Waterloo 200 - League of Augsburg style
Waterloo from the south westThis was months in the planning and involved Adrian building from scratch 72 tiles to an exact ground scale plan. Bob and Gerry spent copious amounts of both time and money...
View ArticleGNW Swedish battalion packs now available
Well, I have finally got round to sorting out all the bags of Swedes lying around my house to create six different battalion packs.I have gone for the original scope of the range with Standing....
View ArticleCRISIS COUNTDOWN - GNW RUSSIAN PRE RELEASE UPDATE
Quindia standards - Preobrazhenski GuardsI am hoping that by tomorrow I will have received a box of castings from my supplier with retail quantities of these first five important codes in the Great...
View ArticleA dream realised GNW battalions on the LOA style
Narke Varmlands 1st battalionWhen I commissioned the sculpting of the Warfare Miniatures GNW range I had some pictures in my head of what the finished battalions might look like. Getting a range to...
View ArticleCRISIS: LoA on tour in Antwerp
GNW game at CRISIS 2015The LoA Team was minus one stalwart in the shape of Emma Hilton but sporting a new team member in the shape of Toggy Bob Talbot who had flown in via Schipol to strengthen the...
View ArticleGNW Russian Command pack in detail
R05 Russian CommandThis has turned out to be the most picture rich post in the entire history of the blog. I make no apologies for that!I will let the sculpting speak for itself with this pack....
View ArticleA tale of two Lutzens - a gaming double take at Crisis
20mm - club unknown. Terrain beautifulCrisis was a very busy day for Toggy and I but we both managed a couple of quick circuits of the halls at various points during the day.Another view towards...
View ArticleHistoricon 2016
Clarence Harrison - Well, it is all but set in stone that Barry and I will be attending Historicon 2016. Vacation time has been scheduled, travel options are being considered, and plans are underway...
View ArticleBeneath the Lily Banners, CRISIS and the Alde Garde - a winning combo!
The French pursue their foesPanorama of the Alde Garde tablePeter Lenders and his Dutch gaming group are regulars at CRISIS in Antwerp. On at least two occasions I have seen them put on a fine BLB...
View ArticleWARFARE MINIS CRAZY CHRISTMAS OFFER!
I couldn't believe it when Santa asked for minis for his Christmas!Now, I took a detour during my last trip to Scandinavia and went north to meet Santa. He told me he was not fussed who won the Great...
View ArticleGNW Musketeers in detail: codes R01, R02, R03
These three codes offer various combinations of musketeers for your Russian battalions. Each code has five variants of body position and head.They can be mixed to give a realistic effect or...
View ArticleKing James' Royal Guard Regiment WiP
Clarence Harrison - Work in progress...I have a long weekend thanks to the holiday and I am really hoping to finish this unit over the next few days...
View ArticleKing James' Royal Guard Regiment WiP
Clarence Harrison - Two stands down...one to go - well, four to go because I need two battalions of these jokers, but I will consider it a victory to finish one!
View ArticleBuilding a Wargames Army, Part 8 - King James' Irish Foot Guards
Clarence Harrison - Yeah, remember this series (Type 'Building a Wargames Army' in the search bar above)? Hopefully updates will be a little more frequent, but as the WiP posts have shown I made...
View ArticlePlans for Historicon 2016
Clarence Harrison - As mentioned a few weeks ago, Barry and I are going to attend Historicon 2016 and put on a small Beneath the Lily Banners game, probably at least once a day during the event. The...
View ArticleSomething completely different... Highlanders from Warfare Miniatures
Standard bearer or wealthy clansmanIt's all my fault. For that I apologize. To not have hurried up and painted these lovely sculpts and share them is in of itself a serious misdemeanour. Clan warriorI...
View ArticleSir Maurice Eustace's Regiment of Foot WIP
Clarence Harrison - I started a regiment for Beneath the Lily Banners for our Historicon 2016 game: Sir Maurice Eustace's regiment of foot from the army of King James II.For the Battle of Penny Burn...
View ArticleScottish Battlefields Trust 2016 Wargaming event
Warwick Louth a trustee of the SBT explains the thinking behind a new wargaming event to be held at the famous location of Prestonpans near Edinburgh......Churchill once said “Battles are the...
View ArticleLieutenant General Richard Hamilton
Clarence Harrison - I took a break from painting rank and file to complete an officer that's been half finished on my desk for weeks.This will be Lieutenant General Richard Hamilton for my Jacobite...
View ArticleHits and Misses 2015
He's at it again.....Setting aside the exceptional personal circumstances which impacted on my output during 2015 the balance sheet is still in the black. Here are my Sunday morning, spontaneous...
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