"Wargamer who made toy armies out of clay?" Topic

Anyone here on TMP remember a story here about a wargamer who as a kid built toy soldier armies out of clay and wargamed out in the woods near his home? IIRC, he wasn't allowed many toys by his parents unless they were educational but they allowed him to build scale model tanks and planes, and he sculpted soldiers to go with them from clay. Thanks for any information or links!

Maybe Peter Shulman?

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Aah, yes, irishserb! Thanks! I have been wanting to read the story again and share it with a friend .

Not who you were thinking of, but there was also Rod Robinson and his Fimo Wargames figures.

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It is indeed Peter Shulman – updated fairly recently!

I recall an article in Don Featherstone's "Wargamers Newsletter" that described Tasmanian wargamers building armies from peach pits and plum pits dyed blue and red-- the peach pits for cavalry and the plum pits for infantry. Wargamers nowadays have it too easy ;-)

I have no idea who sculpted the Terracotta Army… ;)

The Tasmanians might have hurt themselves using proper figures: all those sharp edges and pointy bits – but the main reason they had to use fruit pits is that they don't cause internal damage if swallowed.