The League of Augsburg

Barry's first defensive line Bois de Sars

Barry Hilton- The League of Gentlemen Wargamers is a very nice group of friends who get together three times per year to play large games. In the style of the previous 'Battle Photo Features' this post does not focus on the history of the battle of Malplaquet but on our refight which took place in Kirriemuir a couple of years back. We played it on an...

Just before the... THUMP!!!!!

Barry Hilton - A few years back Steve Rimmer, stalwart of the now defunct General Accident (Perth) Wargames Club asked me if I'd help him out running a demonstration wargame at Perth Museum. I remember that Saturday morning very well. It is about 70 miles from my house to Perth. The weather was what we Scots describe as dreich. 

For those who want to improve their...

Clarence Harrison - I use 1/2" high density insulation board for most of my terrain projects. It comes in 4x8' sheets at most hardware stores. For this particular hill, I wanted to portray a steep, easily defended ridge so I decided to go four levels high. This means that models will not easily stand on the slope, but for the purpose of this project, that wasn't really important.

A: Plastruct card...

Clarence Harrison - I use 1/2" high density insulation board for most of my terrain projects. It comes in 4x8' sheets at most hardware stores. For this particular hill, I wanted to portray a steep, easily defended ridge so I decided to go four levels high. This means that models will not easily stand on the slope, but for the purpose of this project, that wasn't really important.

A: Plastruct card...

Barry Hilton- For many years now I have attempted to steer as far away as possible from ranks of identical toy soldiers evenly spaced, and painted exactly the same. I agree that units of this type can look hugely attractive and were the inspiration for almost everyone of my generation to get into the hobby. I also accept that a cloying nostalgia exists for this retro look and that many people seem...

Holding back the blue waves at Klissow

Clarence Harrison- The pieces may all be assembled with ordinary white glue. After the basic construction is complete, you can turn to the details that will establish the character of the building. The frame as it stands before detailing could be adapted to any period or theater. Is it made of wood or stone? Is the roof thatched, shingled, or tiled? Since you will likely already know these things...

Barry Hilton - Neerhespen is an old scenario. I wrote and played it originally in about 1992. It features in Beneath the Lily Banners First edition and may well at some point have been in Wargames Illustrated in the Duncan Macfarlane era although of that I am not certain. All of that said, it is still a good wee game and the players at Derby seemed to enjoy it.


The basis for the game is a 'fighting...

Hordes of Saxon Kürassier at Klissow 1702

Günter Heim - The next step in building forces for Beneath the Lily Banners for me was to decide which miniatures I was going to use... It was about this time that Barry Hilton started his own range by introducing the famous Warfare Miniatures! I was almost immediately taken by their look and started to compare the miniatures with the drawings in Dan's...

Jim Masson - For those of us who collect, paint and ‘game with miniature figures there are as many styles and techniques of painting as there are painters…

The vast majority of us spend an inordinate amount of time researching the correct colours for uniforms, flags and equipment before committing brush to metal (or plastic), a process which, if like me you choose obscure periods or theatres, can...

Ray King - Wood's Brigade of Horse...