The Wargame Shed: December 2019

Blogs I Follow

NEWS FROM THE FRONT

Painting And Ponyri Take Two - First up some completed units for the early Byzantines and the War of the Triple Alliance. Rear rank archers and together with the rest of the unit finish...
2 hours ago
Wargame news and terrain

Wargame News and Terrain Latest Wargame Reviews! - Check our latest reviews below and discover these great miniatures, scenery and books! Newly featured are the brand new and much anticipated Wargames Atlan...
8 hours ago
Drunken Samurai Painting Blog

Hero SMG Company for Flames of War - The next unit for my Flames of War Soviet project. This is the Hero SMG Company. This is 7 stands plus the commissar team. This unit can also be used as...
11 hours ago
Wargames and Railroads

World War II Project - Return to Normandy - Terrace House Finished...Mostly - I have been working on this piece off and on for a week or so now. Its easier to find 15 minutes to work on this then finding enough time to return to the ...
12 hours ago
Scrivsland

French line in greatcoats - Another week brings another completed battalion of French infantry into the collection. Like the previous unit, all the figures are from the Perry Mini...
13 hours ago
Felix's Gaming Pages Blog

Skies of Fire - Well on Sunday over on the Warhammer Community site, there has been the official preview of the new Aeronautia Imperialis boxed set, Skies of Fire. You’l...
14 hours ago
John's Toy Soldiers

Technicals: The Great Toyota War - Nissan Technical "Ladees and Genu'llmen - the star of our show - fresh from our workshops in downtown Kabul - I give you - THE NISSAN TECHNICAL" - (promog...
15 hours ago
Storm and Conquest!

100 years war Knights/Chevaliers and squires/écuyers IV - *100YW French Armagnac (knights and squires) Chevaliers & Écuyers*More Chevaliers and écuyers of Maine for the eleven local battles within 100klm, plus the...
20 hours ago
The Warbard

Forestgrave - Locally our COVID-19 situation is such that we’re allowed to expand our pandemic pods slightly starting a few weeks ago, so myself, my brother Corey, and o...
1 day ago
dead lead project

The year of the plague (doctor) - Whilst it may have been a while since my last confession, do not think that I have been idle! Although admittedly the things that have taken up most of my...
1 day ago
Der Alte Fritz Journal

Khartoum Tabletop Layout - A preliminary mock up of the walls of Khartoum. This year's Big Battalion Game will feature a game in the Sudan at the opening of the Mahdi's rebellion....
1 day ago
Unlucky General

Test -
1 day ago
Legatus' Wargames Armies

Paint Table Sunday: Jaguar Tribe and back to Romans! - I finished another seven figures yesterday (that's twenty-nine in May!) in the shape of the Lucid Eye Jaguar Tribe for Savage Core. I stupidly decided t...
1 day ago
A J's Wargames Table

Of Tear Gas and Merchantmen - “My last waking thought, I remember, was that, while this was a hell of a thing to have happened to a respectable old gentleman in his declining years, it...
1 day ago
Don't throw a 1

Donnybrook - Redoubt minis - Poor Folk - Once again, these have been sitting in the same bag I bought them in for many many moons!! I'd take a guess at, at least 5 years! So during the Lockdow...
1 day ago
Meeples & Miniatures

Lockdown painting update – May 2020 - It’s been a while since I shared anything hobby related. Many of us have taken advantage of some of the extra time we have found on our hands during this p...
1 day ago
Irishserb's Miniatures Adventure

It's About Playing Army Men - I don't know why, but I've always liked "playing army men", as my Mom called it. I started by the time I was four years old, with Marx plastic soldiers. ...
1 day ago
BigLee's Miniature Adventures

The Art of Tidying Up! - For many people at the moment, we are finding ourself with more time on our hands than we are comfortable with. Whether you have recently gone back to work...
1 day ago
Military History Blog on the Web

Medieval Warfare Vol VI, Issue 5: Bernard's Chosen - The Knights Templar - Focuses on the Knights Templar, one of the two famous main military orders who fought in the Middle East during the Crusades, but who are perhaps best kno...
1 day ago
Dust, Tears & Dice

Dispatches from the Front IX - The end of May and as the country slowly creeps out of lock down I look back on another successful month with another major project complete with no more b...
1 day ago
Quindia Studios

76 Models in Two Weeks! - That's it! Four units of Beja infantry (two with spears, one with swords, and one with rifles) for my Mahdist army! And a few trees (I'm up to around a do...
2 days ago
The Monkey that Walks

Inaugural Blucher - Hi all, Took advantage of a bad weather day to commandeer the dining room table, and run through a trial of the Blucher rules, by Sam Mustafa. These attr...
2 days ago
Wargaming Girl

Paint Table Saturday 30 May - OK, so I've been a bit lax in posting updates. I have been doing things though. I finished the pulp-era scatter terrain last week and posted them on the ...
2 days ago
iron mitten

Lest we forget - Tidying up the garden today and came across this scene from D Day. James had been blasting his sand tray with the hose and in the setting sun, Normandy ...
2 days ago
The Mad Padre's Wargames Page

Meanwhile in Rohan 8 - This post will be much less interesting than the last one, as there are 100% no scantily dressed figures. I got a bit of flack for posting the elf maid...
2 days ago
Tales From GHQ

Some of my favourite games - I’ve been feeling increasingly nostalgic as the days of this tedious Coronavirus lockdown malarkey have dragged on. I don’t have any inclination for solo g...
2 days ago
the Man Cave

May monthly hobby roundup...40k campaign and more Beastmen! - Time for another monthly hobby wrapup - I'm finding that I'm not blogging as much, but I am enjoying Twitter for quick hobby fixes during the day. If you ...
3 days ago
Lonely Gamers

Chariot Wars - Impetvs - I just thought I would share a few images from a game I played last weekend between some well trained Libyan Egyptians and a equally well trained Early M...
3 days ago
Shed Wars

Test -
3 days ago
Madaxeman's Wargames Blog

Lockdown Podcast #10 - With a frightening lurch into double figures (or a proper round dozen if paintbrushes and glue are your thing) the *Lockdown* team from Madaxeman.com are b...
3 days ago
The Wargames Table

Voltigeurs! - My Sharp Practice models have been on the shelf for a little while as I’ve been heavily into WW2, primarily our North African games. But the other day I j...
3 days ago
Steve's Paintingshed

Farmhouse scratch build - This week’s project has been a generic North American farmhouse. I wanted a model with a small footprint but which would still look plausible alongside my ...
3 days ago
Toy Soldiers and Dining Room Battles

IHMN: Some thoughts for the Beginner in Designing an Adventuring Company, Part 11 (Official Adventuring Companies I have used) - *If you want to look at some ideas on how to design your own Adventuring Company, you can't go wrong by using or looking at the Companies that are publi...
3 days ago
Operation: Wargaming!

Working on United Empire Miniature's 1/6 Scale bust of Plato - I've started work on a 1/6 scale bust of Plato by United Empire Miniatures. I've been using acrylics for this project. I think the eyes and skin tones tur...
3 days ago
2 Hour Blog

5150: Star Army - Citizen Soldier? Coming in June - 5150: Star Army - Citizen Soldier will be the update to Star Army and playable on the tabletop. Check it out and watch for the upcoming Bat Reps.
4 days ago
GREG'S WARGAMING BLOG

Wood Pile Update - Many years back I made wood piles to be used as scatter terrain and obstacles to hide behind. I was never happy with the plain look and decided to change t...
4 days ago
Wars of Louis Quatorze

The Chronicles of an Old Campaigner 1692-1717: The Recollections of a French Dragoon Officer - Haven't read this but people says it's good. Anybody read it? There is a French language version https://archive.org/details/memoiresdemonsi00cologoog Eng...
4 days ago
MAIWAND DAY

More Kandahar Game Progress - post #5 - Greetings fellow Hobbyists! I hope as you read this you and yours are safe and sound, healthy and whole. I also hope you've been able to keep your hobby ...
5 days ago
One man and his brushes.

Normandy 44 - LCMs and Sherman’s - The next top is for a planned beach assault game for this years D Day anniversary . I have added in 6 LCMs and 3 Sherman’s with deep wading kits . This lot...
5 days ago
Andy's Wargaming Blog

Dragon Rampant Sword & Sandal Warband - Theseus's Honour Guard and Herald - Progress with the Mythic Greeks, or 'The Sword & Sandal' Dragon Rampant Warband. These are Theseus's Honour Guard and his Herald. They'll form an Elite Foo...
5 days ago
Doctor Merkury's Lab

Showdown in the Scrapyard - Emptying out more of my lead backlog, I’ve hit some pieces that would work for Supers or other skirmish games Robyn arrives by motorcycle to the scrapyard...
6 days ago
Ilkley Old School

Grumblers - Part 2 - I finished the first batch of 9 figures this morning. Second batch are being cleaned up. I hope to have the full unit ready for inspection on June 18th. ...
6 days ago
Adventures In Miniature Gaming

Warhammer Quest Silver Tower - Trial of Aqshy - Byron and his wight king companion wander a long time in search of their next trial. Byron knows the final two amulets they must acquire will contain the p...
1 week ago
Geordie's Big Battles

Corona Virus Project - 2 Series USN a-e: Finally Completed - OK so the better part of the US Pacific Fleet is ready to field (see below, a lot of varnished [Satin Varnish] USN DD and a few more CA and CL, CL/AA): R...
1 week ago
SOUND OFFICERS CALL!

Washington Strikes! Germantown 1777 Game Research - Continuing on with my AWI kick of late, I had some precious "free" time recently and decided to try out some of my ideas for the Germantown 1777 MEGAGAME. ...
1 week ago
Olicanalad's Games

How I Paint In Enamels. Part 3 - Painting - There was a query last week about the size of the Artmaster, Pearl series, 5/0 brushes I use, saying that I must use something much larger. I think I know...
1 week ago
The Blog With No Name

Old Glory 15mm 19/25th Converged Grenadiers - The last of the Old Glory are painted up as the 19/25th Converged Grenadiers. A few differences in the uniform add a little more fun to painting these guys...
1 week ago
A Wargaming Gallimaufry

No painting but lots of reading! - Not a lot to report on the painting and gaming front not surprisingly, especially since I have been doing some 'proper' painting in the living room and din...
1 week ago
Cor blog me!

Trench Hammer Test Game - Remember how I bought a Warzone 2nd edition boxed set, painted up the 40 Imperial Regulars figures, bought more stuff to round out the army, and then won...
1 week ago
Wargamingnz

In the shadow of the bald mountains.. - To the Honourable Gentlemen of Horseguards Your Lordships Following our defeat of the dreadful horde of the Spider God, I advanced my forces slowly throug...
1 week ago
Cold War Hot Hot Hot

Soviet Military Police and Technicians/Drivers - In my Wargames Soldiers & Strategy scenario I needed to have a squad of Soviet Military Police manning a checkpoint near the SA-10 Battery. I also needed ...
1 week ago
Wargaming for Grown-ups

Getting a little Chile - The whole War in the Pacific thing that ended up with me publishing "It's Getting a Bit Chile" was given impetus by me finding an actual range of 15mm figu...
1 week ago
28mm Victorian Warfare

Stricken Saucer... - *... and a thank you.* One of the many joys of working with someone like James is his mischievous sense of humour. If truth be told we probably share the s...
1 week ago
DRESSING THE LINES

Liking and loving Landsknechts - Well, I think this might be becoming a period. In a previous posting I mentioned that I was painting a freebie sprue of plastic landsknechts that had come ...
1 week ago
much ado about nothing

FIW: Phase 1 complete - While trying to avoid the exclamation that "this project is complete", I have slightly amended my plans for the new FIW collection. No project is ever comp...
1 week ago
Wargaming Addict

The Battle for San Pietro, Italy 1943 - Game 2: Crossing the Rubicon - For the second game in my mini-campaign, the Italians had retreated to some hastily prepared defensive positions, defending an important crossing over the ...
1 week ago
Blood, Fire and Death

Wars of the Roses Yorkist and Lancastrian Armies - Here I prophesy: this brawl today, Grown to this faction in the Temple Garden, Shall send, between the red rose and the white A thousand souls to death and d...
2 weeks ago
Jimbibblyblog

Teeny Tiny Star Wars - Real teeny tiny lol I love Star Wars fleet battles and have wanted a decent set of quick rules to be able to do it. Full Thrust, although a cracking set th...
2 weeks ago
Thomo's Hole

French Armoured Cruisers, 1887 – 1932 — Review - John Jordan, well recognised for his many books on ships over the years, has penned with Philippe Caresse, a volume on French Armoured Cruisers from the la...
2 weeks ago
KEITH'S WARGAMING BLOG

Free SYW Rules: Post of Honour v.8 - Hi everyone. First of all, I hope you are coping with the Covid 19 crisis and finding some good amongst the bad. I am in a very fortunate position myself, ...
2 weeks ago
Wargaming with Silver Whistle

Norway 1940 - The Road to Dombas - part 3. - I have been quite busy with this project and finished most of the terrain, I just need to do some small items like signposts, more fencing, (also waiting...
3 weeks ago
A-Historical Wargaming

The Drake of Bonemire Howe - So, I fell in love (or in froth) with 13thAge. I was hacking the Black Hack for a more “heroic” feel, and I realised while working on it that 13thAge was ...
3 weeks ago
Delta Vector

Delta Vector 2020: Rebooting Space Gaming - About 8 years ago, I accidentally shifted the focus of this blog with this post about the inadequacies of space games. Originally *Delta Vector* was a hand...
4 weeks ago
Devon Wargames Group

Siege of Delhi, Indian Mutiny - Black Powder - *Editors Note:* *This post covers one of the three games played in early March 2020 and was submitted prior to the announcement that the club has now clos...
4 weeks ago
Band of Wargame Brothers

Great Northern War- How many periods can a figure junkie be collecting?? - It had to happen: I've got books, I read other people's blogs and have cut out all the relevant articles in wargames magazines.....Barry Hilton and the Lea...
4 weeks ago
SquadPainter

ASOIAF - Stark Sworn Swords Part 4 - The wash is applied and instantly the figures look much better than it did *before*. What a relief! The chainmail is fully detailed, the shield has a nice ...
4 weeks ago
Dreispitz - Mike´s miniature wargaming blog

Blood & Plunder - Support for the "Tortuga" - the bark "Seahorse" - *Manufacturer: FirelockGames* *Scale: 28mm* *Hi, * *today just a short post about my second ship for Blood&Plunder - the bark "Seahorse".* *I want...
4 weeks ago
Analogue Hobbies

Siege of Malta, 1565 - Barbary Corsair Spearmen and Archer Command Stand - Okay! So, switching tack from the Grim Dark Future to the sun-kissed Middle Sea, I thought I'd finish off a few more figures for my 1565 Malta project wh...
4 weeks ago
MacPhee's Miniature Men

Possible New Project - Glenn is thinking of adding a new Napoleonic collection: true 25mm figures painted in "toy soldier" style and finished with a gloss clear coat. I can defin...
4 weeks ago
Light Bobs and Paint Blobs

Jacobite Rebellion 1745 - British Infantry-1st Bde - 10mm Pendraken Miniatures - First posts of a new project (yes, another one!). I actually started this project one last year but made very slow progress until this virus lockdown. ...
4 weeks ago
Baron's Blog

Fistful of Lead: Bigger Battles now available! - Thanks to everyone who playtested and gave input. This baby has been birthed... Available at out webstore: www.wiley-games.com
4 weeks ago
Din of Battle

Maximilian Adventure - Imperial Mexican Army Rebased - Hi folks, Well, my old basing style for my Maximilian collection died as the old bases were unique (very think) and I ran out of them. My new units were b...
5 weeks ago
Roundwood's World

"Come And Have A Go If You Think You're Lard Enough!"- March 7th, 2020 - One of the last days gaming I enjoyed before the (...hopefully, temporary...) end of “normal life” (pre-quarantine/ lockdown) was down in Southampton on...
5 weeks ago
ALBAtwo Warblog

Mount & Blade II; Bannerlord - Back in 2016 I posted on the up and coming PC games I was looking forward to get a hold of and play in that year. All the games were purchased sooner or ...
5 weeks ago
Trouble At T'Mill - a wargaming blog

Dux Brit Compendium playtest update - Lots of great feedback and testing happening - huge thank you to the playtest team. Still dying to see how one group are managing on Tabletop Simulator! (I...
5 weeks ago
Rebel Barracks

WW2 British Paras - During this lockdown I have managed to get my British Paras to a useful stage. Three full sections for CoC, plenty of higher command options plus a Glider ...
1 month ago
Jay's Wargaming Madness

War of the Ring Reference Sheet - Hello all - just a quick update today. I've created the first version of my reference sheet for War of the Ring (WotR). It covers everything except Magic ...
1 month ago
The Anderson Collection

Mutiny - Hi gents hope this finds you all well and keeping safe. I haven't been posting for some time as work has been extremely busy but the collection keeps growi...
1 month ago
Joy and Forgetfulness

Wargaming Remotely in the Time of Corona Virus - *Remote Wargaming Setup* *(Note: the cat is vital to the enterprise and cannot be done without)* A lot of us are cooped up in our homes at the moment - whi...
1 month ago
Herkybirds nest

Knocking down Ivans. - As we approach a 12 week shutdown of the club, due to the 'Great Plague' we had another go at using my Prussians against the Russians. I had done an extra ...
2 months ago
THE WARGAMING SITE

Light Box - Got a light box at last - only a few quid on Ebay with built in LED lights....and selection of backdrops. 6mm bocage experiments are the first into the box...
2 months ago
PanzerKaput's Painted Review

New Platoon Generator for VBCW and WtdW - I have uploaded a new various of the Platoon Generator of Went the Day Well and in fact any system you choose. We have made it clearer about what troops y...
3 months ago
Crac des Chevaliers

Team Yankee Chieftains - 15mm Team Yankee Chieftain by Battlefront. An HQ and two troop with Stillbrew armour, plus a third troop with normal Chieftains. 7x Sillbrew Chieftains ...
3 months ago
Adventures In Lead

"The Petite Race for Africa" Photo Dump - These photos are all from the Petite Race for Africa game that we put on at MOAB 2019. I intended to upload these last year but of course never got around ...
3 months ago
Dalauppror

New York Street - Today a bunch of pictures of the Street Wars NYC gameboard and terrain I been working on for the last weeks. All setup for a game later today. J ...
3 months ago
Gaming with TooFatLardies

X Painting Challenge - Exploring Unchartered Territory - The rules of engagement of this year’s Challenge (marking the 10thAnniversary) have changed… and for good in my view. The main novelty is the contest ...
4 months ago
Lead Warrior

2020 Plan - A little late but here we go Playing games is always the most important part of wargaming for me and the target remains 100 games. I think I may struggle...
4 months ago
Wargamer Blue

15mm Canadian Platoon -
4 months ago
Adventures in Miniature Gaming

28mm Napoleonic Prussians - about 3 years ago I painted a Napoleonic Prussian brigade to act as the flanking force in a Battle of Kulm scenario I put on at MayDay, the Local conventio...
5 months ago
Arlequín's Worlds

Cara Melacak Handphone Android yang Hilang Melalui Gmail - Smartphone ialah salah satu benda yang hampir seluruh manusia di dunia ini memilikinya, setiap elemen kehidupan memang sangat dimanjakan dengan lahirnya ...
5 months ago
Lard Island News

Lard Magazine 2019 Arrives - Bulging waist lines are no strangers to Lard Island, but this 2019 Lard Magazine isn’t just fat, it’s morbidly obese when it comes to content. A WHOPPING ...
5 months ago
merseybooks

Battle Ravens in Tabletop Gaming's Best Games of 2019 - I've been tipped off that my Battle Ravens boardgame features in TABLETOP GAMING'S BEST GAMES OF 2019 issue, publishing at the start of December! This is ...
6 months ago
The Angry Lurker

15mm Battered Markers for Dragon Rampant...... - *........and some ladders!* *The gravestones are leftovers and MDF from Blotz, these are used to signify a unit in distress marker for the rules, rather th...
6 months ago
18th Century Sojourn

France vs. the Hapsburg (DBA-HX3) - The War of Devolution lasted two campaign seasons (1667-68), is better known for its conflict in the Spanish Netherlands and elsewhere. It is in the Franc...
6 months ago
One of My Men Became Restless

Tufts, Glorious Tufts! [Edit - Oct 21 - Added another score of sheets with notes) - The title of this entry should be sung to this old tune from the big cheese lobby: I'm in a bit of a revelry having finally gotten a chance to break out ...
7 months ago
The Ooh Shiny Complex

Dodgson's World: The Hellfire Campaign Part 5 - *I seem to be missing an AAR and the accompanying photos. Hmm. Ah well, never mind. Last time around, we fought a battle north of Alacrity. The insurgents ...
7 months ago
Paco fait le zouave !

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7 months ago
Irish Army of James II and other things

More Empress Vietnam painted with contrast paints - other than the skin and the highlights on the black painted with citadel contrast paints
8 months ago
Saxon Dog

Caesarian Roman Legion - A few images of my latest project a Legion for the "To the Strongest" wargames rules by Simon Miller. Figures are mostly Warlord games with a coupl...
9 months ago
Henry Hyde's Wargaming Blog

The Current State of Siggins - Popular wargames writer Mike Siggins returns with a surprise update on his current wargaming activities. Note: The opinions expressed here are Mike’s own a...
9 months ago
Sapper Joe's Wargaming & Toys

Still around, still not gaming much at all - Well, I am still alive. There are personal issues in my life, mainly work. I have a relative with a serious health issue, I am working a second shift, I ...
9 months ago
Baconfat Log

Saxons, Robots, Romans, Survivors, Dogmeat, Junk, and More - Happy Sunday Distinguished Viewer, I've recently finished painting 33 more little guys. There's recently been no rhyme or reason behind any of the c...
9 months ago
Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste of Bandwidth (BETA)

The Day After - “I smell smoke” is the worst First Thought Upon Waking. Close behind it (for me, at least) is “I recall having a Clever Idea at about 2 AM last night and t...
10 months ago
Matt's gaming page (Glenbrook Games)

US Infantry speed painting - Sort of painted this platoon by accident. Started it a few weeks ago while messing around with contrast paints on the light green kit.
10 months ago
'Victory V'

The Hottest War & Peace Festival Ever ! - Probably the most impressive and unusual 'kit' at this years War & Peace extravaganza was this superb Marder 111. This was very interesting to see close ...
10 months ago
Fine and Dandy

42 Murray regiment of Foot - Since I am concentrating on battlefields around our Maison for battlefield tours and wargaming them I am selling off my English units for the French Indian...
10 months ago
Monsieur le Rosbif & Johnny Frog

A Tale of Two Battles - Part the Second - After the battle recorded in the previous post, I felt I had unfinished business with Paul and his Russians, so I challenged him to a game the following...
11 months ago
SmallScaleOperations - 20mm Wargaming

AVP : Unleashed - WY container #2 done - ... And another one done.
11 months ago
The Emperors Blog

Late Roman Cavalry - Heavy Cavalry on the left are Schola Scutarorum Prima. The Light Horse Archers are the Equites Sagittari Parthi Iuniores
11 months ago
DROPSHIP HORIZON

Ikwen Uprising Kickstarter is Live! - Apologies to the community here, I thought this post had already been made. Our new 15mm Ikwen Uprising Kickstarter is live https://www.kickstarter.com/p...
11 months ago
Kevin's Miniatures & Hobby Table

40K Terrain Bits and Pieces - While I have not posted much so far this year, there have been plenty of projects underway on the hobby table. The biggest driver has been our group's 40K ...
1 year ago
Anything but a One

Another big (well small)gun - I continue with my alien 15mm army of Snakemen (Astragar). Just a few figures painted. The are of course 15mm CRITICAL MASS Games. Yes I do have some more...
1 year ago
Platoon Fire

A Nation Sundered Part the Fourth; The secret of the shattered City - * Lord Edwin Dufflecoat pondered the wreckage before him. Clearly it had once been a house, possibly quite a grand one to judge from the stonework...
1 year ago
View from the Duck Pond

- I'm Baaaaaaccccckkkkkkk :-)
1 year ago
Tarleton's Quarter

Salute 2019 - Having failed to post about Salute 2018, here's a summary of this year's show. It was the second time I'd taken Hugo - one's experience and view of a sho...
1 year ago
With Zeal and With Bayonets Only

Nowy projekt 15mm - Pacyfik Chain od Command
1 year ago
Itinerant Hobbyist

The Blog has moved... - Blogger is becoming more difficult for me to update via mobile, so I moved over to Wordpress to find a more mobile friendly home. Please come check it out ...
1 year ago
Maverick Models

Again with the Transfers - Hello All, now I really am going to get myself into gear. I have had a few Transfers sent out to a couple of testers and just awaiting their feedback, but...
1 year ago
Horse and Musket

les Mousquetaires gris - My latest unit is the *Mousquetaires gris* of the Maison du Roi. This is of course the regiment of the "Three Musketeers" fame, but in the uniform in which...
1 year ago
Glory Eagles de l'Empereur!

[Review] Baccus 6mm Punic Wars Range - Another review, this time of my latest batch of figures (a present from my wife) which arrived this week. After being impressed by the new Age of Hannibal ...
1 year ago
Raglan's English Civil War

Mori Samurai Cavalry - *Westwind and Perry Miniatures*
1 year ago
Cigar Box Heroes

ACW Campaign - The Battle of Nashville - Dec 21, 1864 - I've been running an ACW campaign based on Hood's historical Franklin to Nashville Campaign of 1864. We have multiple players from the USA, UK, Austral...
1 year ago
Kelroy Was Here

80. Back to the Dungeon! - Hello. I vaguely remember writing things on this blog, long, long ago. You know the drill: Real Life. Meh. I've had the following things painted up fo...
1 year ago
Ubique

Battle Ravens Preview - PSC games - Battle Ravens is a brand new boardgame created by Dan Mersey and produced by the Plastic Soldier Company (http://www.pscgames.co.uk/). Apologies to both as...
1 year ago
Einar Olafson Painting

The Id, grey aliens - Lucid Eye Id.
1 year ago
Morts 1938 Scrapbook

Battle of the Cokers - I'm putting on a Sunday game at the end of October set in my South Somerset campaign. The game will start with all the players having fought for up to 24 h...
1 year ago
Cold War Gamer

Review Book - Red Armour an Examination of the Soviet Mobile Force Concept, R Simpkin, 1984 - So this was the summer reading, all part of a project called Deep Battle that I have yet to really start writing about or indeed executing but have bee...
1 year ago
20th Century Wargames

Boarding Parties - A couple of stands to represent RN boarding parties or sailors with small-arms put ashore For CD3 the count as 'other' so of limited use, expecting speci...
1 year ago
Kriegsbuch

The Swedish Army in the battle of Wittstock 1636 - *Commander in Chief: Fieldmarshal Johan Baner* *The Artillery:* The sources have very little to say about the number of guns present at Wittstock, excep...
1 year ago
Do You Have A Flag?

The French Fleet at Cherbourg 1904 - My last post was a look at the Battle of Cherbourg game that we played a few weeks ago, I thought I'd take a look at the French fleet with this one. Mysel...
1 year ago
Wargaming Buildings

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1 year ago
Castle by Moonlight

Best in Show... - Our little local convention, ShepparCon, entered its second year this year and it turned out to be a fantastic weekend of great games and more importantly,...
1 year ago
Threwdish Ways

Turkemen, part 1 - The first post regarding some of my Half-Continent hobby work in a long time can be found here < link
1 year ago
15mm paint shack

Greek Light Cavalry Final Victrix review finished painted -
1 year ago
Flags of War

Kickstarter: 28mm 1745 Jacobite Rebellion Miniatures - LINK HERE Flagsofwar.com is looking to raise money via Kickstarter to launch our new 28mm Jacobite Rebellion miniatures range. Most folk will have heard o...
2 years ago
The Camlachie Wolfe

Kickstarter: 28mm 1745 Jacobite Rebellion Miniatures - LINK HERE Flagsofwar.com is looking to raise money via Kickstarter to launch our new 28mm Jacobite Rebellion miniatures range. Most folk will have heard ...
2 years ago
Wargame History

Field of Battle Napoleonics - Playtesting Grand Battery Rules - Chris makes his move, flanked by John and RodneyAfter a slow winter, we are back to playing Field of Battle 2 at Brent's house. This time, Brent was playt...
2 years ago
FunkyBrush's Painting Blog

Necromancer and his Zombies - Just finished this little group of freaks. The Zombies are made by Mantic and the Necromancer is a Games Workshop miniature.
2 years ago
The Old Gamers’ Den

HELSREACH: The Movie - Vol. 1 - So I’ve had a bunch of requests for this and I figured with 10 episodes in the can, now would be a good time to do it.
2 years ago
Aut Caesar, Aut Nihil

Boronzio's Guns. - A little off subject but because the crews and guns fit perfectly for the renaissance period I thought I should show followers the final paint job on my ...
2 years ago
Wargaming the Zulu War

Perry Miniatures plastic Zulus: Part 1 - I have a lot of unpainted Zulus but none of them are really satisfactory. Empress' British metals are marvellous but their Zulus are small, anatomicall...
2 years ago
Project Auldearn 1645

Wargaming Auldearn - *Introduction* Auldearn offers a twist on the classic encounter battle. Although often claimed as Montrose’s greatest victory, its result changed little i...
2 years ago
Satrap Miniatures

French Line Infantry - Here are two battalions of 1812 to 1815 French Line Infantry. The figures are all Perry Miniatures, a mix of plastic and metal and most of them...
2 years ago
Paint Pigs Blog

Things and Sculpting: Footguards and Stuff - Things? Things are slow, so slow I haven't been bothered to post about them till now. Bit sick of painting.... it was actually boring, tedious even! Didn'...
2 years ago
Birmingham Wargames Society

Scrabble Sprint Online Game - This game of the year watch will comprise of my main five games of the year up until this point, and in addition greatest amazement, greatest disillusion...
2 years ago
Unboxed: The Board Game Blog

Game Night Reviews: Mysterium - Continuing our adventures into the world of Cooperative gaming the next game I introduced to my fledgling group of non-gamers was Mysterium. Mysterium tak...
2 years ago
20mm Nostalgic Revival

More Farming stuff - Had these for a few weeks off Ebay , reminds me, must get outside and do some weeding!!! Also got me hands on from a German pal nearly a complete collectio...
2 years ago
Evilginger Shield Walls clash

The Resurrection - After leaving this blog alone, for dear god has it really been five years, I have returned to it largely because I have taken up the brush to earn my livin...
2 years ago
Johnno's Miniature Projects

- So here they are! In all their glory! 20 Infantry and a standard bearer, leader and Lewis gunner for the HQ element. I picked up a 2nd banner bearer off of...
2 years ago
Der Feldmarschall

That is sooo Last Year (Part 2) - Continuing from *Part 1*: In September is was time for the third *SAGA Storm* event. (Previous 2015 and 2014 coverage HERE and HERE.) Same location an...
2 years ago
Watching the Paint dry

19 part 2.... As I missed 18 out - Hobby News ... No games this week, 4 sleeps til LARPCommission Painting .... Started 27 Norman knights for Simon Millerown Painting... Base painted some gl...
3 years ago
Hardtack and Coffee

Additional Blue Regiment Units - Here are the last units for the Blue Regiment. One unit of elite commanded shot and two units of gallopers.
3 years ago
Herefordshire 1938

Spoiling a Good Walk – Golfing VBCW-style! - *Sir Alan McGuffin and the Committee of the Hereford Golf Club (which is neither Royal nor Ancient) welcome you to the County Cup Charity Challenge and w...
3 years ago
saltflats1929

Moving on - For some reason i can't connect to this blog from my phone, and since that's where 99% of my photos get upl o aded from, I've decided to start another blog...
3 years ago
Gjallarhorn

Blood Eagle - First Warband. - Pointed up the first warband for Blood Eagle. A pretty simple process but each individual needs to be thought about and the figure looked at. Meet the s...
3 years ago
Doc's 'Art' of War

Fun in the AWI, a 50th Birthday Bash! - Down't club a few weeks ago having a most excellent AWI game (re-fighting Germanstown) with all of Doug's magnificent AWI collection for his 50th. We did t...
3 years ago
Plastic Warriors

Stalingrad Pt5: Combined Ops - After a seemingly refreshing break from the bloggasphere, Stalingrad is back! While the previous games had been some classic infantry attacks, we noted t...
3 years ago
Monty's War Gaming

Chivalry - Medieval Warfare PS4 - I am very conscious of my continued sporadic posts of late and that my much heralded return has fallen somewhat flat. However, here I am and I thought I'd s...
3 years ago
A Conflict of Interests

Happy New Year! - Hello everyone! Despite what some of you might have suspected I've not fallen off the face of the earth, but rather taken a break from the hobby. Since lat...
3 years ago
Life In The Past Lane...

Congo: Sultanate of Zanzibar Expedition - This is the finished 'Sultanate of Zanzibar' expedition box set from Foundry for Congo. They have a very Arabian feel to them, and the figures would not ...
3 years ago
Captain Richard's Miniature Civil War

Macro shots of the Undead Pirates and a Zombie? Creepy! - It was amazing to see the detail through the lens.... Captain Richar...
3 years ago
WARGAMING THE AGE OF WARS

- My Takeda clan still continues to grow. Not decided on a rule set as of yet, just enjoying the painting :)
3 years ago
Land War in Asia

Sky Pirates of Venus - Teaser - Sky Pirates have been the scourge of the Worm Empire of Venus for years, and the Great Worm has had enough! He sends a team of four crack worm commandos to...
4 years ago
From Matchlock to Dog Lock

The Sealed Knot in Mayfair 1970 - Here from the October 1970 issue of *Mayfair *magazine is an article on the, then, relatively new English Civil War re-enactment society The Sealed Knot. ...
4 years ago
Interbellum

Sources For The Interwar Gamer - I have been meaning to add some content here for a long time, apparently three years of a long time in fact, how time flies. So with this post I hope to ki...
4 years ago
Lou's Toy Soldiers

Thank you Tabletop Commanders - I painted most of this lot and then some, over the past few weeks while listening to the Tabletop Commanders "paint and chat" sessions. Thank you gentlemen!
4 years ago
Tabletop Wargames Blog

"...There is Only War." - On a personal note, I recently moved from the lovely state of Virginia to the wonderful state of Ohio. Things are different here. I miss my gaming partners...
4 years ago
Winter of '79

New Lannies from S&S Models - The Saturday morning post brought a clutch of Land Rovers I ordered from S&S Models two weeks ago. There's a 1/2 ton 'Airportable' Recce, 1/2 ton FFR (Fitt...
4 years ago
England Prevails...

Rules: Living on the Frontline - Well, there's life in the old dog yet! It's been a while since I last posted anything here but the creative juices are starting to stir, least of all beca...
4 years ago
Miniatures & Terrain

How to make: Saxon Huts - Hi Chaps, Hope you are all well. These past few days, I've been working on some new projects, for a new game, that I think you already know, it is called ...
4 years ago
Dispatches from Multan

Finally completed the Fauj-I-Khas, The Guards Brigade - After a few years of gathhing up the figures needed, I have finall y completed my Guards Brigade. Originally raised and trained by an ex-French Napoleonic ...
4 years ago
Regeln des Krieges

Napoleonic units : Taking Stock - A few (bad) photos of my Napoleonic figures. I came across a great set of old school rules called 'Muskets & Marshals' which upon reading took me right bac...
4 years ago
Little Tin Men

New CoC Campaign - Operation Martlet - Hi All, Just a quick update this time. Rich has been madly researching away and has released the latest in his series of ridiculously low-priced 'Pint Size...
4 years ago
Green Fields Beyond

Nautical Porn - The title of naval porn was my first thought for this piece, and than I Googled it. Not a good idea. Don’t try this at home with the kids around. By naval ...
4 years ago
Waterloo to Mons

elegant wedding shoes in 2015 - [image: awesome satin wedding shoes by shoekandi] you are now visiting* awesome satin wedding shoes by shoekandi* , And in this page we have more than 5 be...
4 years ago
Wargaming the Great Northern War

A visit on board the Russian Frigate Shtandart - The other weekend we were down in Cowes for a long weekend to watch the Cowes Torquay Cowes powerboat race. We were all having dinner on Friday night in...
4 years ago
1699 ! Well ? ish !

Dukes Soldiers - Hi These are the first of the Dukes troops for his flying column, they are Newline figures from their late colonial range, again all 20mm, I need some supp...
4 years ago
The Tapestry- A Site Devoted to Saga by Gripping Beast and Studio Tomahawk

AAR: Franks v Welsh in Champions of God - I managed to get a very quick game of SAGA in recently. Four points of Franks (all mounted) versus four points of Welsh Warriors. Four pieces of scenery we...
4 years ago
The Repple Depple Club House

Pimp my ride! - A while back I posted about the first of several LAV-25's I intend to build. That post can be found here. Now if you read yesterday's post (if not go and r...
4 years ago
MiniStories

20mm WW2 - US M3A1 halftracks - Well, these took me a while to finish. They were 90% done in Januari and I've been staring at them on my workbench since. Until last month... I finally ha...
4 years ago
The Anglo-Irish War in Miniature

Resep mie titi lezat - Resep Mie Titi Mie Kering Makassar, kita harus bangga sebab Indonesia ialah bangsa yang terdiri dari banyak suku dan juga ras yang berlainan. Perbedaan beg...
4 years ago
A Little From Leofwine

MHWC Painting Competition 2015 - Part 1 - How'do Folks, Leofwine here after a long hiatus. As anthropomorphic personality of Milton Hundred Wargames Club I currently find myself out of sorts. It's ...
4 years ago
... an inconvenience rightly considered.

Well, well, well... - A Flintloque Battle Report - It has been a long time since my last update, mostly for health reasons. Without giving to much detail, you can imagine things are pretty awful when you ca...
5 years ago
Pyrrhus In Italy

I'm Back!!!!!! - Back burner project, have had this on hold for so long now, it really needs finishing off, and with the advent of the new plastics from Victrix, the possib...
5 years ago
Surf Shack Gaming

[1080p] Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) HD - Vollständige Film Guardians of the Galaxy Film streaming. Download Guardians of the Galaxy Vollständige Film HD Mit Dauer 122 Min Und Veröffentlicht am 20...
5 years ago
Mitch's Wargaming and Modelmaking

Royal Yugoslav Air Force Hawker Fury II - Here's my latest effort: a Hawker Fury II in the markings of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force. The Fury was, of course, an iconic fighter of the 1930's RAF, b...
5 years ago
Wargaming The Great War

Bolt Action WW1 from Osprey - The recent slew of WW1 tanks gave it away but Osprey have just officially announced a publication date for Bolt Action WW1 rules of a year from now. Th...
5 years ago
Lenin's Library

Projects Update - August - I don't recommend that you hold your breath for regular updates, but I will try… So, in historical order, this is some of what is on my painting table righ...
5 years ago
Tank Girl

Kabar Lowongan Kerja Manado Agustus 2014 Terbaru - *Kabar Lowongan Kerja Manado Agustus 2014 Terbaru - **Lowongan Kerja Terbaru* kali ini akan memberikan informasi *Lowongan Pekerjaan Terbaru* . Lowongan Ke...
5 years ago
Harper's Weekly

More Photos - Here are a few more photos from the Sharpsburg game. Sharpsburg Starting positions. Burnside's Bridge to the left. Looking up the table from the other end ....
5 years ago
The Inevitable Spark

Taking Stock - After six months of being away I needed to take stock of where I am on my Punic Wars project and set some new goals for getting some things completed. I ha...
6 years ago
SYW6mm

The First French Regulars for the FIW - I’ve just finished up my first French regulars for FIW gaming. I have been wanting to game the Battle on Snowshoes for quite some time and many of the com...
6 years ago
Yockbo's Boardgame Blog

Last Chance for Victory (MMP) - "7.9 The Best Three Hours..." - Game: Last Chance for Victory (LCV) Publisher: Multiman Publishing (MMP) Series: Line of Battle (LoB) 2.0 Scenario: 7.9 The Best three hours of Fighting Anyw...
6 years ago
View from the Veranda Podcast

Time called on the Veranda - Henry Hyde and I don’t get the opportunity to meet face-to-face very often, so when we do, it’s time to chat about all manner of things. One such opportuni...
6 years ago
Basilhare's Game Blog

Christmas “Domes” for 2013 - A few years ago, I began making these for the special people in my life…sometimes they are purely whimsical and sometimes they have a hidden meaning, speci...
6 years ago
Evesham Wargames Club

Evesham Wargames Club now known as Wyvern Wargamers - Wyvern Wargamers finds a new home on the web....http://wyvernwargamers.org.uk/ After weeks in the planning the Evesham Wargames Club have rebranded and wi...
6 years ago
Jon's wargames minis

Trying out a kickstarter - If you frequent TMP much you'll have noticed that Kick-starters have taken off in a big way the last year or so. Up until now I have quite happily avoid th...
6 years ago
Akula's Blog

Back Again! - Real life has a nasty habit of getting in the way sometimes, and the last six months plus has been busy to say the least, meaning that I haven't been posti...
6 years ago
Project Arnhem

A thing! - I've posted a thing! But it's not here, it's over there.
7 years ago
Metal Mountain

Monmouth 'Sythemen' Unit - Some pics of the Sedgemmor 'sythemen' component of the first rebel unit. I've started the musketeers for this unit but nothing to show yet. As I paint more...
7 years ago
Joe's Delaware Area WarGamerS (DAWGS)

Run - Figures: Rackham 28mm Rules:Tomorrows War GM: Jerry Acord Well its about time I got a game in. After fighting a cold off and on for 4 weeks and missing se...
7 years ago
La Figoblogotheque

That is not dead which can eternal lie ... - ... and with strange aeons even death may die. I'm not dead, just working on something else. That "something else" should be released before the end of the...
7 years ago
Tim's Wargaming Stuff

US Airborne, Roads and some Tanks - I haven't posted in a while, how unusual I can hear you all say, well I have been busy. I've managed to get quite a lot done in between games of Bolt Acti...
7 years ago
Two Up, One Back - Bard's WWII Blog

WWII Game with Morschauser Rules - Closing out my week off from work this weekend, I had a solo WWII game today using the modern era rules from Joseph Morschauser's *How to Play Wargames in ...
7 years ago
NDC Weblog

The Last Post - All things must pass, and so it is to be with NDC Blog. ‘Why?’ I hear you wail (with murmurings of ‘big deal’ in the background). Well this blog was origi...
7 years ago
Confessions of a Wargamer

Super Fresh – short film -
7 years ago
Kent's 28mm Painting SYW Project

British - Here's a few pics of some British that i've been working on there are more in the British pages above
7 years ago
The Disgruntled Fusilier

disgruntledfusilier -
7 years ago
Flagstaff Adventures

Something blue, something new… - Hooray! Another batch of miniatures finished. I have added a few figures to the Auckland Volunteer Militia. May favourites are figures of the working party...
7 years ago
Adventures in Dark Age Britain

First Campaign Year - It is a sad day in the Great Halls of the Saxon’s camps. The year will come to an end with little to show for it. The Saxon chieftain has only enough to pa...
7 years ago
Terrain Monkey

More Lead Adventure Brugelburg painted - Couple more finished, really enjoying these figures.
7 years ago
Surfshack games

Might not be near the sea but there are still barrels to be... - Might not be near the sea but there are still barrels to be found out there.
7 years ago
Confessions of a Lead Junkie...

Still here... - Just an update that I am still around, and will try to get an update here some time soon. Regards, Greg
7 years ago
Peeler's Wargaming & Wittering Page

Byzarbia at Ayton Game. - Once again it's been a while, though in my defence I plead that I have been busy painting figures for our second Ayton Weekend Game, even forgoing two of o...
8 years ago
Gebirgskrieg

Garrisoning the Collina Della Formica - *You* probably thought this project was dead and buried. Well, it's still alive. A pair of *Tiroler Kaiserjage*r manning a *Schwarzlose* MMG on an improv...
8 years ago
Black Powder

Models for sale and new book! - I mentioned before that I would be selling most of my collection. After much deliberation, I will be keeping some of it (such as my 15mm ECW project which ...
8 years ago
little legions

stevesblog-yorkie -
8 years ago
Mark's Lead Heroes

marksleadheroes -
8 years ago
EvilGinger Ramblings

In Reply to Emelio's comment - My reasoning with hose Pistols was thus there seemed to be quite a variety of ways cavalry used fire arms in the period but they seem to boil down two thre...
8 years ago
Soapy's Workshop

Count down to Crossover Part 4: The pitch - So here we are at the end of Countdown but hopefully the beginning of something great: Now whether Crossover comes into being or not is kind of in your ha...
8 years ago
Itty Bitty Battlefields

Nery 1914 game - I hosted my first 1914 game the other day at my store. The game was to represent the action at Nery between British and German Cavalry. The British had one...
8 years ago
For God, England & King Edward.

Running Guns to the Rebels - The *Severn Riverside Wharf Labours Federation (SRWLF) *had been running low on weapons and ammo recent engagements had not gone well, Harry Doyle had arra...
8 years ago
Spartan Wargames Armies

Some more plastic hoplites - *The three legged symbol is that of the Alcmaeonid clan* I have just finished four more Immortal Miniatures plastic hoplites which, as usual, were prett...
8 years ago
Iron Men and Boundless Land

Napoleon's Old Guard Grenadiers - There are few units in military history that are as esteemed as Napoleon’s Imperial Guard Grenadiers. They were his bodyguard and fierce reserve held ba...
8 years ago
Scott Pasha's Wargames Blog

Boots on the Ground-- a sort of review - from Worthington's BotG pageSeveral months ago I received *Boots on the Ground* which I had pre-ordered from Worthington Games. It is a very rules-light g...
8 years ago
Hurry Up And Wait!

Opening Shots OPERATION PARAQUET - I thought that I would just put a couple of shots up of my representation of Captain Brian Young's Task Group 317.9 which was tasked to retake South Geor...
8 years ago
Tunnels in the Mud

Back on the Horse! - Wow! It's been a long time since my last post! The path has largely been cleared for me to share my miniature wargaming exploits, so let's get into it! Ou...
8 years ago
BEF Miniatures

Two shows down - First Partizan and then one nearer to home, just completed in two weeks. Unfortunately either the full time job or space at other shows is restricting me f...
8 years ago
Steve-the-Wargamers Campaign Blog..

The "Waynes Junction campaign".. - I've decided to revive this old campaign diary project blog to record the unfolding of events in a new campaign that DG and I have just started... One of ...
9 years ago
Jon's Military History Page

Malayan Emergency - Ive posted some photos of the time my dad served in the army with the R.A in Malayia in around 1957-58. The ship that took him out to Malayia. Training ...
9 years ago
A Very British Revolution

Workers Militia - Here's a shot of a couple of the workers militia for A Very British Civil War (figures by Musketeer Miniatures) that I varnished this afternoon. I think th...
9 years ago
Craig's War

1914 Battle - Here are a few pics of a small game fought between 1914 Germans and French. The Germans are a mix of the new HaT early war figures and Emhar Fran...
10 years ago
Richard_Hamster

The Stig - Who is the Stig? In this blog post, I think we should take a look at some of the things we know about the Stig, and what this could mean. First though, 10 ...
11 years ago
A la Outrance!

And of course I need to think of artillery... - *Batterie Honneur de l'Artillerie* *Uploaded by musee-artillerie*
11 years ago
THE TOWN OF IMELDA

WHIRLWIND HITS IMELDA! - Whirlwind Milly hit the town of Imelda last night, a quick but deadly assault which took out the water tower and the backyard of "the spirit of the times" ...
11 years ago
19th Century Sudan Wargames Armies 1883-1885

The British Ambassador's Residence in Cairo - * Lord Cromer's Room* I spent a few days in Cairo the other week running a meeting with the Egyptian Government in the British Ambassador's Residence. This...
12 years ago
WAR of 1812 Wargaming

Why the WAR OF 1812? - I just received two of the more recent Osprey Men-at Arms books on the War of 1812 in the mail the other day (not really that recent - 1998 and 2000...but...
14 years ago
O BRIGADEIRO

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Lenin’s Library

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Wargaming the War of 1812

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Battles in Miniature

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"The Zone"

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Wargamer's Odds and Ends

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The Death Guide To Life

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Musketeer Miniatures

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Grimsby Painter

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Desperta ferro!

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Tuesday, 24 December 2019

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