Category Archives: World War II

Projects Update – April 2012

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Well, as the first third of the year draws to a close, I find myself with no less than six projects now on the go, with the aim of getting at least half of them finished by the end of … Continue reading →

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Miniature Review – Plastic Soldier Company 15mm Panzer III

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 27 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show In this episode, I take an in-depth look at the 15mm box set of Panzer III tanks from the Plastic Soldier Company You can find out more at … Continue reading →

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Miniature Review – Plastic Soldier Company 15mm Stug III

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 26 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show In this episode, I take an in-depth look at the 15mm box set of Stug III Assault Guns from the Plastic Soldier Company You can find out more … Continue reading →

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Miniature Review Show – Plastic Soldier Company 15mm SdKfz 251s

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 22 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show. In this episode, I review 2 box sets of SdKfz 251/C & SdKfz 251/D  from the Plastic Soldier Company – I hope you find the review useful.

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Miniature Review Show – Plastic Soldier Company 15mm Shermans

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show. In this episode, I review 3 box sets of Sherman Tanks from the Plastic Soldier Company – I hope you find the review useful.  

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Review – I Ain’t Been Shot Mum (3rd Edition)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I have just added a written review of the Company Level World War II rules from Too Fat Lardies – I Ain’t Been Shot Mum…just in case you wanted to read a review rather than listening to episode 80 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Gaming, Review, World War II | 1 Comment

Meeples & Miniatures Podcast – Episode 80

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

  Download Episode 80 Welcome to Episode 80 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I am joined once again by Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies, and we have an in-depth discussion about their latest release: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Gaming, Meeples & Miniatures, Podcast, Review, World War II | 8 Comments

Miniature Review – Incursion SNAFU releases from Grindhouse Games

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Welcome to the latest video review from Meeples & Miniatures   In this episode I review the miniature releases from Grindhouse Games to support the new expansion for the Incursion boardgame, Incursion: SNAFU.

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Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 79

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Download Episode 79 Welcome to Episode 79 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I am once again joined by Rich Jones, and we discuss several miniatures rulesets, including Napoleon at War – the new Napoloenic ruleset from … Continue reading →

Posted in Ambush Alley, Modern Ground War, Napoleonic, Podcast, World War II | 5 Comments

Incursion boardgame on offer…

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

SNAFU, the first expansion for the Incursion boardgame from Grindhouse Games, was released a few weeks ago. The book contains 19 new scenarios for the game, including several that use both sides of the board simultaneously – which is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative World War II, Boardgames with Miniatures | 2 Comments

All new Tannhauser…

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

I’m very pleased to report that a nice little parcel arrived on my desk this morning, containing the brand new revised rules for Tannhauser from Fantasy Flight Games. Now, Tannhauser is a game that I originally bought well over 12 … Continue reading →

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Latest gaming – Incursion

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

Last Wednesday night saw me make it down to Scimitar Wargames Group for the first time for a couple of weeks – and I’m glad that I did, as I finally got chance to get Incursion to the table. I … Continue reading →

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New games that could be worth a look…

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

There are several games coming out over the next few months that have peaked my interest – here are some of them… First up there is the new game from Pilot – the same people who previously brought us Duel … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative World War II, Boardgames, Napoleonic, Sci-Fi Gaming, World War II | 3 Comments

Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 63

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Download Episode 63 Welcome to Episode 63 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. It’s been a while since my last audio podcast, so I thought I’d put together a quick show, just to let you know that things are still … Continue reading →

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Miniature Review – Bolt Action Miniatures 28mm Red Devils Box Set

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review show. In this episode, I review the 28mm Red Devils Box Set, produced as part of the Bolt Action Miniatures Range from Warlord Games.

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Dakka, Dakka, Dakka…

Posted on February 27, 2010 by

Apparently in an effort to make me paint my 1/600th scale WW2 aircraft, Richard Clarke has just sent me a copy of the Too Fat Lardies latest release – Bag The Hun 2 – to review. Initial impressions are very … Continue reading →

Posted in Aerial Combat, World War II | 5 Comments

Kudos to Fenris Games

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

Having bought Incursion at the end of last week, I decided to get hold of some of the resin scenic items that I had featured from Fenris Games. I found these on the Fenris eBay webshop yesterday lunchtime, bought them … Continue reading →

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Incursion has landed…

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

Finally, a long awaited game arrived at the end of this week – Incursion – the new boardgame from Grindhouse Games based in the Secrets of the Third Reich universe. We’ve seen this game, along with the figures, in various … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative World War II, Board Wargames, Boardgames with Miniatures, Zombie Gaming | 3 Comments

Incursion – these are nice…

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

As I wait patiently (…not) for my pre-order of Incursion to arrive (next week?…hurrah!) I see that Grindhouse are starting to show off other goodies that will go well with the game. These game markers from Fenris Games look very … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

A game that has been on my list of games to get for the past several months has been Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel. Ever since I bought and played the first game in this series – Awakening the … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Wargames, World War II | 4 Comments