tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post7783887973150750650..comments2023-08-02T09:04:27.679+01:00Comments on Rear Guard Action: A Change of the GuardJurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-30303308259386603732013-09-09T20:54:06.802+01:002013-09-09T20:54:06.802+01:00You might well be right, Chris. Remind me of this ...You might well be right, Chris. Remind me of this again in 25 years and we´ll test your hypothesis. I can imagine that in 25 years, precious few people will remember Don Featherstone Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-32725613674321351422013-09-07T17:34:40.278+01:002013-09-07T17:34:40.278+01:00I think you cannot compare Role playing personalti...I think you cannot compare Role playing personalties with wargaming ones as they may be similar in some things, but they have too many differences to get a good comparison.<br /><br />I agree with you that Gary Gygax will likely never be topped in role playing, but as to wargaming there is no more well known name the Rick Priestly IMHO. Don Featherstone as is Barker and Clark are well known in historical circles for sure, but outside of that very few know who they are. Take Rick Priestly and go on any wargaming forum you wish be it historical, fantasy or SF and immediately his name will be recognized. More wargamers have his books then any other by a good country mile I figure. By default decades from now his books will be in more wargamers libraries then any other making him likely to remain the best known. Of course this can change, but I seriously doubt it. <br /><br />Christopher<br /> Christopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-76744835794974694282013-09-07T16:54:04.394+01:002013-09-07T16:54:04.394+01:00That just show how utterly ignorant I am of the es...That just show how utterly ignorant I am of the estaetic side of wargaming. Thanks for giving me some ammo to bluff my way in historical miniature painting.<br /><br />I guess it's a show of strength that the hobby is able to specialise that nobody can keep up with all that's happening unless it's a day job.<br /><br />On the other hand, it also makes it unlikely that someone from this generation will achieve the same wide recognition as Don Featherstone or Gary Gygax.Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-24808900775535505932013-09-07T10:33:21.249+01:002013-09-07T10:33:21.249+01:00Yes, I think a painter can be very inspirational i...Yes, I think a painter can be very inspirational in that sense. He(Kevin Dellimore) revolutionized wargames figure painting in showing how to get a 3 dimensional appearance in a reasonable amount of time. The man already has two books on how to paint wargames figures the demand is so high on his technique. <br /><br />Painting wargames figures has evolved beyond a base colour and a glossy protective coat is now equally as important as playing and writing good rule sets(more so if your like me)so that painters are now becoming well known and their styles actively sought out.<br /><br />Pick up any modern wargames magazine and your highly likely to find somebody talking about how they paint figures.;-)<br /><br />In the historical circles to drop a few names folks like Phil Hendry,Giles Allison, Captain Blood and Saxon Dog(aka David Imry) are achieving name recognition primarily due their painting styles for example. However, nobody has yet to have the same impact as Mr. Dellimore as of yet so if any painter is remembered it will likely be him. <br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-45743263050792324572013-09-07T09:18:41.675+01:002013-09-07T09:18:41.675+01:00Ah! And so modest to boot! ;-)Ah! And so modest to boot! ;-)Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-44025830564181971892013-09-07T09:14:07.761+01:002013-09-07T09:14:07.761+01:00Jur, humanity is doomed if I'm on the icons li...Jur, humanity is doomed if I'm on the icons list !!!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-69835617965077971072013-09-07T08:16:09.342+01:002013-09-07T08:16:09.342+01:00Hi Chris,
those are names I can imagine some peop...Hi Chris,<br /><br />those are names I can imagine some people will be remembering in a few decades. Probably most so with 'If it hadn't been for the local GW shop, I would never have been in this hobby' Rick Priestly. Do you think a painter like Kevin Dellimore is inspirational in that sense as well?Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-11969850174642952522013-09-06T19:00:28.572+01:002013-09-06T19:00:28.572+01:00You already mentioned Rick Priestly who probably h...You already mentioned Rick Priestly who probably has had more impact in wargaming then any I can think of regardless if you like his work or not to include the old greats. That man has achieved a popularity across the spectrum in terms of young and old, fantasy,SF, Historical etc. Virtually everything he touches turns to gold WFB,WH40k,WAB,BP,HC etc.<br /><br />Richard Clark is also a real giant and quite the innovator with some serious loyal followers and growing ever bigger.<br /><br />Not a rules writer, but worth a mention is Kevin Dellimore who is probably listed in the dictionary under figure painter. How many figure painters do you know that have a style named after them? <br /><br />There are many others worth naming of course, but it's hard to think of bigger names today IMHO.<br /><br />Christopher<br /><br /> Christopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-89337868730452127862013-09-06T18:37:26.110+01:002013-09-06T18:37:26.110+01:00Hi Christopher,
I'd agree with you about the ...Hi Christopher,<br /><br />I'd agree with you about the strength of wargaming. It is natural that new stars appear, rise, fall and disappear. This is a tough business. <br /><br />And you are right that it is good to tip our hat once in a while. On the other hand, why wait till people die before we honour them?<br /><br />Have you got a suggestion?Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-33460652389947632542013-09-06T17:07:53.814+01:002013-09-06T17:07:53.814+01:00It is nice to reminisce and Gygax still remains th...It is nice to reminisce and Gygax still remains the best D&D modular writer IMHO to date and Phil Barker my least favourite rules writer primarily due to the fact he made it as hard as he possibly could for anyone short of a Phd. in long forgotten English to understand what he was saying. <br /><br />IMHO wargaming has never been stronger and continues to grow and this is in spite of computers and x-boxes. It sad they have passed on and good that we tip our hats to those who shoulders we stand on and I for one am grateful they started it all as I'm still having so much fun!<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-74979080792578809532013-09-06T13:32:39.647+01:002013-09-06T13:32:39.647+01:00Nostalgia is fine, but it should serve as inspirat...Nostalgia is fine, but it should serve as inspiration, not stagnation.<br /><br />Maybe kids will reminisce some day about the passing of 21st century icons like Rick Priestly, Tim Gow, Sidney Roundwood...<br /><br />;-)Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-61232375542484952442013-09-06T12:36:17.677+01:002013-09-06T12:36:17.677+01:00Great post, Jur! The hobby has evolved since the ...Great post, Jur! The hobby has evolved since the days I started wargaming in the early 1980s. Perhaps there have been a couple of missed steps along the way, but in general I think the hobby's in a very strong place right now. But I don't think that stops any of us being nostalgic from time to time. I've certainly done my fair bit this week, re-reading a couple of Don's books in the evening. <br /><br />They brought back a lot of memories - things which I tried in various games over the years, things which worked, things which didn't. But they also reminded me about how much we just tried out for the fun of it. And that's something I don't ever want to loose sight of - that spirit of adventure of writing rules, devising scenarios and starting (and sometimes, just sometimes) finishing campaigns!<br />Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-37992431823904110072013-09-06T11:07:59.194+01:002013-09-06T11:07:59.194+01:00By the way, I now remember that I used to own a Fe...By the way, I now remember that I used to own a Featherstone book! Tank Battles in Miniature, I think the Western European volume. I lent it out long time ago and never got it back.Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-35184550120329246352013-09-06T07:20:41.953+01:002013-09-06T07:20:41.953+01:00Thanks gents!Thanks gents!Jurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159781200263742361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-81437594124063195262013-09-06T03:56:37.545+01:002013-09-06T03:56:37.545+01:00Excellent post.
I am reminded by what someone onc...Excellent post.<br /><br />I am reminded by what someone once said at a book club: "why is it that the best books we have ever read were read when we were fifteen".<br /><br />There is something special and unreachable about those early days in our youth when did nothing but live and breath gaming.<br /><br />NickLufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154425473446015309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927188814636059936.post-49225115729078351152013-09-06T00:24:44.008+01:002013-09-06T00:24:44.008+01:00Good post Jur! I was sad to hear of Donald's p...Good post Jur! I was sad to hear of Donald's passing, he was the last of the first if that makes sense. <br /><br />I don't think that wargaming is dying out though, nor even that what 'they did' is in anyway better than what 'we do'... they just started it all off for many of us.<br /><br />It is a sign of getting old though when people who mean something are no more. Incidentally Bruce Quarrie is no longer with us either, he sadly died in 2004.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com