I have recently come back from a bucket list cross country road trip across the northern US. It was a great trip and I got to see many natural and man made…
Tag: Historical
Painting War Magazine – French and Indian War
I was waiting at the Brigade Games booth at Historicon for a couple buddies to meet up with me, so we could get some lunch. While waiting, I saw they carried some…
Airfix Battles – Introductory Scenario Using Miniatures.
I have been looking for another set of rules to run 20mm WWII games for my group on Tuesday nights. I have found a number of rules that I really like, but…
Painting War Magazine – Spanish Civil War.
Going through the Painting War rack at Brigade Games, I came through a number of interesting titles. First I found the SYW issue and was happy with that. Next, I found the…
Fort Raleigh and Elizabeth Gardens Historic Sites.
I was off with some friends to North Carolina for a little beach vacation. While there, I of course had to check out some of the historic sites in the outer banks….
Battleship North Carolina Museum and Memorial.
After finishing up my beach trip, I decided to drive down to Wilmington North Carolina to spend a day with some friends that recently moved into the area. This was a perfect…
Pimping up some online purchased 17th century dragoon figures.
While doing my new basing test for TYW figures, I remembered that I did not have very many dragoon units (when I checked, I had one). This is rather problematic for most…
Pimping Up some Old Glory 15mm PzIs and IIs.
A couple years back, TJ and I came across a guy selling a collection of old Skytrex/Old Glory 15mm painted tank models. Going through the collection, the price was right, we both…
Rank and File – Battle of Harlem Heights, September 1776.
Background The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The action took place on September 16, 1776, in what is now the Morningside Heights area and east…
FoW – Battlefront French R-35 Tanks
While walking around Historicon, I came across a unit of seven Battlefront R-35 tanks that were based painted. They were only six dollars each, so I figured I would pick them up…