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The Roman Forum/Basilica Model
 An orator speaks to a gathering crowd in front of the basilicaThe front entrance to the basilica. I repurposed a cameo of a woman from a pieceof discarded jewelry for use over the front door.Click on...
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AWI 250th Anniversary Sale - 22% Discounts!
 A recent AWI game set during the Saratoga Campaign of 1777.American Loyalists in the service of the CrownClick Pictures to EnlargeThis year, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of the American...
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 Freeman's Farm war game staged at the Seven Years War Association conventionseveral years ago. Fife and Drum figures, of course.I have been reluctant to take down the AWI terrain from our recent...
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The Shot Heard 'Round the World - April 19, 1775
 The British are coming!Today, April 19, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution on that same day in 1775. The picture above depicts the Americans getting the word...
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Little Wars Convention Starts Tomorrow!
 Roman legionaries square off against Hannibal's Celtic troops.John Jenkins Designs 60mm toy soldiersTomorrow, Thursday, sees the start of the HMGS-Midwest Little Wars convention from April 24 through...
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Little Wars Pix!
 Carthaginians on the left and Romans on the rightHere are a few pictures of my Hannibal game Thursday evening. The game was a recreation of sorts of the Battle of Cannae. The Carthaginian players...
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Little Wars Pix - Part II (the other games)
 55 Days at Peking game based on the movie of the same name.I had a minimal amount of time to roam around and look at some of the other games at this year's Little Wars convention, but there were some...
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Antietam Battle Report: Hooker's Attack
 Action in the Miller CornfieldBack on October 9, 2024 I set up my game table to do a solo play of the ACW Battle of AntietamHooker's AttackThe battle of Antietam is best split up into a number of...
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Shot Heard 'Round the World sale extended until May 8, 2025!
 3rd Continental Light Dragoons - Fife and Drum Miniatures.Several customers tried to place an order just under the deadline wire, but the coupon timed out as they lived several time zones away from...
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Amazing AWI Pix
"Hey, have you heard that Fife and Drum Miniatures is having a big sale?"(picture edited and Photoshopped by Chris Gregg)Click on all pictures to enlargeOur Shot Heard Around The World {SHATW} sale...
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Thinking About the Battle of Princeton
 After watching the Little War TV video about the Battle of Princeton from the American Revolutionary War (or AWI for those of you who are heathens), I decided that it was time to work up my own...
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George Washington Is Missing!
 George Washington personality figure by Fife and Drum Miniatures I am working on a game scenario for the Battle of Princeton in January 1777 and one of the key elements is when Washington rode to the...
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Historicon: "Romans, Come Out to Play-yay"
 My reconfigured Roman town for Historicon games.CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGEI entered three games for this year's Historicon convention and received confirmation that they have all been approved....
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Street Scenes in My Roman City
 A typical narrow Roman street lined with shops on each side.Click on all pictures to enlargeI have my games entered for this year's Historicon and now that I know how much table space I have, I can...
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Time for a Bath, Anyone?
 A Roman Bath with a black and white tile floor. The two building wings are not attached to the floor for ease of packing for travel.Click on the pictures to enlargeEarlier this week I commenced work...
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Girl Watching In Ancient Rome
A comely servant girl carrying water has caught the eye of a number of the men.The sport of girl watching has been going on since the beginning of time, I suppose. So here is a little vignette that I...
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Roman Bakery: Bread & Circuses Anyone?
 Roman Bakery model (1/32 scale) that I built for my Hannibal games.Click on the pictures to enlarge the viewYesterday I finished the building of a Roman bakery model in 1/32 scale to use with my 54mm...
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George Washington Returns
 George Washington and Friends.Fife and Drum MiniaturesSeveral weeks ago I was running a Battle of Princeton game and I realized that my George Washington personality figure was missing. Where's...
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My New Historicon Video
 "The Furies" gang come storming down one of the narrow streets of the City.You had best get out of their way.CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGEI have just posted a copy on YouTube of my movie trailer...
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Yes, I Am an Influencer!
Prussian cavalry (foreground) clashes with Austrian cavalry at the Battle of LeuthenPicture taken August 2020I have noticed recently that there is a proliferation of "all cavalry battles" spreading...
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Small Roman Temple - A Brief Tutorial
 The interior of the temple in the dark. I later placed a wood bead under the altar so that the gap was filled up.A 60mm King & Country senator is shown for size comparison.I wanted to add a small...
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Some AWI Artillery
Continental artillery in action with Swedish 4-pounderWagon cart using the Austrian 2-wheel cart.Today’s fox: some pictures of Continental artillery and equipment from Fife and Drum Miniatures.VA Perry...
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New Bunker Hill Battle Boxes at discount
 Iconic painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull."The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill"Today marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on June...
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Game Swag for my Historicon Hosted Games
 If you enroll and play in one of my Historicon games, then you are going to get some game swag from me to you. These are "sort of reproduction" fake Roman coins that I will give to every player in my...
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My Gaming Philosophy and Its Application to War Games
 Hand to hand combat: 54mm Spaniards versus Roman cavalry during the Second Punic War.As I get ready for this year's Historicon convention in Lancaster, PA (July 16-20,2025) I am giving some thought...
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