Dartfrog's Adventures in 6mm and such

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My Brave Fusiliers!

Heading to Historicon - Yes folks its that time of year. My annual visit to Historicon. I look forward to this each year and I am never disappointed. This year its a bit ...
16 hours ago
The Renaissance Troll

Rangers of Shadow Deep: House of Spiders - Can your Rangers uncover the secrets of the House of Spiders? This new *Rangers of Shadow Deep* mission is available in PDF and Print on Demand from Driv...
19 hours ago
The Land of Counterpane

A Chilean Vampire - I bought the *Airfix* de Havilland Vampire kit when it was available cheap from Lidl (or was it Aldi?) before Christmas. Unfortunately, though, it comes ...
20 hours ago
The Games We Play

Another Unimog - Along with the dodgy British truck conversion, Tim produced another Unimog command bus for me from his never ending box of 'high quality merchandise' . ...
22 hours ago
Tom's Toy Soldiers

Glorantha Miniatures for Midgard - I've been painting a number of units for gaming in 6mm using the Midgard rules and set in Glorantha. These are all Rapier miniatures who until recently ...
1 day ago
Sgt Steiner's Wargaming Blog

Downfall - a fresh solo session - Another solo play with this truly involving game and I reset to start of Campaign scenario. A very different game so far (and realised had made couple of...
1 day ago
A figure painting therapy project.

I've been tempted back again! - OK, so I knew it wouldn't last! With Yaldbury nearing completion - just additional detailing to do - my attention has been drawn to the 'One Hour Skirmis...
1 day ago
Fencing Frog

US Battle Line - My Japanese Battleships need some opponents so here they are. Two modern Fast Battleships a South Dakota class and a North Carolina class. Both would be ...
2 days ago
Palouse Wargaming Journal

Been a Long Time... - Yes, a long time has passed since I last fielded a new unit for the 28mm Punic Wars project. Besides some game markers, the last unit to march out from t...
2 days ago
Carryings On Up The Dale

And now a Brazilian gunboat. - Here is the latest and perhaps final addition to the Brazilian fleet, in this scale at any rate. This is the same sidewheel gunboat I used for the P...
2 days ago
WAB Corner

Empire Knights or Gendarmes w/o Skirts - As mentioned before, I plan to use them for Italian Wars, although their armor is a bit more fantasy than historical. Proper looking French Gendarmes shoul...
3 days ago
Jay's Wargaming Madness

Valour & Fortitude: Napoleonic Scenarios - Having finally circled back around to my historical projects, I'm happy to be diving back into some work on my Napoleonic collection. I've had a good look...
3 days ago
Geordie's Big Battles

Grok 4? - Hmmm ... Elon seems to be rather busy of late! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQ_KrlHgfg I am still thinking! Other comments ... and it did WHAT? https...
3 days ago
Realms of Chaos

CRY HAVOC : Miniatures - Hi ! Hope you doing well? I took the time and appreciate as well to paint these metal models, 15mm scale miniatures from early 80's aren't excessively d...
3 days ago
Fawcett Avenue Conscripts

Forged in Battle 8th Army 6-pounder AT Guns - Another update for the Western Desert! Having seen models from Battlefront, Plastic Soldier Company and Peter Pig, I'm taking a first crack at some 15mm ...
3 days ago
20mm and then some....

100 hours in and oh boy.... - Well, after 100 hours in I'm getting fail after fail after fail. I keep cleaning the nozzle, washed the build plate, calibrated again, removed the filam...
3 days ago
Blunders on the Danube

Sea Peoples Invade Egypt! - This is the test layout for my game to be run at Historicon later this week. Overview from the Egyptian side Long view, Sea Peoples left, Egyptians to ...
4 days ago
Ski's Wargames

More Painted Things - Horses and Riders - I've been a busy boy at the paint table for the last few weeks. In addition to the gangs and cops, I finished up some Bolshevik cavalry for my Revolutio...
4 days ago
ALY'S TOY SOLDIERS

Eight Years Old… - Greetings… Well there you go… Another year. Thinking back over the last year I had the feeling that I didn’t do much… But it turns out I have done more...
4 days ago
Cold War Hot Hot Hot

New Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles - Sticking with my recent North American theme, I've also managed to finish a few vehicles for my Canadian battle group. The first of these were amongst ...
5 days ago
Polemarch

It’s Grim Up North - Although the flow of blog posts has been fairly uninterrupted, there has been a behind the scenes hiatus in wargaming here at Castle Polemarch. The reaso...
5 days ago
Obscure Battles

Oudenarde 1708 - 11 July 1708War of the Spanish Succession Pro-Habsburg Forces under The Duke of Marlborough approx.70,000-90,000* with 52 guns Pro-Bourbon Forces under t...
6 days ago
wargamesinthedungeon

Battle of Lubino (Valutino) : 19th August 1812 - This week saw another ‘big’ Napoleonic battle out in the shed with the French facing off against the Russians. After a little research I came across the ...
1 week ago
Kampfgruppe Willow

C-47 Aircraft names DDay - C-47 Aircraft names DDay At deadman’s corner there are a number of photos of aircraft names that flew in units of the 101st, hopefully I can match some of ...
1 week ago
Wargame News and Terrain

Alternative Armies: Demonsubminis Paints FL10 Winter Knight - Alternative Armies: We are proud to show off the talented brushwork of Demonsubmini and his take on FL10 The Winter Knight from our Adventurers and Wizards...
1 week ago
Bleaseworld

I Ain't Been Shot Mum: Taking the Starmaskaya Bridge! - Apologies for the radio silence on the blog, life, the universe and whatnot... Having a quick look at the draft posts for the blog there are at least 20 ...
1 week ago
1866 and all that

A Big Bloody Napoleonic Battle - UPDATE: Since this was originally posted, I have added a bunch more photos provided by another player. Last Sunday be played a big Napoleonic battle. The...
1 week ago
doctorphalanx

My WoFun plans - *WoFun Bavarian Foot*It will take time to sell off the armies I've decided to let go, and completing what remains of the lead mountain is even more uncert...
1 week ago
Der Alte Fritz Journal

Dealing From the Bottom of the Deck - *My game deck of cards that I created.* Previously, I posted pictures of the deck of cards that I will be using in my "Who Killed Julius Caesar?" game...
1 week ago
Javier at war

Dead Man's Hand - Banditos - A friend from the hobby gave me these "bandidos mejicanos" to play some DMH games with him and some other friends just for laughs. The game is straight f...
1 week ago
Super Galactic Dreadnought

An old obsession ... - ... *Ogre*! I had the urge to play the venerable hex-and-counter sci-fi tank wargame at game night last week, so I brought my Classic Counters and two m...
1 week ago
Now for wrath...Now for ruin...and the Red Dawn

Wings of Glory - The Twenty Minuters, part 1 - The Twenty Minuters, part 1 The scenario background, mission objectives and house rules *can be found here*. This battle report was a solo game so that I c...
1 week ago
Bunker Hill

Von Donop Hessian Regiment - Finally started my Hessians for my AWI collection in the form of the Von Donop regiment to kick things off. I just kept putting off doing Hessians, b...
1 week ago
Sparker's Wargaming Blog

Kursk - Ponyri Station - This week the Wollongong Wargamers revisited the Battle of Kursk, northern salient. Ed, below left, actually volunteered for the challenge of being the R...
1 week ago
Ed M's Wargames Meanderings

SWORD LORE IIIA: AUSTRIAN M1861 CAVALRY SABER (OFFICER'S) - Closeup of the officer's standard version of the Austrian M1861 Cavalry Saber (note the engraved lines around the piercings on the guard). Image from: O...
2 weeks ago
Painting Wargames Figures

28mm Napoleonic French: Maréchal d'empire - Here is the C-in-C of my French Napoleonic army, although which marshal has yet to be decided.
2 weeks ago
MacPhee's Miniature Men

War of 1812 for the Sculptor! - Jon Grossman sculpted the excellent line of 1812 figures now owned by Bill Hupp. I was thrilled when Jon reached out and asked me to paint a couple of uni...
2 weeks ago
STORM AND CONQUEST

Chasseur Ardennais - Chassuers Ardennais 1st Regiment Completed four more rifle companies of FAA and Blitz/Battlefield and Early War miniatures for my First Chassuer Arden...
2 weeks ago
Warfare in the Age of Cynics and Amateurs

Paints 'n' Cards - I have mentioned the virtues of contrast paints in the past, but noted yesterday that I was able to paint 5 figures in about 15 minutes... The central co...
2 weeks ago
Megablitz and more

More KuK aircraft - Back in 1917, things just keep getting better for the lucky chaps of my kuk forces. These are diecast models with some plastic parts. I’ve tarted them up...
2 weeks ago
Camisado

Peasant Characters - For today's post we have two sets of individually based figures one of which is suitable for the German Peasants' War and the other for the Tudor rebell...
2 weeks ago
Here's no great matter

Heraclea with Commands & Colors: Ancients - SP came over the weekend before last and it seemed like a good opportunity to test out the new 10.5cm hex mat. I wanted a little terrain but not too mu...
2 weeks ago
Lace Wars in Tin

Austrian SYW Wagons etc - Following on from Stefan's comments on wagons. The there are some drawings in Duffy's books, however I find the plates in the following book (it is very...
2 weeks ago
Toy Soldiers Studio

III/4a Early Byzantine 493 AD - 549 AD - DBA 2.2 15mm Essex Miniatures *Army Composition: *1 x 3Cv(General) 1 x 3Cv, 5 x 2Lh or 5 x 3Cv, 1 x 3Kn or 2Lh or 3Ax, 2 x 4Bd, 2 x 2Ps - *General ...
2 weeks ago
Association - Les Riflemen

1914, une escarmouche fatale. - *Des tirs de loin se font entendre en ce début de journée.Shots can be heard from afar at the start of the day.* *La réponse ne se fait pas attendre, en...
2 weeks ago
Army Royal

Highland Command - Hello there This is something of a follow up post, some command for the Highland Archer contingent in my Army. I fully intended to do these straight ...
2 weeks ago
Kampfgruppe Engel

Alpha Legion Headhunters - With a new edition of Horus Heresy close by I thought it was high time to finish up these Head Hunters that I have had built and half painted for some...
3 weeks ago
Great Ming Military

Feng Zhou Zhan Jian (封舟戰艦) — The Ming ironclad - Illustration of a Qing period Feng Zhou, from 'Zhong Shan Chuan Xin Lu (《中山傳信錄》)'. It should be noted that Ming period Feng Zhou, above all the ironclad w...
3 weeks ago
wargaming in 28 mm and sometimes smaller

M3 Grant- A Bit of an Orphan Tank - I recently resin printed a M3 Grant AFV, I got the STL from a Canadian Vehicles kickstarter. I have to say that these were the best vehicle STLs I have...
3 weeks ago
2 Hour Blog

Kickstarter Has Launched and ... - Already hit our 1st Stretch goal! Luck of the Draw
4 weeks ago
Rough War (of the Ring)

Mordheim incoming -
4 weeks ago
Devon Wargames Group

Battle of Telegraph Hill October 1776 - Rise & Fight Again - This weekend at club, myself Jack and Steve M, pooled forces and rulesets to organise a 28mm AWI scenario using the rules Rise & Fight Again (R&FA) fro...
4 weeks ago
SOUND OFFICERS CALL!

Another Crack at Neuville - I wanted to re-run the Neuville scenario (LT Turnbull's Stand) but this time with the Flames of War rules as originally intended, to see how the scenari...
4 weeks ago
Paint-it-Pink

Not Dead; Just Resting - Okay, it has been (time-wise) a country mile, since I've posted anything on a regular basis. What can I say, life sucks!? That, and setbacks. First was t...
5 weeks ago
Saxon Dog

The SYW game - *Prelude to the Battle. A table set up for a game.* *A fictional encounter loosely based around the Siege of Kolberg 1761.* In the evening of October 2...
5 weeks ago
Steve's Paintingshed

Wagram 1809 at Partizan 2025 - Hi all After a very long hiatus, here is a fresh blog post to describe the game I staged at Partizan in Newark a couple of weeks ago. This was a resur...
1 month ago
da Gobbo's Grotto - Wargaming blog

The Asrai Awake - hi all, I've been super busy trying to prep for an Old World tournament coming up in July, which has meant that I've not been concentrating on other pr...
1 month ago
Pushing Tin

The start of something big? 2mm Sikh Wars - Inspired by the release of the BBB Bloody Big Battles in India supplement I have ventured into something even smaller than my usual 6mm scale...2mm! I'v...
2 months ago
The Single Handed Admiral

Ironclad Naval Game - Myself with British commanders Jeremy and Sylvain Cropped photo of French admiral Curt It’s been five months since my last post…but I’ve been regularly...
2 months ago
Shed Wars

Large Napoleonic Cavalry Battle - 28mm - Afternoon Folks Last Monday the shed hosted a Black Powder Napoleonic Game with a slight twist. The game featured more Cavalry units than Infantry. To b...
2 months ago
Astro Anarchy

A Planetary Nebula Purgathofer-Weinberger 1 (PuWe1) is the Last Photo for Now - PuWe 1 is one of the largest and faintest planetary nebula known to exist. The nebula was created when a red giant star blew off its outer layers near the ...
2 months ago
Wargaming Girl

Salute 2025 - OK, it's two days late but here is my photo round-up of Salute 2025. You can also take it as proof of life, given that I haven't posted here since last ...
3 months ago
Analogue Hobbies

The Alcanti Fellowship and The Birdmen of Catrazza - 10mm Dogs of War - Today I undertake a short return visit to my 10mm Warhammer Fantasy project. Over the past few years I've had a lot of fun creating massed bases of 10mm ...
3 months ago
Dalauppror

Midgard - Heroic Battles - Short post about my favouritr wargaming rules for the moment, Midgard - Heroic Battles by James Morris. I am not totally objective as I been involved in...
3 months ago
Moiterei's bunte Welt

AHPC#5: Lanciarii - Winter is finally drawing to a close and neither have I been as productive as I had planned -not that I was expecting much, mind- nor have I been as active...
3 months ago
ALBAtwo Warblog

Ragnarok Miniatures - New Figures to the collection - 'The Stahlsons' Armoured Trolls The Ragnarok Miniatures above and following are some of the first miniatures I've added to my collection this year. The Fi...
4 months ago
It's 500 Miles to the German Border! - A Twilight 2000 miniature wargaming blog

And the book is out!! - It's actually been out for several days, I've just been remiss in getting it posted here. That said, I am happy it's out. And, it seems to be doing well...
4 months ago
Converj - David's Blog

Albuera - 16 May 1811 - *I really ought to post here a bit more, especially having left Twitter, but seem to be using LinkedIn for most work and even work/PhD adjacent hobby ...
4 months ago
Grimsby Wargaming

Another new project starts to take shape - My 15mm Saxons for the Seven Years War had their first outing yesterday. There aren't many so i was seconded to fight alongside the Prussians against a ...
4 months ago
Dulce et Decorum Est

Painting - GW Mordor Orcs - This week's entry is twenty five GW Mordor orcs. They are a combination of plastic and metal and include two of the ooooold metal orc models from when th...
5 months ago
Je Lay Emprins

Burgundian Siege (2) - I'm on the cusp of recommencing painting more Swiss & Burgundians - I've totted-up howmany figures I need to do for a large Berne pike block and some suppo...
5 months ago
Olicanalad's Games

Beja completed! - This week I have finished the Beja contingent for the Mahdists - I've halved the Mahdist lead pile! It's not the end of painting Mahdists for a while lon...
7 months ago
ATOMIC-ANNIHILATION

'Cold War Roadshow' PBS 'The American Experience' - ... this is a great documentary! All of the PBS 'American Experience' programs are excellent! It is an accurate and well crafted look which brings histo...
9 months ago
The BigRedBatCave

"Lust for Glory" at Colours - Here are a few shots of the first test game of the "horse and musket" rules I've been working on, tentatively named "Lust for Glory." This was the fir...
10 months ago
On Wargames and Such

Helm's deep table complete - Ok, so this table is sort of a compromise. I have the official resin GW walls of Helm's deep and I wanted to use that in a 4x4 table. I also didn't want ...
1 year ago
With Pyjamas through a whiff of grapeshot!

Battle of Jena 1806 - A view across the battlefield showing the state of play at the end of turn six We are currently in the midst of fighting a wonderful 1806 scenario genero...
1 year ago
Natholeon's Empires

WSS in Spain forces completed - It isn't Napoleonics, but at least it is horse and musket! A couple of months ago I repossessed my old Spanish Succession armies and decided to finish t...
1 year ago
Dale's Wargames

Remote Game of Age of Penda - Revisiting My *Age of Penda* Review I used to review rules with giving a playtest, simply analyzing the rules on paper. That was a big mistake when I rate...
1 year ago
The Blog With No Name

Bounding Fire Tournament 2023 Prizes - This year the organisers of the ASL Tournament Bounding Fire have decided to broaden the prize table and so went for smaller dioramas with the theme bein...
1 year ago
Paul´s Bods

New Fantasy sets from Alliance - I know, I havent been active for..???..a long time but I keep looking at what´s going on in the world of bods..and today I found these.....Apparently the...
1 year ago
The Wargames Table

Logs - Another quick post. Good chum Colin gifted these lovely resin pieces to me (thanks mate!). These were beautifully cast and very straightforward to paint us...
1 year ago
Badly Lead Men

Second one done - A bit slower for the second collection but at the weekend I finished the French and Friends for 1813. From top left the guard (somehow I wound up with ...
1 year ago
Dots of Paint

Old Collection, 'new rules' (ACW 15mm) - Years ago we lived in a apartment condo during an occurrence of many fires damaging suites, I told The Wife that should we encounter such an emergency to...
2 years ago
The Monkey that Walks

Happy New Year! - Hi all, It's been a busy year in Monkeyland, In addition to a range of life events (back to work in-person, promptly getting Covid, the birth of my nep...
2 years ago
All Bones About It

The Time Has Come - As many of my regular readers may have noticed over the last couple months, my posts have become less than regular. I have found over the course of t...
2 years ago
Furphy's Brush with History

- Hi all, Star Wars Legion AT-RT a well thought out little kit i was very impressed with the detail and ease of fit . Painted in acrylics by brush . Thank...
3 years ago
chrisfigurines

GALLERY OF MINIATURES PAINTED OVER THE YEARS. - *MEDIEVALS* ...
3 years ago
Lair of the Uber Geek

Terrain Workshop Sorted (at least for now) - Well I've managed to clean out the Terrain Workshop. Sadly, the bulk of the "debris" consisted of various shipping boxes that were retained for storag...
3 years ago
Loki's Great Hall

Vallejo Guides Broken - It has recently come to my attention that the LINKS on my vallejo paint guide pages are not currently working as expected and readers are not able to vie...
3 years ago
michas figuren

Neue Figuren bemalt - Hi ich habe nach langer Zeit noch mal Figuren bemalt für mein Projekt Baltikum Sturm des Kreuzes 😉 Micha:-))
4 years ago
DwarfCrypt

My second most beautiful miniature! / Moja druga najpiękniejsza miniaturka! - *Janek / Johnny* *urodzony / born 15.11.2020*
4 years ago
Lonely Gamers

326 BC The Battle of Hydaspes - Just posting a few images from the game we played yesterday afternoon, The Battle of Hydaspes, where Alexanders veteran army fought the Indian King Porus...
4 years ago
Jimbibblyblog

Martian whimsy - I fancied making something a little more whimsical for Mars... Why not a bandstand and some gardens. For the bandstand the roof was printed and most of t...
4 years ago
THE WARGAMING SITE

Airplane stands for my Aeronefs - I've been working on different ideas for my aeronef stands - and finally got a solution I'm happy with. For the Aeronef and Imperial Skies rules, hexago...
5 years ago
Moruya Marauders

Moruya Marauders seems to have come to an end but a Phoenix will rise. - As some know our club moved to Batemans Bay during 2019, fun was had, games played new members even. Alas a rather nasty surprise hit our venue on 31 .12.2...
5 years ago
1000 Foot General

Sci-Fi Hangar by Impudent Mortal - I don't like MDF building kits. There are so many minor details that irk me — the perfect 90 degree accuracy, the little pegs that show through on corn...
5 years ago
Canister & Grape - A Website for Wargamers

Still here (kind of)... - G'day All, A number of people have reached out to check on me knowing we have awful bushfires here at the moment. The scale defies explanation and what the...
5 years ago
Emperor vs Elector

Merry Christmas from the Duke of Tradgardland - Father Christmas has enlisted some help in delivering the presents this year in the Duchy. I do hope these fellows can be relied upon.. Merry Christmas to y...
5 years ago
Adventures in Miniature Gaming

WW2: Early(ish) Soviets - So here is the last of the WW2 armies that I currently own. I've had most of these soviets for about a decade now. most have been painted for that time. ...
5 years ago
The Miniatures Man

Pulp Alley AAR – Tomb of the Serpent Campaign – Cairo Caper - I teased about this game more than a month ago and I think it is time to tell the world of what the CSSS (Corpo di Spedizione della Santa Sede, or The Ex...
5 years 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 ...
5 years ago
No Duff Gamer

28mm Vietnam War Collection - Here are some photos of my 28mm Vietnam War collection of Australian's and NVA. Miniatures were commission painted. Most of the Australian's are from The A...
5 years ago
Little Legions

The Aeldari - Now then, I collected an Eldar army way back in the early 90s when I was but a youth. Since restarting my 40k addiction last year I have tarted them up so...
5 years 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 ...
5 years ago
The Anderson Collection

Crusades revisited - Hi Gents, A miserable day here in Scotland which led me to the games room and a few pics of the Crusade collection (my personnel favourite) this will be g...
5 years ago
Flying Gorilla

Retro 80's time + Blog News - *Blog News* I now have an instagram account... I'll be posting lots of miniatures that are already in the Eureka catalogue and stuff I've painted for Eurek...
5 years ago
Z pola walki

Saraceni - piechota/ Saracen infantry - Czterech pieszych saraceńskich gwardzistów do Sagi. Figurki Gripping BeastFour Saracen foot guards for Saga. Gripping Beast figures
5 years ago
Twin Cities Gamer

Saga AoM Great Kingdoms - Saga Age of Magic is taking off in the Twin Cities and I just finished my 1st fantasy warband, the Great Kingdoms. I'll be taking them on the road next wee...
6 years ago
SmallScaleOperations - Wargaming Moderns, Historical and Sci-Fi with 15mm, 20mm and 28mm Miniatures

AVP: UNLEASHED - some small scatter terrain - Painted some small scatter terrain for Unleashed. I am quite happy with the results.
6 years ago
Baconfat Log

7TV Post Apocalyptic Survivors, Randos, Tech Gangers, Fallout Mutant Hounds, Graves, and a Corrugated Junk Pile - Hello Distinguisher Viewer, Today there are fifteen small things for you to look at. First are three minis from Crooked Dice's 7TV Apocalypse game. Rev...
6 years ago
Hexsides and Hand Grenades

Team Yankee - Autobahn Defense - Since I'm enjoying Team Yankee so much, I thought I'd write up a quick post so you can enjoy some nice pictures of my awful model assembly and painting s...
6 years ago
Little Lead Arms Race

Rapid Fire Saturday Game. - Played a game of Rapid Fire at the Grimsby Wargames Society club. Danny's Germans vs my Americans. Danny had two Kampfgruppe and I fielded a Combat Comman...
6 years ago
Matt's gaming page (Glenbrook Games)

Pulp commission -
6 years ago
An Intermittent Firefight

Brigade Games Vikings Painted awaiting basing... - Recently, I was commissioned by Brigade Games to paint some of their Viking figures. A total of seventeen figures were sent. Packs 12-19. I started them so...
6 years ago
My Seven Year's War

British SYW Artillery - This is now the start of my earlier expressed intention to arrage a number of scale drawings illustrating British ordnance fielded during the War of Aust...
6 years ago
The Historical Miniaturist

The Royal Navy Marines, Part 2 - To continue, Redcoats on the Royal Navy Marines always look so intimidating on the table... Crew (can be used as Privateers or even Pirates) Marines and ...
6 years ago
Iron Cross Miniatures - News Blog

New: 80mm mortar (Granatwerfer 34) with crew - We are proud to present the 80mm mortar with crew! The Granatwerfer 34 (or GrW 34) was the standard medium infantry mortar for the whole German army thro...
6 years ago
Raglan's Samurai Wars

Mori Samurai Cavalry - *Westwind and Perry Miniatures*
6 years ago
Einar Olafson Painting

The Id, grey aliens - Lucid Eye Id.
6 years ago
Wargamer Blue

Kicking it with the Homies - The feared El Taco Cartel homies are kicking it Southside, plotting and scheming on ways to get product across or under the border. Figures are 28mm S...
6 years ago
Dragon Rising, Bear Resurgent

Modelling - Stowing USMC vehicles in 6mm - Vehicles in most armies carry a degree of external stowage and there always seems to be more of it when they are on operations rather than exercises, ...
6 years ago
Italian Wars Flags

Sir Rys ap Thomas - hi, here's the latest flagsheet which is sir Rhys ap Thomas, cheers and thanks for looking
6 years ago
The Veteran Wargamer

Ep 43: Undercoat it black is live! - Ep 43: Undercoat it black https://soundcloud.com/user-989538417/ep-43-undercoat-it-black Neil Schuck and Jay talk about gaming the Vietnam War. Follow Nei...
7 years ago
15mm paint shack

Painting a Sorrel horse Tutorial -
7 years ago
Eldritch Epistles

Questoris Knight Magaera update and Sons of Horus Legion Sicaran Battle Tank - I've made some progress on the Questoris Knight Magaera: ...and started another Forge World project, a Sons of Horus Legion Sicaran Battle Tank: These b...
7 years ago
The lead mountain

A new journey begins - After much consideration I have decided to take the plunge and begin offering my services as a wargames miniatures painter. It's been quite a journey and...
7 years ago
Cold War Gamer

Review - Book, AFM Volume 2, Part 2, A Treatise on Soviet Operational Art - This was a truly great find by Andy Miles who kindly posted it onto the Red Storm Rising facebook page. It's not quite the British equivalent to the FM...
7 years ago
Red Storm Rising

Gaming the Falklands war - part one - Sometime last week me and a mate were chatting about the Falklands war and what types of kit the British and Argentinians had and their platoon structu...
7 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...
7 years ago
Mickey's Minis' Blog

- Hi All, Christmas is almost upon us & Ive completed my last commission of the year! More Kappadokians to add to the army I painted earlier this year & a sm...
7 years ago
CODENAME: Wargaming!

Moja banda do TNT - Witam! Jesień mija, nadchodzi zima, a to bardziej zachęca do odwiedzin dzikich i palących bezmiarów radioaktywnych krain i post-apokaliptycznych bitew. Wł...
7 years ago
Par la bouche de mes canons

The Enemy, part II (80s Pulp) - *File name, unknown. * *Primary military specialty: Infantry* *Secondary military specialty : Sabotage* *Five of the nameless, faceless legions of Cobra com...
7 years ago
Modern Warfare

12th legion Angry Boiz - While working on the noble lads of the azure 13th, I was also expanding the footprint of their temperamental cousins in the 12th. At this point this is my ...
7 years ago
World War II Central

More photos of past painting :) - And... here are some more. Pacific USN early war and late war.
7 years ago
Luke: hoti to kratistos

Some BBDBA - For a change of focus, we pulled out Rhys' 15th-century figures to give them an outing using DBA, version 2; I'm not sure if either of us own a copy of ver...
7 years ago
Modern Wars in Miniature

15mm Tanks added to my collection - A Zvezda Stug-IIIb, painted and decaled as a vehicle from the Grossdeutschland Regiment Zvezda Panzer 38T's ready to roll off to the Russian Front. My ...
8 years ago
The Wargaming Depot

Roads Reflocked - I bought a tonne of roads and rivers from an eBay seller called Fat Frank. They are great but I didn't realise they would come already painted and flocked ...
8 years ago
Zinnsoldatengeneral 1

ACW - Kleines Bilder Update 10th Indiana Regiment Berdan Sharpshooters 146th New Yourk Volunteers 30th Virginia sharpshooters Louisiana Tiger Zouaves
8 years ago
Impetus News

Basic Impetus 2 - Basic Impetus 2 is now available, both printed and digital. The printed version will be available through our shop after Christmas holidays but in the mea...
8 years ago
Cjcaston's 4FPM

Ivar the Boneless - Este es el primer tutorial que hago y voy a intentar que sea lo más ameno y útil posible, tanto en los consejos como en los colores y mezclas a utilizar. L...
8 years ago
Atomic Skies

Atomic-Powered Tanks, Part 1 - An atomic-powered tank is a terrible idea. But that's never kept people from trying. You may have noticed the "part 1" in the title of this post. This...
8 years ago
WARGAMING THE AGE OF WARS

Samurai project rebooted! - Samurai Project has been rebooted! first three figures shown below. Not sure what rules set I will be using, just enjoying the painting at the moment :) ...
8 years ago
Fife & Drum Miniatures

AWI Hessians Are Available For Sale - Hessian Grenadier and Musketeer firing line figures. The AWI Hessians are now in stock and they are ready for on-line sales today (Friday July 8, 2016...
9 years ago
Lead Death

Battle of Borodino 6mm Part 2 - Hello again, This is the continuation of our 6mm Borodino battle fought using Adler 6mm and the Blucher rule set. We fought part one 2 weeks ago and unfo...
9 years ago
wars in miniature

Nuevos Rumbos - Despues de un año sin tocar el blog, vuelvo. Durante este tiempo he iniciado un nuevo rumbo, nuevo trabajo, nuevo pais, nueva vida. Ahora residiendo en Chi...
9 years ago
Horse and Musket Wargaming.

ACW 8th South Carolina update. - Hope you all had a good Xmas. Just a quick update on the 8th Carolina. All the figures have been painted, just waiting on the flag and base work. It's com...
9 years ago
Very Tiny Wars

Mrs. History PhD's new FOW project - Having said that she was ready to begin a new Vietnam War vehicle, Mrs. History PhD has chosen to recreate her 1/285 South Vietnamese National Police Field...
9 years ago
Diniums Loft

Waterloo, Braine l'Alleud - Was lucky enough to visit the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium last week, it has been on my bucket list for a long time. I wasn’t disappointed, 200 years ...
10 years ago
STEEL FIST

Price rise on decal sets - my decal supplier has put the price of decals up, so I'm going to have to pass that price on. So now decal sets are going to be £4.00 each. Also I'm pleased...
10 years ago
Back to the Minis

Protect the King! - "Oh stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, trusting their words." For me these words entered legend in my youth. The 300 Spartans fighting fo...
10 years ago
Þorsteinn á Heiðini

Secret Santa, Year Three - I have been remiss about posting. I always tell myself I need to, but yet don't find the time to. Once more, I will change that. ;) Secret Santa is comin...
10 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, ...
10 years ago
6mm Wargamer

Life, Life, life! - *Well *its been over a year and unsurprisingly this has been as a result of life! That old enemy kept getting in the way of me and my hobby. Changing jobs,...
10 years ago
Geektactica

Legends of the Old West: Playing with New Objective Cards - Some of you might be familiar with the Secret Objective card system I developed for *Chaos in Carpathia*. I decided to try a similar (yet completely differ...
10 years ago
Too Much Free Time

D&D Fifth Ed. Starter Box - Another package waiting for me today when I arrived home from work; the D&D fifth edition starter box. A bit of an impulse buy when I ordered it, but a...
11 years ago
DECODED: The Cold War in Europe 1945-1995

Commandant's Corner Update 6 July 2014 - Greetings Cold War Enthusiasts, It has been a while since I have been able to contribute articles to this site as I would like but I wanted to stop by and ...
11 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...
11 years ago
Stopping the Red Tide - Wargaming in 15mm

My House Move - As some of the longer term readers will know, I've been waiting for my new house to be completed... Well it's finally done and I've moved in, but you guys...
11 years ago
Akrotiri Nomads Wargames

Nomads move - Seven Years War Journeying to Stockport Home, & Seven Year War set up
11 years ago
Painting Landsknechts

Gallery - Here we have some individual and group photographs from my collection which should give you an idea of the possibilities and colour combinations that work...
12 years ago
Little Soldiers

Happy New Year 2013 - Happy New Year to you all. Due to the illness and subsequent passing of my dear sister Kate this blog and my Arctic Strike blog have been neglected. Now 20...
12 years ago
Across the Table:

Moving Locations - Well, the title says it all. I've decided to revamp my websites and as part of this "Across the Table" is on the move. To visit my revised site please vis...
12 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...
13 years ago
1%FUTURE

Alternative models: Zvezda "The Beast" - Now here's something really different. It got posted on Dakkadakka in a discussion about Russian plastics and immediately drew my eye. Apparently it used t...
13 years ago
Raglan's War of the Roses

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Gods Own Scale

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Battles in Miniature

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