Category Archives: Painted Units

“The First Horseman of Europe”: Marshal Murat in 15mm (Sho Boki Miniatures)

Posted on 23rd May 2019 by jemima_fawr

If you’re a Napoleonic wargamer like me, who enjoys refighting the Great Battles of History, you will at some point require the services of a model of one of the greatest ‘characters’ of the age; Prince Joachim Murat, Marshal of … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire 1938: The Army of the Pembrokeshire Protectorate

Posted on 5th May 2019 by jemima_fawr

As recounted in my short history of the beginnings of the Civil War in Pembrokeshire, the south-western peninsula of the county, centred on the towns of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock and with extensive military infrastructure, was the first non-Welsh Nationalist … Continue reading →

Posted in 28mm Figures, Campaigns, Painted Units, VBCW - A Very British Civil War, VBCW Albertine | 2 Comments

“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 3): The Union XI Corps at Gettysburg

Posted on 1st May 2019 by jemima_fawr

Since starting my 10mm American Civil War project last June, I’ve been building up both sides, using the order of battle for the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg as my immediate ‘to do’ list.  In Part 1 of … Continue reading →

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‘Going Dutch’: Building a Cold War Dutch Battlegroup (Part 3)

Posted on 29th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Following on from my previous updates in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I’ve recently added a few more bits and pieces to my 15mm 1980s Cold War Netherlands battlegroup for the (under-development) Battlefront: First Echelon variant of … Continue reading →

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Some M48 Chaparral SAM Vehicles (Butler’s Printed Models)

Posted on 25th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Last September I posted here about my first experience of 3D-printed models (SKOT APCs from Butlers’ Printed Models).  Since then on the Cold War front, I’ve been working my way through the stack of unmade plastic kits and unpainted lead … Continue reading →

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“In Dixie Land I’ll Make My Stand”: Building a 10mm Confederate Army (Part 2)

Posted on 24th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Pender’s Division at Gettysburg As discussed in Part 1 of this series, I’ve been building 10mm Confederate and Union armies for the American Civil War, using the orders of battle for the first day of the iconic Battle of Gettysburg … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire 1938: Armour of the Fish Guards

Posted on 15th February 2019 by jemima_fawr

Hello. This is Huw Puw, reporting once again for The Fish Guardian. This week I’m reporting from the bustling metropolis of Fishguard; not so much ‘Land of My Fathers’, but more ‘Land of My Aunties’… Regular readers will remember that … Continue reading →

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Stalled Projects #1… The War of Spanish Succession in 28mm

Posted on 10th February 2019 by jemima_fawr

Like most wargamers, every so often I get a rush of blood to the wallet and buy a new army (ARMIES in the most catastrophic cases) and start an entirely new project.  In fact, every wargames project starts in this … Continue reading →

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French Napoleonic Reinforcements

Posted on 29th November 2018 by jemima_fawr

Since getting back into my first wargaming love of Napoleonics in 2015, thanks to our Waterloo Bicentennial games, I’ve been steadily working my way through the lead-pile.  In 2015 this stood at around 2,000 unpainted 15mm AB Figures Napoleonics. Thanks to painting 1,000 … Continue reading →

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‘Going Dutch’: Building a Cold War Dutch Battlegroup (Part 2)

Posted on 24th November 2018 by jemima_fawr

This week I’ve been painting more Cold War Cloggies!  As discussed in Part 1, I’m adding a Dutch force to my 15mm Cold War collection and am presently building up models to create an Armoured Infantry Battalion or Tank Battalion Battlegroup circa … Continue reading →

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