Before there was SUBSIM, there was.....

nikimcbee · 02-20-21, 05:11 PM

Jim, August, AVG, why does this look so familiar?

(I bet she is a riot to be with! Wears a Napoleonic uniform!)

Rockstar · 02-20-21, 05:48 PM

Two of my old favorite board games.

mapuc · 02-20-21, 05:58 PM

There are IRL groups who do these things.

Build and sail model boats
group where member makes tin soldiers and create famous battle.

So Internet hasn't removed this social needs.

Markus

August · 02-21-21, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

Two of my old favorite board games.

I have spend many hours playing both of those games. Panzer Blitz and it's successor Panzer Leader were other favorites of mine.

Jeff-Groves · 02-21-21, 01:37 PM

I have a Risk from when they were wooden blocks!
I also have The Lord of The Rings version not to mention other versions!
In all? I think I have like 5 or 6 different versions at last count.
My Buds and I still play several times a year.

I also wrote a Tandy CoCo version WAY back!

Jimbuna · 02-21-21, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Jim, August, AVG, why does this look so familiar?

Those two videos bring back so many great memories Jason

I no longer have my r/c boats or submarine now and the train set and Scalextric are long gone but I do have my Napoleonic Russian Army stored somewhere up in the loft.

AVGWarhawk · 02-21-21, 07:45 AM

Risk and Stratego.

August · 02-21-21, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Those two videos bring back so many great memories Jason

I no longer have my r/c boats or submarine now and the train set and Scalextric are long gone but I do have my Napoleonic Russian Army stored somewhere up in the loft.

I never got into war gaming miniatures. Like the video shows it was a lot of time, work and money to put together a decent sized formation. I did try my hand at dioramas and to me that is the best way to display a model but they need a glass case to keep from becoming dusty. It's almost impossible to clean even the more simple ones without breaking something each time.

Jimbuna · 02-21-21, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I never got into war gaming miniatures. Like the video shows it was a lot of time, work and money to put together a decent sized formation. I did try my hand at dioramas and to me that is the best way to display a model but they need a glass case to keep from becoming dusty. It's almost impossible to clean even the more simple ones without breaking something each time.

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean....my current diecast aircraft collection is all sited within glass doored cabinets.

Jeff-Groves · 02-21-21, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean....my current diecast aircraft collection is all sited within glass doored cabinets.

And who keeps that glass clean may I ask?

Jimbuna · 02-21-21, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

And who keeps that glass clean may I ask?

TBH honest Jeff, I do....Ann won't enter the man cave

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,649 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	I have a Risk from when they were wooden blocks! I also have The Lord of The Rings version not to mention other versions! In all? I think I have like 5 or 6 different versions at last count. My Buds and I still play several times a year. I also wrote a Tandy CoCo version WAY back!