Time for a Moscow Foxtrot. This week a couple of elderly Cold War submarines depart the shipyards for service in the growing Soviet fleet & for export. A little background can be found at the following link: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/t... #NavalWargaming #1/3000th #Navwar

Friday found a group of us gather for our regular "Snoopy's Christmas" Wings of Glory encounter. Nieuports, Albatros, Spads & other were all found fighting desperately over the front lines. Photos & an overview can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/s...

A selection of photos from a recent #15mm Medieval themed wargaming evening using the #DBA rules. Here my Wars of the Roses English are engaged against my oppoents recently completed Medieval Hungarians. No doubt the English are campaigning in Europe. An enjoyable evening for all involved.

A little rebasing as I smarten up some veteran #1/300th WWII armour for use with the #Spearhead rules by Arty Conliffe. Ramblings and a few photos can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/m...

Friday evening found four players gather for a Napoleonic game set in 1813. Ney, commanding two corps, was determined to crush the Austrians before they could concentrate. Schwarzenburg was undeterred & rushed forces forward to blunt the French. Another outstanding game. #6mm #Volley&Bayonet

It's off to the Atlantic for our next WWII #navalwargaming adventure as the Panzerschffe Deutschland sorties in search for merchantmen. Background & a battle report using #NavalThunder & #1/3000th scale models can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/d...

This week four #1/3000th scale #Navwar Leander frigates depart the shipyards for service in the Cold War Royal Navy. Two are in the original their configuration while the others are armed with Seawolf & Exocet. Additional background can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/c...

Saturday evening provided an oppurtunity for a Sengoku Jidai game using #DBA & #15mm miniatures. Both commanders were determined in their attacks. Samurai, ashigaru & hastily raised town militia, were locked in sustained combat as the lines moved back & forth across fields borded by hills & hamlet.

Friday evening & a Seven Years War engagement using #6mm miniatures with the #Volley&Bayonet rules. The Austrians were alas badly handled by the Prussians whose attack against the Austrian right quickly gained momentum. A stunning victory for Prussia ensued.

An evening of #15mm #DBA. Battles surged from the rolling hills of Britain through Europe to the Seleucid domains. Kings, tyrants & pretenders sort power & prestige. A selection of photos & a brief description of a few games can be found here: ancientwargaming.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/l...

I have been plugging away at a #1/3000th Kriegsmarine #NavalWargaming project for a while for use with the #NavalThunder rules. With the first units completed it was time to deploy to the North Sea. The background & link to the report can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/l...

Friday evening & it was off to the Franco-Prussian War with #6mm miniatures and the #Volley&Bayonet rules. Two players joined the Prussians while another two Naoleon III's army. Miniatures by #Heroics&Ros from my collection.

This week it's back to my Cold War #1/3000th #NavalWargaming project with a Soviet cruiser departing the shipyards to begin her patrols. In particular a Kresta II class anti-submarine vessel. A little background can be found at: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/c...

Last week a stirring multiplayer Napoleonic engagement using #Volley&Bayonet with #6mm miniatures. Set in 1813 Austrians & Russians engage the French. Determined attacks and swirling counterattacks follow. Additional photos & report can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/r...

A report of another stirring action from our our sixth & final game of our Pacific War naval campaign is now on-line. It covers the attack on Balikpapan in January 1942. #NavalWargaming #1/3000th using #NavalThunder Details can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/s...

This week "Tank Battles in Miniature - A wargamers guide to the Western Desert Campaign 1940-1942". A little nostalgia for those that recall the series. All part of my own occasional #OperationNostalia #Wargaming series. thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/t...

Recently seen departing the shipyards are the German Panzerschiffes Deutschland & Scheer. Both in #1/3000th scale by #Navwar models. Rumours they could be deployed to the Atlantic soon abound. A little background can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/d... #NavalWargaming

A few photos of our last night’s American Civil War game using #6mm figures & the #Volley&Bayonet rules. Set in 1863 Reynolds faces a determined Lee, though soon Reynolds attacks the Rebel left. A most enjoyable encounter full of tension for all the players.

This week the battleships Scharnhorst & Gneisenau depart the shipyards for trials in the Baltic. The models are by #Navwar & in #1/3000th scale. More ramblings on both the ships & models can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/t... #NavalWargaming #NavalThunder

The Battle of Makassar Strait, January 1942. An engagement from our on-going naval campaign. With Japanese forces overrunning Borneo the Allies evacuate south to Australia. Background & report here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/t... #1/3000th #NavalThunder #NavalWargaming

Friday evening an outstanding 1809 game. The Austrians were on the offensive but French resolve was on full display. French counterattacks featured throughout, driving three Austrian divisions back with heavy casualties leaving the remainder unwilling to advance. #Volley&Bayonet #6mm #Napoleonic

Over the weekend my grandson (5) played his first wargame. He is taken with numbers & after playing “Dice Yatzee” he noticed several WWII ships on my gaming table complete with dice. After some discussion we deployed the Ancient Romans & Iberians. He enjoyed defeating my Iberians #DBA #15mm

Friday found Ney with X & XII Corps engaged against the Austrians in a stirring 1813 game. An initial attack by Rapp’s Corps suffered heavy casualties. As Austrian reinforcements arrived Schwarzenburg moved to the offensive forcing the French to give ground. #6mm #Volley&Bayonet #Napoleonic

This week four #1/3000th scale Type 42 destroyers join the growing Cold War Royal Navy squadrons. For those interested additional background can be found at thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/h... #NavalWargaming

Photos from last night’s #6mm Seven Years War game. Both armies advanced determined to engage. Attack & counterattack followed until finally a narrow Prussian victory was achieved. Another enjoyable game. #Volley&Bayonet

A few photos of our most recent WWII naval engagement using #1/3000th scale models. This is the fourth engagement in a short campaign set between Dec. '41 and Jan. '42. If you are interested a report can be found below: #NavalWargaming thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/t...

Last night’s Seven Years War battle using #6mm miniatures with the #Volley&Bayonet rules. Set in 1757 Browne struck the Prussian right flank with determination only to be met with Prussian resolve. The town of Lundorf would change hands no less than four times. Miniatures by #Heroics&Ros

A few photos of our recent Franco-Prussian War game using #6mm figures & the #Volley&Bayonet rules. A most enjoyable encounter full of tension for all the players.

This week two #1/3000th scale Rothesay frigates join the growing Cold War Royal Navy squadrons. For those interested additional background can be found at thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/r... #NavalWargaming

A group of us recently gathered to mark the 210th Anniversary of the #Napoleonic Hundred Days Campaign. Using #6mm miniatures & the #VolleyBayonet rules a "what if" of Quatre Bras was fought out. Some background & link to a report can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/r...

Friday evening's stirring #Napoleonic game using the Volley & Bayonet rules & #6mm miniatures. Set in 1809 Archduke Charles was determined to land a crushing blow against Napoleon's left flank. A swirling battle developed with a bloody victory finally being secured by the Austrians. #Wargaming

Recently we gathered for our second modern naval encounter using #1/3000th miniatures & the #NavalCommand rules. Set in 1983 the Royal Navy deployed to deal with the ever errant Muammar Gaddafi. A summary of the encounter can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/b...

Painting progress as three Cold War Soviet missile destroyers leave the shipyards. Models are #1/3000th scale & from the #Navwar range. For more ramblings a background article can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/s...

"Jets for the Junta" - this week some diminutive Argentine jets take to the air in what has become something of a naval build up for the #FalklandsWar. The models, in #1/3000th scale, are from #Navwar. Further background can here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/06/08/j...

Friday evening & a stirring #6mm American Civil War game using #Volley&Bayonet set in August 1862. General Pope, commanding three corps, is caught on the hop by the Rebels. Somewhat out of character General Longstreet launches a series of determined attacks. Another outstanding multiplayer game.

Breaking news from the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy has been involved in a serious incident off the coast of Libya. From the initial Ministry of Defence announcement to latest from our reporters on the ground be sure to visit. #1/3000th #NavalCommand thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/t...

Moscow it seems, is alarmed by the increased Royal Navy patrols. As such this week a number of vessels have been observed leaving Murmansk. Models by #Navwar & in #1/3000th scale. A little more background can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/05/25/m...

Friday evening & an 1815 game using #Volley&Bayonet with #6mm miniatures. Grouchy found his two corps engaged against the Prince of Orange. Disaster struck the French who were shattered by a series of allied attacks. The only positive was the damage done to the Netherlanders on the Allied right.

Mr's Thatcher's Task Force. A new #naval project gets underway using #Navwar #1/3000th models. First up some Type 21 and 22 frigates with a County class along with some helicopters for good measure. More information at: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/05/11/m...

A selection of photos from a recent visit to "New Zealand Warbirds", a collection of original & replica aircraft many of which are in flying condition. More information & photos available at thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/n...

Easter & five games of #DBA using #15mm miniatures while visiting our son. My Iberians were engaged against his Gauls, Carthaginians & Romans in what were all excellent games. Here a selection of photos from the first two games between the Iberians & Gauls.

Reinforcements for the BEF. A number of Matilda I & II tanks, with a handful of MkVIBs for good measure, were delivered to the 4th & 7th RTR. Soon both regiments were committed to action against the cunning Germans. #6mm #Spearhead #WWII #Heroics&Ros thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/i...

A return to WWII using the WWII Spearhead rules using 6mm miniatures. Set in June 1944 two reinforced British battalions advance determined to probe the German positions. An introduction & link to the main report can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/a...

A selection of photos from Friday evening's Franco-Prussian War engagement. Miniatures are in #6mm while the game used the excellent #Volley&Bayonet rules. Determined French attacks were eventually held by a combination Prussian resolve, a few Krupp guns & even a cavalry charge! Now on to Paris...

The Battle of Lechdorf, May 1809 in #6mm using #Volley&Bayonet. Lannes is confronted by two Austrian corps determined to take the battle to the French. Soon dramatic events will unfold on the table providing another great Friday evening engagement. battlesin6mm.blogspot.com/2025/03/lech...

This week two battalions of #6mm WWII British infantry, as well as a selection of support were rebased. Veterans of countless actions they have been rebased to improve aesthetics. Later in the week they will deploy for an introductory game. A selection are illustrated here. #Spearhead #HeroicsRos

Last week's multi-player #Volley&Bayonet game set in 1809. Isolated the French advance guard was soon pressed by the advancing Austrians. The French tried valiantly to reinforce the position but the task was immense. Eventually they were forced from the field, the position untenable. #6mm

This week a couple of photos of two recently completed Japanese Nagara-class light cruisers. Specifically the Abukuma & Yura. Both are #1/3000th scale & from #Navwar A potted history of the two can be found here: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/a...

A recent naval encounter set during December 1941. Part of our on-going naval campaign using the #NavalThunder rules the allies attempt to disrupt the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Miniatures in #1/3000th scale. For a summary visit: thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/b...

Recently it was time to turn our attention to the Napoleonic period. Specifically a #6mm fictional encounter in 1815 using #Volley&Bayonet Background on the game as well as a link to the report can be found here. thewargamesroom.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/b...