Superb day yesterday when 6 of met up for a refight of Liebertwolwitz in 1813. Great to see @tomjmegan.bsky.social Prussians take to the table again alongside my newly minted Russians and face off against @jaje7406.bsky.social French. All rounded off with an excellent evening’s social! 👌

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Excellent day at FIASCO today. Very pleased to see it back in the Royal Armouries proper after a long sojourn across the way. Ran a couple of participation games of CoC2 Vietnam with sterling help from these 4 gentlemen. Very nice to show off the late Martin Stanbridge’s terrain to a wider audience.

Bit of rebasing this evening. Picked up some painted French Cuirassiers but wanted them to fit in with the rest of my French. Couple of hours and with consistent basing they should fit right in. Back to the Russians next!

Couple of characters for my Midgard force. Romano hero (lovely Crisis free figure from years ago sculpted by @hicksy.bsky.social) and a Merlinesque wizard type! #midgard #spreadthelard

Bit of a palette cleanser after the recent napoleonics, the final base of cavalry and a mounted hero for my Midgard Arthurian force. Matt varnish and basing to do! Gripping Beast and Warlord figures with the superb LBMS shield transfers and banner. #midgard #spreadthelard

Russian Napoleonics finally finished with the addition of the ever lovely GMB standards. 2 Jägers battalions now on the painting table to finish my first Russian Division.

“Tet a Tet” my Chain of Command Vietnam game at Ebor Lard. A real pleasure to host using the late Martin Stanbridge’s terrain and many of his figures. For a battle report & of course more pictures take a look at the Chain of Command Facebook group. #spreadthelard www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ypx...?

Great to play in @joewargamer.bsky.social Big CoC game today at the Ebor Lard After Party! Superb effort from my Staghound getting into the German rear causing mayhem as the Panther platoon panicked. Unfortunately the M10s were less successful picked off by PIVs with multiple phases #spreadthelard

Well that’s a wrap for Ebor Lard 2025. Fantastic weekend of great games, good food, great friends & lots & lots of fun. From Friday nights Chariot Racing, the first Ebor Steak Night & Sunday mornings Ebor After Party games it’s been a blast. Looking forward to Ebor Lard 2026! #spreadthelard

@joewargamer.bsky.social shows off his beautiful Normandy Village while @jaje7406.bsky.social flies the flag for a Lardy favourite, Sharp Practice in the Peninsula. The standard of Lardy games just gets better & better! #spreadthelard

Midgard gets a strong showing at Ebor Lard with ‘1066 & all that’ and the Battle of Hastings and a Lord of the Rings 1st Age battle. ‘What a Skaver’ brings What a Cowboy to the post apocalyptic streets of South Yorkshire while Kiss Me Hardy flies the flag in the Caribbean. #spreadthelard

Chain of Command 2 from the deserts of North Africa to the mean streets of downtown Saigon! 2 of the games at Ebor Lard today. #spreadthelard

Set-up day yesterday for Ebor Lard with the plain Village Hall transformed into a feast of Lardy games. Followed by the traditional Chariot Racing evening where @jaje7406.bsky.social carried off the Circus Shiteous trophy & Theo the Circus Shiteous Plate. Much fun & mayhem for all! #spreadthelard

First of the napoleonic Russians done (pending the addition of some GMB flags). Perry Miniatures plastics. Hopefully the first of many 🫤

A journey of a 100 miles starts with a single step! First of the Russians for Borodino in 2026!

A return to Vietnam yesterday with a test game of my Chain of Command 2 for Ebor Lard. A comprehensive victory for the Free World forces who (the the aid of multiple double and even triple phases) brought their awesome firepower to bear. The VC gave them a couple of nasty moments though! Great fun!

I’m here in Innsmouth, where retired doctor Alan Bortles and wife Meg are renovating a dilapidated fisherman’s hut. Disputes with fish-headed Dagon loving neighbours have already delayed the construction. Will the arcane evil lurking in hateful corners of the cellar push them over budget?

I love it when a plan comes together!

Day 3 of our Waterloo weekend. After Quatre Bras & Waterloo we go back a couple of days to Ligny. Can the Prussians hold the villages of St Armand, Ligny & others or can the French destroy Blucher & split the allied forces? #ligny #valour&fortitude

Aggressive play from the French throwing their cavalry forward. Initial success but Milhaud’s Division is broken! French hussars catch the Lifeguards in the flanks and break them. Lots of worried faces on the Allied side! #waterloo #valour&fortitude

It’s the main event! Our Waterloo refight is kicking off!

Day one of our Waterloo Weekend at Quatre Bras. Despite the French superiority in numbers the valiant Allied forces hold out for a minor allied victory. Kudos to the Dutch who refused to be bullied out of the village for several turns & the Hanoverian foot who held the right flank. Great fun!

A plea! Anyone got this figure (the Salute 2025 freebie) that they would be willing to sell to me for a reasonable price? 🤞Bit late for this weekend’s Waterloo game but it would be a nice addition to the collection. Thanks 🙏

Latest unit for Waterloo Weekend coming up. Dutch 27th Jägers. Perry Miniatures with flag by Flags of War.

We’re refighting Waterloo next week. So we needed some of the iconic Waterloo real estate. And here it is. Hougemont, La Hay Sainte, Papelotte & La Belle Alliance. All on a reduced footprint so not exact replicas but I think they give a good impression. All excellent Hovels models.

@mogsymakes.bsky.social has very kindly put together my Midgard Italian Wars lists for general release. If you fancy some early Italian Wars stuff for Midgard take a look here. Enjoy! mogsymakes.net/midgard/

Delighted to host my Battle of Roncevalles Pass game at OML this weekend. 2 great games with a highlight being the French Dragoons breaking a Portuguese square to win the final game! Absolutely cracking few days playing Lardy games, eating and drinking! Great games and great company! #spreadthelard

We are doing a big battle in July! No prizes for guessing which one! Love a bit of terraining! Classic Hovel’s buildings.

Portuguese Brigade for GdA2 finished! Mix of Perry metals and Warlord plastics. Looking forward to getting these on the table at OML next weekend. #spreadthelard

Portuguese Brigade taking shape. Some Silver Bayonet characters as well to use as characters in Sharps Practice games or ADCs on GdA2.

Productive Bank Holiday on the painting front. Making good progress on the Portuguese battalion for my GdA2 game at OML in a couple of weeks.

Well that’s “The Grand Tour” finished. 5 days riding with 3 wonderful days across Holland including Utrecht, Amsterdam, Haarlem & the Hook of Holland coast. Great riding along with good food and quite a few beers! Here’s to the next trip 🍻

Loving the European lifestyle. Having survived the trip from Rotterdam to Utrecht celebrations are in order! #livingthehighlife

“”I’m going on an adventure!” Day ore of The Grand European Tour starts today

Bit of a speed painting challenge! Just the command base to do and that’s the first Portuguese battalion for my GDA2 game at OML. # spreadthelard

6th Chasseur a Cheval finished! Portuguese infantry next!

6th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment ready for basing. Lovely Perry plastics and always a joy to paint. Back to some foot next!

Been a few weeks since I last got the brushes out. But back in the saddle with first 1/2 of the 5th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment.

Italian Wars! Battle of Fornovo 1495, using Midgard at Midgard Moot today. 1 win for Charles VIII and 1 win for the Italian League across the day. The French captured Leonardo Da Vinci in both games and the The Bear of Bern, the Swiss mascot was slaughtered in both games. Great fun #midgard

Afternoon everyone 🙂 Posting will commence tomorrow but in the meantime the second Dorking battle report is over on OSHIROblog 👍 www.oshiromodels.co.uk/post/a-secon... #oshiromodels #wargaming #nerdlings #vsf

It’s Midgard Moot next weekend & I’m taking Midgard into the uncharted territory of the Italian Wars with a refight of the Battle of Fornovo 1495. Can Charles VIII fight off the Italian League or will the combined might of Venice, Milan and Naples destroy the might of France? #midgard #spreadthelard

Some more pictures from my GdA2 game at the excellent “Herts of Lard” event on Saturday. The games in play. #spreadthelard

Some more pictures from my GdA2 game at the excellent “Herts of Lard” event on Saturday. The valiant British ans Spanish face off against the French. Despite an aggressive assault that saw the British Foot Guards retreat in both games the allies held the French in both games. #spreadthelard

Some more pictures from my GdA2 game at the excellent “Herts of Lard” event on Saturday. The French deploy after their march across the Pyrenees. #spreadthelard

Some more pictures from my GdA2 game at the excellent “Herts of Lard” event on Saturday. General Sir Arthur Wellesley directs the action surrounded by ADCs and artillery supply wagons. #spreadthelard

Back from Herts of Lard TFL Games Day and had a blast. Thanks to @joewargamer.bsky.social for a cracking days gaming. Had the pleasure of running a couple of games of General d’Armee 2 based on the Battle of Roncesvalles 1813 as an allied force of British & Spanish tried to hold up a French force.

Following on from the British wagons here’s the 2 French caissons for my GdA2 game. Rather nice mdf versions from @warbases.bsky.social with crew from the ever reliable Perry Miniatures painted to represent the artillery train crew! #spreadthelard

Wagons roll! Running a game of GDA2 at Herts of Lard this coming weekend. Done these excellent Perry British ammunition wagons to represent the C-in-C caissons. French caissons next! Oh and learn the rules 🫤 #spreadthelard

Super day refighting Corunna 1809 today. A major French victory capturing both villages but the British still held the high ground at the end of play so the fleet still managed to conduct the evacuation. As they did in reality! Great fun!