Monday, 27 April 2020

Talons, Claws and Rotten Dice, Great Northern War battle from Wargames Illustrated 386 Battle of Pole Krwi July 1705

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While I was living in South Korea, I picked up 2 Osprey Books on Peter the Great's Army. When I moved back to Nova Scotia in 2015, I had...
Wednesday, 1 April 2020

84th Regiment of Foot Royal Highland Emigrants memories

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Halifax Citadel 1994 Fort Anne 1992 Fort Ellis 1987 Stewiacke parade 1987 Middleton 1991 Shelburne 1990 Fort Anne 1990 ...
Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Fortifications coming along

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I've gotten around to finally building a  version of Ft Agustus for the British Settlement of Canso. It consists of two bastions, and ca...
Thursday, 20 February 2020

I've stopped my WI subscription for a time

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As much as I love this magazine I have to cut the subscription until I get my credit cards paid off. And with the Covid 19 crisis they stopp...
Wednesday, 5 February 2020

American frontier rifleman

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One of the most annoying bits of history is the myth of the American frontier rifleman beat  British redcoats twice, one in the revolutionar...
Tuesday, 21 January 2020

The British Rifles in British North America 60th and 95th Regiments

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For my War of 1812 project my Rifles are taking shape. The 95th took part in the New Orleans campaign and I believe that they were in Canad...
Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Black powder games to make a comeback

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I've had 2 issues with doing this era, distractions with other eras, and my battle with depression. I just haven't had the motivati...
Friday, 27 December 2019

Plans for 2020

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So I was overly ambitious for this year, I changed jobs which threw off my game plans and I strayed from the 18th century but fear not, I sh...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019

54mm figures for display, or large scale games

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Before I jumped head first into 1/72 gamming and collecting, I began to collect 54mm figures. IR figures out of the US had a fine metal coll...
Friday, 13 September 2019

This Black and Fatal Day: Bloody Brook, Massachusetts, September 18, 1675

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Another fun installment of my favorite era, New England Colonial forces against the First Nations people of the area, and I have the figures...