I watched the same channel report on Salute as yourself and felt sorry for Essex. Maybe they will just give up on going to shows and still run their business online. I suppose it is a case of "old toy soldiers never die, they simply fade away" but Caliver Books seem to be practicing euthanasia on the ranges they purchase. Magister Militum is another company that has reached its end. They were seeking a buyer but I don't know if they found one and I notice their website is now a blank page. I have similar issues with new technology but in my case it is frustration at older equipment and software not being supported. I have been without a printer for nearly a year because the perfectly functioning one I have is not compatible with my new laptop and a driver is not available to make it so. It's beginning to impact my wargaming as I can no longer print data sheets for Seekrieg games or cards for rulesets that require them etcetera but for the time being I have to divert my funds towards more crucial and pressing needs and make do the best I can.
I had a friend and some colleagues from an old club I attended fly over to visit Salute this year. Part of their "tour" was a visit to Caliver books. My friend said there was only one chap who did all the miniatures, and of course, they are all produced "on demand." He said that to describe the premises as a "dog's breakfast" would be vastly overstating the organised efficiency of the business🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. To be fair, the chap in the office had an idea about where most items could be found, but had no idea what was stored in certain areas! Items and books were spread over floor areas, odd items such as packets of miniatures were randomly spread around the shelves, etc. Ah, yes, Magister Militum, I was trying to think of the name when I was talking about Chariot Miniatures (I think M.M. purchased the range?). Fortunately for me, I have moved on from Chariot to Essex to try and finish my collection, the quality and style of the Chariot range I found disturbingly erratic at best. Like yourself, these days, I am trying to "make do." With one exception, I'm only purchasing what is absolutely necessary to finish my existing collections, which includes not only figures, but flags, new bases and basing material, etc. That one exception is the American Plains Wars. I haven't added anything to my Warlord's 28mm Commanche set, but the 150th anniversary of the Little Big Horn in just over two years time has me "itching" to do something for that period. My friend brought back some 10mm to look at, and of course, your Blue Moon collection is an inspiration. You know I'm not keen on Black Powder (at least for Napoleonics), but I suspect it may work well for the Plains Wars period. I think we've discussed before an article in Wargames Illustrated 340 February 2016 by Pete Brown that had a random movement/action table for Indian forces, I believe somewhat similar to "Pony Wars", that I'd be interested to try. Anyway, I still really enjoy your videos, look after yourself. Cheers.
Terrific looking army. Like your philosophy too!
Thanks champ.
I watched the same channel report on Salute as yourself and felt sorry for Essex. Maybe they will just give up on going to shows and still run their business online. I suppose it is a case of "old toy soldiers never die, they simply fade away" but Caliver Books seem to be practicing euthanasia on the ranges they purchase. Magister Militum is another company that has reached its end. They were seeking a buyer but I don't know if they found one and I notice their website is now a blank page. I have similar issues with new technology but in my case it is frustration at older equipment and software not being supported. I have been without a printer for nearly a year because the perfectly functioning one I have is not compatible with my new laptop and a driver is not available to make it so. It's beginning to impact my wargaming as I can no longer print data sheets for Seekrieg games or cards for rulesets that require them etcetera but for the time being I have to divert my funds towards more crucial and pressing needs and make do the best I can.
I had a friend and some colleagues from an old club I attended fly over to visit Salute this year. Part of their "tour" was a visit to Caliver books. My friend said there was only one chap who did all the miniatures, and of course, they are all produced "on demand." He said that to describe the premises as a "dog's breakfast" would be vastly overstating the organised efficiency of the business🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. To be fair, the chap in the office had an idea about where most items could be found, but had no idea what was stored in certain areas! Items and books were spread over floor areas, odd items such as packets of miniatures were randomly spread around the shelves, etc. Ah, yes, Magister Militum, I was trying to think of the name when I was talking about Chariot Miniatures (I think M.M. purchased the range?). Fortunately for me, I have moved on from Chariot to Essex to try and finish my collection, the quality and style of the Chariot range I found disturbingly erratic at best. Like yourself, these days, I am trying to "make do." With one exception, I'm only purchasing what is absolutely necessary to finish my existing collections, which includes not only figures, but flags, new bases and basing material, etc. That one exception is the American Plains Wars. I haven't added anything to my Warlord's 28mm Commanche set, but the 150th anniversary of the Little Big Horn in just over two years time has me "itching" to do something for that period. My friend brought back some 10mm to look at, and of course, your Blue Moon collection is an inspiration. You know I'm not keen on Black Powder (at least for Napoleonics), but I suspect it may work well for the Plains Wars period. I think we've discussed before an article in Wargames Illustrated 340 February 2016 by Pete Brown that had a random movement/action table for Indian forces, I believe somewhat similar to "Pony Wars", that I'd be interested to try. Anyway, I still really enjoy your videos, look after yourself. Cheers.
@@buckospiffle594 I might book a tour myself and then look for my order that never turned up!