tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post8485559454591034690..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: The Scale of the Problem and the Problem of the Scale....Part 2David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-1338826012285101772011-11-02T20:59:42.829+00:002011-11-02T20:59:42.829+00:00Hi Ross,
Thanks for heads up re the Scruby kit - ...Hi Ross,<br /><br />Thanks for heads up re the Scruby kit - certainly handy for some extras.<br /><br />The SS Zouave seems to have a turban and Peter the proprietor of Spencer Smith will try and get an enlargement on the site. Currently if you click on the thumbnail you get a very nice picture of a Jacklex British Colonial limber and team! I have ordered a couple to see what they are like as I have in mind using them for Bashi Bazouks or such like.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more about Charge! as a game - and for very the reasons you mention!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-20606469771526822972011-11-02T12:25:08.418+00:002011-11-02T12:25:08.418+00:00I haven't seen the SS Zouave, is he wearing a ...I haven't seen the SS Zouave, is he wearing a turban? <br /><br />Before you make a final decision, I strongly recommend that you get some samples of Scruby 30mm from Mike at Historifigs. They will be slightly more expensive than SS when overseas postage is added etc but they should still be quite cheap compared to most modern figures. Their level of detail should be a good match for SS and they have Zouaves in fez in their ACW range, as well as Egyptians etc in their Colonial range. <br /> http://historifigs.com/American_Civil_War.htm<br /><br />(I confess though that I like working with plastic as well)<br /><br />As for Charge! I've had a copy since 73 and dabbled then but have only really started playing over the last 5 years and have been blown away by how much better it plays than anything else I've played. Fats, dramatic and it seems to get people making more reasonable/realistic decisions based on military principles rather than trying to get the best out of exploiting clever mechanisms. Pity it plays best with an opponent or I'd use it for my 1840's games.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.com