Monday, 15 April 2019

The collection I have is to stand as is.

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I have come to the realization that I may have to not increase my collection of my main hobby collection. Around 2004, I took a count of my...
Friday, 12 April 2019

Barrosa 1811 will now be New Orleans 1815

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As some blog viewers may have noticed, I had a rather large blog posting about an upcoming battle I had planned to do. However, over the las...
Sunday, 10 March 2019

Warmer weather coming, so garage will be back in business

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I was puttering around in my garage between work, sleep, shoveling snow and slush and then water issues. I should be able to get two tables...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019

La Belle-Famille, 24 July, 1759 Niagara,

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One of the books I got for Christmas 2018 was Ospreys Combat North America 1755-63 British Redcoat vs French Fusilier by Stuart Reid. The g...
Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Darnah, Algeria, 1805

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Minature Wargames have a scenario between US Naval troops against Ottoman Corsairs. The conflict came about when the Americans didn't wa...
Monday, 4 March 2019

French Hussars, 1808-1814

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I got these two figures for free from Wargames illustrated. Since I have gotten out of the Napoleonic Wars (except for War of 1812,) I wil...
Sunday, 24 February 2019

More fortifications to come.

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I've been reading Chartrand's French Fortresses in North America 1535-1763. One of the forts I'd like to build is Fort Sennevil...
Thursday, 21 February 2019

Jacobite Rebellion 1746 Prince Charles on the run.

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This Scenario comes from Wargames illustrated October 1997. The crown forces are made up of 2 infantry sections 6 figures with an officer e...

King Phillips War 1671-76

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August 1999 Issue of Minature Wargames Had an excellent article on a colonial north American war. The article describes the basic history ...
Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Battle of Rocoux October 11, 1746

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Rocoux anyone? It sounds like a French dish, which begs the question is it better served hot or cold and with a Bordeaux or a crisp Chardonn...