Balkan Wargamer

Latest additions to the British in Egypt project have left the workbench. These are the 27th Foot, one centre and one flank company of 18 ...

This is the latest in the Jack Steel series by Ian Gale. Essentially Steel is a Sharpe type character in Marlborough's army. A Captain o...

It was Glasgow's annual wargames show, Wappinshaw, today. This is a small show, largely due to the limitations of the venue. Just a few,...

Just finished the June update to the Balkan History website. A number of changes this month with sections being updated. Plus a plug for th...

Just finished my latest historical novel - Empire: Wounds of Honour by Anthony Riches. The story line revolves around the son of a Roman se...

Played my first game of the new edition of Warhammer Ancient Battles rules today. Played a new member at our club by dusting down my Seleuci...

More Bulgarians for the Salonika campaign. This time regular line infantry. Again from the impressive Tiger Miniatures range. Settled on a...

Some new recruits for my British in Egypt project. These are Gordon Highlanders who formed part of Hope's Brigade. The Highland regiment...

Some progress on the Salonika WW1 project. The first Bulgarians are off the workbench. We have an officer stand and a unit of irregulars. Re...

Just completed the May update of the Balkan History web site. The main new feature this month is the Russian army of 1877 with its Romanian...

My latest reading has been The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White. This is a work of crime fiction based in Istanbul in 1886. The 'dect...

Excellent show at Carronade yesterday. The Falkirk club have established this date as one of the best in Scotland with good games and a wide...

First go at a Napoleonic game using the Black Powder rules at the club on Sunday. The opposing forces were Napoleon's army of Egypt a...

My short break after Easter took us up to the West Highlands for a few days. After my business trip to Stornaway (see earlier blog) it was...

Short break away after Easter allowed me to catch up with some reading. My choice was the Hungarian author Geza Gardonyi and his novel Ecl...

My Spanish Civil War project in 15mm is grinding slowly on. My latest reading has been Heroic Voices of the Spanish Civil War by Peter Darm...

I have been working on the preparation for our next display game over the holiday weekend. This will be Tannenberg, the epic encounter betwe...

Just completed the monthly update of Balkan Military History. The feature article this month is the Ottoman army of the 19th Century. Actu...

Second half of our club FoG competition started yesterday. The first half was limited to pre-Feudal armies and now we have shifted to the la...

This is the latest adventure of the Oathsworn from the pen of my wargaming opponent Robert Low. This is a Viking saga told by a man who real...