TJ and I had been talking about going on another road trip and checking out historical sites in rural New York. Well, we had chatted it up for a while, but not…
Tag: Historical
V&F – Battle of Villeré Plantation, December 1814.
Background The British army for the invasion of Louisiana in 1814 were landed on the shore of Lake Borgne, after the fleet had destroyed the American flotilla on that sheet of water, and pushed on in barges…
FOW – WWII Japanese Landing Craft.
Having finished up my Japanese Naval Infantry, I figured I needed some landing craft for them to support their naval description. I had actually found these on eBay a few years ago….
FOW – WWII US LCM Landing Craft.
Now that I am working on my Marines for Pacific, I decided to pick up a few landing craft for invasion scenarios. I found an LCM in resin and the price was…
R&P – F&I, First Clash at Lambeau’s Bridge.
I was up again for the Tuesday scenario. Unfortunately, I had a very busy weekend and did not have time to develop a detailed battle scenario, so it would be time for…
V&F – Battle of Maipú, April 1818.
Background The Battle of Maipú (Spanish: Batalla de Maipú) was fought near Santiago, Chile on 5 April 1818, between South American rebels and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. The Patriot rebels led by Argentine general José…
FOW – Japanese Light Anti Aircraft Guns.
I had been working on adding a few add ons to my Japanese Naval forces and realized I had misplaced all my light AA guns. Well, I set aside these figures after…
V&F – Battle of Luetzen, November 1632.
Background The Battle of Lützen, fought on 16 November 1632, was one of the most important of the Thirty Years’ War. Led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, an Allied army primarily composed of troops from Sweden, Saxony, and Hesse-Kassel,…
FOW – Bersagliari Motorcycle Troops
While going through my pile of shame looking for Pacific war stuff, I came across a few trays of other troops that I started, but never finished…. I had a huge basement…
FOW – 15mm Pacific Log Bunkers.
With the release of the Flames of War Pacific book, I have been on a bit of a tear working on forces for the book. With that in mind, I went into…