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The March to Kloster camp.
This weekend I shall be attending Charles Grant's wonderful home for a game against my erstwhile opponent John Dougan.We shall be refighting Kloster Camp and hopefully it should provide enough...
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Battle is given
Following on from my last post and thank you gentlemen for your comments a most excellent weekend was had by all.As you're aware these actions usually find their way into one of Charles' publications...
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Best of Times - Worst of Times
Just a short reflective post and I'm sorry if I ramble.Following my divorce its enough to say that times were turbulant especially with my son who was 12 at the time and many years passed where his...
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British on Parade
Whilst tidying the gaming cabin up I thought it was about time to deploy the British army that are currently painted.With the exception of some dismounted dragoons and a couple of guns here they...
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Mounted Fusiliers De Morliere
These have been a long time coming. The riders are painted by Steve Allen I did the horses etc and on this occasion had to have a go at the guidon.I gave up painting flags years ago but as none seems...
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Fiasco 2017
It's not very often that i get to visit a show these days as a fee paying 'punter' but Fiasco held at what used to be the Saville suite opposite the Royal Armouries is a show I try to go to just to...
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Paper Soldiers
Not quite the same ring as Paper Roses by Donnie and Marie Osmond but more fun !Some time ago on one of the forum's a discussion took place re our wargames bucket list - thos games, battles campaigns...
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Going Back to My Roots
Now it may be an age thing, maybe even a nostalgia thing but whilst tidying up and sorting out i began to read through some of the older sets of rules I possessed, most are reprints in order to stop...
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Off the Bench/On the Bench
After a busy week doing non-hobby business managed to get some time in.So finished off some 10mm AWI a Loyalist unit and three units Riflemen so I may just be about ready to play Cowpens!!In addition I...
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Another little Road Trip to the past - Miniature Warfare Magazine
In 1968 when Miniature Warfare was first published I was but 11 and missed out on the first two and a bit years of its publication, I did manage to get the odd issue from volumes 3,4 and 5 but never...
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What's on the bench. What's to come for 2018
Well before doing the ramble of what my plans are for 2018 a quick look at the bench shows that in anticipation of the Gangs of Rome game from Footsore miniatures for once I've got ahead of my...
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Gangs of ROme
Before hunkering back down to 18th century stuff after Christmas a few from the club have pre-ordered some bits and pieces from the forthcoming Footsore miniatures game of 'Gangs of Rome'Now I knew I...
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Rome Part 2
Whilst the motivation is there and I'm waiting on the figures and buildings to arrive I did recall committing to a Kickstarter a couple of years ago for an amphithetre so to while away the last...
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Rome Part 3
Well after a big push painting buildings and figures then I was ready for a first try out last night at the club.Now the thing with this project is that everything has been painted for effect and speed...
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Reinforcements
Just in case people thought I'd been letting the 18th Century slip then I maaged to finish off the horses for more French Cavalry.The Languedoc dragoons and the rest of the Cuirassiers.I've just had...
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I had hoped to do a post on Sunday as the guys from Warbanner visited Gaming Figures for a Gangs of Rome day and a good day was had by all, unfortunately didn't get chance.Currently sat in Newcastle...
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I'm Back - random shots
Well I came back and just got home before the airport was closed. However coming from 28c to minus whatever resulted in me getting hit with a bad chest infection.So not much on the painting front but...
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On the bench
Just a short post, I've mainly been finishing off the 12 highlanders ( now gloss varnished) who await more colleagues before basing and matt varnish being applied.I've also converted some Officers for...
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A little bit more rationalisation
I returned on Sunday from a most excellent weekend at Charles Grant fighting the Battle of Warburg my opponent being John Dougan.Now of course I forgot my camera so I can't tease you with what an...
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Battle of Warburg
Most of you will recall I attended Charles Grant's on the weekend of the 24th/25th March there to refight the Battle of Warburg. In my enthusiasm for the game and because of the cut and thrust of the...
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