Background The Battle of Dyrrhachium took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118), and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria. The battle was fought outside the…
Month: March 2026
15mm Flames of War Fallschirmjager Heavy Weapons.
I finished up all the infantry for the force, but not the heavy weapons. The options available were a mix of MMG and Mortar crews, but nothing for guns. I figured I…
R&P – French and Indian War, Return of the Apple Dumpling Gang
One of the nice things about Rebels and Patriots is that you can set up a short game or a long game. I only had a few players for my first run…
Tomy Star Trek the Motion Picture – NCC-1701 USS Enterprise.
A couple of years ago, Tomy decided to get into the Star Trek starship model business. There first release was the original TV series USS Enterprise model. With the success of that…
15mm Mexican American War – Miscellaneous Units.
I had made a supplemental order to Gajo, to get a few units that I thought I could use for my force with a little bit of work. I also had a…
R&P – French and Indian War, Back to Detroit!
The time had finally come! Time for me to actually bring and set up a game for the group. I decided to do a little Rebels and Patriots set in the French…
15mm Mexican American War – More Mexican Infantry.
I have started working on converting a.ready painted Gajo figures to additional units, to fill out my army. They only have three infantry regiments represented and I wanted a few more. This…
15mm FOW Late War Fallschirmjäger.
With Gajo getting out of the painted figure business, I have been busy emptying out my bank account to get everything I want, before they are no longer available. The next desire…
15mm Mexican American War, Mexican Cavalry.
With the Americans out of the way, it was time to get to the Mexicans. I did all the out of the box figures from Gajo earlier. Now it was time to…
R&P – War of Austrian Succession, Back to the Fort Boys!
Well, I am still a bit limited, so I was able to talk my buddy in bringing his WAS 28mm skirmish troops and terrain, so we could do a Rebels and Patriots…