The Ultimate Historical Gaming Thread

Ah, I suppose conflict era has to be taken into account...

btw - saw a review for those Wargames Atlantic Guards and Villagers sets... those have a lot of potential...

 

Hmm... only for Medieval gaming, really, and if you have an opponent who's a real historical purist you're going to have to be careful about inaccuracies in the clothing and armour. But if there's a review that advocates them for other purposes as well, by all means share with us - I'm happy to be proven wrong.

 

Fantasy themed model train layout.

 

Very nice! Which part of Italy were you fighting to add to the new unification territory?

 

Funnily enough, not long after I posted this initial response, I found someone from the WA Legion Facebook group had kitbashed the Villagers with Great Escape Games' Gunfighters sets to make some very convincing 19th Century civilians:


Having had a look at a pic of the sprue, I have indeed noticed there are a fair few heads that would work nicely for 19th Century citizens, particularly the poorer members of society in those days, and even the bodies too. I can certainly say my interest in Steampunk gaming is piqued by these figures now...

 

Okay, I give up. Does anyone have any suggestions for multi-part kits for modern-ish (as in, 1960s to current) civilians? I could just pick up a bunch of model train figures, but they'll be pre-cast static poses. I'm a big fan of multi-part kits for making minis and would like to be able to customize poses without spending a fortune. No 3d printing options, please, I don't have access to that tech.

 

I am a bit confused. What scale are we talking about?

 

For what scale are you looking for?

If it's 28mm heroic, Anvil Industry has the parts to mix and match as you see fit.

 

Wargames Atlantic have some modern civilians as a plastic kit on the way... https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/...ivilians-survivors-men-box-and-a-bonus-teaser

Though moderns don't count as proper historicals for the purposes of the thread

 

Was hoping for something a little more 'relaxed everyday person' and not 'night of the living dead,' but I should be able to mix those bodies in with other stuff and make it work!

Oh, these are nice! Both these and the WGA minis are a little overdressed for a tropical island vibe, but I can make them work.

Oh, sorry, 28mm or 32mm would both work. I have a variety of 'civilian fantasy' figures, like Basti Camp Followers and Kobolds with mining picks, so I'm populating an O scale layout with a mix of modern and fantasy figures as a kind of "oh, this island is where all the elves and stuff fled to when the industrial age happened..."

 

The article says you can make every model in the box as an unarmed civilian rather than a gun-toting Zombie survivalist, so hopefully the set should be able to contribute to your setup

Now you didn't mention the criterion of your required civilians being inhabitants of a tropical island... in which case it may be worth looking up historical models wearing limited clothing - e.g. Celtic Warriors, Zulus and the like, for bodies and adding heads from the WA civilians kit to make them look more like modern individuals. Victrix and Warlord make some nice Celts, and Warlord and the Perry boys make some solid plastic Zulu kits.

Hell, if this is meant to be a fantasy-themed layout then I would certainly reassert the idea of historicals light on the clothing front, as of course fantasy cultures can be anything you like and don't have to be tied to this modern world in terms of aesthetics