Black Friday Sale Bobby Lee ACW in Virginia boardgame -£35 plus postage Perry Plastic AWI - £14 plus postage Extra Impetus - £10 plus postage Oman - History of the Peninsular War volume VII - £10 plus postage #wargames #wargaming #blackfriday

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Finished the three loot markers as well. A pile of silver dropped whilst fleeing and two barrels containing… ale maybe?! #wargaming #spreadthelard #Pillage #miniaturepainting

And this is what the Saxons look like on a sabot base! Whilst I’m working towards a Pillage! Warband at the moment, I’ve got plenty more to do and other rule sets to try… #spreadthelard #wargaming #miniaturepainting

Finished off the next four unarmoured warriors for the Saxon Pillage! Warband. Based the same way as the armoured warriors to give some uniformity to the band. #wargaming #spreadthelard #miniaturepainting

First loot token for Pillage! done. A pile of silver coins bursting out of their bags. #Pillage #spreadthelard #wargaming

What’s left to do for Pillage!? Well first, the Saxons with a chieftain and unarmoured warriors. Then for the Vikings, we have unarmoured warriors to add to the band. So about 9 miniatures. And I’ve built a couple of loot markers from the terrain pile! #wargaming #Pillage #spreadthelard

And not to be outdone, I’ve tarted up the older Vikings with some gratuitous tuffs. #wargaming #miniaturepainting #spreadthelard

Meanwhile, I’ve finished my first batch of Saxons! That’s nearly half of what I need for a 300pt Pillage! Warband. I’m pleased with how they’ve come out, especially the basing scheme. #wargaming #miniaturepainting #spreadthelard

Reading First Burma Campaign; the Japanese Conquest of 1942 at the moment as I work up my early war Indian Army platoon for CoC Far East. The platoon is coming together nicely, just need to do the highlights. Some interesting potential scenarios in the book as well. #spreadthelard #wargaming #15mm

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Just so there is no doubts here, if you don’t base your tanks, whatever the scale, they will inevitably fall over on the table top… #baseyourtanks #nounbasedtankleftbehind

Right folks, we’re into mid-November so here’s your latest monthly reminder for #FestiveTankChallenge2025. It’s the Sherman - any variant or scale. Get those kits stashed and ready for December! #FestiveTankChallenge #Wargaming

Switching it up a bit and I’m going to see if I can sort out 2x 300pt war bands for Pillage! Vikings and Saxons. The armored Vikings are already pretty much done as are the armored Saxons. Just need to finish of the unarmoured ones and we should be there… #wargaming #miniaturepainting #Pillage

Presented by national treasure and the absolute legend that is Sara Cox, we’re pleased to announce that The Marvellous Miniature Workshop airs from Monday 1st December at 2pm on BBC ONE @bbciplayer #TheMarvellousMiniatureWorkshop #SaraCox #iPlayer

Second MG entrenchment done bar varnish and flocking. I’m pretty pleased with this one and especially the sandbags. Will do a few more like this one in a later project. #spreadthelard #CoC #15mm #wargaming

Meanwhile I’ve finished of the test model for the early war Indian Army platoon I’m doing next for CoC Far East. Just another 40+ models to do… #spreadthelard #wargaming #15mm #CoC

Finished the outstanding KAR MMG team for CoC2 Far East. That’s a full platoon and a range of support options. #CoC #spreadthelard #15mm #wargaming

And the MG entrenchment crewed by a Japanese MMG team. Works well and I’m happy with it but I can definitely improve on it going forward. #CoC #15mm #spreadthelard #wargaming

Third roadblock completed. Happy with this as an example of a quickly thrown together block for Brit forces in the Far East. #spreadthelard #wargaming #15mm #CoC

Second MG emplacement in the works. Whilst the first one was more of a Japanese construction style, this is more British in nature. Pleased with how the sandbags have come out. Now to base and paint it! #spreadthelard #wargaming #15mm #CoC

And with CoC2 introducing free entrenchments for MMG/HMG teams, I’ve started on a couple of them. First one is about done, just needs varnish and flocking to finish. #spreadthelard #CoC #15mm #wargaming

Final roadblock/barrackade nearing completion. Just need to varnish and flock. #15mm #spreadthelard #wargaming #CoC

Test model for my CoC2 early warning (1942) Burma Indian Army platoon in khaki drill uniform. I’m pretty happy with this and it’s fairly quick to do. Just another 30+ to do… #wargaming #15mm #CoC #spreadthelard #CoCFarEast

The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.

I ran four participation games of a Chain of Command scenario set on Saipan in 1944 back in January in the Lard Zone at CanCon in Canberra. Pleased to say, it's now available as an article in the most recent issue of Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy #138.

For Sale: 1 x 28mm Insurgent Boat with 6 crew (unpainted). Sale price £15.00 including UK postage.

For Sale: Warlord Games 28mm Caesar's Legions. 72 plastic Roman infantry, including command. Additionally, this bundle contains a pair of Caesarian Roman Officers (one on foot, one mounted). Sale price - £50

Still running up some extras for CoC2 Far East. With the new rules providing an entrenchment for MMGs, I’m going to work up a few of them using bamboo and air drying clay. And another roadblock using similar materials. #spreadthelard #wargaming #terrain #15mm #CoC

For a variety of reasons, Remembrance Day is a bit emotional for me. I fully agree with the ‘remember them’ ethos behind it. I find it easier to visit the quiet cemetery near me, remember my mates and this old lad from the Glider Pilot Regt, one of the AAC’s predecessors. #AAC #Gliderpilotregiment

Considering I can still post and this came via DM and not a pop up notification on the site this is 110% a phishing attempt. I reported it and anyone else who gets one of these should do the same.

[Commission] 28mm Ottoman Napoleonics.

And done! Varnished and tufts added. Two snipers and two engineers for CoC2. More support choices for the various Far East British, Indian and African platoons I’ve put together. Need to do a big Peter Pig order soon though… #spreadthelard #15mm #wargaming #CoC

A couple of CoC support choices painted. Two snipers, one KAR and one Gurkha/Indian Army. And two Brit engineers with demolitions. I’ll add a third to make the team up later. Happy with these. #wargaming #CoC #spreadthelard #15mm

HERTS OF LARD 2026!!! I'm now taking names for people who want to either run a game or attend as a player at Herts of Lard 2026 (The 4th one!). It'll be on March 7th 2026 in Rickmansworth Email me [email protected] joebilton81.wixsite.com/hertsoflard-... @toofatlardies.bsky.social

Rather proud of this little "Gentle Intro" Silver Bayonet campaign. www.goonhammer.com/ghoulhammer-...

Kings African Rifles platoon completed! Happy with how they’ve come out. Got a few support choices to add on completion but got there in the end. #CoC #spreadthelard #15mm #wargaming

New hobby update for your Sunday viewing pleasure. More 15mm WW2 painted along with games of General D'Armee 2 and Star Wars Chain of Command. And a bit more, dive in here: youtu.be/nitapcOkVM8

Two sets of roadblocks for CoC completed. Tree stumps dug into a track as a basic set that will work well for a hasty block in Burma and Czech hedgehogs for when you absolutely don’t want that tank in your backyard… #CoC #wargaming #spreadthelard #15mm

Kind of like how these hedgehogs have turned out… a couple of hours to build and an hour or two to paint. Can’t wait to use them in a game… #CoC #spreadthelard #wargaming #terrain #15mm

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Roadblocks for CoC pretty much done. Just needs a varnish and static grass. The wooden blocks will work well with my Burma armies whilst the hedgehogs can be used pretty much anywhere. Pleased with how these have turned out, one more support option covered… #spreadthelard #wargaming #15mm

These are now listed on eBay with an auction starting price of half this amount. ebay.us/m/as4Bht

Come and have a go if you think you’re LARD enough tickets are now on general release. Get them from here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/come-and-a...

If you see this, post a vehicle: Sherman, Lee/Grant and Stuart tanks from my 15mm 14th Army force.

Finished the second section of Kings African Rifles for CoC Far East. The image on the left is after varnishing but before adding tufts. Just so you can see the added foliage rotting on the jungle floor… #CoC #15mm #spreadthelard #wargaming

Another roadblock set up, this time anti-tank Czech hedgehogs. More common in NW Europe but could be used in Burma probably… #CoC #spreadthelard #15mm #wargaming

We are delighted to announce that we've acquired Ironclad Miniatures! Founded in 2005, they have extensive resin scenery in 15mm, 20mm and 28mm, plus 28mm miniatures too. John will be running a 'Retirement' sale from 31st Oct to 9th Nov, so make sure to grab anything you need before the transfer!