John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Setting up for Ebor Lard. Go Lard into the Desert as Major Dartington-Cristal attempts to lead a British column to safety. A Sharp Practice game #spreadthelard 2611
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Made that about 45+ years ago. Nostalgia says I should buy it and make it again 🤔 140
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026When Grimgutz Ironjaw found an old book with picture of chariots racing at stupidly dangerous speeds he had a cunning plan. He would build a great racing track, & send the fastest, most dangerous Ork cars hurtling around it. And so was born, Da Circus Orkus Shiteous! Coming to Ebor Lard 2026 #orks 1191
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Finally painted a Blood Bowl team. Well a 7s team at least. Release of the new 7s rules has spurred me onto starting a long term ambition of getting a few Blood Bowl teams done and have some games. Orc 7s team next, after I get the bases finished for these. #bloodbowl 2372
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 22/08/2026😂 thanks @perbroden.bsky.social Always great to see What a Cowboy on the table and players having fun. Horses are great 👍 030
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Sorry can’t remember. Picked it at Christmas years ago! 010
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Lard Workshop is go! All set-up for tomorrow’s What a Cowboy game at Lard Workshop. #spreadthelard 3685
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I needed a figure to represent Molly O’Hara the rather formidable owner of the Red Rock Saloon in my What a Cowboy game at Lard Workshop this weekend. A search in the unpainted Foundry pile presented a likely candidate. Channelling Joanie Stubbs from the great Deadwood TV series. Base to be finished 4596
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Delighted to be presenting “What a Cowboy” at Lard Workshop on Saturday. Can Sheriff Roundwood get the notorious outlaw leader Rich Clarke onto the 3:10 train to Lardville to face justice? Or will Clarke’s sidekick & accomplice in crime Nick Skinner lead the Clarke Gang to the rescue? #spreadthelard 5562
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 03/08/2026We’ve plans for Borodino 1812 later this year. And you can’t have Borodino without the flèches and the iconic church. So here’s the church. 3d printed model. 813716
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Big fan of WAB especially as it made 28mm ancients cool again. But individual figure removal just doesn’t work for me. Love the diorama basing options that Midgard brings. The support mechanics are also very clever. The importance of characters & having to have them lead from the front is great! 140
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 06/07/2026No, not better, just different. Infamy represents a cohort or less with attached supports with a focus on Roman drill etc. It’s a tough game with a steep learning curve. Once you overcome that, it is brilliant. Midgard is easier to pick up & a more traditional rank & flank game. Play both! 130
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It’s the annual Waterloo game this weekend and things are taking shape. Troops have deployed into their Corps areas but will no doubt see some tactical rearranging on the morning of the battle. 1 allied corps yet to arrive. Hopefully the rain will hold off this time 😉 #blackpowder #waterloo 68512
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Lovely @yarkshiregamer.bsky.social Like the deep bases as well! 110
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Got the Orklandz Gaslands game on the table at OML this afternoon. The usual chaos & mayhem. Just what you expect from Gaslands. #ruleofcarnage #gaslands #orklandz 1554
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 01/06/2026😂 I know! I had to check! Battle of Macragge was released in 2004. Warhammer 40k 4th edition! Now that makes me old! 140
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I knew there was a reason I’ve kept this in the cupboard for over 20 years! The crashed Imperial shuttle from the Battle of Macragge finally gets a paint job and adds some colour to the Gaslands Orklands table. 4715
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Orklands Gaslands is almost ready to go! Looking forward to the inaugural game next Friday afternoon as a pre-OML icebreaker! #gaslands #orklands 0678
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Ah yes. Reduced footprint La Haye Sainte. I’ll post more once it’s ready! 020
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Next stage of the Orklands Gaslands project is some terrain. Picked up these desert outcrops from eBay. The basing was pretty basic so added my own pva/sand mixture & repainted them today. Will work nicely to represent The Badlands & provide some obstacles for the racers. #gaslands #orklands 2361
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 30/05/2026And that’s the full collection all finished (bar bases for the bikes and a quick varnish). Sort out the vehicle cards (hope the dice & templates arrive early next week) and we should be good for Orklands Gaslands at OML on Friday afternoon 🤞#Gaslands #Orklands #spreadthelard 2624
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Got the Orkland bikers done. Bit of a slog as so much to paint! Ended up leaving a lot simply in the plain metal finish but they will do! #gaslands #orklands 3745
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It started out as KMH2 but has moved so far from the original it’s now its own thing. While the mechanics are very different, like KMH, TFN aims to provide a fun historically plausible game of ship combat in the Age of Sail where a working knowledge of seamanship or a maths degree isn’t required! 280
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Well what could better than 4 wheels? Well 3 of course 🤦♂️. Last of the Orklands vehicles done (for the moment). Just bikes to do #orklands #gaslands 0252
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Racers start your engines! More to do but it’s starting to come together! #Orklands #Gaslands 615421
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 27/05/2026No just the big standard GW ork behicke kits built & painted straight out of the box. Plan is to use them for a variant of Gaslands 220
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 27/05/20262 down 2 to go! Another Orklands racer done. Great fun putting these together. 412819
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I’ve ordered a set of upscaled templates from Etsy. 🤞they arrive soon 😬 010
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I’m afraid I’ve pinched the idea from Jay White in the US jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2021/12/orkl... well worth a look if you have any interest in doing something similar.jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.comOrklands RefueledA blog about miniature wargaming. 120
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Expanding my vehicles for Orkland Gaslands. Here’s the first, 3 more to do! 412313
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Great day at the Partizan show today with @jaje7406.bsky.social & Charley Walker presenting an old but rather good game from Too Fat Lardies “Charley Don’t Surf”, their company level Vietnam ruleset. Golf 2/5 fought their way through to the MACV compound during the early stages of the Tet offensive 2624
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Thanks! Always been a fan of large diorama type basing especially for smaller scales. Do wonder if Wargames Atlantic by sticking with the old 40mmx20mm basing for their new 10mm game aren’t missing a trick? 010
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Rebased my Warmaster figures onto 80mm wide bases for use with Midgard, Hail Caesar & other element based rules. Really like the way the larger bases give 10mm figures gives a sense of formations. Never really liked the 40mmx20mm Warmaster bases. Done a unit of the new WA dwarves as well! 510911
John Savage @johnsavage.bsky.social · 07/05/2026WIP Wargames Atlantic 10mm dwarves. Surprisingly fun to paint. 2604
