This blog is mainly about my hobbies.
I’ve been wargaming since my teens, though, like many middle-aged wargamers, I had a long gap in the hobby while family and work pressures interceded for many years. I’m easily dazzled by shiny things, so for me the look of a wargame is everything. Scenery, figures, even the rules book – the better they look, the happier I am. So I’m first and foremost an aesthetic gamer. And I make no apologies for my unabashed bias towards gaming the fascinating horse-and-musket era in full glorious 28mm.
My other hobby in recent years has been family history. With my family orginating in the Netherlands, this has proved a challenging but very interesting project. It also links with my wargaming hobby, as several of my ancestors were in the military.
Enjoy!
Roly (aka ‘Arteis’)
Portraying a 'Front Rank' miniature at the 2005 Waterloo reenactment?!
Can you help me find where to buy Maori figures for the early war as described on the Kapiti site?
Eddie, which figures do you mean? If it is the Eureka ones in the gallery on the Kapiti Fusiliers site, you can order them direct from Eureka in Australia.
But the other planned range which is featured in one of the articles on the Kapiti Fusiliers site never saw the light of day, unfortunately. Vapour-ware!
Thanks It was the other range I was asking about.
Roly – I’m looking for some nice photos of 18th century figures to put in the new “Maurice” game. Would you be interested in contributing?
Contact me at sam@sammustafa.com
This is a great blog son but it wouldve been better if you put a background
Thanks, Abraham! However, I don’t like backgrounds – I prefer a clean and uncluttered look. However, each to their own!!! Glad you enjoy the content, however. Thanks. Roly
Hi Roly,
Don’t seem to have your email address – we (Kaptii Wargames Club) are planning a Club ‘Gaming’ day on Sunday 8 July – and keen to see if we can get some historic battles being played and perhaps a wee exhibition of models as well. So, in other words, I’m asking how to go about contacting and inviting historic (including FoW) modellers and gamers along. We just decided on this last night at Committee meeting and so only starting to get organised, but am sure you can see opportunity and win-win for all wargamers! Be awesome, Mark T.
Sounds exciting! I’ll pass it on to my group, and will like to be involved too.
For contacting gamers in general, I suggest using the NZWargaming_Discuss YahooGroup – this has a good general membership round New Zealand: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/NZWargaming_Discuss/
You could also send messages to the local Wellington Warlords and the Hutt Wargaming Club.
Cheers
Roly
Now being held 15 July.
… instead of 8 July (centre no longer available then)
Steve,
I am trying to ID the regimental Flag for Col. Goose Van Schiack New York 1st Regiment 1775 -1776. I noted on one of your blogs a pic of your hand-crafted miniatures #41 & #42 and shows soldiers of this regiment and a flag. This is the first time I have seen this flag and wanted to confirm it’s authenticity and determine if I could find the full version such that I could have some made. My relative fought in this regiment (Dr. Ebenezer Beeman). By the way — your work is great!
Hi Mark
I think you’ve posted this comment to the wrong blog! My name isn’t Steve, and I don’t recall any 1st New York in my collection!
Cheers
Roly