Napoleonic War Series Wargames Atlantic This set is part of the Napoleonic range from Wargames Atlantic. The box compromises of eight identical sprues and you are able to produce 32multi-part figures.
The miniatures in question are 1/72 scale English Civil War Parliament infantry from A Call to Arms (www.acalltoarms.co.uk).
I thought I’d write a short article on how I paint 1/72 plastic miniatures – you probably played with this scale as a kid, especially Airfix kits. If you’ve ever painted them, then the main drawback can be the paint chips off them really easily, especially the rubbery plastic ones. I have a technique or … More Painting 1/72 figures
Another sprue arrived, though this time they were from Warlord, and fairly modern, being WW2 Late German Infantry. These are the first plastic World War Two miniatures available to my knowledge in 28mm, not only from Warlord but in general.
These test sprues landed on my desk from HaT Productions from their 28mm range. These were forthcoming releases from the El Cid range of miniatures which included the following; 28018 28mm Andalusian Light Cavalry 28019 28mm Andalusian Heavy Cavalry 28020 28mm Almoravid Light Cavalry 28021 28mm Almoravid Heavy Cavalry
When trying to game on a budget I always find you generally come unstuck when miniatures are involved. You could always use paper/card minis, which are free from http://onemonk.com/Home.html. But if you’re anything like me then you prefer using something that requires a lick of paint on them.
I haven’t posted for a while because of a couple of reasons that have taken me away from writing here. These were mainly moving house and having no internet access for 3 weeks. Then I needed to catch up on some freelnace writing work which I had fallen behind on, and then lastly there was … More Why there has been no new posts
I thought I’d do a quick run down of what’s new in the world of wargaming miniatures … More New for Christmas (Part 1)
Musket, Sword and Paint 