Year after year not only the festive
season approaches but two wargamer community ventures as well 'Secret Santa'
run by Ian Willey and his helpful wife and 'Santa Clause' run by Chris Stoesen.
As the two years before I decided to participate in both projects and bought
the gifts for my targets at Crisis last weekend.
Anyway this brought back into my
mind that I haven't posted some ideas for my personal Santa until now. I
apologies the delay but somehow the question of what to get for my targets
displaced writing my own wishlist.
It's difficult this year since I'm
more or less contended with my lead pile. I've got spare figures for nearly all
the periods I'm in but nevertheless there are a couple of gaps:
1880s 'The North-West Frontier'
(28mm):
As you know I'm working on a medium
force for the 2nd Anglo-Afghan War. For British Infantry and Cavalry there is
enough in my collection or lead mountain but maybe 'Secret Santa' wants to add
some Afghans. Although I already have the sets VLW2 and VLW5 by Perry Miniatures
their VWL3 and VLW4 (Afghans with firearms) as well as VWL7 (Tribesmen with
mountain gun) would be very helpful. Additionally Wargames Foundry has some
nice packs of tribesmen whereof one would be much appreciated as well.
Perry Miniatures VWL3 and VWL4 |
Napoleonics (28mm):
Actually I'm pretty much done with
Napoleonics currently. I'm desperately working on British infantry for our
Aboukir 1801 game in late February but for that all stocks are completed. The
only thing I'm really in need of is some rowing sailors and a naval gun crew.
So in case that 'Secret Santa' is from the US some of Brigade Games wonderful
figures would be a perfect gift.
Brigade Games British Naval Gun Crew |
Team Yankee (15mm):
Slightly subtly I fell into this
'Cold War gone hot' game and I'm working on some German Bundeswehr forces as
well as some Sowjets to support a friend of mine. Unfortunaltely most packs
from Battlefront's range are far beyond the £15 limit but some smaller packs
shoudl fit in. Especially some anti-aircraft artillery is needed for the red
horde namely the SA-13 Gopher. Equally appreciated are the Sowjet tokens.
For the Bundeswehr I'd need a couple
Fuchs armoured personal carriers or another Panzergrenadierzug. If discounted a
set of M113 Panzermörser would be a blast as well.
Team Yankee Gopher and Fuchs |
So these should give some ideas to
'Secret Santa'. But please feel free to go into another theatre of war.
Actually I appreciate anything my 'Secret Santa' is willing to invest time,
efforts and money and usually the most surprising gifts are the most sparkling
ones.
For 'Santa Clause' it's a bit more
difficult because £5 is not too much to connect detailed wishes with. From
those topics above a nice figure or small group of figures would be much
appreciated. Maybe a set of civilians or animals for NWF or a one of those nice
and cheap Napoleonic carts or some 15mm scenary for T.Y. Maybe a useful mission
objective or something like this...
Anyway I'm looking forward to see
how this year's 'Secret Santa' and 'Santa Clause' will run. My gifts are bought
and I'll start painting the set of figures I'll give away next week. A pleasant
start for the coming festive season...
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