My Wargaming Goals for 2018
The beginning of a new year is always a good occasion for recapitulation and contemplation. However, I don't want to look back but ahead: What do I want to do in 2018 in terms of tabletop wargaming...
View ArticleDice Bag with Compartments
Something I wanted to share quickly: My girl-friend made this dice bag with compartments for me. It is especially useful since I use quite a number of markers and counters for my Dogs Ahoy game. I am...
View ArticleJungle Terrain Sections Finished
Many years ago, I built some jungle terrain sections which I never finished. Now, as I am focusing on my Caribbean jungle board, I took them out again and finished them.The first step was to paint the...
View ArticleAquarium Decoration Jungle Ruins
Decor Brick Gate from Europet Bernina (234-105382)In preparation of some upcoming pirate gaming on tropical treasure islands I purchased a few aquarium decoration pieces to enhance my jungle gaming...
View ArticleAquarium Decoration Plants for Jungle Terrain
Aquarium decoration is a great source for all sorts of wargaming jungle terrain. I recently showed off some very nice ruins, today I want to share some useful plastic plants.Plants form the core of any...
View ArticleSpanish Pirate Buildings from Games of War
A pirate gaming table for the Caribbean is made up of more than jungle and a beach. Interesting games require buildings so I got me some Spanish-style pirate buildings for my Caribbean pirate...
View ArticleSpanish Style Church from Empress Miniatures
No village is complete without a church. To complement my Caribbean pirate buildings I got the Spanish style church from Empress Miniatures.I had been tempted to buy the Church from Empress Miniatures...
View ArticleGangs of Rome: Blood on the Aventine
One of the new games that I have been following with keen interest recently is Gangs of Rome by War Banner. Since I prefer small scale skirmish gaming with a focus on the individual fighter and great...
View ArticleBritish Unrated Cutter from Games of War
The British Unrated Cutter "Fly" 1763 from Games of War is the latest addition to my shipyard. In this blog post I describe the painting and building process of the vessel, its sails and other...
View ArticleWalls from Empress Miniatures
To complement my Caribbean pirate town I recently painted up a set of walls that I ordered together with the Spanish Church from Empress Miniatures.Simple walls like these can be used in a variety of...
View ArticleLongboats from Games of War and Firelock Games
In this blog post I take a look at the longboats from Games of War and Firelock Games.Longboats from Games of WarAs I had already bought some of the other boats (tenders and jolly boats) from Games of...
View ArticleNight Watchmen
After I have been gathering a number of highwaymen and other 17th-18th century scoundrel over the last years it is time to bring some appropriate opponents for these criminals to the table. I always...
View ArticleSpanish Fort by Slug Industries
The Spanish Fort by Slug Industries is a terrain piece modeled after the actual Fort Matanzas and successfully funded via a Kickstarter campaign early this year. In this article I take a closer look at...
View ArticlePersonalized Movement Gauge from LITKO
While I was browsing the LITKO website recently I came across their offer for personalized movement gauges. With its lengths of 1/2", 1", 3" and 6" this is a very handy tool, not only for Age of...
View ArticlePirates of Treasure Island
In August this year, there was a kickstarter campaign for releasing a range of 28mm pirates of Treasure Island. I'm not only going to say that these are really nice miniatures. But I have also been...
View ArticleBattery by Slug Industries
In this post I take a look at the battery terrain piece which was produced by Slug Industries as part of a kickstarter project for their Spanish Fort.In my recent review of the 28mm Spanish Fort I...
View ArticleAnimal tokens
For a long time I have been wanting to do some animal tokens. Now I finally had the time to do some.The basic idea is to have a number of "empty" bases that accompany my normal miniatures. Obviously,...
View ArticleWalls from Games of War
A few months ago, Games of War released some Spanish-style walls as the latest addition to their pirate buildings range. I finished painting my lot this weekend to show them off just in time as my last...
View ArticleInspirational Amsterdam
I spent the last days of 2018 in Amsterdam. As someone who is interested in old buildings and shipping, the city has a lot to offer in terms of sight-seeing and museums. Thus, the visit was my first...
View ArticleRésine Miniatures
Résine Miniatures is a French manufacturer of 28mm scale terrain and scenery for historical and medieval fantasy games.I stumbled across their beautiful buildings on Pinterest where photos of their...
View ArticleReview: Merchant Shop from Tabletop World
The Merchant Shop is the latest addition to Tabletop World's range of medieval/fantasy buildings. In this blog post I take a closer look at the model and explain why I believe that it is their best...
View ArticleLegends of the High Seas Resources
Legends of the High Seas coverJust a short update: After a recent request I have just uploaded some old resources for Legends of the High Seas to the LotHS section of the blog:Crew reference...
View ArticleDogs Ahoy Pirate Campaign 2019
This week we had our half-yearly pirate campaign. At 5 and a half days it has been the longest yet and also one of the most productive ones. Here's a brief summary with some photos.Days 1-2: In the...
View ArticleVauban Fort from More Terrain
When it comes to pirate settings Vauban Forts are greatly iconic "buildings". I have been wanting to add such a mighty fortification to my collection of terrain pieces for years. In this post I take a...
View ArticleIsland Natives from Firelock Games
Island natives are must when playing adventurous pirate games in the Caribbean. My buddy Jens got some island natives from Firelock Games to form a "crew" of their own.Firelock Games released their...
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