Musings of an easily distracted wargamer
So, with cash in hand I entered the Arena, Newcastle for this year’s Border Reiver Wargames Show. I’ve missed the last couple, mainly due to kid type duties but was keen to go this year. And for me it was a good show. The lighting level in the Arena was, as usual, bloody awful and … Read more
Have just realised that at some point recently I must have changed the settings on the blog and it prevented comments being made. This also applied to the Tyneside Wargames Club blog I set up which is rather annoying! I think I’ve fixed it now… I was surprised that no one had commented at all … Read more
Been working on some new bits of terrain to compliment those I’ve done before. Usual construction: random shaped MDF pieces from East Riding Miniatures, Polyfilla One Fill for surface, PVA and ballast mix, paint and highlight etc. I wanted to try some water features and had tried using a load of gloss varnish. This had … Read more
Just picked up the following as I delve yet again into the Punic Wars: Cannae: The Experience of Battle in the Second Punic War, Gregory DalyLost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World, Philip A.G. SabinHannibal’s Last Battle: Zama and the Fall of Carthage, Brian Todd Carey The Cannae and Zama books are … Read more