Lard game day! As it stands we are good to go albeit with only a few games on so far. However we still have time to add more games and players so please share this around! I also think it will be a good plan to chat about details on the Lard forum to bring everyone to one place. #SpreadTheLard

For sale - “Samurai Blades” by Standard Games. Fully intact with all playing pieces and boards. £29.00 + £5.00 p&p in UK.

My Danes are now on the move over the hills to Derby to do battle with the Christians at the Moot. #spreadthelard

All dry and cleaned and ready for the next adventure. My trusty Hilleberg Akto. Bomb proof. The world’s best tent. Ten years old now and still looks as good as new🏕️ #hilleberg #AffricKintailWay

Just finished a tough 45 mile 3.5 day trek along the Affric Kintail Way from Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness to Morvich in Kintail with my buddy Peter Harris. I should know better that to put my 68 year old bones through this. Freezing cold conditions all the way but mostly stayed dry.

Battle of the Three Oaks - a Midgard Hold the High Ground scenario played with my son Rory who commanded the Saxons. On turn 2 I freakishly lost my Army Commander to missile fire. From then on my Danes couldn’t make any headway and it was all done and dusted before his reinforcements even appeared.

Three groups of Saxon archers ready for Midgard. I’ve pondered long over this but group basing as inspired by Mathew Slade and Michael Johnson is the way forward for me. Just looks so much better.

The red banner of Wessex with its golden dragon rises in East Cheshire. Three heroes completed and ready to do battle with the heathen horde over Easter. Foundry Miniatures. Flags courtesy of Mogsymakes

A beautiful morning here in Cheshire. A short walk to the butchers reveals the following little creatures all going about their business of building, mating and killing. Just the blue tit missing from the bottom of the screen shot.

South West Coast Path - Bolt Head path. This certainly had the blood pumping. A sensational stretch with precipitous, vertiginous drops. A welcome relief to find a short length of steel fence to provide a little security over the most exposed section.

Getting the miles down on the South West Coast Path. Warming up for my Scotland trek in April.

South West Coast Path - Bigbury Bay. Coming soon to a plate near you…

I’m looking for recommendations for a decent drill to insert holes in the hands of metal figures for carrying spears. The Conquest Miniatures Vikings require this. Thank you.

Preparing & positioning these Saxon leadership & Hero vignettes for Midgard. Should be able to use several of James’ excellent flags for them that printed out extremely well. All Foundry figures. #Midgardheroicbattles

Movement tray production line for my Midgard Saxons. Figures mounted onto 2p coins. The “tray” has a magnetic sheet stuck down on the surface.

The Forlorn Hope make a breach into the walls of the The Curry House. All survived with minor injuries. ..

Arrived in Bristol for Winter Wonderlard VI tomorrow at BIG. Running my ACW “Lincoln’s life or a Tiger’s death” focused on the small battle within a big battle for Matthew’s Hill at the 1st Bull run. I’ve knocked out 34 table ready figures for it since Sunday. A record for my state pension eyes…

2nd New Hampshire’s just about ready for WWLVI, with eight more on the work top in progress. Hey, but they are dressed in grey and flying the Union flag…! What can possibly go wrong? Well, it is a game of Sharp Practice. Find out more on Saturday at BIG Bristol.

Two more Infamy Infamy Status II Leaders and Status III Warlord for my growing Germanic force. I’ve since fixed the overspill of ground texture on the fella on the right right peg. Figures from Foundry.

Infamy Infamy Status III Warlord and Status II Leader for my Germanic force. Figures from Foundry. Up and running for 2026! #Speadthelard #Infamyinfamy

TWO TICKETS have become available for Winter Wonder Lard VI on 7th Feb at Bristol Independent Gaming!!! If you previously missed out and want to join the fun email they cost is £12 each and will get your two games. Email [email protected] #SpreadTheLard #WWLVI

You know our worldwide shipping caps at £20? And if its to the USA, we're currently absorbing the tariffs, so it really is just £20. (And most orders are £12 total shipping) EU maxes at £16 with no duties for you to pay either, not bad at all. www.BadSquiddoGames.com (Shipping from uk)

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Preparing Centurion Alfaromeo for some Christmas Infamy action with my son in law Steve. It’s his favourite car brand and the buy in was instantaneous. I’m indebted to The Crusty Colonel’s YouTube channel for the inspiration. Aventine Miniatures mounted on a 40mm steel washer. #Spreadthelard

Having primed these two rather nice Germanic houses from Bunker Miniatures it was a quick one hour job to get them on the table. I can now create more scenarios for Infamy Infamy. The capture of Thusnelda, wife of Arminius, lurks in my mind. I need a 28mm model representing Ben Kane’s Tullus.

Home Guard on eBay. ebay.us/m/jSdFFW

Tinkering around with the Krautcover A tale of Grimdark ground scatter purchased from Bristol Independent Gaming. I knocked up an ambush point for Infamy Infamy. I’d advise to take out bones & skulls you want to use and just dook them in some warm water to remove the soil stains.

Warhammer 40K Codex City Fight supplement - rules for fighting in err.. Cities! £19.50. Free postage in UK.

Tickets selling out, grab yours now... www.facebook.com/events/16550... #SpreadTheLard #Wargaming

Phoebe Welsh, my first granddaughter. Born today on my birthday. Life isn’t any better.

Opening moves in my solo Infamy Infamy. Two standard forces from the main rule book. The Germanics with the early edge having ambushed the Roman auxiliaries and forced them to withdraw. The Legion, closed ranks, await the inevitable ferocious charge. Where is Titus Pullo when you need him?

A nice shield transfer and a decent base hides a lot of sins. Praetorian Guard ready for some Infamy civil war action.

Getting down the base colours on a group of Foundry Praetorian Guard. It’s pretty difficult not to get a reasonable result with these figures. I want to recreate Big Rich’s “No pain no grain” scenario from WSS107 using “Infamy Infamy”. Crusader gladiators coming up soon.

Enjoyed a superb weekend and learning experience at Bristol Independent Gaming, playing “Beast from the East”, a cleverly designed series of themed Sharp Practice games with challenging weather and ground conditions. Much gratitude to Phil & Jenny Turner for the terrific organisation.

youtube.com/@theministry... Well worth checking out and subscribing. You’ll make a young man very happy.

My French about to start their rapid march down the M6 to conquer “The Beast from the East” tomorrow at Bristol Independent Gaming. Exactly 110 points as I’m flying solo. Looking forward to seeing you all. #Sharppractice #Spreadthelard

Let's raise some money for Oz! I've got a Christmas Red Gobbo, painted by me, with some flame effect, that could be yours. I'll start it as a blind auction, DM me with offers over £50 and the highest by the end of the weekend wins. I'll pay for postage in the UK and all the money goes to Oz.

Super happy with these four figures from Colonel Bills. They make pretty good deployment points for Sharp Practice and will go straight into action at Beast from the East to be held at Bristol Independent Gaming next weekend. A very flexible use for Sabotag3d bases. @sabotag3d.bsky.social

Repost with grunts! These grizzled Free French should fit the bill.

FOR SALE! Crusader and Warlord, all metal, British Airborne. 68 miniatures, two Vickers MG's, a 6pdr and a 75mm Pack howitzer. £400 or very near offer.

FOR SALE! Mix of mainly plastic, with some metal, Perry Miniatures Afrika Korps. 46 miniatures for £120.

FOR SALE! Perry plastic US infantry. 45 painted miniatures for £100.

FOR SALE! Perry Miniatures metal Fallschirmjager in tropical kit. 48 painted miniatures for £200.

With Beast from the East at Bristol Independent Gaming just three weeks away and me starting from scratch to build a French force, I’m delighted with my group of French lancers to swell the ranks that arrived from Colonel Bills today. Their Preloved range is well worth checking out.

Progress on my first French Napoleonics for “Beast from the East” at Bristol Independent Wargames in November. 4 more groups to do and a unit of Lancers coming from Colonel Bills. Nothing makes me more productive than a deadline. I sense I’m falling into a deep, cavernous rabbit hole.

The Union’s 2nd New Hampshires ready for Steel Lard. They were unlikely to have worn Hardee hats. But the appearance on the battlefield in their light grey uniforms and red trims are a close enough match to cause ambiguity and confusion in the badly led and poorly trained Federal ranks.

Drove back up to Cheshire yesterday and consumed 3 episodes of the Sky News podcast “The Wargame”. It is breathtakingly jaw dropping. A stark listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

On this day in 1941 a Heinkel 111 sank the SS Thistlegorm whilst it awaited entry into Suez Canal with supplies for the 8th Army. My son Rory and I dived it a few years back. The holds were full of trucks, Bren carriers, motorcycles and other equipment. Here is his video. youtu.be/qcfnn0r1qq4?...

After taking a battering in the storms on Friday and Saturday, the weather is now set fair on the South West Coast Path. Making good progress having reached the 420 mile mark at Wembury, taking in all around the Plymouth Sound. Just the 200 to go.