USA: Ohio - Advance the Colors (Sept. 20-22, 2013)

[mikedemana]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to encourage everyone to come out to the flagship convention of the Great Lakes chapter of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (HMGS), Advance the Colors 2013. We have been running this show since 1995 and it always features fun, nice-looking games. More importantly, the people who attend ATC are a neighborly, inviting group of gamers who will make sure you have a good time.



I will be running a massive French & Indian War skirmish on a 12' long table. It will feature an Indian village, European fort, running clifftop battles and forest ambuscades. I've structured it to flow quickly, so it won't be one of those games where you take your turn and then wait around for an hour before doing anything else. It will be fast, furious and bloody! I'm running it as our "showcase game" in the lobby of the Heritage Center of Clark County, Springfield, OH. The Heritage Center is a museum dedicated to preserving the past of our region -- just like HMGS is pledged to promote historical miniatures and learning about history in general. There is an onsite museum at the center with a nice Militaria wing. Of course, we will also have fantasy and Sci-Fi games, too. Special mention should be made of my friend Zeke's "flying battleships" game, using a system he designed himself which is superior (if I must say) than all of those out of the market. Oh, and the con will also feature one of the national sponsored Flames of War tournaments.

Anyway, here's a preliminary list of events. There are more on the way. And if you'd like to run a game, send me a PM and I'll send you the Event Coordinator's email address. The website for the convention, by the way, is: http://www.hmgsgl.org/conventions/advance-the-colors/

Friday 2pm
Firebase Airborne, A Shau Valley, 1969 Vietnam, GM Tom Bookwalter
Aerodrome, GM Steve Lloyd
DBA 2.2+ GM Brian Peruski

Friday 7pm
Four in a Day, August 1940 Cy6 WWII, GM James williamson
Ohio Frontier Aflame, GM Mike Demana
Theres something wrong with our bloody ships today, WWI naval GM Tom Oxley
Go for Gold Wild West, GM Wayne Hawn
Battle of Papo 113 BC Roman,GM Jeff Russ

Saturday 9am
Team Yankee Microarmour 80's Chris Brutsche
Flames of war turnament
DBM, GM Howard West
Dark Days, October 1940 WWII Air, GM James Williamson
Clear the woods ahead WWI ground, GM John Wright
Battle of Chateauguay, War of 1812, GM Jim Wonacott
City of Gold Medievel, GM Jeff Ross
Ceasar in Gaul,Ancients, GM Mike Bruck & Dave Foote

Saturday 2pm
Ohio Frontier Aflame, GM Mike Demana
Anzio 1944 WWII ground, Victor Hiris
6 Days War CY6 GM Dan Joyce
Hells angels across the line, WWII air, GM Dave Zecchini
Who let the dogs out,Napoleonic(fantasy) GM Tom Oxley
Dornzrof, GM Steven Verdoliva

Saturday 7pm
Team Yankee Microarmour 80's Chris Brutsche
Ohio Frontier Aflame, GM Mike Demana
Age of imperialism 1899 airfleets, GM Dave Zecchini
battle of the Monocacy River, american civil war GM Phil Wells

Sunday
Flames of war tournament
Emperoror of the Great Lakes DBA Tournament GM John Loy





Come one, come all!

Mike Demana

[mikedemana]

Here’s the list of dealers, so far, who are attending Advance the Colors in Springfield, OH (Sept. 20-22). I’ve got a few who are still contemplating, so this may grow. For your planning of purchases, along with the idea of helping the dealers generate sales, I decided to publish a list of what they’re planning on bringing. I also asked them to mention things they weren’t planning on lugging along, but would be willing to bring as part of a special order by you, the attendees.

Contact information is listed for each vendor. So, I encourage you to contact them ahead of time and let them know what you’ll be wanting. That way, they’re not sold out when you swing by the booth to shop! I will republish this list if I receive more details…

Mike Demana
2nd String Emergency Backup ATC Dealer Coordinator


ARMORY HOBBY

• Approximately $10,000 worth of World War II “Flames of War” miniatures and books

For further information on lines or types, contact Steve Straub at: SPStraub@aol.com


DARYL HULL

• Various 1/76 miniatures
• Various 25mm miniatures
• Various 1/32 miniatures

For further information on lines or types, contact Daryl at: dhull@insight.rr.com


I-94 ENTERPRISES
Bringing to the show:
Raiden aircraft 1/285 and 1/600 lines - All items, including new releases
Scotia aircraft 1/300 - all items
Beacon line of Decal Details gaming decals - full line
Panzer-Keeper line of storage boxes
GHQ armor, ships - WWI and WWII eras
Fight's On - gaming accessories for 1/300 air gaming.
Check Your 6! Air rules - full line
Painted aircraft - full range in 1/285-1/300
Special orders encouraged (not able to bring everything):
Les Batiments and Rolling Plains Terrain lines of 6/10/15mm resin goodies - partial lines. Please advise if you'd like us to bring specific items as wedon't have the volume to 'bring it all'.
Painted microarmor -- partial range. Please advise era / genre you'd like us to bring.

To arrange an advance order, or special request, contact Dave Winfree at: dwinfree@voyager.net


THE NAFZIGER COLLECTION, INC.

Books
World War II Tactical Manuals -- more than a dozen titles
World War II Campaign and Other Studies -- more than a dozen titles
Other World War II books
Napoleonic Tactical Manuals -- 7 titles
Napoleonic Wars & Wars of the French Revolution -- several dozen titles, including period accounts by participants
Napoleonic Army Studies -- more than a dozen titles
World War I Tactical & Army Studies -- several dozen titles
World War I Operations -- numerous titles
Naval Battles -- various periods, 11 titles
Wars of the 13th - 16th Centuries -- 9 titles
Wars of the 17th - 19th Centuries -- more than 3 dozen titles
Wars of the Indian Subcontinent -- 12 titles
American Revolution & Other North American Wars -- more than a dozen titles
Korean War -- 2 titles
Broad Histories -- 4 titles
-- for a complete list of titles and prices, email George for a list.

15mm World War II Miniatures
German -- nearly 100 different types of tanks, vehicles, guns, etc.
Soviet/Russian -- around 50 different types of tanks, vehicle, guns, etc.
United States -- around 50 different types of tanks, guns, vehicles, infantry, etc.
British -- around 50 different types of tanks, guns, vehicles, infantry, etc.
Italian -- more than two dozen different types of tanks, guns, vehicles, infantry, etc.
Hungarian -- around a dozen different types of tanks, guns, vehicles, infantry, etc.

15mm Aircraft
Limited supplies of Sturmovicks, Stukas, Me109, FW190, HS 129, Hurricane, P47, P51, Yak-4

For complete lists, or to reserve your order, contact George at: drnafziger@yahoo.com


STEVE VERDOLIVA

St. Petersburg Figures
Pharaoh's Chariot in glass case ($800)
Leonidas in glass case ($80)
Spartan in glass case ($80)
Janissary with banner in glass case ($120)
Landsknecht Artillery piece with crew in glass case ($800)
Mounted Mongol with banner in glass case ($160)
Mounted Mongol  general Subatai in glass case ($160)
Celtic chariot ($400)
Templar knight with banner in glass case ($120)
Grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights in glass case ($80)
Crossbowman with pavaise in glass case ($80)
Crusader knight with axe in glass case ($80)
Late Roman cavalryman in glass case ($160)
Caesarian X Legion Centurion ($80)
Armored War Elephant in glass case ($800)

Framed Art
Woodcut of German knight -1613 ($50)
Imperial Guard Chasseurs a Ceval at Austerlitz by Keith Rocco. Signed & numbered ($300)
Cavalry combat at Borodino by Keith Rocco. Signed & numbered ($200)
Frederick the Great at Zorndorf by Carl Rochling ($150)
Mounted Joshua Chamberlain by Don Troiani. Signed & numbered ($150)
Lithograph of a soldier from the Vistula Legion, 1842 ($50)
The Chariot Race ($75)
Viking ship by Tom W. Freeman. Signed & numbered ($100)
Santa Maria by Tom W. Freeman. Signed & numbered ($75)
Golden Hind by Tom W. Freeman. Signed & numbered ($100)
Half Moon by Tom W. Freeman. Signed & numbered ($75)
Battle of Liegnitz- Mongols & Teutonic Knights ($30)
Landsknecht defenders at the Siege of Vienna, 1529 ($30)
Frederick the Great at the Battle of Leuthen, $20
The Minuteman 1775 by Don Troiani. Signed & numbered ($150)
"Wedge of Iron- Das Reich Division at Kursk" by M. Wooten. Signed & numbered - also signed by 6 German veterans ($300)
Battle of Hastings by Tom Lovell ($150)
Battle of Qadesh by Brian Palmer. Signed & numbered ($200)

Napoleonic Medallions, et al
Montenotte ($200)
Retreat from Russia ($150)
Conquest of Egypt ($300)
Lutzen ($100)
Marengo ($110)
Leipzig Allies ($150)
Jena ($150)
Waterloo German ($125)
Eylau ($120)
Waterloo English ($150)
Friedland ($80)
Siege of Vienna 1683 ($100)
Abensburg-Eckmuhl ($100)
Charles XII at Narva ($100)
Essling ($150)
De Saxe as Duke of Courland ($25)
Wagram ($150)
German SYW medal ($110)
Battle of Moscow, Borodino ($150)
Kunersdorf Russian ($180)
Entry of Moscow ($225)
Frederick the Great Medal ($80)

To reserve certain items or inquire about others, email Steven Verdoliva at: thecardinal1585@hotmail.com