Monday 24 August 2015

Quality vs Quantity-Wargames figures.

To help me get over "One Direction" splitting up,I decided to count my Wargames Figures!
I have been wargaming and collecting figures for 45 years now,and I decided very early on that I was really no good at painting to any high standard,but wanted to field big armies-not for me the 48 figure Roman Legion-oh no,mine would be 200 figures strong!! So I started to build up my armies of figures covering the whole spectrum of "popular" periods,working on the 3 foot rule-which clearly states that from 3 foot away,you can only see the main colour on a figure and the standard or flag it is carrying!!
So,what was the final count I hear you cry-25,000-yes 25 thousand of the little perishers!! What an investment in time and money they are,giving pleasure and pain in equal measure every time I game with them,and there's always a "project" waiting around the corner-will it never end? I hope not!!




From floor to ceiling,boxes and boxes of 'em-every single cupboard is filled with them!
I thought I might just let you see what the rest of the Garage/wargames room looks like...




Very cosy when it's cold and we have two heaters on,it is a bit untidy at the moment but I will get it cleaned out this week.
I have a "project" under way at the moment,involving the "Battling Tanks"-more of that later on.

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10 comments:

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    1. Hi Caliban-I don't think I'll live that long!!
      thanks for comment
      johnc(william)

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  2. I learned a longtime ago that its best not to count the figures. Its like walking a tightrope, if you look down you will fall off.
    The key thing is, have you enjoyed them? Yes.
    Did it hurt anyone while you collected them? No.
    Would you do it all again? Yes.
    There you go then, I must buy some more shiny toys.

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    1. Hi Robbie-are you on something????
      See you soon,
      johnc(william)

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  3. Yikes - 25000 - make sure they're insured - I know I'd be gutted if my small collection was ever lost....

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    1. Hi Steve-if you've seen the way they are painted you would see that they aren't worth insuring!!!-but I get your point,and,yes,they are insured-thanks for comments
      johnc(william)

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  4. 1D splitting up!!! OMG, say it ain't so.

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    1. Hi Paul,sorry to say,it's true-they are splitting up-ho hum!-who's next?
      Thanks for reading blog.
      johnc(william)

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  5. Fabulous collection William, only a few thousand more and you'll have 'enough'! Quantity trumps quality on the wargames table every time.
    Another boy band bites the dust? Time for a celebratory drink!

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  6. Hi James,yes a drink to drown the sorrows of the demise of my favourite boy band(hmmm!) and yes I suppose I could just about squeeze another thousand or so into my collection!
    johnc(william)

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