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What you've been waiting for - Ottomans!
It is with both great pleasure and excitement that the LoA Blog previews our first six codes of Ottomans.Based around the Janissary corps circa 1680-1720 the packs represent:1. Janissary full dress...
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With this kind of view you are doing WHAT?
Mrs H knows how to pick 'em - I get to look at this all day whilst thinking abut toy soldiersWell that's me. Travel does broaden the mind but I have things to do you see. I've got this BLB3 supplement...
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Assassin's Creed - no really!
The Fortress of Monteriggioni as seen from the south westIt is fair to say that Tuscany is full of history. It is also fair to say that I don't get much time for life- consuming, first-person role play...
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Warfare's Old and New Swedish Cavalry - All explained!
SC01 New troopers supplied with a random selection from 5 arm variantsSeveral customers and Blog followers have inquired whether the new Swedish cavalry models are compatible with the very popular...
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Heidelberg Castle - photo walk through
The large tower on the right (Dicker Turm) was mined by Louis XIV's army in 1693It was my good fortune to find myself in Heidelberg for a couple of days and to explore its Thirty Years War and War of...
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1100 up! - Win a painted unit!
Warfare Miniatures' top selling code WLOA01 - Musketeers in firing lineAs the hot summer continues, I am comforted by finally being in the UK for two consecutive weeks having worked as hard as I can...
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Another book offer from Helion & Warfare!
We are delighted to announce that Helion & Co would like to offer followers of this blog and customers of Warfare Miniatures UK and USA a super opportunity to purchaseThe Swedish Army in the Great...
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The Guns of August 2018
It's been quiet around here, but I've not been idle - just haven't had the time to do any proper posts. My games are officially scheduled for the Guns of August show at the Virginia War Museum in...
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White-out at Aspern-Essling - reflections on Claymore
When I faltered, members of the gaming public were there to remind me of what I'd written in the rules - nice!We do other stuff... a lot of people know that (in my best Maurice Micklewhite...
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Lots of New 28mm Releases & Partizan -10% discount
P04 Prussian musketeers firingWe have so much new stuff that I have not been able to get it painted and photographed for the web store.P05 Prussian musketeers loading and primingD05 Danish musketeers...
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Ottoman news! - they'll be will you very soon
Only one of these models took me more than 45 minutes to paintThings have progressed so much quicker than we dreamed possible. We have six codes mastered and these should all be available in production...
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The Guns of August 2018
Progress...The static grass I use comes in sheets, so once the glue is good and dry, I can feather the edges and blend it in to make look a little more natural. That's it... I'll post another pic of...
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Ottomans - keeping them coming!
Managed to complete one full code - Campaign dress Janissaries loading/primingOK - the big job - prepping 90 models for the production moulds has been done this week, Scraping and filing castings which...
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Crossing the Shannon - July 15, 1690
Clarence Harrison - In the period between the Battle of the Boyne (July 1st, 1690) and The Battle of Aughrim (July 12th, 1691) a variety of smaller engagements took place in central and the south west...
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GNW play test at Partizan
Playing length ways on an 8 x 6 table offers the Swedes space to get moving and depth to the defending RussiansToggy and I cobbled together our Partizan game literally at the last minute for a variety...
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Guns of August 2018, Saturday
Real quick as I am beat.. two great games Saturday..Left to right, Dannie Fogleman, Joe Brecher, Richard Jaekel, and Dick Goettel.. ALL of the these guys played in one of Barry and my sessions of the...
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The Guns of August 2018, Sunday
Whew! Third game went totally different from the previous two. Though the Jacobites did manage to get all of their plunder across the ford (in eleven turns.. don't tell Dannie), they were slaughtered...
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Lazing on a Sunday afternoon!
12 x 6 custom built and scaled central section of Waterloo I made a few years backAfter so many years of doing it, we are getting tired of lugging around car fulls of terrain boards. Storage and...
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Lazing on a Monday afternoon!
Close up of road mix going on (top left). The bare hessian backing can be seen on the remainder of the road areas.Having slept on my idea (well not literally but I am sure the mat would have been soft...
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On the mat - some shots of the toys
I quickly threw together some old bits and pieces from the various collections to test out the mat. I am very pleased with the way it has come out. I think it is fine here in our little Lace Wars...
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