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Samurai are looking great!, any chance we could see an update on your epic battles waterloo if you've made progress?

That's a very cool looking army

Wonder why Warlord games didn´t choose to make Roman figures from the time of the emperors, with rectangular shields and standard helmets against gallic barbarians etc. The Roman figures in this set are rather disappointing. The Celts are better looking with plenty of action moves.

Holy cow what a great looking set

Well one of the founders of what we recognise as wargaming Brigadier Peter Young I think one of WW2 most decorated UK soldiers I wonder if he left a response to this question anywhere. I remember as well a Little Wars TV episode covering Iraq War with one of the Veterans of that battle. I think as well there's a growing distinction between a political war and one that challenges societal norms such as WW2 Germans and ACW Confederacy with its own recent flag controversy. Political Wars, even were its Epire Building like Anglo-Zulu war seem more accepted than some of the wars with participants more questionable views on why they are fighting.

Kalistra have free rules that work with their wargame figures. They do Japanese as well

I have no issue with any period being played, including current conflicts. We play wargames, which are not real war in any shape or form. Personally, I don't play anything post WW2 not because it may tigger me as a veteran. Just it is of little interest to me, and I prefer to play other historical periods. But, I would play post WW2 at the club with someone elses models. It is a good question, and I fully understand some peoples reasons for not playing modern conflicts.

Claymore was definitely a little smaller this year.

It's actually really easy to get to Edinburgh College by public transport as it's on several of the main bus routes from the centre of town out to the north west of the city.

Nice video. I love the idea of these figures but the yari are way too fragile. I've been wrestling with them all weekend and it feels like they break just by looking at them!

I came down to Claymore from Shetland, cost a fortune but its a once in a while kind of trip. It seemed quiter than it was a couple of years ago. The bring and buy was a lot quieter, but so much easier to mooch about.

My view to all historical war games including current conflicts is keep the politics out of it. Focus on the equipment and troops, it's the politics that's disagreeable. All soldiers in history for the most part are subject to the whims of the leadership. Just play to the tactics and strategy like a chess match. WW2 Eastern front to me is a good example. What I would argue are 2 evil sides but we have to pick one to play. The average soldier through all of history is just trying to survive. We can respect the past without getting personal. Having said that, I do prefer to play union is American Civil war as I had family in that war. Great vid mate.

I have no interest in anything after the 1960's. But as the saying goes 'War is Hell'. No war is better than another in terms of humans doing brutal things to each other.

Gaming an ongoing conflict can be seen as tasteless, but to paraphrase HG Wells in Little Wars "How much better would it be if all the princes and warmongers were placed in a temple of war, with all the toy soldiers and terrain that could ever need and let them play the hideous game of war there and leave the rest of us in peace. Of course it should be remembered that "wargames" were developed essentially to plan contempory wars (kreigspiel etc)

I feel like your friend does, nothings off limits, BUT, I think there's a duty to do it responsibly and with respect and a degree of sensitivity. Invasion of Ukraine is an interesting and yeah, exciting period to wargame, but id just ge mindful wherei played it. E.g. if you took it to a public show, I think you'd get complaints, and if the Russians won in the game, even more so., but in most clubs people "get" that you're not glorifying war etc. So it would be fine

I think wargaming a current conflict is good. It helps you to better understand the conflict and the challenges that are being faced. Certainly if your group has differing feelings on the conflict, set them aside during the game. I would play it an environment that is not exposed to others outside of the gaming group though.

I personally would find an ongoing conflict to be a bit tasteless- but I have no real interest in wargaming anything post- 1900 anyway. But each to their own is my view

My personal opinion comes down to the word War Game. It's just a game! As such I would say anything is fair game.

Great topic. For me its anything currently on going I'll probably not do, but everything else I am fine with. Just finished painting that PACT starter set myself.

Well to this day in this community you'll always get the few who say we shouldn't paint German soldiers from ww2,so as long as you are happy to paint modern or historic stuff it shouldn't matter

Great job, impressive details and superb colors!

They are very nice mate

These kits look great, the only problem I'm having is finding rules that fit. Most rule sets seperate samurai out by their different weapon types. But as the strips are predominantly mixed weapons, this is tough to do. I know it's more historically accurate, but it comes at the expense of playability.

Loving these new 10mm kits from Atlantic

Great advice! 100% Accurate!

#5. Candles = more heat and melting wax mess! You may easily lose your damage deposit! #4. Make sure that you have some degree of temperature control! Costumes and crowds get hot fast! #3. Be paranoid about players using site materials as props and getting into off-limits areas!! #2. Be direct about venue costs beforehand, and collect early if you can!! #1. Your game is not a public service. If you have assholes or untrustworthy folk in your group, ditch them now!!

They look great, superb colors!

I've found that the weapons are just too fragile for the figures to be usable. The problem is that they are designed to scale and therefore far too thin. They are stunning figures but i dont think ill be using them.

This is so cool man, never gotten as low as 15mm but this would be worth it

looking great! love what your doing.

I found it useful to make sure that the point where I wanted to make a cut was supported, and the weapon shaft wasn't bent too much.

How did you paint the horses mate ? Look nice I've got a load of 10mm cav for a lotr project, want a fast horse method, yours looks good 😊

I was one of those who asked for a comparison with Epic scale. Thanks very much. I wanted to see if I would be able to give the 10mm stuff a go with the paint brush when the 100 Years War stuff comes out. I think I'll get a box and give it a try. Thanks again. - Ben.

Awesome paint scheme man, thanks for the size comparison!

They look excellent mate

Thanks for the video, I have been very interested in these new Samurai, been undecided as I’m still only three quarters through my 30years war Epic.

Pannels would be fantastic, great idea

Cool 🥷

Very nice video and overview of the Grand Battle Scale, 10mm Samurai. Thank you. 👍

What should have been included or made available are the Clan Colours for the Pennants and some paint guides for the various Clans

Between here and FB people not listening or looking at comparisons' .they are 10mm . Maybe its the metric throwing their thinking out ?

Dude i really want to play a vietnam miniature game! YES!

Pete does a great job with Joy of Six, I had a fun day and really enjoyed doing it. As a big 28mm Gamer I got away lighter than I thought I would 😁 on the panel. I was going to do a game at Claymore this year but I just couldn't find overnight accommodation at a sensible price due to the Fringe.

I am re-visiting my Nam collection.. I have a lot of unpainted stuff to paint. I too had my first lot mounted on the 1ps for skirmish as such. Now going back to using FOW bases. The quality of figures are a bit variable, the NVA are bad skulps, the VC and the US are better though the ARVN aren't too brilliant either in some sets. I am going to flock my bases and use tufts fora bit of height.

Nice video mate. I've been painting up some of Warlords Epic scale Pike and Shotte stuff and I'm interested to see what the size difference between the two are as I'm interested in the upcoming Hundred Years War stuff.

The RPG add ons in the back of The Winter’s Teeth tricks you into thinking there might be solid add ons in the back of the World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw comics. Alas, no. They wasted some trees. I do like that Presence Amalgam in Winter’s Teeth, though, If you like the Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, take a look at Rippers or Rippers Ressurected for the Savage Worlds RPG. You can play a similar concept as a PC in the late 1800’s.

Did you consider Gloria et Mortem rules. I bought them for Mongols I have, but that was because it was the first set of rules I could find in Aus' that catered to the middle ages. Mind you it costs a fortune over here.

Promising 10mm figures, superb !!

Looks so cool. I’ve always been a sucker for samurai.

I think my first MW was no.2. Them wer't days