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When I started out wargaming, I would create a single side in a conflict, depending on my pals to do the other side.
Big mistake.
People move, lose interest & are just not available when you want a game & it's hard to wargame Waterloo when only the French turn up.
So, pragmatism has taught me to build both sides in every conflict. You need Italians to oppose the LRDG: simple as that. Being a bit "campaign worn" would only be realistic.
donald
(BTW I very much like Italians too. A wonderful people. As my wife is Italian, you can see that I may be biassed).
When I started out wargaming, I would create a single side in a conflict, depending on my pals to do the other side.
Big mistake.
People move, lose interest & are just not available when you want a game & it's hard to wargame Waterloo when only the French turn up.
So, pragmatism has taught me to build both sides in every conflict. You need Italians to oppose the LRDG: simple as that. Being a bit "campaign worn" would only be realistic.
donald
(BTW I very much like Italians too. A wonderful people. As my wife is Italian, you can see that I may be biassed).
Me too. I've collected 'both sides' for all of my armies since the earliest days of collecting Airfix OO/HO figures; that company's 'playsets' with both sides fighting over a piece of the inspiring-if-basic Airfix scenery, be it a gun emplacement or pontoon bridge or a Roman Fort, has something to do with it.
Despite the efforts of Italian figure producers, there are many useful sets of Italian soldiers for the western desert campaign that have yet to be made. Hopefully Strelets will note this and oblige us. Sets of the quality of the LRDG and the DAK Mortar set showing some Italians would be ideal!