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....

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...

Having completed painting the uniforms of my Royal Navy Landing Party , it is time to give some attention to their bases.

I recently had the pleasure of exercising my AWI figures in a game with Lord Z.E. Whitlow. We set up an amphibious landing scenario on my...

These men were seen crewing the deck of the Dred Hawk, but I wanted to give you a closer look. Again, these models are Foundry Swashbuckers...

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...