Monthly Archives: July 2011

Werewolf! Where wolf?

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Brian Burger

Ten whole days since my last post. Egads! Here, have a werewolf. This big hairy brute is from the Strange Aeons miniatures of Uncle Mike. He’s a monster in several senses, about 44mm from base to top of his hairy … Continue reading →

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Messrs. Clarke & von Clausewitz

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Brian Burger

“Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult.” — Carl von Clausewitz, On War Richard Clarke of TooFatLardies has written a fascinating post over on his Lard Island blog about friction in games and in reality. … Continue reading →

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Greetings, TGN!

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Brian Burger

The excellent editors of Tabletop Gaming News have just added The Warbard to the TGN Blog Network! Assuming the TGN feed works the way I think it does, this will be the first post out over the TGN feed. So … Continue reading →

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Pulpy Painting & Prep

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Brian Burger

I generally do figure prep (taking off moldlines and flash) and basic basing in fairly large batches, prime the whole batch, then tuck most of them away and bring them back out 5-10 at a time for painting. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Created a new Historical Gaming page, which has replaced the ECW/TYW page in the top menu; there’s also a matching Historicals category now to populate the page. With my interests wandering into the Great War, Russian Civil War, English Civil … Continue reading →

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Brian Burger | Leave a comment

Great War Resources

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Brian Burger

Having recently picked up a copy of TooFatLardies’ Great War large skirmish rules Through The Mud and the Blood, I went looking for further reading. The Internet Archive (Archive.org) is, it turns out, a treasure-trove of period manuals, books and … Continue reading →

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Small Tools of Great Use

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brian Burger

Here’s something I bought largely on a whim from a local craft store that has proven unexpectedly useful. It’s a 2oz (60ml) sprayer, cost about $2, and I find all sorts of uses for it. Filled (as it is here) … Continue reading →

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