Stylish Blogger Award


 

1. Thank and link back to the person giving you the award.

Thanks Chris aka Sgt Scream
http://smallscaleoperations.blogspot.com/2011/05/stylish-blogger-award.html
 
 
2. Share seven things about yourself.


A. I love my Family
B.Get wound up by cold callers
C.Dozens of unfinished wargames projects Ambush Alley is the only one I have continued with
D.Avid bookworm own 100's of books
E. Hammer Film Fan
F. we have a spirit called Mandy live with us (dont use the G***T WORD)
G. I am a Royalist


3. Select 10-15 blogs who you think deserve this award.


In no Particular Order:
1.http://akulasblog.blogspot.com/        A really nice guy with some amazing projects

2.http://flintlockandtomahawk.blogspot.com/           A great Blog about a fascinating period

3.http://saxondog.blogspot.com/  A nice blog

4. http://smallscaleoperations.blogspot.com/          Lots of Useful stuff

5.  http://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/             A real wargamer and a interesting blog ,Tim Gow is the man
6. http://quindiastudios.blogspot.com/                    Great blog fantastic painting I use his ECW Rules

7. http://zuluwargames.blogspot.com/                   Not updated in a while but I like it

8.http://ubique-matt.blogspot.com/                         another interesting read

9.http://ubique-matt.blogspot.com/                       Lots of dark age goodness

10.http://ubique-matt.blogspot.com/                        more goodness
4.- Contact these bloggers and let them know about the award
Will Do

Elhiem Figures Review

Most modern gamers will already be aware of Matt at Elhiem's work ,I for one wasn't though, I was a big  fan of Britannia's modern Brits & Afghan Stuff but with the sad loss of Dave Howitt I was left with a few gaps in my collection .I did look at another well known manufacturer but was put off by a poor website and unanswered emails so I tried Elhiem and very glad I am too ,not only a very good service and help with my fundraising but really wonderful figures as well .The modern the British packs are nice and in use able sets , I was lucky in that as I was ready to put my order in a few new packs appeared for example two female dog handlers . The taliban are nice and come with a nice selection of  weapons some are carrying AK's with slung RPG's etc .Above are some comparison shots of a Elhiem (unpainted) and a Britannia sorry for poor quality.

Overall Comparison's
Elhiem slightly Slimmer than Britannia
Some weapons are almost identical in size some are not ?
Elhiem's Taliban have a more modern appearance than Dave |Howitts at first glance I wasnt impressed with the dogs from Elhiem but now I have them painted can't think what I thought was wrong.
sets of Separate back packs some with weapons are a nice touch and allow for a bigger selection of figures
Mix together on the Table very well ,will try some more photo's later.

I'm A Grandad

Nothing to do with wargaming BUT I'M A GRANDDAD  welcome Jensen Richard Bibby

next few days part 2

Sorry Illness again spending more time in the doc's or hosital than anywhere else, reviews hopefully in next few days . Good news I have had was that thanks to Amazons pre order system I didnt get my copy of Force on Force but Peggy came to my rescue again and now have this fantastic book (along with road to baghdad ) in my collection ready to do the rounds ,also pleased to announce Elhiem Figures have joined our sponsers. Be back Soon.

next few days

Hi not posted for a while , been ill and started a new job so not been up to it ,managed a few games ,Ambush alley , stormovik commander and wings of war. Had the nice news from Shaun and Peggy at Ambush Alley that our little team that do fund raising games have been chosen as AA point Men . Will post some more over the weekend including a review and picks of the 15mm sci fi  stuff from critical mass that we will be using for tomorrows war ,and pics from some games and whatever I get time to do.

Hammerhead Report. A good Game and new friends

Well our first fund raising game went well ,we raised a nice  amount for the Royal British Legion , and everyone that played enjoyed the scenario ,we had a mix of new players  and old. Most importantly we met some new friends and I would like to thank Chesterfield Open Gaming Society ( G.O.G.S) for being our hosts .The Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers (S.O.T.C.W) who based on the table adjacent to ours helped with our fund raising , and the guys at Critical Mass Games whose figures we will be using for our tommorow war games , the Critical Mass team kindly sponsered us . And a special mention to the gent who kindly pointed out we were using the wrong shade of flock to represent afghanistan grass  ?.A great Venue and a nice show .
http://www.hammerhead.org.uk/
http://www.criticalmassgames.com/default.asp?category=homepage
http://www.sotcw.net/

Games in Progress

Hammerhead 2011

We had the last dry run of our participation game last night ,it went really well , hopefully we will raise a lot for the Royal british Legion on sunday 13th at Hammerhead at Kelham Hall near Newark .

If you are goingdrop by and say Hello.

The air support provided by the Royal British Legion.

Sponsers 2011

After superb support from traders across the world during 2010 helping us raise funds for the Royal British legion ,we are looking for sponsers for 2011.We have already had a response from some of last years including our biggest supporters Ambush Alley Games and Wargames Emporium ,I will be speaking to others over the next few weeks and most of all looking forward to the same support from the public we recieved last year.