 Editor in Chief Bill   | 16 Dec 2008 4:11 p.m. PST |
In the U.S., we already have the GZG-ECC which celebrates Ground Zero Games and their products. If you could have a U.S. show that was themed around a single non-U.S. company and its rules and/or figures, which company should it be? |
| Jovian1 | 16 Dec 2008 4:39 p.m. PST |
Old Glory – sorry – but they have one of the largest selections of figures out there – and they keep getting better and better every year. |
| Dervel | 16 Dec 2008 4:58 p.m. PST |
I would have to say OG is up there for the reason Jovian states above. Gripping Beast would be another that I might find interesting. |
 John the OFM  | 16 Dec 2008 5:36 p.m. PST |
What sea is Old Glory over from the USA … from? |
| Pictors Studio | 16 Dec 2008 5:45 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 16 Dec 2008 5:49 p.m. PST |
OK, back to the topic… Lamming?
Mike's Models? |
| aecurtis | 16 Dec 2008 5:52 p.m. PST |
The Sea of Confused Customers. Keep in mind that the primary address for the Old Glory Corporation listing in the TMP Manufacturers Directory is in the UK. This makes it appear is that Old Glory as a manufacurer is in the UK, with a convenient international outlet (among others) in the US. No, I'm not done beating that horse yet… Allen |
| aecurtis | 16 Dec 2008 5:52 p.m. PST |
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| Pictors Studio | 16 Dec 2008 6:00 p.m. PST |
If I had to pick one it would be a Perry Miniatures themed convention. I would put on a big Carlist War game and fun would be had by all. There could be stalls where they would sell Perry miniature figures, both metal and plastics. There could be special convention minis and new releases released at the convention. Door prizes would be given out and people would come home loaded with boxes of plastic French infantry. Why, I bet there would even be fireworks. |
| Scale Creep Miniatures | 16 Dec 2008 6:04 p.m. PST |
I go to conventions to either sell or game so such a convention would have no appeal to me. Mark Severin
Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures
scalecreep.com |
| avidgamer | 16 Dec 2008 6:14 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 16 Dec 2008 6:15 p.m. PST |
Like Mark, by the way, I would also find such a convention pointless. By the way, Games Day certainly qualifies. |
| Chris Palmer | 16 Dec 2008 6:19 p.m. PST |
Eureka. They have such a large and bizarre range of figure types that the convetion games would be fantastic |
| Pictors Studio | 16 Dec 2008 6:36 p.m. PST |
I'm not sure how it is that you guys think you can't game with foreign miniatures. I do it all the time. |
| Gallowglass | 16 Dec 2008 6:56 p.m. PST |
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| Cpt Arexu | 16 Dec 2008 7:16 p.m. PST |
I'd go to a Eureka Convention. |
| Disco Joe | 16 Dec 2008 7:25 p.m. PST |
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| Lee Brilleaux | 16 Dec 2008 7:29 p.m. PST |
If Pulp Figures had a convention – if Bob were to be allowed back into the US after his last border incident – we could all wear funny hats and spend a weekend chock full o' pulp. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 16 Dec 2008 7:40 p.m. PST |
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| Black Cavalier | 16 Dec 2008 8:47 p.m. PST |
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| IUsedToBeSomeone | 17 Dec 2008 2:48 a.m. PST |
The reason there is a GZG conference is because of the games they produce, so it would have to be a games producing company, so I would think Peter Pig or TFL are the only two that provide a wide enough range of games… Mike |
| Ermintrude | 17 Dec 2008 5:25 a.m. PST |
Games Workshop, Battlefront (Flames of War) |
| Scale Creep Miniatures | 17 Dec 2008 7:59 a.m. PST |
I game with foreign figures all the time too – heck most of them are foreign. My point is that outside of a relatively short list of companies, most companies do not have sufficient breadth for me to want to limit myself to their periods/rules for 3 days. Mark Severin
Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures
scalecreep.com |
| Scale Creep Miniatures | 17 Dec 2008 8:00 a.m. PST |
Incidentally that's the same reason I've never been interested in "single-period" conventions either. Nothing against the SYW or ACW I just view conventions as fundamentally about choices. Mark Severin
Owner, Scale Creep Miniatures
scalecreep.com |
| Baccus 6mm | 17 Dec 2008 2:00 p.m. PST |
'I would think Peter Pig or TFL are the only two that provide a wide enough range of games…' Maybe not – we currently offer rules for FPW, ACW, Napoleonic, WSS, GNW, ECW and a rather spiffing SF set. With SYW, WOTR, AWI/FIW and Ancients versions all coming over the next few months I think we could join the club. :) Cheers Peter |
| Master Caster | 22 Dec 2008 7:02 a.m. PST |
I don't understand the premise of this thread. With all the great US manufacturers and products out there and our struggling and wounded economy, why the focus on some to-be-named overseas company? Someone please explain the reasoning behind this idea.
Old Glory an overseas based company???? Oh, please. They began in the US, their headquarters location is Calumet, PA. Sounds more like some sock puppet conspiracy if anyone pushes for a show built around Old Glory.
A better idea to me would be a dealer-based show/convention like some that held in UK.
Toby Barrett |
