Raglan 🇺🇦 @gareth_lane Twitter profile

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Raglan 🇺🇦

3 years

If you like Vietnam wargaming and you like AC/DC, you just might like this video. #28mm #Vietnam #ModernWarfare #wargame #wargamer

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Raglan 🇺🇦

@gareth_lane

1 year

What are your wargaming plans in 2023. Each year I tend to focus on one big project and next year it’s the Crusades. Would love to hear what others are planning?

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2 years

Rome Total War the Miniature Wargame. #28mm #romancivilwar

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2 years

Hundred Years War - King Henry V’s tent on campaign in France #28mm #HYW #medieval

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1 year

Mrs Raglan and I have been together now for 25 years. She has done an absolutely cracking job of looking after me. As we now both head rapidly towards retirement, I feel very privileged to have the opportunity of enjoying the rest of my life with Jane ❤️❤️❤️

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@gareth_lane

8 months

57 years young in a few hours, I’m not sure where the years have gone, but it’s been an absolute blast up to this point in life. I have a brilliant wife and awesome kids, and if that wasn’t enough, I have made such wonderful friends in the the wargaming community. I salute you 🙏

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1 year

The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. The monastic hospitaller order was created following the First Crusade by Blessed Gerard de Martigues whose role as founder was confirmed by the papal bull Pie postulatio voluntatis issued by Pope Paschal II in 1113

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@gareth_lane

8 months

WiP - English 17th Century Church #28mm

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4 months

Our hearts are hurting today, as we lost a family member after a short illness. At 16 yrs of age, Poppy was such a brilliant companion and a friend to all, despite attempting to steal food from those gamers who were foolish enough to leave a tasty treat in her reach. RIP Hound ❤️

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@gareth_lane

3 years

Close-up of the new jungle river #28mm #Pacific #Vietnam

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2 years

The wife thinks I am taking my neighbourhood watch duties far too seriously. Personally I don’t think issuing daily passwords to my elderly neighbours and challenging the Amazon courier whilst brandishing a halberd is anything but correct and dutiful acts.

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@gareth_lane

4 months

Lord of the Rings - Weathertop #28mm #LordoftheRings

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@gareth_lane

4 months

Merry Christmas everyone, I’m signing out until Boxing Day, too much partying over the next 72 hrs, so see you on the other side ladies and gents 😘🤶🍻🍸

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Edmund, Lord Blackadder, soon to make an appearance on a gaming table near you. “Baldrick! Why have you got a piece of cheese tied to the end of your nose?”

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@gareth_lane

3 months

English Civil War - Some cracking new rank and file on the way from Bloody Miniatures👌

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Landsknecht Pikemen in the service of Ferdinand (King of Spain), march to aid of Pope Alexander VI following the formation of the League of Venice. #28mm #italianwars

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@gareth_lane

1 year

1917 Operation Lard - Through the Mud and the Blood (Hollywood style). You have watched the film, now play the game with Clarke and Lane at Winter Wonder Lard, Bristol. #28mm #WWI #greatwargame23 #spreadthelard

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@gareth_lane

4 months

Just in time for my Napoleon in Egypt project, Perry Miniatures drop these gorgeous Ottomans. Its like I planned it this way 🤔

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Hand painted heraldry and shield designs today. #28mm #HYW #medieval

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@gareth_lane

3 years

Time to start the Retreat from Moscow project tomorrow, using a combo of Perrys, Murawski, Front Rank and North Star when released. Really looking forward to this Nap project, as it's very doable in only a few months. I only envisage approximately 120 figs per side are required.

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@gareth_lane

3 months

I’m going to use some of this stuff to create a Cold War Gets Hot layout this weekend. US Rangers on a search and destroy mission, on the hunt for an Eastern Block tactical nuclear weapon carrier 👀

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@gareth_lane

2 years

56 years old today, but none the wiser. Our tribe has descended upon us, so we are just going out for food and copious amounts of alcohol, it’s going to be fun and messy 🍺🍷🍸🥳

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@gareth_lane

2 years

The Legions of Emperor Septimius Severus, form up outside of their marching camp for the obligatory team photo before kick off. Matt Slade will be commanding these boys tomorrow evening. #28mm #romancivilwars

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@gareth_lane

1 year

The Allied force commence the attack!!

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@gareth_lane

3 years

Attack on a US Firebase - US 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border 1967. #28mm #Vietnam #wargame

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Italian Wars - Army of France - For God and France!!! Thought I’d post this Army again, as I am about to complete their opposition this month, a combined Spanish and Italian Army. #28mm #ItalianWars

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@gareth_lane

2 months

Aztec Temple printed and ready for modelling on a large scenic base with jungle vines and plants. Its a big olde boy for sure. #28mm #Aztec

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@gareth_lane

8 months

Some gorgeous tables on show today, the effort people make to entertain their “guest” is simply incredible 👌

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Hundred Years War - French Men at Arms including the nobles Guillaume de Flandre Comte de Namur and Jean IV Comte Harcourt. For God, the King and for France!! #28mm #HYW #medieval

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Roman Civil War - I have an exciting wargaming week planned ahead with two big games in the diary. Both games will form part of Emperor Septimius Severus’ campaign in the eastern provinces against his arch rival Pescennius Niger. #28mm #romancivilwar #yearofthefiveemperors

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@gareth_lane

3 months

Tonight I am working with an old friend from 30+ years ago, found it in the back of the cupboard, still in great condition👌

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@gareth_lane

2 years

The Battle of Nicaea (193AD). The western forces of Septimius Severus prepare for their first major land battle against the eastern legions of Pescennius Niger. @GlenbrookGames and I used the fabulous Soldiers of Rome tonight, available from @NorthStarFigs #28mm #romancivilwar

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Italian Wars - the Fortified Manor House is starting to look slightly better with a re-done base and some additional stippling on the walls. Do I risk adding some ivy to sections of the buildings? 🤔

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Kingdom of Heaven - The Knights Hospitaller were established following the First Crusade to protect and treat Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. They were recognizable by their black or red surcoat with a white cross. An elite and powerful fighting order of well trained knights

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@gareth_lane

5 months

2024 Projects? - It’s that time of year when I start to plan next year’s projects, no big armies in the pipeline for me, just two Sharp Practice sized collections, Napoleon in Egypt and the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 (all purchased). What projects do you have planned for 2024?

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Question for Wargaming Twitter - As many of us get to that stage in life when endless purchases of minis is rather pointless (as clearly we don’t have enough time left on our life clock to get them finished), just wondering if others have thought about raining in their hobby?

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@gareth_lane

6 months

British Napoleonic 10th Queen's Hussars Squadron. You can probably remember when I was consistently churning out this sort of stuff @Medical_Int #28mm #napoleonic

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@gareth_lane

1 year

The 3rd Crusade - King Richard the Lionheart’s Council of War before Battle of Arsuf on the 7th September 1191. God Wills It!! #28mm #crusades #Wargaming

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@gareth_lane

1 month

View from Edinburgh Castle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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@gareth_lane

2 months

17th Century Buildings Finished - Ideal for a range of historical periods and a little fantasy as takes your fancy 👌

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@gareth_lane

1 year

World War One - The 28mm Trench Layout is coming along nicely, I think the layout should look the business once completed (more photos below). Time to go over the top lads!!! #28mm #WWI #greatwargame23

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@gareth_lane

2 years

The military might of Lucius Septimius Severus. As a young man he served under Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Eventually seizing power after the death of the emperor Pertinax in 193AD during the Year of the Five Emperors. #28mm #romancivilwar #wargaming

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@gareth_lane

3 years

28mm Italian Wars Manor House, forgot I had this 3D printed piece

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@gareth_lane

8 months

WiP 17th Century English Church (washes applied last night)

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Should some 28mm big battle wargaming periods come with a health warning? ⚠️ I would suggest Napoleonics, Italian Wars and ACW would be strong contenders to fall into this category. Time, effort and the sheer expense is such a significant investment. Is there any other periods?

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@gareth_lane

6 months

English Civil War - King's Regiment of Foote.

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@gareth_lane

4 years

The wife reckons we might have been separated at birth 🙄

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@gareth_lane

4 years

Raglan's top tip for annoying the wife on a Tuesday: spread your new 28mm trench system across the dining table and ask her what she thinks of your latest wargaming purchase

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Second stage of the mud basing completed, these will need to dry overnight now

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@gareth_lane

1 year

A concept drawing for a 28mm French fortified manor-house. This piece will look very pretty on either a HYW or Italian Wars table. #28mm #HYW #italianwars

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@gareth_lane

2 years

I have not posted any freshly painted stuff for nearly a month, but that doesn’t mean I have been idle. There are now 3 trays of new stuff awaiting final basing touches and flags, which are mostly from our friend at @flagsofwar . Some decent photos to follow over the next 7 days.

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@gareth_lane

4 months

Love Perry Miniatures, but hate cleaning up all the flash 😢

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@gareth_lane

5 months

Hundred Years War - English MAA. This unit features Baron Hugh le Dispenser, Robert du Ufford Earl of Suffolk and John de Norwich - For God, for King and for England. I’ve been a little quiet on Twitter over the last week, as I have been suffering with the dreaded man flu 🤧 🙄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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@gareth_lane

3 months

A Quick Tour of ShedHQ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Hundred Years War - Agincourt 1415. The English Army’s deployment. Fight not for yourselves, fight for that space. Fill that space. Make it tissue. Make it mass. Make it impenetrable! Make it yours! Make it England! Make it England!!! ⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #28mm #HYW #Agincourt #medieval

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@gareth_lane

7 months

Hundred Years War - Today we fought the Battle of Verneuil (1424) to a very bloody and historical conclusion. But the real winner today was friendship and fun with gentlemen wargamers. Thank you every so much for making the trip over the Welsh border boys, it was a pleasure 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Time to get some flags done:

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@gareth_lane

20 days

Sharp Practice - Retreat from Moscow. Decided to take my Napoleonic games to a different level with a gothic horror spin. Sharp Practice meets Flesh Eater Courts, in a game of life or death. If you like Napoleonic wargaming and tales from crypt, this might be the game for you👌

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@gareth_lane

3 years

Tonight, I have mainly been finishing off a camp scene #28mm #ItalianWars

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@gareth_lane

10 months

Rome Total War - There is nothing civil about a Roman Civil War 🏛️ #28mm #ancients #wargaming

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@gareth_lane

7 months

Jacobite Rebellion - A beautiful little English church just south of the Scottish border 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. A ripe target for the Jacobites to pillage and burn🔥 #28mm #JacobiteRebellion

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@gareth_lane

4 years

My old Peninsula War layout

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1 year

Scottish Wars of Independence - The Siege of Tantallon Castle, east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Whilst a large English army lay siege to the castle, a combined Scottish and French force attempt to lift the siege through a direct assault on the English lines 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Scottish Fortified Manor House #28mm

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Breaking News - The English Army is destroyed at Agincourt 🫣, however, King Henry escapes to fight another day. The aloof but victorious French Nobles can be seen celebrating in the fourth photo. @geofftbond was actually killed in action, so we just propped him up for the photo.

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@gareth_lane

4 years

Can anybody guess what my current project might be?

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@gareth_lane

3 months

Hernán Cortés parades with his victorious expedition of Conquistadors before departing back home to Spain. #28mm #Aztec

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@gareth_lane

1 year

WIP - World War One Trench System. Tony is hoping to get this finished for me in time for Winter Wonderlard. #28mm #WWI #spreadthelard

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@gareth_lane

4 years

Spanish Civil War International Brigade

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@gareth_lane

4 months

Sharp Practice Boxer Rebellion - With a little help from my granddaughter, we are doing the last bit of snagging on the layout and game accessories. I am really looking forward to running this game at Lardy events this year. Asso 🙏🍻 #28mm #BoxerRebellion #wargaming

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@gareth_lane

1 year

My 28mm modern Afghan terrain layout is starting to take shape tonight, a bit more jazzing up tomorrow in the daylight and it’s ready to rock.

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@gareth_lane

2 years

This model is going to represent the castle at Agincourt. It was situated on the right flank of the French deployment zone. It played no part in the battle, but it’s an interesting feature and the boys will be using it to store their dead Frenchmen if history repeats itself.

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Tonight @RobJonesHistory and I are heading for French Indochina. The Viet Ming will be attacking a jungle airstrip held by a detachment of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2nd BEP). #28mm #indochina #vietnam

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@gareth_lane

6 months

Hundred Years War - English Men at Arms led by the Black Prince himself. This unit is crammed full of English nobility, ready to take on the Frenchies. #28mm #HYW #wargaming

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Tomorrow evening, we will be leading an expedition into the Aztec World. Hernán Cortés sets out on his adventure, in search of glory, fame and riches. But There's Something Out There Waiting For Us, And It Ain't No Man. But as Cortés famously said, “If it Bleeds, We Can Kill It”

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Open question ladies & gents, why do tabletop rules authors bother to include a “table set-up” section? Personally I have never used one, preferring to set the table up in a mutually agreeable way or one person sets up the table and the other person choses their preferred side.

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Agincourt Batrep - the following thread provides some of game’s highlights. @Dice_Dad decided not to deploy in the historical way, with his commander and men-at-arms on foot at the front and his gens de traite firs with his mounted men-at-arms to the rear. #28mm #agincourt

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@gareth_lane

6 months

28mm Napoleonic - 1/52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry Regiment 🇬🇧

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Just lovely Outremer miniatures from @FootsoreUK and @PaulHic80466580 . Too nice to multi-base really, but skirmish medievals is not something I do on a regular basis. With the addition of some flags from @flagsofwar , I think these will look great on the tabletop. #28mm #crusades

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@gareth_lane

4 months

Happy New Year everyone, see you on the other side🍻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. 2023 has been such a blast and I have so enjoyed sharing the hobby experience with such a positive group of wargamers, no matter whether it’s online or in person✌️👍🏻

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@gareth_lane

6 months

English Civil War - I just had to buy these new ECW cavalry models from Bloody Miniatures, it would have been a foolish mistake on my part not to have pushed the purchase button. Absolutely ridiculously stunning miniatures👌 #28mm #ECW #wargaming

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@gareth_lane

1 year

Blackadder: “Percy, far from being a fit consort for a prince of the realm, you would bore the leggings off a village idiot.”

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Not posted in a little while due to phone issues, however, I have not been idle. Raglan is back with Yusuf Ibn Tasfin's Hasham Guard Cavalry. Heavy cavalry was rare amongst the Almoravids, but leaders would often raise units to act as personal bodyguards. #28mm #ElCid #darkages

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@gareth_lane

2 years

Lords and Ladies, I present my Italian Wars French Army arrayed for battle. For God and France!!! 🇫🇷 #28mm #italianwars #medieval #renaissance

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2 years

Scottish Wars of Independence - John Lindsay of Dunord commands a Scottish schiltron at the Battle of Otterburn 1388. As I have finished the HYW English and French, it’s time to focus on the Jocks, as what medieval collection would be complete without our Irn Bru guzzling mates.

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2 months

17th Century Buildings WiP - The building exteriors are now starting to take shape, washes to follow shortly, but you get the gist 👍🏻

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2 years

Start of the medieval castle project, complete with inner keep, moat and bridge. #28mm #hyw #medieval

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1 year

Punch-up in French Indochina - this is definitely one of my favourite layouts from last year. #28mm #Vietnam #wargaming

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2 years

Group shot of the units featured in the 21 Day Challenge. This self-imposed challenge, really helped motivate me during a super busy time at work. Glad it's finished, but I would definitely use a similar way of giving myself a kick up the bottom to finish stuff. #21daychallenge

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4 years

Hartenstein Hotel, painted and ready to hit the table 😀

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4 months

Cold War Gets Hot (….and Cold) - The Winter War. #28mm #Modernwarfare #wargaming

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1 year

WTF has happened to my wargames table, my wife only said she was taking a few things back up to the shed and I was subsequently confronted with this 😕

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3 years

Fallujah - Chinnock Down. A routine sortie carrying US contractors across what was thought to be a neutralised sector, has suddenly become a scene of chaos, as the Chinnock is hit by Stinger missile and has crashed land in the middle of a populated area #28mm #ModernWarfare

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2 years

Looking forward to playing the Year of Five Emperors as a campaign. #28mm #romancivilwar

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2 years

Hundred Years War - English mounted Men at Arms, including nobles such as the Earl of Northumberland and Baron Robert Scales. This is my only mounted English MAA unit in the collection, compared to 72 mounted French. #28mm #HYW #medieval

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5 months

WiP Boxer Rebellion - the last of the terrain pieces for the Boxer layout. These terrain features will give me loads of scenario options going forward.

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1 year

Warning, controversial statement ahead (particularly for the audience in this corner of Twitter) - I am of the opinion that most wargamers are more interested in a wargame looking like something they’ve seen from movie, as opposed to historical accuracy. I welcome your thoughts?

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4 years

Definitely a work in progress, but I think the middle east urban set-up, is coming along nicely. I hope to do the unpainted buildings next weekend (wife permitting).

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3 years

Merry Christmas to all my wargaming mates, including those who live on the wrong side of the Severn Bridge 🥳. Not much festive spirit here today as I settle into a 24hr on call duty at 9 am, while the wife enters the fray on NHS frontline this afternoon. Have a good one boys 🍻

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English Civil War - The Bishops' Wars. A new skirmish project for me this winter. I am really looking forward to this one. Some painted Scots to follow shortly, but just sorting out some suitable 3D printed buildings at the moment. 1/2 posts #28mm #EnglishCivilWar

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