A Facebook group, Kriegsspiel mit Stil – Berlin, renovated its big custom mat with more fields. FYI, the nominal scale is 1/10,000, so 1 km is 10 cm (about 4″) long. Sehr gut! Their post said: Why not upgrade and refurbish? This 4 meter game mat for Nijmegen and Arnhem was okay but… Took four… Continue reading Drybrushed Fields
Brickwall
Above are the front & back covers of my Campaign Brickwall Grid System. It provides greytoned grids ready to be filled in by fantasy world designers, Imaginations & historical miniature wargamers. At first glance, it appears to be a checkerboard grid with every other square offset, effectively transforming it into a hexagonal grid. Instead of… Continue reading Brickwall
6mm Germans
A friend, Capitain Tankita from the Western state of North Dakotistan, finally finished the German portion of his collection: “Here are a few pics of my latest German additions (208 vehicles).” I thought he had already finished thousands for various nations. Finishing the lead mountain of German vehicles is a significant accomplishment. Upon closer inspection,… Continue reading 6mm Germans
What if Germany had made more U-Boats
One can get an amazing amount of research with AI. Sure, some of it may be false or “hallucinatory.” But AI can assemble and present a remarkable presentation nearly instantly. After refighting the Battle of River Plate several times, I wondered whether it really made sense for Germany to build “pocket battleships” to sink merchant… Continue reading What if Germany had made more U-Boats
Normandy OB
As of July 6, 2025, I am beginning to gather OB data links for the first days of the Eisenhower D-Day campaign. You can learn more about the giant mat options I have produced (in various materials, including cloth, PVC, and mousepad) by moving to the bottom or clicking on the Eisenhower category of my… Continue reading Normandy OB
Hinch Ruler for CDTOB
I made a “Hinch” ruler for Command Decision: Test of Battle. Hinches are scaled down ruler measurements from the inches specified in the game: .5″, .667″, 1-cm, and 2-cms. While my normal Hinch for 6mm troops is .667″ (because a 6×9′ scenario fits on a 4×6′ table) or 3mm is centimeters, I’m trying .5″ this… Continue reading Hinch Ruler for CDTOB
SpeedPaint
I bought Army Painter’s SpeedPaint to paint up some American Civil War brigades of Warlord Epic Battles scale (12.5mm) and liked most of the colors with the quick “one-coat” shading feature. I say 12.5mm because it is the closest I can measure (maybe 13mm), from eyes to the soles of feet (the most common standard… Continue reading SpeedPaint
CDtob Bash
In early December, we “bashed” together a bit of Battlegroup with Command Decision: Test of Battle for a training game. I aimed to prepare linked small scenarios that could branch off quickly to play two games—a mini-campaign. First, there is a Meeting Engagement, then one side withdraws, and then it Counterattacks the side that held… Continue reading CDtob Bash
The difference scales make
When miniatures wargamers hear the word scale, many think of the scale of the figures or how much ground* is represented. Miniature figures representing historical troops could be 6mm tall or a ratio of 1:285 (a figure is about 1/285th in size of a typical warrior). Usually, that’s from the eyes to the soles of… Continue reading The difference scales make
MurdocK’s MarauderS Table Dressing
Murdock posted a How-To make wargaming terrain at his blogspot here. The post links one to several short (about 3 minutes each) videos that auto-play from one to the next, showing how he can “dress” wargame tabletop terrain in about 15 minutes. Since his approach is similar in some ways to my Terrain: easiest &… Continue reading MurdocK’s MarauderS Table Dressing
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