Sunday 13 March 2022

54mm Woking Wargames Day

 A splendid day was had by all. Four games were on offer- Normans v Normans Lion Rampant, Garibaldi skirmish game, Command and Colours Romans v Germans and a Napoleonic game using a variant of the Neil Thomas rules. I played two games of Lion Rampart am and a Command and Colours pm. Here are some photos of the day, please feel free to ask questions about the figures and games-



















36 comments:

  1. All the games look great. Those Germans are suitably very varied in the C&C game. And that fence looks a labour of love. Excellent stuff.

    My worry with 54mm figures is that you would have to do a good paint job on every individual.

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    1. I do 54mm and can’t paint for toffee. A the games had a different style which added to the fun of the day.

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    2. It’s yonks since I’ve heard the construct “X can’t Y for toffee”. Put a smile on my face. Ace!

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    3. Delighted to have made you 😊

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  2. How did you like Lion Rampant? I've got it and am considering using it with single bases of Paperboys (as they come in numbers of six and twelve).

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    1. Lion Rampant was great fun. Your paperboy idea sounds a plan.

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  3. Very different looking to the more usual smaller scales but very attractive indeed and I can see the appeal....it has a distinctly H G Wells look and feel to it! Are a lot of these figures Elastolin....they have that look, particularly the Ancients.....

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    1. The ancients are conversions of all sorts of figures but none Elastolin I believe. The German cavalry, for example are those heavy , metal figures yo get with magazines.

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  4. 54mm!!!! Now your talking- great stuff indeed- always liked 54mm. Glad you enjoyed the day Alan. Cheers. KEV.

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  5. Great looking games ! , seems a grand day out !

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  6. Good looking games and figures - thanks for the close ups. Looks like a good day was had by all.

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    1. It was fascinating to see how the figures were converted . Excellent skills evident.

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  7. Tradgardmastare,

    54mm ... the one true toy soldier scale! All the games look magnificent, and I am sure that you must have enjoyed your day in Woking.

    All the best,

    Bob

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  8. One year soon we will get the Scouts and their snowy Wide Games and snowball fights to Woking as planned ...
    https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2022/02/24/some-more-peaceful-or-non-lethal-tabletop-strategy-games/

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    1. I really hope so! Don’t forget the games day in September in the North…

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  9. Looks like it was amazing fun. Hope you remembered your lucky dice!
    Ronnie

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    1. I seemed to in one game but not the other! It was great fun with super folk. Maybe next time Ronnie?

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  10. Great pictures Alan! It was wonderful to meet up with you and the others for a relaxing and convivial day of 54mm gaming. Time for me to start thinking of a game for the next one!

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    1. Thanks, it was great meeting up indeed! Relaxing and convivial, that sums it up. I look forward to seeing your next game in September?

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  11. Great looking figures and tables, looks like it was a lot of fun. I am very tempted by 54mm figures but not too sure about painting them.

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    1. Give one or two a go and see how you get on…

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  12. Great looking games... gutted to have missed it (again!!)

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  13. Alan;
    Looks like you all had a great time. Loved the pictures.

    Eric

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    1. I did Eric, a great day in excellent company.

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  14. Alan, some nice photos, but number nine particularly caught my eye, late 19th century figures. Excellent paintwork, but still keeping that 'toy soldier' look!
    Michael

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    1. These are conversions, very artfully accomplished. The paint job does reflect the toy soldier look successfully.

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  15. Thank you for all of the beautiful pictures Alan! It looks like it was a wonderful day spent playing with real toy soldiers! What could be better than that?

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  16. Looks wonderful! I hope you had a great time!

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  17. I had a terrific time! The company and games made it a very memorable experience indeed!

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