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".

Saturday, 30 May 2026

A Little Part of Jutland

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The printed Jutland counters mounted on 3/4 sized Jenga Blocks.  Tomorrow is the 110th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Back in 2016 I ...
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Thursday, 21 May 2026

Sabre Rattling Migs

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I think that the technical term for this is “KABOOM!!” Or “Read ‘em and weep!” The D6 rolls above equal 7 successes which equals the target ...
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Sunday, 17 May 2026

Game Number 80….Missenhitti, I’ll Remember You….*

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 *With apologies to the Pussycats from 1976…. The initial positions. The U.S.S. Admonisher is at the bottom of the picture whilst the C.S.S....
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Saturday, 16 May 2026

Back to the Missenhitti (Again!)

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One of my favourite books on naval wargames The Missenhitti River is of course the fictional waterway used by Bob Cordery in his excellent b...
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Friday, 15 May 2026

On Repeat - Bot’s Goin’ On?

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4,000,000? Really? I would be delighted if that was the case but suspect that something else has a Bot to do with it…..;-) So the page views...
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Thursday, 14 May 2026

Aerial Reinforcements

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A pair of FW190As - near as I can tell the model has been used for the A2 and the A4 variant. The latter had the option of a methanol boost ...
Monday, 11 May 2026

Boot Sale Bargains - For a Change!

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A couple of useful paperbacks for the collection - £1 each - and I may look to acquire hardback versions in due course.  Yesterday, Laurel a...
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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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