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'

Saturday, 7 October 2023

Macedon wasn't built in a day

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Finally, after far too long getting round to the required painting,  I have a more or less complete Alexandrian Macedonian army for DBA rule...
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Thursday, 28 September 2023

In the lap of the Dice Gods

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The other week I had the good fortune and great pleasure to take part in another of Jon Freitag's excellent on-line games, being a secon...
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Sunday, 24 September 2023

Fnurban #26 : Keeping Up the Tradition

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Yesterday was the last day of a (rather damp)  holiday in Shropshire. On the way home we stopped in to have a look around Leominster, Herefo...
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Thursday, 31 August 2023

The 'Mighty' Phalanx, and recruits from the Garrison

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Last day of the month and only one blog post so far?  Better remedy that! As a result, this will be what  Stew,  of  A Terrible Loss of Lead...
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Friday, 18 August 2023

The Fight for Der Sachsenhügel

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There's been a distinct lack of actual gaming on this blog in recent weeks ( in fact, probably months), and the newly-painted 1750s Saxo...
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Sunday, 30 July 2023

A Brush with Macedonians

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In the past week or so I have been able to devote a little  time to painting figures, in particular my 1/72 scale Macedonians. These will ma...
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Monday, 17 July 2023

The lure of Malta, and Spencer-Smith Saxons - finally

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 I really must get back to a spot of painting, and maybe even gaming.. was the sign-off to my last post here. Well, one out of two isn't...
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