"How many era's can you field a force for both sides " Topic

How many Era's do you personally have enough miniatures of both sides to play a game of at least 2 people.

For me it is:

15mm WWII (FOW)
28mm WWII (Arc of Fire)
WWI Planes (WOW)
15mm ECW (1644)
15mm AWI (Patriots & Loyalists)
15mm ACW (ODGW)
28mm Desert Storm (Arc of Fire)

The aberrant apostrophe attack's again.

Napoleonics

SYW

WSS

Ancients

Samurai

Colonial

Micro modern, but they've been gathering dust for around 20 years. So maybe micro not so modern.

I bet you play Napoleonic's the most.

Po's's'ibly, but not nece's's'arily

In 20mm:
WWII-Ostfront, NW Europe, and the Pacific.
SCW-multiple units and factions for both sides.
1980s Afghanistan.

In 15/18mm
Late Antiquity/Dark Ages-Late Romans, Saxons, Romano-Britons, Goths, Huns, Picts, Irish.

FIW

American Revolutionary War of Independence

French and Indian Seven Years War in Canadian North America

Northwest Frontier

The Yankee invasion of Canada in 1885

The Carthaginian invasion of India, aided by Gauls

New Antigua Sedan Chair Associated Racing

WW II eastern front in 15mm

Napoleonics in 15mm

ECW,TYW, Tex Rev,Mex-Am War, ACW, R-J War Naval, WW I and WW II naval.

15mm Ancients to Mediaeval FOG
6mm WWII most theatres from 1939-1945 BKC
6mm Modern from post war to date CWC
Sci-Fi FWC
WWII Naval British and German with a few US and Italian

John;
I have a better idea than Sedan Chair Racing.

We reycle all the old Cold War tanks, like the Greatest Tank Ever, the M48A5, and create a new sporting league.

NASTANK, instead of NASCAR.

Oh, for the record, I can put on both sides for AWI, Old French War, War of 1812, ACW navals, and we're working on Colonials…

Eric

Classical Ancients
Dark Ages – Northern Europe
ACW

AWI
SYW
ACW
NWF
WWII
DBA

WWI naval in 1/6000, air in 1/300 and 1/144 WoW prepaints, WWII in 1/6000 naval, coastal forces in 1/1200, microarmor and air in 1/300 and 15mm ground, moderns in microarmor and 1/6000 naval, Arab-Israeli Wars air in 1/600, various Dark Ages/1st Crusade armies, ACW ships in 1/600, Zombies in 15mm, modern conflict in Yerbouti in 15mm, Old West in 25s, and AWI in 15. I sold everything else and I'm planning on selling my modern microarmor.

Napoleonics in 6mm, 15mm and 25/28mm I know, I'm a little nuts.

WW1 in 25mm

WW2 in 20mm and 28mm, more nuts.

ACW in 25mm

Colonial, Zulu and Boxer Rebellion in 28mm

WWII in 28mm – Germans and US

Sci Fi in 28mm – Over a dozen different forces

Sci Fi in 15mm – Four forces: three human, one alien.

Several varieties of fantasy in 28mm.

Also many genres of Sci fi in 28mm.

Space ships

Ancients in 28mm- Mostly Celts and gladiators- although I'm
planning some others.

I'm not quite done with the second force in 1/300 ancients naval.

American Civil War – 15mm

Boer War – 25/28mm

American Revolution – 25/28mm

Franco-Prussian War – 15mm

French Colonial (FFL) – 25/28mm

Napoleonics (But not that much yet.) – 15mm

World War One (But not that much yet.) – 25/28mm

20mm:
American Revolution: British and Continental
Zulu War
Northwest frontier
Sudan campaign 1885
WW1 Western front: Germans & British early and late. Late French.
Various modern/SF

28mm:
Arthurian period: Romanized Britons vs Saxons
Romans vs Celts
A lot of pulp stuff where there are really no "sides".

Dark ages – 15mm
WOTR – 28mm
WOTRing – 28mm
Warhammer/Fantasy 28mm
TYW/ECW/late 17th C – 15/28mm
Napoleonics – 15 and coming soon 28mm
ACW – 20mm
FPW 6/28mm
WWI 20mm
WWII 6/20mm
Modern 20mm
SCi/Fy 15mm
AK-47

Tally Ho!

All the periods I play.

Oh and 28mm zombies vs zombie hunters/survivors!

10mm:

10mm ECW/TYW
10mm Late Romans and Huns
Various Warmaster fantasy armies

Ships and such like:

1/600 ACW Naval
1/2400 Napoleonic Naval
1/900 Napoleonic Naval
Various Battlefleet Gothic fleets

15mm:

15mm WWII both East and Western Europe
15mm Winter War
15mm Eastern Ren
15mm AWI
15mm SST

28mm:

28mm Old West (but who can't do that.)
28mm WSS
28mm Greco-Persian Wars
28mm Peloponnesian War
28mm Campaigns of Alexander and successors
28mm Anglo-Zulu War
28mm WWII Pacific
28mm Saxons and Late Romans
28mm ECW Scots (covenanters and Montrose)
28mm Anglo Sikh War
28mm Napoleonic Naval
28mm Byzantines
28mm Sudan
28mm Trojan War
Various Infinity, WH40K and WHFB armies.

The only periods I game where I don't have both sides are Chinese Waring states and WWI, both in 28mm and 15mm WWII North Africa where I only have Brits.

6mm Sci-fi too. I forgot about that.

Every one that I have, which is about 20 of them.

All the ones that I have.

1/300 WWI Aircraft
1/300 Star Wars Starfighters
1/300 BSG Starfighters

10mm SYW
10mm Colonial/Zulu
10mm Star Wars (Hoth Rebels vs. Snowtroopers)

15mm ACW
15mm AWI
15mm napoleonic
15mm War of 1812

20mm Modern (US, British, Iraqi, Afghanistani, Somalia, Russian, NATO, U.N., etc…)
20mm WWII (US, British, German, Russian, Japanese)
20mm TWI
20mm Vietnam
20mm Zombies/Survivors

28mm Zombies/Survivors
28mm ACW
28mm Wild West
28mm Colonial/Zulu
28mm Seminole Wars
28mm Star Wars, Ep. 1-3 (Clone Wars, etc.)
28mm Star Wars, Ep. 4-6 (Rebellion, Hoth, etc.)
28mm Battlestar Galactica (Colonial Warriors/Cylons)
28mm Bloodbowl (12 various teams & Star players)
28mm POTA (Armed apes and Humans)

54mm ACW
54mm Terminator Salvation (Machines vs. Resistance)

Not sure I can count that high

15mm:
Napoleonic
1848 Revolutions
ACW
FPW
Colonials
WW-1
SCW
WW-2
WWW-2
Modern
SF
Fantasy
Post-Apoc/Zombies

25/28mm:
40k
D&D (LOTS)

1:6000
WW-2 Naval

WOW I thought I was bad I will have to show these lists to my wife <VBG>. It looks like most are in for a penny in for a pound.

I think I'm the only one who has hordes of only one side (Nap's) having seen many of this kind of poll, so I'm the oddball. LHMG go get the other sides

Good idea I will let the wife know I have to get all those others.

All save a sub-set of one. Can't field the Japanese in Russo-Japanese War games.

I counted 12 without much effort.

28mm
Ancient Greeks, Romans, Celts
Dark Ages Vikings, Normans, Saxons
Crusaders & Muslim Forces
Medieval – English, French, Swiss, Burgundians, Hussites
Colonial Zulus, British, Boers
WW2 main armies for Europe and Pacific
Ultra Modern – Afganistan and Africa
Fantasy LOTR – Men Dwarves, Elves, Uruk Hai, Orcs, Goblins
Fantasy other – I expect that when Dragon Rampant comes out, I will be able to do a few armies,
Space Marines and opposition
10mm
WW1 England, Germany, France
6mm
X-Wing Rebel & Empire

I recently gave away my ACW armies.

Classical ancients (6&25mm)
Renaissance (6mm)
Napoleonic (6mm)
Vietnam (small scale,1/72)

WWII Naval 1/2400
WWII Air 1/285-1/300
AWI 15MM
1980s Modern 6MM

Amercan Revolution

Crimean war (british, french and russian)

WW1 air / wings of war

Romans vs. Germanic Tribes
NATO Forces vs. Spetsnaz

28mm 14th Century Western European Medievals

28mm 15th Century Western European Medievals

28mm French & Indian War

28mm Mexican Intervention

28mm Second Afghan War/North-West Frontier

2.
Seeing as I only play 2 periods that seems enough.
It would be a bit daft if I had 2 sides ( or even 1) for a period I never played.

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It would be a bit daft if I had 2 sides ( or even 1) for a period I never played.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Wow, so many options…

Active or inactive?

Painted, painting, or bare metal?

By era/genre/rules?

Here is a sampling, leaving aside most of the very small skirmish stuff like Superheroes.

Historical: Jousts by definition two knights equals two sides? so Knights in 28mm.

Historical Aerial: WW1, Post WW2, WW2 in 1/600th: Korea, Suez, Vietnam, Falklands, "Cold War."

Historical Naval: Java Seas campaigns, both sides in 1:6K.

Land, 3mm Cold War; also painting 3mm ACW and Napoleonic forces but not sure I will ever find a set of rules that satisfies me for army level command games.

SF AeroSPACE: 5150FC/CC/SN – spaceships/space fighters can "change sides" depending on scenario played…

(Non-GW) SF: FGU's Aliens races, several "1970s/1980s era" Power Armor Human forcess in 25/28mm; several small skirmish forces in 15mm; 6mm Micto-armor combined arms including Power Armor.

(Non-GW) Fantasy: Dwarf (multiple types,) Goblins, smaller forces for Elf, Gnome in 25mm and building Dwarf/Goblins in 15mm and Dwarf/Elf/Goblin in 6mm.

VSF/IHMN:

Monks of two Factions (China/Tibet); Tarzan/Jungle factions in Africa and Venus (such as Hunters, Sheena, Jane Badall, and several others) in 25/28mm and 15mm – Alas only Mexican Rebels, not likely I will ever get the "bad Guys"/Government side built so that doesn't answer the OP.

In development: Competitive Violence League (Future "American Football" sports in 5150 setting,) and Ancient/Fantasy/APOC "Gladiator" combat; planning for WSS in 15mm (want 3mm, may have to go 6mm for a bit.)

Yes, "(Non-GW)" was an intentional commentary…

Too. As in many. Or, all of mine. Build both sides and you are always guaranteed an opponent. Might be a solitaire game. But each side is guaranteed an opponent.