Hi
I've been visiting TMP for years, as a result of the pages coming up regularly in my numerous Google searches on wargaming topics. I just joined now because I'm starting to post regularly on a blog I set up several years ago:
aquestionofscale.blogspot.co.uk
I'm hoping that what I'm doing there may be of some interest to regulars here.
My main interest has, thus far, always been Napoleonics, although in the long run I might eventually expand my activities. The eastern front in WWII is a particularly strong perennial background temptation!
At present budgetary considerations have lead me into what are, for me, new scales (at least in terms of gaming the Napoleonic era), namely 6mm and 10mm. My primary and current interest is Boney's Russian campaign of 1812, and I aim to Wargame Smolensk and Maloyaroslavets in 6mm and 10mm respectively.
It's still very much early days for me: after a 20 year break from the hobby I'm only just getting back into collecting a few armies, and I've only started regular posting on my blog now that I've begun painting the proverbial lead pile. The link below is to a post on painting some Adler 6mm Polish lancers of the Guard:
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My very first post on the blog, about a month back (and around two years after initially setting up the blog) is a general introduction to how I got into the hobby, covering everything from Airfix Waterloo sets to my first painting attempts since stopping over 20 years ago (some beautifully sculpted 40mm Front Rank AWI figures my wife bought me at my first Salute after the long hiatus).
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One topic that I didn't anticipate would feature as much as it has is Waterloo. Waterloo was, I believe, my point of entry into an interest in the history of the wonderfully exciting and colourful Napoleonic era, and as the 2015 bicentennial draws ever nearer I find myself returning to that original interest. So I'm posting on numerous threads about that final sanguinary battle, such as the various dioramas people have built – a childhood a fantasy project of mine that remains unrealised – the panoramic painting, books on the subject, etc.
Anyway, I have often enjoyed reading informative posts here at TMP, and wish to thank all involved for a rich, useful and enjoyable resource. I look forward to chatting online with you all, and hope you might enjoy my own contributions here and on my blog.
All the best from sunny Cambridge, on the day the Tour De France comes through.
Regards
Sebastian
looks at a multi-period building.
