Category Archives: 28mm Figures

Core Space: The Perseus Arm Campaign (Mission 4: ‘Retrieval on Canis’)

Posted on 14th July 2026 by jemima_fawr

My current Core Space campaign continues with Mission 4 from the Perseus Arm Campaign (the starter campaign that comes as part of the main rulebook).  Having narrowly escaped the Purge during Mission 3, the crews of the Saucy Sue and … Continue reading →

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Core Space: The Perseus Arm Campaign (Mission 3: ‘Interview With The Purge’)

Posted on 17th June 2026 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned last time, I’ve recently discovered the delights of Core Space, which is a superb sci-fi ‘dungeon-crawl’-type game.  I’ve already played a few games and started the basic ‘Perseus Arm’ campaign included in the core rulebook, but having spent … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different: Core Space

Posted on 14th June 2026 by jemima_fawr

In April my mate Gareth introduced me to a sci-fi game that I’d never heard of; Core Space.  I’ve always been a bit of a sci-fi fan and while not a huge sci-fi wargamer, one of my all-time favourite board-wargames … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Brandywine 1777 Refight (Again!)

Posted on 5th June 2025 by jemima_fawr

In late 2022 and early 2023, I dug out my old 28mm American War of Independence collection, played a few games with the lads at the Carmarthen Old Guard, painted a few new units and even bought some more troops … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Tread On Me!”: My AWI Rebel Army (Part 2)

Posted on 1st March 2023 by jemima_fawr

First an apology for it being a bit quiet here this last month!  I haven’t managed to do any wargaming since our Kolin refight in January, added to which I’ve been on holiday for the last two weeks.  However, there … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Tread On Me!”: My AWI Rebel Army (Part 1)

Posted on 15th February 2023 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned last time, I dug our my old 28mm American War of Independence collection last year and had a brief flurry of AWI games, using British Grenadier! rules.  That led to some new purchases and a few new units … Continue reading →

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“The British Are Coming!”: My AWI British Army (Part 1: The Elite Corps)

Posted on 31st January 2023 by jemima_fawr

Last summer, following a conversation with my old mate Antony Oakley about our past games, I decided to dig out my old 28mm American War of Independence (AWI) armies and do some games with our old favourite, British Grenadier! rules.  … Continue reading →

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‘Nescit Pericula’: My AWI Hessian Army (Part 3: Jäger & Artillery)

Posted on 25th December 2022 by jemima_fawr

Merry Christmas to the surviving readers of this blog!  I hope you’re all in the bosom of your family (or at least in someone’s bosom) and got everything you wished for?  This year Mrs Fawr is ‘Saying it with Bastions’ … Continue reading →

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‘Nescit Pericula’: My AWI Hessian Army (Part 2: Musketeers & Fusiliers)

Posted on 21st December 2022 by jemima_fawr

At the time of starting to write this post, we should have been refighting Cornwallis’ flank-attack at the Battle of the Brandywine 1777 at the Carmarthen Old Guard.  However, for the last week it’s been unusually cold here in tropical … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Breed’s Hill (or ‘Bunker Hill’), 17th June 1775: The Refight

Posted on 12th October 2022 by jemima_fawr

In my last post, I presented the late Mark Hayes’ scenario for the Battle of Breed’s Hill (commonly known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, thanks to confusion between the names of two adjacent Bostonian hills), but didn’t have time … Continue reading →

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