Posted by
Kerry on September 23, 2009
Interested in wargaming, history, medieval knights? Be sure not to miss the first annual Military History Weekend, co-sponsored by Osprey.
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Posted by
Joe on August 14, 2009
This week in the Osprey Historical Miniature Showdown saw two of the closest match-ups of the competition. Here are the results from this weeks voting:
Pulp Figures (308) defeated Venexia (172)
Bolt Action (269) defeated Scarab Miniatures (219)
Crusader Miniatures (250) defeated Brigade Games (241)
Empress Miniatures (251) defeated Perry Miniatures (244)
Voting has now opened up on all of the Quarter final match-ups!
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Posted by
John on August 11, 2009
My good friend, Richard Walker, the general manager for W Britain, asked me to notify our blog readers of the upcoming Old Toy Soldier and Figure Show on September 12, 2009 in London.
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Posted by
Phil on July 31, 2009
Joe came into the office today with a little surprise for me – some adobe buildings in 15mm scale, made out of balsa wood and intended for some wargaming further down the line. Now, Joe is a bit of a legend when it comes to making terrain – I've got some cool hillbilly shacks (now with added outhouse) that he put together for one of our projects that only partially got off the ground before we (I) were (was) sidetracked by other shiny things, and a load of English Civil War-y barns and farm buildings in various stages of ruin. Recently, he's taken to moulding and casting his own flagstones, walls and the like in plaster, resulting in some exceptionally chunky Medieval structures.
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Posted by
Joe on December 21, 2008
There has been a lot of talk lately in the wargame community about “dipping”. That is, taking a quickly painted miniature and then dipping it into a shading solution to provide instant depth to a paint job. Now, when it comes to miniature painting, I’m a bit of a traditionalist. I like nice, clean paint jobs. My own style tends to involve black-lining, dry brushing, and layering in that order. So, when I was first handed a can of the new Army Painter – Quickshade, I turned up my nose and scoffed loudly.
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Posted by
John on November 30, 2008
The folks at HMGS (Historical Miniature Gaming Society) Midwest have got a fantastic little journal called (what else?) Historical Miniature Gamer. In a series of recent articles Michael Koznarsky shows readers how to build a Border Reiver Tower House, using artwork from Fortress 46 (Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450-1650).
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Posted by
Joe on September 19, 2008
This Saturday and Sunday, Osprey will be down in Folkestone for the last edition of Euromilitaire, Europe’s largest military modelling convention.
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Posted by
John on August 21, 2008
I have recently been down to Virginia Beach, VA for the annual International Plastic Modeling Society's national convention. I will be reporting in with some observations and photos next week, but this story from the Greeley Tribune in Greeley, Colorado gave me warm fuzzies. The youngster may not be ready yet for IPMS, but his heart is certainly in the right place.
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Posted by
John on August 15, 2008
The quickest drive from Chicago north to Oshkosh, WI is the wide, straight state highway 41. It takes you past fields and farms, including an enormous wind farm--something I've never seen before. The EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) grounds are just past a bluff of trees across from the first car dealership you'll pass on your journey...
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Posted by
Mike on June 19, 2008
To celebrate the fact that the Osprey Blog is now a year old, we are running The Osprey Blog Birthday Competition where one lucky reader can win a book from every month that the Blog has been running...
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