Mecha Monday: Coversion

By Dizzy more of his amazing model conversions. This is one of a series that he's done in 1/100 which inspired a project I have yet to begin. He used a 1/72 Russian Tunguska to base the upper torso.

Mecha Monday: The Gundam Project

Lots of pictures from The Gundam Project on FB
The Gundam Project

Rants & Ramblings of an Unfocused Gamer: All Quiet on the Martian Front - First game AAR

Rants & Ramblings of an Unfocused Gamer: All Quiet on the Martian Front - First game AAR

All Quiet on the Martian Front: Encounter at Lake Superior

All Quiet on the Martian Front: Encounter at Lake Superior: A Headless Body Production Location:  Phil

Mecha Monday: Heavy Gear Blitz Southern Army

Alex Nelsons' Heavy Gear Blitz Southern Army! Some Brilliant Brush Work!

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH MARS Beachhead Participation Game

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH MARS Beachhead Participation Game: The Day is here!  Participation game is go. Below are the playsheets. The basic stats were formatted to the right, but this being blogger-...

Borneo Confrontation, c1963 and other Bits...

What better way of learning about the British Empire than recreating battles or campaigns. There are myriad companies producing board games and miniatures so that pretty much any campaign can be reproduced. Games and figures manufacturers agree that the British Empire makes a wonderful backdrop to set their products within. The products on offer are constantly improved and updated. It can be hard to keep abreast with all the developments, but if anyone would like to add any additional information about games or figures then please do not hesitate to email me so that I can add the necessary links.

Colonial wargaming has a long history, you can go back to HG Wells' Little Wars or Donald Featherstone's Skirmish Wargaming. Wargaming heritage doesn't get much better than that. It can be done in any scale from 2mm to 54mm (and probably bigger for all I know).

Of course, there are many different periods that can be covered in Colonial wargaming. Most people would probably instinctively think of Victorian era games but of course it could encompass anything from the time of Sir Francis Drake to the Falklands War. The geographical reach of colonial wargaming is possibly the widest of any genre out there. So there is a lot of choice out there.

This section is to try and help narrow down that choice and provide a map for those who want to launch in to their own gaming experiences. I also have my own campaign system that you are free to use, adapt or inspire to create your own. It is called Jarania

I personally like to use 15mm figures and have ranges that cover the Indian Mutiny, the Sudan, the Boer Wars, Afghanistan and the North West Frontier and a lot of Zulus! I personally like 15mm as I feel that they are good value for money, and provide a good balance between skirmish and larger battles. Having said that, if you want to fight huge battles - such as Isandlwana - then 6mm is probably the way to go. The advantage of 25/28mm figures is that there is much more characterisation and variety available which makes them particularly well suited to skirmish games. There is an interesting development with hard plastic figures being produced. These are much cheaper than the lead figures and are easier to modify or convert. You have been able to get soft plastic figures for years, but they have a tendency to flake off the paint over time. Hard plastic figures do not suffer from this problem.

As for rules, I have to say that I am a huge fan of The Sword and the Flame rules which I have used with students at school and at various conventions. They are not that common in the UK but they are well worth seeking out! They are much more popular in the States where they are easier to source.

For those who prefer more modern rules for the Decolonisation and End of Empire era, Ganesha Games publishes a set called 'Flying Lead' which provides good low intensity simulations. You can read a battle report of one such example from the Borneo Confrontation here.

Colonial Wargames

Military Theory: A Technical Analysis of War of the Worlds' Equipment, Strategy & Operations

Reverse Engineering the Martian War Machine – The Heat Ray and HMS Thunder Child

This article is a “history” of H.G. Wells classic science fiction novel, “The War of the Worlds”, as if it actually happened, complete with technological assessments, logistical evaluations and strategic analyses. Naturally, the first subject will be prominent given the vast technological superiority of the invading Martians.

War Of The Worlds Intel

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH First games at Entoyment.

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH First games at Entoyment.: Seed change in our wargaming.  We have the capacity to do bigger games, but my flat & parking restrictions/cost make them impractical...

Mecha Monday : Gunners Conversions

A painting progression on the cheap mech, started with a grey undercoat, then black wash, and white dry brush for pre shading, I bought a contrast red to test how they are, and thought I would use this project for the test, applied the contrast red, and then regular acrylic black, the contrast would suit those wanting to paint large numbers quickly, but I wasn't happy with the results, so have gone over it with acrylic red (Vallejo), next up I'll do a black pin wash, then highlights, then add some details, then weathering. I think I need to add more detail to the base, rubbish and debris


Gunner's Conversions

All Quiet on the Martian Front: The Forcing of Pithy Gulch

All Quiet on the Martian Front: The Forcing of Pithy Gulch: A Headless Body Production   Location:  Garth's Basement Event:          Providence Gamer's Game Knight Game :          All Quie...

"It's Them! Blast 'Em!": High Mobility Scum and Villainy!

A way to make an outlaw gang on the cheap!

"It's Them! Blast 'Em!": High Mobility Scum and Villainy!: So, the latest project for 15mm sci fi for my pal Mark Ryan up in the wilds of New York, a high mobility paramilitary force meant to represe...

70e ANNIVERSAIRE DU DEBARQUEMENT ISIGNY SUR MER 2014

Mecha Momday: Glory to the Draconis Combine!

Jan Hewlett's force is growing, a few units infantry and tanks are still missing. He needs to print a few Myrmidons... :'s

Sorensons Sabres:

Busosenshi Shakir Jerrar HBK-4G Hunchback

Busosenshi Seyla Teresa Martinez PNT-9T Panther

Tai-i Daniel Sorenson HTM-27T Hatamoto-Chi

Busosenshi Elden Berardinelli SDR-5K Spider

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Mars - again, same, but added dimension

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Mars - again, same, but added dimension: Racking it up.  First, I decided to go from last weeks just over 2,000 points to 3,000. So this was my first "mundane" take ...

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Mars Euxinus Lacus vs Herculis.

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Mars Euxinus Lacus vs Herculis.: Once again it's Mars.  Here be giant, but no worms. Here we take another step towards February.  Just one more to go.  Then I have a s...

Mecha Monday: Dan's Mech force so far

So my Mechwarrior clix have arrived, here is a group shot with some of the other Mech I have built so far, Dan's Mech Force

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Martian border fort worm besieged

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Martian border fort worm besieged: Now for a most complicated scenario. This may go wrong, but who dares enjoys. In 6 months I'll be a year older and doing a partici...

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Dominar Rigel has Worm, will use.

15mm Wargaming for Fun and Sanity: OAAH Dominar Rigel has Worm, will use.: Once again, the superb Of Armies And Hordes are a fantasy set of rules, yet handles VSF very well. Fiendish Dominar Rigel has escaped wit...

Mecha Monday : Commission Gallery: Little Green Men & Friends

Broken Stars & Burning Ships: Commission Gallery: Little Green Men & Friends: More commission stuff from several lots I've done for the same customer over the last year.  The paint scheme's an interesting chan...