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Please note: Tony Adams' map of his ImagiNations world Tian is copyrighted. ... figures that he had spare, as he is not currently wargaming. Skiptocontent Pleasenote:TonyAdams’mapofhisImagiNationsworldTianiscopyrighted.Ihavetakenascreenshot,verytinyhere,togiveyouanideahowprofessionalthislooksandshowcasehisblog. Iloveagoodmaponablogorinabook.InoticedthisbeautifulmaponTonyAdams’TheWoodscrewMiniatureArmyblog.HehasbeenwritingrecentlyabouthisreimaginedEarthintheformofhisImagiNationsworldTian. Pleasenotehismapispersonalandcopyrightandnottobeusedorpublishedwithouthispermission. ItwasmadeforTonybyaprofessionalcartographer,GregShippofLostinMaps,preparedfromTony’ssketches.https://www.lostinmaps.co.uk/ ScreenshotfromGregShipp’swebsiteLostinMaps. TonyhasbeensettingoutinprintoverseveralblogpoststhebackgroundtohisreimaginedversionoftheworldforhisImagiNations. Oneoftheinterestingpointshemadeisthathisreimaginedworldanditsarmiesc.theEighteenNinetieshasonlycoalandthereforesteampower,butnoreservesofoilorpetroleum.Soeffectively,whatsomeotherswouldcall‘steampunk’. AsTonysaysinhisfirstTianrelatedpostonThursday5thMarch2020: “Inmostrespectsmyplanethasevolvedinthesamewayas Earthandhasnowreachedtheequivalentofthe1890’sonEarth.Atthistimehowever,progresshasslowedinsomeareas.Myplanet’sdevelopmentisfirmlyharnessedtothehorseandsteamtrainastheonlyformsoftransportationandapartfromtheveryearliestexperimentsincoalfiredsteamgenerationofelectricity,thefutureholdsnoprospectofanEarthlikeoilbasedrevolution. Smallquantitiesofoilforlubricationpurposesandalittlegasarebecomingavailableasbyproductsfromsteamingofcoalfortheproductionofcokeforironsmeltingbutthesearestillveryinfanttechnologies.However,radiotechnologyhasadvancedalittlefasterthanonEarthandisatalevelsimilartothatonEarthin1918.Inadditionthetelephoneandtelegraphareinwidespreaduseandgeneralindustrialcapabilitiesareveryclosetothoseonearthinthe1890s.” Fascinating. IfirstcameacrossTonyAdamswhenIfoundhisblogabouthisMiniatureWoodscrewArmy,inspiredbyanarticleinMiniatureWarfarein1969.TonythenkindlysentmesomevintageAirfix1960sfiguresthathehadspare,asheisnotcurrentlywargaming.Someoftheserepaintedandrebasedfigureshavefeaturedonthisblogsuchashttps://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/adamstown-or-angria-vintage-airfix-acw-repaired/ https://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/02/a-1960s-airfix-owl-pellet/ Tony’sblogandbookreviews(oftenaboutmilitarylogistics)areworthdroppinginonfromtimetotime.I’msureTonywouldwelcomepeople’scomments: https://thewoodscrewminiaturearmy.blogspot.com/?wref=bif BlogpostedbyMarkManofTIN,29thMarch2020 Sharethis:FacebookLikethis:LikeLoading... Publishedby26soldiersoftin HelloI'mMarkMrMIN,ManofTIN.BasedinS.W.Britain,I'malifelongcollectorof"tinymen"andoldtoysoldiers,whethertin,leadorchildhoodvintage1960sand1970splasticfigures. Irandomlycollectallscalesandperiodsand"imagi-nations"aswellasleadcivilians,farmandzooanimals.Ienjoythepaintpossibilitiesofcheappoundstoreplasticfiguresasmuchasthepatinaofvintagemetalfigures. Befuddledbythemathsofcomplexboardgamesandwargames,IpreferthesmallscaleskirmishsimplicityofveryearlyDonaldFeatherstonerules. Torelax,Iusuallyplaysologames,oftenusinghexboards.Gamingtakessecondplacetomakingorconvertmyowngamingfiguresfrompolymerclay(Fimo),home-castmetalfiguresofmanyscalesorplasticpaintconversions.IalsocollectandgamewithvintagePeterLaing15mmmetalfigures,wishinglikemanyothersthatIhadboughtmoreinthe1980s... Viewallpostsby26soldiersoftin Postnavigation PreviousPostAsterixcreatorAlbertUderzo RIPNextPostCerealKillers 11thoughtson“ImagiNationsMapped” Mark.Thanksverymuchforthispost.IammostgratefulandgladyoulikemyblogandTian.Kindregards.Tony LikeLike Ihopemanynewpeopleenjoyyourwebsite. LikeLike Greatpost-thanksfortheheadsuponTony’sblog-havefolloweditwithmybloggeraccount. Cheers, Pete. LikeLike That’sgood.SomeinterestingbookreviewsandImagiNationsbackstory. LikeLike YouremindmeIhavetocompletemyownmapsofmyimagiworld.IusedGamesWorkshopplasticcliptogetherhexesbutthenrealizedIcouldaseasilydrawandpaintthemmonapieceofwood,paperetc.IhavemymapofBogavaniaandBeersteinplussomeborderinglandsbuthavetoaddadetailedmapofFezia,Bogavania’sally.Irolldicetodeterminethegeographicalfeaturesofeachhex.Icouldalsoleavesomeofthattothecourseofacampaignwhen‘unknown’landsareentered.With‘unknown’landsIcouldalsouserandomfactorstodeterminetheleveloftechnologyoftheinhabitants–stoneage,ancient,medieval,horseandmusketetc. LikeLike Thediceideatochoosegeographicalfeaturesinunknownlandsisaninterestingone.Likewisethetechstatusofthenatives. LikeLike Mapsdoaddalottothehobbybeittheprofessionalonesorourscribblesonthebackofenvelopes.Theycantransportustofarawayplacesthatneverwere.Gooddistractingandengagingactivityforthecurrenttimes.MyfavouritemapsarethosewhichshowtheHolyRomanEmpireanditsconstituentparts,Burgundyfallsaclosesecond.YearsagoIdrewoneforsomeScottishEcwgaminginthehighlands.PlacenameswereGlenClose,GlenCampbellwithitsrhinestoneminesandmuchmoreinthesamevein… LikeLike IliketheGlenCampbell,GlenClosejokes!Veryfunny.Therearesomelovelymapping/mapsathttps://gridbasedwargaming.blogspot.com/2020/03/ww2-western-desert-campaign-game-2.html LikeLike Thisisgreat!Ilovethatwe’refinallygettingmore19thcenturyimagi-nationsafterthe18thcentury/lacewarsimagi-nationcrazeofafewyearsago.Ialsohavealate19thcentury“imagi-world”thatIneedtowriteupahistoryof,butI’vegotamaponthispost:https://www.atthequeenscommand.com/skirmish-at-tun-creek-charge-battle-report/ ImadeitusingAzgaar’sfreefantasymapgeneratorwhichisagreatresourceforanyonewantinganinstant,qualitymaptheycanplayaroundwithandcustomize:https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ LikeLike Thanksaducknamedjoeforthelinktoyourmapandthefantasymapgenerator–veryusefulandstylishindeed! 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