I'll just come right out and say it out loud ... the Peter Pig ECW's have been sold! What started (I'm certain),as a result of an overwhelming wave of nostalgia when I was unwell requiring hours of bed rest resulted in 400 lovely painted figures, yet once again I could simply not summon any interest in the actual gaming side or the desire to set up a table and push the things about. I have lost all interest in it, and it really is about time that I accepted the fact and just got on with painting soldiers, which is what I now intend to do.
Graham C is the new owner and I will continue to paint and add to the collection for him alongside his Peter Pig ACW Confederates, so I continue to get my fix of painting the wonderful Pigs in two periods. I am very happy with this arrangement as I know that what I paint is going to be used and enjoyed on the tabletop as they should be. Of course I will continue to paint for Old John and am close to finishing the first 12 Janissary musketeers.
I'm thinking about trying a couple of the old Historex 54mm kits for myself as display figures.
Edited to add the 12 completed Ral Partha Janissary musketeers for the collection of Old John.
Well, you enjoyed them while you had them and they have gone to a good home, so win-win.
ReplyDeleteWhile you have a break from painting / collecting for yourself, I will make best efforts to tempt you towards keeping a box of Perry 28mm Wars-of-the Roses on stand-by …. for when such a fancy reveals itself :-)
Made me laugh that Norm :) I have determined not to put temptation in my way again! There is just one thing though that's been calling me for many years and that's the old Paragon ww1 Air War rules that goes back to the early Seventies and would not require much investment in terms of time. I looked at a 1/72nd scale Fokker tri plane on eBay yesterday. Of course it would mean rebuilding the flight stands I last made in School woodwork classes but then again in these days of MDF cutting services...........
DeleteSold eh? No surprises there.
DeleteWW1 Air War? I have some 1/72 WW1 kits - some were made up for a gaming with ball and socket joints (scavenged from a range of toys) and mounted on telescopic aerials. Worked rather well - in WW1 the ball sockets are largely obscured by the fixed undercarriage. I will try and send you some photos. Also if you are after some kits to make up I have a sackful in the loft.
I’m trying to remember who did all of those metal WW1 aircraft 70’s into 80’s at 1/200 or 1/100, I can’t remember which. I thought it was Skytrex, but have had a look on their catalogue and can’t see anything ….. this will bug me now.
DeleteAh Ha! Just checked some old issues of Practical Wargamer magazine (Hooray!) and on the back page of one, is a full page advert for Skytrex Ltd and there they are, 1/144 scale aircraft from their READ EAGLE rangle. They were £2.50 each in 1990!
DeleteNorm, I remember those! Thanks for looking it up. Back in around 1973 (I think I was about 15 at that time) I used 1/72nd scale kits and I really do fancy building and painting a few again. I'm sure there was an article in one of the wargaming mags which I took in to show my woodwork teacher, he helped me to make 2 flight stands.
DeleteRob, very interesting, I will email you for a chat :)
LOL... :o))
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean Steve :)
DeletePS. Good on yer... carry on enjoying the painting and collecting as they are the aspects of the hobby that clearly most appeal to you...
ReplyDeleteJust no point in trying to convince myself any longer, I enjoy painting figures but have lost all interest in wargaming.
DeleteWhat a win for Graham C , I bet he's well chuffed!
ReplyDeleteHi Ray, yes I think Graham is a happy man :)
DeleteI know where you are coming from mate. It’s sometimes hard to summon up the enthusiasm to put on a game…especially in my case when there’s no one pushing for me to do so. It usually takes a whole day to set up and take down plus there’s the planning it all out…etc etc. Thankfully I’m now painting so many different periods that I’ve really begun to enjoy this aspect of the hobby as well.
ReplyDeleteHi JBM. I find the whole process of setting up and packing away very tiresome these days. Back in Dymchurch before we went to Spain I had a dedicated room so the table stayed set up, just walk out and close the door, go back to it when in the mood. Mostly Flames of war and Bolt Action then. I'm fine with the planning and the painting to a certain then I simply lose interest. Never mind.
DeleteYou guys are not alone... I've been a wargamer all my life and I've never found it as difficult as I have in the last 4 or 5 years to go through the actions of getting a game on the table...
DeleteTo thine own self be true!
ReplyDeleteBesides, to my mind its better to paint and pass on to be played with than to paint and stick in a cupboard or even a display shelf to collect dust.
Yes Ross, it's certainly better to know the figures will be used as intended, wish I could muster even 50% of your enthusiasm :)
DeleteNot that big a surprise, they did look lovely and it's a bonus you get to gainfully keep painting which is where you seem to be happiest, lucky Graham ,the janniseries look ace and WW1 planes are always fun!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
And you correctly predicted it would happen Iain :) I'm bidding on a few WW1 planes at the moment.
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