Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

The Joy of Six

This entry was posted on July 17, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Sunday last, I attended the Joy of Six show in Sheffield. This is a wargames show dedicated purely to 6mm scale (1/300). There were twenty-seven... Read more

Controversial Contrast Paints

This entry was posted on July 3, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

The new Citadel Contrast Paints have been causing a stir. They have been compared to the next best thing in the hobby, while a few... Read more

The Great Game Waterloo Replayed

This entry was posted on June 27, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

Two days of gaming. 80 wargamers and 40 army veterans. 22500 miniatures in 28mm. Replaying the battle of Waterloo over four gigantic tables each 6... Read more

WSS podcast episode 28: Waterloo refought, contrast paints, and 28...?

This entry was posted on June 25, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

The team is back for the monthly discussion of wargaming news, discussions, and nonsense. This episode: Waterloo - the Great Game refought, GW Contrast Paints... Read more

Citadel Contrast Paints - first impressions

This entry was posted on June 3, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

At the UK Games Expo 2019, I managed to try out the Citadel Contrast Paints. There has been a lot of hype about these 'miracle... Read more

Introducing a newbie to the hobby.

This entry was posted on May 9, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

I have a friend called Jason. He has Cerebral Palsy but this does not stop him from leading a fairly active life and holding down... Read more

WSS Podcast 26 - Salute and Medieval tactics

This entry was posted on April 25, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

In which Angus, Guy, Jasper, and Mark discuss their experiences at Salute, in so far they were there. As well as the news, the team... Read more

From boats to hoplites

This entry was posted on April 24, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

I'm taking a break from painting ships and boats for Cruel Seas, at least for the time being. Now we are painting up Greeks to try... Read more

No Salute for WSS

This entry was posted on April 3, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Salute is very early in April this year. That's probably fun in some way, but it's a very bad match for the WSS publication schedule... Read more

Making a Mark 2 6 pounder

This entry was posted on April 1, 2019 by Guy Bowers.

It is a sad fact that E Boats are better than Vospers. In the Cruel Seas boxed set you get ten plastic ships, four S... Read more