The 15 Mill online magazine mentions 50th Anniversary of 15mm and Peter Laing

The 50th anniversary of 15mm figures and of Peter Laing figures is mentioned in November 2022 edition of The 15 Mill, an interesting eclectic and free online magazine (e-zine?) celebrating 15mm gaming run by Martin Goddard of Peter Pig 15mm Miniatures.

https://collectingpeterlaing15mmfigures.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/50th-anniversary-of-15mm-figures-and-peter-laing-mentioned-in-the-15-mill-online-magazine-november-2022/

Our “stop press” two and half page mention or article was put together as the November / Christmas edition was going to press from emails between Martin Goddard, Peter Laing collector Ian M.Dury and myself.

The November 1972 advert in Military Modelling that launched 15mm scale and Peter Laing figures.

All The 15 Mill back issues are freely available including no. 4 November 2019 featuring Peter Laing WW1 figures from the ABC Gamers blog.

After its recent Flames of War popularity, 15mm seems to be on a bit of a backfoot or backburner at the moment with the increasing dominance of 28mm as current standard alongside a quirky ‘free for all’ diversity of manufacturers’ scales from 2mm, 6mm, 12mm, 18mm, 30mm, 42mm and all stations in between (rarely an odd number like 15!)

Ian Dury set up and hosts the MeWe Peter Laing Collectors Group https://mewe.com/join-front/peterlaingfigures

Over the last year I have been cataloguing and photographing my Laing figures on this informal blog https://collectingpeterlaing15mmfigures.wordpress.com

Blogposted / Crossposted by Mark Man Of TIN 13/14 November 2022

The 15 Mill free online magazine and gamette from Peter Pig

How did I miss this?

Have I been under a stone for the last couple of the years in the Wargames Garden?

The 15 Mill – A free online magazine from Peter Pig devoted to 15 millimetre figures and gaming.

https://www.peterpig.co.uk/the15MILL.html

I look forward to reading these as the autumn nights draw in!

Each edition (until Covid) has a free gamette scenario for small games.

https://www.peterpig.co.uk/the15MILL.html

Cleverly, you can buy a 15mm Peter Pig figure package suitable for each gamette.

A clever and fun way to promote your company and your scale!

Fifteen turns Fifty

The pendulum has swung some way from 15mm (and ‘Flames of War’) being the most popular scale some years ago to 28mm, which is apparently “where it’s at” for many gamers today.

15mm is fifty years old next year, if you count the appearance of Peter Laing figures in October \ November 1972.

Peter Laing is long retired. Sadly these figures are out of production and the moulds vanished but small lots sometimes appear for sale online.

Issue 4 of The 15 Mill in October 2019 appropriately featured a fine display of Peter Laing WW1 figures from the ABC gamers blog.

A good time to start sorting through my old original Peter Laing figures, painting and basing as required to celebrate a half century.

A small and friendly collectors circle of Peter Laing enthusiasts exists on the MeWe forum, set up by Ian Dury. https://mewe.com/join/peterlaingfigures

Blog posted by Mark Man of TIN 23 October 2021