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More Basing Success - Gallic-Celtic Infantry

This entry was posted on May 16, 2020 by Chris King.

A couple of weeks ago, I was feeling pretty happy with myself for finally settling on a basing mix I was happy with for my... Read more

A Precious and Unique Reference Book

This entry was posted on May 9, 2020 by Chris King.

Whilst still waiting in lockdown for the paints I need to crack on with my recently converted 1-350 model of HMS Rutherford, I thought I... Read more

Going Solo

This entry was posted on May 5, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

When I was younger one of my favourite authors was Roald Dahl. While he might be better remembered as the author of The BFG or... Read more

All About That Base - Basing Gallic-Celtic Cavalry

This entry was posted on May 1, 2020 by Chris King.

Something which has been gnawing at me for a while is how best to base my growing force of ‘ancient’ miniatures. I have over the... Read more

WSS podcast episode 39: Isolation nation

This entry was posted on April 30, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

April almost passed without a WSS podcast, but we made it! Angus, Guy, Mark and Jasper gather to discuss the news, what they've been up... Read more

The Theodosian Walls

This entry was posted on April 28, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

Perhaps the most iconic feature of Medieval Constantinople from a defensive perspective were the Theodosian Walls. These replaced an earlier wall built by Constantine. The... Read more

The Gob-Lun Empire

This entry was posted on April 26, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Regular readers of my blog will know I like to play around with plastics, and the occasional metal conversion too. So I was messing around... Read more

Coastal Duties – Converting a 1:350 Captain Class Frigate

This entry was posted on April 24, 2020 by Chris King.

About this time last year, I took my first foray into the fine detail world of naval modelling with the superb Trumpeter 1:350 HMS Eskimo... Read more

1453 and all that

This entry was posted on April 20, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

I’ve been on my Easter holidays this week so have been able to make progress with a long term project that has been on the... Read more

I am missing Salute...

This entry was posted on April 18, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

Salute 2020 should have been today. The show is undoubtedly one of my favourites and one I have attended every year since 1991. I've never... Read more