How Much to Own Gettysburg? $750,000

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5 responses to “How Much to Own Gettysburg? $750,000”

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   edwin

   October 20, 2005

   Zero bids up to now. Not a big surprise. Most people play ACW in a different scale.

   There was a reason for 6mm scale figures, what was it again? Oh yes, the fact that you can play Gettysburg on a large dinner table with just $ 1000 worth of figures that you can paint in a month.

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   Brett Schulte

   October 20, 2005

   Edwin,

   That’s the thing. They don’t want to actually play with it. Why build something as cool as that only to have it end up in a museum somewhere? IF these guys are lucky, a museum is about the only place or person I could see buying this thing…

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   edwin

   October 21, 2005

   Have you seen the pictures on the website? They are all out of focus, always a bad sign. IIRC some wargames club did Gettysburg in 25mm scale, with a lot less room and a lot more better and better painted figures. I strongly recommend 6mm if you want to get started with ACW wargaming, it’s cheap and the miniatures by Baccus look great. They have a US importer.

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   Brett Schulte

   October 21, 2005

   Edwin,

   I agree that the pictures of the diorama are terrible. They aren’t going to sell it that way! If people decide to go into 6mm scale, what rules sets support that size for figures?

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5. 

   edwin

   October 22, 2005

   There are good rules’systems around like JR3, F&F, and even Warhammer.

   Have a look here:
   http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=47087
   or
   http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=55176

   In a few weeks I hope to have my two 6mm armies complete, so I can give you more details.

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