Wargaming is surrounded with ‘accessories’. Unless you are in the military, wargaming is done for pleasure or not done at all. Miniature wargamers craft an experience, not just a simulation. It is not simply an intellectual exercise. In addition to the soldiers moving about the field and the tiny vehicles that either harass or transport them, we need buildings, roads, rivers and hills, trees and anything that will add any bit of visual excitement to the game.

The people who sell to wargamers are pleased to oblige with anything that could enhance the gaming experience. It is a wonder to earn a living doing something you enjoy and with such a small audience, it is a wonder that any wargames producer could maintain themselves through such a limited audience. But we are a very enthusiastic audience. The problem is that we are likely also a rather creative audience. In our own way we all end up manufacturing goods for wargames.