Moving

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Seems like I just got here and I am moving again.  The insects and lizards roaming the apartment like some tiny ecosystem, the severe flooding, the neighbor who owns the private road to the apartment and insists on making it as difficult and dangerous to drive as it could be, and the difficulties of getting from the side road to the main road mitigate for change so change is upon me.

I have packed everything and this time hope not to make the mistake of last time and let the movers handle the boxes of figures.  Nothing was broken or lost but turning a box of figures over and shaking it can do it no good.

I calculated that since i was born, I move on the average of every two years.  I am certainly bringing that average down not staying in one place for more than a year.  I once marveled at how desert nomads could pack their home and all their belongings and travel so frequently.  I think my own belongings have become increasingly spare as I move.  At least I am no longer a frequent flier.  Life always has its good aspect.

Heroics and Ros 6mm WWII Infantry

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Heroics and Ros seems about as old and venerable as 6mm gets.  They offered reasonable and varied figures for WWII at a time when even GHQ offerings of infantry were weak.  They also provided vehicles, artillery, and aircraft in a rich variety so that one could purchase a range of reasonably interesting figures to go with whatever vehicles one had.

The metal tray used above was from an AOL and shows just how many figures can be crammed into a small space, a boon for people who do not want miniatures taking up every bit of storage available.  The figures lack detail but are nevertheless distinguishable both for nationality and weaponry.  My painting on these was crude and quick.  I wanted to get a batch on the table at the time.

These serve well with Deluxe Squad Leader boards since these are standard quarter inch counters.  The addition of actual figures does lend something to any game.  The figures on top all show a (riderless) supply wagon, one of those details that always improves a game’s appearance.

Currently, these are available through The Last Square though like everything else, they also turn up on E-bay.  Infantry often comes in multiple types including regular infantry, heavy weapons infantry, and paratroopers.  Not to be overlooked are the very useful artillery crews.