Imagi-Nations
Fictitious Wars
A number of people have emailed me to ask about the article I wrote that was published in issue 47 of Miniature Wargames way, way back in April 1987. For those of you who may […]
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Imagi-Nations
The Wars of the Faltenian Succession: rules question
Gentle reader, from time to time it takes someone to ask a really obvious question before we realise that we have either explained something badly, or perhaps not at all! So it was that earlier […]
Combat Stress Appeal
Can fatboy become slim? Henry’s GI Diet explained
I had an email from Jules of Figures in Comfort yesterday to tell me that on his own sponsored diet, he has managed to lose no less than 15lbs so far, so I offer my […]
Combat Stress Appeal
The Battlegames Combat Stress Appeal
You will see this appeal explained in full in the forthcoming issue 14 of Battlegames which goes to press on Friday, but since the mechanism used for raising funds is already in place, the Battlegames […]
Colonials
Endgame at Redoubt
Unusually for me, I failed to take a single photograph at the Redoubt show over the weekend, but I can tell you that it was hot, hot, hot! The battlements of the doughnut-shaped fort kept […]
Colonials
The digression continues
With this weekend’s unmovable deadline staring me in the face, I decided to take a break from all that brown and dig out the scarlet for the noble 24th Foot. Only 30 figures plus two […]
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Citadel washes
You may have heard a lot about the new Citadel washes, and indeed I’m using them on the Newline Zulu Wars figures I’m working on. One of the most common uses of a wash is […]
Colonials
A little digression…
Okay Henry, just what are you up to now? 32mm cowboys, 6mm ancients, 30mm 18th century, and now 20mm Zulus? What happened to focus, man?! Actually, these little fellers are a guilt-free addition to my, […]
Imagi-Nations
Von Klinkertor Kürassiere on the march
I promised it wouldn’t be long before I added to the growing forces of Prunkland, so here I present Von Klinkertor Kürassiere, veterans of the Sittangbad game staged at Partizan a couple of years ago […]
Wars of the Faltenian Succession
Back to basics
There comes a time in every wargamer’s life when he has to make some critical decisions. These are often prompted by such statements of the bleedin’ obvious such as, “I’m not getting any younger”, “I […]