tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780195401099519720.post6672458719566481097..comments2024-03-01T02:57:28.885-08:00Comments on Glorious Little Soldiers: All Fur Coat and No Knicker- part two. Big Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780195401099519720.post-2279780530286807782013-04-29T07:49:37.569-07:002013-04-29T07:49:37.569-07:00Styeve - the point of the first bit was of course ... Styeve - the point of the first bit was of course a continuation of Robbies post on "cheating" or buying trophies. Its not new Also I find the separation between the mags and the grass roots- thats you Steve- almost total Plenty don't bother with mags- in my small group I'm the only one- and of those who do I still hear the "I only buy it for the ads and reviews" or "Its just toilet reading" .<br /> Bloggers are a bit different- they usually have a point to make- even if its only to show off the latest adventures of the Fartstien Fusiliers most are not trying to sell you stuff. Big Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780195401099519720.post-86647219843773791072013-04-29T05:05:42.664-07:002013-04-29T05:05:42.664-07:00Andy - writing articles may be easier - the bugger...Andy - writing articles may be easier - the bugger is trying to figure out what the subject of your article is...! :o)<br /><br />W.r.t scales - I hear you.... I've had wargaming as a hobby for 40 years now.... projects have come and gone, but never once in all that time have I chosen to go 25mm - the only 25mm project I ever had was started purely because someone gifted me the better part of two opposing armies.... interestingly most of my projects seem to be the middling scales (15 or 20).... usually new projects are planned in order to use other projects terrain.... so maybe it's terrain scale that's the key here..! Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780195401099519720.post-34969779266683990702013-04-29T01:12:04.145-07:002013-04-29T01:12:04.145-07:00Fritz - up to a point that is probably true- thou... Fritz - up to a point that is probably true- though with MW when I contibuted photos in 1/600th 10mm 15mm 20mm 25/28mm and 40mm for various articles when Andrew asked me. The smaller scales are no more difficult to photograph though the results may be different. Photography is mostly about composition anyhow <br /> I know that Andrew would ask me- and others- for photos to illustrate the articles he had in hand and , where I could, I was happy to oblige- using both Old Glory and non OG from my personal collection . I remember doing WW1 pics in 20mm and 7YW using Stadden as well as OG together with all sorts of pics. of OG and Sash and Saber as well as aircraft ships etc etc I never got the impression that Andrew was short of articles- but he wasn't exactly overrun either..<br /> Writing articles is a lot easier now- these machines make it a doddle- assuming you can read and write. Its a bit different from the old days of type cut and paste. <br />Big Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235478427317774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780195401099519720.post-19673724419654472202013-04-28T10:50:23.828-07:002013-04-28T10:50:23.828-07:00I would guess that the predominance of 28mm figure...I would guess that the predominance of 28mm figures over other sizes is due to 1) they are easier to photograph and 2) it is a function of who contributes content -- articles and pix-- to the magazines. The people who own nice 15/18mm collections probably aren't writing the articles. Having once been the editor of a wargaming publication, I was always short of articles and would have published almost anything, provided it was even nominally coherent.Der Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441523163094805863noreply@blogger.com