Dingwall Wargames Club
Above shows a view of the Alamo, our demonstration game at Claymore 2003. Model painted by Alan Wedderburn, photograph by Mark Wilson
Dingwall Wargames Club -
A group of like-minded wargaming souls who come together weekly to participate in mainly historical table top encounters. The Club is for over-18's and is based in the First Floor Function Room of licensed premises at:-
The Ross Shire Club
Stafford Buildings
High Street
DINGWALL
Ross shire
SCOTLAND
IV15
Every Monday night between 7pm and 11pm with occasional all day 'big battle' games during holiday periods. All welcome!
Periods include:- Ancients, English Civil War, Renaissance, AWI, ACW,Seven Years War, Texan War of Independence, Napoleonic, Vietnam - 15mm/25mm scales and WWII in 1/300th and 20mm scales.
We attend three Wargames Shows per year, as a group - Wappinshaw, Glasgow; Claymore, Edinburgh and SKELP, Kirriemuir.
**Please note** We aim to provide an entertaining and interesting night's gaming each week BUT with a style of banter and non-correctness which emphasises that we are not overly serious nor uncomfortably competitive - all levels of experience in wargaming are welcome. You don't have to own an anorak!
MEET THE TEAM
The following pen pictures are an attempt to introduce you to the type of gamer that can be found in our Club. Any similarity between them and other members of the human race, alive or dead, is definately coincidental and probably insulting to the other party.
GORDON ELLIOT - The father figure and founding member. He is responsible for our existence but like all good fathers, he doesn't accept responsibility for his own actions. He also gathers the funds and squanders them on whatever whim takes his fancy at the Wargame Shows we attend- claiming it's what we wanted/needed/etc. He would like to meet another Warhammer player but we have done all we can to prevent this.
ANDREW JACK - The 'Brains' of the group. He has been gaming since the beginning of time. He is the author of all our 'House Rule' sets and probably the only one with the vocabulary to make them understandable! He can read and write. He also usually runs the Campaign games and interprets the meaning of life (according to gamers)for our benefit. He rarely loses. He knows the rules.
CALUM MacRAE - A 'Superior General', affectionately known as 'Sir Calum de Heeme'- our knight in shining armour! His reputation for winning ways precedes him each week- as the others clamour to be on his side. He makes winning look so easy that it is common comment that "something smells" when he is about! He modestly states that if he had been in charge the first time round, there wouldn't have been a second Gulf War.
DERRICK CRONIE - Not Frederick the Great but an aspirant to such level. Will buy anything metal, particularly if no-one else has it. Not very compatible but we work round it, all round! He claims also that if he had ran the first show, there wouldn't have been a second Gulf War - we would now all be speaking Arabic.
ALISTAIR SHEWAN - Historical. So much so he won't even try anything new without complaining. Has a tendancy to demand the impossible of his own side players and then demand detailed reasons for 'their' failures. Real Officer material - Best ignored.
MARK WILSON - Electrifying opponent. A real bright spark on the table. There is a buzz when he throws his die. Oh, sorry - he works for the Hydro, when not collecting & painting 20mm Arnhem.
ALAN WEDDERBURN - The painter. Coming along nicely since he joined the Club. Has started to produce a level of realism to his figures that no longer confuses between dark ages and modern. Has produced hundreds of 25 mil figures to go with his 5' by 3' Alamo model for this year's demos. Nice one.
NEIL MacKINNON - You just know that if he had hair, it would be a severe side parting right over the top ( and a little moustache to go with it). Wears one of his wife's red garters on his left arm when gaming - any era! Pronounces his "w's" as "v's". Strange!
ANDREW BEATON - A true professional. There ain't nuthin' he ain't painted (?). Keeps building armies and then starting again. Can't keep up with him. Doesn't get rattled, justs sits in there watching and waiting. One day he will attack and we will all know about it!
There you go. That's them. Residents from Tain to Inverness, the Black Isle and Dingwall. They might even live in a house near you!
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