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Engineers, Generals and Colonels, Artillerists: 15mm War of Spanish Succession
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September 19, 2017 by wargamerchris

The next up for my WSS project was several sticks worth of Engineers or Sappers. I painted these generically in …
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Category: 15mm War of Spanish Succession | Tags: 15mm, black powder, Editions Brokaw, Painting, War of Spanish Succession
Considering a new 2017 Project – 15mm Pacific War 1879-1884
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September 19, 2017 by wargamerchris

This is admittedly one of my sadder, more telling posts. Two months ago, I started this post about how I …
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Category: 15mm Great Pacific War 1879-1884 | Tags: 15mm, Outpost Miniatures, Painting
25mm Game of Thrones Project Launch: Tully Infantry, Stark archers
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September 18, 2017 by wargamerchris

One of then bucket list projects that has been lingering is our work to paint about 150 Foundry 25mm medievals …
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Category: 28mm Game of Thrones | Tags: 25mm, Lions Rampant, Painting, Stark, Tully
War of Spanish Succession Landing Party, Dragoons
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September 18, 2017 by wargamerchris

A minor update admittedly, but I’ve had a number of ancillary units for my 15mm WSS project on the painting …
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Category: 15mm War of Spanish Succession | Tags: Painting
Help us name this Viking Warlord for our Dark Ages campaign
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September 18, 2017 by wargamerchris

He needs a name…. This Danish warlord was found languishing in the store a few days ago, and a quick …
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Category: 28mm Dark Ages | Tags: 25mm, Dark Ages, Painting
Found two new books on Potemkin Russian army
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September 17, 2017 by wargamerchris

Some who are into late 18th Century Potemkin Russian forces may have already seen these two guides from Soldiershop. There …
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Category: 15mm, Polish Uprising, Little Wars, Uncategorized | Tags: 15mm, Polish uprising, Potemkin Russian
Star Wars Legion demo table
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September 5, 2017 by wargamerchris

One of the heavily hyped games at Gencon was Star Wars Legion by Fantasy Flight. A couple of thoughts which …
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Category: Gencon, Science Fiction, Star Wars | Tags: Star Wars

I’m a father, soldier, wargamer and traveler. This site is for my kids and to share my work over half a lifetime musing on the history of warriors and the portrayal of their efforts in miniature. I’ve never really known why I do this

Rules I’m gaming with now:

Lions Rampant/ Dragons Rampant
Black Powder
Age of Eagles/ Age of Valor/ Fire and Fury
Force on Force/ Ambush Alley/ Ambush Z!
Hail Caesar
Command Decision: Test of Battle
Battles for Empire 2
LOTR
Pride of Lions
The Sword and the Flame

Rules I’m Considering:

Sword and Spear/ Sword and Spear Fantasy
Regimental Fire and Fury
Open Combat
Chain of Command
Sharpe Practice 2
Wilderness Wars
Test of Honour
Field of Battle
Pike and Shotte (Warlord)
General de Armee (TFL)
Flames of War – Vietnamese/ WW2

Rules I still need to find to make my life better:

15mm Napoleonic mass battles rules (holy grail)
15mm War of the Spanish Succession mass battle rules
15mm Zombie mass battle rules

Command Decision Test of Battle Forum:

http://www.testofbattle.com/phpBB2/

Din of Battle:

http://dinofbattle.blogspot.com/

Henry Hyde’s Site:

http://henrys-wargaming.co.uk

Dan Mersey – author of a couple of rules sets we like:

/http://merseybooks.blogspot.co.uk/

Miniature Addiction:

http://miniatureaddiction.info /

Wasatch Front HMGS (Journals):

http://www.wfhgs.com

Bartertown:

http://www.bartertown.com/trading/

Big Force on Force (Great modern gaming)

https://bigfof.blogspot.com

Last Stand Dan:

http://laststanddan.blogspot.com/