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Luthercon 2010 Details Available;
Luthercon November 6th, 2010 at Luther North High School, Chicago Il!
Spring 2010 Newsletter Available;
See the latest newsletter on the Newsletter link on the left side of page!
Wargames Illustrated Issue #269;
On page 4 of the issue you will find under News and Events Little Wars is listed!
There is also a short article with pictures. Enjoy!
HMGS
Afghan Express - Troops for Troops!
Our troops need your support:
To date, 3 boxes of gaming supplies have been sent by HMGS-Midwest members.
Currently there is a growing community of US Soldiers in Afghanistan, and a shortage
of game pieces and gaming material. So I am asking for a call to arms of sort.
We are looking for bits, parts, the odd mini, sets, paints, tools, terrain, and
rule books, if you can think of it they need it.
Currently they have been granted an entire floor in one of MWR's buildings, and
the civilian construction workers of KBR have been nice enough to construct over
a dozen game tables for them, along with some storage shelves for minitures and
terrain, along with a small workshop filled with benches. The problem is each and
every night avid game players along with the newbies interested in play testing
the varing game systems are turned away do to shortages.
A recent attempt to run a week long tournement just barely got off its feet due
to the simple fact that over 40 Soldiers signed up, and had to pass back and
forth 300pt FOW armies, in an attempt to get 5 tables going at a time (2 of these
forces where actually composed of more than one nations troops, just to make
another contending force). But in the end it was a great success.
And has attracted more regular players, but the shortages discourage just as
many.
Currently, odds and ends, and bits aside, they now have enough to field the following:
2x 1000 point FOW armies from midwar
4x 500 point FOW armies from latewar
1x 2000 point 40k army
2x 500 point 40k armies
1x 1000 point BFG fleet
2x 500 point BFG fleet
3x 8 men Necromunda gangs
But they constantly take the larger forces and split them up, to make smaller
armies such as in the case of the 1000pt midwar German army forming into 2 not
so legal 500pt forces, They are forced to do this just to get games going.
This is a sad afair, exspecialy since all minitures will remain there and
provide avid enjoyment for the future soldiers who will eventually rotate
through Afghan, but are not provided the resources to bring their armies from
home with them, and it will help generate more players for your local game
stores.
Bottom line is they need our help.
I have already packaged my two small BFG fleets and my Necromunda figs and
terrain for them as there is no local following here and they will get much
better use of them. And I have started to lay out my entire Panzer Lehr in an
effort to cut the fat and send them the odds and ends they can put to use
on the table. I have several pots of paint that I will never use along with
a few extra hobbie knives and files, and a pair of pliers and a small cutting
saw with vice, along with a copy of the original carwars boxed set. These boys
need the stuff and I don't, so I am sending it thier way.
What I am asking of you fine fellas, is to take a second look around your
workstation, find that project that has been waiting to be worked on for a few
years now, find the odd tank or infantry stand, or the dozen extra riflemen with
out a home, the bits, spares, and odds and ends that you are not using, box them up
and let's get them to the boys who will have them assembled, primed, painted and
on the table the same night the goodies arrive.
Please gentlemen let me know if you can help, as it is greatly appreciated.
Again Thank you for your time. I hope it was not time wasted.
Eric, And the boys of "Afghan Express"
My contact info is as follows
eric.fontaine@us.army.mil
address:
Eric Fontaine
CMR 415 Box 3229
APO AE 09114
This is a wish list they put together. It initially appeared on the Battlefront
Flames of War Forum but they are looking for all sorts of stuff. This was just a wish list from
the collective, and they are by no means expecting us to provide all this, but they sure would use it.
FOW
German wish list
Panther platoon, Knonigstiger, 15cm sfh18 howitzers, Jagdpanther, 7.5cm PAK 40, Stug plt,
Panzer IIF, Panzer 38(t), Hetzer Tank Hunters, Hornisse, StulG 33B, Wespe, Hummel, 15cm Panzerwerfer 42,
Flakpanzer 38(t), 15cm SIG33 Gun, 7.5cm LelG18 (x2), 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 (x3), 28cm sWG41 Rocket Launchers,
Tank Hunter PLT, Pioneer PLT, Mortar PLT, Snipers, Halftracks and variants, Scout vehicles, Transports of all types
British wish list
Tanks, Tanks, Tanks, Artillery, Artillery, Transports, anti-tank, infantry
USA wish list
Shermans, Halftracks, Artillery, Mortars, Recon vehicles, Transports
Russian wish list
Tanks, Tanks, Tanks, Anti-tank rifles, Flame throwers, sappers, snipers,
Artillery, Artillery, Rockets, Recon plts, Transports, Anti-aircraft
Other wish list
Bunkers/Fortifications/terrain, Bases-all sizes, Material for basing, Paints+brushes
BFG
Everything, from all races
Necromunda
Delaque, Orlock, Goliath, Enforcers, Ratskins
40k
Imperial guard Cadian infantry, and armour
Chaos, No demons, only csm, and vehicles
Orks Anything since They only have a squad of greenes Would like to build a cult of speed thought
Other
Any games that are historical or science fiction based, that include the pieces
and rules, will be played when the other troops are taken, expecially pick up
games and games that can be played over a long period of time, like months, ie,
They already have a copy of Car Wars, Risk, Axis and Allies, The Civil War.
Well I hope this helps some of you fine fellas figure out what can hope the
most. And remember, any donation is more than enough and will help the boys out, the
boys dont want to break anyones bank, and they are pooling some funds together
as well to support the cause. Again, thank you for any and all help you can provide wtih this critical
matter.
Little Wars 2010 update coming soon!.
If anyone would like a judges submission form
please see the files provided on this site or feel free to contact Steve at:
HMGS
MIDWEST YAHOO GROUP!
There is an HMGS Midwest Yahoo group:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/HMGS-Midwest/
Please head on over and sign up. Visit this site and sign up for the HMGS Midwest yahoo discussion group.
UPCOMING GAMING OPPORTUNITIES
GAMES PLUS HISTORICAL MINIATURES NIGHT
101 W. Prospect Ave. Mt. Prospect, IL
Phone: 847-577-9656
The second Friday of each month is Historical Miniatures Night at Games Plus in Mt Prospect Illinois. The local group hosts a night for beginners and experienced folks alike to come and enjoy a miniatures game - either by learning or playing games they already know. Anyone is welcome to, and encouraged to, run games as well.
Details can be found at www.games-plus.com.
25TH ANNUAL SYW ASSOCIATION CONVENTION MARCH 28-29
Location: Holiday Inn Downtown
213 W. Washington Street
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Hotel Reservations Call: 1-574-232-3941
Convention hours: Friday from 8:30 a.m. to midnight
Saturday from 8:30 to midnight
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