This week we head back to the South Atlantic to take a look at the next group of Argentine ships for my Falklands War project. While my earlier Argentine naval posts have considered veterans from W…

This week a change of focus with a move to Europe and, in particular, a little work on some 1/300th Soviets for the 1980s. Now, I am sure some readers will be wondering what has caused this latest …

Argentinean shipyards have been busy recently. As a result, this week we take a look at four further vessels entering service with my fledgling Argentinean fleet. Unlike last week’s light cru…

This week a few photographs of our most recent games evening, which found the tabletop virtually buckling under the weight of aircraft reaching into the skies over Europe. The ensuing engagements o…

This week more 1/300th reinforcements for my early-war Soviets depart the workshops in the form of eight T-28 medium tanks. For my purposes it was hard to go past this fascinating tank even if it i…

The following describes a fictional encounter between four Polish destroyers and a small German surface squadron. It takes its inspiration from events between the 29th of August 1939 and 1st of Sep…

Last weekend, while visiting Wellington with my granddaughter, I had the good fortune of being able to briefly visit the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. While our time was limited, we did …

This week, it’s back to the WWII naval project with a focus on Polish destroyers in 1/3000th scale. “Why the Poles?” I hear you ask. Well, the catalyst for them is a scenario in The Atl…

A few weeks ago, while putting the finishing touches on my BT-7 regiment, I mentioned completing a small handful of T-26 light tanks to provide some tactical flexibility on the tabletop. Having tho…

The scars of the 1807 Chesapeake-Leopard Affair still burned fiercely in the hearts of the American officer corps. The unlawful boarding of the USS Chesapeake by the Royal Navy had left a stain of …

In this week’s spotlight, I thought a few photos of some Japanese battleships were in order. Now, I have been meaning to post a few pictures of these for a while, but being finished in two se…

A few weeks ago I completed a number of additional WWII Soviet infantry in 1/300th scale. While putting the completed models away I uncovered some early-war Soviet armour that was mostly, but not c…

A camp can be found on almost all DBA tables. These can range from small, simple representations to elaborate and stunningly presented vignettes that offer their owners wonderful modelling options.…

For the past few weeks, my eyes have been drifting towards the forgotten corners of my “to-be-painted” queue. Having spent time navigating nautical themes of late, I felt the urge to ge…

Last week marked the 211th anniversary of the battles of the Hundred Days Campaign. As such, it seemed fitting to mark the date during our regular Friday evening gaming session. Because time was li…

This week’s focus has been on completing the second batch of Kriegsmarine destroyers: specifically, six ships of the Type 1934 and Type 1934A classes. For regular readers there will be no surprise …

It has been a while since I posted any Volley & Bayonet content here, despite it being a rule system we use regularly. Indeed, it accounts for over half of our weekly games. Given this absence,…

This week, my focus has returned to the Kriegsmarine Project in 1/3000th scale, specifically two German light cruisers of the Königsberg class. These vessels are often criticised, and two of the th…

A side project has this week seen a final push to completion. This has resulted in some 6mm (1/300th scale) WWII Soviets for the Spearhead rules exiting the painting table. Although the initial bat…

The focus of the workshops this week has been a selection of 1/300th aircraft for use with the Spearhead rules. Each model has been in need of base refurbishment for some time, though the recent fo…

This week, several additional 1/300th stands have joined my reforming WWII British Spearhead formations. These include a few command and reconnaissance stands, found loitering in their boxes, as we…

In this week’s post it’s back to my Cold War 1/3000th scale naval project with some Swiftsure-class submarines exiting the shipyards. For those that follow my game reports the models we…

The rebasing of my WWII British continues at what can be described as a glacial pace with another battalion finally exiting the painting desk this week. This time it’s a 1944 British Motor Ba…

This week a few photos of some recently completed 1/3000th scale MiGs for my ongoing Cold War naval project. Given the size of the aircraft models, about 5 to 6mm in length, they aren’t going…

The following is a report of a fictional naval action fought between a small Royal Navy task group and elements of the Soviet Navy in 1984. The action used 1/3000th scale models and the Naval Comma…