I Am Packing My Bags!
I have been bagging Minden inventory over the past couple of weeks, almost nonstop, so it seems. I am happy to say that most of the "bagging and packaging" of figures is largely completed. Now all that...
View ArticleWe Are Off to The Seven Years War Association Convention!
Der Alte Fritz is force marching his way to South Bend, IN and the SYWA convention.I have my Ford Explorer packed to the rafters with a combination of Fife & Drum/Minden stock and all of the...
View ArticleA Couple of Quickies
I'm m at the Seven Years War Association this weekend and there are a lot of quality games no fun scenarios. I just want to post a couple of pictures whilst on the road. I will post a more detailed...
View ArticleSYW Association Pictures - Part I
My Battle of Zorndorf game - Minden MiniaturesCLICK ON ALL PICTURES TO ENLARGEThe Seven Years War Association held its 34th annual convention over the weekend of April 5th through April 7th at the...
View ArticleSYWA Convention Pictures - Part II Zorndorf
Der Alte Fritz contemplates a game ruling in his Zorndorf game.The second batch of pictures features the Battle of Zorndorf game that I hosted on Friday and Saturday. Most of the figures are Minden...
View ArticleNew Minden Observation Corps Greens Are Finished -Part 1
We will be adding 10 new figures to our growing Minden Russian SYW range of figures, with 9 new Observation Corps musketeers and grenadiers and one regular line musketeer on their way to Griffin Moulds...
View ArticleNew Minden Observation Corps Musketeers
Here are some pictures of the new Minden Russian Observation Corps Musketeers (see the previou post for the pictures of the grenadiers). Again, I apologize for the slightly blurry photos, but I think...
View ArticleSYWA Pictures - Part III Fontenoy
French Marshal Maurice de Saxe riding in his wicker chariot, due to a bad case of the gout.CLICK ALL PIX TO ENLARGEThis is the final installment of pictures that I took at the recent SYWA Convention....
View ArticleMy Renovated Game Room is Completed - Huzzah!
After Picture: The finished game room looking south. The table axis is now horizontal (or perpendicular to the faux fireplace)CLICK ALL PICTURES TO ENLARGEI decided that it was time to spruce up my...
View ArticleThe Best Maps for Wargamers Ever!
The Battle of Spotsylvania, by David GreenspanDOUBLE CLICK ON ALL MAPSI'm sure that most of my readers will be familiar with the wonderfully animated and detailed maps that were created by David...
View ArticleJung Sydow Garrison Regiment V Pictures
Garrison Regiment V - Jung SydowI completed the terrain work on the bases and glued on the flags for the Garrison V regiment, or Jung Sydow, which fought at Kunersdorf. The regiment was raised in 1741...
View ArticlePrinz Heinrich IR35 Regiment Joins the Ranks
Prinz Heinrich Fusiliers (IR35)CLICK ON ALL PICTURES TO ENLARGEYesterday I finished basing the second battalion of IR35 Prinz Heinrich fusiliers and so I now have a full regiment of two battalions,...
View ArticleNapoleon At Borodino
Wax image of Napoleon at the Grevin wax museum in ParisBoney was a wargamer, away ay yaA gamer and a terrier, Jean Francois.
View ArticleMinden SYW Russian Observation Corps Figures Have Arrived
The new Minden SYW Russian Observation Corps ("OC") figures arrived from Griffin Moulds yesterday. The figures include OC musketeers and grenadiers, both in their summer kit of sleeved waistcoats. The...
View ArticleIR46 von Bulow Fusiliers
IR46 von Bulow FusiliersCLICK ON ALL PICTURES TO ENLARGEThe first battalion of IR46 von Bulow went into service in my Pomeranian Army yesterday. The actual painting was completed two days ago, but...
View ArticleMaps of Silesia
Silesia map - circa 1561I was doing a search for some maps of Silesia, circa the 18th Century, to use as the basis for a campaign map of this theater of war. I thought that my readers would enjoy...
View ArticleMy Next Big Project: Kunersdorf
My Pomeranian Army, so far. Four of the 15 battalions have been painted.For the rest of 2018, I plan on working on a new wargame project that is centered around the battle of Kunersdorf in 1759. The...
View ArticleNotes on Zorndorf & Kunersdorf - Duffy Tour of 2016
Battlefield marker at ZorndorfI found the notebook that I carried with me when I was visiting Frederician battlefields in October 2016 with Christopher Duffy and a group of 20 other battlefield...
View ArticleRussian Observation Corps Grenadiers - Painted
New Minden Russian Observation Corps Grenadiers.I have finished painting the two packs of the new Minden Miniatures SYW Russian Observation Corps Grenadiers: MR-015 Grenadier Command Pack (5 figures)...
View ArticleQuartermaster Saturday at Schloss Fritz
Schloss Fritz Game Room. An AWI battle is set up on the 6ft x 12ft game table.CLICK ON ALL PIX TO ENLARGEYesterday I finished the first battalion of the new Minden Observation Corps Grenadiers and so I...
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