Despite having to struggle to keep paint fluid due to the heat, the weather yesterday, meant I was taking breaks, just to breathe and relax my muscles, taking a few moments to browse the various forae and sales sites. I've had a Cold War bee in my bonnet for a few years now, but I've never found two opposing forces which I thought aesthetically pleasing enough. Yesterday, I hit the jackpot with both Russian and British forces in 15mm coming along at a great price. Being a Yorkshireman, I still took a chance on someone else snapping them up (they were very favourably priced) and enquired as to a possible discount for taking both. It paid off, and I saved a three figure sum on a three figure purchase: In 1983, I , like so many was growing up at the apex of the Cold War, so these vehicles were cutting edge, and still hold a fascination for me. I was also reading Ringworld by Larry Niven after seeing the excitement in the gaming press about Chaosium securing the rights for a rolep...

Oldhammer... Or as we old timers call it , Warhammer is as we know all the craze. But, I think what separates the old sweats from the Johnny-Come-3rd-Ed-&-Afters is a 'vibe' which you don't just get from buying a set of rules and some over-priced old figures. Indeed as I opined previously, Citadel figures do not an Oldhammer army make. Let's take a couple of moments to look at what the middle of the road Warhammer 1st ed player looked like in 1982. I know there will always be exceptions, but there are some themes which ran deep in those days. First of all, most gamers were literate, dreamers and creatively minded. That may sound like a no-brainer, but believe me, the general intellect these days is not what it was in your local corporate gaming store. And that goes for the staff too, I fear... Secondly, there was a definite slant towards rock music, particularly progressive rock by the likes of Genesis, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Starcastle, Rush and YES. Now as...