If you have been following this blog, you will have noticed that I have been bitten by the Pulp fiction bug. Slowly, I have been collecting and painting figures and terrain to…
Bloody Big Battles – Rules Review
Bloody Big Battles (BBB), by Chris Pringle, is a set of miniature wargame rules designed to play large battles during the 19th century. Each unit in the game represents a brigade sized…
Alligators, Crocodiles, oh my….
During the last Historicon, I went through the various vendor booths and picked up pretty much every alligator and crocodile miniature I could find. I had a desire to have a lot…
Flames of War – Enemy at the Gates Scenario Playtest
We tried two generic scenarios from Enemy at the Gates. Set up on the table, and played three games…! Both of the scenarios were “The House” from the new Soviet source book…
Supply Convoy to Tripoli, 1942.
Background The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945. For the most part, the campaign…
The Wachtmeister goes to Pickett’s Lard
I attended Pickett’s Lard in Gettysburg the first weekend of May. This event was organized by the members of Lard USA a club dedicated to all things Lardy, i.e. the games put…
Battle of Brienne, January 1814.
Background The Battle of Brienne (29 January 1814) saw an Imperial French army led by Emperor Napoleon attack Prussian and Russian forces commanded by Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Warned…
Things from the Basement Storage Tank Review
For this post I will be reviewing the Things from the Basement Storage Tank kit. This storage tank kit can be bought here: https://www.thingsfromthebasement.com/store/p318/Storage_Tank.html. It is important to note that the kit…
First Battle of Polotsk, August 1812.
Background In the First Battle of Polotsk, which took place on 17–18 August 1812, Russian troops under the command of Peter Wittgenstein fought French and Bavarian troops led by Nicolas Oudinotnear the…
North Star Mule.
I had a few minutes and some half completed miniatures laying around that I decided to finish (my usual situation….). The first was four mules from the Northstar Congo line of miniatures….