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".

Thursday, 26 December 2024

Welcome Additions to the Library

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An eclectic mix, as befits the range of projects I have on the go or in mind! I hope everyone had an enjoyable day yesterday with friends, f...
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Monday, 23 December 2024

DTPIW Shipbuilding’s Back on the Menu Boys!

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Nothing says British Battleships like this gigantic doorstop of a tome1 Huzzah! My order from Warbases arrived this morning with the final a...
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Saturday, 21 December 2024

‘Twas the (Four) Night(s) before Christmas…..

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Definitely looks better at night! A little earlier than usual but I have a busy few days coming up before ‘Der Tag’! I will post a review of...
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Assaulting a Cannon

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Enough to strike fear into the Emperor’s enemies! WARNING….INCOMING GW POST….WARNING….INCOMING GW POST…. For the sheer joy of blasting assor...
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Monday, 16 December 2024

More on the Battle of the Little Big Horn

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Just the one this time - note the green trousers of the US Cavalry…. For a game that is fifty years old, the mechanics of this Waddington’s ...
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Friday, 13 December 2024

The Battle of the Greasy Grass - Waddingtons Style

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You are not seeing double - there is two copies of the above! The blurb on the underside of the box Way back in the very early 1970s, when I...
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Thursday, 12 December 2024

A Personal Crusade

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Using a modern definition of Medieval - starting with the Late Roman/Early Byzantine wars against the Sassanid Persians The back of the box ...
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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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