Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Blog

A walk with the pup

This entry was posted on November 13, 2020 by Jon Yuengling.

Normally towards the end of the year as the days grow shorter I spend some time contemplating the year gone by, and friends I will... Read more

Growing Up with History: Hilsea Lines

This entry was posted on October 30, 2020 by Chris King.

As the son of a sailor, I grew up in Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, and I was lucky enough therefore to grow... Read more

WSS podcast episode 44: ‘Lead or plastic'

This entry was posted on October 27, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

To some, one of the more surprising results from the Great Wargaming Survey was the preference for plastic miniatures over the metal variety. Reason enough... Read more

Rubicon Models Panzer III build notes

This entry was posted on October 25, 2020 by Chris King.

This is the relatively new Panzer III from Rubicon Models, and it's a beauty. The main constituent parts of this model are not yet glued... Read more

Pavlov's House Build - Part 2

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

'Pavlov' - does that ring a bell? A couple of months ago I finished making a small part of the famous 'Pavlov's House' in kit... Read more

Western Desert Campaign Day

This entry was posted on October 8, 2020 by Chris King.

We're still limited here with our social mixing - and quite rightly too - but a few of us got together last week for a... Read more

Our Four Emperors campaign - down but not out...

This entry was posted on September 29, 2020 by Guy Bowers.

The current Pandemic has put paid to some of our more lofty ambitions, one of which was the Four Emperors campaign we started back in... Read more

A Taste of Honeys

This entry was posted on September 25, 2020 by Chris King.

Back in the summer, my lovely friend Sam in the US was kind enough to send this trio of tanks my way - they're the... Read more

WSS podcast episode 43: 'Top of the pops', or results from the GWS 2020

This entry was posted on September 23, 2020 by Jasper Oorthuys.

In this episode, Angus, Guy and Jasper run through the news, recent projects, and some initial results from the Great Wargaming Survey 2020. Read more

Hereward wargames show 2020

This entry was posted on September 16, 2020 by Mark Backhouse.

It was a delight to visit the virtual Hereward Wargames Show held on 6th September. Mike Whittaker, from Peterborough Wargames Club had done a great job... Read more