Category Archives: Periods – Modern

Review of Osprey’s ‘Black Ops’

Posted on February 24, 2019 by George Arnold

Paul Le Long reviews an Osprey from their Wargames series, this one a set for “Black Ops,” skirmish wargaming with small teams of Commandos or Special Forces, etc. It’s on the Ospreys at a Glance page.

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Just a spy ship or AGI

Posted on February 13, 2019 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan The basic model here is simply a resin 1/1200th-scale cargo ship, bought for a few pence a while back at a show. I didn’t really have much need for it, and it sat there for ages, until … Continue reading →

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South China Sea scenarios

Posted on March 21, 2018 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan A while ago, I looked for the first time in years at my old 1/1200th scale Peoples Liberation Army Navy (Chinese Navy) flotillas. Beyond the idea of wargaming the Chinese Civil War, which did in fact have … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘War Fighter’ solo board game

Posted on January 28, 2018 by George Arnold

David H. Allen reviews the solo board game “War Fighter,” which follows missions by small groups of Special Forces personnel. His review is on the Reviews page.

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A sample article for July

Posted on July 2, 2017 by George Arnold

This month’s sample article from previously published Lone Warrior magazines is by Rupert Cullum and describes his gaming a big-game hunting safari using Howard Whitehouse’s rules, “The Lion Eats Tonight.” It’s on the Sample Articles page.

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Review of Matchbox Attack Track model

Posted on September 11, 2016 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird reviews a Matchbox model and finds it useful for several scales. It’s on the Reviews page.

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A visit to the Golan Heights

Posted on September 1, 2016 by George Arnold

By Nic Birt I’ve been interested in the Yom Kippur war of 1973 for quite a while (hence the Purple Line article) so I was pleased to be able to get up on the Golan Heights for a few hours … Continue reading →

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On smoke in battle

Posted on July 14, 2016 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan The armoured car in the photographs is a British-built Fox, taken at the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Barracks here in Wales recently. This afv was introduced in the early ‘70s and withdrawn in the mid-‘90s. Some 200 … Continue reading →

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More on the BTR-40

Posted on June 1, 2016 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan The review of the BTR-40 model, which is now to be found in some numbers at branches of The Works bookshop in the UK, leads me to think about the models I’ve found in this remarkable and … Continue reading →

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Review of BTR-40 armored car diecast model

Posted on May 20, 2016 by George Arnold

Jonathan Aird finds a diecast model of the Soviet-era armored car and likes what he found. His comments are on the Reviews page.

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