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Hell Is Indeed Freezing Over
The view from my front door, looking down the street.The midwestern United States is currently gripped in the icy hands of something called The Polar Vortex. I'm not going to try and explain what that...
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AWI Highlander Greens Have Arrived!
Highlanders skirmishingCLICK ON ALL PIXThe other day Richard Ansell sent me pictures of the next batch of 16 AWI figures for the Fife & Drum Miniatures figure range. I have to say, "sweet baby...
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So What's Wrong With Imaginations?
A contemplative moment amidst the Battle of Aspern-Essling, done in the SYW manner.I recently read a blog that has taken a few "swipes" at the concept of "Imaginations" and the blogger saying that his...
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Imaginations: Seems We've Struck a Chord
I have been pleased to see the overwhelming positive response to my blog post about Imaginations.Who needs Imaginations? It seems that we all do based on the response. As of today their have been...
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Campaign Books by Charles S. Grant
Continuing on with our discussion of war gaming with Imaginations, as inspired by Peter Young in "Charge" and by Charles Grant in "The War Game", I thought that it would be helpful to provide an...
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Frederick the Great & Staff at Kunersdorf
Frederick the Great of PrussiaClick on the picture to enlarge.I really like this vignette grouping of Frederick the Great and his staff convening on a hill top prior to the start of my Battle of...
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Minden Austrian Horse Grenadiers
Minden Austrian Horse Grenadiers painted as D31 de Ligne Dragoon regiment's horse grenadiers.CLICK ALL PIX to enlargeDe Ligne Horse GrenadiersYesterday I completed the basing of a 12-figure squadron of...
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French Personality Figures: Broglie & Chevert
Lt. General Chevert (left) and Marshal de Broglie (right)CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGEI commissioned the painting of some of the new Minden Miniatures personality figures to use for advertising and trade...
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Behind the Scenes at Fife & Drum Miniatures
The Fife & Drum Miniatures "shipping center" - where it all happens.I thought that I would share some pictures that I took of the Fife & Drum Miniatures Shipping Center. The picture at the top...
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Saxe-Gotha Horse Grenadiers
Sachsen-Gotha Horse Grenadiers in Austrian service. Minden Miniatures. Click all pictures to enlargeI recently completed the painting of some new Minden Miniatures Austrian Horse Grenadiers. The...
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Washington, Greene and All That
George Washington (left) and Nathaniel Greene (right)I have been painting samples of the new Fife and Drum Miniatures AWI Personalities and Highlanders. We have just added four new AWI personality...
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New AWI Highlanders
An ad hoc skirmish vignette of Highlanders.I have been busy painting samples of the 12 new Highlander figures that have joined the Fife and Drum Miniatures AWI figure range. I have to say that these...
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71st Highlanders-WIP
71st Frazier's Highlanders.Note the plaid overalls on some of the figures, per the Don Troiani painting.I recently finished painting a 32-figure battalion of the new Fife & Drum AWI Highlander...
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My New Favorite Wargame Unit
71st Highlander Regiment- Fife and Drum Miniatures I finished the basing and flagging of the new 71st Frasier's Highlanders, which will join Lord Cornwallis' army in time for the Guilford Courthouse...
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SYW Association Convention List of Games
Battle of Zorndorf game at the 2018 SYWA convention.This year's Seven Years War Assocation Convention is being held on April 4th through 6th, 2019 at the Waterford Estates Lodge in South Bend, Indiana...
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Fife & Drum News Update, Bits and Pieces
The British battle line at the start of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.CLICK ALL PIX TO ENLARGEI have a lot of information about the new products, SYWA convention dealer booth, and my participation...
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Howe Now?
General William Howe - Fife and Drum MiniaturesGeneral Howe arrived in the American colonies last week and he has finally been suited out in his new campaign mufti, that is to say, that I have painted...
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Seven Years War Association Convention Recap Report
The 71st Frasier's Highlander at Guildford Court House. Fife and Drum Miniatures and GMB Designs flags.The Seven Years War Association Convention was held this past weekend in South Bend, Indiana,...
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Austrian Flags of the War of Austrian Succession
Captured Austrian Colors at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg in 1745.Richard Knotel, artistOne of the attractions of building armies for the War of the Austrian Succession is the variety of unusual flags...
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South Carolina Campaign - Turn Eleven
A peaceful scene at Nelson's Ferry heading towards Camden.CLICK On All Images to EnlargeAfter a bit of a hiatus on the 1780 South Carolina Campaign game, I am back with reports on Turns 11 and 12. The...
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