Name a wargames item(s) that you loaned out but never got back.
It is likely it has happened to all of us.
Osprey men at arms volumes on frederick the greats army.
How long ago?
At least 25 years ago. Then i got Blenkwenn's works at half price :)
If Memoir 44 counts, my friend still has it after about 5 years.
I expect Paul, he is waiting for the pandemic to end. He will then be around instantly? :)
martin
Osprey enemies of rome book set went a few years ago. But I have e-copies of the books now so I'm not worries about getting them back - ever.
My loss is also a book, European Weapons and Warfare 1618 - 1648 by E. Wagner. A wonderfully illustrated book that cost £30 in 1979 and today sells for £45. At the time I was a member of the Sealed Knot as well as a wargamers and the book was popular with us re-enactor types and I foolishly lent it to a brother in arms and fellow gamer.
I lent someone a copy of the GW game Talisman never saw it again. I also lent a neighbour my trolley jack he moved and took it with him, never seen him since.
Both big losses at the time, especially the trolley jack as I was unemployed at the time and couldn't afford to replace it.
Best wishes,
Martn Buck
Hello Mike
I have a copy of he Wagner book. Not yours I hope?
Useful book.
Are you going to buy it again?
martin
Rommel's 'Infantry Attacks.' Lent out about 20 years ago and not seen since. I've since replaced it as it's more readily available but at the time it was like hen's teeth. Great read though.
Sean (not THE Sean, another Sean) at our local club.
He asked a club member to paint his Alexander Nevsky 15mm army (created by Peter Pig 1983).
Nothing for 6 months, then Sean saw his army on the FISTICUFFS bring and buy.
The army was painted nicely and all based up ready to go!
Upon being discovered, the painter villain stated that he was a bit short of money.
Sean had already paid him for the painting.
martin
Martin,
Not sure I want to buy it, perhaps I could borrow your copy to look over.................
Several books I had on the 1809 Danube campaign, mainly orbats. Probably 30 years ago
Grant Wargame scenarios and programmed wargame scenarios. Goodness knows when. Replaced, fairly expensively, a while back.
Napoleonic 25mm Minifigs. 1970s
Nothing in recent times as I seem to have become more careful about lending stuff...
Brian
I'm still looking to replace those two books.. Grant Wargame scenarios and programmed wargame scenarios.
These are hard to find now.
Paul,
Maybe there's a chance that the "History of Wargaming Project" will republish them?
They have done quite a lot, including other Grant books, here:
http://www.wargaming.co/index.htm
Simon
When I left the UK I left my 25mm Napoleonic Prussian, Hessian and French armies and a 6mm Napoleonic Saxon army with a mate until we got settled. Now two countries later I keep asking for my figures and haven't managed to get them back. It was 23 years ago... but I ask every year haha.
Maybe time to rebuild it all Paul. With newer rules and figure ranges it might be an enjoyable project?
martin :)
and a new scale ;D
Ah yes, 15mm is king.
martin :)
Further to the last comment here's part of Eylau in 15mm
(https://i.postimg.cc/c60By9BR/Eylau5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/c60By9BR)
Derek of Cambridge
@Bankinista Haha what figures and rules are you using?
The figures are just about from everyone that does 15mm Napoleonics, (including PP) because our group has lots of Napoleonics covering just about every theatre. In a moment of madness we even did Waterloo on a battalion for battalion basis. The rules are our own and can cover the battles we tend to do.
(https://i.postimg.cc/gxczNQwr/Eylau7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gxczNQwr)
The Napoleon Command Pizza
Bankinista
My first ever uniform book which I bought in Smiths when I was about 15. It was one of the Blandfords covering 1500 to the 1960s.I lent it to a young novice wargamer and never saw it again. Then 20 years later I found a good copy on Dave Lanchester's stand at Phalanx. It wasn't the one I had lent out. Really nice to have a copy of it again.