-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Of Possible Soloist Interest
Archives
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
Categories
- Air gaming
- Battle reports
- Board games
- Computer games
- Current projects
- From the editor
- Gaming conventions
- Latest issue of LW
- Lone Warrior website
- Movies
- Naval gaming
- Other blogs, sites
- Painting
- Periods – American Civil War
- Periods – Ancient
- Periods – Colonial
- Periods – Dark Ages
- Periods – Eighteenth century
- Periods – Fantasy
- Periods – General history
- Periods – Medieval
- Periods – Modern
- Periods – Napoleonic
- Periods – Nineteenth century
- Periods – Pike and Shot
- Periods – Pulp era
- Periods – Renaissance
- Periods – Science fiction
- Periods – Twentieth century
- Periods – World War I
- Periods – World War II
- Role-playing games
- Solo wargaming
- Uncategorized
- Wargaming
- What's new
Meta
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Review of ‘Naval War Games’ book
Jonathan Aird reviews “Naval War Games: Fighting Sea Battles With Model Ships,” from the pen of the prolific Donald Featherstone. It’s on the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Naval gaming
Comments Off on Review of ‘Naval War Games’ book
Die-cast models
By Rob Morgan “Buy it when you see it, not when you need it!” was the famous remark of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, a great hero to us Welshmen — and how often has that been the case in wargaming and model acquisition? … Continue reading
Posted in Periods - World War II
1 Comment
Review of Eaglemoss Batmobile model No. 2
Jonathan Aird reviews the second issue of a Batmobile model from Eaglemoss. It’s on the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - Fantasy, Periods - Science fiction
Comments Off on Review of Eaglemoss Batmobile model No. 2
Reviews of two solo wargaming books
Here’s a double feature of reviews, of two absolutely essential works on solo wargaming itself: Jonathan Aird reviews Donald Featherstone’s “Solo-Wargaming,” while Paul Le Long reviews Stuart Asquith’s “Military Modelling Guide to Solo Wargaming.” They’re on the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Solo wargaming
Comments Off on Reviews of two solo wargaming books
Remembering a single-issue magazine
By Rob Morgan On the subject of wargames journals, newsletters and magazines which have bitten the dust, I was looking at a copy of Battle For Wargamers. It was published in the 1970s and for a long while flourished and … Continue reading
Posted in Wargaming
Comments Off on Remembering a single-issue magazine
SWA play by email game — Call for volunteers
By Paul Le Long Inspired by Paddy Griffith’s “Sprawling Wargames” book, several of us have been discussing (on the blog and via email) the possibility of setting up a multi-player play by email game/campaign. Unfortunately, we all lack either the … Continue reading
Posted in Solo wargaming, Wargaming
2 Comments
Review of Beowulf figures
Rob Morgan takes a look at some new Mick Yarrow figures: Beowulf and Grendel. See the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - Dark Ages
Comments Off on Review of Beowulf figures
What’s new — ‘Tactical Combat’ rules
David Newport, a new contributor to the blog who also plans to offer articles for Lone Warrior magazine, shares his set of World War II easy rules, “Tactical Combat.” The rules are on the Miscellaneous page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - World War II, What's new
4 Comments
Review of ‘Wargaming Airborne Operations’ book
Paul Le Long reviews another Donald Featherstone classic, “Wargaming Airborne Operations.” It’s on the Reviews page. Share this…emailPrintFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedin
Posted in Periods - World War II
Comments Off on Review of ‘Wargaming Airborne Operations’ book
In search of some old rule sets
(Rob Morgan submits the following query.) Comments on rules of late remind me that in the early days of Miniature Wargames there were several useful short sets published. In Issue 25, June 1985, there was a single-page, and damned good, … Continue reading
Posted in Solo wargaming
8 Comments