The Mercian Chronicles
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I was given a book token for my birthday a few weeks ago and, while
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Blogs I Follow
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Thoughts on The Russo Japanese War - *Part of the Avalanche Press “Great War at Sea” stable - 1904 - 1905 means of course the Russo Japanese War. * *The familiar GWAS approach - strategic m...2 hours ago
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1/72 Napoleonic Portuguese Cavalry and infantry - Hi guys Finished the painting on a 1/72 Napoleonic Portuguese Cavalry and infantry regiment, the figures are 3D printed using MC miniatures files, thes...3 hours ago
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A local war memorial - Sue and I are always looking for interesting places to go to so that I can exercise and improve my mobility and stamina. Recently, we went about half a m...4 hours ago
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Achilles - This 1:100 scale (15mm) M10 17 pounder Achilles has been sitting on my desk for quite a while, waiting for me to pull finger and finish it off. The bas...1 day ago
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New Epoxy Putty Oven - I made a new putty oven for curing epoxy-based sculptures quickly. I’ve always found that when I try to sculpt in epoxies, I lose my focus while waiting ...1 day ago
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Fleet Action 2 - Opening salvoes. *HMS Impetuous* takes a couple of critical hits, its speed reduced. Following on from the previous posting, here is a pictorial narrat...1 week ago
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15mm Mecha Madness - A quick photo dump from the lastest stuff I have been working on. 15mm (1/100th Scale) Mechs and Mecha.2 weeks ago
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Painting 1/72 prints. - I missed painting 1/72 scaleso ordered some printed US troops, but I made a mistake and ordered marines instead. In the end I painted them as standard ar...4 weeks ago
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Munitionschlepper Wespe - I am fortunate enough to already own two 1/48 scale Wespe SP guns, so when I found I have a (part built) kit of a third I decided to build it as an ammun...5 weeks ago
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15mm is Back! +Tanks - *Why 15mm are great: * Firstly, they are pretty kid-proof/cheap. A fall from the table may separate them off a base but rarely cause damage unlike a resi...5 weeks ago
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Reflecting on 2024 and Considering the New Year - Hey everybody, hope all is well and that your holidays were wonderful. This past year was a bit of an anomaly for me. I basically stepped away from gam...1 month ago
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Still here. Just being negligent. Here is a big mean thing to revitalise things. - It’s been over a year since my last post and even then there had only been a handful in 2023. I do love this blog but my attention has been drawn to other ...2 months ago
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SOVIET DPP40 AMPHIBIOUS PONTOON SYSTEM - Part Two - New additions to my Soviet VDV forces are these DPP40 Amphibious Pontoon Systems. Fellow Cold War Commander very kindly 3d printed four sets of pontoons ...10 months ago
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Final Post - This will be my final post to this blog. Family obligations will be keeping me from wargaming as they have for the past few years. Instead I will be...10 months ago
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Very Sad News - I'm very sorry to be making this post but I've just learned that Dale past away from a heart attack on November 5th. Most of my relationship with Dale wa...1 year ago
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New Fantasy sets from Alliance - I know, I havent been active for..???..a long time but I keep looking at what´s going on in the world of bods..and today I found these.....Apparently the...1 year ago
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15mm Terminator: Junkyard Dogs - I’ve started work on sourcing and painting up some scenic elements and terrain for the 15mm Terminator project, and am kicking things off with some wr...1 year ago
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Desert Infantry with Spears and Bows for "Wars of Ozz" - Over the weekend I finished up a unit of Desert Infantry with Spears and Bows; my first unit for a brigade of Temujican Eastern Nomads for my "Wars of...1 year ago
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15mm German SS - All Waffen SS Yes, I know they are evil, and yes, I know some wargamers find them so repugnant that they don't wish to even wargame with them, but I'm a...2 years ago
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November Update - I've been slow to update my blog for the past few months. I was able to do some hobby stuff in late October, but a recent setback in my cancer treatment ...2 years ago
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Going on hobby hiatus - About to dive into a major project at work that may lead to a nice promotion... So, I am officially standing down all hobby work for at least the rest o...2 years ago
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Armoured Strike Arab Israeli Battle - This game was played at Excalibur games. The scenario was an Israeli attack on Syrian held positions in the Golan Heights. The dug in Syrians were thouroug...2 years ago
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CoC Campaign: Crossroads, Closing the Gap. Intro. - Myself and Des have embarked on a new CoC PSC, and one that is very intriguing indeed. It is produced by PTO Games and you can pick up here from Wargames V...2 years ago
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Operation Chunky Bandit #50 (Ground) - All, 0530 on 6 Aug 1990 Mini-Campaign Fight #24 TF Hawk vs FSNL 8th Company 1st Lt Beriana Acting Task Force Hawk Commanding Officer Awarded the Medal of ...4 years ago
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Initiative Bidding in Undaunted Normandy - *Undaunted: Normandy* (*UN*) is a new card, counter, and tile game about combat during WWII in Normandy 1944. I purchased this recently and just played a g...4 years ago
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Forged in Battle 1:3000 fleets hit the streets! Well..."Hit the waves!" - *Alexander Hay-Whitton, a South African based in Bangkok has corresponded re: the Forged in Battle review posted here [CLICK]. We went back and forth a few...5 years ago
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3D Printed Star Wars Ships - I got a new 3D printer for Christmas and am having a lot of fun with it. The one I have is the Ender3 Pro, and it was just under $200.00 new. You have to...5 years ago
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Fighting for Hearth and Home - When word came from the Watchers that the host of Iron Men in the pass had taken the North East road, the Elder of Smawlton was quick to send word to Duke ...5 years ago
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Details - True North LardEhs Game Day, May 30 2020 in Hamilton, Ontario - *Updated 20-05-07 - Postponed! Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, we've had to postpone the LardEhs Game Day until probably the fall. More details on t...5 years ago
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Focus on 2020 - *G*reetings my fellow wargame bloggers. Instead of doing the annual recap of 2019 I'm just going to skip that and focus on what I plan to achieve in this n...5 years ago
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Charge of KG Peiper #3 - All, On to the Meuse! 0900 19 December 1944 Kampfgruppe Peiper, a German SS Panzer formation, moved out as part of 'Wacht Am Rhein," AKA, "The Battle of...5 years ago
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Dreadnought: Great War at Sea - This is my prototype box, with the Battle of Coronel tucked away inside! Hi all, big news today! As you've no doubt been aware, I've been furiously making a...5 years ago
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Irregular 6mm Chinese - A question came up on the ColonialWars Yahoo Group about 6mm Chinese troops for the period. As luck would have it, I happened to have one of the Irregular...5 years ago
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!5 years ago
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Blog necromancy. - Wow I still can get in here!?! Well I better see if I can do any better this time.5 years ago
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1809; Somewhere in Southern Germany - The first battle of the new 6mm Blucher era here in Canberra has been played and won. As we've both started holidays, John and I broke out my Austrian...6 years ago
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Team Yankee: The Northern Flank - A pretty lazy post honestly. Just showing some of my work for TY. Includes M60A1 ERA reactive armour mod as well as Humvee fording kit. I need some more M60'...6 years ago
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Scenery Forge Gothic plaster and resin build - I decided to try using the Scenery Forge Gotic mold again, but this time using regular Plaster of Paris for the casts, then infusing it with resin. It is...6 years ago
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Horror at Moose Cove - Captain Barney McBarnacle surveyed the harbour. All seemed quiet—but you could never tell these days. Ever since the start of the zombie apocalypse there h...6 years ago
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Vanguard Miniatures 3mm Gothic Science Fiction Line: Introduction - Although today I am scornful of Games Workshop and even more so of the company’s fanbois, the plain truth is that GW is responsable for making me a seriou...6 years ago
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12th legion Angry Boiz - While working on the noble lads of the azure 13th, I was also expanding the footprint of their temperamental cousins in the 12th. At this point this is my ...7 years ago
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X-Wing - Scurrg H6 Bomber Preview - This is one expansion that I would say Scum players will definitely want to pick up, I mean who could pass up "infinite bombs"? I know I will be getting...7 years ago
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Medieval Japanese Miniatures - Here are some of the medieval japanese figures painted in 2016. Mostly Perry miniatures and some Clan War miniatures. Buildings are from Plastcraft Games. ...8 years ago
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New Battlefront Cold War Tanks on the Horizon - Battlefront previewed newer T-55 AM2 models. This is something I have been hoping to find for the Alcovia project.8 years ago
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De Profundis : My First Impression - As DragonCon approached*, I was reminded that I had come across a copy of *De Profundis: Cthulhu Gaming on the Edge of Madness *in the dealer's hall one ye...8 years ago
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Umm... I've been a bit quiet! - Just a quick update, I've taken a small break from my 15mm gaming for the moment as I've started playing X-Wing and Star Trek Attack Wing. I've just starte...8 years ago
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Clearhorizon Omega Squad - Mr. Harold sent me these a while ago, and I finally got around to painting them. The delay was mainly that the neck length bothered me, so it took a while ...9 years ago
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Blog Moving... - I have decided to move this campaign blog as well as any other activities involved with Modern era wargaming to my main blog here: Adventures with Gun, Sab...9 years ago
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Mrs. History PhD's new FOW project - Having said that she was ready to begin a new Vietnam War vehicle, Mrs. History PhD has chosen to recreate her 1/285 South Vietnamese National Police Field...9 years ago
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Grimlocks in 15mm - Here are 12 grimlocks for dnd 5th ed.....15mm Picts from copplestone. Back from a long break in gaming....looking forward to a little dungeons and dragons s...9 years ago
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Test Casts of the Banshee - First pictures of the test casts! (Cast by the very talented Jon at Paulson Games, Sculpted by Steve "Coolhand" Tyler) Note: the Banshee comes with ...9 years ago
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Moving On - It's been a long while since I've posted here. Since I've started this blog four years ago, you guys and gals have given me a tremendous amount of inspirat...9 years ago
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C21 Air War Vietnam - Slowly getting things done. MSD Games Target Terrain, although only 1in, I placed them on a Litko 1.5in hex. I used MSD Games Target Terrain, although...9 years ago
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HAPPY NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!! - NATION CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE AND PROSPERITY! (Sudekia) The morning sun usually greets our country, but on this day of days, it was greeted by the peo...10 years ago
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More 15mm Orcs painted this weekend. - This weekend I worked on finishing another squad of Orcs. Note: These minis are OOP and are no longer being sold. I Also removed the banners that were cast...10 years ago
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Fortified Chapel - Hi, folks. Here's another bit of terrain for our Kings of War table. It's a fortified chapel made from a Pegasus Hobby Gothic City Building Large Set. I ad...10 years ago
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Work in progress and review of some Khurasan Miniatures Space Demons - I recently had some time available and decided to add to my 15mm miniatures. I succumbed to severe temptation and purchased some expansions to my “Space D...11 years ago
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2500 scale ships - Captain's Blog Stardate 201308.25 I got this in from Del (Multi-Verse Models) the other day. It is a resin copy of my M-4 Strike Cruiser I submitted for ...11 years ago
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Viper's Fangs-forces - Hello, just some pics of the painted forces for my game of Gruntz moderated Clantroops scenarios. The first scenario I plan on playing is called the Viper's...12 years ago
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Raid on Blount Landing - Dark Elves vs Horse and Musket - Ok so here are some shots from some Mighty Armies games recently played in GPTs basement. Scroll down for bonus Man O War pics. First 3 shots are the s...12 years ago
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Photo Update - About eight weeks of work in pictures here, I didn't photograph everything. A GZG grav tank painted up for my Lochrim army, I have two of this model pain...13 years ago
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Dr. Zooch Shuttle - I had planned on posting along with every step of the directions in this Dr. Zooch kit. My lack of an established method or habit in blogging prevented su...13 years ago
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About Me
- Chris
- I am a college professor at a small college in SW Virginia. I am also an avid gamer
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