I've been reading Donald Featherstones 'Tackle Model Soldiers This Way' which is about model soldiers and the painting ,casting and the research of them , but it does have three very basic sets of wargaming rules in it . The WW2 ones rather took my fancy so I've copied the rules down as a play sheet , VERY Old School in their starkness - but it does take me back to the days of plastic Airfix tanks and unpainted figures - I have some 1/72nd scale figures somewhere so I'm going to dig them out and give it a go !.
I recall my Airfix chaps fighting over the big ( 2ft square?) Bellona battlefields- I had two - a ruined town and a beach with jetty which afixed it.Rules were wrg platoon action but without gluing figures onto their funny shaped bases. Great days,gaming wise.
ReplyDeleteGosh in all that nostalgia I forgot to say that will give your gleanings a go sometime.
DeleteAh! the Bellona battlefields, I had one called 'Menin Road' I think had a removable roof on the dugout - Ah nostalgia!, Tony
DeleteThat instantly transports me back to another time, that was packed with enjoyment and in its charm, gave me a life-long passion. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGoing to try the rules out and wallow in nostalgia myself , Tony
DeleteDear Tony, Man of Tin blog has some lovely ideas and discussions regarding Featherstones WW2 rules. A joyful blog as well.
ReplyDeleteWill give it a look at, Tony
DeleteHello Tony
ReplyDeleteI hope you are enjoying your return to Featherstone. I love the front cover of Tackle Model Soldiers This Way - inspiring photo cover of classic troops.
I'm enjoying reading back through your site.
Mark Man of TIN blog
Yes I return to Featherstone again and again after I become disenchanted by modern rulesets , Tony (you have a excellent blog by the way !)
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