Legio Wargames

I am staging another play test for my revision of Comitatus Rules in December. This unit, just off the painting table, will be the Comitatus of Sembat the Armenian leading the Arab cavalry at the Battle of Dasymon (aka Anzen) AD 838. I kept to a simple green and yellow colour palette to give a sense of coherence to an otherwise un-uniformed group of men. I am particulary pleased with how the banner turned out -- a golden pheasant and cresent moon. It was actually much easie

Coracles have been seen off the coast near Southwold! Will the wild, painted Picti from the North ally with the Saxons or are they on their own mission of plunder? I have been busy painting a Pict contingent for our ongoing Dux Britanniarum campaign set in Caer Colun. The archers are old Irregular and Minifigs 25mil. They bring to mind Rosemary Sutcliff’s description of the wee dark folk: "Long before the Epidii came following their white horse out of the sunrise, long befor

The British had a heavy gun batterry on the heights above Queenston Village in the 1812 battle. This battery disrupted the American...

In between painting Persians I have been returning to my 1812 Queenston Heights project. This unit will represent a company of the 6 th...

In a few weeks I will stage a play-test of Alala! with Persians in preparation for the Society of Ancients Cunaxa Battle Day. The...

Yet another War of 1812 Canadian unit just off the painting table. These men will represent Capt John Chisholm’s flank company of the 2...

Large numbers of militia were fielded by both the Canadians and Americans in the War of 1812. In both cases they outnumbered the regular...

I have never really been tempted to delve much into Napoleonic wargames. That said, I have long had an interest in the War of 1812 —...

Over the next few months I will be play-testing my revised Comitatus rules . One battle I wish to play is Dasymon (aka Anzen or Amorion)....

I painted a small unit of Wargames Foundry Picts decades ago. My intention had been to gradually build a Pictish army for Comitatus but...

Artaxerxes King of Kings is calling up his men to fight off his brother Cyrus' rebellion. It helps that we have pressed several good men...

When building a new army, a painter of wargames figures with any experience knows that you don’t start with the guards. Paint up a goodly...

Did Greek Hoplites ever fight naked? There are plenty of depictions on vases that suggest they did. Most people believe this to be an...

Painting tartan on a unit of Fraser's Highlanders circa 1759.

Painting up British troops for a mini-campaign set at the siege of Quebec 1759.

Newly painted 15mm warriors of the Dark Ages.

The last Spartan unit is painted.

Painting a unit of Athenians for 'Alala!

Painting bronze shields and armour on Ancient Greeks

Needing more Greek hoplites that could slot into any army I have just painted up a unit of mercenaries. The white shields and some...