In the german Sweetwater Forum there is a nostalgia thread about your first gaming and miniatures experiment. A really great idea.
Surely I had to write something about my special experience.
My first experience was with my buddy Bernd, playing with his fabolous Timpo collection. We shot with mini explosives – here is a picture I don’t know the correct english word https://www.feuerwerkshop.de/images/pro ... /322_0.png -.
There was a lot of fun playing that game.
In the report you can see my first miniatures. I’ve painted them in a blue-white-red colour scheme, today – but not than - the colors of my favorite hockey team, and in green-yellow: The football team of my little village „TUS Fortuna Kottenheim“ was green-white, but I had have problems painting white colour. So I had used yellow instead.
After that first wargaming experience we returned in the sandpit, playing cowboy and indian as „reenacters“.
Later on I’ve started connecting 1/72 miniatures, planes and ships.
In the report you can see my first toy soldiers, my first painted 1/72 figures (German Afrikakorps), my first 1/72 army (Airfix Gauls), planes, ships and more of my youth.
And some pictures from my childhood.
The report is only in german. But the pictures are explained.
Have fun with the pictures.
Maybe it's also interesting for YOU, to show your veterans, here in that thread. For me, it would be funny to see your first miniatures or armies.
Retro is up to date. So, come on, share your pictures with me.
http://thrifles.blogspot.de/2016/12/kin ... piele.html