Author Archives: jemima_fawr

“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 →

Posted in 10mm Figures, American Civil War, American Civil War Confederate Army, Fire & Fury (Brigade), Painted Units | 2 Comments

The Battle of Brandywine, 11th September 1777

Posted on 23rd April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Up until the 2000s, all of my wargaming stuff, aside from a small sci-fi collection, was 15mm or smaller.  In 2005 or thereabouts, my mate Jase Evans had been badgering me for a while to ‘do something in 28mm’, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 28mm Figures, American War of Independence, British Grenadier! Rules (AWI), British Grenadier! Scenarios, Eighteenth Century, Games, Scenarios | 6 Comments

‘Brown Squadron’ X-Wing Campaign: Game 1 – ‘Graduation Day’

Posted on 18th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Yesterday I detailed the rules I use to create a cooperative campaign for X-Wing: The Miniatures Game (1st Edition).  Over the last couple of years, my young Padawans have taken on the role of pilots in the Rebel Alliance’s Brown … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Figures, Campaigns, Scenarios, Science Fiction, Star Wars, X-Wing: The Miniatures Game | Leave a comment

‘X-Wing: The Miniatures Game’ Cooperative Campaign System

Posted on 17th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

“Just me, the boy and the two droids… No questions asked…” Until now this blog has been, if not 100% historical, at least loosely based on history.  However, I have to admit that I do occasionally like to dabble in … Continue reading →

Posted in 6mm Figures, Campaigns, Science Fiction, Star Wars, X-Wing: The Miniatures Game | 1 Comment

Happy Birthday Jemima Fawr!

Posted on 13th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

It’s party-time here at Fawr Towers, as this blog is one year-old today! 🙂 During the past year, this blog has received over 20,000 hits from sufferers of insomnia seeking a cure for their affliction; no doubt with a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Annual Reviews | 2 Comments

The Battle of Raab, 14th June 1809 – A Scenario for Napoleon’s Battles

Posted on 12th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Following my various game-reports, a few people have asked for the full versions of the scenarios, so that they can play them as well.  Until now, I’ve generally tried to give a rough outline of the scenario, in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleon's Battles Scenarios, Napoleonic Wars, Scenarios | 17 Comments

The Battle of Champion Hill, 16th May 1863 (Fire & Fury 10mm ACW)

Posted on 9th April 2019 by jemima_fawr

Following our last ACW game , the Battle of Cedar Mountain, I had some very positive feedback from none other than Rich Hassenauer, author of the Fire & Fury family of rules.  He liked what I’d done with his old … Continue reading →

Posted in 10mm Figures, American Civil War, Fire & Fury (Brigade), Games, Scenarios | 8 Comments

And Now For Something Completely Different…

Posted on 15th March 2019 by jemima_fawr
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“I’m Leaving on a Jet-Plane…”

Posted on 21st February 2019 by jemima_fawr

Well, it’s time once again to leave soggy Wales and head off to warmer climes for a while.  Here are some of Nelson’s holiday snaps from his visit to the same resort in 1797.  He came away from his visit … Continue reading →

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Black Cat v White Tiger: The 1st Battle of Bishenpur (Imphal 1944)

Posted on 17th February 2019 by jemima_fawr

This game was our ‘Battlefront Big Bovvy Bash’ game at The Tank Museum, Bovington in 2011.  Most of our Bovvy games have been set firmly in the NW European Campaign, but we have gone ‘off-piste’ a couple of times – … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Bovington Show Games, Games, Scenarios, World War 2, World War 2 - Burma Campaign | 12 Comments