Clansmen – Northern Alliance

I have just finished my first regiment of Mantic’s Northern Alliance clansmen, had great difficulty even fitting 15 figures on the base. Love the way these have turned out, purposefully given some wind reddened faces. These will be used in both my Northern Alliance and Varangur armies and replace the 1/2lings that have been standingContinueContinue reading “Clansmen – Northern Alliance”

Some More KoW Units

Been ticking along (like a good time bomb), and like a good hobby addict been painting and basing. So time to share the new additions :- What not to love – dwarves and badgers :-).. great Mantic Miniatures. Got these through the Kings Of War Sales page on Facebook They are going to be eitherContinueContinue reading “Some More KoW Units”

Govt take on Wargaming

Came across this whilst searching for good single figure multi player wargame, thought it was interesting. doctrine_uk_wargaming_handbookDownload There is a lovely reference to our hobby in it Historical and hobby wargame. Historical wargames are most often hobby wargames used to study actual conflicts. Taking many forms, hobby wargames typically feature two people playing a boardContinueContinue reading “Govt take on Wargaming”

Kings of War: Battle Report – Twilight Kin vs Varangur.

So having worked on my Varangur, I took them out for a spin against Steve’s Twilight Kin. This was a 2000pts a side game. My list – My list- I have to thank Steve for loaning me 2 undead regiments to field as Draugr as mine are still awaiting painting and basing. Now Steve didContinueContinue reading “Kings of War: Battle Report – Twilight Kin vs Varangur.”

NoobTown

NoobTown is a series of books written by the talented Ryan Rimmel, I have truely enjoyed the audio books and the interaction of Jim, Badgelor and Skart the deminished demon. I don’t wish to ruin this great book series by going into more detail here, but can recommend them and here is a link toContinueContinue reading “NoobTown”

Table Top Gaming – Back To Basics

I got introduced to video games through Table Top games like Dungeon, Talisman and Warhammer Fantasy Battle. These are still very much alive and well, and I thought I’d share an upcoming release from a firm whose products I enjoy.. I’ll say up front I’ve not played this and I am just sharing the pressContinueContinue reading “Table Top Gaming – Back To Basics”