Target 2016 - LoA / Warfare / Quindia projects and products coming soon
Charging Swedish Life Guards from Warfare MiniaturesWho knows what this year will actually bring but like everyone else, we're making plans! So having done the retrospective a few days ago let's look...
View ArticleCharge into 2016! - Warfare Free Postage offer continues till January 31
Swedish Life Guard painted for Skane War 1675 Happy New Year!I recommenced my keep fit regime on December 29th. I decided not to procrastinate but to strike the blow ahead of plan. I feel very smug...
View ArticleThe Battle of Pennyburn Mill, Part One
Clarence Harrison - Happy New Year! Starting off 2016 with progress to report for this summer's trip to Historicon. Here is the plan for our table...The board will be 4x8', constructed in two halves....
View ArticleWarfare Miniatures Big Russian Battalion by Der Alte Fritz
Jim Purky is doing some sterling work with our new GNW figures right now. We've already seen his Swedes and now Jim has just sent me some wonderful pictures of his Russians. Again he has gone for big...
View ArticleSir Maurice Eustace's Regiment of Foot
Clarence Harrison - Finally had the chance to finish this battalion for the Battle of Penny Burn Mill...This is a really useful unit for any Ireland collection because they fought in most of the major...
View ArticleIreland book teaser - The personalities
I spent the Christmas break working on individual personality models for the key players in the 1688-1689 period. These feature in volume 1 of the new Ireland book.I decided to be very disciplined and...
View ArticleA funny thing happened on the way to The Boyne... Pike & Shot game from...
Ah! The Boyne.. new, this will be funAfter a traumatic evening digging out my friend's car from snow and ice and preventing it sliding down a hill in a 'run of chaos' I decided to recover by spending...
View ArticleCards for Donnybrook
Clarence Harrison - Ok, people have asked for Donnybrook cards for some time and I have been remiss in following through on promises to produce them. One reason has been that the card deck is really...
View ArticleHistoricon 2016
Clarence Harrison - Here's one of the units for the defenders of Derry at the Battle of Penny Burn Mill, Lieutenant Colonel John Cairns Regiment of Foot...The uniform and flag of the unit are unknown....
View ArticleIreland book Vol 1 : Personalities: Captain Adam Murray
Adam Murray - commander of Derry's HorseAdam Murray is a character whose role in the Irish campaigns starts and finishes more or less with the Siege of Derry.He was a Presbyterian of Scots descent and...
View ArticleIreland book Vol 1 : Personalities: Piers Butler, Lord Galmoy
Piers Butler, Lord Galmoy was a character who polarized opinion. He is vilified in Protestant histories of the conflict as a brutal, duplicitous and arrogant man will little time for the niceties of...
View ArticleWhiskey in the Jar-oh! a scenario for Ireland Part 1
Ireland action from 1691.. Paul Mc's Kirke's RegimentI wrote this scenario for the Wargamer's Annual several years back and thought it would be nice to serialize it here on the blog. It is quite a long...
View ArticleIreland book Vol 1: Personalities :Sir Arthur Rawdon
Political firebrand AND/OR military buffoon?Sir Arthur Rawdon features heavily in the early story of the war. He was young, a Member of Parliament and motivated to prevent all of Tyrconnell's...
View ArticlePaint your wagon.. WLOA944.. lovely job!
beautiful effect with the wood grainI wanted to share this fantastic version of WLOA944 painted by Nick Armiger in New Zealand. He has used the Foundry triad combinations to get an amazing effect on...
View ArticleWhiskey in the Jar-oh! a scenario for Ireland Part 2
This part of Whiskey in the Jar-Oh! deals with the colourful figure of Michael Hogan a central character in the scenario and the story of the Rapparees.Rapparees doing what they did best‘Galloping’...
View ArticleThe Battle of Penny Burn Mill, Part Two
Clarence Harrison - My grass mats finally arrived and I was able to get some major work in on the table for Historicon 2016 this weekend. I've written lots of articles on building terrain boards and...
View ArticleA Scrivener's revenge? Hilton hits Marlborough Cult with conspiracy slur!
The Marlborough Fanzine issueWell, it is no news that I am not Supporter #1 in the 'John Churchill for beatification campaign'. When Wargames Illustrated asked me if I wanted to contribute to their...
View ArticleThe Battle of Penny Burn Mill, Part Three
After the glue was dry on the grass mat, it was time to use the filler to seal all of the remaining exposed foam and blend the roads and river banks into the grass. I use DAP joint compound, but there...
View ArticleA horde of new GNW Russians from Warfare Miniatures
My my! Clibinarium has been very busy since the beginning of the year. The other evening a late email brightened up the wee small hours by offering a large number of photos of new Russina infantry...
View ArticleThe Battle of Penny Burn Mill, Part Four
Clarence Harrison - We are now going to get into the fun part - painting!Again, if you've just stumbled upon our site for the first time (welcome), this isn't really a tutorial. You can find a...
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