“And then they came, a troop of horse appearing out of the smoke, great shadows magnified by the sun behind them. Forty horsemen, they came out of the yellow and red sulphurous gloom, a host of shapeshifting spectres, barghest wraiths […]
I've been working my way through the legends of the oldwest collection. Now the Alamo has come to an end its time for some frontier skirmishers
I've decided to build a winter based army and I've never previously done a German army, so lets invade the Soviet Union or have a minor disagreement with the allies in a Belgian wood.
Irregular stories about my attempts at solo play using my Waelstowe Rules
So, I've had this itch for Napoleonics for a few years now. I think you guys are to blame for this. And Tolstoy. Him too. All the ingredients were there and now Ridley Scott has put the pan into the […]
A selection of ships from Warlord Games 'Cruel Seas' range. Bit of a mix but nice to get some variety in the mainly Grey Funnel Line
Exploring Napoleon's Egyptian adventure via the Silver Bayonet. The intention is to try and keep the historical side relatively accurate to allow models to be used for pure historical games, whilst mixing in the more horrific beasties and monsters.
A friend of mine has meant to get into Saga for sometime. He felt that the 4 points boxes from Gripping Beast were too tempting to pass up. He added to this with some bits on eBay and I offered […]
In this project I’ll be building armies and terrain to use with O Group, a battalion level WW2 rule set authored by Dave Brown and published by the Reisswitz Press offshoot of Too Fat Lardies. I intend to start close […]
A little project to document my foray into all games oriental themed, with a little terrain building thrown in.
My Bolt Action journey started out turning a bunch of winter Germans into an Autumnal army. This time around I wanted to go full on winter uniforms and bases for some Russian front and Ardennes gameplay.
Max aged 7 was tasked by his school to research and make an Egyption Style Shaduf - It also gave him a chance to participate in TerrainFest 2023! SO YAY!
Building a 15mm Siege of Acre Gaming Table for Crusades Gaming
After my Cheese Riot game I thought it would be good to do another historical game based on my own historical expertise which is 18th and 19th century crime, particularly in Nottingham. The idea is to take the Judge Dredd […]
I love the effect that well executed scenery can have on table top gaming. It can add an extra level of immersion and be a real pleasure to look at, which should be no surprise as it is an Art […]
A project covering my exploration of Trench Offensive by Pandyman Entertainment.
I just have finished all my miniatures and Terrain for my Blood&Steel game table.
The WW3 starter box, a first go at 'what if' Modern forces..
Dead By Lead. Dead Man's Hand Redux. Fistful of Lead: Reloaded. OK, Gerry. You win. Having bought the Reaper Miniatures Cowboys & Gunslingers a couple of years ago I needed a reason to paint them. Dead By Lead gave me […]
I'm putting a Game of Black seas on tomorrow and need some Islands quick!
The second Partizan show of the year.
Terrain for Saga on a shoe string, made up of odds and sods from around the house.
I'm trying to do a historical reconstruction of an actual Peel Tower on Castle Semple Loch near Lochwinnoch, Scotland. I had to create a 3D model of the ruined tower for work and thought it would be a great idea […]
Long long time lurker and this will be my first project on BOW/OTT? 2024 will be the 20th anniversary of the 2nd battle of fallujah and I want a table done in 28mm. I have started printing wall , vehicles […]
So after watching XLBS I thought I would create a project to cover my return to the American Civil War. This is in effect a kind of combination of the following: 1. An Autumn Clean Challenge 2. A new army […]
I recently got my hands on some of the gorgeous metal miniatures from Medbury. I thought it would be neat to show off the painting I had done on them AND where it's taking me when it comes to expanding […]
This project is about my journey into The Barons War, a game published by Footsore Miniatures. It will be a project I will add to over time as I add more to the game.
After collecting Blood and plunder miniatures for years, the 'Raise the Black' Kickstarter finally motivated me to jump into the game and teach our local Pirate Club how to play their first wargame...
Somehow this scene from the underwhelming BBC series 'The Witchfinder' stuck in my head (clip contains swearing https://youtu.be/hWpOF9LeZBo). In an effort to exorcise it from my mind I'm going to recreate it via the medium on 28mm metal miniatures.
My research and army building for the upcoming kickstarter Blood and Crowns
After seeing a lot of talk about western games, I picked up Dead Man's Hand at salute along with some miniatures along with What a Cowboy. As I don't have any terrain for this I finally decided to start the […]
As part of my spring clean challenge spring cleaning effort I uncovered about half a dozen more part done projects - far too many to sit on till next spring so I figured I’d start actually trying to complete them […]
A small project to get some models done to play a few games...
This project will follow my progress into 15mm Eastern Front wargaming. I will be building at least 2 armies, a Soviet and a German one and all the terrain I need to play. I am focussing on the latter half […]
An annual show dedicated to 6mm wargaming The Joy of Six held in Sheffield is now on its 10th year.
One of history's great 'so ridiculous it's true' moments. The 1month, 1week, 1day 'war' against crop destroying Emus that the Australian Army lost.. and a very fun little game set by 2D6 Wargaming. Mechanically it's a bit like the old […]
Building forces for the Barons War rules and its supplements.
I dropped lucky a couple of weeks ago and managed to get Blood and Plunder starter set... As with Sea Dogs it is centered on a friend' two Neices as characters.
Faustus Furius is a fast and furious, tongue in cheek table-top game based very loosely around the chariot races of the ancient world and adaptable to any racing situation.
Step into the streets and alleyways of the ancient Roman Empire. Those streets have become rife with carnage and unrest in these uncertain times. Gangs of brutal Fighters are used as weapons to exert the will of their paymasters. These […]
Back to Egypt and the New Kingdom for more 10mm Old Glory goodness
