Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Lest few days of Warbases Chinese Kickstarter.

This entry was posted on November 30, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

Warbases' Kickstarter, The 55th Day in Beijing, runs until Sunday. The new range of Chinese buildings includes 8 unique structures, plus carts and boats. For more... Read more

1980's Cold War US

This entry was posted on November 30, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

Under Fire Miniatures have expanded their 28mm Cold War range by releasing five packs of US infantry. These include command, M60 gunners, LAWs and a... Read more

Cruel Seas

This entry was posted on November 30, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

Warlord Games have been kind enough to provide Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy with an advance copy of Cruel Seas for a future Let's Play in... Read more

WSS Podcast episode 20

This entry was posted on November 14, 2018 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Some of the WSS podcast crew went to Crisis in Antwerp, others stayed at home and practiced their facial expressions to distract their colleagues. In... Read more

Can Bolt Action be historical?

This entry was posted on November 7, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

Having seen this question on several fora and Facebook groups, I decided to attempt answering this question. Bolt Action is a platoon level World War 2 game. Each... Read more

New Wargames Soldiers and Strategy Podcast

This entry was posted on October 24, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

News worth repeating. The new Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast is here! In this episode, the team discusses the new supplements for Bolt Action and Chain... Read more

The Naked Truth

This entry was posted on October 5, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

Or making some Greeks fighting in the 'heroic' style, just like on the vases! A word of caution, if you are at all offended by... Read more

A lack of poses? No problem!

This entry was posted on September 28, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

The latest plastic releases from Warlord Games have been criticised by some online for having a lack of poses. This struck me at first as an... Read more

Basing for Big Battle or Skirmish?

This entry was posted on September 26, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

This is a topic I struggle with every time I paint up a batch of new miniatures (yes, painting does happen, Jasper!). Do I multiple base... Read more

Parting Shots Painting Technique

This entry was posted on September 7, 2018 by Guy Bowers.

The alternative title for this blog is "Putting your money where your mouth is!" I wrote a small piece for Parting shots in the current issue... Read more