Oh the untold joy of undercoating! BEF 2 rifle teams, 2 Bren teams with corporals, a couple of top brass and a platoon sergeant. Painted the base edges red SL, orange JL and grey for Bren teams. STLs resized to 20mm: www.studiohistoria.us/collections/... #spreadthelard #wargaming #chainofcommand

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

Trio of AMC Schneider P16 armoured cars in 20mm "fresh" of the printer and ready to be undercoated. Sadly my airbrush is kaput so might be a bit delayed #spreadthelard #wargaming #chainofcommand

Just backed Arras 1940 British Armour of the BEF kickstarter for some of that early war fun! #wargaming #spreadthelard #chainofcommand

1/2 60mm Brandt mortar Team for Frenchie support list in 20mm #spreadthelard #wargaming

Printer continues to go "brrrrrr" filling out French support lists with trio of AMC Schneider P16 armoured cars in 20mm. Hoping the camouflage pattern is easier to do?!?! #spreadthelard #wargaming

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!

Fascinating reading of the defence of the Ypres-Comines canal line at the end of May 1940, desperate fighting and many heroic last stands. Might make for an interesting Pint Size Campaign? #wargaming #spreadthelard

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

Voters in Gorton and Denton can take a FREE personality test today. Simply go into a polling booth and if you find yourself voting for Matt Goodwin, you'll know you're a twat.

Is the new Chain of Command² National Characteristic of "Panzerknacker" applicable for 1940 Blitzkrieg games? #chainofcommand #spreadthelard #wargaming

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

3D printer continues to go Brrrrrr with a BEF platoon. Slightly amended for 20m Studio Historia prints #spreadthelard #wargaming #wargames

3D printer goes Brrrrrr with the start of a BEF platoon (George Formby not included) #spreadthelard #wargaming #wargames

Tried out some paint schemes on the sample figure from the "From Meuse to Volga" kickstarter. Printed in 20mm (78%) and 0.025 resolution. #spreadthelard #wargaming #20mm

A Hasty Defence at the club tonight, Frenchies pushing back the Germans - well that was the plan. The unfortunate use of a German flamethrower saw the death of a squad, its JL and accompanying SL and the French break. Good random game. #spreadthelard #wargaming

Some people imagine the rock 'n' roll hobby of wargaming is all about painting Tigers and PIATs, not always the case! Sometimes it is about making bases to fit to 20mm washers to depict leaders, LMG teams etc. Hole to fit 6mm magnet from that Amazon. Party on Wayne! #spreadthelard #wargaming

Mmmm I want to buy lots of boxes of Perry HYW minis and mix and match them for various Ecorcheurs retinues, you can't have too many boxes of minis can you? I wonder how I can hide their cost from the missus though? #Ecorcheurs #HYW #PerryMiniatures #wargames #wargaming

Trying out Ecorcheurs with @hobnobnobby.bsky.social which is rather fun.

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