VIRTUS 2018 – Early Classical Period (650 BC to 104 BC inclusive) – 200 points and 28mm scale (please note: Chris Jackson!) Armies can be selected from the following army lists only: no Ancient Period armies 38 Early Macedonian 39 Alexandrian Macedonian 40 Alexander the… Read More
All posts tagged “L’art de la guerre”
Trojan Horses and Muslim Camel/Elephants
Three and a half thousand years old, and a little over an inch and a half in length, the Pylos Combat Agate has stunned historians. In an age without microscopes and precision tools, it shows a detailed understanding of the human body and movement that… Read More
L’art de la Guerre – Lord of the Highlands and Islands?
Computer elbow it’s called. Don’t waste time explaining how to do something, why not just elbow them aside and you do it!? It’s 1160 and Lord David ‘ the pastie’ Cameron intends staunching the flow of underfed Lowland Scots that have just paddled down the… Read More
Caput Porci- War is declared!
It’s 350 A.D.and Constantius II wants to control more terraferma and ensure a faster route to the salt works at Commacchio and Cervia. So, war is declared on Magnentius of the Western Empire using a border squabble as a dispute. Trouble had been brewing between… Read More
Godendag 2018- To be perfectly Frank…..
A great weekend of 15mm LadG doubles was had by Steve & I over at Firestorm Games in Cardiff. The event was of course, Godendag, the Tercio’s annual tribute to our spiritual sensei, Richard Bodley Scott This years Godendag was 300pts of 15mm armies drawn… Read More
Godendag 2018 – Is your partner micro- cheating?
Is Micro-cheating, the latest anxiety for an anxious generation. Does your partner betray you with all those little indiscretions? Does he/she/ zim comment favourably on another’s miniatures. Do you find them texting to see what the mysterious Don or Tim think? Can you see them… Read More
Lambert Simnel- Rebel without a clue!
Too many ideas and too few years left to collect!? L’Art de la Guerre allowed the gamer to field armies that can be painted in two months, now the latest offering allows armies that could be yours in a fortnight. A hundred and twenty points… Read More
Virtus 2017- Dignitas et valour
Day one at Virtus and what a display of manly courage? Words fail me so I shall let high quality photography tell the tale….. Andy Claxton set the scene with his Tuareg camel riders. The talking point of the weekend, where can I get more… Read More
Need an Indian Army? Rattle-cans!
The importance of setting oneself goals cannot be over-estimated. There are too many distractions in life not to. But, the critical stage that is all too often missed out is of course, just to get started! I mean you have to pick up a brush,… Read More
Cry Haddock! (And unleash the Jumbos of war!)
Whilst the editor in chief is enjoying some quality time with his clan, the intrepid Mark Fry ventures to the West Country . It’s the hottest weekend yet in the glorious summer of 2017, it’s the weekend of Father’s Day and that means it’s time… Read More