Getting too involve in WW II Games

[McQ59]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

I was adicted to collecting those 1/72 scale soldiers as a kid. Napoleonic were my favourites but I used to get everything from Romans up to ww2. Mainly airfix and esci ones. Looking at that plastic soldier sites reviews shows some sets I would have killed for as a kid. Particularly the samurai and mardhi revolt sets. There's one there with general Gordon and troops.
So I am now down about £120 as I found some sets of these and also a huge box set of Romans/Greeks/Persians. My mrs will kill me when they turn up!
I am going to see if I can get my son and neiphep off the xbox to help me paint them

I just can't go there again! I used to organise battles all over the floor in my bedroom. Drove my mother completely ballistic in periods. She couldn't possibly see the strategic, and the fine organasation of the epic battles of course. To her it was the complete CHAOS. My god I hated her when I had to fix my room and clean the floor! But then again... Mothers have allways been the perfect show-stoppers. (What is it with women?!)

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by McQ59

I just can't go there again! I used to organise battles all over the floor in my bedroom. Drove my mother completely ballistic in periods. She couldn't possibly see the strategic, and the fine organasation of the epic battles of course. To her it was the complete CHAOS. My god I hated her when I had to fix my room and clean the floor! But then again... Mothers have allways been the perfect show-stoppers. (What is it with women?!)

Yeah my mum hated it when I set up my battles. My dad loved it though and that wound her up even more. In fact my dad encouraged me, I think he was reliving his youth. After the Airfix he went and bought a ton of Napoleonic solder moulds cheap. He then came home one day with a bag full of lead strips...I did ask where he got it but figured some church roof now had leaks. We melted this down and made a ton of metal figures that I painted up. I think they are still at my mums, will have to dig them out and see.

[P-51]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

Yeah my mum hated it when I set up my battles. My dad loved it though and that wound her up even more. In fact my dad encouraged me, I think he was reliving his youth. After the Airfix he went and bought a ton of Napoleonic solder moulds cheap. He then came home one day with a bag full of lead strips...I did ask where he got it but figured some church roof now had leaks. We melted this down and made a ton of metal figures that I painted up. I think they are still at my mums, will have to dig them out and see.

Have some small tanks made from lead. must find and paint! God this sounds fun lol

[bobbysocks]

Dang! only 51 they have is 1:24 and 50 pounds. what 1 pound = 2 usd??? so that is $100....plus shipping ($10)...plus paints ($15)...plus roses ($25) plus movie tickets ($15), plus dinner ($50)....gonna be one expensive plane! is doable...lol

i think moms had a hard time with us setting up battles for couple reasons. no matter how well we cleaned up the MIA soldier we left laying around would get sucked up into the vacuum and burn out a belt or make a racket. and then i think they were simply jealous....all they had were tea parties with flopsy the bunny and raggedy ann...how thrilling. lol


wookie if you find those molds...that would be awesome. might have a little sideline biz there in the works. make and paint soldiers...could be a project for your kids.

[winny]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

Dang! only 51 they have is 1:24 and 50 pounds. what 1 pound = 2 usd??? so that is $100....plus shipping ($10)...plus paints ($15)...plus roses ($25) plus movie tickets ($15), plus dinner ($50)....gonna be one expensive plane! is doable...lol

£50 is $77.. I just saved you $33, you can wire it me

[BRIGGBOY]

I never got into aifix kits as a kid but since playing this game i am going to treat myself to an electric R/C Parkzone spitfire mkii from www.squadronleader.co.uk and protect the skies around my house

[dkwookie]

All the rc spits are out of stock...thank god. I could feel my debit card coming out of my wallet