Hi
Having just taken up wargaming again, after 20 years away from the hobby, I find nostalgia is playing a very strong part in developments. I've just posted on this theme on my blog:
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In that post I explore how Miniature Wargames magazine played into my interest in the hobby (and possibly, unbeknownst to me, even giving my blog its title!), and the changing wargaming landscape, as 'ye olde shoppes' disappear, and as the online experience helps us explore our interests and connect with likeminded enthusiasts.
TMP has certainly become an essential part of this experience for me, with a thread on here
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sending me off on a very rich and fruitful exploration of the hobby, during which I found myself, road to Damascus style, encountering a conversion experience of sorts: I've never really liked 'old-school' toy soldiers. And yet, via Peter Gilder's shiny Napoleonics, such as frequently graced MW's pages, there's a bridge back to such illustrious forebears as Marcus Hinton of Hinton Hunt, or the figures sold by Tradition of London.
One thing's for sure, I gladly doff my shako to all the people here and elsewhere who share their knowledge and enthusiasm of this most exciting and, for me, obsessional hobby.
Anyhoo, I hope some of you might enjoy or relate to my musings on the subject.
Cheers,
Seb
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