For this post I will be reviewing the Things from the Basement Storage Tank kit. This storage tank kit can be bought here: https://www.thingsfromthebasement.com/store/p318/Storage_Tank.html. It is important to note that the kit…
First Battle of Polotsk, August 1812.
Background In the First Battle of Polotsk, which took place on 17–18 August 1812, Russian troops under the command of Peter Wittgenstein fought French and Bavarian troops led by Nicolas Oudinotnear the…
North Star Mule.
I had a few minutes and some half completed miniatures laying around that I decided to finish (my usual situation….). The first was four mules from the Northstar Congo line of miniatures….
Lord of the Rings Teant Army
I have been slowly working to update and repair my old Warhammer Wood Elves army for use with the 9th Age rules. While going through my rebasing, I needed to make a…
The Bathtub at Sidi Rezegh, November 1941.
Background Operation Crusader was a military operation during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army against the Axis forces in North Africa between 18 November and 30 December 1941. The operation was intended to relieve the 1941 Siege…
The Doughnut Shop
A few years ago a company whose name I don’t remember came to Historicon with a new product. (I think it was pre-Fredericksburg but I can’t be sure.) The company sold ceramic…
Mantic Terrain Crate Test Painting.
My FLHS (Huzzah Hobbies) had a Black Friday sale last November. When going through the discount sale, I saw a stack of boxes of terrain from Mantic’s new Terrain Crate line. Since…
Battle of Mortain, August 1944.
Background On 25 July 1944, following six weeks of attritional warfare along a stalemated front, American forces under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley mounted an attack code-named Operation Cobra, which broke through the…
In Her Majesty’s Name, The Great Ape Hunt – Pulp Game.
A call has gone out from King Leopold of Belgium. He is hiring hunters to help with in a great expedition into the Congo. The bounty is high and well worth the…
Battle of Sidi Rezegh, November 1941.
Background Operation Crusader was a military operation during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army against the Axis forces in North Africa between 18 November and 30 December 1941. The operation was intended to relieve the 1941 Siege…