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Title: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: G2 on September 29, 2011, 04:00:37 AM: Hi All

My name is George Georgiou, AKA G2 on most of the forums I am on. Even though I personally only collect 28mm, and only want to play games in few genres (Fantasy, WWW2, Star Wars, Steampunk/VSF), I am big fan of wargaming in all its formats, and most eras of history. As well as wargaming in a AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego). I have found myself being attracted more and more to wargaming with my Lego, and I have started making some moves to getting this happening. I have also noticed this trend in others both here on these forums and on other parts of the internet. So I have decided to start my onw Lego Wargaming thred on these forums. The idea will be:

1. To show Lego creations suitable for Lego wargaming (minis, weapons, buildings, terrain etc)
2. Discuss various rules which can be used for Lego wargaming (Flying Lead, Nuts, Brik Wars, GASLIGHT, WHFB etc)
3. To showcase some Lego wargames which have already been played and photographed.

I will be aiming my thread towards adults, but all the little people who play with Lego as a toy, are more than welcome to contribute and participate.

Lets start off by showing you some "eye-candy". Just for the record is NOT my stuff. I will post my stuff too, but I will let you know when it belongs to me, otherwise just enjoy.

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame001.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame002.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame002b.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame003.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame004.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame005.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame006.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame007.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame007b.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame008.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame009.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame010.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame011.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowargame015.jpg)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: G2 on September 29, 2011, 06:44:41 AM: Here is some WW2 stuff, just to show you the variety of things people are building. The BrickMania stuff can be purchased.

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-001.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-002.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-003.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-004.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-005.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-006.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-007.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-008.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-009.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-010.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-011.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-012.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legoww2-013.jpg)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Hammers on September 29, 2011, 07:06:00 AM: Quite impressive and quite far off the clunky multicoloured construct I made as a kid. Still make, in fact, now that I have kids.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Bobble on September 29, 2011, 07:57:20 AM: Wow,wasn't expecting to like this stuff but that is some really impressive Lego!
I should imagine that the cost is quite prohibitive though as all of us with kids (or those of us that still cling tightly to our inner child) know Lego ain't cheap
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Dewbakuk on September 29, 2011, 08:08:12 AM: Quote from: Bobble on September 29, 2011, 07:57:20 AM
Lego ain't cheap

It's not, but then neither is buying painted figures...

I started getting pirate stuff a couple of years ago to play lego pirate games but I got stung on a bartertown trade that killed the mood of that project. I keep looking at the lego starwars stuff though, as I'd love to do Assault on Hoth in lego... The cost of the At-At's is what's killing that though :(
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Bugsda on September 29, 2011, 08:26:27 AM: Fantastic stuff George :-*

Not a big fan myself but my son lives for X-box and Leggo.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Ramshackle_Curtis on September 29, 2011, 09:19:11 AM: Lego is brilliant. This stuff is great too.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Hammers on September 29, 2011, 09:32:32 AM: I must confess that without good rationality I keep thinking that all these Minifigs and the plethora of custom made pieces is cheating. In my day we had to make do with square pieces in primary colours and nothing else. The fancies we had were the transparents. And we were happy!
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Remgain on September 29, 2011, 09:45:22 AM: Quote from: Hammers on September 29, 2011, 09:32:32 AM
I must confess that without good rationality I keep thinking that all these Minifigs and the plethora of custom made pieces is cheating. In my day we had to make do with square pieces in primary colours and nothing else. The fancies we had were the transparents. And we were happy!

Hear! Hear!
And what an epocal improvement when the first wheels where released!

About 50 years ago... !

Marco
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: G2 on September 29, 2011, 09:58:11 AM: Yes I hear you. I played with my first Lego back in the mid-late 70s. Back then it was the Classic Space stuff. Very blocky and limited colours. I got back into Lego in the mid 90s and since then, there has been some really nice parts produced, which has aided the creation of the lovely models you can see in this thread. I havn't even discussed the "moders" who paint and cut their Lego.

As regards to price, yes Lego is expensive, but so is our wargame hobby. I can understand that most people don't want to both, but I do.

I still want to show you guys some really nice game layouts that people have done.

Stay tuned for more
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Commander Vyper on September 29, 2011, 10:25:17 AM: Sorry but someone is really taking the piss there $35 for two bloody lego GI's!!!! :o

Rediculous pricing sorry don't care how much time's gone into this stuff but that's a joke, panzer $495.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: G2 on September 29, 2011, 10:59:12 AM: Quote from: Commander Vyper on September 29, 2011, 10:25:17 AM
Sorry but someone is really taking the piss there $35 for two bloody lego GI's!!!! :o

Rediculous pricing sorry don't care how much time's gone into this stuff but that's a joke, panzer $495.
As ridiculous as those prices are, people are paying them.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Luthaaren Von Tegale on September 29, 2011, 12:33:50 PM: Quote
Sorry but someone is really taking the piss there $35 for two bloody lego GI's!!!!

That is crazy - you could get one of those warhammer Ogre Kingdoms Stonehorns for that!

There are some cool set ups in your pics G2, keep 'em coming

vT
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Hammers on September 29, 2011, 01:06:41 PM: Quote from: G2 on September 29, 2011, 10:59:12 AM
As ridiculous as those prices are, people are paying them.

A *hiiiighly* exclusive section of the Hobby though, I find. :)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on September 29, 2011, 01:45:03 PM: Quote from: Commander Vyper on September 29, 2011, 10:25:17 AM
Sorry but someone is really taking the piss there $35 for two bloody lego GI's!!!! :o

Not based in Nottingham are they?
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Commander Vyper on September 29, 2011, 02:03:05 PM: Quote from: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on September 29, 2011, 01:45:03 PM
Not based in Nottingham are they?

lol

If they were in Devon bud, they'd be run out of the county by uggie weilding Devonshire dumplings for such behaviour, directly! ;)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Col. Aubrey Bagshot on September 29, 2011, 03:18:17 PM: Quote from: Commander Vyper on September 29, 2011, 02:03:05 PM
lol

If they were in Devon bud, they'd be run out of the county by uggie weilding Devonshire dumplings for such behaviour, directly! ;)

sign me up, nothing like a good lynch mob....
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: white knight on September 29, 2011, 05:33:58 PM: Quote from: Dewbakuk on September 29, 2011, 08:08:12 AM
I started getting pirate stuff a couple of years ago to play lego pirate games but I got stung on a bartertown trade that killed the mood of that project.

I had a similar experience with Bricklink a couple month ago, pretty much made me shelve the whole idea. :(
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: MadMö on September 29, 2011, 08:34:45 PM: Fascinating. :o
Keep the photos coming.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: doctor_ocks on September 30, 2011, 05:08:21 AM: As an AFOL who got into wargaming as an excuse to play with Legos, I couldn't agree more with the ridiculous pricing. This is the main reason I do not do terrain in legos. For example, if I was going to do a 40"x40" SoBH table it'd take 16 32x32 stud plates at $7 a piece...and that just gets you a flat play surface - add in trees and enough plates to make a hill...not to mention enough bricks to make even small fortifications :(

I play with Legi minis on 'traditional' terrain. It's a nice compromise. Aside from cost, I like to be able to model my terrain myself.

Example: here's a shot of my desert terrain.
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6197106916_969415254a.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6197113596_1091a19dc5.jpg)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: doctor_ocks on September 30, 2011, 05:14:00 AM: Here's some pics of one of my favorite SoBHers tables - chromeknight.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5734688635_8d920c0d61.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5595956473_bfdc1368f0.jpg)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: flags_of_war on September 30, 2011, 11:12:51 AM: Jeezo Lego never looked like that when i was a kid.
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: G2 on September 30, 2011, 11:21:05 AM: Here are some more pictures.

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar051.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar052.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar053.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar054.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar055.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar056.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar057.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar058.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar059.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar060.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar061.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar062.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar063.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar064.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar065.jpg)

(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/g2/LegoWargaming/legowar066.jpg)
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: Aaron on September 30, 2011, 12:07:50 PM: That settles it, my son is never allowed to come on LAF! lol
Title: Re: Lego Wargaming - For Grown Ups - Pic Heavy
Post by: MadMö on October 03, 2011, 11:49:58 AM: Quote from: Aaron on September 30, 2011, 12:07:50 PM
That settles it, my son is never allowed to come on LAF! lol
All to true! lol