Thursday, March 11, 2010
Life Issues Online 1936 - 1972
Early 20th C
Google has the full text of Life magazine issues from 1936 - 1972. An incredible resource.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Google has the full text of Life magazine issues from 1936 - 1972. An incredible resource.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Google has the full text of Popular Mechanics online for issues from 1900 - 2005. This is sure to be of interest to gamers favoring the early 20th century period.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
For pulp gaming inspiration, here’s a gallery of pulp magazine covers.
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
Here’s a well-written guide to the the 1910 - 1920 Mexican Revolution.
Also, a timeline of the Revolution
Pancho Villa rides!
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Monday, November 30, 2009
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Here’s a nice set of photos from the Boxer Rebellion.
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Here’s a selection of downloadable flags for the Russian Civil War. That’s a period I’ve always wanted to paint and game. I can’t imagine a more colorful selection of armies and characters.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Here’s a page with a ton of fantastic resources on gaming the Spanish Civil War.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Neuschwabenland: The Lost Colony is an interesting page on a 1930s German expedition to Antarctica. There’s plenty of fodder for a pulp style game here.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Jackson Gamers have a very detailed guide to gaming the Russian Civil War.
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Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
For pictures, visit the gallery.
Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
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