5/ Scratch building a 20mm version of Saint-Paterne in Biville-la-Baignarde. Final picture of the church in situ on the game table. #wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures #terrain

Rustled up even more photos taken by others of my game at CAHAGIYTYLE or "Come and have a go if you think you're LARD enough 2026". 20mm scenario, 1940 Biville Normandy. #spreadthelard #wargaming wargamingthings.blogspot.com/2026/01/batt...

Managed to find some photos taken by others of my game at CAHAGIYTYLE or "Come and have a go if you think you're LARD enough 2026". 20mm scenario, 1940 Biville Normandy. #spreadthelard #wargaming

1/ Fantastic day on the rainy UK South Coast with CAHAGIYTYLE or "Come and have a go if you think you're LARD enough 2026". Amazing range of games available to play kindly run and played by some wonderful people. #spreadthelard #wargaming #myfeethurt

Let’s do this Southampton! Lard day today!

Finishing touches to a Panhard 178 in 20mm. STL from Counlane Models www.wargaming3d.com/brands/counl... Very pleased with the additional wine box stowage too! #wargaming #spreadthelard #miniatures

All my Frenchies are by Colonel Muller who has an amazing new Kickstarter just launched: Check out From Meuse to Volga, 1940-1942. by Colonel Muller on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...

We’ve just had a couple of late cancellations for our lard day near Southampton this Saturday. We had a good reserve list but we’ve cleared out the subs bench. If you fancy coming along let me know. First come first served!

3/ Scratch building a 20mm version of Saint-Paterne in Biville-la-Baignarde. Nearly there. Windows and doors attached, roof tiling completed. Dry brushed and washed, just painting doors and clock to go. N.B. never tile an octagonal steeple! #wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures #terrain

Pack your bags, bring your reusable coffee cups! Just 6 days until CAHAGIYTYLE!😇

One week to go until Come and have a go if you think you’re LARD enough! Looking forward to seeing you all for loads of great games and a catch up!

2/ Scratch building a 20mm version of Saint-Paterne in Biville-la-Baignarde. Basic build done, remind me never to do an octagonal steeple again! Time to let it dry then texturing next #wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures #terrain

Scratch building a 20mm version of Saint-Paterne in Biville-la-Baignarde. Measured and scaled from aerial photos, designed in SketchUp and construction in 3mm foam board. Modular design for easy storage and option to use each building on it's own. #wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures #terrain

Nearly finished the tank scrape for the R35 scheduled for appearance in the Battle of Biville at our upcoming Lardy Day. Needs varnishing, grass tufts and then some vegetation camouflaging it and I can then call it done. #wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures

I know they aren't official Colonel Muller miniature Chasseurs but with a little editing and replacing their heads from Des tranchées aux barricades, they sort of work for me! Scaled to 20mm. #wargaming #spreadthelard #minatures

Starting on a tank scrape for a R35. Cardboard base, DAS modelling clay banks built up and model checked for fit. #wargaming #terrain #spreadthelard

Any Early War table needs its fair share of civilians caught up in the chaos, even if you are a beefy looking nun… Eskice STLs at 20mm on 50mm bases #wargaming #spreadthelard #20mm

Uh oh! Trasimene set up!

Early War German LMG Teams done supplement existing platoons. Not too sure on scheme but it will pass for now. Just need to base up and they are done for now. #wargaming #spreadthelard #20mm

Slightly diminish a band. AC/CC

What?!? Painting Germans?!? I know I have sunk so low. First time playing with feldgrey, wish me luck #wargaming #spreadthelard #20mm

A small gallery of just some of my Early War French forces in 20mm. Painting guide on the blog as well if you would like to see my approach. Plenty left to do - gun crews, Panhard and a bunch of Chasseurs too #wargaming #spreadthelard #chainofcommand

Just a couple of photos of my 20mm Early War French courtesy of the very talented @markbackhouse29.bsky.social #wargaming #spreadthelard

Continuing scenario design thoughts for the Battle of Biville-la-Baignarde at the club for our upcoming Lardy Day. #wargaming #spreadthelard #20mm

A nice shout out for Strength and Honour here at 21.30 into the podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

Bring out your Shed, err Garage. My scratch built 20mm garage with house and barn with a side order of fountain. #garagelife #wargaming #terrain

Yes I know it's not Early War, or French or German or indeed khaki but sometimes you need a wolf! #minaturepainting #itswolfnotatank

Whole Lotta of Rosie, sorry I meant stuff for this month! Panhard 178 Crew for 1897 AT Gun Crew for MMG Gun and crew for 47mm AT Gun 12 telegraph poles 2 burnt out trucks Austin Tilly 2 Sdkfz 251 ausf-b plus covers Dug in Renault35 Not quite two turtle doves... #spreadthelard #wargaming #20mm

Dry run through of the table setup for Battle of Biville-la-Baignarde at the club ready for our Lardy Day. Still need to build a church and a couple of buildings but scenario played out well and was fun too! You can fit a lot of a village on a table in 20mm. #wargaming #spreadthelard #20mm

Some simple Disaster and Setback card holders for a LoTR themed Strength & Honour game at our upcoming Lardy Day. If anyone wants the STL just let me know. #strengthandhonour #2mm #wargaming

What if Rommel’s wife had flu and he didn’t leave Normandy when he did, what if Rommel has moved 12 Pzr, 22nd Pzr, 26th PzrGren and 25th Pzr to the St Lo/Bayeux region on 2nd June? Interesting “what if D-Day failed” read.

For our club's upcoming Lardy day, I am planning on a refighting of the 53rd Battalion of Chasseurs Alpins (BCA) defence of Biville-la-Baignarde on the 10th June 1940. You can read the historical background to the fight below. #wargaming #battleoffrance1940 #spreadthelard

Who doesn't love a little bit of scatter terrain? A 20mm garden filler complete with garden path and grow box. Pleased with how it looks, now to knock out some more. #miniatures #spreadthelard #wargaming #terrain

Finally added the commander to lead my trio of R35s. Finished with them and very pleased. #miniatures #spreadthelard #wargaming

A change up from Early War French, a small hobbit armed with a pie and sword. Very difficult not to paint him in camo green/brown and give him a MAS-36 rifle and Adrian helmet. #miniatures #rolemaster #thievinghobbit #pocketeses

More scatter, this time jambon in 20mm STL print from www.thingiverse.com/thing:4777301 #spreadthelard #wargaming

Some French AHN trucks for that valiant dash across the board towards an objective. Scaled up from original 1:100 scale to 20mm. STL print from www.wargaming3d.com/product/1-10... #spreadthelard #wargaming

Always a pleasure to catch up with @historianinharness.bsky.social at Warfare 2025. A sneak peek at the forthcoming rulebook and a chance to enjoy the enthusiasm that is infectious (oh and some lovely trebuchets too!). #ecorcheurs #medievalwargaming #wargaming

A little 20mm Citroen 11 CV for the gaming table. STL print from www.wargaming3d.com/product/citr... #spreadthelard #wargaming

A Sunday morning spent painting a custom French War Memorial in 20mm. Full details on the process on my blog: wargamingthings.blogspot.com/2025/11/fren... #terrain #spreadthelard #wargaming #remembrance

"Come and have a go if you think you’re LARD enough 2026" on Sat 24th January 2026 near Southampton. We’ve got 3 awesome CoC games on offer and lots of other lard themed games. #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/come-and-a...

Coming soon to a friendly club on the South Coast of Hampshire on 24th January 2026... "Come and have a go if you think you're LARD enough 2026" #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming

20mm French R35 finally completed. I think the foliage adds a little something to them too. #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming #20mm

Something a little different - Setback and Disaster card holders for a Middle Earth inspired Strength & Honour game coming soon to a Lardy day near you (well if you are on the south coast anyway) #spreadthelard #strengthandhonour #2mm

20mm French R35 decals done, light dusty weathering done. Now to let dry throughly and varnish #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming #20mm

The Camembert drug crazed French R35 camouflage pattern is sort of complete. Next are the decals once I work out what the hell I need to do? #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming #20mm

Last night as the French successfully held off a German Blitzkrieg we bumped in to how fixed line Forward Observers mesh with the abstraction/virtualisation of Forward Observers in the new rules. Anyway a suggestion - the Forward Observation Point (FOP) #wargaming #spreadthelard #chainofcommand

I hope there is a special level of Hell that the Camembert drug crazed French designer of their camouflage pattern resides in! What’s wrong with good ‘ol olive drab? #spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming #20mm

Slap a couple of washes on the Frenchies and it makes a world of difference. On to highlighting and finishing! #wargaming #spreadthelard #chainofcommand