Tuesday 13 January 2015

quick, lads! run!

It's Diana Rigg!
 
This months Miniatures Wargaming magazine has a lovely little introduction to all things Oldhammer - spreading the word to the wider gaming community.

Miniatures Wargaming #381 | via

The article starts with a really good definition of Oldhammer that manages to be both to the point and inclusive (no mean feat!) and then goes on to list a handful of sites and blogs of interest. Several of these are run by net-buddies and hugely talented miniatures gamers - well worth having a dig through if you don't already:

But wait, what's this? realmofzhu.blogspot.ie ? Shome mishtake shurely ? What is our humble old Realm doing listed in amongst these worthy sites? According to the author...
 
"More fantasy focussed than most of the other blogs on this list . Mr Zhu spends his time writing about British Industrial Relations of the early 1980s as represented in Warhammer Fantasy Battle Scenario Packs as well as a 2nd Edition Amazon Army List, feminism and Diana Rigg. Normally that stuff I would run a mile from - it is a credit to Mr Zhu that he manages to make this material interesting. Recommended."

The rest I can kind of see, but I'm not sure why anyone would run a mile from Diana Rigg! Thank you Mr. Kinch I'm glad you found my ramblings interesting enough to write about. Cheers!

4 comments:

  1. Oh and barely a mention of the FB group... Not bad considering the forum is apparently dying. Wonder if we'll see a membership surge, I won't hold my breath mind. Still nice to see somebody getting that we are more than just nostalgia.

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    1. Not sure what Mr. Kinch's editorial stance was in selecting the blogs and sites he did. He seems to have captured a broad cross-section of Oldhammer activity. The forum and far, far from being dead.

      There is a lot of noteworthy material out there in the community (your stuff included - orc warband rules, what's not to love?) but I suspect space and time got in the way of listing all the amazing stuff.

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  2. Just getting a description of Oldhammer everyone can aknowledge is a victory in itself. I'll thank Conrad for listing me amongst such estimed fellow members like you.

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    1. The honour is all mine! Yes Mr Kinch is definitely to be commended for his description of the movement.

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