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Thursday, 2 July 2009
Ancient Scruby: 54mm wargaming
Back in the day when he was still John and not Jack (at least for formal occasions) these pictures show Jack Scruby wargaming with 54mm figures a la H G Wells, using a gridded playing surface.
These pictures are from Making and Collecting Military Miniatures, a book by Bob Bard and published in the States in 1957. I am indebted to Doug from Unfashionably Shiny for drawing this book to my attention. One chapter considers wargaming at the time in the United States, including rules, on Wellsian lines.
Thanks for sharing these pictures - I had not seen these before today. As a side note; many of the 54mm fgures pictured were sold off piecemeal over the years, sadly the collection is no longer intact. I may have a few in my collection, but most of mine are from a slightly later time (early 1960s).
Thanks for sharing these pictures - I had not seen these before today. As a side note; many of the 54mm fgures pictured were sold off piecemeal over the years, sadly the collection is no longer intact. I may have a few in my collection, but most of mine are from a slightly later time (early 1960s).
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