Wargames Terrain and Buildings, The Napoleonic Wars is a book written in 2019 by Tony Harwood (probably more well known by his online pseudonym Dampfpanzerwagon) and [...]
Last weekend I finished painting my first figures of the new year. After tweeting a picture, one of my followers, @NeilHughes71, came back to me with the following question: [...]
You’ve all seen them – the posts from those who are new to wargaming that ask the apparently simple question: “What scale should I game in?” This is [...]
Rating: Bushi No Yume (BNY) is a set of skirmish rules for fighting in ancient Japan, using either a historical of fantasy setting. They were written in 2010 by our friend [...]
When it comes to gaming in the period of the Samurai, one thing is certain – we have a wide range of miniatures to choose from, whether it be large battles or small [...]
We recently reviewed the Tanks World War II Skirmish Game on episode 172 of the podcast and website. I think it’s fair to say that it got something of a mixed review. [...]
The Plastic Soldier Company WW2 British 25 pounder artillery and tractor kit has entered into its final week, and has done really well, funding several gun and tractor [...]
Plastic Soldier Company have just announced the release of their 1/72 box of German Medium Opel Blitz trucks. This follows on from their previous release of the 15m version [...]
The Plastic Soldier Company have just launched a new Kickstarter project to fund a British 25 pdr with Quad Tractor kit. They are looking to produce the kit in both 15mm and [...]
One of the questions I was asked a lot last weekend was ‘What make are your buildings?’. In the small town we had set up, the two buildings on the bottom right [...]
Rating: Rapid Fire is a World War II set of rules that has been around for some time, but has proven to be enduringly popular, not the least because it remains well [...]
Rating: Red Star, White Lights is a new scenario book for modern warfare, written by Jason Weiser. During the Cold War, most eyes looked to Germany as the place where a [...]
When I was first introduced to wargaming, it was using the Operation Warboard rules and Airfix plastic model tanks – not the kits, but the ready-built soft plastic [...]
On the eve of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, it is perhaps fitting to advertise Pegasus Bridge, where the first shots of D-Day were fired on the ground. Perhaps one of the [...]
Welcome to Episode 33 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show In this episode, I take an in depth look at the 20mm SdKfz 251/D & SdKfz 251/10 kit from the [...]
Welcome to Episode 31 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show In this episode, I look at the 1/72 M4A1W Sherman Tank box kit, from the Plastic Soldier [...]
Welcome to Episode 30 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show In this show, I take a look at the 1/72 M4A1 Sherman Tank box kit, from Plastic Soldier [...]
Will Townshend at the Plastic Soldier Company has just announced not only a new release, but a surprise for British WW2 gamers. First up is the 15mm conversion kit for the [...]
Samurai Battles – the new game from Zvezda, is just about to reach the UK. I’ve been eargerly anticipating this game ever since it was first announced earlier in [...]
Welcome to Episode 18 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show. In this episode, I take a look at the 1/72 WW2 German Panzer IV box set, released by the Plastic [...]