Tag Archives: ACW

Irregular Magazine Issue 12 Out Now

We have another great issue this month, packed with excellent articles and tutorials. We have a great retrospective looking at a Empire, a computer game from the 70s that is still being played today on the internet.

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Cheap Wargame Miniatures

Its been a while since my last post, its been a busy time and my other blog has also suffered from a lack of articles. So apologies aside what am I looking at today, well trying to game on a … Continue reading

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Alternative History

Alternative history campaigns, battles and backgrounds have always held an interest for both war gamers and historians, it’s the question, What If? Such as what would have happened during World War 2 if Hitler had invaded Britain?

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Euro Militaire 2010

Euro Militaire is a two day show aimed at modelers, is hosts one of the largest miniature painting contests in the country and attracts entrants from all over the UK and Europe. This year saw a jaw dropping 1000 + … Continue reading

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1/72 and Gaming on the cheap

When trying to game on a budget I always find you generally come unstuck when miniatures are involved. You could always use paper/card minis, which are free from http://onemonk.com/Home.html. But if you’re anything like me then you prefer using something … Continue reading

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Irregular Magazine Issue 3

The cold weather is here, and what better to read whilst you keep yourself warm, than the latest issue of Irregular Magazine – Issue 3 / Winter ’10?

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New for Christmas (Part 2)

6. Musketeer Miniatures, have several new miniatures available in time for xmas and beyond, first up are the Brigand Characters for Inter War gaming (1920-1938), though these guys could always be used as partisans in a WW2 game. They’ve been primarily sculpted … Continue reading

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New for Christmas (Part 1)

I thought I’d do a quick run down of what’s new in the world of wargaming miniatures Continue reading

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My historical miniature hoard

Some members of the painting group Sheffield Irregulars have decided to confess how much they have in thier unpainted mini hoard or grey army. My wife posted hers up last night, so i’ve decided to go through my historical hoard, … Continue reading

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Free Wargame Rules

Below are some links to sites with free war game rules to download for free. Wargame Academy Miniature Wargaming Free Wargames I will provide links for freebies when ever I come across some interesting bits and bobs.

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