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Hi Baratheon and all
you certainly keep the forum interesting!
I'm not very techno-savvy and wary of links to polls etc, especially as I was fairly recently a victim of ID fraud etc.
Re favourite periods, well for me it's always been WW2, which I can brek down by theatres, top Middle East, second western Europe 44/45, third Russian Front, almost a separate war!
Secondly, American Civil War, which I'm currently working on (Zouaves), and thirdly American War of Independence. Also, WW1. As I said earlier my collection covers almost twenty periods and I don't really see myself getting into any more periods especially as I'm 67 next week, and now receiving pensions so I have to make defence and budget cuts.
Having said that, I expect, and hope, to Carry on Collecting into my dotage.
As for WW2, it's curious to see that nobody has commented on the American anti-tank squad, and that makes me wonder about sales, and logically leading into prospects for other WW2 subjects. I'll buy at least one, and probably several.
Before I close I'd like to thank all those who offered painting tips, and now time and energy permitting, I'm working on those Zouaves - I may even get a few more figures painted while I have time left to me. I'd love to do a great job, or even half-way decent on the Strelets Big Box Roman Legion set but that's far beyond my abilities.
I watch the threads with great interest!
Stay safe all
Richard
It's very hard to say because I've changed a lot in my life. Passionate about history, I went through periods with certainties: Roman Empire, then a more individualistic period: 12th-14th century. Then I had the roughest period: Genghis Khan and the Russian principalities. The thread of Arianne, the common thread is and remains the Napoleonic period. Currently, my focus is the Anglo-French colonial period of the 19th century (the Rif War is one of them, although for many reasons it may relate to the wars of the 20th century). So, today, I will vote for the colonial period (Zulu Wars, Boer War, Conquests of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco Campaign, etc. . . . . ) But for tomorrow, everything is or remains open to my mind . . . . . .
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Well now we know why there are Zillions of WW2 Germans and all the other WW2 figures made. Also no Sci Fi or Modern 20th 21st century
Like others have mentioned, my favourite periods are not listed-French and Indian War/SYW Europe/AWI. However, out of those listed my main interest is WSS. Before Strelets released their WSS range I had no interest in it and knew almost nothing about the conflict, but seeing the wonderful figures produced drew my attention (and money).
my favourite period for the last several years is 1660 to 1720s covering various conflicts like Nine years war, Jacobites & Monmouth rebellions, WSS , GNW, Venetians versus Ottomans etc, have also amassed ACW, Naps, AWI , SYW, ECW, ZULU War, Colonial inc NWF and Boer Wars, FPW , Crimea, forces over 6 decades of collecting , gaming in both plastic & metal 20mm figures, have a few smaller forces like Schelswig-Holstein 1840s and others that took my fancy, hate to think how many figures in collection
with WSS forces there are so many nations involved, many smaller German , Italian States involved , so many scenarios you can re-create even early Colonial America using WSS/GNW figures as most uniforms are fairly generic , really just a good paint job, and in recent years a vast amount of info on the period is available either in books or on internet
cheers Old John
Completed poll and hands down its Napoleonic for me.
I suppose my 2nd choice would be AWI if and when some good sets for this era get made.
3rd choice would be ACW.
When i was a kid however, i was also heavily into WW2. I did still have Napoleonic figures (the old Airfix La Haye Sainte etc),but I enjoyed making kits more back then though.
My bedroom ceiling couldnt be seen due to the amount of 1/72 fighters and bombers hanging from it!! There was definately 5 De Havilland Mosquitoes (my personal fav WW2 aircraft). Then my shelves had loads of model ships from WW2 and then there was tanks, field guns and all sorts other vehicles, along with god knows how many soldiers. I dare say there is still some fallen soldiers and destroyed tanks hiding deep in the garden!!!!
Sadly I cannot contribute to the poll results either.
My true love is the ECW/30YW, but I am also playing a lot of Fantasy (bizarre with a strong 'historical twist' - Heroic Ages Greek and nations around that time, Scyths, Minoans and Amazons.
American Civil War is first with me. I've tried other eras but found the ACW my favorite
Friends, unfortunately my country does not have a tradition in military history like Europe and the USA, mainly. Not that I would like my country to experience wars that, in reality, are always cruel. My main motivator for toy soldiers is aesthetic. However, I like to assemble dioramas, paint miniatures and table wargames. The historical period I like the most is the Napoleonic period. I have thousands of miniatures from that period, painted by me over the years. I love this hobby, which always makes me go back to my childhood.
Thanks everyone for the comments. Here's a quick update on main poll results so far:
Ancient = 5% (2)
Dark Ages = 2% (1)
Medieval = 2% (1)
War of the Spanish Succession = 7% (3)
Great Northern War = 0% (0)
Jacobite Rebellions = 5% (2)
Napoleonic = 34% (15)
War of 1812 = 0% (0)
Crimean War = 0% (0)
American Civil War = 5% (2)
Wild West = 0% (0)
Colonial = 9% (4)
Russo-Turkish war = 0% (0)
WWI = 5% (2)
Russian Civil War = 2% (1)
Rif War = 2% (1)
WWII = 23% (10)
Total votes so far = 44
(this includes 2 "in-thread-only" votes from GC and Richard - let me know if I've missed anyone else)
At the moment, the clear favourite era/campaign is 'Napoleonic' commanding just over 1/3 of the votes, followed by 'WWII' with nearly 1/4 of the votes...I'll also tally up the other unlisted ones in a few days.
Omg mine is varied
American war of independence
American civil war
Napoleonic
Ww2.... favourite paras
Indo china
My favourite period - the Spanish Civil War - is not on your list. I suppose that my next favourite period is Napoleonic/Peninsular War/East Coast Campaign or English Civil War - also not on your list.
No worries Andrew - I'm working on a new poll coming soon so stay tuned! Here's a quick update on the main poll results so far:
Ancient = 6% (4)
Dark Ages = 2% (1)
Medieval = 2% (1)
War of the Spanish Succession = 6% (4)
Great Northern War = 2% (1)
Jacobite Rebellions = 5% (3)
Napoleonic = 34% (21)
War of 1812 = 0% (0)
Crimean War = 0% (0)
American Civil War = 3% (2)
Wild West = 0% (0)
Colonial = 11% (7)
Russo-Turkish war = 0% (0)
WWI = 5% (3)
Russian Civil War = 2% (1)
Rif War = 2% (1)
WWII = 21% (13)
Total votes so far = 62
(this includes 2 "in-thread-only" votes from GC and Richard - let me know if I've missed anyone else)
So, still the clear favourite era/campaign is 'Napoleonic', followed by 'WWII', and in third position 'Colonial'! Honorable mentions include, 7 Years War, 30 Years War, English Civil War, American War of Independence and Spanish Civil War (1-2 mentions a piece).
Thanks all, and a new poll coming Sunday!
Ancients are up to 9%, yea!! :smiley:
Very interesting to see that Dark Ages/Medieval is only receiving 2% of the vote on the poll. Vast swaths of Medieval history remain uncovered (just look at the campaigns on Age of Empires II and its more recent expansions for some ideas), but with only 2% interest I can see why the 1/72 scale companies are avoiding them like the plague. Well done Baratheon on all the polls, very anthropologically informative. :sunglasses: