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In between getting distracted by World War One and 6mm Trojans, I’ve been pushing on with completing some more units and heroes for the 28mm Trojan War project. Having finished off my army of Lucid Eye Amazons last summer, the goal is to get a small force of Achaeans to go up against them. I’veContinue reading “28mm Myrmidons and Achaeans for the Trojan War”

Following January’s game, I had the urge to scratch the WW1 itch again and fixed up a game with fellow Great War enthusiast Tom WD. This time, I decided to run something very loosely based on the Ypres battlefield we had visited in November 2018, where the Mk IV tank ‘Fray Bentos’ broke down while attackingContinue reading “Great War Chain of Command pt 2 – Attack on the Farm”

‘That looks like The Last Supper,’ remarked my wife as she passed the painting table, looking at ‘El Cid’s Battle Council’ from Reconquer Designs. Well, I don’t actually think that she’s too far wrong given the level of artistry in the sculpting!  I regret that I have only painted a few pieces by Reconquer Designs –Continue reading “El Cid Vignettes from Reconquer Designs”

It’s a little-known fact that, when I got back into historical wargaming 30 years ago, I kicked off with some armies in 6mm.  Despite always having loved 28s, 6mm allowed me to create something that looked like an army – on a budget. Irregular Miniatures and Heroics & Ros provided me with a pretty spectacular forceContinue reading “Teeny Tiny Trojan Wars”

Seeing as it’s the festive season, it’s probably time for the pics of the Draugr from Ragnarok Miniatures. I’ve never been a massive fan of undead but the current crop of outstanding miniatures has been slowly crumbling my resolve; the rather wonderful Oathmark Revenants, alongside skeletons from Reaper, Oathmark and Wargames Atlantic have all found theirContinue reading “Norse Undead: Draugr by Ragnarok Miniatures”

I was delighted when old chums Gripping Beast became the distributors for the Ragnarok range of Norse fantasy minis, sculpted by GB co-founder Colin Patten. I already have a number of Colin’s Dwarves from various companies, so while I didn’t really *need* any more longbeards, the Durinn’s Folk range had to be sampled! In the pictures,Continue reading “Durinn’s Folk: Ragnarok Dwarves from Gripping Beast”

The Fall In convention took place on November 4th and 5th in the US and amongst the many games was this fantastic Middle-earth battle in 10mm, presented by Chris Grau. Chris had spent some time planning his own version of Helm’s Deep and decided to run with my forthcoming Midgard Heroic Battles rules. Over twoContinue reading “Helm’s Deep with Midgard Heroic Battles at Fall In 2023, USA”

I’ve always enjoyed painting minis but never really got the hang of taking photos (generally because I had friends who were better at it than me), but one of the things I picked up from numerous photo sessions at Wargames Illustrated magazine was simple: backdrops massively improve your shots. Jon Hodgson has always been adeptContinue reading “A Change of Scene: Jon Hodgson Backdrops Book”

Following on from his successful ‘Fords of Isen’ game at Historicon 2023, Chris Grau of Feldgrau Productions will be running four games of Midgard Heroic Battles at November’s Fall In event (3-5th November 2023, Lancaster, PA, USA). Midgard can be used for a wide variety of historical, legendary and fantasy settings, but has been popularContinue reading “Midgard in the USA: Helm’s Deep at Fall-In”