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Blogs I Follow

Jim's Wargames Workbench

Strafing in Algernon Pulls It Off! - I've been farting about with some ideas for strafing in *Algy*, as it is conspicuously absent from the rules yet very much an aspect of air warfare, esp...
3 hours ago
Archduke Piccolo

Army Accommodations - A recent posting on Bob Cordery's blogspot, Wargames Miscellany reminded me of something I've been meaning to do for a long time: tell of the accommo...
12 hours ago
Wargaming Miscellany

An army in a box - Some years ago, I visited the late Stuart Asquith at his home in the Cotswolds. When he retired and moved there, he did something that now makes a lot of...
1 day ago
Shouting Into The Void

Tome of Magic - I bought a copy of the AD&D2e *Tome of Magic* in PDF from DriveThruRPG. I would have preferred a PoD hard copy, but they don't offer one for this volum...
2 days ago
Irishserb's Miniatures Adventure

Squeezing in Hobby Time - This last month has been busy, work picked up, yardwork, taxes, family events, birthdays, etc. But, I've managed to squeeze in hobby time here and ther...
4 days ago
A Wargaming Odyssey

A Touching Comment - *The book….* *….and the dedication.* Several posts ago I wrote about my recent acquisition of what was very much a ‘grail’ book for me. North of Gallip...
5 days ago
Delta Vector

Game Design #116: Problematic Hills and Not-truly-flat-ground - My son and I often have odd discussions where we relate gaming to real life. As you do. When watching movies, he often says "Bet that guy has an extra at...
1 week ago
Javier at war

Some British reinforcements - Hello, here is a new batch of British tanks. Shermans Churchills All the painted tanks so far. I started to paint some tanks for Company Commander but ...
2 weeks ago
Gunners wargaming

Test camo 10th Lyran guards - Hi guys Another shelf queen finished, I usually like colourful mechs, but wanted to do a unit in camo, so he is a camo test, this guy is the first of my...
2 weeks ago
Solipsist Gaming

Creative Pallet-Cleanse (New Scratchbuild Spaceship) - I've got a lot of creative energy recently, but I've stalled out on each of my projects. A creative pallet-cleansing should help me refocus my hobby-brain...
1 month ago
Adventures with Gun, Sabre and Horse

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...
1 month ago
DROPSHIP HORIZON

Renegar Superheavy Tank - Big Tank Day! Use code TWENTY2026 at checkout, or join my Patreon ( patreon.com/johnbearross) or Tribes for even larger discounts. Not all worlds a...
1 month ago
Megablitz and more

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...
2 months ago
Cold War Commanders

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...
3 months ago
Tea and a Wad Wargaming

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...
3 months ago
Gathering of Hosts

A Festive Surprise - The Midlish plan was to surprise the Valdurians, spoil their New Year's Eve and Day and make up for all of their defeats over the last decade...... But...
4 months ago
Lando's Wargames

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...
4 months ago
The Hakuna-Matata Wars

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...
5 months ago
BlackHawkHet

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...
6 months ago
Root around in the Warchest

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...
10 months ago
Duchy of Clove-Hamhock, Iranistan, and others

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
Wooden Warriors

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
Paul´s Bods

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...
2 years ago
SteelonSandBlog

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...
2 years ago
One More Gaming Project

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...
2 years ago
Naval Gazing

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
Jozi's Tin Man

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...
3 years ago
Rory Crabb

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...
3 years ago
Tracks and Threads | My Wargaming Blog

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...
3 years ago
Cuba Libre! An Alt History Wargaming Blog

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 ...
5 years ago
Solo Battles

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
RED IN THE MORNING...

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...
6 years ago
TwoThreeSixMM

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
"It's Them! Blast 'Em!"

- *"En avant!" Les Chars de Cavalerie (Cont.)* *Moving right along, here are my Chars de Cavalerie of the French Army of May-June 1940. These are the SOMUA ...
6 years ago
Scary Biscuits Studios

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
Tiny Metal Men

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
The Redoubt

Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
6 years ago
Walled Gardens

Blog necromancy. - Wow I still can get in here!?! Well I better see if I can do any better this time.
6 years ago
TinyTanks 3mm Blog

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
Panzerfaust Nostalgia

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
The Army Collector

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
Generic Gaming Goodness

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...
7 years ago
Lead Doesn't Bleed

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...
7 years ago
Little Big Wars

Orgonne 1st Volunteer Infantry -
8 years ago
Modern Warfare

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
THE BLACKSTAR CHRONICLES

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...
8 years ago
Chroniques du fort Bastiani

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
Crisis In Alcovia

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
Tabletop Diversions

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
Another World in 15mm

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...
9 years ago
Tiny Solitary Soldiers

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
The 6mm Republic of Prussia

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
Very Tiny Wars

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
The 15mm Plunge

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
ClearHorizon 15mm Scale Miniatures Blog

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 ...
10 years ago
Multiverse 15

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
Miniature Gaming Hobby

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
Bongolesia

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
Noels 15mm SciFi and Fantasy

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
LuckyJoe's Place

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
Walworth County Wargamer

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...
12 years ago
Captain's Blogs

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 ...
12 years ago
Rusty Mech Salvage

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
Panzer Grenadier Kompanie CHUK

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...
13 years ago
15mm Strife

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
Return to Model Rocketry

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...
14 years ago
Sippin' On Paint Water

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