Some Heroics & Ros 1/300 scale (5/6mm) Macedonian phalangites (Note the US dime for reference)
Michael Ng's Wargaming Page
Last modified: 14 December, 2005 (Minor update)
Who am I? What is wargaming?
Hello. If you have wandered here from the mysterious aether of the world wide web, then allow me to introduce myself. My name is Michael Ng and I am a wargamer/conflict simulator. Conflict Simulations/Wargames are a means by which people may simulate wars, battles, or campaigns throughout history (though the genre is not limited to just historical battles. Some people play fantasy and science fiction simulations/games.)I am primarily a figure gamer, though I do own many board/counter based simulations/wargames. (Hereafter, 'wargame' will be used commonly but will/can also mean 'conflict simulation'.) I wargame using a variety of rulesets and scales of figures. For land battles I use 6mm, 10mm, and 25/28 mm scales. When wargaming naval actions, I prefer to use 1/3000 and 1/6000 scale ships (though I do own some 1/1200 scale ships.)
What I use to wargame.
When I naval wargame, I prefer to game in the period from 1880-1918, covering the pre-dreadnought and dreadnought periods. I have fleets of Imperial Chinese, Imperial Japanese, British Royal Navy, Turkish Navy, and elements of the US and German navies in 1/3000 and 1/6000 scales. Rulesets I use include General Quarters II, Queen of the Seas (a homebrew ruleset by Neil Oag for simulating pre-dreadnought naval combat), and an ironclad ruleset written by Alan Goodearl. I also have a Roman and Carthaginian fleet (First Punic War) in 1/650 scale, though I haven't found a decent ruleset for these yet.
My land wargaming interest is in the ancient world (primarily). As I am currently a PhD student in Ancient History, I tend to wargame the ancient world. Of course, my interest in the ancient world predated my postgraduate work in the field (I've been interested in the ancient world from my days in junior high school). My armies are heavily biased towards Romans of the Republican and Early Imperial periods (loosely defined: from the First Punic War onwards to the death of Commodus.) I also have a Han Chinese force, which reflects my other interest in the ancient world. I currently use 6mm and 25/28mm scale figures to play in this period. Rulesets I use include Warhammer Ancient Battles, I used to play DBA, Strategos, and I am building up armies for Warmaster Ancients (now that it is out.) Stay tuned for pictures of my armies. I am currently painting several 1000 point WMA armies with plans to expand all of them to 2000+ points. Coming soon, photos of my completed 6mm armies!
Some of my figures/ships:
