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Warfare Miniatures Gardes Francaises
Having failed to paint more than eight figures for the famous Gardes Francaises in nearly eight months I changed tack to paint a further 19 in a week.The short term incentive was to have a battalion...
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How we viewed the battle in brief. The post match interviews in the tunnel to use the sporting idiom. Quite differently as you will see in terms of result!Bob (Commander of the Williamite Right)So it...
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Swedish Cavalry Regiments - GNW - industrial scale production Part 1
3 squadron Abo och Bjorneborgs in action in PolandToggy, Gerry and I had a conversation recently about painting miniatures and our attitudes to the task. A visit to various fora focusing on the subject...
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Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 15 - The musings of DOB
Each of us had a slightly different take on the battle, even those on the same side! Dave's reflections were somewhat longer than those of Bob and Gerry... must be the Irish poet in him!...Dave...
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Swedish Cavalry Regiments - GNW - industrial scale production Part 2
3 squadrons charge whilst another regiment awaits ordersAlthough my interest in the Great Northern War started in 1991 when I was introduced to the period through the collection of a gaming friend,...
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Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures...
4 sections completed and photographed at homeBarry Hilton - I am not a precision model maker. I don’t work from plans other than pictures floating around in my head which I then try and create by...
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Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 16 Heroes & Villians:...
And the last words on this marathon series must go to the victorious Jacobite Army..Where do we start?There were valiant regiments on both sides and there were regiments who should have known better!We...
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WARFARE FEATURED CODE: WLOA152 Maison du Roi Pikemen
The Pikemen were the first of the Maison du Roi codes to arrive. They have proved popular and that is all to do with the realism that Clibinarium has managed to capture in the sculpts.The poses are...
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Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures...
Under attack from 18 French battalions at NeerwindenI didn't want to build integral to terrain boards preferring the ‘place on top’ option. I knew that I would incorporate artillery and infantry...
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Hugging the Huguenots - My new wargaming passion Part 5
Colin Napier - Maybe it’s a reflection of my personality, perhaps a result of a childhood spent under the leaden skies of Western Scotland, but I’ve always felt an affinity with grey. Just as well when...
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Park Life..Personal perspective on Partizan in the Park
This is our 200th post. We want to thank everyone who has stayed with us since the start. We are committed to keeping this blog fresh and current for our members. It has been great to hear from many of...
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Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures...
Many Warfare components are visible in this shotThe project used Warfare Miniatures pieces from codes WLOA918 through to WLOA947 which includes; fascines, gun screens, gabions (medium, large and under...
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WARFARE FEATURED CODE: WLOA154 Maison du Roi Command
This code is special. The Gardes Francaises are the premier infantry formation of the period and their Command pack was always going to require special attention.Of course the pack can be used for the...
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Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures...
gun platform - I did two sections like this in the original four.A lot of fancy detailed painting could have be done on these defences but the effect I was looking for was very particular. I wanted a...
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WARFARE FEATURED CODE: WLOA153 Maison du Roi Musketeers
I was frustrated that this important code together with the pikemen and the command were released at a bad time for me. I had so many other things on that the best I could manage was a coat of grey...
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Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures...
four finished pieces in the context of a game.Now we are getting to the interesting bit. Painting the construction and making it come alive. As previously mentioned, my way of building these pieces is...
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Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures...
We are almost there. The finishing touches are covered in this part of the series. Some of the effects worked early on in the tile grout can now be seen. Lots of cart tracks were traced using the...
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WSS Collection, Julian Blakeney Edwards - Part 2, Grand Alliance Infantry Units
Jyske or Jutland Regiment - DanishBarry Hilton - It has been a while since I first posted some pictures from Julian's long departed collection so I thought it timely to delve into the archive for...
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Warfare Miniatures: The wagons are finally rolling
WLOA940 Water wagon.. maybe it's wine!There have been some false dawns with the range of wagons designed in 2013. The chief problem was finding a resin moulder but Adrian's Walls came to the rescue on...
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Flying the flag’. A quick n’ dirty guide to making your own flags using...
Augsburg Regiment TYWThe most frequent request I have had whilst displaying games at wargames shows is “How do you make those cloth flags?” I thought it would be useful to pass on some of the ideas...
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