Mark Strachan
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Occupation | Aviation Publishing |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Introduction | I have been involved in historical wargaming since 1972, co-founding the Auckland Wargaming Club in 1974 and was for 15 years involved in the "industry" in a business that eventually became Battlefront Miniatures. My main focus is on the mid-19th Century and I now collect in only two scales: 28mm for all land based gaming and 1:600 for mid-19th century naval gaming. My philosophy for gaming is: - Play games with people whose company I enjoy - The game must be true to the period - The games must be visually attractive – both the armies and terrain - The end result doesn’t matter - games must be fun. |
| Interests | English Civil War, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Austro-Prussian War, Crimean War, Early WWI, Russo-Japanese War, War of Spanish Succession, Wars of the Roses, Napoleonics, First Carlist War, Dark Ages, Great Paraguayan War, Early WWII, American War of Independence, War of 1812 |
| Favorite Movies | Gettysburg, Charge of the Light Brigade, Chocolat, The Quiet American, Cyrano de Bergerac, Tea with Mussolini, Gods and Generals |
| Favorite Music | Genesis, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Green Day, most Beethoven, Vivaldi, Bach |
| Favorite Books | The Killer Angels, Lee's Lieutenants, The Franco-Prussian War (Wawro), Gettysburg: the Second Day, Catherine the Great |