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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: General Lee on June 30, 2012, 07:02:56 PM
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Wasn't sure where to post this but since my main interest is in the horse and msuket era, I posted it here.
So I would like to get a better picture of how many people play, or would like to play historical wargames in the Netherlands. There is a club in 'Hoek van Holland' called Society de la grande armee, of which I will become a member: http://www.lagrandearmee.nl/
are there any more Dutch historical wargamers out here? (obviously, if you're not Dutch but do live in the Netherlands, you're welcome too lol)
My current projects:
- ACW
- F&IW
- Samurai
Interest for the future:
- AWI
- Dark Ages
- Medieval
- Pike and shot
- Napoleonic
- WO2
hope to hear from you!
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Just collecting at the moment........
So far I have unpainted armies for (want to start in this order):
Dark Ages: early saxons for WAB (or similar); vikings for SAGA
Napoleonic: some portugese units
Pike and shot: Renegade ECW
after that:
Darkest Africa
WW1 East Africa
some gladiatos
some cowboys
some pirates
DJ
Living in Noordwijk
(I'm also active on the dutch forum GWhobby; you too as I recall correctly)
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Collecting is better than nothing! 8)
Okay Noordwijk, that's still in Zuid Holland. that's a plus.
Well to be honost, I don't visit gwhobby anymore. There's very few historical enthusiasts and to be frank, some of those that are, are quite annoying people. Since it's a hobby, I choose not to spend my time there lol
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Well to be honost, I don't visit gwhobby anymore. There's very few historical enthusiasts and to be frank, some of those that are, are quite annoying people. Since it's a hobby, I choose not to spend my time there lol
I know what you meant (and I know who you meant ;)); I don't reply on some topics.
DJ
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I'm here. Amsterdam.
Mij collecting of historics is largely theoretical though, because of work and other occupations.
I'm a member of BOD in Utrecht, but I haven't been there for a while as well.
M.
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Dutch and very Active!
AWI (Hessians)
ACW (Union)
DARK AGE (Picts, Saxons, Romano British, El Cid, Viking
MEDIEVAL (Gelre, Arabs)
Check Your SIX! (Japanese and Yanks)
SAGA
Nightmask
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I know what you meant (and I know who you meant ;)); I don't reply on some topics.
DJ
phew, I sometimes thought it was just me being difficult. glad you noticed it as well lol
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Dutch and very Active!
AWI (Hessians)
ACW (Union)
DARK AGE (Picts, Saxons, Romano British, El Cid, Viking
MEDIEVAL (Gelre, Arabs)
Check Your SIX! (Japanese and Yanks)
SAGA
Nightmask
nice! I like your blog. Where are you from?
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I'm here. Amsterdam.
Mij collecting of historics is largely theoretical though, because of work and other occupations.
I'm a member of BOD in Utrecht, but I haven't been there for a while as well.
M.
well let us know when you're ready!
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always nice to meet fellow historical wargamers,
I play:
WW2 (RoE and operation squad)
Napoleonics (Waterloo, black powder might be cool)
ECW (Warhammer english civil war)
I'm interested in:
ACW
AWI
Medieval
dark age
Russian civil war
ancients
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I'm not a member of a historical wargames club or something, because I have no idea if there is a club in my area. I'm in Bilthoven, and I just started collecting Wars of the Roses miniatures. I also like other periods in the English history, like the civil war and the Tudor period, but I haven't started collecting anything from those periods... yet.
Oh, and I also have two Napoleonic French soldiers. :D
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Not Dutch, but live currently in Tilburg. Will likely be moving to Rotterdam in Autumn though.
Main interests are:
WW2: German, British and Soviets in 28mm (havnt played enough games to have a favourite ruleset)
Napoleonic: have armies for French, British and Prussian
ECW/TYW
Colonial: British colonials, Zulus and Sudan.
I have no miniatures but am also considering VBCW, WW1 SCW
I am also not a member of a club
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Not Dutch, but live currently in Tilburg. Will likely be moving to Rotterdam in Autumn though.
Main interests are:
WW2: German, British and Soviets in 28mm (havnt played enough games to have a favourite ruleset)
Napoleonic: have armies for French, British and Prussian
ECW/TYW
Colonial: British colonials, Zulus and Sudan.
I have no miniatures but am also considering VBCW, WW1 SCW
I am also not a member of a club
great! the closer to Rotterdam the better! :D
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nice! I like your blog. Where are you from?
Sint Oedenrode, Noord Brabant.
Thanks for liking my blog! Haven't updated it recently but will again very soon!!
Nightmask
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I'm living in rotterdam.
armies are(all 28 mm):
WW2 - British Airborne
Nap - British and french
ECW
interested in ACW and dark ages
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I am from Belgium, a long way from the netherlands border. Regio Kortrijk. Member of a club in region of Brugge.
You should look for members in Leopoldsburg to connect to.
I paint (and shall play) Napoleonics 28mm.
Slekke
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Also from the Kortrijk region! Currently in active due to the lack of opponents
Have painted or partially painted
- French napoleonics (2 x 24 men battalions so not quite big + another in the making)
- A Darkest Africa collections (around 100 painted figures including natives, British, explorers, porters)
- A lord of the rings skirmish mordor army (around 1000 points but not all painted)
- Preparing a VBCW workers militia
- Preparing a small skaven warband
- Other bits and pieces
I don't have many experience with rulesets except for the BGIME rules but not an expert.
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You are always welcome at TSA, Belgium. From your area this should be about a 1.5 hour's drive.
http://www.tsoa.be/
There are about 120 of us (most times 50-60 show up), meeting every Fridaynight, playing a multitude of games & periods.
Rudi
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You are always welcome at TSA, Belgium. From your area this should be about a 1.5 hour's drive.
http://www.tsoa.be/
There are about 120 of us (most times 50-60 show up), meeting every Fridaynight, playing a multitude of games & periods.
Rudi
sounds good! I'll come visit one day. is it possible to park your car for free in the area?
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maybe we should exchange email addresses. mine is: a.vanderster@hotmail.com
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You are always welcome at TSA, Belgium. From your area this should be about a 1.5 hour's drive.
http://www.tsoa.be/
There are about 120 of us (most times 50-60 show up), meeting every Fridaynight, playing a multitude of games & periods.
Rudi
Quite a drive without a car :)
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@ Belgian : On this moment i only paint 25/28mm napoleonics. If you have a brigade, you can contact me for a napoleonic battle. Tell me what you have and what your plans are !
@ Rudi : TSA is too far. Momentely i am a green knight member in St. Andries, where sometime we play napoleonics.
More players from the region of Kortrijk ?
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@ Belgian : On this moment i only paint 25/28mm napoleonics. If you have a brigade, you can contact me for a napoleonic battle. Tell me what you have and what your plans are !
@ Rudi : TSA is too far. Momentely i am a green knight member in St. Andries, where sometime we play napoleonics.
More players from the region of Kortrijk ?
Absolutely no offence but it might be a good idea to start a thread for Belgian gamers. otherwise we'll have two conversations going in one 8)
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You are always welcome at TSA, Belgium. From your area this should be about a 1.5 hour's drive.
http://www.tsoa.be/
There are about 120 of us (most times 50-60 show up), meeting every Fridaynight, playing a multitude of games & periods.
Rudi
Sens me an invitation when you are playing a big battle napoleonics (several days ?)
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took me a while but here are the pictures of our game in 'Gamers of the West' in Rotterdam 8)
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so my French army is under way! can't wait to start
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Actually just starting....28mm Vietnam, with a growing collection of miniatures and terrain.
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Hollander here. Dutch (whatelse) from Almere. Willing to travel (car/motorcycle)
More a skirmisher type gamer
"Historical"
28mm Russians, germans platoon sized forces with the odd truck and armour in support. Enough terrain to fill a 4' x 6' table to Stalingrad rubble level.
15mm WW2 germand and Brits. Enough terrain to fill a 6x 4 table with a proper bocage layout and a small village.
28mm Dark ages, Vikings, Early Franks and merovingian Franks. building small village to raid/defend.
Future projects
15mm dutch 1940 using rumanians, (company sized)
1988 Dutch cold war based on Gripping beast 28mm Argentinians and assorted others a platoon max.
Fiction
1895 Dutch "KNIL styled" company to use with "In her majesty's name" steam punk rules. After all, we were a superpower in those days.
Rules: currently playing
I ain't been shot Mum (latest edition)
SAGA, Dux Brit
I Own a huge rules collection dating back 1976 WRG WW2 willing to learn and to some extent invest in new rules.
Other interest Scifi (neo sovjets and "partizans")
Post apocalypse gaming (20mm and 28mm)
I have room and permanent table to game so I can host , armies are in various stages of painting from bare metal to based and flocked so I may need some time to get them to proper wargames standard as I don't like to game with bare metal.
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@ Hollander..
perhaps another blatant plug for TSA but it occurs to me that we're playing some of your favourite games regularly.
If the distance is no problem ( about an hours + drive from Rotterdam) you're of course very welcome to join us.
In fact we do have a sizeable number of Dutch members :D
Historical games played regularly
SAGA
Dux Brittaniarum
Canvas Eagles (1/48)
WWII 28mm ( Disposable Heroes)
Colonial ( homebrew)
Napoleonic 28mm
ACW (Johny Reb and Brother against Brother)
General Quarters ( WWi en WWII naval)
and many others
Willie
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or you could just come and play at BOD in Utrecht which isn't that far from Almere :D. We play on Friday evenings (irregular weeks). Plenty of tables and scenery and enough opponents. Games that are played regularly are:
- Flames of War
- Black Powder (28mm: ACW, Napoleonics)
- Hail Ceasar 28mm
- Pike and Shotte 15mm\
- Muskets and Tomahawks: 28 and 20mm
- Dystopian Wars
- Kings of War
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I'm in Leiden. Utrecht sounds doable. I've been wanting to try Muskets and Tomahawks and I wouldn't mind having a go to see if I actually like it as much as I think I will. General, if you could pm me an exact date for BOD I might come have a look.
Thanks,
Groove