Collecting Toy Soldiers

  The last post elicited some very helpful feedback about basing which I have taken on board.   While going through this thought process it ...

Some time back, a 7 Years War siege game we were planning called for an assault on a breach in the walls of a fortified city, so I bodged u...

A deputation from the Funny Little Wars group visited recently in the form of Paul and Jack, looking to try out some ideas for smoke, confu...

Over the past few years I have been building up a Prussian army for the 7 Years War, some of which has featured on this blog and that of Va...

With the weather in the old country turning pleasantly mild the Campaign season opened early and sees the Pragmatic army stealing a march t...

 A couple of weeks ago I went along to the March 2014 London Toy Soldier Show, I would have to say that since the move to the new venue thi...

This post is in response to a request for more details of the figures used in the C18th Funny Little Wars 54mm wargaming project.  These da...

And so it all begins: At the sound of the mortar barrage opening the main attack goes in, led by the newly raised Kurassier Regt. no....

A delightful day was spent in the countryside yesterday, where we held our third encounter in the C18th Funny Little Wars campaign.   The w...

With my current kick for the 18th Century growing stronger I was pleased to see these rather fine dioramas on the JJD stand at the December...

Earlier in the week I set the scene for the next play test of the 54mm C18th wargame rules, this time a Hanoverian army were offering battl...