Has anyone one else thought about playing or actually played stargrunt outside
(yes, that big room with the blue ceiling and really bright light. <sarcastic
smile>), using one's lawn and such as natural terrain? Me and my brother used
to play outside with GI Joes all the time, so I think a game of SGII in a
patchy area of lawn, your mom's flower garden, the shoulder of the driveway,
the nearest drainaige ditch, woodpile, etc, would be pretty cool. Accent it
with some
pre-made buildings, and even better. What do you think?
Hi, Buddy!
Did you mention your playing with GI Joes on rec.games.miniatures.misc? I
recall seeing a similar post there.
Never heard of SGII played that way. You must remember, though, for us of
the youth-challenged persuasion, the advantage to yard-FTII+ is that the
ships 'stakes' mean seldom having to bend down or move on your knees.
I know MY knees and back aren't up to the task! ;->=
The_Beast
"Buddy Chamberlain" <buddy@movnet.com> on 05/14/99 08:21:15 AM
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Subject: Stargrunt in the Big Room with the Blue and
(sometimes) White Ceiling...
Has anyone one else thought about playing or actually played stargrunt outside
(yes, that big room with the blue ceiling and really bright light. <sarcastic
smile>), using one's lawn and such as natural terrain? Me and my brother used
to play outside with GI Joes all the time, so I think a game of SGII in a
patchy area of lawn, your mom's flower garden, the shoulder of the driveway,
the nearest drainaige ditch, woodpile, etc, would be pretty cool. Accent it
with
some pre-made buildings, and even better. What do you think?
- Buddy
*blush*
My bad! Sorry for failing to delete the attachment from Buddy's post!
The_Beast
Yeah, that was probably me. Action figures are probably my stepping stone into
miniatures gaming. You should have seen all the
cardboard-box towns and scratch-built vehicles my brother and I had for
our many action figures. :o) And then there was the pseudo-wargame
with rubber bands and damage die rolls....:o)
And pardon me for forgetting that many wargamers are of such an age as to not
be so inclined to getting down on one's knees. I'll blame my youthful niavety,
ok?;o) I am only 18, after all...
<begins singing the Toys'R'Us song as he signs off>
- Buddy :o)
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I haven't thought about using the small GI Joe's.... But I did collect enough
of the 4" Star Wars Figures on closeout to field a fireteam of stormtroopers
with heavy weapon backup. I have mounted them individually on 40mm disks using
hot glue (It does not damage the figures and your
can easily re-mount the figures any way you want.
Now I have to buy GI Joe's for a outside battle between the Joe's. Thanks for
the added insanity factor guys. Bobby Mock
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That would be cool, 'cept for the fact that action figures are like
$5-$7 a head, while minis are $1-$2 a head... and you get to paint your
minis.:o)
- Buddy
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