March 15th, 2009
Sorting through my (very old) To Do list ...
Added a selection of very impressive WWI tanks from the Pendraken line, courtesy of Adam Parsons.
Added a large collection of photos from Gerard Vanier's Zulu War games, featuring Old Glory figures.
Added a photo of the Bell Tents (upright and collapsed) from the Pendraken Zulu War line, sculpted by Robert Hanks. These models would obviously serve well for other periods that used this model of tent, including the ACW.
Added photos of a French Napoleonic infantry battalion at approx. 1:10 scale, using Old Glory figures, courtesy of Patrick Velas.
Added photos of GHQ Napoleonic Prussian Musketeers, courtesy of Martin Ellis.
Added photos of the Copplestone Fantasy range, courtesy of Mandt.
Added a link to Brax's "SixTwentyEight" blog, with photos of a beautiful experiment he did using massed 10mm figures for WAB.
Was able to attribute the "Miniature Wargaming" hobby page (aka "Messing about with Toy Soldiers") to Forbes Robertson.
Added a link to a new 10mm figure producer, TB Miniatures, in Italy, run by Fabio Farneti. They have a very nice line of Medieval miniatures to start, and a good selection of photos on their website.
Added a link to another new 10mm figure producer, Obelisk Miniatures, in Germany, run by industry veteran Josef Ochmann.
They are starting with a rather exotic and colorful choice -
Conquistadors and Meso-Americans! Their website is also well
illustrated with photos.
Added a link to a new 10mm building producer, Najewitz Modellbau Shop, run by Jens Najewitz. He currently has a selection of northern European buildings suitable for Waterloo through WWII, with photos on his web store.
March
14th, 2009
After another long break, I have added an extensive photo gallery of the Ten High ACW range, figures courtesy of Stephen Oates, owner of the line.
April
26th, 2008
I've run a quick check of the Links page, removed some dead links and added or edited others.
If you know of
any manufacturers or hobby
sites that should be listed on the Links page, please
contact me and I will get them up there!
April
25th, 2008
After a break of almost two years, I am happy to be adding more to the
site. I have launched into a 10mm ACW project with friends here in Helsinki, and will be adding
photos of the figures as we progress.
June
16th, 2006
Added more photos of GHQ Napoleonics, including a small selection of
French infantry and cavalry, to the existing photo gallery. >>>
I would like to credit the gamer who sent me the GHQ samples some time
ago, but have lost my original records in a computer crash - please
contact me if you are that person!
This exhausts my current supply of Napoleonic figures and samples.
June
15th, 2006
Added
two photo galleries of the Pendraken Napoleonic lines. The first is for
the original Peninsular line. The second is for the new 1812 Campaign
line, figures courtesy of David
Pengilley, owner of the line.
June
14th, 2006
Added
more photos of Gerard Vanier's
Old Glory Zulu War collection, which provide an excellent overview of
the entire range.
Updated the Links page as
follows:
Roman
Seas: Roman, Carthaginian, and Merchant paper ships (other
ancient fleets and lots of buildings and fortifications in 6mm scale).
Dan
Becker's "The Battle of Hastings in 10mm": Warmaster Ancients battle
report.
doctorphalanx's
Wargaming Page: Pendraken Nine Year's War galleries.
JD's
Warmaster Site: GW Warmaster galleries.
"Miniature Wargaming" hobby page (aka "Messing about with Toy Soldiers"): by Forbes Robertson from Cumbria UK.
If you know of
any manufacturers or hobby
sites that should be listed on the Links page, please
contact me and I will get them up there!
Added a zip file and pdf option for downloading my Zulu War house rules.
June
13th, 2006
Added a page for Flashing Blade's new line of Napoleonics,
figures
courtesy of Mark Rowsell,
owner of the line. The range concentrates on the Waterloo
campaign for now, and is already well under way,
with artillery and more cavalry scheduled for release
over
the summer. There are photos of painted units on their new web site,
listed on the Links page.
Minor
Allies for the campaign, as well as the Prussians of course,
will follow.
Mark also has a Peninsular line which is awaiting release, so if you
are a fan of that campaign you may want to contact him for more
details. However, his plans are to complete the Waterloo
range first, as he notes "there is nothing more annoying than when a
manufacturer moves onto other ranges before completion of that which
has already been started." Truer words have never
been spoken!
This has turned out to be a great summer for 10mm Napoleonics, first
with the announcement of Magister Militum's new range, and now with the
advent of the new Flashing Blade line. Some mixed news comes
from GHQ, however, as they have stopped work on their 1815 line, and
plan to move on to the Russian and Austrian armies over
the next year or so. For those with incomplete GHQ armies for the
Waterloo campaign, you will be pleased to know that the Flashing Blade
figures are of similar size and bulk.
On an entirely different note, expect photos here soon of the new
Hawaiians from Historifigs - these surely win for "most unusual" 10mm
line! Historifigs has other announcements coming over the summer, as
they continue to re-master and expand their N-scale offerings. See
their web site, listed on the Links
page, for more information.
April
14th, 2006
Added a page for Magister Militum's new line of Napoleonics,
figures
courtesy of Richard and Zoe Clewer,
owners of the line. The range currently features all 8
regiments
of the French Middle and Young Guards, and Russian line infantry, but
further and continuous expansion is expected.
Richard Clewer
says, "My intention is
to produce every battalion that marched in the Napoleonic wars, every
squadron and every gun crew. We may never get there and it
will take years but that is the intent. I am marking out some
ground by doing the entire guard to start."
NOTE that all references to "Chariot" 10mm miniatures have been updated
to "Magister Militum".
March
28th, 2006
Added a new and greatly expanded page for Chariot WWII Germans, figures
courtesy of Richard and Zoe Clewer,
owners of the line.
Added a Link
to Joe's Place, which has a page full of
photos of his French, Italian, and Austrian Napoleonics.
Also,
added a link to Flashing Blade, another new Napoleonic line.
March
20th, 2006
Added a new and greatly expanded page for Chariot WWII British, figures
courtesy of Richard and Zoe Clewer,
owners of the line.
Also, for those of you interested in the Colonial period, a major
release of Zulus is coming in the future from "a company to be named
later". The promised variety in figure types will make it a
welcome addition to the current offerings ... Usuthu!
March
18th, 2006
Added a Link to Veni Vidi Vici, who produce a growing range of shield
transfers.
March
17th, 2006
Added new photos of Old Glory Marlburian and Napoleonic Figures.
The Marlburian photos are courtesy of Tom
Dye, owner of AIM / GFI,
who thus deserves a "Gamer First" award for photographing the
competition!
>>>
The Napoleonic photos were sent to me some
time ago, but a
computer crash has wiped out my records ... so please
contact me if they are yours, so I can give you the proper
credit!
March
16th, 2006
Added new photos of Chariot's Ancients ranges, including Greeks,
Persians, Macedonians, Sassanids, and even a couple of Norman knights.
Figures
courtesy of Richard and Zoe Clewer,
owners of the line.
The Links section has also
been
updated, with new links to Clibinarium's sculpting group (Late Rome),
Laffe's Miniatures page (Ancient Greeks and GW's Battle of the Five
Armies), the Napnuts page (WWII), the
Prague Historical Wargaming Club (Great Northern War), and Dave Smith's
Miniwars (absolutely brilliant Normans). New manufacturers
include Paper Terrain, Showcase Miniatures (model railroad), and
Z-Panzer 1:220 (z-scale rather than n-scale, but very nice).
March
15th, 2006 (addendum)
Added photos of Pendraken's Colonial Egyptians and Sudanese Tribesmen,
courtesy of Trevor Little.
March
15th, 2006
Added new close-ups of the Thoroughbred 19th century civilian figures,
samples courtesy
of line owner Toby Barret.
These figures, previously noted as in pre-production, are now
in production and available for purchase.
Also, I have added a short Article
on how to base 10mm
figures
for The Sword and the Flame colonial rules.
March
14th, 2006
Added a selection of painted Pendraken Fantasy figures, photos courtesy
of David Elmore.
The Pendraken Fantasy page has become quite long, so make
sure to scroll all the way down to see the new additions!
March
12th, 2006
Added a selection of figures from various AIM (GFI) lines, from samples
sent by owner Tom Dye.
These include: Barbarian (Celtic) Infantry, AWI Infantry
(from
the previous ODGW line that AIM has picked up), and several
Napoleonic figures including French Infantry in bicornes (new
conversion), Austrian Infantry in helmet, and some French and British
cavalry.
February
3rd, 2006
Thoroughbred Miniatures has decided not to renew the licensing of its
10mm ACW naval line or buildings, and the information on the site has
been updated to reflect this. The new 19th Century Civilians
pack (as seen here) will still be produced, and some
additional 10mm
products may be forthcoming.
January
8th, 2006
Yet another code refit for the site, including various minor
housekeeping issues. The most obvious change is that I have moved the
navigation links back to the top of the screen, to save screen width
for photos. I have also removed all frames from the site, and validated
the html for every page, which hopefully will make the site more
universally accessible.
Please
contact me if you have any problems or spot any mistakes.
January
3rd, 2006
Added my current Zulu War House Rules to the Articles page.
These are
the rules we used in the 2005 Zulu War Campaign.
January
2nd, 2006
Added the last Zulu War battle report to the Articles section: A
Pyrrhic Victory for Pearson at Ulundi. Also added the concluding
remarks for the campaign: A Weary Peace.
Added two new Links and one new photo
page. The first link is for Richard Dive's new WSS newsgroup, and the
second link is for Thoroughbred Miniatures, specializing in 19th
century naval models. Thoroughbred is working on new releases for 2006,
including 19th Century Civilians.
Owner Toby Barrett
has sent along pre-production photos, which you can see on the new
Thoroughbred photo page.
December
31st, 2005
Added another Zulu War battle report to the Articles section: The Last
Stand of the 13th Foot at Isandlwana.
December
30th, 2005
New Format! As you may have noticed, I have revamped the web site to
make navigation and updates easier. Some housecleaning of various
issues and articles has also taken place.
Updates:
Added a photo gallery of Old Glory's Zulu War line (thanks to samples
sent by Nic Yankosky),
and added to the existing Ancients
gallery from Magister Militum (thanks to samples sent from MM owners Richard and Zoe Clewer).
Also, Gerard Vanier
has sent a picture of his painted
British Zulu War field force, using Old Glory figures.
The
Links page has been cleaned up and new entries added for Gareth
McCullagh's (a.k.a. "Clibinarium") sculpting and painting page,
Copplestone's new Fantasy range, and Spirit Games. Also added a link to
the extensive N Gauge offerings from model railroad supplier Walthers.
Removed dead links for the "Project Blitzkrieg" website and Bren Gun
Miniatures. Removed link for Old Dominion Gameworks, as they have sold
their miniatures and terrain lines (the AWI line went to AIM/GFI).
July 6th,
2005 (again)
Two updates in one day! Added the Pendraken Samurai photo gallery
donated by Arnstein Orten.
Also added a link to Arnstein's web page, with pictures of his Samurai
armies. Added a link to Richard Porter's page on WWII and Ancients
gaming with 10mm figures. Removed the dead link to "Richard's Company
HQ".
July 6th,
2005
Added a complete
photo gallery
of Pendraken's new WWII 8th
Army infantry, along with a few additions from the regular British
infantry range (thanks in part to samples sent from Pendraken owner David Pengilley).
Added links
to P. G. Models, a
company specializing in N-Guage WWII models for
railroaders; Corbon Loughnan's 10mm DBM page; the "M
Collective" page with photo's of Pendraken's sci-fi range.
March
10th, 2005
Added the visual campaign log for my 10mm Zulu War Campaign (now in the
Articles page).
February
15th, 2005
Added more
photo's of Pithead's WWII line, featuring German 251 variants, courtesy
of
the owner of the Pithead line.
January
19th, 2005
Added more
photo's of Pendraken's Fantasy line, courtesy of David Elmore.
January
18th, 2005
Added a
photo gallery of Pendraken's new ACW line, courtesy of photo's from Trevor Little. Also
added new photo's of the Pithead WWII line, fresh off the presses from the owner of the
line.
January
17th, 2005
Added an Article written by Bill
Moreno reviewing current ACW lines.
Added a Link to Tim Porter's gaming
site, which features photo's of 10mm WWII units as well as a painting
guide.
Added several Manufacturer Links,
thanks to Pete at Wargames
Directory: Airwar, featuring 1/100, 1/200, and
1/300 scale WWII and Modern aircraft; HBM Models, featuring a wide
variety of 1/200 scale WWII aircraft; Scale Specialties, featuring a
line
of decals for WWII armor and aircraft; Artitec, featuring N Scale
ships,
buildings, and accessories; Fieldworks, featuring N Scale
buildings; Stronghold Miniatures, who produce
the old Vanguard and Village Green scenics, and own (but don't
currently produce) the old Victoria Miniatures line.
January
13th, 2005
Added an Article I wrote in the Fall of 2003 summarizing how to game
the Late Roman period using existing Pendraken figures.
Added a gallery of GHQ's 1815 Napoleonic range, courtesy of Peter Vandorffy. Peter
has included a side-by-side photo of a GHQ figure
compared to Pendraken and Old Glory 10mm figures, as well as AB 15mm
and Baccus 6mm figures.
Added Links to:
Richard's Company HQ, a fan site for 10mm WWII gaming featuring photo's
of Pendraken miniatures; David Stoke's gaming site, with
photo's of his impressive TYW units,
using Old Glory 10mm figures; Bren Gun
Miniatures; Kennington Miniatures at The Wargames Figures
Company, who have a
selection of Vietnam buildings.
January
12th, 2005
Added a gallery of the new Pithead Miniatures WWII line, including a
variety of British and German infantry, guns, and vehicles. Pithead is
a new company, and these pre-production photo's were sent along by the
owner of the line.
Continuing the WWII theme, added a selection of British and German
figures from the Pendraken WWII line, photo's courtesy of Trevor Little.
Added more Links to:
Strange Cargo Games, which has an excellent photo catalogue of the
Perrin line; Gramodels, a supplier of WWII vehicles,
equipment, and buildings.
August
20th, 2004
Added a
Link
to
Fiddler's Green, a supplier of paper
building models which you can download from the web.
August
19th, 2004
Added a
selection of Pendraken Medieval figures, thanks (again) to photographs
sent by David Mitchell.
These troops are also useful for many
Fantasy armies.
August
14th, 2004
Added a
selection of Pendraken Fantasy figures, thanks to photographs sent by David Mitchell. The Human
troops are also useful for
Medieval armies.
August
13th, 2004
Added
complete coverage of Pendraken's new Elizabethan range, part of their
expanding Renaissance line (thanks to Pendraken owner David
Pengilley for the
samples).
July
12th, 2004
Added
Previews of the upcoming expansion to the Chariot WWII line, thanks to
Chariot owners Richard and Zoe
Clewer.
June
21st, 2004
Added the
new Chariot Crimean War line, including British and Russian infantry
and cavalry,
thanks to Chariot owners Richard
and Zoe Clewer.
As the last series of photo's shows, I have moved to a 10mm grid for
the photo background, in response to numerous requests to do so.
June
10th, 2004
Added the
new Chariot Roman line, and previews of various Ancients figures from
their upcoming ranges,
thanks to Chariot owners Richard
and Zoe Clewer.
May 26th,
2004
Added the
Pendraken Marlburian line.
May 18th,
2004
The Links
page has been expanded to include several more manufacturers, and to
note their production of Figures or Buildings or Terrain items.
May 17th,
2004
The Pendraken Colonial ranges have
been updated, with new pictures added and old pictures re-taken. The
Perrin Zulu War range has been
added, along with a selection of their ACW Mounted Rifles useful as
Boers. With the addition of a second
manufacturer, the first "Comparison Article" (see above) has been
posted, featuring a side-by-side comparison of the Zulu War figures
from the Pendraken and Perrin lines. A "Links" page (see above) has
been
added, with links to the 10mm Newsgroup and 10mm manufacturers.
May 13th,
2004
New
Format! I have stripped the site of all JavaScript, which hopefully
will solve the problems some users were having viewing the photos. The
new navigation format uses a thumbnail system for each range - just
click on the thumbnails to see a larger image.
Added a selection from Pendraken's Colonial lines, focusing on those
packs useful for the Zulu War.
May 11th,
2004
Work
continues on the
problems some people are having
when trying to view the photographs with older or non- Internet
Explorer 6.0 browsers.
May 10th,
2004
Pendraken
Great Northern War line (Swedes and Russians) added.
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