Chris Peters, naval rules by David Manley and lots of plans for scratchbuilding pirate ships, adobe houses and paddle steamers by Gary Chalk. I will have a good read through and I'm sure I'll find plenty to enjoy and perhaps some inspiration for projects old and new?
A science fiction club I'm in has a 'No Fund' table at each meeting - a place to leave 'stuf that's too good to toss out, not worth the trouble to sell'. I've occasionally told my friends at HMGS that they oughta have something like that at the conventions.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea!
DeleteThose were the "Good Old Days" of Wargames Illustrated; when it was a magazine with in-depth articles by gamers. Sadly it now seems more like shallow advertising like late-night cable TV.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, although WSS comes pretty close.
DeleteYou should find useful articles there, especially given the range of your gaming.
ReplyDeleteI have already..it's proving to be a bit dangerous!
DeleteI recall finding some of my old copies in storage at my parents house and then spent a nostalgic afternoon looking back at all the inspiration that as a "time rich, money poor" young war gamer I hoped to one day emulate.
ReplyDeleteThose were the days!
DeleteIf I paid shipping could ya help a fellow wargamer out who is looking for articles on Wargaming colonial Africa???
ReplyDeleteBut where are you located? I can't afford next day mail from UK or anything.
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