HILL 112 AND A HALF. A Chain of Command Game/Scenario
                                                 HILL 112 AND A HALF.                             A Chain of Command Game/Scenario (Hidden Deployment)My friend, John Warren came over to my place for...
View ArticleHistorian Speaking on Battle of Rorkes Drift.
I have been asked to pass the word. If you live in the bath area, this may be just up your street.Cheers,Pat.Dear Pat I have an event that I think you and your followers would be interested in and I...
View ArticleWW2 2pdr ATG, FOO, Civilians and Terrain, West Wind Campaign .
The 2pdr ATG is from Warlord Miniatures. This is a great little model that I have just completed for my Brits along with a couple of extra crew from the plastic infantry sprue and the chap with the...
View ArticleBlitzkrieg Batch One, plus CoC Westwind Campaign
My first batch of early war Germans from Warlord Miniatures and once again very nice figures. I have another four batches of these to come in future posts.MG34 MMG Team.37mm PaK 36 Anti Tank...
View ArticleBlitzkrieg Platoon plus CoC Campaign
This post I was supposed to be showing you something special that I had been working on but this is now going into the 'TOO FAT LARDIES' CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2014. I will post something on the next blog...
View ArticleA WW2 Train Station for Too Fat Lardies XMAS Special
This is the project that I was working on and mentioned in a previous post. As you can see, it is my attempt at making some suitable terrain to represent a railway station to be used for my WW2...
View ArticleHELICOPTER STANDS (New-Ray Die-cast 28mm)
With Richard Clarke of 'Too Fat Lardies' fame, working on an adaption of his WW2 Chain of Command rules for the 'Modern Afghanistan' conflict, I have been inspired to work on some more of my collection...
View ArticleScratch Built and Commercial Terrain
I will start this post off with the rubberised roads that I received through the post from Early War Miniatures. I purchased these at the Warfare show last month but as they had completely sold out,...
View ArticleScratch built Poppy Fields and more Buildings.
First off, may I wish you all a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2015.Following on from my last post I have made a couple more scratch built buildings and some Poppy Fields for my Afghan terrain. I...
View ArticleVillage Walls and Afghan Compounds.
 Here we have the latest build for my Afghan village, some of those high walls and compounds that seems to be a common defensive terrain feature in that part of the world.As mentioned in previous...
View ArticleSpecial Forces, Downed Heli Pilots & British Infantry.
I recently painted some 'Empress Miniatures' figures from their excellent Modern Range. First up is four figures from one of their Special Forces packs. I have painted these in a mix of different camo...
View ArticleBritish Platoon Finished-ish plus Jump Off Points for CoC
I will start off with the Jump Off Points that I have made to blend in a little with this terrain, although my existing ones that I have would have done the job really. The beauty of JOP's is that they...
View ArticleINSURGENTS plus support weapons and vehicles.
These are the latest batch of figures and vehicles that I have just finished painting for my modern period. The figures come from three different companies, the first are from Eureka Miniatures.Second...
View ArticleUSMC - Empress Miniatures - FOR SALE ( NOW SOLD)
It has been over a month since my last post but I have been busy on the painting front, as you are about to see. In this post I have a full platoon of Empress Miniatures Modern USMC, plus Special...
View ArticleWW2 ALLIED ARMOUR part 2 SHERMAN TANKS.
Here we have my second batch of WW2 vehicles painted up. These are a troop of Sherman's with a Firefly.I have also just finished another batch so I will be taking photo's of those for the next post and...
View ArticleWAR IN THE PACIFIC for sale
I have been working on these for the last month and finally finished basing them this morning. They are 1/35 (51.4mm)Â scale plastic kits that I have done some slight conversion work on and based them...
View ArticleNOW ON EBAY WW2 PACIFIC THEATRE COLLECTION.
I know I have only just put these up for sale but I have decided to speed the sale up by putting this collection on ebay . I have taken a chance by reducing the starting price down to half my original...
View ArticleFIGHTING SEASON (CoC) at LARD ISLAND.
Last week Richard Clarke invited John Warren and myself over to Lard Island, The Too Fat Lardies HQ, to have a bash at 'Fighting Season' the modern version of his 'Chain of Command' WW2 platoon level...
View ArticlePARISH CHURCH & CORNER HOUSE 4GROUND FOR SALE (NOW SOLD)
I have up for sale 4Grounds Parish Church and Corner House.The above picture shows the yet to be released (July 2015) Parish Church made by 4Ground on display at Salute this year. On impulse (as you...
View ArticleTREES, ORCHARDS & BUILDINGS
Something I have been lacking in my terrain collection and meaning to put right for some time is suitable trees for orchards, so to rectify this I put them on my shopping list for Salute this year....
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