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Catachan Command
The plan for my Catachan Jungle Fighters is to have a 500 points force under Warhammer 40k 7th Edition rules. This will be formed around a single infantry platoon, reinforced by a squad of Ogryns and...
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Ruff in the Jungle
A second infantry squad and missile launcher team complete my platoon of Catachan Jungle Fighters for Warhammer 40k. I am aiming for a detachment size force of 500 points at the moment, so there’s a...
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Wrath of the Wight King
My plan for Deadcember 2017 had been to complete a Necromancer themed 1,000 point army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle by adding two new character models for a Wight King and the Master Necromancer...
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Spawn of Yhagni
I am no longer certain whether it was at last year’s Salute or longer ago, when I purchased these additions to my bestiary from Heresy Miniatures. Initially I wasn’t sure which collection they should...
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Dwarf Archers Marking the Target
Osprey Publishing has a fantasy mass combat game called Oathmark in the works, which will be supported by miniatures from North Star Figures. The first plastic regiments for Dwarfs and Goblins are...
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The Dwarf King’s Oath
The second unit for my Oathmark Dwarfs consists of warriors with hand weapons and shields, lead by their king, a standard bearer and a horn blower. Three of these figures are made from the plastic set,...
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Dwarf Spearhead Complete
These spearmen complete the third unit type for my Oathmark Dwarfs, so I now have a vanguard force ready and waiting for the game. Once again, the shield transfers from Little Big Men Studios together...
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Bones Brigade
I have a 1,000 points army list for a Necromancer themed Warhammer force using the 8th Edition Vampire Counts book that I am aiming to complete. Rather than painting the Master Necromancer to lead it,...
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We Are Legion
I completed the second half of my latest regiment of Skeleton Warriors for Warhammer Fantasy Battle, bringing it to six ranks deep. The figures are again kitbashes using parts from three different...
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Drums in the Deep
Having the core of my Dwarf army ready to battle it out for the Lost Age in Oathmark, it’s time to meet their challengers. I got in for the Nickstarter by North Star Figures again with their Goblins,...
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Duel of the Mages
Two important characters I had yet to paint up for my fledgling Dwarf and Goblin Oathmark forces were their respective spell casters. Available as metal sculpts from the talented hands of Mark...
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Persian Skirmishers
About 20 years ago, my Achaemenid Persians unleashed their invasion forces onto Greece, regularly facing off and being soundly repulsed by two Spartan and Athenian generals. In other words, history...
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Salute 2018 – Sci-Fi
Salute 2018 wargaming convention has come and gone in a flash. The trend of fewer large independent display tables and more company run demo and participation games is continuing, and there was a...
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Salute 2018 – Fantasy
There were no large scale fantasy themed displays at Salute 2018. Just a lull before the storm hopefully, with the return of Confrontation, Oathmark and Saga 2 Fantasy on the horizon. Burrows &...
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Salute 2018 – Ancients & Dark Ages
Since I am working on Achaemenid Persians at the moment, I was pleased to see several battles from the era reenacted on the tabletop at Salute 2018. Newbury & Reading Wargames Society staged the...
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Salute 2018 – World War 1
The theme for Salute 2018 was World War 1 and there were a number of tables recreating events from its history. Maidstone Wargames Society built the cruiser Vindictive and the mole for the raid on...
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Salute 2018 – World War 2
World War 2 with its plethora of rules systems and miniatures ranges was a popular topic again at Salute 2018. ‘The Battle of Foy’ and its portrayal in Band of Brothers was the setting for a winter...
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Salute 2018 – ECW & Age of Piracy
It seems like the Golden Age of Piracy is upon us thanks to Blood & Plunder, a game I am very keen to get involved in. At Salute 2018, the Leicester Phat Cats did a marvellous job of showcasing the...
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Salute 2018 – Horse & Musket to Colonial
One of the outstanding gaming tables at Salute 2018 was built by Bill Gaskin & Friends – another highlight following 2016’s Battle of Wilhelmstadt. ‘Raid at Gaskin’s Plantation’ was set in 1761 and...
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Salute 2018 – ACW & Wild West
One of the finest display tables at Salute 2018 was ‘Glory! From the Halls of Montezuma’ by Ian Smith & Friends. Set in the American Civil War, it portrayed Union forces attempting to take...
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