Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Stoking the Fires of a Gaming Community

This entry was posted on March 7, 2021 by Chris King.

It's 2021 and we're still not all back playing games [don't worry: this is an optimistic post!]. This is - of course - very tricky... Read more

WSS podcast episode 48: Producing a magazine!

This entry was posted on February 28, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Angus, Guy, Jasper and Mark gather to discuss the news and how an issue of WSS comes together. We probably skipped a few things, so... Read more

Review: JustLasered Foam Tray for Really Useful Boxes

This entry was posted on February 19, 2021 by Chris King.

Way back before Christmas, whilst looking for some new storage solutions for my 28mm WW2 Germans (after the dreaded damp got them), I chanced upon... Read more

WSS podcast episode 47: Academia and narrative wargaming

This entry was posted on January 28, 2021 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Angus, Guy, Jasper, and Mark gather to discuss the news, lose Guy to internet issues (but Angus edited that out), and get an update on... Read more

Trying out Epic ACW Black Powder

This entry was posted on January 25, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

For the next issue of WS&S, we are doing a 'Let's Play' on the new Epic ACW Black Powder from Warlord Games. Fortunately, we managed... Read more

More Grist for the Painting Challenge Mill

This entry was posted on January 24, 2021 by Chris King.

A couple of weeks ago I shared my first offering to the fickle Gods of the 11th Annual Painting Challenge, and as I continue to... Read more

Stargrave plastic minis preview

This entry was posted on January 19, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

Osprey Games and North Star have previewed the new Stargrave plastic 'crew' set. The set will contain twenty miniatures. There will be in addition mercenaries... Read more

Prepping for the 11th Annual Analogue Painting Challenge

This entry was posted on January 16, 2021 by Guy Bowers.

December 21st saw the start of the next Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. For those unfamiliar with the challenge, the goal is to encourage wargamers to... Read more

Somebody else's models... from 250 years ago!

This entry was posted on January 12, 2021 by Chris King.

On Christmas Eve, we took our daughters to the new museum in Plymouth, UK - 'The Box' - and I'm pleased to note that we... Read more

Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge - Opening Gambit

This entry was posted on January 5, 2021 by Chris King.

Hello All, For my first foray into this year's challenge, I decided to start with some of my late-war British recce vehicles, in 1/56. These... Read more