Battle of Zorndorf: August 25, 1758
Karl Rochling painting of the Prussian king Frederick II grabbing the standard of oneof his regiments to encourage them to make another attack against the stubborn Russian army.I nearly missed today's...
View ArticleMy Regiment Bearn Uniform Still Fits!
Post-Historicon I picked up some kind of a virus. It was not the Death Lettuce virus that has been going around right now. My high level of exhaustion suggested that I was totally knackered from all...
View ArticleGame Room Remodeling
The newly redecorated War Game RoomThe midwest US has been battered by a steady stream of rainstorms and fortunately I live in an area that has been relatively untouched by flooding and power...
View ArticleTrenton Game Report
Washington crossing the Delaware River to attack the Hessian garrison at TrentonYesterday Earl K and Bill P. of our Fab Four wargame group convened at Schloss Fritz to play my Battle of Trenton. The...
View ArticleHistoricon Report Part One
His Nibs at Historicon with his Battle of Trenton gameBest of Show Award winner at this year's HistoriconI returned home yesterday from the Historicon convention and I'd like to report that it was...
View ArticleFife and Drum Miniatures Challenge Coin
Since it is the 250th Anniversary today of the Declaration of Independence I want to introduce the Challenge Coin that I will be handing out to players in my games at Historicon. These are 1.75-inches...
View ArticleSYW Village in Silesia Under Attack
I posted these pictures on Facebook on my own page and several other 18th Century wargaming pages and thought that they are worthy of showing on my blog. The pictures were snapped in May 2022.The...
View ArticleMaurice de Saxe in his carriage
French marshall Maurice de Saxe at the Battle of Fontenoy with his Uhlans de Saxe escortMinden figures all sculpted by Richard Ansell.I was browsing through my photo library today and I came across...
View ArticleBritish Artillery Vignette for AWI
Minden Miniatures Agricultural Workers Set figures carrying ammunition from a British ammo wagonI am working on several vignettes to include in my Historicon games in July. The components of the...
View ArticlePrussia Forever by Lady Butler?
Prussia Forever ! (painted by Der Alte Fritz)The charge of the Zieten HussarsMinden Miniatures figuresToday I was scrolling through some of the pictures in my iPhotos library (there are nearly 28,000...
View ArticleLt. Colonel Charles Mawhood
Lt. Colonel Charles MawhoodFife and Drum MiniaturesHere is a picture of the command stand for the British commander at the Battle of Princeton, Lt. Colonel Charles Mawhood (pronounced "Ma-Whooo-D")....
View ArticlePerry 16th Light Dragoons, Dismounted
Perry Miniatures dismounted 16th Light DragoonsI needed some figures for the 16th Light Dragoons at the Battle of Princeton, and since Fife and Drum does not make these figures, I purchased the...
View ArticleNew Winterized Roads for Trenton Game
The town of Trenton, NJ in the winter After looking at various pictures of winter terrain, specifically the roads, I decided to change the look of my roads from a light brown under color with snow...
View ArticleFife & Drum British in 1768 Warrant Dress (?)
British 20th RegimentFife and Drum MiniaturesI decided that I would need several British Redcoat regiments wearing cocked hats for my Princeton 1777 game that I am running at Historicon this year....
View ArticleI Like This Picture
II was scrolling through my iPhotos library and this picture randomly popped up on the screen this morning .The picture is from my 40mm Sharpe's Peninsula game at the Little Wars convention this past...
View ArticleNew Products: Hessian Fusiliers and Continentals in Round Hats
Continentals in Hunting Shirts and Round HatsWe are happy to announce the addition of 14 new packs of figures for the Fife and Drum Miniatures American Revolution (AWI) range. There are 8 new packs of...
View Article"Official" Fife and Drum Miniatures Facebook Page
I have had an "official" Fife and Drum Miniatures Facebook page for some time now. I have been remiss in not promoting it very well. Below is a link to the page. Click the link and take a look.Fife...
View ArticleWashington, Greene and Rall Personality Figures
His Excellency General George Washington from Fife and Drum Miniatures.Here are several pictures of some of the Fife and Drum Miniatures personality figures for the American War of Independence. We...
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Fife and Drum 42nd Highlanders of the AWI period marching through Winter snow.I am running three games at Historicon this year in July 2026. The first two games will be the Battle of Trenton. I...
View ArticleDurham Boat File Link
Durham boat for Washington's crossing of the Delaware is manned by Fife and DrumMiniatures and a few Minden Miniatures. Flag by GMB Designs.Several people asked me to post a link to the 3D file for the...
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