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'

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Fnurban #14 : Northumberland - Moss Troopers, Anti-Tank Cubes and pre-Wells Wargamers

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All a bit quiet here recently, partly due to a pleasant week's holiday in Northumberland; as it turned out, there was quite a lot of wha...
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Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Back to Broadside

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Seven months ago I attended the 'Broadside 2021' show at Gillingham - back in the early days of the Omicron variant, all of us maske...
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Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Now there was a painter... two coats, one afternoon!

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Having acquired a copy of Bob Cordery's 'Portable Wargame Compendium', I thought I might try out the '3 by 3 Fast Play' ...
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Friday, 13 May 2022

Perks of the 'Job'

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This is by way of a thank-you  note to Bob Cordery  of Wargaming Miscellany and The Portable Wargame renown :  last week I received a cop...
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Sunday, 1 May 2022

Prussian Blue - 40 Years On

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 A sort of historic day, albeit very personal, today. I'll explain.  Well over 40 years ago, the childhood me discovered wargaming, and ...
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Friday, 22 April 2022

"You've had the Cowboys..."

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 .".. now try the Indians". That was apparently the advertising slogan for a London building firm with South Asian proprietors som...
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Wednesday, 6 April 2022

I couldn't walk away..

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Shopping at our local supermarket a few days ago, I took a quick look at the charity bookstall near the exit, It's usually 99%  trashy n...
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