Well, I’ve been painting up Darkest Africa figures as you know – I haven’t got round to photographing each unit as yet, but will get to it soon. Tonight, we put on our first game at the club – I provided the Zanzibar Slavers, and my good friend Steve provided the British regulars. For rules,…
Guilford Courthouse Project – Part 1
I’ve been working on forces for Guilford Courthouse in 6mm (Baccus Miniatures) for a few years now on and off – it kept stumbling because I have been unable to find a set of rules I was happy with that suited my basing. Black Powder just doesn’t do it for me, and I’ve also tried…
Darkest Africa
Recently, I’ve been painting up figures for a Darkest Africa project – figures are from Wargames Foundry, and are the “Congo” packs to go with the rules of the same name. Though I do intend to play Congo, it doesn’t seem to me to be suitable for a multi-player club game, because it is “card”…
Border Reivers!
I’m about to make a start on a gaming project set in the period of the Border Reivers….small scale skirmish, maybe about 30 figures per side. I’ve picked up some excellent figures from Hoka Hey (https://www.timelineminiatures.co.uk/), together with some of their buildings…well let’s be honest…all of their buildings…!!! I will post some updates as and…
LARDDAY on 25th March 2017 at Durham Wargames Group – a partial review
Words by Conrad Cairns Pictures by Richard Phelan The DWG has for years had an Open Day on the second Saturday of June, and has now started a new tradition. In March we put on, for a whole Saturday, a selection of games and invite fellow gamers to play. There is no fee, but you…
Waterloo with Big Battalions: 10th May 2014
By Conrad Cairns For three years now Durham Wargames Group have taken 54mm display games to Carronade, one of Scotland’s leading-and most enjoyable- shows, put on by the Falkirk club. This year we followed up the War of 1812 in Canada and the 1777 campaign near Philadelphia with what we hope will be the first…