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Blogs I Follow
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Simple Sopwith Triplane - I'm experimenting with a drastically simplified model, a Sopwith Triplane. Absolutely minimal detail, and nice chunky easily printable struts and thing...
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Sabotag3d Aircraft for Algy Goes Down Under - We've had friends staying over the weekend so I've not been at the workbench at all. Before they arrived, however, I cleaned up,q magnet based and und...
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Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion - *An invaluable resource for background etc. As the gun factors are largely based on Mr Manley’s Dahlgren and Colombiad rules expect to see these ‘hexed’ ...
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Another progress report about my Portable Belle Époque Wargame rules (2) - As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, the significant changes I am making to THE GATLING'S JAMMED rules from THE PORTABLE COLONIAL WARGAME book are as ...16 hours ago
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New Model Army Pt 13 - Another small addition to Sir Bodards Camp. The femal came from the Imex Pilgrims set..and got a head swop. The cooking set up from the Imex Lewis and Cl...
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Rain, Work, and Bronko Nagurskimouse - About a month ago, I went down the basement to find my paint rack knocked over onto my paint table and all of the things in various stages of build and p...1 week ago
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Triarii for WAB - They are the first six ones. After a second cohort is painted they will be twelve in total in a unit of 6 x 2. I'll stop now painting 28mm Romans and I ...
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15mm Kingdom of Italy part 1 - Hi guys The first part of 3 done of a 15mm Kingdom of Italy commission, figures are AB, Guard grenadiers, conscripts, light infantry and artillery crews...
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A Portable Shiloh - The narrative begins... - In the leading map, the Confederate Army of the Mississippi, under *General A.S. Johnston* advances in the pre-dawn upon the slumbering Union camps. T...
2 weeks ago -
How To Convert Large Files To 15mm/1-100th Scale For 3D Printing - So, you have a 3D printer (or want to buy one) and want to print and play 15mm Tabletop games. The problem is, all the cool digital sculptors whose work ...
3 weeks ago -
Mechwarrior Online (PC Game) 2026 - This is an aging freemium PC game perfect for "dad-gamers." It has had a tumultuous past (OP clan, p2W aspects, casuals playing with premade teams of pr...5 weeks ago
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Battle of Lake Erie, 1813, REDUX - *Another simple, straight-forward battle...* *...that is, if you think barroom brawls in the dark are simple!* *Changes* - to match the historical ships be...1 month ago
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A New Alliance - The recent invasions by the Midlish armies, have led to a new coalition of the weaker, less aggressive peoples. On the eastern border of the Midlands, ...
3 months ago -
Super-Robot Sculpt (Scratchbuild Really) - ~150mm tall I finished this guy back almost eight months ago but I'm just now getting around to showing him. Sometimes I just want to make things with no ...
3 months ago -
Return to the Hobby - It has been quite a while since I last posted here. When I started my tool truck business back in 2021, most of my hobby time disappeared almost overnigh...
5 months ago -
WW2 ‘German’ Don Cossacks - I've had these in stock for a while now and as I may have work for them in a forthcoming game it was clearly time to paint them! They're certainly a co...5 months ago
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TERRAIN - Arctic Cathedral Tromso - With the first of this years Cold War Commanders Weekend Events planned for the last weekend in May I have made a start on some of the new terrain pieces...
7 months ago -
We Dive At Dawn Patrol - I was sent an advance copy of this roll and write game by David Manley of Long Face Games, so thought I'd give it a go. In the game you take command o...
7 months ago -
3D AI Generators for Miniatures. - Review of 3d Figure AI generators. I buy a lot of 3d files to print, and love the manufacturers that I purchase from. At times though, I can't find what I...8 months ago
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15mm Platoon-Level Test Game #4 - All, The Platoon Sergeant, Staff Sergeant Saunders, gathered the squad leaders to brief them, running the mission since Lt Hanley was still out, recuper...
9 months ago -
KG Klink in Barbarossa, Fight #2 - All, Alright, here we go, time for the second fight of KG Klink's Operation Barbarossa. Following Captain Tausch's failure to 'blitzkrieg' through rel...
10 months ago -
Alternative Armies launches new website. Triggers memories of a ‘painting commission’ which I didn’t record here - Wayyyy back in 2017 Gavin at Alternative Armies gave me the opportunity to paint up some 25/28mm fantasy miniatures for potential use on his site as produc...1 year 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...2 years 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...2 years 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...
3 years ago -
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...
3 years ago -
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 ...
3 years ago -
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...4 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...4 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...4 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 ...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
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...
6 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...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!7 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.7 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...
7 years ago -
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'...
7 years ago -
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...
7 years ago -
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...8 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...
8 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 ...
8 years ago -
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...
9 years ago -
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. ...
9 years ago -
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.
9 years ago -
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...
9 years ago -
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...10 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 ...
10 years ago -
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...10 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...
10 years ago -
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...
10 years ago -
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 ...
11 years ago -
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...11 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...
11 years ago -
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...
11 years ago -
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...
12 years ago -
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...
12 years ago -
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...13 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 ...
13 years ago -
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...
13 years ago -
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...
14 years ago -
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...
14 years ago -
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...
15 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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