I've subscribed for a couple of years and felt the info in the magazine was more of a professional benefit than personal, since the events and traders were all in the UK. The magazine was rather thin, and it was often an effort to justify the price.

I'm happy to say things have definately changed! Skirmish is now easily twice as thick as it once was, and covers many events in the US. As a matter of fact, I was moved to post this when realized the event I was reading about was Marching Through History at Prado Regional Park in Chino California! Further along in the magazine is another article about The 2nd Annual American Civil War Preservation Ball, held in Harrisburg, PA.

This issue also has articles on Vietnam, Napoleonic, Trafalgar, Gallipoli, Great War , WWII and a host of other reenactments all over the world.

The magazine has loads of gorgeous photos, and the articles are much better written than they used to be. They've picked up host of new advertisers, and now have features such as book reviews, how-tos (this month on American Civil War ammo boxes), cooking and more.

There was a rumour going around at the last market that a reenactor won the UK lottery, bought the magazine and has dumped a packet into it. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the rumour, but I can say the quality of this magazine has gone up by a factor ot 10 in the last year.

Subscriptions are £22/$38 for 6 issues ($6.33 per issue includes postage) and may be ordered online through the above link.

I wish someone *coff* HE *coff*

With an established pressence in buying from the UK *coff* HE buys from GDFB *coff*

Could get copies in the us or become a US distributor.

I subscribed i think i actually got 2 issues.

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i chalked it up to the USPS sucking

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Since we're not really booksellers, we're not planning to start handling subscriptions for Skirmish.

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i think one of the two i have is mostly about Tewksbury medieval faire. (Euro pennsic)

And one was mostly about Russian groups or something

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Got out of ship.

Swam to shore.

Got shot.

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Originally posted by Alan F:
[B]Purely out of interest, but how would you re-enact Gallipoli?

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Rather like most other WWI reenacting, I would imagine.

Dig hole in dirt (or sand/rocks), fill with water (optional for Galliopoli), enter same for several month period and instruct gamekeeper to fire at you occasionally throughout the day.

Add spice by midnight sorte's of crawling through the mud (sand/rocks) and barbed wire, with gamekeeper continuing to fire at you occasionally with machine gun, and hurling hand grenades back and forth with your friends in the other mud hole a few yards away.

When this becomes tiresome, wait until full daylight, stand erect and walk slowly towards the gamekeeper's machine gun until hit.

Oh, Joy!

Gordon

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Originally posted by Gordon:
Rather like most other WWI reenacting, I would imagine.

Dig hole in dirt (or sand/rocks), fill with water (optional for Galliopoli), enter same for several month period and instruct gamekeeper to fire at you occasionally throughout the day.

Add spice by midnight sorte's of crawling through the mud (sand/rocks) and barbed wire, with gamekeeper continuing to fire at you occasionally with machine gun, and hurling hand grenades back and forth with your friends in the other mud hole a few yards away.

When this becomes tiresome, wait until full daylight, stand erect and walk slowly towards the gamekeeper's machine gun until hit.

Oh, Joy!

Gordon

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Then wait 25 years and elect the pillock who dreamed the whole thing up as Prime Minister?

At least here we know when we are getting hit and its hard to "shrug it off" hey? (Rhino-hyders excluded) B

esides in 15C (or likened) tacticals, its a more intimate invovlement; as in you better know who youre clacking swords with for safety reasons. MUCH better friendship between groups inevitably!

Cheers all you! Better save some steel for me next year I got a virgin gut that needs thumped once or twice.

[ 04-24-2006: Message edited by: Jancemeijer von Magnus Fülkim ]

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Illustrator for the gaming industry
www.Rogue-Artist.com

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