I am into miniature wargaming for definitively aesthetic reasons, and prefer to create the illusion of an actual scene on the tabletop. T...

One of the details that really enhances an tabletop army is a proper set of regimental colours, and s ince unit-specific flags add so muc...

As a prelude to the write-up for my Battle of Harlem Heights scenario I wrote, I've staged a scene of the Landing at  Kip's Bay....

There! Behind that wall!

Having come across a good deal on a set of six turned brass cannon barrels at a local hobby shop, I am finally able to start properly armi...

Finally jumping back into my 28mm Royal Navy Brig project, it is time to revise the windows for the aft cabin. I feel my current version...

I have been working on a set of Brigade Games 28mm Royal Navy shore party figures that Loni gave me for Christmas, and these are some of...

As I was working with a hand auger, and not a power drill, my mast holes are not exactly the size I was hoping for when I drilled them. U...

Bowsprit and fo'c's'le The bowsprit is nested and glued into a hole i drilled at an angle into the solid hull (another perk ...

Continuing on with the construction of my 18th-19th century Sloop of War, here are some Hull shots of HMS Sophie. Hull of my HMS Sophie, ...

The next phase in the construction was further work aloft in the rigging. Ive attached the spars to the masts using a system that compromise...

[Dusts off blog] This will be the first in my series of WIP posts to detail the progress on my HMS Sophie project. I am working on a (rou...

I have begun to dabble in the Napoleonic period since the uniforms are just so very interesting. My first venture is with a box of Perry pla...