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1866 and all that: The Year in Review
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Saturday, 31 December 2016. The Year in Review. So another year has ticked by and what hectic year it has been too. Work has been a constant round of travel, three major work projects completed, restructures and the some serious stress. I am so pleased to have this wonderful hobby to allow myself to drift away at times to preserve some sanity. Then I d...
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1866 and all that: 2nd Obsession - Historical Study
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. My Second Obsession - Historical Study. Ever since my school days I have had an interest in military history. In many ways my interest, some would say obsession, with wargaming is secondary to my love of history. That is where the project stands today. The expected publication date is sometime in 2016. 24 Russian Napol...
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1866 and all that: Retreat from Moscow
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Monday, 2 January 2017. I have completed the first full units for the Retreat from Moscow project and they make a good subject for the first post of the year. And a cavalry regiment. Labels: Retreat from Moscow. 2 January 2017 at 08:49. Very cool, makes me want to turn the heating up. 2 January 2017 at 09:17. 2 January 2017 at 13:26. Thanks Stu. I ...
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1866 and all that: September 2016
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Tuesday, 27 September 2016. The Great Crimean War Project Complete! This weekend I finished the last French Infantry regiment. The final tally is:. 3 Guards Infantry Battalions. 3 Highland Infantry Battalions. 4 Line Infantry Battalions. 4 Line Artillery Batteries. 1 Royal Horse Artillery Battery. 5 Light Brigade Cavalry Regiments. Laid out on the tabl...
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1866 and all that: East African Railway Station - Part 4
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Friday, 6 January 2017. East African Railway Station - Part 4. So the last of the construction work on the railway station is complete. First up there was a bit of filling and the roof cap. Next was a barred window at the back of the baggage/freight area and two gates for the front of the same area. Over the weekend I will paint the model. 30 Perry Opo...
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1866 and all that: 1st Obsession - Wargaming
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. My progression to wargaming, from playing with toy soldiers, came in 1972 when my parents bought me the book "Charge, or How to Play Wargames". I co-founded the Auckland Wargaming Club in 1974 and was for 15 years (until 1999) involved in the "industry" in a business that eventally became Battlefront Miniatures. 15 East Afric...
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1866 and all that: July 2016
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Tuesday, 26 July 2016. The Light Brigade Complete. Don’t get me wrong, the Foundry figures are very nice and in my opinion stand the test of time (given that they were probably designed twenty-five years ago), but they are a bit smaller and 20% more expensive. And now for the pictures of the brigade. 17th Lancers - Great War Miniatures. We commenced th...
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1866 and all that: June 2016
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Thursday, 30 June 2016. So Much for a Quiet Year - Painting Totals Year-to-Date. Russian Church and Base. Accumulated totals and “painting points” totals are:. 619 Foot Figures (3,095 points). 71 Mounted (710 points). 14 Guns (140 points). 6 Scenic items (1,360 points). Total points 5,305. This compares to 5,843 points for the whole of 2015. Then there...
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1866 and all that: January 2017
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1866 and all that. The occasional ramblings of a historical wargamer. 1st Obsession - Wargaming. 2nd Obsession - Historical Study. 3rd Obsession - Travel. Monday, 30 January 2017. More East African Construction. As a part of the WWI in East Africa project I need to make a number of buildings. The first of these, the railway station is complete, but there are eleven more to go. In progress is the hotel and general store that will go with the railway station, and a wireless station. The next step was to bu...
