BREAKING THE HOARDING HABIT

You know what I am talking about. No it’s not the lead pile, it’s the PLASTIC SPRUE pile, voided of figure parts or kit, stashed in the back of the cupboard or piled up in a heap in the garage. You just can’t throw them in the bin, can you! You tell yourself, “One day l may need them” – but for what? You don’t know! Best keep ’em just in case ...

By John Bond

It’s a common problem; we wargamers suffer from that fear. Throw it away and you can guarantee you’ll need it. Maybe not tomorrow, but in a week or a year ... Well, today is your day of transformation, the day you will actually put that pile of plastic sprues to good use. By following the prescription below carefully, you will rid yourself of this burden and build for yourself your own scratch-built train tracks by recycling the spare plastic you already have. Train tracks are such versatile pieces of terrain that can be utilized for many periods of history from the Wild West right through to modern times. They make for creating interesting and challenging scenarios for wargamers to fight over. CONSTRUCTION STEPS Use 3 mm MDF cut into strips of 18.5 cm…

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