ChargeBlog

Adventures in Wargaming

Category: Wargaming

  • Wargaming Week 30/09/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 23rd through to the 29th of September. NEWS No news! PURCHASES A few paints for some ongoing projects were picked up, including some of GW’s Contrast paints to try out. You’ll see what I was doing with them later on… HOBBY So this week was a lot of…

    ,

  • Wargaming Week 23/09/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 16th through to the 22nd of September. BLOG STUFF New post went up, taking a look at the Gringo40’s NVA figures I prepared for some MENA shenanigans. I’m a pretty big fan of them and will probably look to add some more to my collection as more are released.…

    ,

  • Impressions: Gringo 40’s NVA – MENA Style

    A wise man once said – “You will never have enough insurgents for wargaming”. And it’s kind of right! With such a variety of groups around the world, as well as the breadth and depth of equipment available to them. Due to this, ranges listed for Ultramodern can only go so far before you start…

    , , ,

  • Wargaming Week 16/09/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 9th through to the 15th of September. BLOG STUFF New post on the Gringo 40’s guys coming tomorrow! Just need to do the finishing touches to it. NEWS View this post on Instagram Working on a gaming table for next weekends release! We will be covering the build during…

    ,

  • Wargaming Week 09/09/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 2nd through to the 8th of September. NEWS Empress has had a pretty busy week with a literal pile of releases! First up, the M113 ACAV is now available in 1/50 scale as part of the Vietnam range. Coming with the all the parts you need to cover…

    ,

  • Wargaming Week 02/09/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 19th of August through to the 1st of September. NEWS New releases from Spectre! This selection of four High Value Targets lets you add a really great character to augment a scenario. Each takes a different role, ranging from the Salesman gesticulating to a possible buyer, the Adviser…

    ,

  • Wargaming Week 19/08/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 12th through to the 18th of August. NEWS First up, news from Spectre. Price rises hit all of us, and it looks like it’s now time for Spectre’s metal figures to go up in price. You’ve got until the 1st of September to enjoy the current prices. Additionally,…

    ,

  • Wargaming Week 12/08/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 5th through to the 11th of August. BLOG STUFF No blog posts, but the first Forces List for the Bazistan Project is now up on the Patreon. Seeing as I already had them mostly planned out, I started with the Aden Defence Force. Being based on the British Infantry…

    ,

  • Wargaming Week 05/08/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 29th of July through to the 4th of August. BLOG STUFF I published a new post on the Tabula Rasa villas from Knights of Dice! Overall I’m pretty happy with them, I just need to actually get them detailed up before painting. But once ready, it’s going to make…

    ,

  • Initial Impressions: Knights of Dice Tabula Rasa – Desert Villas

    Way back in the November of 2017, I wrote an initial impressions of the Knights of Dice Tabula Rasa range. And approaching two years later… I haven’t advanced very far. However, Knights of Dice has continued to work, producing much more in their ranges. One thing especially interesting for me, however, is the Tabula Rasa…

    , , ,

  • Wargaming Week 29/07/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 22nd through to the 28th of July. BLOG STUFF Big news this week was that I ran a game! The second part of the adventures of Captain Amari, it was a bit of a monster, with that number of players (especially with most of them not knowing the rules).…

    ,

  • Battle Report: The House On The Corner – Spectre Operations

    So here we go, the direct follow on to the last game. After the events during the attempted hand over of two Aden citizens, Captain Amari and her rescuing SAS team have fallen back to an Aden External Security Agency (AESA) safehouse on the outskirts of Bazi City. The team has decided to go to…

    , , , ,

  • Wargaming Week 22/07/2019

    Let’s start this Wargaming Week, covering the 15th through to the 21st of July. BLOG STUFF First up we took a look at the War Zone Arabia buildings from Black Site Studios. Building these things was really exciting – they are some nicely designed kits, with interiors perfect for playing through. They will be getting their…

    ,

  • Impressions: Spectre Contractor Ops

    I’ve got to admit, there is something about using Private Military Contractors in-game. Maybe it’s the flexibility of the models, maybe it’s the ease they can be added to any theatre or the extra punch they add to the force with their training. Or maybe I just like the stereotypical plots which end up with…

    , , ,

  • Impressions: Black Site Studios – War Zone Arabia

    As a man with a sizeable collection of unpainted MDF, making it tabletop ready requires a big chunk of time and special techniques to get it ready for the tabletop. Between getting the right texture on and making sure the Agrax is deployed enough without bankrupting you, it does all build up. So the idea…

    , , ,
Support ChargeBlog on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!

Support ChargeBlog

If you like what I do please support me on Ko-fi

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Creative Commons Licence

Charge Blog by Michael Charge is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Meta