Author Archives: jemima_fawr

My ‘Partizan in the Cloud’: The Cassinga Raid, Angola 1978

Posted on 17th May 2020 by jemima_fawr

This weekend should have been spent schlepping up to Newark for my annual pilgrimage to the Partizan 2020 show, but as with so many events at the moment, Partizan has been forced to cancel.  However, they are running the show … Continue reading →

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The Royal Marines Armoured Support Group in Normandy 1944

Posted on 9th May 2020 by jemima_fawr

As it’s VE Day (or at least it was when I started writing this), I thought I’d better do a WW2 post… 🙂 The Royal Marines Armoured Support Group was a short-lived organisation created for the Normandy Landings of 1944 … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Normandy 1944 | 10 Comments

Napoleonic Reinforcements

Posted on 5th May 2020 by jemima_fawr

I’m in trouble with Mrs Fawr… The lockdown means that I’ve been painting AB Figures Napoleonics at an unprecedented rate and have been buying bare metal at an even greater rate, primarily due to hoovering up the remaining stock of … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic Austrian Army, Napoleonic French Army, Napoleonic Minor States, Napoleonic Russian Army, Napoleonic Wars, Painted Units | 13 Comments

Churchill Tanks in NW Europe 1944-45 (Part 2)

Posted on 23rd April 2020 by jemima_fawr

As if the lockdown weren’t already tedious enough, here I am again with the second part of my Churchill tank waffle!  And there was much rejoicing.  Yay.  If you’re still here, this time I’m looking in a bit more detail … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Netherlands & Germany Campaign 1944-45, World War 2 - Normandy 1944 | 55 Comments

Churchill Tanks in NW Europe 1944-45 (Part 1)

Posted on 20th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

In my (unpaid) role as historical consultant for Dave Brown Esq, I was this week discussing with him the various marks of Churchill tank used by the British 21st Army Group (i.e. NW Europe from 1944 (Normandy) to 1945 (Germany)) … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Netherlands & Germany Campaign 1944-45, World War 2 - Normandy 1944 | 13 Comments

Happy 2nd Birthday Jemima Fawr!

Posted on 14th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

Yes, it’s that time of year again!  Where does the time go when you’re having… OK, a mildly acceptable time…? This time a year ago we’d had just over 20,000 hits on the blog after the first year and now … Continue reading →

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“La Garde au Feu!”: My 15mm French Imperial Guard (Part 7: The Heavy Cavalry)

Posted on 12th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, I’m finally done with the Imperial Guard!  So here’s the last part – the heavy cavalry regiments of the French Imperial Guard.  Again, all models are by AB Figures. Gendarmes d’Élite de la Garde Again, I’m … Continue reading →

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“La Garde au Feu!”: My 15mm French Imperial Guard (Part 6 – The Light Cavalry)

Posted on 10th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

At long last, with the completion of the Mameluke Squadron of the Guard, I’ve finally ‘finished’ my French Imperial Guard… OK, perhaps I might eventually get some greatcoated Old Guard infantry for 1815… and I should probably spruce up those … Continue reading →

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“La Garde au Feu!”: My 15mm French Imperial Guard (Part 5 – The Artillery)

Posted on 4th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

Just a short post this time, covering the Foot and Horse Artillery of the French Imperial Guard.  I’ve finally finished the Guard Cavalry, so will save them for the next post! I painted the Imperial Guard Foot Artillery a very … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Wargames Army: XIVth Army in Burma (Part 4 – Royal Artillery)

Posted on 1st April 2020 by jemima_fawr

Here’s the last of my Burma stuff for the time being; namely some elements of the Royal Artillery. You might be wondering why I need to have model artillery, as the artillery will ordinarily be flippin’ miles away and only … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Burma Campaign | 14 Comments