tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post4091010299306676250..comments2024-03-21T01:26:40.397+00:00Comments on John's Toy Soldiers: Winter of '79 - DIM Force, Brunel Universityjohnlambsheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984916178605250835noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-61004121155784961492016-03-03T21:45:28.823+00:002016-03-03T21:45:28.823+00:00Absolutely. Everything changed in the 70s in the U...Absolutely. Everything changed in the 70s in the UK.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-68345887663796387802016-03-03T21:45:01.236+00:002016-03-03T21:45:01.236+00:00I feel a novel coming on. :)I feel a novel coming on. :)John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-10646531671499290972016-03-03T21:44:36.228+00:002016-03-03T21:44:36.228+00:00Indeed, things are going to hell in a handcart.Indeed, things are going to hell in a handcart.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-61350311868580941752016-03-03T21:43:57.196+00:002016-03-03T21:43:57.196+00:00I seem to remember the IMG and the ISG were at eac...I seem to remember the IMG and the ISG were at each others throats the whole time.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-85932438103625356282016-03-03T21:27:24.473+00:002016-03-03T21:27:24.473+00:00I'm now imagining a fun backstory where some C...I'm now imagining a fun backstory where some Czech agents are trying to get back their tank, sold to the Student Union by a small time Polish crook who got lucky.Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-81131402928526029002016-03-03T18:26:21.560+00:002016-03-03T18:26:21.560+00:00yes, and the past is a different country as well. ...yes, and the past is a different country as well. Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-6945857246938744232016-03-03T17:40:01.310+00:002016-03-03T17:40:01.310+00:00Lucky you! I'm not sure I want a career in sci...Lucky you! I'm not sure I want a career in science academia these daysMusings of a Smurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008842948716189378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-79387911005032286622016-03-03T17:16:07.953+00:002016-03-03T17:16:07.953+00:00MacLeod is a good writer.MacLeod is a good writer.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-58484855327124715462016-03-03T17:15:41.388+00:002016-03-03T17:15:41.388+00:00I've just retired, Smurf, so we are at opposit...I've just retired, Smurf, so we are at opposite ends of our careers.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-16467362599545781382016-03-03T15:18:33.710+00:002016-03-03T15:18:33.710+00:00There's a whole game just based around leftish...There's a whole game just based around leftish student politics with the infighting between all the different groups. Back in the early 80s I was part of the Clubs Committee at Strathclyde Uni and the skullduggery that went on was amazing (and great fun!). We had a more serious job keeping the Iraqi and Iranian clubs apart!alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-68665453359866317362016-03-02T21:50:10.295+00:002016-03-02T21:50:10.295+00:00Lovely! I must get round to getting more of MacLeo...Lovely! I must get round to getting more of MacLeod. I picked up The Star Fraction back in the '90s, but never saw a sequel in Smith's at the time. It definitely deserves revisiting.Peter Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151357767975663350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-73857412858270017862016-03-02T21:29:26.419+00:002016-03-02T21:29:26.419+00:00It was nice to hear about your previous academic e...It was nice to hear about your previous academic escapades. I've just graduated with a PhD in biology myself. Glad to know there are others knocking about in gaming circles :)Musings of a Smurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008842948716189378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-88754487156647922202016-03-02T20:37:18.196+00:002016-03-02T20:37:18.196+00:00Things is different here. :)Things is different here. :)John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-29344413581032379052016-03-02T20:36:47.659+00:002016-03-02T20:36:47.659+00:00Czech? It was sold to me as Polish. Swizzo!Czech? It was sold to me as Polish. Swizzo!John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-62298156343223352492016-03-02T19:06:55.722+00:002016-03-02T19:06:55.722+00:00Someone who went to University in the US in the la...Someone who went to University in the US in the late 90s, I find the idea of a campus Marxist club delightfully bizarre. However, it obviously makes for a fun faction in this game! Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447293089931737000.post-3518058699562976412016-03-02T15:42:48.263+00:002016-03-02T15:42:48.263+00:00Polish ? Why the Czech roundel ?Polish ? Why the Czech roundel ?Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.com