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Little Wars Wrap-up
It is the day after Little Wars…
I got a late start on Friday. I had planned on leaving the house by 9:00am, but didn’t get until 11:00am. Some of the delay was just being lazy (hey, I wanted to sleep in just a wee bit) and some was that I decided to do a little last minute casting. I almost forgot a few things, but managed to remember all but the spring clamps use to secure the pegboard display boards to the table; a quick pit stop at Home Depot solved that problem (and now I have a cheap set of clamps to keep in the convention supply box, so I won’t forget them again).
I arrived at the convention hotel a little after 2:00pm. I spent the next few hours getting the table setup. The dealer area was open until 7:00pm and we hit our break even point by the end of this first session. Saturday we got off to a slow start, but that gave me time to finish setting up (there are always little things to do to improve table setup). The dealer area closed at 5:00 (or was it 6:00) so, I took a short break and went to my room for a quick rest period, then back to check on the SYW Big Battalions game being put on by Bill, Jim and Randy. The game was looking good, but it was too hot in the game area for me, so I took a walk outside to catch some fresh, cool air. SUnday was a slow day in the dealers area. I managed to buy a few Roco Minitanks (some need new paint jobs) and then arranged ofr a trade for some more. I now have a fair selection of tanks to use with my Scrub/Eriksson 20mm WWII troops (both are 1/87 scale). I still need trucks, jeeps and half-tracks should you happen to have any for sale/trade.
What items were popular this year? The usual suspects; Resistant Roosters USMC and Japanese Company Boxes sold well. We also sold out of a new Blasted Planets release (the Bolotomi, more on these later this week when I have some pictures to share). Other popular items were the N-Gauge terrian pieces we talked about recently. The other popular ‘theme’ was our small selection of gently used board games and (S&T) magazines.
The two contests didn’t seem to be really popular (maybe I needed to promote them better?). However we do have two winners. The Winner of the Hugh Ambrose book: The Pacific is Alan Cockrell. Alan wasn’t at the show on Sunday, so we wil be mailing him his prize later this week. The winner of the “How Many Figures in the Jar” contest was…
OK, nobody guessed correctly, and all guesses were over the actual number (which was 86 – a quart jar filled with Scruby 30mm AWI minitures). Since everyone was over the mark, and we couldn’t really have a contest without a winner, we put all the enties in a basket and drew one at random. The lucky winner is Mike Prawn (We will be calling Mike to let him know that he won).
Overall this was a good convention for us, no games played, but a fun time talking with folks and relaxing when not working the table. It looks like our next convention will be Rock-Con in the fall (to much farm work to do this summer & I want to finish a few remolding projects).
Look for more HistoriFigs news in early May.
Countdown to Little Wars
Only three (3) more days until Little Wars 2010. We hit a slowdown in production work last week when Liam decided to bring home some nasty stomach bug. It hit us all one by one. I was the lucky one it only lasted a couple days for me.
Needless to say we are a bit behind on casting and such, but we are close to being ready for the convention (only a few days behind the schedule I had setup). Alison is finishing up the last of the orders to be picked up at the convention; should be done with those today. That leaves her with a few last minute, out of stock items to catch on Thursday (She gets to take tomorrow, her birthday, off from casting). Tonight I need to try and complete some table display items and if there is any time left print out some more packaging materials (luckily I can finish packing out some items after I setup the tables).
We will have all the usual ‘stuff’ plus a few new items and a bit more in the way of Scruby figures (some 25mm & 30mm figures) on hand. We are also holding a drawing for a copy of The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose. Anyone making a purchase from HistoriFigs at Little Wars can enter. The drawing will be held Sunday (25 April) at noon. Need not be present to win.
We will also hold our “Guess How Many Figures in the Jar” contest. Closest guess without going over (in the event of a tie, winner will be chosen at random from the qualifying entries) will win $20 in HistoriFigs credit (spend it at Little Wars or wait for your next order). Content open until 11:00am on Sunday, with the winner announced at noon.
Well, I had better get back to work. See you at Little Wars !
Scruby Fantasy Miniatures
Recent discussions have revolved around the almost forgotten Scruby fantasy miniatures. The short history behind these figures is:
Scruby’sFantasy figures were designed with the man-sized figures being 30mm scale. This was the scale recommended by Gary Gygax in the classic rules book Chainmail (published first by Guidon Games and later by TSR).
For those of you who have never seen the Scruby Fantasy miniatures we present some quick photos showing the figures as they are produced today (new molds using the original pattern figures)
Fantasy Miniatures by Scruby
Troll, Giant Orc, Ent, Orc w/spear, Wizard w/staff and Hero
Orc w/spear, Goblin, Dwarf w/axe, Dwarf w/sword, Hobbit
Wizards
For full figure listings be sure to visit the Fantasy Figures page on the HistoriFigs website
French & Indian War Terrain Sets
This past Sunday was one of our resin casting days (something we do two or three times a year). When I was done I realized that I’ve not yet posted a listing of the various terrain items we produce. As a follow-up to my previous post and without further delay…
HistoriFigs Presents: French & Indian War Terrain Sets
Models are scaled for use with 10mm to 12mm figures (N-Gauge).
All Models are supplied unpainted (unless otherwise specified, see product description).
Cabins:
The design of our cabins has been based on several sources; ranging from photos of the small shack at Fort Necessity to the cabins built nearly a hundred years later at Fort Edmonton. They are crude structures by our own modern standards; with low doorways, thick rough walls, and little finish work.
NT – 05 Cabin Set includes 5 long wall sections, 5 small wall sections, 2 long roof sections, and one short roof section. The roofs can be removed or glued on as desired.
Priced at $8.00
The cabins pictured below have been created using two ‘sets’ to show the 3 sizes of building possible.
Fort Necessity:
Several sources were consulted during the design of our Fort Necessity model; in an attempt to make the terrain as historically accurate as possible – the only liberties taken were with the grass roof (the actual Fort used leather hides stretched over the top) and the two firesteps (it seems more likely that they would have just fired through the gaps in the palisade).
The fort itself was a small shack with a 50 foot palisade surrounding it – as this set is sized for 10-12mm miniatures (N-Gauge) it just happens to fit on a standard music CD sized base.
NT – 08 Basic Fort Set includes 6 palisade wall sections, 2 firestep sections, 1 gate section, 1 gate, 5 small cabin wall sections, 1 small ‘sod’ roof.
Priced at $9.00
Washington had his men dig a small earthen wall – which when added creates our NT – 09 Deluxe Fort Set which adds an Earthen Wall Set consisting of 16 straight sections and 12 45 degree corner sections. Priced at $19.00
NT – 06 Palisade Set includes 6 palisade walls, 2 firestep walls and 1 gate section.
Priced at$ 6.00
NT – 07 Earthen Walls Set includes 16 straight sections and 12 45 degree corner sections. Priced at $10.00
NT – 10 Mudhole or dried up pond makes a nice addition to your game table. Use for that ‘different’ bit of terrain.
Priced at $16.00
NT – 04 Gabbion Set includes 2 ‘L’ sections and 1 straight section.
Priced at $2.25 unpainted or $5.25 painted
NT – 01 European Tent Set includes 3 tents per set; have been the home of soldiers for hundreds of years.
Priced at $2.00 unpainted or $5.00 painted
NT – 02 Teepee Set packaged 2 teepees per set.
Priced at $3.00 unpainted or $5.00 painted
NT – 03 Wigwam Set includes 1 large and 3 small wigwams; domed single-room dwelling used by many Native American tribes.
Priced at $5.00 unpainted or $9.00 painted.
Combine with the Palisade Set (NT – 06) to create your own Iroquois village.
Painted Models Note: If painted models are not in stock (we stock limited quantities of painted models) there will be a shipping delay of up to one week.
Our next two topics will be:
- Scruby Fantasy Miniatures
- Toe-to-Toe Nu’klr Combat with the Rooskies
Until next time…