Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Backs (or flank) against the wall, Heavenfield, 633 CE

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The Battle of Heavenfield (ca. 633-634) was fought between a Northumbrian army under Oswald of Bernicia and a British/Welsh army under Cadwa...
Monday, 21 November 2022

Great War terrain in 6mm

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I’m a dyed in the wool lead miniatures guy. 3-D and plastics just don’t feel right to me but each to their own. So, when I’m not scratch bui...
Thursday, 17 November 2022

Green, Blue and white stuff - adventures in casting

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I’ve been fascinated by casting ever since I was taught to pour plaster into animal tracks as a Cub Scout. In later years watching experimen...
Sunday, 30 October 2022

Wolseley versus Arabi Pasha, 1882: HotE in 6mm

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Exploring how I might use the Wargames Research Group fantasy rules, Hoards of the Things, has been on my to-do list for years, nay, decades...
Friday, 2 September 2022

Split rail fences for 2mm ACW

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Felling the timber, splitting it into rails and stacking it along your farm boundaries must have been a punishing task in the 19th century. ...
Tuesday, 16 March 2021

The Isolation Chronicle: Desperate Gunfight! Tin Men Defeated! Strange Creatures from Airships Attack Town!

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~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ 🜌   The Isolation Chronicle, 28 March 1871   🜌 ~  ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ...
Saturday, 27 February 2021

Sci-fi crystal outcrop scatter terrain (scratch built)

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Rocky outcrops seem to be a staple piece of scatter terrain for all sorts of skirmish gaming.  I've wanted to try may hand at crafting c...