Tag Archives: RCW

Transporting the SPAD

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Brian Burger

Almost all of my gaming is done away from home, at other houses, up at the university on the weekend (our local miniatures group takes over a classroom up there every Sunday) and at conventions. So everything has to be … Continue reading →

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Even Whites Bleed Red, A RCW Encounter

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Brian Burger

The Trumpeter Salute convention last weekend saw the first full outing of my Russian Civil War forces, in a scenario I called Even Whites Bleed Red. I’m a pulp gamer at heart, so a punchy, interesting scenario title appeals, what … Continue reading →

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Russian Civil War at Trumpeter Salute

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Brian Burger

Ran my RCW game Saturday afternoon at the convention. Short version: everyone had a good time, but unlike our playtest a few weeks ago, the Whites got splattered, despite having more support and forces than the playtest. The Reds go … Continue reading →

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New Russian Buildings

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Brian Burger

I’ve been house- and cat-sitting for a relative in town the last ten days, so not a lot of action here on the blog, but I did take advantage of having extra space available to get a bunch of wargaming … Continue reading →

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Reds, Squirrels, Whites and Others

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Brian Burger

We had an excellent Russian Civil War game using the TFL Mud & Blood rules Sunday afternoon. More people than I’ve seen in a while up at our gaming club’s Sunday meet but for a lot of folks it was … Continue reading →

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Fiskars Circle Cutter Review, and Markers for M&B

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Brian Burger

Back one of the before-Christmas sales, I picked up a Fiskars circle cutter on deep discount from one of the local art supply stores. It’s been on my toys-I-want list for ages, and a chance to get it at 40% … Continue reading →

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A SPAD for the Whites, Part Three

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brian Burger

Finally swore the upper wing into place this evening. It’s been years since I built a biplane model, I’d forgotten what a total bugger the struts and upper wing can be. The SPAD 13 as 12 struts, only two of … Continue reading →

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A SPAD for the Whites, Part Two

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Brian Burger

Inspired by this image from Wings Palette, I decided to give a bit of freehand a try. My version: There’s a (nearly) matching skull on the other side of the rudder, of course, although this one turned out better so … Continue reading →

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A SPAD for the Whites, Part One

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Brian Burger

I should be working on finishing White Russian infantry, but I’ve allowed myself to become distracted by aircraft, specifically the SPAD 13 I wrote about a few days ago, earmarked to support my White Russian forces. Here’s the SPAD all … Continue reading →

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Russian Civil War Aviation

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Brian Burger

Rummaging around our local hobby store, I found the Testors Classics line of 1/48 scale aircraft. They’re cheap (under $10 Cdn per kit) and basic little kits, just right (I hope) for wargaming purposes. I got the shop to order … Continue reading →

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