tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post2171690113088077817..comments2024-03-25T09:12:15.409+13:00Comments on Wargamingnz: Those 1970s 'epic figure conversions'Robin Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09057467066079369641noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-14804835910480686022016-12-07T13:13:54.485+13:002016-12-07T13:13:54.485+13:00remembering too. like much big but frustrating at ...remembering too. like much big but frustrating at lack of variety. make want to give up.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-57488560875960492152016-08-04T23:00:07.908+12:002016-08-04T23:00:07.908+12:00Nicely observed to see the possibilities... yeah.Nicely observed to see the possibilities... yeah.cameronianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570159121246088107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-55170226371851321912016-07-28T18:31:03.588+12:002016-07-28T18:31:03.588+12:00This post reminded me of a discussion I had at a w...This post reminded me of a discussion I had at a wargaming dinner in Australia earlier this year. One of the gamers was talking about striking up a pose and others had to guess from which Airfix pack the pose was from. Fortunately the discussion didn't get out of hand...TWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882572702075855440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-48446816889398679152016-07-26T09:17:04.301+12:002016-07-26T09:17:04.301+12:00I'd forgotten about those Airfix Magazine Arti...I'd forgotten about those Airfix Magazine Articles - thanks for the reminder. Bike shops were the source of kits and figures, the idea of a 'model shop' was pretty foreign here 'in the colonies'. Growing up in Christchurch, Hobdays was the model shop of choice. Sadly they are now well gone.Robin Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057467066079369641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-47260716367579153402016-07-26T07:26:30.420+12:002016-07-26T07:26:30.420+12:00There were series in Airfix and Battle Magazines o...There were series in Airfix and Battle Magazines on how to make a whole range of ancient armies. The biggest problem that those of us who lived in the colonies had was finding the figures. My Romans were bought in a shop 1000 miles away from where we lived as they were never available in my home town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-46919231405163721002016-07-24T20:09:36.228+12:002016-07-24T20:09:36.228+12:00Wonderful. The Robin Hood set I never had, but th...Wonderful. The Robin Hood set I never had, but the Sheriff of Nottingham was a favourite, although I didn't use it for conversions (except I think I for the archer who, with the head of a WW1 US infantryman became a Cretan archer).Sun of Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315805432481558574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779764580884105859.post-49952882272368707182016-07-24T19:59:57.969+12:002016-07-24T19:59:57.969+12:00Great stuff Robin.
Sadly I bailed out of ancients...Great stuff Robin.<br /><br />Sadly I bailed out of ancients a long time ago and don't have any of my old plastic armies for that period. But I well remember slingers, staff slingers, peltasts, archers and all kinds of other light troops fashioned from the Robin Hood set. My opponent at the time had a fantastic Macedonian successor army with heavy infantry made from the top half of Airfix Cuirassiers on Robin Hood lower bodies with large thumb tack shields and extra long fine darning needles for pikes. I think most of our ancient cavalry was also made from Cuirassiers but as you mentioned the ACW cavalry was a great source for both Ancient and Napoleonic conversions. Last but not least I remember war elephants made from zoo animals with plastic card howdahs and converted Robin Hood crews. Again stretching my memory, I think even the Airfix Red Indians were put to use.<br /><br />Cheers, Dave<br />DaveMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707036473168150957noreply@blogger.com