BLB - The War of Three Kings
Clarence Harrison - Happy New Year! A little late, but I haven't been on the LoA blog to share the sentiment yet so there you go. Last weekend the east coast was hit with blizzard like conditions -...
View ArticleMore new GNW Russians
Pack R10Brief post to update you on the latest available GNW Russian codes.The long awaited Russian Musketeers with bayonets in the defending position are now available and here they are:Also, as a...
View ArticleGNW Swedish units.. the long road since 1996
Foundry+ conversions + Dixons and Redoubt components - The Dal 1996.. sadly goneI have a nice archive of my GNW efforts form the time when there was pretty much nothing available, through various...
View ArticleSnowstorm? Brainstorm? Fraudstadt.. League of Augsburg style
Looking from the Swedish right towards the Russian positionsI honestly thought I had blogged our Fraustadt refight(s). Clearly I had not! A request to know more on another thread has prompted me to go...
View ArticleThe Battle of Aughrim 1691-2016 325th Anniversary
I am delighted to feature a post by Alan Larsen explaining the role his Re-enactor group 'The Troop' played in the commendable commemorative event which took place in the Summer of 2016.Photo: John...
View ArticleCountdown to Tactica 2017.. Buildings
1st Corps Russian Church - nice model and enjoyable to paintWhen we decided that our Tactica offering was to be GNW based Toggy ordered a wadge of buildings and accessories without telling me exactly...
View ArticleWilliam of Orange - Warfare Miniatures by Mark Allen
Mark Allen was one of the main influences on my obsession with the period which has given its name to this Blog. I drooled over Mark's inspirational figures and games photographed so carefully by...
View ArticleNormal Service (as such).. resumed
too much of this leads to....This.. clearly what colleagues with iPhones are for!Apologies for my invisibility over the past few days. Work and travel combined to make for very long and jet lagged days...
View ArticleWarfare R06 Russian Musketeer ready in kartuz
Having scoured the sources for different uniform colour combinations I plumped for this off white and cherry red as an interpretation of Regiment Troitski as listed on the Tacitus website, It was...
View ArticleInstant Army.... well almost
Magnificent Polish Winged Hussar unit by Rob - a joy to base and flag.Our return visit to TACTICA in 2017 merited a little extra effort and so sticking with the GNW theme that we've been developing we...
View ArticleWinged Hussars - a joy to behold
Ooh - look at that! Lovely work by Rob GA little more detail about the fine unit of Winged Hussars commissioned for our 2017 show season.The models are from Warlord. Nice sculpts with my only criticism...
View ArticleThings to do with carts.. creativity with mundane items
Cart convoy - moving the army the hard wayI like all that nonsense you can create for the table which is not about men with weapons killing each other. I have made it a bit of an LoA trademark over...
View ArticleTactica 2017 - Back to the future?
Our bare-naked tableAnd.. with the troops - The Swedish viewAnd the RussianWell, Toggy and I made it back to Wilhelmsburg this year via Bremen although we lost Mrs H missing in action with melted...
View ArticleWarfare Miniatures USA
Clarence Harrison - Ok, I've been really quiet around here for a while. I've not been idle, but I haven't really had time to post. I spent the last few months setting up the new online store for...
View ArticleToggy's Cossacks - a splash of colour
Nothing quite like polish on the Polish! - Toggy's winter work.A splash of colour in a dull world, no. I am not talking about Toggy Bob I am talking about his lovely unit of Cossacks!.. although, Toggy...
View ArticleThe Lifeguard of King James II, 1st Troop
Clarence Harrison - The Warfare Miniatures USA store opened today, I've finally had a bit of time with all my preparations for this to get in a little time on brushwork for my own collection with the...
View ArticleInspired by Gunter and PC games
Test base of Saxon cuirassiers - I used WLOA53 with tricornesI have grown fond of the Saxons but have not yet seriously started painting any. Gunter Heim's mammoth Saxon Army of the GNW used almost...
View ArticleTaking liberties with the Russians
Garrison of?Is nothing sacred? Hilton bastardizes yet more conventions to get result.....Two years ago I got Clibinarium to create ten test sculpts for the GNW which have developed into a large and...
View ArticleA weekend with the League of Augsburg…..
With another Weekender looming on the horizon Mark Shearwood shares his view of some wargaming Rock n' roll...Mark's first killing ground near Taunton.. lucky he was defending!I have followed the...
View ArticleThe Lifeguard of King James II, Part Two
Clarence Harrison - Here's the second squadron! I actually managed to finish them last week, but I had to go out of town for work and didn't get the chance to take photos.This is one of my favorite...
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