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Poland and Ireland -Wargaming with the LoA at Derby
One of our number is missing! Andy! where are you?Our most recent gaming event took place at Derby between 10-12 October. We had a big turnout of gamers for this one and had planned something a bit...
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Barry's little Scanian War project part 4 SNO' FAIR
Swedish field gun and crew... not a common sight!OK so perhaps I have taken this too far but I really enjoyed making snow for the 'Lund' period bases in the Scanian War project. For those non...
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A shot in the dark... will we get any replies to this?
What? it's not just King Billy and Seamus of the dung?Barry Hilton - For a considerable time Clarence and I have discussed the possibility of widening the scope of the Blog beyond the period 1660-1720....
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1st Despatch from CRISIS Antwerp 2014
White Death! My 1706 Fraustadt game at CrisisI very much enjoy the Crisis show. The Tin Soldiers of Antwerp are some of the friendliest wargamers you are likely to meet. Their annual show held on the...
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Barry's little Scanian War project part 5 ANATOMY OF A UNIT
A grand sight.... The Swedish LifeGuard of Horse 1678The new set of Horse and Musket rules I am working on allow units of between 6 and 60 models to be deployed on the table. This offered the chance to...
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Feedback from the hobby.. a scribbler connects with his target
Barry Hilton - Having been asked a couple of years ago to write a column piece for Wargames Illustrated I thought over it and agreed. I wasn't sure how it would work out as the brief was brief yet at...
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Spreading the jam a bit thin.. time to regroup?
Ireland 1691 - Falkirk 2012?Barry Hilton - I enjoy projects, targets, goals, deadlines and working under pressure. It perhaps accounts for the volume of output. I have recently realised that I seem to...
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Warfare Miniatures Great Northern War update
The project has continued quietly but steadily over the autumn months of 2014. We want to get the product exactly right for the enthusiasts who have been waiting a long time (one of our Belgian...
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Barry's little Scanian War project part 6 - CHARACTER MODELS - COLONELS
WLOA57 The ColonelCharacter models are integral to the new rules. For cavalry these include Cornets who affect morale, Sergeants who affect fighting ability and trumpeters who affect movement. The...
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2nd despatch from Crisis 2014
I make no apology for showing these wonderful images from an Eastern Front game run by the Dortmund Wargames club. It is a 20mm game and the pictures speak for themselves.WW2 has never before appeared...
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Ade's Aughrim - the topography of a wargames table
Looking northwest from beyond the Tristuan stream toward AughrimSince Adrian Howe forsook the uncertainties of the financial markets to literally build his new career in the wargaming world (or is...
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CHRISTMAS CHEER FROM WARFARE MINIATURES - POSTAGE DEAL!
JACOBITES - BATTALION PACK B7We are delighted to announce that Warfare Miniatures want you to have a very Merry Wargaming Christmas!Any orders to the value of £50+ will be post free ANYWHERE IN THE...
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Barry's little Scanian War project part 7 CHARACTER MODELS - CORNETS
This post focuses on a nice selection of Cornet character models. Under the new rules each cavalry unit can include characters if the player wishes. One of the characters available is a Cornet or...
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Louis XIV, Vauban and Bayonne Part 2 by Peter Allport
You can see the first part of Peter's article here!Peter Allport - This life-size equestrian statue of Louis XIV is in St Jean de Luz in south west France. It is rather hidden away in a narrow corridor...
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Barry's little Scanian War project part 8 CHARACTERS - SERGEANTS & TRUMPETERS
We are moving on to the final character models in the Swedish Life Guard regiment. Sergeant characters are a very useful addition to any unit. They allow failed combat 'to hit' rolls to be re thrown,...
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Aughrim once more - back at the foot of the hill - Derby Weekender October 2014
Aughrim castle defended by the JacobitesBy playing the Battle of Aughrim at home and taking 21 hours to do it we got a fairly good idea how it might run as a large multi player event. I chose it as one...
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It's wonderful in Copenhagen! The Battle of Lund 1676 with Warfare Miniatures
The Battle of LundSoren and Michael from Stockholm have been planning their group's appearance at the Copenhagen wargaming show for some time. They have been enthusiastic advocates of Warfare...
View ArticleA typical week - work - eat - sleep - hobby
Barry Hilton - I perhaps should have subtitled this post work-hobby-eat-sleep as that is the usual order of priority for me from day to day. A lot of conversations I have with people seem to begin with...
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Sedgemoor 1685 Re enactment pictures
Wow! The Kings Life Guard of Horse Sedgemoor periodI spoke with a very nice chap called Alan at the September 2014 Partizan show in Newark. He was very interested in Warfare Miniatures cavalry models....
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Beauty & the Beast(s) The Hilton Ladies perspective on we Gamers
Antwerp to Kirriemuir.. on the road with the HiltonsI suggested to Gwen (my wife) that she might like to offer a short comment for the blog on her particular perspective of the wargaming experience...
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