A splendid looking gun and limber, John. Glad to see someone else still does the limbers for guns! Thanks for the string recommendation - will take a look.

A very fine limerick, Per! Stilton is fabulous with Christmas cake if your are at a loss for how to finish off the last of either :0) .

HNY, Alex !

Wow - they look awesome! Can’t imagine a unit more entitled to be Regular B class than that ;)

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Thank you for doing this episode, Ken. One of the founders of modern wargaming and it sounds like he was top bloke - wargaming to the very end of a full life. Very much like his With Pike & Musket book.

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 9th August A busy club meeting saw three games to keep the Friends happy on an August Saturday afternoon. 28mm - Italian Wars - Warlord Games' Pike & Shotte using Death & The Landsknecht supplement Florentine and Swiss troops fought a defensive battle when attacked by French forces from all sides. 25mm - Italian Wars - Home Brew Renaissance Wargames Rules A second Italian Wars game with the club obviously in the grips of anything lance and Landsknecht related!

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 9th August

A busy club meeting saw three games to keep the Friends happy on an August Saturday afternoon. 28mm - Italian Wars - Warlord Games' Pike & Shotte using Death & The Landsknecht supplement Florentine and Swiss troops fought a defensive battle when attacked by…

That looks fabulous, TTP! Exactly how I imagine a hoplite battle would look.

Always thought your terrain painting was top notch so this room should be awesome. Get those weathering powders out next ;-)

I was very sorry to hear about that on the Podcast, Jasper. Glad you are able to be sanguine about it. Hope you will be able to sort out with the insurers.

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Beautiful models and fabulous pictures, Ken!

For Napoleonics, with their tricksy uniforms, part assemble, then paint, then finish construction 😎. Helps to get at the tricky bits.

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 26th July 2025 Fine summer weather, a Test match, and the Lions tour, were not enough to deter the band of doughty Friends who met on Saturday afternoon to enjoy three splendid games. Epic Scale - Prussians v. French & Saxons 1813 - Warlord Games Black Powder Epic scale troops, epic figure conversions, and epic numbers of troops all led to an epic looking Napoleonic struggle.

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 26th July 2025

Fine summer weather, a Test match, and the Lions tour, were not enough to deter the band of doughty Friends who met on Saturday afternoon to enjoy three splendid games. Epic Scale - Prussians v. French & Saxons 1813 - Warlord Games Black Powder Epic scale…

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 28th June A club meeting in flaming June with the weather, like the table top action, hot, hot, hot! Three varied games tempted a fair group of Friends in from the sunshine to roll some dice and shove some lead. 15mm WWII - Eastern Front - Blitzkrieg Commander Yet another desperate attempt by Late-war German forces to hold back the Soviet forces' superior numbers.

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 28th June

A club meeting in flaming June with the weather, like the table top action, hot, hot, hot! Three varied games tempted a fair group of Friends in from the sunshine to roll some dice and shove some lead. 15mm WWII - Eastern Front - Blitzkrieg Commander Yet…

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The 'Wizard Prince' has quartered with the lovely team at Waterstones Shrewsbury.
Capture him there if you can!

Known as Prince Robber to the Parliamentarians, but a new Hannibal to the Royalists.
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FOGH Club Games – Saturday 31st May 2025 Only one game at club, but what a game! 28mm 19th Century Sci-Fi - Black Powder & Hot Plasma! Just a regular day out for Holmes and Watson. Train down to Reading, and then a cab through the summer countryside out to see the Armed Forces review. There was much excitement at the temporary military camp as Her Imperial Majesty, Victoria, was making a formal visit to see her brave boys.

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 31st May 2025

Only one game at club, but what a game! 28mm 19th Century Sci-Fi - Black Powder & Hot Plasma! Just a regular day out for Holmes and Watson. Train down to Reading, and then a cab through the summer countryside out to see the Armed Forces review. There was…

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With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops!
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FOGH Club Games – Saturday 17th May 2025 Back up to full strength this week and three cracking games enjoyed by the Friends in attendance. 28mm ACW - Encounter Battle - Black Powder with Glory Hallelujah! by Warlord Games As both the Federals and Rebs fought for control of the boarder lands between Kansas and Missouri, the commanders of both armies had identified a key strategic road junction. Hoping to steel a march and take the cross roads first, both armies set off before first light.

FOGH Club Games – Saturday 17th May 2025

Back up to full strength this week and three cracking games enjoyed by the Friends in attendance. 28mm ACW - Encounter Battle - Black Powder with Glory Hallelujah! by Warlord Games As both the Federals and Rebs fought for control of the boarder lands…

⚔️#OTD 1643, Battle of Stratton.
Despite being outnumbered 2 to 1, Ralph Hopton's royalists battle up a steep hill for hours & rout the Earl of Stamford's 6000 parliamentarians.
Hopton captures 1700 prisoners, 13 artillery pieces & secures #Cornwall.

Two great games at the Friends of General Haig Club yesterday. Check out the site for more details. fogh.blog/2025/05/04/f...

Splendid work 👍

Wow - super effective! Love it :)

Well done, Ken!

Should it be “Grand Low Sultan” if it’s 6mm? But I suppose 6mm is “high” for 2mm! :0D

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Delving into 2⃣4⃣ archives has unearthed so many treasures, especially about the key women in his life.
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Two pike-tastic 28mm games at the FOGH club yesterday. More pictures and details on the blog here fogh.blog/2025/04/06/f...

Very sad news. Well said Stuart .