Saturday, 20 February 2016

Winter of '79

Having lived through the 70s including the Winter of Discontent, I am attracted to the Winter of 79 British insurrection game.

Just what I need, a new project.

Picked up a few suitable kits in 20mm, taps nose........
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16 comments:

  1. Monty20 February 2016 at 13:23

    Look forward to it, John ;)

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  2. Solo wargaming-on a budget!20 February 2016 at 14:11

    Good luck with this! I too love this "period" and served in the 80's ... the Soviet figures look good, not seen that box for years.

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    1. John Lambshead21 February 2016 at 18:40

      It is in sale in my local shop, Rochester Model's.

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  3. Zzzzzz20 February 2016 at 14:18

    Oddly enough, that's exactly the reason that puts me off....

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    1. John Lambshead21 February 2016 at 18:41

      I remember the 70s with nostalgia.

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    2. Zzzzzz21 February 2016 at 20:31

      Me too. My recollections do not have a GB on the brink of civil war. Berlin, Aden, Belize, Rhodesia and so on would all be OK.

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    3. John Lambshead29 February 2016 at 17:58

      I agree. This is like 1938, a pure fantasy - but fun. The left were a bunch of civil servants, students and university lecturers and the right, silly old gin-drinking has beens. Revolutionaries, pah! As Lenin would undoubtedly have said.

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  4. Steve J.20 February 2016 at 14:51

    Yep no interest from me in this period as I lived through all the pain caused by said Winter.

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    1. John Lambshead21 February 2016 at 20:24

      For most people though the 70s are a great era where ordinary people had access to consumer items for the first time.

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  5.  Ashley20 February 2016 at 17:55

    Could also be research for an alternate history novel too.

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    1. John Lambshead21 February 2016 at 20:25

      I think Douglas Hard wrote one many years ago.

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    2. Zzzzzz1 March 2016 at 10:59

      Harvey Black as well, for 'cold war gone hot' stuff.

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    3. John Lambshead1 March 2016 at 15:47

      Don't know that one.

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