I have had an interest in Age of Sail battles since playing in a few games with a friend of mine who ran Wooden Ships and Iron Men with 1:1200 ships back in the day. I tried my hand at painting up 1:1200 ships, for War of 1812, from Langton…
I have had an interest in Age of Sail battles since playing in a few games with a friend of mine who ran Wooden Ships and Iron Men with 1:1200 ships back in the day. I tried my hand at painting up 1:1200 ships, for War of 1812, from Langton…
I was inspired by a blog post on John Bond's Wargaming Stuff blog on how to make your own cornfields for 28mm wargaming. I have been hesitant to spend more on model railroad cornstalks (JTT 2" O scale). They certainly look great but can get…
I was inspired to run a Boer War scenario from a wargaming friend who had been reading a book about the Boer War. I have not run a Boer War battle in a long time so figured I'd give it a go again. This time using the Bloody Big Battle rules…
Can the Battle of Midway be played with miniatures? This was the question I posed to myself three years ago after running the Operation Pedestal Malta Convoy game. I have since purchased a number of Midway boardgames and looked through the
Can the Battle of Midway be played with miniatures? This was the question I posed to myself three years ago after running the Operation Pedestal Malta Convoy game. I have since purchased a number of Midway boardgames and looked through the
Today I learned that someone who was instrumental in my start into the miniature wargaming hobby passed away. His name was Andrew Powter. My Dad worked with Andrew before he retired. At the time Andrew was a miniature painter himself. He wa…
When it comes to acquiring 3D printed miniatures, in the past I have purchased just from Shapeways. There are now a lot more options available in the market. You can now print a file yourself or have someone else print it. I have no interes…
Since I am new to painting 6mm and Samurai miniature wargaming, I have been researching various approaches to painting and basing. I thought I'd share my thoughts on these topics in two videos. The first video focuses on using grey, black o…
After watching this movie I have to classify it as one of the top war movies I've seen. There is very little non-war content and focuses on the full timeline of the battle. All the aspects of the battle were covered, except the North Vietna…
I recently dove into wargaming the naval aspect of the Boshin War. Boshin War? This war took place in Japan 1868-69. The war was fought between supporters of the Imperial Court and supporters of the Shogunate. The Imperial Court won the war…
In November I hosted an online miniatures test game for some friends. It was the Battle of St. Denis, a historic battle between the British and French Patriots in Lower Canada (now Quebec, Canada) on November 23 1837. I used the Rebels and