tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post488883330212868800..comments2024-01-15T20:17:19.683+00:00Comments on Legatus' Wargames Armies : Paint table Sunday...back from my travelslegatus hedliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-73678082150000496842017-12-24T00:34:06.175+00:002017-12-24T00:34:06.175+00:00Yes indeed Sir, there is no other blog quite like ...Yes indeed Sir, there is no other blog quite like it! Good luck with your holiday project.Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-71475802960710578652017-12-22T10:13:21.326+00:002017-12-22T10:13:21.326+00:00I don't do depressed, although the lack of lig...I don't do depressed, although the lack of light is getting to me a bit! I have ordered myself a plastic construction wargaming holiday project to see if I can get back into it! Hope it comes before Christmas. There will definitely be more ladies next year! Glad you appreciate them.legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-43962565105874134792017-12-22T09:49:36.989+00:002017-12-22T09:49:36.989+00:00I did but was out yesterday. Very kind thoughts. I...I did but was out yesterday. Very kind thoughts. I tend, unfairly, to be down on people who, in magazine articles, take a didactic 'you should do this not that' approach! I have done the same with Henry Hyde and John Treadaway in the past. Sorry if you were hurt.legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-47067907444197957532017-12-22T00:54:35.021+00:002017-12-22T00:54:35.021+00:00"I no longer enjoy the hobby." Oh Legat..."I no longer enjoy the hobby." Oh Legatus sounds like you need anti-depressants! Please don't give up, I need my occasional fix of your great taste in female art. That pink silk sheet is magic. I still have my take on Boucher's reclining Miss O'Murphy to do and that will involve some interesting fabrics, Trouble is I keep getting commissions for Hussarettes and the research and photo shoots are rather distracting.<br />Chris<br />http://notjustoldschool.blogspot.co.uk/Chris Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585623032053255569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-35417128929610435382017-12-22T00:14:29.898+00:002017-12-22T00:14:29.898+00:00Did you get my reply to this, or did it disappear ...Did you get my reply to this, or did it disappear in cyberspace? I said that I was happy to agree to differ and offered heartfelt condolences about your eye problems. Wargaming should be a Catholic church....Gorgypegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478974506916193992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-69435853991004574562017-12-21T12:43:06.383+00:002017-12-21T12:43:06.383+00:00Very sorry to hear about your eyes...that is a ter...Very sorry to hear about your eyes...that is a terrible thing. My fading age-related problems are bad enough. I'm happy to agree to differ on this one, though I did find your comment a bit hurtful. I'll try not to cry myself to sleep tonight! <br />But why wargaming instead of military modelling? <br />Good luck for the future.Gorgypegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478974506916193992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-54861198731837479282017-12-21T11:58:00.212+00:002017-12-21T11:58:00.212+00:00I think we come at wargaming from very different a...I think we come at wargaming from very different angles. As I said in the piece I am not a gamer. I don't particularly enjoy the gaming aspects of the hobby. I am interested in researching history, uniforms and then painting figures. I paint very slowly and so never get any armies completed and I don't care. I would rather paint to the best of my (decreasing) ability than just get units on the table, contrary to the opinion expressed in your article. <br />All my wargaming heroes are painters and sculptors so I am not interested in the antics of Barker, Grant et al. Interestingly, a few years ago I took part in a SOA games day battle using some rules by Tony Bath and the club felt we should use appropriate old school scenery. A green cloth over books. Having painted dozens of Macedonians for this I hated the look of it. I only want to play on good scenery (which is why I enjoy playing at Eric the Shed's) as the look of the thing is much more important to me than the game. I enjoy the derided 'diorama' style games at wargames shows and ignore the green felt based ones. <br />Sadly, I will now have to eat my words as my eyesight has deteriorated so much since I wrote the piece that I can no longer paint competently which means I no longer enjoy painting which means I no longer enjoy the hobby.<br />legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-85432675920982047462017-12-21T10:27:46.365+00:002017-12-21T10:27:46.365+00:00Just put a post on the wrong bit! Ho hum. My post ...Just put a post on the wrong bit! Ho hum. My post on the colours highways meant for here! I really am rubbish...😥😥Gorgypegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478974506916193992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-57423199988428815142017-12-12T00:07:01.158+00:002017-12-12T00:07:01.158+00:00Got a big piece of work to finish first...Got a big piece of work to finish first...legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-14607098991718958232017-12-05T13:48:10.181+00:002017-12-05T13:48:10.181+00:00Thanks. Thinking about some cavalry now!Thanks. Thinking about some cavalry now!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-62276706770511096152017-12-05T13:47:42.851+00:002017-12-05T13:47:42.851+00:00Sadly, history always trumps visuals for me.Sadly, history always trumps visuals for me.legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-73426429936405574962017-12-05T13:47:05.494+00:002017-12-05T13:47:05.494+00:00Yes just bought into the Kongo kickstarter to get ...Yes just bought into the Kongo kickstarter to get dugout canoes and a little steamboat.legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-81755786681044893772017-12-05T13:46:20.861+00:002017-12-05T13:46:20.861+00:00Thanks. As a result of looking at your link I hav...Thanks. As a result of looking at your link I have ordered something different to try. It's blurred vision though, not inability to see detailslegatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-933562367542663412017-12-05T13:44:52.859+00:002017-12-05T13:44:52.859+00:00Indeed so!Indeed so!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-44968029707119828722017-12-05T13:44:31.061+00:002017-12-05T13:44:31.061+00:00I think Edinburgh may have ameliorated some of my ...I think Edinburgh may have ameliorated some of my Christmas antipathy"legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-13144541017944370192017-12-05T13:43:59.259+00:002017-12-05T13:43:59.259+00:00THanks. I was a bit nervous about El Salvador!THanks. I was a bit nervous about El Salvador!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-82440165955204054072017-12-05T13:43:24.787+00:002017-12-05T13:43:24.787+00:00How kind. I went to Falkirk to look at the wheel ...How kind. I went to Falkirk to look at the wheel and the Antonine Wall. legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-59598319242893159562017-12-05T13:42:41.438+00:002017-12-05T13:42:41.438+00:00I am already thinking about an 1879 British force ...I am already thinking about an 1879 British force now!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-89028303431827853152017-12-04T14:13:43.272+00:002017-12-04T14:13:43.272+00:00Legatus Hedlius, Ave!
It is wonderful to have you...Legatus Hedlius, Ave!<br /><br />It is wonderful to have you back in Britannia. May you enjoy the upcoming holidays with as much gusto as your life permits. Your figures are excellent, BTW.<br /><br />Gerardus Magnus<br /><br />"You may call me Magnus...."CelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-26472183239779605972017-12-04T13:48:44.058+00:002017-12-04T13:48:44.058+00:00Nice to see you back, with such great pictures, an...Nice to see you back, with such great pictures, and I love your Sikh artillery crew and gun...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-59202450029945425492017-12-04T10:54:10.629+00:002017-12-04T10:54:10.629+00:00Nice army! If it ever comes to a choice between ac...Nice army! If it ever comes to a choice between accuracy and bright colours though I must admit I usually just go for the bright colours!(Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) https://www.blogger.com/profile/17333928965917754588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-47609025928051846762017-12-03T23:08:46.443+00:002017-12-03T23:08:46.443+00:00Heh...you *say* your NWF forces are complete...I&#...Heh...you *say* your NWF forces are complete...I'm sure there's always more to add!!<br /><br />We'll have to arrange another Congo game at some point.alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-77922152630056457692017-12-03T23:06:17.988+00:002017-12-03T23:06:17.988+00:00Welcome back.
May I suggest some optical aids for ...Welcome back.<br />May I suggest some optical aids for your painting. It might help. Either clip onto your glasses types with various lenses or a light/ magnifier from The daylight company http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/craft-essentials/craft-tools/magnifiers<br />Phil Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828625218031670912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-86905980066171475922017-12-03T22:14:53.004+00:002017-12-03T22:14:53.004+00:00Welcome back. We also had a very enjoyable visit t...Welcome back. We also had a very enjoyable visit to El Salvador a couple of years ago but it is slightly worrying when even the chap supervising the car park carries a pump action shotgun.Jeremy Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250118143994161913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-64094733311083173232017-12-03T21:12:32.575+00:002017-12-03T21:12:32.575+00:00I was wondering what had happened to you. Glad to...I was wondering what had happened to you. Glad to hear you are home safe, even if you are shifting into Grinch mode ;)<br /><br />FMBfireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.com