Tag Archives: warhammer

Alaric and the Goths

Alaric and the Goths played an active part in the downfall of the Western Roman Empire. The origins of the Goths is still quite a puzzle for modern historians and archaeologists, though some of the written evidence dating from around … Continue reading

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Roman Britain (A short Overview)

For over 400 years the Romans governed Britain, and they brought with them their culture, architecture, religion, language and military. The Roman army first arrived under Julius Cesar in 55/54 BC. The first invasion was unsuccessful, leading to a 2nd … 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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Peasants – Game Zone Miniatures Review

I’ve gotten my hands on two blisters from the Game zone range of fantasy miniatures. These guys are peasants, and would be excellent for both historical and fantasy armies. The blisters contain three miniatures each , which are extremely well … Continue reading

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Warhammer Ancient Battles 2nd ed

The new version of WAB is quite a step forward from the last version. For starters the book has gone from a paperback to hard cover, which is grerat as this should improve durability. When you open the book you … Continue reading

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Why there has been no new posts

I haven’t posted for a while because of a couple of reasons that have taken me away from writing here. These were mainly moving house and having no internet access for 3 weeks. Then I needed to catch up on … 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 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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Irregular Magazine

Irregular magazine is FREE and is also advertisement free; this project makes absolutely no money – and we’re ok with that Continue reading

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