Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

A trip to Empress

This entry was posted on April 2, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

One of the fun aspects of being an editor is being able to visit various companies and have a look around. I guess I must... Read more

The Prussian Army Assembles

This entry was posted on April 1, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

As regular readers will know, we’ve been slowly building the armies we need to play the battle of Ligny for the 200th anniversary. My Prussians... Read more

This week in wargaming at WSS

This entry was posted on March 27, 2015 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Another week over, another week of wargaming! Guy: This week has been crazy busy for me. Deadlines are looming and WSS needs to be ready... Read more

This week in wargaming at WSS

This entry was posted on March 20, 2015 by Jasper Oorthuys.

Life can get in the way, but if at all possible, the people who put together WS&S try to do something on their own hobby as... Read more

Fun with plastic

This entry was posted on February 28, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Love it or hate it, there is something innately ‘fun’ about plastic as a medium. Well there is for me, if perhaps not for everyone... Read more

Panzer Upgrading Part II

This entry was posted on February 25, 2015 by Jasper Oorthuys.

So, to the hull (modifying the turret for the plastic Warlord Panzer IV is here - note, this works for the Rubicon version just as well). This can... Read more

30 minutes or less

This entry was posted on February 24, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

I was recently sent some of the Warbases MDF vehicles. MDF vehicles? Yes really! Each kit comes as a ‘flat pack’. Instructions are downloaded from... Read more

Arnhem part 3

This entry was posted on February 17, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

The final section of our whirlwind tour of Arnhem would take us to the Hartenstein Hotel (the Oosterbeek Airborne museum) and to the Arnhem Oosterbeek... Read more

Arnhem part 2

This entry was posted on February 10, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

The next part of our tour took us to some of the major sites around Oosterbeek. It was great being with Jasper and Rich Clarke... Read more

Arnhem Part 1

This entry was posted on February 7, 2015 by Guy Bowers.

Today (Saturday 7th February, 2015) I had the pleasure of being shown Arnhem and Oosterbeek in the company of Richard Clarke (of TooFat Lardies fame... Read more