Tag Archives: ECW

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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Irregular Magazine Issue 7 Out Now

This issue our theme is Frontiers, and our themed content includes: Palm Crossing – a Frontier town for Traveller RPG; two fantastic short stories; a historical article on the Zulu War; artist Brynn Metheney tells us about the landscape and … Continue reading

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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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Videos of Interest

Here are some videos that may be of interest;

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Freebies-Nafziger Collection

Nafziger Collection Recently George Nafziger donated his collection of military history and army list books to the United States Arms Research Library (CARL). As a result these are now free to download in PDF format. There are some real gems … Continue reading

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Freebies (Part2)-Renaissance Rules

The second part of my freebie list will concentrate on renaissance war game rules, these will include Samurai, ECW and Corsairs.

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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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