06-05-2002, 01:24 AM
My rather small collection consists mostly of Citadel minis, 25mm High Elves and Dwarfs for Warhammer Fantasy, and 10mm High Elves for Warmaster. I also have 1st century AD Roman legionaries by Old Glory in 15mm. Both manufacturers IMO produce quality minis, well sculpted with incredibly sharp detail.<br>
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I've heard it mentioned that Warhammer is more akin to a skirmish battle as opposed to DBM's 'grand army' scale of warfare. While Warhammer focuses on the details like armour, weapons and other minute elements, DBM is said to be more abstract (not that I've ever played DBM, I'm merely repeating a common opinion). I agree with all these points. However I'm wondering if any of you here are familiar with Games Workshop's 10mm scale 'Warmaster'. It seems to combine the best of Warhammer and DBM, allowing for battles on an 'epic' scale while at the same time avoiding many of the complicated, 'realistic' rules of both games. Many Warmaster players have gone so far as to create army lists for historical wargaming. One of Warmaster's co-designers, Stephen Hess, has named his historical warfare system 'Ancientmaster'.<br>
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Here's his website: www.brumbaer.de <br>
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I for one can see the potential for Warmaster to become a recognised rules system with regards to historical wargaming, thanks to rules like Hess' Ancientmaster. I'm actually in the process of collecting an Early Imperial Roman Army using the Warmaster rules but creating my own army lists modelled after Hess' lists.<br>
<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/uauxilia.showPublicProfile?language=EN>Auxilia</A> at: 6/5/02 3:26:43 am<br></i>
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I've heard it mentioned that Warhammer is more akin to a skirmish battle as opposed to DBM's 'grand army' scale of warfare. While Warhammer focuses on the details like armour, weapons and other minute elements, DBM is said to be more abstract (not that I've ever played DBM, I'm merely repeating a common opinion). I agree with all these points. However I'm wondering if any of you here are familiar with Games Workshop's 10mm scale 'Warmaster'. It seems to combine the best of Warhammer and DBM, allowing for battles on an 'epic' scale while at the same time avoiding many of the complicated, 'realistic' rules of both games. Many Warmaster players have gone so far as to create army lists for historical wargaming. One of Warmaster's co-designers, Stephen Hess, has named his historical warfare system 'Ancientmaster'.<br>
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Here's his website: www.brumbaer.de <br>
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I for one can see the potential for Warmaster to become a recognised rules system with regards to historical wargaming, thanks to rules like Hess' Ancientmaster. I'm actually in the process of collecting an Early Imperial Roman Army using the Warmaster rules but creating my own army lists modelled after Hess' lists.<br>
<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/uauxilia.showPublicProfile?language=EN>Auxilia</A> at: 6/5/02 3:26:43 am<br></i>
