Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

Early-War German Vehicles Part 1

This entry was posted on June 2, 2020 by Chris King.

Our Editor, Guy, has a habit of reminding me to finish projects. Now he's quite right of course, and occasionally even manages to do this... Read more

Gaming boards, tiles or mats?

This entry was posted on May 31, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

I’m musing how to best present my Constantinople 1453 game and weighing up what to base it on. Should I go with a mat or... Read more

HMS Rutherford - 1:350 'Captain Class' Frigate

This entry was posted on May 23, 2020 by Chris King.

Last month, I talked through my process of building and slightly converting a Trumpeter 1:350 USS England kit to make the Royal Navy lend-lease frigate... Read more

Homunculi est

This entry was posted on May 21, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

If you have listened to the WSS podcast you might well have heard my shoegazing about developing some 2mm Ancients rules for the Romans and... Read more

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