This blog is going to be a place for me to post my
creations; as well as ideas about homemade war-game figures and terrain.
It is hobby season here at my house. At least for me it is.
The 81 straight days of sun we had here in the Puget Sound
are but a sad soggy memory. I’ve lived
in enough other rain soaked regions to not let the rain get me down too much,
but when the temps drop and rain comes, my mind thinks of places warm, dry and
snug and things I can do there.
Hey! Keep it G-rated man!
This is a family blog!
Ok, where was I? Ah yes, hobbies. Man’s gotta have some or he’ll go stir crazy,
and I have several. The problem is right now my work life is in a state of
transition and we are living on a fixed income.
Meaning, I retired from the US
military and am still seeking a civilian job and retirement pay don’t go too
far in the Puget Sound . Most of my hobbies
cost more than I want to spend at this point in time.
I happened to come across the Yahoo group Wargaming on a
Budget http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/wargaming_on_a_budget/ The folks who post on that group make war-game
figures out of paper, clay, wooden craft piece, clothespins and other household
items. I used to game pretty often and
had an extensive collection of minis. However,
as prices began to climb and rules began to change, I left the hobby,
mostly. The thing I enjoyed the most
about war gaming wasn’t the actual game (where I had the uncanny ability to
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, regardless of rule set), but the making
and painting of the minis, vehicles and scenics. I’d still been futzing around with the figs I
had right up until I divested myself of them, despite not playing in ten
years.
So this group inspired me, especially two or three of the
members whose style of building and painting reminded me of the toys I saw at
the German Christmas markets and Kathe Wolfahrt stores. Dale over at http://wooden-warriors.blogspot.com/
really captures that “old world toy” vibe.
But why The Little People Go To War? Well, my first batch of figs, a Gallic war-band
made from cut down doll clothespins, popsicle sticks and card board were finished today. I sat there, trying to figure out how I was going to paint them,
especially the faces, and then I realized they looked my old
Fisher-Price Little People gone "savage and wild". There
was my theme, the idea I would keep in mind when designing terrain and scenic
pieces.
I know the post should have some pics, but my wife has the camera today and she and my daughter are out and about.
Hay, thanks for the plug!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing what you come up with. Good luck on the blog.
Dale @ Wooden Warriors