Lord Ashram  | 18 Jul 2010 8:44 a.m. PST |
Hey all! Well, the House of War has been quiet for two weeks, but only because I was scouting wargames stuff around the globe! Namely… Italy! Anyway, I am back now, and posted some info of the four wargames stores I found, along with some great pictures, so please do stop by and take a look! link Also, in the next day or two, I will be posting a pretty unique entry to the blog… namely, the most STUNNING wargames table I have EVER seen, and which I happened to see in Italy! And I do mean STUNNING… unlike anything I've ever seen, either in person or online. So please do come by in a few days and take a look for that, as well as at my Summer Plans for Toy Soldiers! Thanks! |
| Rdfraf | 18 Jul 2010 8:54 a.m. PST |
That's an incredible looking wargames table! The $13,000 table made by Geek Chic that I saw a Historicon would be a contender for one of the best looking wargames table as well. |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 18 Jul 2010 9:08 a.m. PST |
You are a tease, where's the table?  It sounds like a nice trip, with or without the toy soldiers. I am envious. |
| Lord Ashram | 18 Jul 2010 9:12 a.m. PST |
 Right?:) No fears, I cannot resist posting the table much longer… later tonight, or tomorrow… I'll also post a few photos of the trip itself, as I spent the ENTIRE time working on my photography, so I came out with a few winners:)
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Arrigo  | 18 Jul 2010 9:37 a.m. PST |
Lord Ashram, I haver seen the same shop in Assisi some years ago… and the soldiers are Mirliton 25mm medievals sold at scary prices! Arrigo |
| Il Condottiero | 18 Jul 2010 10:13 a.m. PST |
Thanks Lord Ashram. Nice report. Italy is one of my favorite travel destinations. Despite this, I never attempted to visit any gaming shops there. Nice to see you've taken the opportunity. Looking forward to your report on the world's greatest gaming table. |
| Khazarmac | 18 Jul 2010 11:55 a.m. PST |
Am I being thick; what tables? |
| Gunfreak | 18 Jul 2010 12:23 p.m. PST |
Ash is a master of suspence, we will get to see the table, once we have all given him our Credit Card numbers |
| Lord Ashram | 18 Jul 2010 12:34 p.m. PST |
No table yet (except someone was talking about the one in the banner at the top.) I'll post them later:) |
 Murphy | 18 Jul 2010 12:49 p.m. PST |
And we are waiting…..waiting…..waiting…. |
| altfritz | 18 Jul 2010 1:21 p.m. PST |
All I can say, is this better not be Zardoz's gaming table! |
| delete account | 18 Jul 2010 2:00 p.m. PST |
thanks Ashram, I'm like you, wherever I go for tourism, I can sense the miniatures shops… :-) |
| Lord Ashram | 18 Jul 2010 7:57 p.m. PST |
Okay, I posted the table:) |
| Der Alte Fritz | 18 Jul 2010 8:09 p.m. PST |
Lord Ashram's own table is rather nifty too. This is the one that is pictured at the top of the blog. |
| Daffy Doug | 18 Jul 2010 8:45 p.m. PST |
I see no table, only a superb model of the 13th century town. Which is worth the time clicking the link. Thanks…. |
| Lord Ashram | 18 Jul 2010 9:59 p.m. PST |
That IS the table!:) All it is missing is a bunch of figures for the ultimate skirmish game! |
 Swampster | 18 Jul 2010 11:55 p.m. PST |
That's great. I've added a link from my blog. Trouble is, it means I now have to go back to a stalled project of making a larger Italian town than the one I have :) |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 19 Jul 2010 3:33 a.m. PST |
If you like that, check out the gallery full of 1/600 18th century models of Vauban-fortified towns at La Musee de l'Armee in Paris |
| Mister Rab | 19 Jul 2010 4:08 a.m. PST |
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| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 19 Jul 2010 4:38 a.m. PST |
The only fly in the ointment is, they will never let anyone game on it |
| Lord Ashram | 19 Jul 2010 6:32 a.m. PST |
And a large fly it is:) I LOVE the models at La Musee de L'Armee! That made me think of 6mm armies and how AWESOME it would be to game on those! |
| EagleSixFive | 19 Jul 2010 7:41 a.m. PST |
Check out the vid and pics on the museum website link Thanks for posting your pics too LA. They will be most valuable for my Italian Wars project. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 19 Jul 2010 7:55 a.m. PST |
Lord Ashram- you mean 2mm. 1/600 not 1/300 |
Chortle  | 19 Jul 2010 9:37 a.m. PST |
hmmm… I wonder if they have any jobs going for night watchmen? |
| Il Condottiero | 20 Jul 2010 5:24 a.m. PST |
I've been to San Gimignano, but don't recall seeing that display. Is it relatively recent? Of course, we're talking about over twenty years ago! It would make a hell of an urban fight. |
| Lord Ashram | 20 Jul 2010 6:03 a.m. PST |
Hey John! Yes, it is recent… I want to say the model itself is less than a year old, and the store part of the museum just opened last week! Talk about timing:) |
| Battle Works Studios | 20 Jul 2010 7:02 p.m. PST |
The only fly in the ointment is, they will never let anyone game on it I'd guess that a sufficient donation to the museum would overcome any reluctance to let you play on their setup, especially if you find a historically plausible scenario and appropriate minis to use. Whether it's worth, say, several thousand dollars to rent the display for a long afternoon of gaming is debatable, but I doubt they'd say no outright. |
| firstvarty1979 | 20 Jul 2010 7:11 p.m. PST |
The only real question is if the roofs are removable! |
| Mike the Analyst | 26 Jul 2010 1:10 p.m. PST |
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