Derek's Wee Toys Blog
Chain of Command – German Armoured Cars
I’ve had a 15mm WWII force of WWII German Grenadiers for many years and to support them I’ve got Stugs and Panzer IVs. I almost always collect the most common...
Getting Ready for Chain of Command
Along with a group of friends I’ve become involved in the play-testing of Chain of Command a new set of rules from TooFatLardies that are due to be published later...
IABSM – 6mm German Tanks
The 6mm IABSM project continues and I’ve finally painted up some German armour. As with all my 6mm stuff I’ve been speed-painting rather than going for any great detail and...
I Ain’t Been Shot Mum – NW Europe in 6mm
I’ve drawn the short straw in this project so I’m in charge of doing the Germans. I’d much rather do the British, but John, one of my friends, has already...
Pictish Village
I’ve just finished painting up a bunch of Dark Ages buildings from Scheltrum’s Once and Future range. A Chapel and some Pictish houses . I bought them about six years...
Making Bocage Hedges for 6mm
This base is made from a Lollipop stick 4” long. I get them from Hobbycraft, £1.99 for 50, The first thing I do is chamfer the edges. Then I glue...
6mm Bocage
A few weekends back I played a game of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum (IABSM) using 6mm models and I absolutely loved it. It looked really good and the fact...
Pictish Reinforcements
I’ve now got my Pictish force for Dux Britanniarum complete. Noble Raiders: Unlike the normal Pictish Raiders these troops are armoured. Figures from Gripping Beast Pictish Nobles – PCT01 Noble...
Lard Heresy
It’s a bit heretical for someone who likes the games from TooFatLardies, but I don’t really like using cards to determine the order things happen in a game. I prefer...
British for Dux Britanniarum
I’ve swapped a copy of Space Hulk I had lying about the house for a mass of late Romans that I’m turning into a British force to fight my Picts. ...
Deep Fried Lard
What? – A day of games from the TooFatLardies stable. Where? – Musselburgh, just next to Edinburgh, Scotland When? – June 22nd, 2013. Further information here on this website.
