8 more of the Wargames Atlantic Peasants done to finish of a unit of 12 bowmen. Time to tackle some knights next!

Well one thing led to another. Excited to get stuck in!

Tried out Midgard at the club. My heroic Viking commander cut his Anglo Saxon foe in one round of combat! We won’t talk about him getting speared to death afterwards… Great ruleset and will be picking up a copy!

Having completed a big step in my Epic Pike and Shotte I've made a video with all the tips and tricks I've learnt in the way. Think we are due the announcement on the new Epic this week, so hopefully it doesn't distract me too much... youtu.be/hm2IgCu0q8Y

Club day today and played some Chain of Command. Only our second game but great fun. German probing attack on the outskirts of a US held village. Initially stalled, and the Stummel was knocked out, however a strong right hook and careful use of a handgranaten charge broke the US force morale!

Now that the Epic ECW is done for the moment time to move on to another project - a Barons War era SAGA force. Kicking it off with 4 bowmen from the @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social peasant box set. Had them for about a year so good to get some paint on them, very nice figures!

While I was at Broadside I was lucky enough to get a set of the new British Automated infantry for Konflikt 47. Painted up a couple to match in with my British in Italy collection - I think that Cassino would have been an easier battle with these chaps! youtu.be/NgQCvAF1VTo?...

Great day today at the Broadside Wargames show demoing the Battle of Maidstone 1648 using epic pike and shotte. A busy day and a local show that is going from strength to strength

My ninth pike and shotte regiment - this time the Earl of Manchester’s. The last unit needed for the game at Broadside wargames show next Saturday and this stage of the project is complete!

3 years ago I bought Warlord’s Epic Pike and Shotte starter set. Thought it was only right to put them out on parade to show that I have two painted armies now!

Time for a hobby update as a cold then scorching May comes to a close. Variety is the name of the game, as I paint Italian tanks, ECW piles and get really into the Russian civil war youtu.be/HSaTr92L1oM?...

Something a bit different today as we tried Blood and Valor for the Russian Civil War. Worked quite nicely and now have a nice target to paint towards!

Anyone else struggling with hobby motivation whilst it’s Scorchio? Bout a couple of figures but haven’t touched a brush in a week!

Now on Annual leave until June, so kicking it off with a glass of Albariño and writing the third scenario for my Italian campaign book

Something a bit different at the club tonight. Ospreys ‘En Garde’ put on by a mate we some great Three Musketeers miniatures. Managed to get two games in, and could certainly see these rules working for ECW or Pirates!

Club order taking advantage of the @northstarfigs.bsky.social flash sale. All the Bolshevik’s are for me. Very well packed order that survived the postie leaving it out in the elements during a rainstorm!

Marquis of Newcastles Regiment done. He clearly hated wargamers so decided to give his troops white coats…

There’s a range of wargaming opinions out, but I’ve just had someone on Reddit make up an entire theory that Warlord are lying to people that epic is 15mm to drive up their sales, because they were poor to start. And that @stormofsteel.bsky.social is a ‘company shill’ for Warlord. Top comedy!

Our newly formed Wargames club is trying to get its name out there, we meet about once a month, with the next day 24th May

Finished this Italian Semovente 47/32. Lovely model, particularly the crew figures. Probably not going to do too well facing off against a Sherman!

Painted up the plastic AB41 from Warlord Games. Decent kit and happy with the finish!

Somewhat expected, but great to have Warlord’s plastic 14th Army kit revealed. I could even see it being useful for my Italian campaign forces.

FOR SALE Two 28mm Universal Carriers. £35 each or £60 for the two. £4 post/ UK only

Been a little while since I painted any Italians, so fixed that with this M14/41 tank!

Couple of highlights from the Bolt Action event I ran Saturday. 18 players, with a range of ages from 16 to 65! Still yet to see this ‘greying’ hobby everyone is talking about… Really fun day, and some really well painted armies on display.

New hobby update from me, showing off my Epic Pike and Shotte Dragoons, and going through my Salute Haul! youtu.be/OSky_wGndGs

A foot and mounted unit of Dragoons for Epic Pike and Shotte. Nearly at two really useful boxes full of painted Epic units so certainly making progress!

All set up at Salute! Sword beach in 15mm using Rapid Fire Reloaded

Made a grand old hobby update today of the last few months of painting, mainly WW2 British and Epic English Civil War. Also looking forward to salute! youtu.be/1j6xAfczX_A?...

Palette cleanser finished today. 4 White Russian infantrymen from the plastic Wargames Atlantic set. Painted up quite nicely For the slow burn Russian Civil War project.

Spent this afternoon giving a friend an intro to wargaming with a slightly simplified version of Bolt Action. We both had a lot of fun and he commented on the social nature of wargames compared to computer gaming - certainly something we as a hobby collective should emphasise!

A second Sherman done to join 4th Armoured Brigade boiling in the Sicilian heat

First batch of British paratroopers. Denison is time consuming but happy with the end result.

Playtesting a scenario for the second attack on San Pietro. The game came down to the final turn so a qualified success!

Test model for the best looking troops of WW2. What are people’s thoughts? ‘How to paint Denison’ seems to be a perennial wargaming question

Another Epic Pike and Shotte cavalry unit done, this time Henry Ireton’s horse. Tempted to get all the painted units on the table to see how much I’ve got done of this mammoth set.

Last batch of British Infantry for now. Bit of a mish mash of Sten guns and engineers

Three assorted figures for my British in Italy. Having painted a Warlord Resin figure (on the left) and two metal figures, the resin figure took the paint a lot better.

Challenging week work wise but a delivery day on Friday more that makes up for it! Picked up these three army boxes in the @mightylancergames.bsky.social sale for the Mithradatic Wars. Well packed and great service, survived Royal Mail leaving it out in the rain!

Finished a universal carrier for my British. Lovely little vehicle. I added some infantry packs to the side to make it feel a bit more ‘lived in’

Another Epic Pike and Shotte unit, the Earl of Essex’s Foot. This is foot regiment number 7 of 14 you get in the set now painted. Can’t complain about that value for money…

Great to see that an Artizan Russian Civil War range is coming this year. On a side note has anyone played Zero Hour? The sandbox approach seems to be a good fit for a ruleset

All do the Timber framed ECW buildings done with AK paint pens, around an evening each a building. Happy with the result for the time it took

I’ve committed to running an English Civil War game at the Broadside wargames show in June, so best get painting! Here’s the first of 8 units that need to be done - the Earl of Essex’s Horse

My third Bolt Action event sold all 18 of its tickets in 24 hours. A good sign for the health of historical gaming in my area at least!

I’ve been enjoying using the paint pens for these buildings so much I’ve made a video about it! youtu.be/Qv35IE5sRPA?...

Ordered some paint pens and they arrived today (ordered on Sunday, greta service by Great Escape Games!) Managed to paint a 15mm building in an evening. They work really well for flatter surfaces, I’m impressed.

Pike and Shotte for our monthly club meet. Testing a scenario for the Broadside wargames show. Only all the buildings and one army to paint! Also talking about Salute this year. A few months out but a good time to start planning the shopping list and end the no new miniatures ban!

Back to something smaller with 2 Medium guns and 3 mortars. Benefits of the English Civil War is that these could be used by both Parliamentarians and Royalists!

Given the wind and rain here is the opposite of perfect priming weather, this weekend will be most building kits! A Tiger 1 done this evening. Always hesitated having such a big tank for a platoon sized game, but given there’s a couple of battles in Sicily they could be used for gave me an excuse!