Category Archives: American Civil War

“There’s The Devil To Pay” (First Clash at Gettysburg): Our First ACW Game

Posted on 27th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

Things have been slow on the painting, wargaming and blogging front just lately due to a wedding, an eye infection and tropical heat (anything better than ‘damp’ is considered tropical in these parts), but last week I managed to play … Continue reading →

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“In Dixie Land I’ll Make My Stand”: Building a 10mm Confederate Army (Part 1)

Posted on 3rd July 2018 by jemima_fawr

Heth’s Division at Gettysburg Following on from my recently-painted Union I Corps and 1st Cavalry Division, I’ve finally completed my first major Confederate formation: Major General Harry Heth’s 2nd Division of A.P. Hill’s III Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Heth (pronounced … Continue reading →

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“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 2): Buford’s 1st Cavalry Division in 10mm

Posted on 23rd June 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in the previous article in this series, I’m presently building 10mm armies for the American Civil War, starting with the orders of battle for the 1st day at Gettysburg (1st July 1863). The latest formation to be painted … Continue reading →

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“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 1): Building a 10mm Union Army for the ACW

Posted on 9th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in my last article, I’ve decided to do ‘one last great wargames project’ in the form of 10mm American Civil War.  I opted for 10mm figures primarily because I want to do BIG battles (using Fire & Fury … Continue reading →

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“Absolutely NO More New Wargame Projects!”… [6 Months Later]… My New 10mm ACW Project! :)

Posted on 8th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

About six months ago, I stated that under no circumstances would I ever start a new ‘major’ wargames project… Yeah, right… I forgot of course, that I still have at least one unsatisfied wargaming itch to scratch in the form of large-scale American … Continue reading →

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