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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Posted by
Mike on June 02, 2008
I love the Dambusters film. And this clip suggests that Peter Jackson is getting closer to filming a remake. Which could be great...like the Lord of the Rings. Or not so great - like King Kong. Fingers crossed he doesn't mess it up because he has a lot to live up to here...
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Posted by
Phil on May 10, 2008
If the story of Icarus teaches us anything, it is that man was not meant to fly. However, one 48-year-old Swiss former fighter pilot has a different opinion. Yves Rossy unveiled his self-made rocket pack this Wednesday, and proceeded to leap from an aircraft over the Alps and fly at speeds of up to 186 miles per hour, before parachuting back to earth. This stunt was the culmination of five years of training, and was the first public demonstration, in front of the world's press, of his invention...
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Posted by
Richard on May 02, 2008
In the excitement of last week we missed ANZAC Day on the 25th April. For those of you who don't know, and it can't be many, ANZAC day celebrates the incredible bravery and sacrifice that the Australian and New Zealand Forces made in World War I, in particular at the bloody horror that was Gallipoli...
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Posted by
Mike on March 27, 2008
I have just been sent details about a fantastic new online aviation magazine, Fighting High. It is completely free to download and is well worth a look. Fully illustrated and with production values rarely seen in a free online magazine
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Posted by
John on March 15, 2008
This weekend Osprey USA had a booth at the Westchester Radio Aero Modeler Association's "WRAM" show in White Plains, NY. For too long, the focus of our marketing in the U.S. has been on the Wargaming, Toy Soldier and Armor segments of the hobby, so this year we're trying to reach out to those interested in Warbirds....
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