A Wargaming Odyssey

This is a long running and continuing journey around a collection of ideas, projects, games, models and a variety of wargaming related themes from my own imagination and from others. As I have been described as having the attention span of a forgetful goldfish you can rest assured the resulting subject matter will be diverse and (usually) entertaining! "He lived in a frenzy of enthusiasm — but nothing lasted for long with him".

Monday, 29 April 2024

No Mans Land

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All quiet on the Western Front - note the scarred landscape and the beginning of the ‘Green Fields Beyond’ One of the four gaming mats that ...
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Thursday, 25 April 2024

Farewell to Shogun

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I am unsure what the Japanese for ‘a bit like the curate’s egg’ is but the good parts were very good indeed! A day later than usual I manage...
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Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Latest Acquisitions for Wings of War/Glory

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Probably the most famous aircraft of the First World War on the left whilst on the right, the mount of an equally famous pilot but for all t...
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Sunday, 21 April 2024

Wings of War and Glory - The Aircraft

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Now this is the moment I have been waiting for! The collection has been sorted and is now ready to use although as mentioned previously, I w...
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Friday, 19 April 2024

A Wings of Glory Mat

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Measuring 39’ by 27” the above depicts a town built around a river. The mat itself is neoprene so it rolls up nicely and stays flat when dep...
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Wednesday, 17 April 2024

More on Wings of War and Glory

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Rules and the scenario book - I will be collecting a rather better copy of both shortly - as well some of the Litko flame and fire markers. ...
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Sunday, 14 April 2024

Wings of War and Glory

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Using pre-painted 1/144th scale models and a card driven system for moving and adjudicating damage, Wings of Glory (originally Wings of War)...
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David Crook
A wargamer since the early 1970s with wide-ranging and mostly unfulfilled interests in many historical (or should that be hysterical?) periods. An eternal optimist, I am always convinced that the next project will be the one....
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