Another 3mm Saxon shieldwall done

Sarmatians on the Danube tonight

3mm Breton knights pepper the Saxon shieldwall with javelins looking for an opening.

Nice to see you all at Salute

It's mat time! Going to mark out a subtle grid tomorrow for games of Strength and Honour / To the Strongest!

I finished off the free sprue (plus another a mate gave me!) from last year’s Salute tonight. These Quarr were fun!

Just in case you didn’t realise how big 3mm are… here is a 28mm knight versus 3 x 3mm knights!

"Oh look, a deserted temple, what can possibly go wrong?". Possibly one of the best ways to start any game 😂 #SpreadTheLard #WhenTheLastSwordIsDrawn

And we're off to Arnhem for #ClogLard 2026. Last preps for a game of Strength & Honour done. Everybody travelling today good luck and hope to see you at dinner! #SpreadtheLard

This week I have been to Guadalcanal… almost

3mm knights

3mm Barons War anyone? 🤪🫣

A celebration of the victory over Wrexham on the Mississippi. 😇😇😇

As a departure from our F/SF models, our Small Scale Scenery range stands alone as an extensive collection of 1/1000th scale houses, fortresses, castles, and other buildings. Standing at well over 200 codes, the range is ideal for tiny scale land or naval gaming, or making dioramas. #salute53

Enjoying a nice trip to see some planes today

Why AI is rubbish! 🤣

Blimey! I tried to book a game in for Colours in September and they are already fully booked up! I’ll have to get more organised in the future and submit it extra early next time! I’m on the waiting list though so I might just squeeze in at the last minute!

Anybody know any historical gaming groups in New Orleans?

I will help @desmondo.bsky.social on the day. Please come and have a go and get a feel for this fun naval ruleset or just to check things out and/or have a chat. US, British, Dutch and Japanese ships and airplanes. It will be fun. On the Saturday after Easter.

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A few mounted sergeants and knights completed.

Barons War French retinue led by Hugh de Rochelambert.

Perhaps we shouldn't be tipping all our existing books on 1066 into the shredder just yet. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2026/03/king...

Did King Harold Really Sail to the Battle of Hastings? I'm not convinced... www.marcmorris.org.uk/2026/03/did-...

And you just can't hide it (Jur's kind of barbarians)

We welcome Mark Backhouse to the SALUTE 53 stage. An advocate for small-scale wargaming, for the past 16 years he has been a regular contributor to Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy. His fascination with the Ancient World led him to write Strength & Honour. Find out more: @markbackhouse29.bsky.social

We have a flyer! And a website! A PayPal link will be set up shortly to make things easy and transparent. There's about 5 games on offer already with lots of room for more. So tell your friends and let's play some games and kill some disease! #SpreadTheLard cooperscreate.wixsite.com/west-midlards

A few more knights on the painting table today.

Metaurus River 207 Strength and Honour playtest. The drunk Gauls are a bit erratic!

Afternoon game and we’re back to testing out the Goths. Only this time they’ve brought friends…! Sarmation cataphracts and horse archers. The Romans have reacted by bringing infantry vexilla together from various places and a lot of light cavalry. Let’s see what happens… #S&H #wargaming #2mm

Another day, another solo play #S&H game! And today I’m going to have a bit of fun and do the Watling Street scenario from the rulebook. Brits against Romans! I’ve run up the terrain for the battle as per the rules. Fun will be had i say! #wargaming #2mm #spreadthelard

My British foraging party are engaging across the back paddock. They’ve spied some tasty pillaging treats!

Songs of drums and tomahawks tonight. I’m off to raid a rebel farmstead.

Finished up 5 of 6 Strength & Honour forest bases. Last one is drying before a drybrush. Happy with these despite them being a bit of a PITA. Probably need to do a few more now… #S&H #wargaming #spreadthelard #2mm #terrain

There's a new WSS podcast! WSS Podcast 108: Beachhead with @thedarkiscool.bsky.social, @clogfather.bsky.social and @markbackhouse29.bsky.social https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/blogs/wss-blog/wss-podcast-108-beachhead #wargaming

Barons Wars French retinue all completed and based! Montjoie Saint Denis! #Baronswars

Herts of Lard - 2 last minute spaces for players! Held in Rickmansworth School on Sat 7th March, two amazing games from the @toofatlardies.bsky.social stable. £11 to cover the venue and refreshments. Message me here or email [email protected] If you're coming, ask your mates!

A rather stunning game of French Indian Wars at the club tonight too.

It all seems ok for the Germans holding the farmhouse. Suddenly a bombardment and French tanks start to move in! 🫣

Today on Instagram: Read in WS&S 139 about the battle of Cornus in 215BC, Carthage vs Rome on Sardinia - follow the team on Instagram #wargaming

Article in today’s Herald already posted by others but behind a paywall, so here’s an old school version. Apologies in advance to all those colleagues who never get credit in a feature like this.

Had a very quick visit to the 1815 battlefield at New Orleans. Which was nice☺️

Written up a ton of new scenarios for the 2nd Civil War between Sulla and the Marian faction into a 6 battle campaign as well as a few Mid-Republican stand alone scenarios. You might even see them one day?😜

Close combat or assaulting enemy positions is extremely deadly in Chain of Command², let's follow Cpt. Mainwaring as he eventually succeeds in defeating the dastardly Germans. A nerdy, statistical approach to close combat and what you need to win. #wargames #chainofcommand #spreadthelard

More pig snaffling action in Ecorcheurs tonight

Whoop whoop! It’s time for another podcast! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

I've started on the @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social HYW English boxed set, putting together two units of bowmen and one of men-at-arms. Plus a couple of command stands. Various shots below. #wargaming

Saints!!!😇😇😇😇

Having a bit of fun painting a few Barons War figures. Working on a few French knights and sergeants.