Re: [GZG] New GZG 15mm vehicle pics

["John Lerchey" <lerchey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

heh. I actually remember when Martian Metals came out with the 15mm sci fi tanks.  I was at a convention in Baltimore, helping a lawyer (of all people) to run a game of Longsword, developed and produced by a local Pgh gaming group.  I saw the tanks in the vendor area and drooled on the spot.  I didn't have the money to buy any then.  And since I was then playing Starguard in 25mm, I would have used the as light tanks or something.  But still, I feel for your nostalgia.  I too have some stuff that my friends think are simply horrible minis because I liked them back in 1975 or so when I started gaming. :)

If I had started in 15mm I likely wouldn't hate them.

But over the years I have really grown to love what I can do with large battles in 6mm. And there seems to be a resurgence on the market, at least somewhat.  I'm not hurting for units, only for time to paint and play.

Now I'll return myself to the evil of painted my converted turtle blood bowl team... ;)

John


> John Lerchey wrote:
>> It can be as flawed as you like.  I say that I hate 15mm.  It should be
>> ok for me to hate them. YOU can like or love them. It bothers me not.
>> My response to Mark was supposed to be very tongue in cheek.
>> 
>> I'm happy to drop this now.
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John K. Lerchey Assistant Director for Incident Response Information
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> John,
> 
> I'm glad you took my comment in the spirit it was intended. I thought your
> response was excellent. It just goes to show how personal scale decisions
> are. It has alot to do with history and personal aesthetics.
> 
> I started mini gaming in 15mm with Striker and the old Martian Metals 
> minis when I was in my teens. I didn't play with them for over 20 years. 
> Then a little over a year ago  Suddenly one night I got curious whether 
> there were any 15mm vehicles out there (always a problem in the old days).
> Martian Metals made a few which have now been re-released by RAFM. I
> discovered GZG that night and spent several hours on web searches. A few
> nights later I was wondering if there were any cons I could go to. Imagine
> my surprise to discover GZG ECC was two hours away in Lancaster, PA.
> 
> I like painting 15mm, I love working my old minis into a scenario. I've 
> spent a fair amount of money collecting figs and vehicles that I 
> desperately wanted as a kid . So I can't abandon 15mm. I also like the 
> look of the figure scale to ground scale ratio. A look at the pictures 
> from Stuart Murray's "Company Rules" game from GZG IX will tell you why I
> love 15mm.
> 
> If I didn't have any 15mm I'd probably be more active in 6mm and 25mm. I 
> have a few of each scale I haven't done anything with. After the latest 
> offering from GZG and the re-release of the vehicles from RAFM I'm even 
> more solidly in the 15mm camp. As soon as Jon issues the 15mm Grav Tank 
> and APC's in platoon packs I'll place an order.
> 
> -Mark Kinsey
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John K. Lerchey
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Carnegie Mellon University

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