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  • Salute 2017 (and other things in London)

    In case you missed the barrage of references to it on this blog, Facebook, Twitter etc, I spent this weekend down in old London Town to attend Salute, the UK’s biggest wargames show. I first attended when I was still in Brighton (back in 2015) and so it was a day trip (assuming the trains…

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  • Battle Report: Spectre Operations 20/04/2017

    Thursday’s battle at the club took us back to Spectre Operations and once more deployed to Bazistan. Wanting to get more horde of technicals on the table, what better opponent than heavy metal itself, the Challenger 2. 2 days after NATO intervention in Bazistan. US and British forces are currently pushing towards Bazi city, engaging…

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  • Weekend Warfare 2 – CGS S01E02

    Part two of my attempt to play more wargames returns us to Skirmish Sangin, with a few new house rules this time. While the last mission was all out action against an inferior foe, this one sees a small team attempting to recon a warehouse currently being used as a base for a shifty corporation…

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  • Comparing MDF Adobe Buildings

    It’s not long after most people start wargaming that they start looking at the surface they are fighting over and think bigger. For those of us not wanting to scratch build, the rise of laser cutters and cheap MDF has lead to an explosion of manufacturers making some high quality buildings. This makes it very…

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  • Weekend Warfare 1 – CGS S01E01

    As a way of playing more wargames and testing out out a few rules I’ve been writing, I’m instituting a weekend wargaming session. Ideally it won’t always be solo but that’s how the first one ended up occurring. Expect to see some weird and wonderful rules, as well as the vast expanses of unpainted MDF as…

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  • Technicals – Heavy Ammunition

    As mentioned in my previous post on the Spectre technicals, I hadn’t picked up all the weapons. As part of my cartel order, I put on two more weapons ready to give the bad guys something else to handle my Challenger 2 or other armoured vehicles. The common thing between these two is the base.…

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  • Operation Dragon’s Hoard: Part 2 – Further Planning and Physical Things

    So since last time, I’ve done a few things to getย ready for building the demo board I have planned out. Emails have been sent out to get the ball rolling on actually booking space to run the game at two shows. It might be a little early for some but better early than late. Continued…

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  • Lead Mountain II – The Garage Is Open!

      Well this week has been productive. Mostly this is down to finishing stuff that has been sat half painted for the a while. On the vehicle side, the Brits have gained the Challenger 2 and the Warrior. Three technicals (including two .50cals) and a single SUV are now ready to go. I also managed…

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  • Battle Report: Skirmish Sangin 09/02/2017

    Scenario 12 of the Bazistan Crisis – An RAF F35 Lightning II enforcing the no-fly zone has sufferedย an engine failure and has crashed somewhere in the rebel held zone. Unable to deploy conventional CSAR assets, British command has ordered an SAS team already in country to find and extract the downed pilot. Upon arriving in…

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  • Wargames Show: Vapnartak

    I haven’t been going to wargames show very long but Vapnartak will always the start of it. Normally this is due to going to see my wargaming buddies in York but this year my buddies were busy. Vapa is huge, taking place in the stands at York Racecourse. Spread over three floors, it features a…

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  • Spectre Technical Review

    As if summoned by my last post about them , my Spectre technical order turned up. ย I know some people in the Kickstarter have been waiting a long time for these but don’t worry, I think they were worth the wait. I’m going to do a quick overview of them and the weapon systems I’veย picked…

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  • Technical Notes: A Primer

    Intro With the recent release of Spectre’s comprehensive range of Technicals and weapon systems, it’s never been a better time to be a militia warlord on the tabletop. This primer is designed to fill you in on these increasingly common vehicles and their role on the tabletop. I’ll cover some tactics for using them, some…

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  • Lead Mountain II – A Tiny Update

    Less productive week this time but still more soldiers for the Crimson Militia. Three more Spectre MENA miltia ready for the board. Tomorrow will be more productive – probably to counter-act all the purchasing that will be done once the Spectre technicals and Russians arrive

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  • Lead Mountain II – Christmas Work

    Over my Christmas break I intended to get some stuff painted. However, I ended up doing a lot of other stuff (like going on walks with family and a day of KillTeam in York) so I didn’t get a huge amount done. I did manage to paint the bases on a large number of the…

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  • What happened to Project Little Bird?

    A while back I wrote a long post about making some Little Birds to add to the tabletop. Since then, nothing has happened. The reasons for this are multiple: I have been super busy so didn’t sit down and build the kit King’s Hobbies have shown off some 3D renders for both the AH6 and…

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