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….
Tag: Historical
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…
BBB, Lace Wars Variant – Battle of Mollwitz, April 1741.
Background The Battle of Mollwitz was fought by Prussia and Austria on 10 April 1741, during the First Silesian War (in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession). It was the first battle of the new Prussian King Frederick…
FOW – Peter Pig Aerosan NKL-26
Having finally finished my Flames of War winter Soviet force, I turned to some vehicular support. A few moths ago, I found some Aerosans on the Peter Pig website and thought they…
FOW – Early War Soviet Infantry Battalion.
After putting together the winter Finnish army, I decided I needed their Soviet opponent force. In the meantime, I put together a winter German winter infantry company, as I was able to…
Historicon 2024.
Just got back from this year’s Historicon in Lancaster Pennsylvania. I had planned to stay from Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening. Unfortunately, I injured my back a week a go. I had…