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The Ford on the Bugaroff Part Two
Continuing our exciting taleLooking at the table midway through the battle. The British have formed a line to protect the camp ridge.The cavalry complete their crossing of the Bugaroff, led by the...
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Where did January go?
I can't believe we are almost in the second month of the year! I went back to work 2 and a half weeks ago, but took the last Thursday and Friday of the holidays off to head back to the beach. This week...
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Great War figures
Here are my test paints for my 1914 project - British, French and German 15mm infantry by Lancashire Games.Tommies advancing and firing.Tommies advancing and firing from the sideTommies...
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A good day
It's been a lovely sunny day here today. The family went for a walk in the bush by some local waterfalls and soaked up the sound of cicadas, after which we got an ice cream in a cone. All very...
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Generals for the Samurai armies
I'm putting together two 15mm DBA-HX style armies for the Sengoku Samurai period, and the plan is that the generals are actually the camp element. Inspired by the tussle over Kawanakajima in the middle...
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French Artillery
Latest item off the painting tray - WWI French artillery. 15mm from Lancashire Games.The gun crew are well animated and look like they are engaging in rapid fire.Viewed from another direction.I was...
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Scooby Doo and the case of the missing Zulu Wars British
Zoiks! It's the Scooby Doo gang!They've been some time in coming but here is my latest bit of painting for Geoff. It consists of a few more Black Tree Designs British infantry for the Zulu Wars and the...
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Rostovski regiment
The first of the Russian regiments for the Great Northern War is finished.Prepared to defend Mother Russia from the Swedes.I chose the Rostovski regiment because I wanted to sort out the green that I'm...
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The purple primer rides again
I'm rather excited, I must say. On Wednesday DBA 3.0 appeared in my letterbox. I've been a bit slow getting around to buying this ruleset. I have to admit to not being sure whether I'd bother, after...
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Eagle Rampant - skirmishing in the Ancient World
I like the look of the Lion Rampant rules. I also like Romans. Since I first learned about these rules, I've thought about putting the two together. So amidst all of the other things I have going on,...
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Eagle Rampant - The Gauls
After yesterdays lists for the Romans I thought I would try my hand at the Gauls. I'm not too sure about the points as they stand, but only play-testing will determine whether it works.Even more...
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After some feedback here is an updated version of the Roman Legionaries for Eagle Rampant:LEGIONARIESLegionaries form the backbone of the Roman army. Well trained, well equipped and well led they are...
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Eagle Rampant - first playtest
I posted this battle report over on the Dux Rampant group as well. No point in re-writing everything.The two legionary units side by side in the centre. Pretty much where they would be when they were...
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More Samurai civilians
My latest commission work for Geoff.Some angry peasants.More peasants with poor dispositionsAhh, some gentle townsfolk, including a guy so ugly he has a basket on his head.Son, did I ever tell you...
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100th follower - Blog Giveaway!
Welcome to the 100th follower of this blog, Mike of Single Base Wargames, and at the same time the 101st follower, Ubique Matt. I haven't made a habit of welcoming new followers, preferring to follow...
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Don't Selous out!
Here are the latest commissions for Geoff - Eureka Miniatures Selous Scouts.All nine figuresTracker backed up by some heavy firepowerMaking their way through the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean savannah (I'm...
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Seventeenth Century Generals
And the last of this batch of figures from Geoff is finished. This time it is two 28mm Front Rank generals from their Late Seventeenth Century range. If there was only one range of figures in the...
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Beware the Ides of March...
...If you want to be in to win in the blog giveaway! The fateful day will be arriving in my neck of the world in approximately 3 hours, and the draw will happen 12 hours hence. Just leave a comment and...
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Giveaway winners
I assigned each entry a number, including the pimpings on other blogs. My daughter rolled the d20 and the cat acted as scrutineer (and had fun knocking the dice around afterwards) - and we have our...
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A bit more progress with Eagle Rampant
With marking 55 assessments and finishing off Geoff's commissions not much has been done on Eagle Rampant since my first playtest. However, last week I managed to finish off my first 2 units, one of...
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