The Evil Empire on the Brazos (BEE) chronicles the on going wars (games) and the diplomatic efforts (Posts/GNN Reports) of all the known nations (wargame collections) in our little area of the
galaxy.Our goal is to both entertain
and inform those new to art of miniature wargaming, and have a few laughs with it. We are open to all and welcome comment from all and hope that many will come to join us in the madness.....)
Late Hawker Build Final
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Just scraping in on the May deadline is Dave's Airfix Typhoon.
Dave could not be tempted to paint the canopy frame...He is just not into
chancing it on t...
Rushing slowly
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Over the past few days I have been spending quite a bit of time thinking
about my MEMOIR OF BATTLE (MOB) wargames rules. They work perfectly well
'as is'. ...
Somethins in the Sauce - Softcover
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We have softcover copies of the book It Came From Beyond the Still -
Somethin's in the Sauce. This book features zombies, cultists and elder
gods as wel...
Quick and Easy 10mm/15mm Cemetery
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I needed to make a quick cemetery for the Cemetery Hill portion of my
upcoming First Day of Gettysburg game at Origins. I got the idea to use the
rounded e...
DAK transport
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After the honeys some of the opposition, a couple of kubelwagens (Skytrex)
and a couple of sdkfz 11 (Matchbox). The kubels had the crew and radios
already ...
Starship identified
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Last week, I asked if anyone knew the make of this starship that belongs to
Ed the Two Hour Wargames guy. Thanks to the fine contributors to this
thread a...
Spanish Grand Opening
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As a grown-up I have access to a large garage. This houses the car during
the winter, but in late Spring it is given over to its prime purpose, -
acting as...
Memorial Day Mighty Armies Big Battle!
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Ok, well it was not a huge battle :). We just ran 2 divisions vs. 2
divisions but with all the talking and eating, it seemed like a big battle!
Lord Robin ...
Noel's Log Back from Vacation 5-28-12
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Well I am back from vacation and I would not say I am rested, but I am
relaxed. My trip was on a cruse from NY to the Bahamas, and back to NY. I
was on the...
Triples report - part 3 - retail excess
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It is, in my experience, generally a mistake to go to a wargames show
without a shopping list. With a list, there is a fair chance that most of
the weeken...
On the border...not the Al Stewart song
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Army Red/White scouts have reported that troops have crossed the frontier
into the garden.Yesterday cavalry were seen in the long(ish) grass on the
smalles...
Tank Tank Web Site - By Alan Hamby
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For Tiger Tank fans this is fantastic site to visit. Myself, I've never
seen most of the factory assembly photos. Link. Highly recommended.
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The Marx ACW mortar - a game winner
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Having finally made the parts - herewith - the Marx 'Blue and Gray' Mortar
in test action.
And a very successful test firing to a remarkable 31 ft.
The...
Palm Trees ( "scratch Built" )
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Sir Henry Botherington Smyth is having a relaxing rest under the shade of a
couple of palm trees. The well is re-cycled from the Order of the Holy
Sepulchr...
Reinforcements 1
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Spent part of the weekend fixing up these bone-yard models to add to my
collection
This one needed wheels, guns and tracks
The 251/1 now gives me two fu...
28mm Caiman first look
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Our 15mm *M2189 Caiman Heavy Infantry Combat Vehicle* is a very popular
model -- we have trouble keeping it in stock! So we've decided to add that
vehicle...
The Battle of Panormus 211 BC - deployments
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Nero set sail from Rome to Sicily. His forces were a standard consular army
of two legions and two ala (6 CU). He landed at Panormus and deployed to
meet G...
A Sale, a New Shiney, and a Convention
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*A Sale from Ravenstar Studios*
Some of you may have already seen this posted over on TMP but, in case you
haven't, Ravenstar Studios has announced a Memori...
Mark Luther's 6mm Terrain Guide
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This one's just a bookmark for me.
I can never find Mark Luther's excellent instructions for how he sets up
his beautiful 6mm games.
Here it is: http://www....
Facing the Hydra- and the I.R.S.
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Just wanted to relate some thoughts. I was looking out the door the
other day and noticed a snake squirming about in the lawn by the pond. My
stupid ...
WH40K OGRYNS
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Hello
Just a few old photos of some 40k Ogryns I found on my hard drive. Sold
these on ebay about 4 years ago
I really liked how these came out, even had a ...
The Attack on Fort St Jacques
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*Fort St Jacques*
Another morning in paradise dawned as the bright sun rose over Fort St
Jacques, on the waterfront of St Jacques Town, on the French C...
Combat Cyborgs
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Combat cyborgs are a smaller and less extreme form of militarised cyborg.
While an Assault Cyborg towers over a normal human and is considerably more
bu...
New 2mm Blocks from Irregular: Painted Examples
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Thought I'd share some photos of how the new 2mm Column and Command blocks
from Irregular Miniatures paint up, having thrown caution to the wind and
had ...
Spring Sale At Rebel Minis
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Rebel Mike is putting on one of his rare sales. 20% off with the code
"rebelspring" at checkout.
Here's the link to the website, www.rebelminis.com
Wh...
Elmer Time! Part II: Elmer's Revenge!
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Part two of geekend with elmer had us playing King of Tokyo, it's a very
light Kaiju themed game. You roll shiny black dice with some different
symbols and...
For you inTexas!!!!!!
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We hope you come out to join us for our Monthly tournament series....
person who comes the farthest gets a free entry (paid for by me).....
come try out new...
Striker! A Test Game
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This is a game style test of the experimental “Striker” rules for small
arms combat with “Funny Little Wars”. “Striker” is a take-off of the Fred
T. Jane’s...
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
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I finally finished my 'cartoon' model of a German pre-dreadnought
battleship. It is supposed to represent the *Schleswig-Holstein*, one of
the pre-dreadnou...
Martian Civil War
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My flyer was pulled out of the box for only the second time. It was fun to
run, and was a constant pain to the bad guys. After our last gathering,
plans w...
Will 2012 Be the Year of the Rat?
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Hi!
Well its been pretty much three years since I did anything with this
project and in that time the 15mm scale sci-fi market has seen a
renaissance whic...
Autumn 990 - Campaign Update
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Autumn is usually a time of harvest festivals and peaceful feasting. This
year it seems to be a last opportunity for nations to take what they can
from the...
SBH SOLO Vikings VS Hunters of Evil
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With my new love of Universal Battle, I have run yet another solo game.
This time it was the under dog Vikings VS the Vet Hunters of Evil.
I set the game u...
Time to rationalise the blog-fest
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Ladies and gents - I have made the decision to close down all of the
'period specific' blogs and run just 2. One for my 40K stuff and one for
everything el...
54mm Mounted Completed
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All the King's Men 54mm British General
War of 1812
Here's a pic of the All the King's Men British War of 1812 officer. First
attempt at 54mm faces....
Day two: Thursday at Origins
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Day two started off optimistically with our group looking forward to a game
of Battlestations (http://www.battlestations.info/faq.html) or should I say
wha...
Mortimer’s Cross - AAR By Lord Stanley
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Last Thursday we put paid to the lowly Lancastrian and nailed the body of
the Lancastrian leaders to some nice new crosses at a place called Mortimer
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A Pain in the Bolkans 4
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Dateline: GenevaBy our Correspondent at the League of Nations.Amidst unprecedented scenes of chaos and mayhem in the chamber today, two national delegations ...
A game with Vulture
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I had a F.A.D. game with Vulture last week. He won this one by taking and
holding the objective with his light power armored troops, and backing them
up wi...
painting update
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Here are a few photos from work done last week. I have been working mostly
on modelling this week, and now have completed a mortar company to go with
my ...
2 comments:
Dear Don,
If the prototype Panthers caught fire so readily, think what a bonfire the Ratte would have made :O)
Regards, Chris
Chris I appreciate your logic however, I will not let it stop me from building one...lol
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