Musings of an easily distracted wargamer
Scales I wargame
As mentioned in the update below, Ian Logan at the Tyneside Club offered me his 15mm Ancient Spanish. Originally a very generous offer of ‘just take them’ we finally agreed a small cash/lead trade and I acquired the following box… Bar a few odds and ends (generals and some more cavalry) and combined with the … Read more
18th July 2009 Well, finally played our first game today. Despite having taken down Mid-Republican Roman and Carthaginians my opponent, Lawrence, had just bought a rather lovely Seleucid army on eBay which had arrived this morning so we decided to christen it! So, Later Seleucid v. Mid-Rep Roman it was. We just went for the … Read more
When I first got back into wargaming back in 1993 after two years travelling DBM had just taken off and I’d always had an interest in the Punic Wars so it seemed the best choice. I played a few DBM tournaments but the silly competitiveness of some players drove me away. I had just started … Read more
And these are my first attempts at some fields…this one using a grass mat from Timecast I picked up at the York Show. I don’t really like the material, very messy. It suggests ‘fixing’ it with a spray adhesive, which I didn’t have so I thought I’d seal it with matt varnish spray. This ‘stuck’ … Read more