The Painting Tally: January 2018
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: [...]
20mm Gaming
What is the best scale to wargame?
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 [...]
Review: Bushi No Yume
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 [...]
Samurai – what scale of warfare?
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 [...]
Free Armoured Combat rules from Wargames Design
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. [...]
Plastic Soldier Company – 25 pounder Kickstarter update
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 [...]
1/72 German Medium Trucks – new from Plastic Soldier Company
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 [...]
WW2 British 25 Pdr Artillery & Tractor kit launched on Kickstarter
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 [...]
New buildings from Najelwitz Modellbau
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 [...]
Review: Rapid Fire – Normandy Battlegames
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 [...]
Review: Red Star, White Lights
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 [...]
Airfix Battles: Going back to how it all started
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 [...]
A malema of Benouville Bridges
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 [...]
Miniature Review – 20mm SdKfz 251D from The Plastic Soldier Company
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 [...]
Miniature Review – 20mm M4A1W Sherman Tank from Plastic Soldier Company
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 [...]
Miniature Review – 20mm M4A1 Sherman from the Plastic Soldier Company
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 [...]
New releases from the Plastic Soldier Company
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 reaches the UK (almost)
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 [...]
Miniature Review – Plastic Soldier Company 1/72 WW2 German Panzer IV
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 [...]
Miniature Review – Plastic Soldier Company 1/72 WW2 Russian 45mm Anti-Tank Guns
Welcome to Episode 17 of the Meeples & Miniatures Miniature Review Show. In this episode, I take a look at the 1/72 WW2 Russian 45mm Anti-Tank Gun box set, released by [...]
