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Thanks! We’re very lucky to have a good range of terrain between our club members and the club’s collection!

Most excellent table sir

Thank you very much. I can’t take the credit as the guys at the club put this one together. However, we do try hard to make a good looking table.

Thanks for the compliment! Yeah they are 20mm. The plan is to use them for Fall Gelb and Crete!

@TsCreativeRamblings sweet I've always wanted to do crete. Ive started using matt varnish over my contrast paints and gives a nice finish

@jmaccsarmiesofArda awesome! I’ll probably do a mass Matt varnish spray session when the weather gets warmer. I’ve never done Crete before but think it could be fun!

@TsCreativeRamblings I just use brush on AK supermatt. I've had too many bad experiences with spray varnish It scares me now 😆

I’ve heard lots of good things about the AK Super Matt varnish!

That is the beauty of 2mm armies is the shapes and layout of the figures tend to all for multi use. However, I tend to add flags/banners and I use certain colour schemes to differentiate units/armies. Thanks for your comment and support!

It has the Punic Wars in it as well as plenty of Alexander the Great goodness.

Yeah I always feel like I spend a lot but looking back makes me realise I probably don’t actually spend much. Or I’m missing something… lol I’ll hopefully be putting together that video next so should be long! Thanks as always for your support!

@@TsCreativeRamblings it's true. Looking at my bank statement, I probably spend more on coffee!

It’s amazing how many people do spend a lot on coffee but never consider that to be an area for saving money. It seems hobbies are the first place to make savings! lol

I’m using the rules ‘Strength & Honour’. I’ll be making more content on this soon as I meet with the author to work on some additional rules to cover things like magic and heroes.

Thanks for the feedback and support! These are a mix of Caesar Miniatures and Grubby Miniatures. I play in 20mm but there are lots of other manufacturers! One of my favourites which I would highly recommend is Elhiem Miniatures!

The video is up so check it out. It was good fun to play!

@@TsCreativeRamblings will do!

Thanks for the support!!

Many many thanks!!! I really appreciate your support!

Thank you very much for your kind feedback! I agree, I’m very much looking forward to the next supplement! Very tempted by The 7 set of figures…

Thanks for that. I’ll check it out. Thanks for the support!

Thanks for your support and feedback!

@@TsCreativeRamblings we (Alaska Gen-X wargaming Club) went with Konflict '47 for our rules. works ok, we do add some house rules to make it more to our taste, and to fit our play style. we are using the force structure of k47 for battle groups, and are going to be using BA3 army structure for campaign and regular large army play. its a cool quick system. for modern minis we get from empress, under fire, and gringo 40. if you liked BA, give K47 a shot. happy gaming

Thanks for that! A really interesting idea. I’ve not played K47 but have seen it played. It was a little too crazy for my liking but a neat idea. Definitely some good model choices there. I generally play in 20mm.

Thank you for your feedback. I’d be curious if anyone else feels the same.

@@TsCreativeRamblings I do not fully agree. I found the video enjoyable enough.

Thanks very much for your feedback! Glad to hear others found it enjoyable.

Thanks Ian! Really appreciate the feedback and support!

You’re absolutely right there! Thanks for your support!

Thanks for the feedback and support! I’m hoping this series will help those who are curious about the hobby get in to it. I think it’s really important to show the diversity of rulesets out there. As an author of a fairly small ruleset, I’m a big believer that the are fantastic rulesets out there that don’t have the financial resources to match the bigger companies.

Me too! I found the design on Thingyverse!

@@TsCreativeRamblings It is amazing what you can get now

Thank you for your kind comments and support! It’s a really good point you make. I would be curious to do a study to see if that trend is the case. I know for me, the cost and the storage were a big selling point.

I’m hoping they will be pretty quick to do and should add some additional interest to the table!

Thanks! Glad they look good. I’ve played more recently and it is quickly growing on me! I’m really excited to get my LotR units on the table.

@@TsCreativeRamblings is it strength and honour you going to use for the 2mm?

That’s right! I’m working with Mark, the author, to work out what tweaks to the rules are needed to make them work for LotR. It won’t take much.

Completely agree! There is so much choice out there and UA-cam and the internet now give people the ability to explore games a bit more before they buy! There is a significant difference in the cost of rules. Not to mention the start up costs for some games. This series will explore a lot of this and more.

Thanks very much for your kind words! I’m really pleased with the new mat, it fits perfectly on my dining room table. I really appreciate the feedback and support!

That’s very kind of you to say! I was worried about the format and length of it but glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for all your support!

@@TsCreativeRamblings l can't wait to see more pal. Great work

Really appreciate it! Not sure what game I’ll do next. We’ll have to see how this one goes down!

It’s a particularly good show! Very much so and I’ve been keeping an eye on your work! Been a while since I reviewed your beautiful 1940s civilians! Hope you and the family are well! Thanks for the support!

I’m really pleased although does mean the pressure is on! lol

My pleasure! Thanks for your support!

Indeed! The channel and making content is certainly something that motivates me!

Oh that sounds cool. Do you use them just for BA or do you use them for other rulesets as well?

@@TsCreativeRamblings Just BA since I have a 15mm german army I use for other larger scale games. I may use them for another system that escapes me atm.

That sounds good! I’m planning on playing v1 of BA as that’s what I’ve got and I quite enjoyed it!

Me too! Hopefully I can get these units finished and get them on the table sooner rather than later!

Not sure I ever went to that venue! Thanks for the comment and the support though!

Completely agree with your comments. I’m looking forward to the next supplement as well. Hopefully I can get some games played and recorded for the channel. Thanks for the support!

Not sure what you mean? This is the first channel I ever made. I’ve been going with this since 2013.

@@TsCreativeRamblings Right- I was subscribed, but you popped up again and I wasn't... I assumed you'd started a different channel. Weren't you living in the US?

That’s odd. Yes I was! Thanks for your continued support. Are you based in the US?

@@TsCreativeRamblings UK, but YT does strange things and accounts can disappear and then magically reappear. Used to enjoy your videos, then you slipped off my radar.

Hopefully you will enjoy the new content. I’ve got quite a bit on 2mm scale if that interests you! Also have a new video out tomorrow evening!

😂 you always need a Sgt Major Shut Up!!

Happy anniversary John! Thanks again for all your support! Putting a day aside for hobby sounds great! I’m thinking of doing that soon!

@@TsCreativeRamblings 23rd September. Probably lots of painting. Mostly jobs I should have done better originally. I have painted SO MANY bases recently.

Oh that sounds good! I’d love to do a live stream that day to give you something to paint to but unfortunately I’ll be in work that day! Enjoy it though, I’m sure you deserve it!

Appreciate that. Maybe a talking book, then.

That’s a good shout! Not sure if they are still available but I used to do a podcast called The Brit, The Yank and The Hobby. That’s a good listen. So is A Few Brits and The Hobby which is the other podcast I did.

Who says UA-cam isn’t a hobby or isn’t my hobby? In fact doing a UA-cam channel helps motivate me to do more war gaming and make more content!

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These are the ones I bought! Very useful for ancient armies. Very cheap as well. You can get them from Amazon or The Range if you live in the UK.

@@TsCreativeRamblings - many thanks. I’ll check ‘em out. Presumably they also do other colours (rather than just these “metal” colours suitable for armour/shields etc) - I’m thinking of, say, colours for cloaks, uniforms & flesh.

I think so. Amazon had a good selection of Sharpie pens. That is certainly a smart way of getting the other colours ‘painted’. It’s not something I’d considered but now you mention it. I would try and find the fine tip markers as 2mm are very small. Just remember to leave some black showing so you get that shadow effect. That’s what gives the depth and helps to make them pop. Good luck and enjoy!

@@TsCreativeRamblings - thanks. I’ll see how I get on with the Sharpie ones first. I see Amazon has various tip sizes - fine, extra fine and ultra fine so I need to be sure I’m using the appropriate tip size. I wouldn’t wanna paint a 28mm figure with a pen with just a 0.7mm tip but I also wouldn’t want to try using a 1” paintbrush. I’ll hafta investigate further. Thanks for your advice 👍

Thanks for your support!

Thanks for your support and comments! Agreed. My only reason for leaving that out is I know I’m often in situations where when my time is up, that’s it I have to move on. Particularly if little one needs me. However, fully agree that completing steps gives us those good feelings and contribute towards our motivation. Completely agree we can all do with more wellness. Thanks again for taking the time to comment and support my channel.

lol I think I’m going to leave as is. I can’t bare the thought of trying to take them apart. I’m sure I can get away with the story that they are passing by each other. Not sure on ground scale. My hope is to fit the battle of Pelennor Fields onto a 6x4ft table.

That sounds truly epic. There are so many troops to get on the table, you'll need all that. When I first began gaming, White Dwarf 54, I think, had an inspirational Pelennor Fields scenario. I would just add, Irregular miniatures make some great 2mm siege equipment. Their 6mm battering ram would make an excellent Grond. It towers over the little guys!

Yeah I’m planning on making some siege towers. I do need to look at the army lists once I’ve finished but I’m working off the list in the files section of the Strength & Honour Facebook group.

Hope you found it useful!

Thanks Ian for that great feedback! I’ve been planning out new videos trying to make them more useful and enjoyable to viewers!

Thanks! Yeah it is! They are a really good set of rules! I hope to do some videos of games on the channel, particularly my LotR games!

@@TsCreativeRamblings fantastic i look forward to that

May take a bit of time as I work out the best way to do it and get my set up correct but it is an ambition of mine!

Tom, that’s great to know! Many thanks for all your support! I’m considering doing some ‘how to’ videos for Contact Front so if that’s something that would appeal to you, keep your eyes peeled!

Thanks John for your comments! That’s really helpful! I’d very keen to do some videos of games so if that’s what the audience wants, then that’s what the audience will get! How would you feel about 6mm content? Thanks for your support!

@@TsCreativeRamblings I do like 6mm. It was the scale I chose after abandoning 25 / 28mm. Anything that's multi based, really.

Good to know! I’m tempted with a Peninsula War 6mm British army force for Black Powder so may have to look into that.

@@TsCreativeRamblings Napoleonics is just not a genre I've ever been tempted by. I can appreciate it, but it's not for me. I'm a bit limited in that I don't really collect historical. Again, interesting and would watch. I've recently picked up Age of Hannibal, but it will be rules adapted for fantasy (ironically!)

I’m afraid LotR is scratching the fantasy itch for me. Hopefully the Age of Hannibal rules will work well for you. Who has written/published those?

Thank you so much for your comments! Really useful and I shall be taking them on board as I move forward. This video was edited on my phone so I very much hope to be making even better videos when I get my new computer. Really interesting to hear that smaller scales are something that would be good to do. I’ve seen some smaller scale videos out there but not as many as 28mm content. I shall very much bare that in mind! Thanks again for your contribution!

In Strength and Honour, I’m looking at a large table (24x16 squares). I suspect it’ll fit on a 6ft x 4ft table as I’m aiming the base for Minas Tirith to be 1ft x 1ft. I’m hoping to start sketching some ideas out over the next couple of weeks so should have an update on the next livestream.

@@TsCreativeRamblings look forward to seeing the development.

My plan is to record the project so I can put it together as a video once I get my new computer!

I thought you might like that!! It’s going to be big but I can’t wait to get started! Thanks for your continued support and the army lists you wrote!

Thanks for your question! WarBases make the figures. They are from their Antonine Miniatures range!

@@TsCreativeRamblings awesome thank you! I really enjoy your channel

Thanks for the feedback!! I really appreciate it! I’m always keen to hear from viewers as to what I can do to make the channel even better!