Goldfinger Models Resin Scenery– Initial Impressions
In a comment on a posting I made some time last year Justin of the Model Dad’s blog told me about a French company, Goldfinger Models, who make a wide...
Derek's Wee Toys Blog
4Ground Raw Models–a Review
I’m considered a bit strange by some of my wargaming friends because I really dislike some of the pre-painted buildings from 4Ground, particularly their 15mm Europe at War range. I...
Scenery – barbed wire and minefields for CoC
I’ve decided to stop painting toy soldiers this month and make more effort on the scenery front. I have projects that have been waiting to be done for months, sometimes...
Altar of Freedom – Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro)
My Union troops based on sabots for Altar of Freedom got their first outing yesterday when we used the rules to stage a refight of the Battle of Stones River...
Altar of Freedom – Troops Ready
Off to SESWC to play a game of Altar of Freedom this afternoon and the Union side is ready to go. That’s two Corps each of three Divisions of three...
Labels for Raiders Counters
I’ve explained here before why I prefer using chits or counters instead of cards that are sometimes used for determining the order that things happen in games. Basically chits give...
15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment
Support for my 1944 British for Chain of Command. I have enough toys to make up a Scout Troop (a Recce Section of Two Daimler Armoured Cars and two Humber...
Romano British for Dux Britanniarum
More Romano than British actually. I’d much rather have troops that were a bit more British looking, but I got a good deal on these ones which I got in ...
Lard Central
As part of a module I’m preparing for my work I’ve been learning how to use the Netvibes “personalized dashboard publishing platform”. Rather than doing anything specific for work...
Union VI Corps for Fire and Fury
My 10mm ACW project draws to an end as I’ve painted and based enough Pendraken 10mm troops to put together Sedgewick’s VI Corps at Gettysburg for Fire and Fury. Here...
French Platoon for 1940
I finished off a French platoon for use with Chain of Command today. All figures come from Peter Pig Range 8 French. That’s a Platoon HQ of a Lieutenant and...
Altar of Freedom
The American Civil War project continues with a new order off to Pendraken, and perhaps a new game – Altar of Freedom. I’ve already got enough Union forces for use...
