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Making masts

This entry was posted on November 11, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

I've been musing for a while now about making my own masts for Black Seas. A friend of mine printed out some 1/700 scale ships... Read more

Remembering Stuart Asquith

This entry was posted on November 4, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

I was saddened to learn today, courtesy of Henry Hyde,  that Stuart Asquith had passed away last night. Stuart Asquith (Courtesy of Henry Hyde) Stuart... Read more

WSS podcast episode 33: Ask the editor - live!

This entry was posted on October 21, 2019 by Christy Beall.

As an experiment, we're recording an episode of the WSS podcast live! Follow along (as well as the results) here: Read more

Too many Brigs? Part 2

This entry was posted on October 18, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

In my last blog, I discussed the possible conversion possibilities of the Warlord Games Black Seas plastic Brig. If you've bought the boxed set, received... Read more

Frigate action off Spain, 1781 – pt.2

This entry was posted on October 13, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

(part 1) As an exercise in historical research, there's probably a lot that could be dug up about this relatively small battle. I know that... Read more

Frigate action off Spain, 1781 - pt.1

This entry was posted on October 12, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The next issue of WSS has an article about the Battle of Cape Santa Maria. That reminded me of a battle off that same Cape... Read more

Too many Brigs?

This entry was posted on October 11, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Now that Black Seas is soon to be released, I've been wondering what to do with the humble Brig. You get six in the box... Read more

WSS podcast episode 32: terrain in wargaming

This entry was posted on September 19, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

In a somewhat chaotic episode, Angus, Guy, Jasper, and Mark discuss the role of terrain in wargming, and specifically that of bridges. Our discussion was... Read more

Hello my old friend...

This entry was posted on September 11, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

My local Wednesday-night club has had a bit of an ancients revival, spurred on by Warlord Games' SPQR. Several units of Romans and Celts have... Read more

Horses in Contrast

This entry was posted on August 30, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

After my recent comments on the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast No 31, I thought I'd better do a blog about painting horses, using (drum... Read more