A busy month at Yarkshire Gamer is summed up in the usual Monthly Update on the Utubes which is out now, Italian Wars, Crusades and a sprinkle of Napoleonics, feature. youtu.be/3KpgcuhVINY?... #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming #wargaming

#wip with my first 28mm #Napoleonic #French Line Infantry in a very long time. I forgot what a reet royal pain they are 😄 Perry Miniatures plastics, from a planned unit of 36. Vive L'Empereur ! #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

A few pics of Yarkshire Gamers 28mm Italian Wars game at Salute 53, winner of the Best Large Scale Game. Music Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/all-good-f... License code: NZUVGY3MQTFNROEA #history #wargames #hobby #tabletopgames #wargaming #italianwars

New Unit Day- 28mm @Gripping_Beast Arab Heavy Cavalry from the plastic box set. Getting going in April is always a challenge after AHPC & Salute so pleased to squeeze one out 🤣 #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgaming #Crusades

Great day @ #salute53 yesterday, thanks to the guys who helped out at the game and all those who came over for a chat. It was mad busy early doors with 30 + people round the table at times, we also won award 🏆 which of course I don't like to mention 😎 #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

On the way to that there London to @slwsalute see you all tomorrow (or in the pub tonight) #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

Final unit in the spotlight for #Salute53 is Giovannis famous Black Band, of course he was dead at this point (hence the black) I also have unit from his alive period and call it Schrodingers Bande 😎 28mm Perry #wargames #history #hobby #tabletopgames

Continuing the build up to #Salute here's my favourite, Cesare Borgia Command Stand along with his personal Bodyguard, everyone loves a bad boy and the two Borgia TV Series were brilliant 28mm Perry & Steelfist #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgames

The next unit on display at Salute 53 is the Bradford City Pike Block, painted to celebrate 🍾 the clubs promotion to League 1 last year. 28mm Perrys Miniatures with home made flags, each fig has a kit based on 1 from the clubs history #wargames #hobby #history #bcafc

Some of the units that will be at #salute53, these were all done in one burst of productivity about 8-9 years ago, mostly 28mm Foundry & Perry, mostly #Papal or Italian Condottieri, veterans of many battles now. I believe the kids would call these the OG #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

Getting ready for #salute53 next week, here's a flavour of the Italian Wars game I'll be putting on. Spent yesterday sorting figs & boxing up, today is a terrain refresh. See you there #wargames #history #hobby #tabletopgaming

Remembering a simpler time when Medieval #Wargaming was all hordes of Cavalry thundering across a table and not 3 blokes fighting in a back garden about who was going to ride the chicken next 😆 #hobby #miniatures #tabletopgaming #history

A busy month at Yarkshire Gamer is summed up in the usual Monthly #Wargames Update on the Utubes. This time its got nothing to do with the Bass, it's All About the Pike ! Tune In now with a brew and a biccy 👍 youtu.be/kocbcY5HQpY?... #wargaming #hobby #tabletopgaming #Miniatures

#Podcast Day today with a look forward to the Salute Show down in that there London. I chat with Martin and Phil from the South London Warlords about putting on this huge day. kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-84... #wargames #salute53 #wargaming #hobby

All the hard work is done 28mm #Swiss Pike Block is done, 160 figs here (Inc rear Rankers from another block) really happy with the final look and definitely need a lie down ! #wargames #history #hobby #tabletopgaming

#Swiss Pike week continues with 4 bases of Rear Rankers to add to existing units to increase the block size to 128, 28mm Perry and Petes Flags figures. Finished block shots later in the week. #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

Further progress with the #Swiss Pike Block, this is the Obwalden contingent, 32 figs Perry, Steelfist and Petes Flags although the Flags are from Flags of War 😉 pics of the 128 fig Block later this week #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

A few quick shots of the #wip on the 28mm Swiss Pike Block, 96 down, 32 to go, figs are Perry and Steelfist #hobby #history #wargaming #tabletopgames

The Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames (Podcast) Group on FB has just tipped over 7,000 members, if you're on that platform, get on board the Big Game train and ride it down a 32 ft table ! #Wargames #tabletopgaming #hobby #history

The next group of Swiss done this time I've used flags from Thun as inspiration for a colour Palette for the group. 32 figs a mix of Perry & Steel Fist Miniatures I'll post some pics later of the unit so far, this is 1/4 of the total. #wargaming #hobby #miniatures #wargames

On the back of my review of the new Spanish Civil War #Wargaming book from @Helionbooks here's a few pics of my 28mm collection for the period. Mostly Empress but lots of others. #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

That's it for now, the final 28mm "Spanish" Heavy Cavalry for the Italian Wars are done. Figures by TAG and flags from Petes Flags. I'll do some Jinetes next for this army. #wargames #hobby #history #tabletopgaming

I've done a review of the recent @Helionbooks Spanish Civil War #Wargaming Book. A big favourite period of mine and great to see a book dedicated to it, on the YG Utubes link below. youtu.be/AsZubAiCifs #tabletopgaming #history #spanishcivilwar

Latest unit 28mm #Prussian Landwehr, figures are from Perry Miniatures and flag from GMB designs, a 32 fig unit on 4 60 x 60 bases, part of my slow Plancenoit Project. These are metal figs, I think the available plastics are very poor #hobby #wargaming #History #Miniatures

It's been a busy month at Yarkshire Gamer and the Monthly Update is out on the Utubes 👍 youtu.be/0Hyn1icqLgY?... #wargames #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgames

Marching to Hammerhead in Newark tomorrow. I tend to have a game on at shows so, without one, I get chance to wander, shop, chat and maybe join in a couple of games. Come and say hi, I'll be the one drinking tea and eating an Avocado free breakfast #wargames #hobby #tabletopgaming

Some old shots of my Kingdom of Jerusalem portion of my #Crusades collection, 28mm @FireforgeGames definitely something to add to in the future #wargames #wargaming #history #hobby

This came up in a conversation yesterday, always worth reminding folk of one of the more famous Yarkshire Gamer Podcast sayings #tabletopgames #wargaming #hobby #painting

#wip 28mm Prussian Landwehr (Perry Miniatures) 1st base of 8 from a 32 fig Battalion. The previous Landwehr have been in a lighter coat, with this one I've gone with a more common dark blue black. #hobby #wargaming #tabletopgames #history

A bit of a treat this week as I've done not 1 but 2 more "Spanish" Heavy Cavalry units for the Italian Wars, 28mm #Miniatures from TAG, just one more to go.2nd pic is all so far. #hobby #history #wargaming #tabletopgames

The standard of pendantry is shocking these days, there's clearly a bloke with no Pike there (next to Eddie Shoestring) and no one said a thing 😆 #28mm #Swiss Pike from both Perry and Steelfist #hobby #history #painting #wargaming #tabletopgames

Episode 83 of the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast is out and it focuses on Men's Mental Health and the new Dads War Room which has just started up down the road in Hull #wargames #hobby #mentalhealth #tabletopgaming kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-83...

Next group of #28mm #Swiss are done for the next Pike Block, a mix of Perry and Steelfist, flags by @flagsofwar this time I've represented Glarus. 64 figs done another 64 to go, it's a big block but I keep chipping away 😎 #wargaming #hobby #history #painting #tabletopgames

I've got a vote going on, on the Yarkshire Gamer FB to determine which rules I try and learn for modern #Wargames is it Seven Days to the River Rhine or Battlegroup Northag, you choose (so I don't take the blame if it goes wrong !) #tabletopgames #hobby #history #wargaming

I've added another 6 to the 28mm Italian Wars "Spanish" Heavies, another 18 to go. Figs from TAG and Flags from Petes, starting to look 'proper' now #hobby #wargaming #history #tabletopgaming #renaissance

Some pics from the 28mm AWI game at Vapnartak in York yesterday, figs Perry and Foundry, rules British Grenadier, nice busy show, great start to the #wargaming year #hobby #tabletopgames #history

A busy month at Yarkshire Gamer and the Monthly #Wargaming Update is out on the Utubes, lots of new units, figures and books to have a look at youtu.be/z0eaUnilITA?... #hobby #wargames #history #tabletopgaming

New - #28mm Command Base for my #French Napoleonic Army, these are Perry Miniatures and represent Count Lobau (Gen Mouton) and team. Base is 100mm diameter, next French will be some Infantry #hobby #painting #Wargames #tabletopgaming #history

I will be at the Vapnartak Show at York Racecourse on Sunday with the #28mm AWI Germantown game. Come and say hi 👍 #hobby #Wargames #history #tabletopgaming

I've been working on yet more "Spanish" Heavy Cavalry for my Italian Wars collection. This is the 4th unit in total. 28mm The Assault Group figures. I've enough for 8 lots of 6 so this makes it the halfway point. Flag Pendants - I know 😎 #history #wargaming #hobby #tabletopgames

I'm back scaring the viewers on the Utubes with a review of Henry Hydes @battlegames.bsky.social new booklet Junction Jeopardy youtu.be/x8ZGCI1sdVs?... #wargames #wargaming #tabletopgames #hobby

French Command Stands for the Plancenoit Project I've decided on 2 figs on an 80mm round for Brigade and 3 figs on the same base for a Division. All figs are Perry Miniatures metals. #Wargaming #tabletopgames #hobby #painting

Another few shots of the #28mm #Swiss Pike I painted earlier in the week. Perry Miniatures #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgames

New Unit Day (actually 1/4 unit) as I've completed the Basel part of my next #28mm #Swiss Pike Block, every journey starts with a single step, every Pike Block begins with 32 figures 😀 #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgames

A selection of figures painted by my latest Podcast Guest Paul Mackay, the episode is now out on the Utubes Paul has a great technique & adapts his style for purpose at hand so it was great to talk about and compare it to my more "agricultural" style 😁 #wargames #hobby youtu.be/7hmQGcPgVf4?...

PIONEERS - just in case you were in any doubt, here are some of the Pioneers of the #wargaming #hobby - there are many more but these have had their own dedicated episodes on the Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big #Wargames #Podcast kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-14... kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-77...

Ep 82 of Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big #Wargames Podcast is out today on all major Podcast hosts. My guest is the excellent painter, Paul Mackay and we don our budgie smugglers and go for a deep dive into the world of fig painting! #tabletopgaming #painting #hobby kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-82...

After finishing off some 28mm Arab Cavalry recently I got the rest of them in for a photo. A mix of the Gripping Beast Heavy and Light Cavalry plastic box sets, with LBM shields and pennants. Regards Ken Yarkshire Gamer #wargames #tabletopgaming #hobby #history

New Unit today are these #28mm Gripping Beast Arab Heavy Cavalry for my Crusades Collection. 12 figs on 6, 2 fig 50 x 60 bases. #painting #wargaming #tabletopgaming #hobby #history

4 pictures summing up #2025 looking forward to a very different #2026. Have a great New Year everyone #hobby #wargaming #tabletopgaming #history #modeling