(06-10-2012, 07:49 AM)Shad Wrote: For you old-timers whose parents bought you copies of these very, very early wargames... I am extremely curious what was going through their heads? "Jutland... lil Tim will love this!"
It just seems so... non-mainstream? :-)
I was 4 and 5 years old 68/69, but even through the 70's, most boys had things that were either cars, building type things (Lego, Meccano etc) or War things including Cowboys and Indians in that group. There wasn't the anti-war/weapon ethos then. Which is quite strange as the generation that missed them seem to suffering more violent crime and gun crime ???
Even Action Man (in the US it was GI Joe) had a superb collection of uniforms. There were German Storm trooper, Soviet Infantry, French resistance, Colditz Guard, British Infantry etc etc. And these WERE educational on a historical level. I remember, whilst collecting Timpo soldiers (Interchangeable colour models 1/32nd scale) I had a huge US cavalry/Indian collection. My nan bought me the Timpo Fort, complete with massive stockade, wagons and housing. ACross the living room were set the wig-wams and tepees of the Indian attackers ... cool toys
Now, Action Man is a big pansy, as the kits for him inlude Skateboarder and BMX bike and no WW2 type stuff at all .... geez
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