The Ragged Soldier

Wallenstein's armies were better dressed and possibly more uniformed..than those of Tilly ( a believer in "a ragged soldier and a bright musket" ) - George Gush, 'Renaissance Armies'

Sunday, 31 August 2025

'Proper Wargaming' : Edgehill with Pike & Shotte

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Earlier this week I was fortunate to have a really great day's 'proper wargaming' - thanks to old gaming friends Reg and Tony. W...

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Saturday, 23 August 2025

'Dominion of Risorgimento' : Palestro 1859

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In between counting and photographing vintage Minifigs, I fancied a quick and easy bit of gaming with my 6mm Risorgimento 1859 armies. I h...

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Friday, 1 August 2025

Reviewing New Recruits (1) Cavalry

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You may remember that couple of posts ago I reported that I had acquired quite a large number of 'pre-loved' Minifigs 25mm Seven...

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Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Fnurban #37 : Zulus, Sir - Paintings of 'em!

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On Saturday afternoon I braved the torrential rain showers which broke our recent heatwave, for a trip to the National Army Museum, Chelsea....

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Saturday, 12 July 2025

Minifigs, Sir - hundreds of 'em!

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I have recently made an interesting acquisition, which I am very pleased with - and here is a picture of it (or rather, them). What we ha...

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Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Risorgimento 1859: Primo Incontro

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In my last-but-one post I set out the initial deployments for my first game using 6mm scale armies for the Italian war of 1859 - now the ...

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