tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10399012764492903522024-03-16T11:52:19.072-07:00Yarkshire GamerWargames blog, covering many shiny things but at the mo its mostly a 1940 Desert Campaign, 28 mm Crusades and 28mm Italian Wars.
Now with its own You Tube Channel - Yarkshire TV, find us on the Twitters and Insta @yarkshiregamerYarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-22511322061997329512024-02-29T12:54:00.000-08:002024-02-29T12:54:17.762-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 51 - Xmas Brews in the Binyard 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgLCYG-p02ZUD2DidM0BIrJaeoAW4K789kS5hyphenhyphenJ3gVHB599R5I0cuzagpY3Q_rZs1RRBkyEmlGE58iqmxz-Fw-ALRHEvSEHPBfDDAG-UwYjzfva-9meaaPrjbFmUYZNGs3_FXeoqU84ARhRF_qD5PErpfw7sLv4lxQBl0Q8-Ptselrd2YKrJ63ldGOgGn/s320/2023-12-22_11-18-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgLCYG-p02ZUD2DidM0BIrJaeoAW4K789kS5hyphenhyphenJ3gVHB599R5I0cuzagpY3Q_rZs1RRBkyEmlGE58iqmxz-Fw-ALRHEvSEHPBfDDAG-UwYjzfva-9meaaPrjbFmUYZNGs3_FXeoqU84ARhRF_qD5PErpfw7sLv4lxQBl0Q8-Ptselrd2YKrJ63ldGOgGn/w400-h225/2023-12-22_11-18-48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A bit late to the blog, but Its back, the Podcast within a Podcast, our traditional (well 3rd episode) of the Brews in the Binyard Xmas Special. Link below,</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-51-xmas-brews-in-the-binyard-2023/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-51-xmas-brews-in-the-binyard-2023/</a></p><p>After being serious this year with special episodes on Paintbrushes and Papal Zouaves its time to let our hair down with a festive blow out. Sadly our usual hombre Sean Clark wasn't available this year so the wonderful Iain McDonald of Flags of War has stepped in, so Sean's Mexican corner is now Iains Jacobite Corner.</p><p>As usual the episode has a Parental Guidance Sticker as Alex can't stop swearing (as usual), I am of course as clean as a church mouse !</p><p>Sadly the recording of the track for Alex in part 1 didn't record so I have edited it together as best as I can, I couldn't leave out the Mistletoe and Wine bit.</p><p>Then Part 2 sees us review the recent entries into Wargames room 101 before moving onto a hot topic chat about how History is represented on the big screen. I then have my own Perry Miniatures related rant !</p><p>Finally its your questions and me and Alex actual get serious on our Complexity vs Playablity Session for a least 5 minutes.</p><p>Hope you all have a great Xmas and New Year. Its been a great 2023 for the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast and I want to thank everyone who has listened in. I hope to be back in the New Year with many more.</p><p>Until then, Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p>As always here's the previous episode on the Utubes </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6smxXfJjiM" width="320" youtube-src-id="B6smxXfJjiM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-76321075224451436812024-02-01T01:07:00.000-08:002024-02-01T01:07:45.195-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 50 - Toofatlardies World Cup Winners<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g9XxqfBPMq8IC4sjVjyW6JgFKP09gpLtHi_j9BfT2jRyPVqiHyy7VpdWIPoJ6NYB3-t0ifFnviQRFhvNzrJ1mC02LIxij64te7jdZrwoaNQyLezuJFHyybehr2smW5dMGePoX8NREz-oV9w6zAJlu3fqcmhw0jtxjrfmQaK-7h3zY2nWCVJyFm7wmlRJ/s1193/Screenshot_20231201_015342_Photo%20Editor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1193" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g9XxqfBPMq8IC4sjVjyW6JgFKP09gpLtHi_j9BfT2jRyPVqiHyy7VpdWIPoJ6NYB3-t0ifFnviQRFhvNzrJ1mC02LIxij64te7jdZrwoaNQyLezuJFHyybehr2smW5dMGePoX8NREz-oV9w6zAJlu3fqcmhw0jtxjrfmQaK-7h3zY2nWCVJyFm7wmlRJ/w400-h290/Screenshot_20231201_015342_Photo%20Editor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>For my Golden Jubilee Episode I thought I'd celebrate with a couple of the hobbies luminaries, who just happen to have recently won the World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules with their Chain of Command WW2 set, not only that the runners up were another one of their rule sets, Sharp Practice.</p><p>The episode is available on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below </p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-50-toofatlardies-world-cup-winners/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-50-toofatlardies-world-cup-winners/</a></p><p>Nick and Rich have done many Podcasts in the past so I tried to approach familiar topics from a different angle or ask new questions, in Part 2 I turned the tables on Rich and got him to interview me on Sidney Roundwoods 7 golden rules of Podcasting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby86_aJ9R_fbV1_jEYcCAw2TwBHcamjW7SEfD63TD9Xkj1cxNl65Vh_kR-LQQwUkNiUu2iyDoFYaUcc6Z6nwq_QBsFswWcAMbL8DJw_Sj-Z9uSjACErd8cyujw1DSNXTphdQ3W8nTK50buU-ehgBuIm8kQfJLRg21qE9-fR-GgTyO8rS_7ACQ8liZmfOz/s812/IMG_20230917_162316_431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby86_aJ9R_fbV1_jEYcCAw2TwBHcamjW7SEfD63TD9Xkj1cxNl65Vh_kR-LQQwUkNiUu2iyDoFYaUcc6Z6nwq_QBsFswWcAMbL8DJw_Sj-Z9uSjACErd8cyujw1DSNXTphdQ3W8nTK50buU-ehgBuIm8kQfJLRg21qE9-fR-GgTyO8rS_7ACQ8liZmfOz/w320-h400/IMG_20230917_162316_431.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a great way to celebrate 50 Episodes, here's to another 50 more !</p><p>The next episode will be the Xmas Brews in the Binyard, I did have another 3 episodes planned for this year, but I don't want to make the same mistake as last year and end up burning out trying to catch up, so those will appear early in 2024.</p><p>Finally thanks to all the listeners over the last 50 episodes, great to have you all on board.</p><p>Until next time, Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer </p><p>As usual here is the precious episode, now on the Utubes </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6smxXfJjiM" width="320" youtube-src-id="B6smxXfJjiM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-86559454354022645052024-01-28T21:33:00.000-08:002024-01-28T21:33:21.958-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 49 Dave Brown - O Pickett de Armee <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE-mseq2OJQt3MVQscMQX-rDvl6Vt_L938iTNK5vYQ3zETQ_b0DmA9hU_FSbcWs1Mpuj2moml_y6pY1j-oQLgAsGVXvj1DsKMSPtRN04DPRqmwyU77Faqx13-gNMyrZKGokpNdbKL9-g7KnCCnflTkKy1y7hUOrK7Zm32-faqkN7FDrBqljGYasqsKyXS/s1168/Screenshot_23_9vlyx.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1168" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE-mseq2OJQt3MVQscMQX-rDvl6Vt_L938iTNK5vYQ3zETQ_b0DmA9hU_FSbcWs1Mpuj2moml_y6pY1j-oQLgAsGVXvj1DsKMSPtRN04DPRqmwyU77Faqx13-gNMyrZKGokpNdbKL9-g7KnCCnflTkKy1y7hUOrK7Zm32-faqkN7FDrBqljGYasqsKyXS/w400-h225/Screenshot_23_9vlyx.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'm miles behind on the blog but want to keep it ticking over, so there will be a few Podcast catch up posts over the coming days</p><p>After last episodes Paintbrush Geek Out its time to return to the regular format of the show with one of the hobbies premier rule writers.</p><p>You can listen to the show on any major Podcast Host or via the link below </p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-49-dave-brown-o-pickett-de-armee/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-49-dave-brown-o-pickett-de-armee/</a></p><p>Dave Brown broke into the world of wargames rules with his Napoleonic set General de Brigade and since then has developed successful sets of rules in both WW2 and the ACW, with other taking forward the basic system into the AWI, Seven Years War and late 19th Century Europe.</p><p>Dave has recently joined forces with the toofatlardies to reinvigorate his earlier rules and we now have another holy trinity of O Group, Pickett's Charge and General de Armee.</p><p>We cover all the usual sections and have a good laugh through the quiz and Wargames Room 101.</p><p>We have a quick chat about the forthcoming GdeA2 but mostly its me asking him how long it took to think of the name.</p><p>Its a long one, over 3 hours so make sure you have a couple of pints of milk in so you can keep the brews coming !</p><p>Next episode will be my Golden Jubilee so I will be having special guests Nick Skinner and Rich Clarke on to celebrate their remarkable achievement of getting two rule sets in the final of the recent World Cup of Wargames Rules.</p><p>Until then, Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p>The previous episode is available on the Utubes </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDX-9H6hYck" width="320" youtube-src-id="yDX-9H6hYck"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-47458798431683965512023-10-06T05:58:00.003-07:002023-10-06T05:58:31.128-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast Episode 48 Peter Thompson - Pro Arte Brushes <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGp9Y7GRz-goVY5pO8w7ir6pejnxWpNN0qem0OA2_Fd8uQ3ZcEn5n47-Yi1_96jdL2kCRh8O__v1vcj_CQ2RvjRIUSsWtbhSQDJJ47aS0mw5ZEjnX2D_EU4TnJ0uQtBWRpC7R6Hxt93vkdHeO93AJQvaimEGmGaZxIFwjDjfK2psp4NOUDdCJ30ASIQQ2/s500/s599225014759001377_c18_i1_w500.jpeg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGp9Y7GRz-goVY5pO8w7ir6pejnxWpNN0qem0OA2_Fd8uQ3ZcEn5n47-Yi1_96jdL2kCRh8O__v1vcj_CQ2RvjRIUSsWtbhSQDJJ47aS0mw5ZEjnX2D_EU4TnJ0uQtBWRpC7R6Hxt93vkdHeO93AJQvaimEGmGaZxIFwjDjfK2psp4NOUDdCJ30ASIQQ2/w400-h400/s599225014759001377_c18_i1_w500.jpeg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Its Podcast time again, this episode I've stepped aside from the usual format to get a deep dive into the world of paint brushes.</p><p>My guest is Peter Thompson, the head honcho at Pro Arte a company based in my favourite place in the world, Skipton.</p><p>The episode is available on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below,</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-48-peter-thompson-pro-arte/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-48-peter-thompson-pro-arte/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbpRC23UEocvuaN_3SwhbZS8Bh0Jgnrs3F4IDsELpMgRrg0nCUC4Jyf7uP51kHYYZAxBJIK1fCnfkv3hRzB-Ibv8-BWWiqitVRqmsAJENr874hseoDvijLblFmPGUKGD8vGT3xLz0_wLxGYXsA9PMW6RLXSIMdRBgzye9qxx53720HmSeewgyOU59sUa3/s733/Screenshot_20231006_131049_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbpRC23UEocvuaN_3SwhbZS8Bh0Jgnrs3F4IDsELpMgRrg0nCUC4Jyf7uP51kHYYZAxBJIK1fCnfkv3hRzB-Ibv8-BWWiqitVRqmsAJENr874hseoDvijLblFmPGUKGD8vGT3xLz0_wLxGYXsA9PMW6RLXSIMdRBgzye9qxx53720HmSeewgyOU59sUa3/w298-h400/Screenshot_20231006_131049_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><p>We had a lovely chat covering the history of the company before moving on and discussing the finer points (pun intended) of the brush making world. From brush types, to materials, to handles, to brush care, its all there.</p><p>Its important for me to step slightly outside the Wargaming World and have guests who can enlighten us on aspects that maybe sit just outside our hobby yet still have a big influence on it, I hope you enjoy it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j_n8fa-yZKRIzTPsbNRhjVv-wLSNBIzzAOAp1iW5U4N4TTWJ4nrUr4SMTPKo7mjtuo84isfirKwWy_QvnIWBY1a6n77N7Qmht96RUyUwUOueKoP0UwNVn9BU0N5M2ikd72yXTP5KXVqup9T8XUjSvxbNES1UK-9u1hHIDpnRYHIUFiCHV_cnxYYnN13B/s633/Screenshot_20231006_131123_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j_n8fa-yZKRIzTPsbNRhjVv-wLSNBIzzAOAp1iW5U4N4TTWJ4nrUr4SMTPKo7mjtuo84isfirKwWy_QvnIWBY1a6n77N7Qmht96RUyUwUOueKoP0UwNVn9BU0N5M2ikd72yXTP5KXVqup9T8XUjSvxbNES1UK-9u1hHIDpnRYHIUFiCHV_cnxYYnN13B/w399-h400/Screenshot_20231006_131123_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><p>The main Pro Arte website detailing the full range of brushes is here,</p><p><a href="https://www.proarte.co.uk/">Pro Arte UK Artist Paint Brush Makers | Watercolour, Acytlic Oil Painting</a></p><p>Recently a company called ABC Brushes has started to attend UK Wargames shows selling some Pro Arte brushes so you should be able to pick some up there.</p><p><a href="https://www.abcbrushes.co.uk/">ABC Brushes</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqtpGeUWKAcs46X35pUZCr5NM_m7nyYLxp7Z4b_VDMXnyALtuloicSqJ8OaO71eMbqJPJ1TmICFd3q5f3q2Xj8vX_7QvAYbR7rQ_eXNPgfXPf-x06fcnpW4ZCH3UYktHr69quYw2qhviQzgTANnQEBjKxqq_H5OEZwPnU3rlmQ1Ge9T0eVKnWWJit_Q_Q/s1305/Screenshot_20231006_131224_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1197" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqtpGeUWKAcs46X35pUZCr5NM_m7nyYLxp7Z4b_VDMXnyALtuloicSqJ8OaO71eMbqJPJ1TmICFd3q5f3q2Xj8vX_7QvAYbR7rQ_eXNPgfXPf-x06fcnpW4ZCH3UYktHr69quYw2qhviQzgTANnQEBjKxqq_H5OEZwPnU3rlmQ1Ge9T0eVKnWWJit_Q_Q/w368-h400/Screenshot_20231006_131224_Samsung%20Internet.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>My next episode will be with the Big Game rule writer, Dave Brown.</p><p>Until then, Sithee</p><p> </p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p>
</p><p> </p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-27493081926210928682023-09-25T08:02:00.000-07:002023-09-25T08:02:02.096-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 47 David Manley - Naval Wargaming<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovJhM4hwHIcVwCAsIoz9WSh4NqG0H901XHriE3XdN0ezPqAh8CpqY0oq7fysIEgKCWASsvaG-0y3FK3C1JETxVszKxBFuO4rEtdh-8FR-3F8Oq_o91jSny88xNopQYomIINi7i3vP6o1xx0Y17A-DGCW33pySt4s_Y_ic8C8T3VeJ3q80FC-8WpAISoix/s1753/20230213_051608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1753" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovJhM4hwHIcVwCAsIoz9WSh4NqG0H901XHriE3XdN0ezPqAh8CpqY0oq7fysIEgKCWASsvaG-0y3FK3C1JETxVszKxBFuO4rEtdh-8FR-3F8Oq_o91jSny88xNopQYomIINi7i3vP6o1xx0Y17A-DGCW33pySt4s_Y_ic8C8T3VeJ3q80FC-8WpAISoix/w400-h272/20230213_051608.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Welcome to Episode 47 of the Podcast and this time we take a look at one of my favourite Wargaming niches, that is Naval Wargaming.</p><p>The episode is avaliable on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-47-david-manley-naval-wargaming/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-47-david-manley-naval-wargaming/</a></p><p>And to help me on that journey I have press ganged David Manley to guide us through a minefield of turning circles, broadside markers and wind gauges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHawZwIYqHKgZCRBlFkHAv1P8pKSIgPTrl-4831y-FmFdwpCO0hBKfHGrThqDR3acAhOJY3yimf3xL6auPJIRyATorOb6gPA3KqsnD7nFjSZmh-6x0_wBzS2_zrK_GrgFBRdmVD6xyh9Lg_bTc6ry21ZTJA21t-_W6QOoSdzo3zg2s6X-N0-jff4W-IfP4/s1123/263954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHawZwIYqHKgZCRBlFkHAv1P8pKSIgPTrl-4831y-FmFdwpCO0hBKfHGrThqDR3acAhOJY3yimf3xL6auPJIRyATorOb6gPA3KqsnD7nFjSZmh-6x0_wBzS2_zrK_GrgFBRdmVD6xyh9Lg_bTc6ry21ZTJA21t-_W6QOoSdzo3zg2s6X-N0-jff4W-IfP4/w283-h400/263954.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p>David has been involved in Naval Wargaming most of his life, inspired by his fathers service in The Royal Navy in WW2, he has gone on to a career in Naval Ship design and currently uses wargaming within his course content at UCL.</p><p>If its Ancient Galleys, Ships of the Line, Pre and Post Dreadnoughts or Nuclear Powered Carriers, David has written a set of rules for them or desigend a 3d ship for them so who better to help us get our feet wet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA2CM8Soyp9DW8GKQvLmTwDuoPVXEc8LQfrBawa-LAw_fDz306iTszUI46rYv9QbIPpxffNp8G_-lCRSPghYgyFXMC2jDR5aZuk3hmi6WmAEKqSL6t2kCSUoFI69YGGt9pn6KkDTZh3l5cASIWecdBSeav-VA1hPQk3vznxbYEQFkhL-iuHZ70k0n6BPI/s1280/FB_IMG_1694994062593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA2CM8Soyp9DW8GKQvLmTwDuoPVXEc8LQfrBawa-LAw_fDz306iTszUI46rYv9QbIPpxffNp8G_-lCRSPghYgyFXMC2jDR5aZuk3hmi6WmAEKqSL6t2kCSUoFI69YGGt9pn6KkDTZh3l5cASIWecdBSeav-VA1hPQk3vznxbYEQFkhL-iuHZ70k0n6BPI/w400-h225/FB_IMG_1694994062593.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>David's rules and 3d ships can be found on the link below,</p><p><a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?author=David%20Manley">https://www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?author=David%20Manley</a></p><p>Sit back and enjoy our chat about all things Naval.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SmNThfLFeGMd-pHeTFBvFIhee_TNhlHvavZzU7z_9aB742cmmGIiBFVTUU8JP3cjXnYkDiScZDZ08VszyQClBL6lCyWthg_fmRfPNKsnJx4t5TE9NGcFwZvJ-LQ3gTNIXalW2QF0b_F4mtAzHDuL2QwyjWKx_SuR2MHMJiwFTzzwOkiWzhYiBxGx8y8B/s1280/FB_IMG_1694993959179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SmNThfLFeGMd-pHeTFBvFIhee_TNhlHvavZzU7z_9aB742cmmGIiBFVTUU8JP3cjXnYkDiScZDZ08VszyQClBL6lCyWthg_fmRfPNKsnJx4t5TE9NGcFwZvJ-LQ3gTNIXalW2QF0b_F4mtAzHDuL2QwyjWKx_SuR2MHMJiwFTzzwOkiWzhYiBxGx8y8B/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1694993959179.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The next episode will be out in 10 days, its already recorded. I will be speaking with Peter Thompson who is the owner of Pro Arte, The manufacturer and supplier of paint brushes to Yarkshire Gamer (and a few others !) for over 40 years.</p><p>The last episode is also now available on the utubes</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/krEzadf9fOM" width="320" youtube-src-id="krEzadf9fOM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Until then, Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-85336284636957501392023-09-14T06:40:00.006-07:002023-09-17T10:16:59.951-07:00The Grand Final of The World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Y7PX60fOiB8NcEIcTvdDGXVAM249VgJODXNPgsl3TtzBzEc_XHHP3oqC7cRkUrGp1G4MQWzhrEz_Kqfi8jfCirR84pwXrcum2A_Fs1C2M6b8LCkSwIf5tq_eNwfWEDBwPwlNSg5rtMaEPN5a0ezOvg7jwuzAVXbryv93qTUvXEQPoA6SWHI880O7TB1/s1200/The%20Final_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1200" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7Y7PX60fOiB8NcEIcTvdDGXVAM249VgJODXNPgsl3TtzBzEc_XHHP3oqC7cRkUrGp1G4MQWzhrEz_Kqfi8jfCirR84pwXrcum2A_Fs1C2M6b8LCkSwIf5tq_eNwfWEDBwPwlNSg5rtMaEPN5a0ezOvg7jwuzAVXbryv93qTUvXEQPoA6SWHI880O7TB1/w400-h319/The%20Final_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">OK it's time to vote, it's the Final !</p>
<p dir="ltr">Voting open until 14.30 on this Sunday 17th Sept.</p>
<p dir="ltr">#WW2 vs #Napoleonics - Sean Bean as Sharpe vs Anthony Hopkins as Frost - @TooFatLardies vs @TooFatLardies - skirmish vs skirmish (insert shaking head emoji)</p>
<p dir="ltr">#wargames #wargaming #history</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R6b21c7su3s6HKh1dRdyVX7OSNJa_MpPdcxtS9TXqs2Gpd9GjFcirSb9DlJrCGatl5J7_Im-4-bScv46nkz9yvKchmKEkBauxcd0FbIsbmNoPhAHHjybbfUkxdfu4LjaEqtVQQpyI4R0agHQRRDTK3c3_iW0Bke5IXNAMwQdckDl8EcrhN-xRqgXnadw/s910/Cover-Final-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R6b21c7su3s6HKh1dRdyVX7OSNJa_MpPdcxtS9TXqs2Gpd9GjFcirSb9DlJrCGatl5J7_Im-4-bScv46nkz9yvKchmKEkBauxcd0FbIsbmNoPhAHHjybbfUkxdfu4LjaEqtVQQpyI4R0agHQRRDTK3c3_iW0Bke5IXNAMwQdckDl8EcrhN-xRqgXnadw/w286-h400/Cover-Final-2.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div>We have a winner ! </div><div><br /></div><div>On the 22/7/23 The Yarkshire Gamer World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules began.</div><div><br /></div><div>105 sets of rules were nominated, 14,111 were votes cast. At the end there could be only one winner and that of course is Wargaming 😎</div><div><br /></div><div>With 612 votes to 575 Chain of Command is thetop dog over Sharp Practice. </div><div><br /></div><div>Congrats to @TooFatLardies and @Dozibugger for getting 2 sets of their rules in the final it's a fantastic achievement in itself especially with the volume of votes cast.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although our tables look very different I admire massively their drive and determination to push the boundaries of our hobby, to make it accessible to more people. By doing events like those at the Hartenstein Hotel and the We Have Ways Festival they are fantastic ambassadors for our hobby.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think that the Lardies and their community do an excellent job in spreading a brand of fun and interactive way of Wargaming that is not only entertaining but is also firmly based in the history.</div><div><br /></div><div>I Salute You</div><div><br /></div><div>Now stop mucking about with skirmish games and get some figures on table 🙄 😆</div><div><br /></div><div>Regards and Respect </div><div><br /></div><div>Ken</div><div>The Yarkshire Gamer</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>#wargames #wargaming #history #tabletopgaming </div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-29203023785109337662023-09-07T09:02:00.010-07:002023-09-08T10:03:46.929-07:00World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules - The Semi Finals <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VG4t9Uo3zuVmRKtD_f_9jzLiXMubRlMvUjMOT7D91LyATDUcbJs63P32GwE1qEX7jN4KhlQTlBS5Mgfe4QlQUfIRepRZ4PGxWv4Gyy0YUB4_vl5GGhSRk1D3LBCBECAKC1AIJK9BSXPazIcW8wRjc34s-w7FYDcKMV54Sr6J42BYHTJYf37f05Z8eBBV/s1200/SF1_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1200" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VG4t9Uo3zuVmRKtD_f_9jzLiXMubRlMvUjMOT7D91LyATDUcbJs63P32GwE1qEX7jN4KhlQTlBS5Mgfe4QlQUfIRepRZ4PGxWv4Gyy0YUB4_vl5GGhSRk1D3LBCBECAKC1AIJK9BSXPazIcW8wRjc34s-w7FYDcKMV54Sr6J42BYHTJYf37f05Z8eBBV/w400-h297/SF1_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>OK here we go again, it's Semi Finals time and the first one sets the 2 remaining WW2 Rules in the competition against each other, it's O Group vs Chain of Command. <p></p><p>O Group is relatively new to the scene but has generated a dedicated set of players who enjoy the set immensely. It's been a long journey to the Semis making its way through a tough 1st Round against Crossfire, then defeating the old school Behemoth WRG Ancients in Rd 2. A classic scrap in the QFs was won against For King and Parliament.</p><p>Chain of Command has proved hugely popular since its introduction and is the go to skirmish level game for WW2. The last seeded rule set in the competition it saw off Mortem et Gloriam in Round 2 before beating General de Armee (another Dave Brown set) in the Quarters.</p><p>Are you Team Brown or Team Clarke, time to decide and get voting below</p><p>#wargaming #wargames #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #History </p><p><a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02SsDUCTeb5L1ceF73WshvtRXmYMtjzefAXz9N47DiatZcXyde8SH5NjzwJo9sxPaJl&id=100050371792178">https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02SsDUCTeb5L1ceF73WshvtRXmYMtjzefAXz9N47DiatZcXyde8SH5NjzwJo9sxPaJl&id=100050371792178</a></p><p>SEMI FINAL 2</p><p>The second semi final is up for voting and it sees To the Strongest take on Sharp Practice.</p><p>It's Spears vs Muskets in the last hurdle before the Final !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJykiY-g4JTPbuQeiymcsXbjpvIigvOkMN6O6TfvcKSNva8CzhseZ2gV4A2RrtrNmaN8_oJnhEtGwMNZ17_zO6h8-xkCURxnu-dA6oBOs6k8JIVw4w14gom7PWJxq5RsBuIsm2P70FV65CSLj8EheqM13PwEabVuWrnUYniAKEZndRc3NtZizIrp6nWVe/s1146/SF2_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1146" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJykiY-g4JTPbuQeiymcsXbjpvIigvOkMN6O6TfvcKSNva8CzhseZ2gV4A2RrtrNmaN8_oJnhEtGwMNZ17_zO6h8-xkCURxnu-dA6oBOs6k8JIVw4w14gom7PWJxq5RsBuIsm2P70FV65CSLj8EheqM13PwEabVuWrnUYniAKEZndRc3NtZizIrp6nWVe/w400-h351/SF2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02rQZWtgdBEPjJViipe5fnSieMWd6wmALT4VuzgqUTc75UJcj3THToESf8E2vQymqZl&id=100050371792178">https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02rQZWtgdBEPjJViipe5fnSieMWd6wmALT4VuzgqUTc75UJcj3THToESf8E2vQymqZl&id=100050371792178</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-46146887020429842442023-08-25T01:09:00.013-07:002023-09-04T04:19:53.558-07:00Quarter Finals of The World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC_fW7wzkTGT8zW6138JwbXgsdq-gOB-fUFcqDVDF60KvBiGTRbQ64PIioxxfs5eMekzKNF6EajbJjoVMV6kS4QWBD8mhVYWYv3SFKr8K-guYdIyEC0JfT_Am1XhnMnUfG5RyGg0pKeB8yfmHY2sRZWRFi3m8it0YmYk29wGxFT8IQww74Aq1MnqEOFrL/s1596/IMG_20230814_122558_133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1596" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC_fW7wzkTGT8zW6138JwbXgsdq-gOB-fUFcqDVDF60KvBiGTRbQ64PIioxxfs5eMekzKNF6EajbJjoVMV6kS4QWBD8mhVYWYv3SFKr8K-guYdIyEC0JfT_Am1XhnMnUfG5RyGg0pKeB8yfmHY2sRZWRFi3m8it0YmYk29wGxFT8IQww74Aq1MnqEOFrL/w400-h301/IMG_20230814_122558_133.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p dir="ltr">The Quarter Final lineup is complete, with once again some really interesting match ups, there have been just shy of 9,000 votes to date, thanks to everyone for getting involved. Matches start 29th Aug<br /><br /></p><p dir="ltr">Quarter Final 1</p><p dir="ltr">The first of the Quarter Finals sees For King and Parliament take on O Group, its ECW vs WW2 for a place in the Semis. Voting link below</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXpvWaDoo7rwrwu9WjtogWkhuvIqjloKm-tZ8jY9Spmy8L2JZRObMpCF7s7VohI1z5aVliQp4n41Ruvjm7fViXgLPeVhtb7wyepGUE6aHd5x4bm4X_WI3g7dVF2EhqZx2YRbbIhQTZOJOVugqyenoXJqAgFz_jYv9OLdnuAvy7F8z4pTPoy2Vyst7bbie/s1200/QF1_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXpvWaDoo7rwrwu9WjtogWkhuvIqjloKm-tZ8jY9Spmy8L2JZRObMpCF7s7VohI1z5aVliQp4n41Ruvjm7fViXgLPeVhtb7wyepGUE6aHd5x4bm4X_WI3g7dVF2EhqZx2YRbbIhQTZOJOVugqyenoXJqAgFz_jYv9OLdnuAvy7F8z4pTPoy2Vyst7bbie/w400-h296/QF1_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">O Group is the winner with 55 % of 649 votes cast.</p>Quarter Final 2<p></p><div>QF2 is up 2 vote on & its Lion Rampant vs To the Strongest and if previous voting patterns continue this should be very close.</div><div>Voting link below</div><div>In QF1 there have been 500 votes on the 1st day and O Group is just ahead of For King and Parliament </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSXUYiNgRwmF7XpEDQbGgD1HBRyy-kIZdT19h3eb-xOEulKq2IaBFqE95vmwYxjLVJnpHYlGAdjvxcSjgW91e35J8WapWniigwRWPaHU6CoeHAxzFVDh1gu_z9zQ9l87n1Mmo2ndDFfRsUZT7sfE53CLxG6dUImzK8rmXNChqQ3fSV7wsBatQt8nB0Zup/s1153/QF2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1153" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSXUYiNgRwmF7XpEDQbGgD1HBRyy-kIZdT19h3eb-xOEulKq2IaBFqE95vmwYxjLVJnpHYlGAdjvxcSjgW91e35J8WapWniigwRWPaHU6CoeHAxzFVDh1gu_z9zQ9l87n1Mmo2ndDFfRsUZT7sfE53CLxG6dUImzK8rmXNChqQ3fSV7wsBatQt8nB0Zup/w400-h295/QF2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The winner is To the Strongest with 54 % of the vote</div><div><br /></div><div>Quarter Final 3</div><div><br /></div><div><p dir="ltr">With 1,000 votes already cast in QF1 & 2 this could really take off. Sharp Practice vs Battlegroup. It's <span style="color: #1b95e0;">#Napoleonic</span> vs <span style="color: #1b95e0;">#WW2</span> the 2 most popular periods.<br />
We need a winner and we've got just 3 days to do it, it's time to choose your team. Link 👇<br />
<span style="color: #1b95e0;">#wargaming</span> <span style="color: #1b95e0;">#wargames</span> <span style="color: #1b95e0;">#history</span> </p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgYRgTb14mARL5LPuoR5TEa6KyGcnobEuvNU1FqeJz5vqmq-qZR7KgxirbtTR58HYVvdAyE7qF44mSsa4fSETkWkz8zs8BCS78vLPgRFVt4GuOU621kxzcuY8HsGsW88DCmtNMd-flQGGQBMzsd0g4j0TO5_bAyoaypU-Tqmjuj3INEFF4FlNY6cBJ0Nv/s1177/QF3_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1177" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgYRgTb14mARL5LPuoR5TEa6KyGcnobEuvNU1FqeJz5vqmq-qZR7KgxirbtTR58HYVvdAyE7qF44mSsa4fSETkWkz8zs8BCS78vLPgRFVt4GuOU621kxzcuY8HsGsW88DCmtNMd-flQGGQBMzsd0g4j0TO5_bAyoaypU-Tqmjuj3INEFF4FlNY6cBJ0Nv/w400-h301/QF3_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Sharp Practice has prevailed in this high voting and at times extremely close match up with 53% of the vote.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last QF is underway today and its another corker. General de Armee takes on Chain of Command.</div><div><br /></div><div>General de Armee is a big battle Napoleonic game from the pen of Dave Brown. It saw off The Men Who would be Kings in the first round and then Fire and Fury in an epic 2nd Round clash. Could Dave get two sets in the semi finals.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chain of Command is a WW2 Skirmish Game which is one of the most popular for that genre. It's the last remaining "seeded" rule set in the competition having defeated Mortem et Gloriam in Round 2. It has a big following so lets see if they turn out.</div><div><br /></div><div>In QF two To the Strongest is ahead of Lion Rampant by 5 votes with 460 cast. Whilst QF 3 I turning into the heavyweight match up we were hoping for. Battlegroup is just 4 votes ahead of Sharp Practice with nearly 900 votes cast. Both are way to close to call.</div><div><br /></div><div>O Group has qualified for the semi finals this morning, but the other two quarters are remarkably close.</div><div><br /></div><div>So one last time for this round, get voting !</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwChOS5gS-ZIrJSJHkjuNvukbTJjbeFuaCn2Z5qpZW86S23BKmXJl_z4IbTEvJ4LDkEj8Y_0Q_BL2oJsv7XG3pegz-mlyRJTezQSVoYtWTzIn5TO1t3drTf98FtshLaC50zvzxNWGxYac8Tra68RixKUC2zga2ZuSIf5eILIaIJRtMH9VlvyaAACjp-SP3/s1176/QF4_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1176" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwChOS5gS-ZIrJSJHkjuNvukbTJjbeFuaCn2Z5qpZW86S23BKmXJl_z4IbTEvJ4LDkEj8Y_0Q_BL2oJsv7XG3pegz-mlyRJTezQSVoYtWTzIn5TO1t3drTf98FtshLaC50zvzxNWGxYac8Tra68RixKUC2zga2ZuSIf5eILIaIJRtMH9VlvyaAACjp-SP3/w400-h308/QF4_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Chain of Command eases through with 72% of the vote.</div><div><br /></div><div>There have been just shy of 12,000 votes overall so far, Semis will start on Thursday </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GnKmvHyVOpP13akrgKkiuXozW6TklJL-Gbel7caWx_rVN0vmUwdXrx1y6MXi1IwZYuI-l8Qg99i28bUCJL5PQPa3qjzIGK_CmfGwDqrSwUhAmMrlA9bk0IPKe141qDWYIYUwb_Cj5g5kywIFFXoChUiplWOlC_-7Ttf365GCDoQ_X2WX2g2p9Gnf8iVv/s1596/IMG_20230825_090433_831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1596" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GnKmvHyVOpP13akrgKkiuXozW6TklJL-Gbel7caWx_rVN0vmUwdXrx1y6MXi1IwZYuI-l8Qg99i28bUCJL5PQPa3qjzIGK_CmfGwDqrSwUhAmMrlA9bk0IPKe141qDWYIYUwb_Cj5g5kywIFFXoChUiplWOlC_-7Ttf365GCDoQ_X2WX2g2p9Gnf8iVv/w400-h301/IMG_20230825_090433_831.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-60070163523299448892023-08-14T09:27:00.013-07:002023-08-25T00:51:01.631-07:00Round 2 of the World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jTsST6d6ZEyWdE-a-0xYByZ4-v2CY8TCIV7Kc10Gz2Os8wC6D7aIT1my54yYZctmRTiakmL7M8Kuk2sKBt_Q08CVWc9oVyxpH1sGPIYiK0IK6nCcUbhNdfmZk9-az2IsBYD-WLRV_Z3FV04U1X3qECENBJJCHU6o95NyMfsAPMjhEsL1babNP-_Ag9Id/s1728/IMG_20230809_185915_592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1728" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jTsST6d6ZEyWdE-a-0xYByZ4-v2CY8TCIV7Kc10Gz2Os8wC6D7aIT1my54yYZctmRTiakmL7M8Kuk2sKBt_Q08CVWc9oVyxpH1sGPIYiK0IK6nCcUbhNdfmZk9-az2IsBYD-WLRV_Z3FV04U1X3qECENBJJCHU6o95NyMfsAPMjhEsL1babNP-_Ag9Id/w400-h278/IMG_20230809_185915_592.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Round 1 is over and Round 2 will see the seeded rule sets enter and then its a straight knock out through to the final.</p><p>There will be one game set off each day for the next 8 days, each poll will be open for 72 hours.</p><p>We have 5 Napoleonic, 4 WW2, 3 Ancient, 1ACW, 1 Medieval, 1 Horse and Musket, 1ECW.</p><p>Or 13 Big Battle and 3 Skirmish sets (queue arguments about what is a Skirmish Game !</p><p>Apologies but voting will only count on Facebook, I appreciate that some people arent on there, but although enjoying, this has been massively time consuming so limiting voting to one source is the only way I can manage it.</p><p>Round 2 games below, may the best set win, there can be only one ! </p><p>Game 1</p><p dir="ltr">We are off again. RD2 Game 1, it's the <span style="color: #1b95e0;">#Napoleonic</span> classic In the Grand Manner vs the <span style="color: #1b95e0;">#ECW</span> new boy For King and Parliament, voting on the link below. Winner through to Quarter Finals <br />
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUyD8aghAM38kdqve-FCNeTy9be8ET7d-saZS7VI_jOorQHrjzlpozM-e16XTHmQ4yWEBJ9QVfuEc4IqRm8fM2gLcp3eWdT4bJXbkXoBf6b_49EZaHzGfwtg_wnm9ac_itPBFr7e632kZKkJaooqeLhn1k8OvrV-MXAkMf--Yo0h8l7trLNLRf0ozNngK/s1200/Game%201%20Rd2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUyD8aghAM38kdqve-FCNeTy9be8ET7d-saZS7VI_jOorQHrjzlpozM-e16XTHmQ4yWEBJ9QVfuEc4IqRm8fM2gLcp3eWdT4bJXbkXoBf6b_49EZaHzGfwtg_wnm9ac_itPBFr7e632kZKkJaooqeLhn1k8OvrV-MXAkMf--Yo0h8l7trLNLRf0ozNngK/w400-h296/Game%201%20Rd2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">The winner is, For King and Parliament with 60% of the vote.</p><p dir="ltr">Game 2</p><p dir="ltr">Game 2 Rd2, is an all #WW2 affair. Classic Rapid Fire vs Battlegroup, both larger game sets in the same period. Battlegroup has really got its vote out in previous rounds, this could be interesting. Link below</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItD0vvcpS26Etk9Ch3QzAR1DDzEdZioVQkyZhHcl1LwG36-zQpnHxFs5_souQ2pKYG0U8syUsDIMqI3TrPD6u2GtTiBtXYX5_Im6h2stqke3S-JuE9gMbNnr58H1MtEO2V2KAz_gGaGZbGrmG_etXLTOdWWSRVqWnKqZQh7FQ5Y8OdCg74DFtNcq2sblv/s1200/Game%202%20Rd2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1200" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItD0vvcpS26Etk9Ch3QzAR1DDzEdZioVQkyZhHcl1LwG36-zQpnHxFs5_souQ2pKYG0U8syUsDIMqI3TrPD6u2GtTiBtXYX5_Im6h2stqke3S-JuE9gMbNnr58H1MtEO2V2KAz_gGaGZbGrmG_etXLTOdWWSRVqWnKqZQh7FQ5Y8OdCg74DFtNcq2sblv/w400-h293/Game%202%20Rd2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">Battlegroup again through comfortably with 62% of the vote with nearly 750 votes cast.</p>Game 3<div><br /></div><div>Game 3 Round 2 sees old vs new in many ways. Will O Group pick the right orders or will WRG Ancients find an obscure ruling in para 23.2.3.67.b to force a win !</div><div>Get Voting Now (link below)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjmKZyIi3FVFZlb73JiORgkt4jx__VP9n2cDLKxxNsv3p-Pw-qURIcEs7K20neHUHC2LjB1T_69EuhEyXOBOuOx-mUgKZdU4P-oqZiABpsBHRJmLv205FJNhifwGfYq-1s7u_A8VQDED0e7dw9i5sKjkVLfT8oFv6UlXU8D3w7Qc72-GbFRTycHMsyHG0/s1200/Game%203%20Rd2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1200" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjmKZyIi3FVFZlb73JiORgkt4jx__VP9n2cDLKxxNsv3p-Pw-qURIcEs7K20neHUHC2LjB1T_69EuhEyXOBOuOx-mUgKZdU4P-oqZiABpsBHRJmLv205FJNhifwGfYq-1s7u_A8VQDED0e7dw9i5sKjkVLfT8oFv6UlXU8D3w7Qc72-GbFRTycHMsyHG0/w400-h294/Game%203%20Rd2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>O Group wins with a whopping 69% of the vote.</div><div><br /><p></p><p>Game 4</p><p></p><p dir="ltr">Game 4 Round 2, an really old school classic against a modern classic. Can nostalgia defeat innovation, 48 fig Battalions and Canister cones, vs sabot bases and card activation, there can be only one, get voting ! Link below<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5bxvtWg2VXk8-lIp1uNjFohABWOIEwIvkyWjK7EwUL9fWadPGZWrMGbvgHgyziqOKNFC6r-0b0NZvAeI_1vUw_-pWfPd1aAgLLILhHdWKvnlXk13Tt2y76VAyriHP6I2EO6Q8TGP4hl0OP5T0una_I1udNd5DwNxdbf_W3-fwH4xLYX4jWA_6OxmuMcM/s1200/Game%204%20Rd%202_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5bxvtWg2VXk8-lIp1uNjFohABWOIEwIvkyWjK7EwUL9fWadPGZWrMGbvgHgyziqOKNFC6r-0b0NZvAeI_1vUw_-pWfPd1aAgLLILhHdWKvnlXk13Tt2y76VAyriHP6I2EO6Q8TGP4hl0OP5T0una_I1udNd5DwNxdbf_W3-fwH4xLYX4jWA_6OxmuMcM/w400-h300/Game%204%20Rd%202_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />No Room for nostalgia here, Sharp Practice through with 68% of the vote.<br /><p></p><p>Game 5</p><p>No rest, it's Game 5 of Round 2. #ACW vs #Napoleonic or USA vs UK, both big battle sets its another great match up. Voting link below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJB8aj8gnrHLY1Ye1Hn4qP1_D_sWYTqONwPkNnO3q_nQgfxX4KHSkgqEA1sSWCxqsfXyv9Kf2K_kClfEtJd8kto_io15KjeHM6bXVAatJ8mxXJQaCK5RPaBwWx_4d12VT9frFVkMAFd4bXM-5tku2VxUaiZ5CjjNg6O-B6ZWGr_qcRtz68Xb42zV9sZAd/s1200/Game%205%20Rd2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1200" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJB8aj8gnrHLY1Ye1Hn4qP1_D_sWYTqONwPkNnO3q_nQgfxX4KHSkgqEA1sSWCxqsfXyv9Kf2K_kClfEtJd8kto_io15KjeHM6bXVAatJ8mxXJQaCK5RPaBwWx_4d12VT9frFVkMAFd4bXM-5tku2VxUaiZ5CjjNg6O-B6ZWGr_qcRtz68Xb42zV9sZAd/w400-h297/Game%205%20Rd2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>General de Armee wins through with 60% of the vote.</p><p>Game 6</p><p>Time for Game 6 Round 2 brings together two very different rules, Black Powder and Too the Strongest.</p><p>So will To the Strongest be the Strongest again or will Black Powder drop their rule book on TTS and knock them out (literally).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH3xCS_pgngEg45jzzja5C-oAh6SNIekRSVBXcwtwhpw8GYCyw3iSoEOwwWxRqqmhHLfLuH4RTby1rRnAUQKyrA0D7BTK18MsyNhsQOMM9QhzwkyRTL7GiUYYxnmstRf9wWEDm96LaBkBfLHQJbU2D56cjndZBOhOXjCaZZOiM7TcDPsOIYSAy-mkI2uk/s1200/Game%206%20Rd%202_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH3xCS_pgngEg45jzzja5C-oAh6SNIekRSVBXcwtwhpw8GYCyw3iSoEOwwWxRqqmhHLfLuH4RTby1rRnAUQKyrA0D7BTK18MsyNhsQOMM9QhzwkyRTL7GiUYYxnmstRf9wWEDm96LaBkBfLHQJbU2D56cjndZBOhOXjCaZZOiM7TcDPsOIYSAy-mkI2uk/w400-h296/Game%206%20Rd%202_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>A close fought contest with To the Strongest going through with 54% of the vote.</p><p>Game 7</p><p>Game 7 Rd 2 is an absolute banger ! Chain of Command a hugely popular set of #WW2 Rules and Mortem et Gloriam a set of early history rules with a proven track record in the Cup.</p><p>Let battle commence ! Link below</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtti4hxvnX3nVftF9F44GYw0-5Ke9Ele4CW_trAHj4N7dFHSJbCJI88CZhna0sMNzSApT4Yu-5IZDNmkwywIlnr_8xRRUJNC2doqPv3wacHxv9MM8tq3847hJlD8C7lMiNu1M2B20TTmGnhsuyLkV4qBKQy3aNa-m-gMTlQGBXhFquE7V7qOd74m9ApSEk/s1200/Game%207%20Rd2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1200" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtti4hxvnX3nVftF9F44GYw0-5Ke9Ele4CW_trAHj4N7dFHSJbCJI88CZhna0sMNzSApT4Yu-5IZDNmkwywIlnr_8xRRUJNC2doqPv3wacHxv9MM8tq3847hJlD8C7lMiNu1M2B20TTmGnhsuyLkV4qBKQy3aNa-m-gMTlQGBXhFquE7V7qOd74m9ApSEk/w400-h297/Game%207%20Rd2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A big win for Chain of Command with 74% of the vote means we say goodbye to MeG<br /><p>Game 8</p><p>Final one of Rd 2, the legendary Bruce Quarrie Napoleonics vs Lion Rampant.</p><p>At least Quarrie was winning 1 - 0 after I voted 😆</p><p>Last one before the quarters so get voting ! Link below</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHHvdSi5lfSncfZfsQWIc63hVSOnrsotqagZefJ8yWR0ZJU6B2rmUxIrN4_8MHD6oq4rogVA60HIBBwMxzUq4mKhQCKHGqKBG7ushc_59WXWp7liaaQ_CgGSBC0G9i79UgMlTJxGaaGO83DarTiDG5fzn1tZRki7ti8qbIdsruCatpuQoO7hlQuBw6IZH/s1200/Game%208%20Rd2_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1200" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHHvdSi5lfSncfZfsQWIc63hVSOnrsotqagZefJ8yWR0ZJU6B2rmUxIrN4_8MHD6oq4rogVA60HIBBwMxzUq4mKhQCKHGqKBG7ushc_59WXWp7liaaQ_CgGSBC0G9i79UgMlTJxGaaGO83DarTiDG5fzn1tZRki7ti8qbIdsruCatpuQoO7hlQuBw6IZH/w400-h297/Game%208%20Rd2_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Sad to say my last horse has fallen, Lion Rampant has won with 56% of the vote.</p></div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-18372891032149720192023-07-26T05:49:00.013-07:002023-08-14T03:58:54.174-07:00Yarkshire Gamers World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemB5BJVHmFrARK96iJq4U9rsnlU3J-Z2pRIyB8IgY28sHseoppvlpJZApgFJ0-blaxCgHWenzsZ5mqlZ3oGTZzhiDJCdsFRA8G9SAw2vZZnY-BJO9oU7gJTH-YizCfqq3rcutwHXDX2bi1jqZAuMP2kcClT1190ZXM3oTXBp4YOTlCM0NwoqlZrREzkdO/s3264/IMG_20230724_173233_976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemB5BJVHmFrARK96iJq4U9rsnlU3J-Z2pRIyB8IgY28sHseoppvlpJZApgFJ0-blaxCgHWenzsZ5mqlZ3oGTZzhiDJCdsFRA8G9SAw2vZZnY-BJO9oU7gJTH-YizCfqq3rcutwHXDX2bi1jqZAuMP2kcClT1190ZXM3oTXBp4YOTlCM0NwoqlZrREzkdO/w400-h300/IMG_20230724_173233_976.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hi Everyone, I'm currently running a World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules and although I don't blog anywhere as much as I used to I thought it would be a good idea to have a central location for all the information.</p><p>Inspired by the Podcast "The Rest is History" who have done this in the past I thought I would do the same first for Wargames Rules and may at the end of the year for figure manufacturers.</p><p>So here is how it's going to work,</p><p>There will be an open public vote to nominate the top 16 sets of Wargames Rules who will compete in Round 1.</p><p>To be eligible a rule set must be for Miniatures and must be Historical. Rules with more than one version will only have one entry as will series of rules. So WRG Ancients is in as one entry, not one per version.</p><p>The winning 8 Rules will then enter Round 2 where they will play 8 pre seeded teams, after that it is a straight knock out.</p><p>Voting will be done on Facebook via their poll system, whilst I understand that this will exclude some, I am doing this for fun and having one lot of votes to look at makes it a lot easier (there were 2,700 votes in the Preliminary Round.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmav09gGrsB1LeNugJ068h1VbNRuIZmLpcLJZc7hneevbqw9wb4LzJ3bqKyYSbxvB52RXxgRWJTRjhY1PT-KolFxwbxxT4ReOcVL_BPvMu-wiwYWnQo-YtyE7VK21GJghQzMYM5elJlVJZN_ihHlz1LU68QB1X-7d9tC5OMk83EObMazhPZhpucyozvem2/s3264/IMG_20230713_153942_366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmav09gGrsB1LeNugJ068h1VbNRuIZmLpcLJZc7hneevbqw9wb4LzJ3bqKyYSbxvB52RXxgRWJTRjhY1PT-KolFxwbxxT4ReOcVL_BPvMu-wiwYWnQo-YtyE7VK21GJghQzMYM5elJlVJZN_ihHlz1LU68QB1X-7d9tC5OMk83EObMazhPZhpucyozvem2/w400-h300/IMG_20230713_153942_366.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Seeds are</p><p>1. In the Grand Manner</p><p>2. WRG Ancients</p><p>3. Fire and Fury</p><p>4. Chain of Command</p><p>5. Bruce Quarrie Napoleonics</p><p>6. Black Powder</p><p>7. Charles Grants Wargame</p><p>8. Rapid Fire </p><p>We could argue forever about the seeds but for the first one (if I do it again the quarter finalists will be seeded) I choose what I thought had been the most important during my 45 years in the hobby. </p><p>It's certainly not based on what I play, I have had a go at 5 of the 8, I actively dislike 2 of them and would say I've only really played one of them alot, but I would happily defend any of their positions as a seed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQAWJC3xqIYVgBTOT25Nhna5lWY6pUJw6PnyRUtukooqZhRPPyjr3JfJhYRA6TDxAE67hDpe8muOVUl_q6_qCvAVZRxuR1BwQ62j1VWho3n9CKl49ZfpmH_PnXt5LN4AbNgtpQXrI5b1ZR6WI5HAhSMt3FcRhYZ-ZzrOyQKy4wnYdvGOdyrfw0r08oKh-/s3264/20201031_014530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQAWJC3xqIYVgBTOT25Nhna5lWY6pUJw6PnyRUtukooqZhRPPyjr3JfJhYRA6TDxAE67hDpe8muOVUl_q6_qCvAVZRxuR1BwQ62j1VWho3n9CKl49ZfpmH_PnXt5LN4AbNgtpQXrI5b1ZR6WI5HAhSMt3FcRhYZ-ZzrOyQKy4wnYdvGOdyrfw0r08oKh-/w400-h300/20201031_014530.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Preliminary Round has been completed on the 25th July with the following results</p><p>Well everyone the Preliminary Round of the Yarkshire Gamer World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules is over and we have the 16 sets of rules that will compete in Round 1 of the competition.</p><p>The 16 are</p><p>1. Battlegroup</p><p>2. Sharpe Practice</p><p>3. General de Armee</p><p>4. O Group</p><p>5. To the Strongest</p><p>6. Hail Caesar</p><p>7. Mortem et Gloriam</p><p>8. General de Brigade</p><p><br /></p><p>9. Bolt Action</p><p>10. Lion Rampant</p><p>11. Crossfire</p><p>12. For King and Parliament</p><p>13. Saga</p><p>14. L'art de la Guerre</p><p>15. Men who would be Kings</p><p>16. By Fire and Sword</p><p><br /></p><p>The draw for the 1st Round will be held during the recording for the Brews in the Binyard Summer Special and the ties announced to the public on Monday 31st July with the ties being played that week. The draw will place the top 8 as the home teams and 9 to 16 as the away sides.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEEJyL5e1Giir8yZ5xSaoCOX0eXmdXq9y4Fk1gK4ScoV6-Ld6Myfsg0YbKc2VDTLrNEWahKMUQDJtqP9gOlheVHckj9vuFb6xESO2EH0UcQcTiMroXtsaKWx_m0pBTuCI7zaXgvUCnj0ICoQSYzY3NjcgSK3dXM6-8LtBEEb5bCxxBGbNyGI7Fj011j3M/s1641/20200831_152339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1641" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEEJyL5e1Giir8yZ5xSaoCOX0eXmdXq9y4Fk1gK4ScoV6-Ld6Myfsg0YbKc2VDTLrNEWahKMUQDJtqP9gOlheVHckj9vuFb6xESO2EH0UcQcTiMroXtsaKWx_m0pBTuCI7zaXgvUCnj0ICoQSYzY3NjcgSK3dXM6-8LtBEEb5bCxxBGbNyGI7Fj011j3M/w400-h300/20200831_152339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>For those who are interested the just missed out rules are (if there are 2 numbers the same the votes were tied.</p><p>17. Bill hooks</p><p>18. Blitzkrieg Commander</p><p>18 Blucher</p><p>20 AK47</p><p>21 Pike and Shotte</p><p>22 Furioso</p><p>23 Picketts Charge</p><p>24 Dux Brittannium</p><p>25 Barons War</p><p>26 WRG Renaissance (Gush)</p><p>26 Altar of Freedom</p><p>28 Soldiers of Napoleon</p><p>28 Force on Force</p><p>29 Bloody Big Battles</p><p>30 Age of Eagles</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWn7gJhs3lc8Kfa7VYSO53PIocnXIVVoCqKN9i0F2XUYvIF-pEenbSl-iIcYR4B25cDR0qgv5RXHYXG2HmYDI7RPIPs2SSg4Nbs-lV4ggQ-u4UxQfTFEQ-rhfyOoZ7VXecupctMeSKWx5Ngz5_xnpAx2b_Zg1_q9F5Hud2oAjCh-P15f53yxvpUPMg5ym/s3264/20180125_135330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWn7gJhs3lc8Kfa7VYSO53PIocnXIVVoCqKN9i0F2XUYvIF-pEenbSl-iIcYR4B25cDR0qgv5RXHYXG2HmYDI7RPIPs2SSg4Nbs-lV4ggQ-u4UxQfTFEQ-rhfyOoZ7VXecupctMeSKWx5Ngz5_xnpAx2b_Zg1_q9F5Hud2oAjCh-P15f53yxvpUPMg5ym/w400-h300/20180125_135330.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And the remaining positions are </p><p>31 British Grenadier </p><p>31 Strength and Honour</p><p>31 I Ain't been shot mum</p><p>31 DBM</p><p>35 Impetus</p><p>35 General Quarters</p><p>37 Warfare in the Age of Reason</p><p>38 Team Yankee</p><p>38 Sword and Spear</p><p>38 La Salle</p><p>38 Musket and Tomahawks</p><p>42 Renato et Gloriam</p><p>42 Seven Days to the Rhine</p><p>44 Honours of War</p><p>45 Command Decision</p><p>45 Rommel </p><p>47 WRG 1686 - 1845</p><p>47 Warhammer Ancient Battles</p><p>48 If the Lord Spares Us</p><p>48 Test of Resolve</p><p>50 Charge</p><p>50 Armati</p><p>50 Beneath the Lily Banners</p><p>53 Forlorn Hope</p><p>53 Square Bashing</p><p>53 Through the Mud and Blood</p><p>53 Black Seas</p><p>57 Twilight of (Series)</p><p>57 Bag the Hun</p><p>57 Setting the East Ablaze</p><p>60 Charlie don't surf</p><p>60 What a Cowboy</p><p>63 DBMM</p><p>63 What a Tanker</p><p>63 Wings of Glory</p><p>63 Flames of War</p><p>66 Volley and Bayonet</p><p>66 Dux Bellorum</p><p>68 Great War Spearhead</p><p>68 Batallie Empire</p><p>68 Victory at Sea</p><p>71 Tactica</p><p>71 Triumph</p><p>71 War and Conquest</p><p>71 Algy pulls it off</p><p>71 Clash</p><p>71 Kiss me Hardy</p><p>71 Science vs Pluck</p><p>78 Shako</p><p>78 Blood Red Skies</p><p>78 Piquet</p><p>81 Controlling the Chaos</p><p>81 Contemptible Little Armies</p><p>81 Sails of Glory</p><p>81 Donnybrook</p><p>85 Rvdis</p><p>86 Narrow Seas</p><p>86 Rules of Engagement</p><p>86 Test of honour</p><p>86 Shock of Impact</p><p>90 Shattered Lances</p><p>90 Fighting Sails</p><p>92 Jomini</p><p>92 Lost Battles</p><p>92 Triumph and Tragedy</p><p>92 DBM</p><p>92 Fields of Glory</p><p>97 Tractics</p><p>97 Great Battles of WW1</p><p>Thanks very much to everyone who nominated and voted, some great interaction, don't forget to come back and vote when the competition starts for real.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-o_RoBsWFppuFTSIYQ0hfiWZs0cNAofhico4hZdGddKCs3ubxKAyWTR0JSqlUJ8qhZ-MumPUYXwswPZ2PLwFN7kLrpONG7UAXAnLf6hpLPZkxKvha2KbkEQ8lWBpuXWfewQy3_y51fExHgiHKCsrB0q7DdKhoeZQFeXDsTtG05X32vHvIqnLBmw04iX6/s1695/20230310_050142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1695" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-o_RoBsWFppuFTSIYQ0hfiWZs0cNAofhico4hZdGddKCs3ubxKAyWTR0JSqlUJ8qhZ-MumPUYXwswPZ2PLwFN7kLrpONG7UAXAnLf6hpLPZkxKvha2KbkEQ8lWBpuXWfewQy3_y51fExHgiHKCsrB0q7DdKhoeZQFeXDsTtG05X32vHvIqnLBmw04iX6/s320/20230310_050142.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The draw for Round 1 will appear here on Monday</p><p>Round 1 </p><p>To the Strongest vs Saga </p><p>General de Brigade vs Lion Rampant </p><p>Mortem et Gloriam vs Bolt Action </p><p>General de Armee vs Men Who Would be Kings </p><p>Battlegroup vs By Fire and Sword </p><p>Hail Caesar vs For King and Parliament </p><p>Sharp Practice vs L'art de la Guerre </p><p>O Group vs Crossfire.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXbRmdjQVBM96dmatOhOjnZP0hbcsO4EAphj29vjTuSV7kFOmAgo1LThdQ9UcsO_gBQcUjsiG2460HSa90I4kkHfviTul19l24NOHiaeGEHv4EDdzz7T4OgBVuHMzFOxzgf0sexxiX52cXnLaj0KH38fitoa3R0arU-VSqC0_Rda0QqlGXpSJFXe8-U8A/w400-h320/Screenshot_20230802_061600_Docs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The winner is Lion Rampant with 54% of the vote. An absolute belter of a match with the lead changing hands multiple times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Game 3 is a corker, Mortem et Gloriam vs Bolt Action </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSn542ElFjbzG2Id4m-MN9Ey9ugMkHdK_a_l8b9pi9qQfgsmR6Q620OOx2OcBSIbGstw85AbcjeEgvVZhJsNQDexmC2AEs4Lp57hDTAjAFTRqF0yKYo_DR4tZkhIjCItp-ciblQTE4pw2fUVDdyvj3lWKLA2nrbyaXEAMrvRoVpBC8aF_M4NVCQWkt8VZW/s1442/Screenshot_20230802_202647_Samsung%20Notes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1442" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSn542ElFjbzG2Id4m-MN9Ey9ugMkHdK_a_l8b9pi9qQfgsmR6Q620OOx2OcBSIbGstw85AbcjeEgvVZhJsNQDexmC2AEs4Lp57hDTAjAFTRqF0yKYo_DR4tZkhIjCItp-ciblQTE4pw2fUVDdyvj3lWKLA2nrbyaXEAMrvRoVpBC8aF_M4NVCQWkt8VZW/w400-h283/Screenshot_20230802_202647_Samsung%20Notes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A big win for MeG in this one with 65% of the vote. Bolt Action is out !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Game 4 is up and running now with General de Armee taking on The Men Who Would be Kings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sjqW6LP6P8s8spmes036QA8_gdWUGiGb-GymO48m8O8T0rjOdPsSKs17CnZjQagQVdHauLGfG9jhgRCC9DCyCiA8yCPiDiywP_F6mpnJAIZMNBQhtCGRbZ7TyQlbDDqbSwm00gMMCdkiDPi12_z761VShmkv19mUVfXKUTvRJCml1GlbZM6GQcj5opWm/s1200/Notes_230803_180511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1200" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sjqW6LP6P8s8spmes036QA8_gdWUGiGb-GymO48m8O8T0rjOdPsSKs17CnZjQagQVdHauLGfG9jhgRCC9DCyCiA8yCPiDiywP_F6mpnJAIZMNBQhtCGRbZ7TyQlbDDqbSwm00gMMCdkiDPi12_z761VShmkv19mUVfXKUTvRJCml1GlbZM6GQcj5opWm/w400-h295/Notes_230803_180511.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">General de Armee is the Victor with 59% of the vote.</div><br /><div>Game 5 begins today with Battlegroup taking on By Fire and Sword </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwaeieOQISxRuu_tehZkvxT-aIK4qPsBHEprJdDhRT92vSEHiM1YpfzLtbHzdalsxF5cFgVsEuEFruL7YMP171z5SXlrq8_k83w8ne5HSVd6s9762SRxjiAesJeACXwy66E453fJy5p_CHF6ilP7z-aE7vlXkJ_gu3l4_9LxtSSaMt75JDhDiAK1r6s4t/s1200/Notes_230805_010916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1200" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwaeieOQISxRuu_tehZkvxT-aIK4qPsBHEprJdDhRT92vSEHiM1YpfzLtbHzdalsxF5cFgVsEuEFruL7YMP171z5SXlrq8_k83w8ne5HSVd6s9762SRxjiAesJeACXwy66E453fJy5p_CHF6ilP7z-aE7vlXkJ_gu3l4_9LxtSSaMt75JDhDiAK1r6s4t/w400-h274/Notes_230805_010916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>A brave effort from By Fire and Sword but Battlegroup wins through with 60% of the vote. By far the highest number of votes so far in a single round with nearly 500 cast.</div><div><br /></div><div>Game 6 is now underway, Hail Caesar takes on For King and Parliament </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3MjKll-9bAMn0Mlamd79hQORxZZgYX5hW6f52RbHmq2lrhs8VDcZ_GvGsJbeS6wjXBJsQeEReTW0hpzzAHfxl_1ZEu9OBj1uKAp90gs7ZWOQ6by7ZsOYTmApPx-651dxhiT3sva4z_I8rXTV5o7Yohb4uSLPuxJpA0P34ou7KjLOA0WvBR2khzy7Y9yy/s1200/Hail%20vs%20King_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1200" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3MjKll-9bAMn0Mlamd79hQORxZZgYX5hW6f52RbHmq2lrhs8VDcZ_GvGsJbeS6wjXBJsQeEReTW0hpzzAHfxl_1ZEu9OBj1uKAp90gs7ZWOQ6by7ZsOYTmApPx-651dxhiT3sva4z_I8rXTV5o7Yohb4uSLPuxJpA0P34ou7KjLOA0WvBR2khzy7Y9yy/w400-h291/Hail%20vs%20King_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>A good win in this one For King and Parliament with 56% of the vote.</div><div><br /></div><div>Game 7 has kicked off with Sharp Practice against L'art de la Guerre </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0cg8FOYxuqUdct7n1GPE1mlwJ1RjJ1eGpfxDhh96Mmtorn1og2a4ND8sQc61-CSZnlq6s9wdUt7GINP8HkNS8EulrjdpLJ8OXkZXknWeYUQcqr2-99skduzY19tlqyQSAra39yqZuto_Pc87e8BLteHcP3gAXZE2KZQsDwlQ6_D0lkiEJ2YMIZ92CQkJ/s1184/IMG_20230808_064747_517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1184" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0cg8FOYxuqUdct7n1GPE1mlwJ1RjJ1eGpfxDhh96Mmtorn1og2a4ND8sQc61-CSZnlq6s9wdUt7GINP8HkNS8EulrjdpLJ8OXkZXknWeYUQcqr2-99skduzY19tlqyQSAra39yqZuto_Pc87e8BLteHcP3gAXZE2KZQsDwlQ6_D0lkiEJ2YMIZ92CQkJ/w400-h303/IMG_20230808_064747_517.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sharp Practice shot of like a scalded cat in this one and was miles ahead for a couple of days before a late rally by L'art de la Guerre, however it wasn't quite enough and Sharp Practice goes through with 59% of the vote.<div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>And finally in the first round it's O Group vs Crossfire </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotYqivHbJcXnF1PdpCcQRBBZqRiQ5aJTs7w19-4aLvfyvaYtYsHYJ61MFBkf12Uel-zFIeQphXs0vrLAI8Ll_ji8RXfDjE6Gjrl-HnHD3V5r9nnRwEyQGVrvUGXXS8hS6QQOm9wVOg9A6R1aEeEQrXcdY7Ja8uAxTeivr0I4q8Z0tUNsL2y32s7k5f1uY/s1200/Notes_230807_205914_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotYqivHbJcXnF1PdpCcQRBBZqRiQ5aJTs7w19-4aLvfyvaYtYsHYJ61MFBkf12Uel-zFIeQphXs0vrLAI8Ll_ji8RXfDjE6Gjrl-HnHD3V5r9nnRwEyQGVrvUGXXS8hS6QQOm9wVOg9A6R1aEeEQrXcdY7Ja8uAxTeivr0I4q8Z0tUNsL2y32s7k5f1uY/w400-h296/Notes_230807_205914_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>And what a fantastic match up in the final round. Both sets had the lead on multiple occasions but O Group made it through with a late surge with 58% of the vote.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>So that's Round 1 done and dusted and from the 8 games above we have the following qualifiers</div><div><br /></div><div>Sharp Practice </div><div>O Group</div><div>Battlegroup </div><div>General de Armee</div><div>Mortem et Gloriam </div><div>Lion Rampant </div><div>To the Strongest </div><div>For King and Parliament </div><div><br /></div><div>Keep an eye out for Round 2 in a new thread starting tomorrow.</div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-50788805042987667752023-07-20T00:16:00.002-07:002023-07-20T00:16:50.941-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 44 Pete Berry Baccus 6mm<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOSk0oW3jAjUagVkNIcK9pl8uaOpTIB8AZVUF6tL-FUoUNOvcaW9x9ASXeGPhgOAXlV1QWmnfBYph2r1L9rMlAwaFLW2ERohjfnHSMm2kFGS0mUO-loxf968oOQggL5xNNFO-CqFlx6mEx71zDywo5K0ocxcd3a9V8hkZs7W-N3ukmZnsuD_ick8JWw_q/s2000/Screenshot_20230715_074353_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOSk0oW3jAjUagVkNIcK9pl8uaOpTIB8AZVUF6tL-FUoUNOvcaW9x9ASXeGPhgOAXlV1QWmnfBYph2r1L9rMlAwaFLW2ERohjfnHSMm2kFGS0mUO-loxf968oOQggL5xNNFO-CqFlx6mEx71zDywo5K0ocxcd3a9V8hkZs7W-N3ukmZnsuD_ick8JWw_q/w400-h240/Screenshot_20230715_074353_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Todays guest is well known within the Wargames World for being Mr 6mm, but there is a lot more to Pete Berry than that.</p><p>You can access the episode from the link below, or download it through any major Podcast Host, if you get chance please leave a like and review wherever you got it from.</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-44-pete-berry-baccus-6mm/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-44-pete-berry-baccus-6mm/</a></p><p>Its a great chance to discuss his wargaming background and a love of Big Games going back to huge games using 15mm Medievals and classic old school Napoleonic Plastics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0wJCSHYvYSLWhimXGxJ8yp7XuJsGZuUMTyFck7CS7bGsXJJ_jUAJkvlbBgFgUDD7pp9MHoQ-I_yQdzdzEeW2jTCZfwxpnObWKcAnj1SY8jVMnYX5hOH2LKm5S5VpvDu020kzJohTKlISTZJNO7LvEvrU5JKUHQO47neIvt_jqCAyuDH9DwooHEk1kIEV/s1440/scots1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1440" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0wJCSHYvYSLWhimXGxJ8yp7XuJsGZuUMTyFck7CS7bGsXJJ_jUAJkvlbBgFgUDD7pp9MHoQ-I_yQdzdzEeW2jTCZfwxpnObWKcAnj1SY8jVMnYX5hOH2LKm5S5VpvDu020kzJohTKlISTZJNO7LvEvrU5JKUHQO47neIvt_jqCAyuDH9DwooHEk1kIEV/w400-h154/scots1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Forlorn Hope are still a big favourite set of rules for ECW here at Yarkshire Gamer, written by Pete back in the 80s its great to discuss the rules and how they have survived over time, his interest in the period and how renactment of the period influenced his rules development.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudGKw1kSQgXP-TthYpNRJeU6yssQ-Nv9jULb3GXW2UZAJiyFj6Pzhd7Opo7S3uGAvg3Z02wPTthIVo2JZeAR9HIE8S85wejQqjB8RSfpdDWDjFMaI5ngPWLqc0qbXbEBrA7qrsAAC6yT4WHjiCsK3u6GSFV7jaFhXrgcDpitBJoIy45x9VFwOBvPAEl90/s1456/94-WEC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudGKw1kSQgXP-TthYpNRJeU6yssQ-Nv9jULb3GXW2UZAJiyFj6Pzhd7Opo7S3uGAvg3Z02wPTthIVo2JZeAR9HIE8S85wejQqjB8RSfpdDWDjFMaI5ngPWLqc0qbXbEBrA7qrsAAC6yT4WHjiCsK3u6GSFV7jaFhXrgcDpitBJoIy45x9VFwOBvPAEl90/w395-h400/94-WEC1.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><p>There is of course a chance to chat about the 6mm - 28mm "divide" and how many of the myths around 6mm gaming and 28mm Big Gaming actually aren't that different.</p><p>We take a trip into the features section with the quiz and a great entry into Wargames Room 101 before moving on to talk about Baccus Miniatures and the 6mm focused show that is The Joy of Six.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvhQ8Ujb8Cf7s4MOMDwqBAli3JGudmJAmZeKGFJ7VsADIjArEIIb2ei4OtAqRBclG64G5xB9Eq4q0U3Xm_7XQzqi9tDxVJTAjfWffEpS9Z-giQBAEnnQdbkG41gVGGf4wIGvKW7Hkxh6QeoVEYsjx7DTY0exmlOYXsXiXw3cBPLIDAaMQJHlTC_ocZA-y/s700/drag1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="700" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvhQ8Ujb8Cf7s4MOMDwqBAli3JGudmJAmZeKGFJ7VsADIjArEIIb2ei4OtAqRBclG64G5xB9Eq4q0U3Xm_7XQzqi9tDxVJTAjfWffEpS9Z-giQBAEnnQdbkG41gVGGf4wIGvKW7Hkxh6QeoVEYsjx7DTY0exmlOYXsXiXw3cBPLIDAaMQJHlTC_ocZA-y/w400-h171/drag1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>You can look at the Baccus range on their website below,</p><p><a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/">Baccus 6mm</a></p><p>and get some details about the show below,</p><p><a href="http://www.joysofsix.co.uk/">Joy of Six (joysofsix.co.uk)</a></p><p>My next guest is hopefully Mark Hides who runs a Professional Painting Service, Conflict in Colour. As well as that Mark is an author who runs a great blog. We will also go all gooey eyed over the old Sheffield Triples show, still, for me, the greatest Wargames Show ever.</p><p>And in case you missed it last time, here is the utubes version of my interview with Paul Thompson of EWM Miniatures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OnyvyLU3Hcc" width="320" youtube-src-id="OnyvyLU3Hcc"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Until next time,</p><p>Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-56862753471039436142023-05-18T03:04:00.003-07:002023-05-18T03:04:51.142-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 43 - Paul Thompson - EWM <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIt6qHmLSAV36UJDeI6kMofATfe3RE_hs9Uko1XDpg2w0MeEGluhN9_bGsdeBsE4yKGuz-azoYEGPWwNmBSikjGq0hUpGPu7FWhrQrWgxpqsguMsdSsLFNml_1NPJOp82FO7qCWY8KZKfCAG2LwsFrOvgU7p46hxQ0LW3dEdRDz0ixSgQJNqngoB5cQ/s1280/pod%20cast%20pic%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1280" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIt6qHmLSAV36UJDeI6kMofATfe3RE_hs9Uko1XDpg2w0MeEGluhN9_bGsdeBsE4yKGuz-azoYEGPWwNmBSikjGq0hUpGPu7FWhrQrWgxpqsguMsdSsLFNml_1NPJOp82FO7qCWY8KZKfCAG2LwsFrOvgU7p46hxQ0LW3dEdRDz0ixSgQJNqngoB5cQ/w400-h221/pod%20cast%20pic%201.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Welcome to Episode 43 of the Reet Big Wargames Podcast and today my guest is Paul Thompson of EWM or Early War Miniatures.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The episode is available on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below,</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-43-paul-thompson-early-war-miniatures/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-43-paul-thompson-early-war-miniatures/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdyU4G1XD-Rqj719ZBUnsDiLVNxBceBhHZp8qHFEmYy7CmvAIQq7KQIUxAbnqSK4vdvYbq-jvbts3EtlJFPNRSSMWc3koPvi6oyRRyC7g8VLkx5ighLI_oXGveI05xvF2tKh78uxb2oWlmr9u61XHJz7B2c7toeel3rNR6hf2dPvoIPfJ8p7aVTGRtQ/s2000/Picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="2000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdyU4G1XD-Rqj719ZBUnsDiLVNxBceBhHZp8qHFEmYy7CmvAIQq7KQIUxAbnqSK4vdvYbq-jvbts3EtlJFPNRSSMWc3koPvi6oyRRyC7g8VLkx5ighLI_oXGveI05xvF2tKh78uxb2oWlmr9u61XHJz7B2c7toeel3rNR6hf2dPvoIPfJ8p7aVTGRtQ/w400-h226/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Pauls company specialises in 20mm WW1, Interwar and WW2 figures and vehicles as well as a growing range of scenery, including a certain Binyard !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PLztqZlYCh0eM9yUkdPNWIC0hL4n5NEvzy2zJ7Z7l-wqWdNm8jxjkU_GtrKgOHVN_67pvoO0r28MQGDD_VaT87oUOQzQ43mP10J6Qd_4H2HEGvRQ_1MHZpCEGvCL3pAofWbIW9gBlJ9iNH0nbWIOyzpg9Dkdb8AVtm6Fr-JUOA2eyMxKdShYGAksVg/s2000/Picture3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="2000" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PLztqZlYCh0eM9yUkdPNWIC0hL4n5NEvzy2zJ7Z7l-wqWdNm8jxjkU_GtrKgOHVN_67pvoO0r28MQGDD_VaT87oUOQzQ43mP10J6Qd_4H2HEGvRQ_1MHZpCEGvCL3pAofWbIW9gBlJ9iNH0nbWIOyzpg9Dkdb8AVtm6Fr-JUOA2eyMxKdShYGAksVg/w400-h233/Picture3.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Its a long episode but Paul had some great stories outside of our usual chat so get ready for tall tales of German Military raids on the Isle of Wight in 1943, torpedoing sail boats in paddling pools with 1/35 scale submarines, riding around the country in a tank with the Perries and facing wargames gilterati whist dressed in plate armour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHpdwbnXJ_21hqzX-E2DUYNXMrAyV6qijajcYd1KuJJGKjp2sKwdUMvhm-8R6-1zYMxe8GqCzIy7KFFtlNA13_8qekVBi9vmQFmJs_fYsuT7MKcZQdRVwU6Fcc6N-lfOKFdx09vEqySTLlkLOyYc3GkUKD_d5Pk0Zb-b5hbwb30L2QwtYo7VvECq4Mw/s2000/Picture4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1811" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwj7cT_UQz47ansUn6zTRf4oE4c35ob-iEvaKRaejmi9movEuRQOHPxEIjzSexu47XeVGtw1Ipx0ckk4waNZMdJSeOBuaxXGltVIiyh8B_wT_s-nmYeJ5AVyTPyYmX9wmQYFynagFe7gESyBJACiTky41uEwmPZBDOK3q6QFIHVEsj4Fpl5byili67sQ/w400-h248/Picture6.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks very much for continuing to tune in, the Podcast reached 75,000 downloads just after the release of Episode 42 and is already racing towards 80,000. If you enjoy the episodes and get chance please like, subscribe and leave comments where you listen to the show. Its a great way to get more people interested in the show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtfbhoaaGN4DKd5hoGAIF46_mHbaT7qDp9odGvF9WnsA8oZ20CTZEFmv9Wz2BgOp6yoVP5UPpxDmPigBisWFWr4MV5Eh0BiuKNwJxFYwee5c4FISpYKe5xZpAKehoskNncbpJ2OPqia_WG6ZksSgTHh3fBimp6K1Ak0fb-JAG9inFy6t4tBbpjJVMwA/s1863/Picture10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1863" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtfbhoaaGN4DKd5hoGAIF46_mHbaT7qDp9odGvF9WnsA8oZ20CTZEFmv9Wz2BgOp6yoVP5UPpxDmPigBisWFWr4MV5Eh0BiuKNwJxFYwee5c4FISpYKe5xZpAKehoskNncbpJ2OPqia_WG6ZksSgTHh3fBimp6K1Ak0fb-JAG9inFy6t4tBbpjJVMwA/w400-h248/Picture10.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">You can get EWM figures via the link below, or why not pop and share a Ginger Nut with Paul at the next show.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://earlywarminiatures.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">EWM (earlywarminiatures.com)</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Next episode should be out in around 3 weeks and I will be chatting to Pete Berry of Baccus Miniatures in the first ever Battle of the Scales :-)</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Until next time, Sithee</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Regards Ken</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">And finally here is the Utubes version of the last episode with George Nafziger </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dOQhWL-Nxy8" width="320" youtube-src-id="dOQhWL-Nxy8"></iframe></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-44393647844915015692023-05-02T00:14:00.000-07:002023-05-02T00:14:42.387-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 42 George Nafziger - Author and King of the OOB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwQvOGeV0h-Xe6xf8aGW5oKwZicqgka-tb_zQc_xtPoylOJNJSEZbq2TOmDkOcHa7J-9i81CO3lZt819sDGTxNcFE1Me_ONVvP4AK2-hP1zCWzyjmsbO_3foSsKbo7ZoYMHT_cTWIeNMX9F00bqKuCeIAmJddXjk8uiX0RCyzNdb7N5v_zxUtnGC6AA/s501/Nafziger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="501" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwQvOGeV0h-Xe6xf8aGW5oKwZicqgka-tb_zQc_xtPoylOJNJSEZbq2TOmDkOcHa7J-9i81CO3lZt819sDGTxNcFE1Me_ONVvP4AK2-hP1zCWzyjmsbO_3foSsKbo7ZoYMHT_cTWIeNMX9F00bqKuCeIAmJddXjk8uiX0RCyzNdb7N5v_zxUtnGC6AA/w400-h319/Nafziger.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Welcome to Episode 42 of the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast and today I have an absolute hobby legend for you.</p><p>The Episode is available on all major Podcast Hosts or via the link below</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-42-george-nafziger-author-and-king-of-the-oob/">Episode 42 - George Nafziger - Author and King of the OOB | Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast (podbean.com)</a></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETiZk64C9E3lkrtThJ2OOlUhBZTwv1kh-p3XBjDHHHkOqQAurKtOP552unl-A-KUvvSk146zCqqU7nTiWLGhF-6tX32I8IWjZxtCMxwuCP9qbGHcICuS3Gc9ZydYH2l7f9k2Uu9PppH73yKV26RCxBYDYnSj7KIuPUMULG5aDbAN2kWT8Q9H_Pv49tA/s402/9781909982963_24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETiZk64C9E3lkrtThJ2OOlUhBZTwv1kh-p3XBjDHHHkOqQAurKtOP552unl-A-KUvvSk146zCqqU7nTiWLGhF-6tX32I8IWjZxtCMxwuCP9qbGHcICuS3Gc9ZydYH2l7f9k2Uu9PppH73yKV26RCxBYDYnSj7KIuPUMULG5aDbAN2kWT8Q9H_Pv49tA/w266-h400/9781909982963_24.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>George Nafziger is a prolific author who has had many many titles published over the years. His first book in 1988 Napoleons Invasion of Russia was a fantastic debut and the subsequent series of books on the later 1813 and 1814 Campaigns are absolutely essential reading on the topics. When the came out they were the first easily accessible source of information on those campaigns I was aware of in the English Language. We in the UK were often fixated on Waterloo and Wellingtons Campaign in Spain that these books opened up a new area of interest in the Napoleonic Wars.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzbmZk6SQAer0rOoIpXI14nyY6B0Dhh222DaK0XKyiUzOUfkliosk1NdwgsYzdg8IrwPHVmFYlpOWMKZGKcplPF1UYfZNyen1Ew2XtK6O851cW1P1j6W2wXCLQwies0DRu-EwBDQlsC_PvZUmM25jRJdbe7HdwodPIJKMKQp9Ta7BKDPVwEnoRV4UXA/s475/OIP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzbmZk6SQAer0rOoIpXI14nyY6B0Dhh222DaK0XKyiUzOUfkliosk1NdwgsYzdg8IrwPHVmFYlpOWMKZGKcplPF1UYfZNyen1Ew2XtK6O851cW1P1j6W2wXCLQwies0DRu-EwBDQlsC_PvZUmM25jRJdbe7HdwodPIJKMKQp9Ta7BKDPVwEnoRV4UXA/w308-h400/OIP.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><p>Not only that my guest is well known for his amazing series of Orders of Battle from the mid 17th Century onwards which are available both online and in the case of the WW2 series in book form. Its hard to describe the level of detail that is contained in these lists. If you want an accurate army with the kit they had, this is the place to go for research.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxKDphaGMjaN7QfJO9pDQiftoxnIjgAKCTDHW63W2fCRO3DM3AAFYWOjUGY7l0jpbF_ejrz0uxK7Tagvd8omjXrft_kSR_PX2T9JNQrkOZfkHQphJ_If1C0QtJERiBSW6qnqzL_D_Jf3CIJvE0w9nrnlXNsEVFNjH0hCmeQS0QaBpMDdMEqXRR-rIiQ/s673/OIP%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxKDphaGMjaN7QfJO9pDQiftoxnIjgAKCTDHW63W2fCRO3DM3AAFYWOjUGY7l0jpbF_ejrz0uxK7Tagvd8omjXrft_kSR_PX2T9JNQrkOZfkHQphJ_If1C0QtJERiBSW6qnqzL_D_Jf3CIJvE0w9nrnlXNsEVFNjH0hCmeQS0QaBpMDdMEqXRR-rIiQ/w281-h400/OIP%20(1).jpg" width="281" /></a></div><p>It was great to talk to George and as you would expect from Yarkshire Gamer, no rabbit hole was left explored ! I did have some technical issues with the recording but hopefully they have been ironed out in the edit.</p>
<p>George has a web site covering his books and orders of battle</p>
<p><a href="https://nafzigercollection.com/">Home - Nafziger Collection</a></p>
<p>With the books available here</p>
<p><a href="https://nafzigercollection.com/shop/">Products Archive - Nafziger Collection</a></p>
<p>Remember if you are ordering from outside the US, contact George direct via e-mail and he will sort out the postage rates for the country of your choice.</p>
<h1 class="entry-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Or By mail at</span></h1>
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<h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">PO Box 1522</span></h3>
<h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">West Chester, OH 45071-1522</span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Or by email</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:Drnafziger@yahoo.com">Drnafziger@yahoo.com</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFlDvvUbuvS2X7KAcv4XSQ_pCk1sG9qO3kbfDEwqmwAjTwUH9mMx2C85q5GGkov-oG8yeHZbdnpKGy7OLkl-hrgaT12_CTCDfbV1aVe8CeWz08sde6cgmGg7PxEt4PCSZUPjtbftNcOyVGZka1p31fvYvbRCPvB3ARk3glK3n9j38xOfVurBv_VNrKw/s373/OIP%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFlDvvUbuvS2X7KAcv4XSQ_pCk1sG9qO3kbfDEwqmwAjTwUH9mMx2C85q5GGkov-oG8yeHZbdnpKGy7OLkl-hrgaT12_CTCDfbV1aVe8CeWz08sde6cgmGg7PxEt4PCSZUPjtbftNcOyVGZka1p31fvYvbRCPvB3ARk3glK3n9j38xOfVurBv_VNrKw/w280-h400/OIP%20(2).jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Next episode I hope to be talking with Paul Thompson of Early War Miniatures. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Until next time, Sithee</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Regards Ken</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Yarkshire Gamer</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And as always here's a video of the last episode with Nick Schofield about the Papal Zouaves</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3V3jj8P6M6A" width="320" youtube-src-id="3V3jj8P6M6A"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-67066142705391128142023-05-01T08:44:00.000-07:002023-05-01T08:44:02.459-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 41 - Nick Schofield - Papal Zouaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qkMy3rgTEPI_r57FxtTOjTDuyGNaBc2xenoKjTn1uxCj3ZDKLYBr_d_RUUxDwR7fkjKn8eI3gOCmhfov1VKBLhjOW5V9pi73EsJul6pa4J-MfsXs02zOV1SDHC6HmQMe3535ZOh3WZ_GYYtkABtY5IT7T38WokqWE1Rpo21VrMdNiCoQmgHqwmgXnQ/s482/helion1001200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qkMy3rgTEPI_r57FxtTOjTDuyGNaBc2xenoKjTn1uxCj3ZDKLYBr_d_RUUxDwR7fkjKn8eI3gOCmhfov1VKBLhjOW5V9pi73EsJul6pa4J-MfsXs02zOV1SDHC6HmQMe3535ZOh3WZ_GYYtkABtY5IT7T38WokqWE1Rpo21VrMdNiCoQmgHqwmgXnQ/s320/helion1001200.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p>Todays guest is Nick Schofield and although Nick had a brief dabble with wargaming when he was younger he hasn't rolled a dice for many years. The episode is available on the link below or from any major Podcast Host</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-41-nick-schofield-papal-zouaves/">Episode 41 - Nick Schofield - Papal Zouaves | Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast (podbean.com)</a> </p>
<p>My guest works in the church and has studied in Rome so there is no wonder that he has gained an interest in looking at the British and Irish Volunteers in the Papal Army during the 1860s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGehuUP1BrtgCqTDqTNmZA9zNwMP9iRswZQPcU4ZAZgEKSZpwabvXa8c0p-f9gh9whjRaQKnaBqioum95bO1TPriUmQr7NZPnsWZg7dH7eRwFBhLteOH2eBh40QTNqT6UK0NYLcVOa3CvptToEx51HaCBqONOmdzg_7qPp87RlAFzP3Lo9E-L494IWGA/s435/OIP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="241" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGehuUP1BrtgCqTDqTNmZA9zNwMP9iRswZQPcU4ZAZgEKSZpwabvXa8c0p-f9gh9whjRaQKnaBqioum95bO1TPriUmQr7NZPnsWZg7dH7eRwFBhLteOH2eBh40QTNqT6UK0NYLcVOa3CvptToEx51HaCBqONOmdzg_7qPp87RlAFzP3Lo9E-L494IWGA/w221-h400/OIP.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><p>So with my first ever non-wargaming guest I have shifted things around a bit so regular listeners will notice that the tried and tested format has been put aside for this one episode.</p>
<p>I chat with Nick about his background and his wargaming experiences before moving onto the history of the St Patricks Battalion and the Papal Zouaves using his book Victorian Crusaders, published by Helion as my guide.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9JQOe6HcpTo_j8LCRbl0EIolZhnVH7duyj3M-al0lK6e9XdiNurwU8oKxV0qvdfpVoMdOY5v9OdbygOz_wChxiPmUo-levw3UWgUfbbNKqHVOAJJZd1rOLSNRvu-A53hS9hZb-3a8dVW-MR9AAVgkEdr6FvwjYf-w_1ilZGv5sxMaVW29u89Xcb8ZQ/s3264/20220112_203129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9JQOe6HcpTo_j8LCRbl0EIolZhnVH7duyj3M-al0lK6e9XdiNurwU8oKxV0qvdfpVoMdOY5v9OdbygOz_wChxiPmUo-levw3UWgUfbbNKqHVOAJJZd1rOLSNRvu-A53hS9hZb-3a8dVW-MR9AAVgkEdr6FvwjYf-w_1ilZGv5sxMaVW29u89Xcb8ZQ/w400-h300/20220112_203129.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a great chat with Nick, he's very engaging and clearly knows his stuff and it was lovely for me to talk to someone about a subject I am very interested in as well as stepping outside the comfort zone of my regular format, its definitely something I will do again in the future.</p>
<p>Nicks book is available from Helion direct and also from many other book sellers, link below</p>
<p><a href="https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/victorian-crusaders-british-and-irish-volunteers-in-the-papal-army-1860-70.php">Victorian Crusaders | From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 | Helion & Company</a></p>
<p>Hope you enjoy this little excursion from the Wargames path and I will see you in 3 weeks time for another episode.</p>
<p>Until then Sithee</p>
<p>Regards Ken</p>
<p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p>Here's the previous episode in its Utubes format.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i7VlTIXgVIQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="i7VlTIXgVIQ"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-51313110716406160162023-03-29T12:16:00.000-07:002023-03-29T12:16:50.042-07:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 40 - Steve Shann - Nations in Arms<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSZFvjzexbbGp89H3K4S3UvUH8aLyXusHtKoYytpgR25RjyahboNCwWXqaJ_MFscfjPAXymETrzQ5_lIQUmAjJTTW9zg-eg7UVGOqkfO2XCFdeJpVnAHRDxCchz8Cd44vZvCLPYZo0AMLttIGjV4-4YaW_fhE3RF8mO-HVEG22G9oTxmFJx7fV6Whxg/s2048/Tiger%20II%20at%20Dolgelin%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSZFvjzexbbGp89H3K4S3UvUH8aLyXusHtKoYytpgR25RjyahboNCwWXqaJ_MFscfjPAXymETrzQ5_lIQUmAjJTTW9zg-eg7UVGOqkfO2XCFdeJpVnAHRDxCchz8Cd44vZvCLPYZo0AMLttIGjV4-4YaW_fhE3RF8mO-HVEG22G9oTxmFJx7fV6Whxg/w400-h225/Tiger%20II%20at%20Dolgelin%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #4c4c4c;">Today my guest is Author, Painter and old friend Steve Shann. Available on all major Podcast Hosts or via the direct link below</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-40-steve-shann-nations-in-arms/"><span style="font-family: times;">Episode 40 - Steve Shann - Nations in Arms | Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast (podbean.com)</span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYDn2QRvH2S6XEFhhkvxOHcswrLoejlykQELLqfca8CsypJUa0gXrpvSg1Aj8G6vw5_yklL6dX3BWygvIk9-x7qp9OkVETX7UNO40skT3MXyvQe5MLB7fE1gwz2p4vdoaG8Dcy4dKEtGPRujJM817LTdzFTi4hvoZWgakXAdy7XH8_DOS9TF4pZlmug/s640/Leipzig%20booklet%20-%20front%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYDn2QRvH2S6XEFhhkvxOHcswrLoejlykQELLqfca8CsypJUa0gXrpvSg1Aj8G6vw5_yklL6dX3BWygvIk9-x7qp9OkVETX7UNO40skT3MXyvQe5MLB7fE1gwz2p4vdoaG8Dcy4dKEtGPRujJM817LTdzFTi4hvoZWgakXAdy7XH8_DOS9TF4pZlmug/w283-h400/Leipzig%20booklet%20-%20front%20cover.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p>Steve has been a full time painter for many years now and many of the figures in the collections of my previous guests have originated from his brushes, so it's a great excuse to get a bit of a geek on about Paints, techniques and of course wet palettes 😆</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuRTYlQmIXe22VqETdIf_QSuTDQ4hLOGtCyjCUyyKqAyX-iWGGbW6vIzN_NoHNyLhrFSIdLRl1HrC-dZ8h7DyLEs5_G48cg_FZL52GLZIcL_S5LyyPc68AF8sxlOLfPQlOeFG0MN30io2-ku8f-uV65N1de6iJiso5Um6DI38uvGwfZCzI9L2aW32qw/s400/IMG_20180201_213050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuRTYlQmIXe22VqETdIf_QSuTDQ4hLOGtCyjCUyyKqAyX-iWGGbW6vIzN_NoHNyLhrFSIdLRl1HrC-dZ8h7DyLEs5_G48cg_FZL52GLZIcL_S5LyyPc68AF8sxlOLfPQlOeFG0MN30io2-ku8f-uV65N1de6iJiso5Um6DI38uvGwfZCzI9L2aW32qw/w400-h300/IMG_20180201_213050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p>Alongside the painting Steve has been writing articles and books for the hobby and beyond. He has a passion for the Franco Prussian War with a number of scenario books, wargame and uniform guides going back to the 1980s.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje46dnZ1P_mZKwdruE59MBjmbKXKGH9CVxnAf2IHvtWhAdPnuCELGFZv-v4qriUvnl3QSeJLmU8c6KO9fsIxyRJEE203BgyeIQ0XrItHcJM8I-jYMg5o8DNbmKYDZMaMsvhgnUkYAki6jXOTSvJ8gp6XblNW66p6ctG2xjudlC72Tsq5Ji71Q4yVxyDg/s400/DSCF3895.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje46dnZ1P_mZKwdruE59MBjmbKXKGH9CVxnAf2IHvtWhAdPnuCELGFZv-v4qriUvnl3QSeJLmU8c6KO9fsIxyRJEE203BgyeIQ0XrItHcJM8I-jYMg5o8DNbmKYDZMaMsvhgnUkYAki6jXOTSvJ8gp6XblNW66p6ctG2xjudlC72Tsq5Ji71Q4yVxyDg/w400-h300/DSCF3895.JPG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">In recent years Steve has self published two excellent scenario books on the diverse subjects of Leipzig in 1813 and The Seelow Heights in 1945.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQU2VPX-TGImZLhphDEd0z8s_2eZ0F2Ho_hrfXSuF1Q7yFf541dA7hrm1oyv9is1Bo4u8DigdGIw9mkyphqPmfVXX2GfGhRmLOkhAXCiA3eRFPnBTfAb8LTcmUVtLLz4HlrmM0Cv6HuNKZavNZowLmVjOvC8fUYHz4dgyXO5upOVGP9khxZ-YfJzBqQ/s4096/20221007_180941-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="4096" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQU2VPX-TGImZLhphDEd0z8s_2eZ0F2Ho_hrfXSuF1Q7yFf541dA7hrm1oyv9is1Bo4u8DigdGIw9mkyphqPmfVXX2GfGhRmLOkhAXCiA3eRFPnBTfAb8LTcmUVtLLz4HlrmM0Cv6HuNKZavNZowLmVjOvC8fUYHz4dgyXO5upOVGP9khxZ-YfJzBqQ/w400-h281/20221007_180941-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">It's a long old chat with the episode just tipping over 3 hours. This isn't a short format, I want to bring you a good all round wargames chat not a 10 minute sales pitch, I know a lot of people who listen to this whilst painting so hopefully you will get some more figures done, so here is an excuse to get some more done !</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC06W5xd0YQ8PGd-wdxRIJ6XkGiboVSTV12H_jCFva64SMl6inztniew0ueusfFWiCzL0vHrpO-y7-5F08CW7Xx083ai_Qp3z4ShKBwf0SL7ZbIcvyEJ7M9f0a6W-m6l40dQGwHv4uSDC5IjkR01nQvS-CIKihwYP9jV-vAszWY63CnnOwTNIRQChcQ/s394/1870%20marrion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="257" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC06W5xd0YQ8PGd-wdxRIJ6XkGiboVSTV12H_jCFva64SMl6inztniew0ueusfFWiCzL0vHrpO-y7-5F08CW7Xx083ai_Qp3z4ShKBwf0SL7ZbIcvyEJ7M9f0a6W-m6l40dQGwHv4uSDC5IjkR01nQvS-CIKihwYP9jV-vAszWY63CnnOwTNIRQChcQ/w261-h400/1870%20marrion.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">I'll be back in 3 weeks time when I will be speaking with Nicholas Schofield, who has written a book on the British and Irish Troops in Service of the Papal States in the 1860s. It will be an experiment in an episode that is more about the history than the wargaming, hope you will enjoy it.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Qgo9e7hGxoyGfAFJwvqNdYSyvJ9ajxqhB4oRftBEfAu1B2R6f0sv3nWRp0ZcVQydhENWUa7knpxGktf79e9zmmKu4EHf7UWZkIAGXjeM5JIEDpuFd8kzxVrdRNujIHX4tndI4ACCPsfM8lnVvUJLm-V9ubXRSAAfn28zkIFQg1ye3aDiRJqshfntlw/s640/081.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Qgo9e7hGxoyGfAFJwvqNdYSyvJ9ajxqhB4oRftBEfAu1B2R6f0sv3nWRp0ZcVQydhENWUa7knpxGktf79e9zmmKu4EHf7UWZkIAGXjeM5JIEDpuFd8kzxVrdRNujIHX4tndI4ACCPsfM8lnVvUJLm-V9ubXRSAAfn28zkIFQg1ye3aDiRJqshfntlw/w400-h300/081.JPG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Regards Ken</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Yarkshire Gamer</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">You can find out lots more about Steves Book, Paintings and Terrain at his blog site</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://steve-nationsinarms.blogspot.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: times;">https://steve-nationsinarms.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEABnA__XB9bG24mFzmZhn8FCASs2sgl7lTbfjGiMYdyUVj6FSkKFNVfm7BdopPmIalyYQDVhBUnx9BsSPxfsBouy1BTkm6YHv8CJ9XeM-6lijOx4OVfNnfWf_9XY1aYm0lPdvV8A_d2i8stharqehArqaODqbBY7MCP84nK1qZ-Wd14-AT4yITZJ2w/s622/34w%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="622" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEABnA__XB9bG24mFzmZhn8FCASs2sgl7lTbfjGiMYdyUVj6FSkKFNVfm7BdopPmIalyYQDVhBUnx9BsSPxfsBouy1BTkm6YHv8CJ9XeM-6lijOx4OVfNnfWf_9XY1aYm0lPdvV8A_d2i8stharqehArqaODqbBY7MCP84nK1qZ-Wd14-AT4yITZJ2w/w400-h310/34w%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">And if you missed the last episode that is now available on the Utubes</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9n9RSFYrXjU" width="320" youtube-src-id="9n9RSFYrXjU"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-75143904729268502822023-03-26T00:23:00.002-07:002023-03-26T00:23:25.275-07:00Analogue Hobbies Winter Paint Challenge 2022/23 Wrap Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj4VKvGi3XqLnUbrqkgEeu8lx3P9TqDCJ1A8xXZHz7Lq1vbmF-yq3SHE-y1NNPwlt1KxupJc0RIR874lPib1aWFeMibNyTHkIS9JIMj99dzqTv43SpJLZR3Mpt_B7nGWjxcQZt3wiRZJfePSUolrGVUUnA8NXrdDUpCibad88LiPliibfYsczL3JnhQ/s4000/20230320_140928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="4000" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj4VKvGi3XqLnUbrqkgEeu8lx3P9TqDCJ1A8xXZHz7Lq1vbmF-yq3SHE-y1NNPwlt1KxupJc0RIR874lPib1aWFeMibNyTHkIS9JIMj99dzqTv43SpJLZR3Mpt_B7nGWjxcQZt3wiRZJfePSUolrGVUUnA8NXrdDUpCibad88LiPliibfYsczL3JnhQ/w400-h216/20230320_140928.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Well that wasn't what I was expecting as an end result to say the least, to say I was distracted is a real understatement. It was all supposed to be about the 28mm Italian Wars but as anyone who had a look through my posts would know it went a bit sideways, or seaways to be more precise.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyUP92gU7y-8ODUe_B2ZKvpKXBaWI0-DNVpUqvB-6ylwFJchDK2r9vLZ-YwPBtVMq8KgFbrlWop36W7Y1-v4eNM-LA2lUwl2ICgjyeNkMzYJNIOrPGszgepDvS0PdNJDhPdbIaqQl4K1OKGkXSig6MeVR9GVYA0T1ERLsIg-K8DLAm4XydOkuV9iJ/s3264/20230320_141112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyUP92gU7y-8ODUe_B2ZKvpKXBaWI0-DNVpUqvB-6ylwFJchDK2r9vLZ-YwPBtVMq8KgFbrlWop36W7Y1-v4eNM-LA2lUwl2ICgjyeNkMzYJNIOrPGszgepDvS0PdNJDhPdbIaqQl4K1OKGkXSig6MeVR9GVYA0T1ERLsIg-K8DLAm4XydOkuV9iJ/w400-h300/20230320_141112.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Not too much of a distraction were these 10mm Pendraken Malburian figures for my Savoyard and French Armies, I've been using these for quite a while now as a Palette Cleanser so these were everyday fare.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv99decG0mPby35bzZo9bdmKCVK7_8I2AcXyQc0RFY-qtXUEgK_vIDW7Q52pXXZObjfTfrItyXjUVigaw4wIgjdh4Afaius06u2jeFblwMFjJ2LhNY9kt1wDENBIQMx6WnXgVyWKe2GPclNJIK8Q592xueKgHFDLDzhDVkZOPrmaPEtfkOsKghwFSS/s2498/20230320_143409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="2498" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv99decG0mPby35bzZo9bdmKCVK7_8I2AcXyQc0RFY-qtXUEgK_vIDW7Q52pXXZObjfTfrItyXjUVigaw4wIgjdh4Afaius06u2jeFblwMFjJ2LhNY9kt1wDENBIQMx6WnXgVyWKe2GPclNJIK8Q592xueKgHFDLDzhDVkZOPrmaPEtfkOsKghwFSS/w400-h300/20230320_143409.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another planned distraction were these 28mm Franco Prussian French Chasseur a Pied, these were a bookend on last years Garibaldi Project and got me started back in December.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_kDm0OSh7XK9bGDlVjU4mTg-Kz6d-wT3cgpSei-lc7hPQL_DyJPunutOF933K5pxn9nDlYQJ3wURMr0l2dVe4_kO9MJupJTCfxuV1qAcn64yUJakqi5gegunnlyZdx-G6nwo-6v72cY9Zpoj9fwB6yx0-4m7u1m21RQC8DyOpexS4xUhkGAXBZ1Z/s2928/20230320_144027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2928" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_kDm0OSh7XK9bGDlVjU4mTg-Kz6d-wT3cgpSei-lc7hPQL_DyJPunutOF933K5pxn9nDlYQJ3wURMr0l2dVe4_kO9MJupJTCfxuV1qAcn64yUJakqi5gegunnlyZdx-G6nwo-6v72cY9Zpoj9fwB6yx0-4m7u1m21RQC8DyOpexS4xUhkGAXBZ1Z/w400-h209/20230320_144027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><p>I did eventually get some Italian Wars stuff done, a unit of 16 Swiss Shot which I needed for an existing Pike Unit and 12 Borgia Light Cavalry and finally just under the deadline was a 60 figure Spanish Colunela, which should have been the first of a number in the Challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzY-wdQ__cSIX_-61ABObe_iNZPULgyCw1bcMHfVUaq8_hJ8-G96yMnNOwj7GU1tILyT4XnUdGYxEk-qoBU_QoFQxeKEEFUcU5BNog5iTBfrCgqMU6Vk95bNiFxBAIIqwFaGOSfAWotxBZimeSjUGdIwZ57grfw9jun8lNU45OWnp78NBCle8jWGT/s3167/20230320_145744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3167" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzY-wdQ__cSIX_-61ABObe_iNZPULgyCw1bcMHfVUaq8_hJ8-G96yMnNOwj7GU1tILyT4XnUdGYxEk-qoBU_QoFQxeKEEFUcU5BNog5iTBfrCgqMU6Vk95bNiFxBAIIqwFaGOSfAWotxBZimeSjUGdIwZ57grfw9jun8lNU45OWnp78NBCle8jWGT/w400-h250/20230320_145744.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Colunela is a fine looking unit and I did some photos with a white background which I really like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fkmN3_qT4Tw-_FIitMfOipYGuywMbCEfZi3JBFaLTmT0g54X5LGBVobvSjlvaYnDX-Yq23Q-j32qEAITPBFg7iq2L_rtZmgeVAa9c8IKR4C-opn0GHdWTyUamobeCyWxLjkDxtpCztmb1azNaP0TL11BWBf5Us6QnWrikmmABrcjG3vrHgGY7lsM/s2830/20230320_151007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2830" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fkmN3_qT4Tw-_FIitMfOipYGuywMbCEfZi3JBFaLTmT0g54X5LGBVobvSjlvaYnDX-Yq23Q-j32qEAITPBFg7iq2L_rtZmgeVAa9c8IKR4C-opn0GHdWTyUamobeCyWxLjkDxtpCztmb1azNaP0TL11BWBf5Us6QnWrikmmABrcjG3vrHgGY7lsM/w400-h233/20230320_151007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But of course the main distraction were these 1/700 WW2 Naval Ships, 3 large vessels, Bismarck, Prince of Wales and Ark Royal along with 2 Merchant Vessels, 7 Destroyers and a Submarine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYgnIsLwhIXBG94Fb9d8Qus-0O4Cx-wW0_pdEtmiHGdRgXZIL26Xfede94u235CDT72lzfpCXHyYXR5XgBgyPhDemJ8eDLaIh9xFZCna8aM9ii0pzUO2tslnWcCtQHR9NCuLPz9nHK9OB8qpVp2H4JJOLpIf8Ef1pLV4AGQ99FJUKZapoG6QAqPPK/s1695/Ark%20Royal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1695" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYgnIsLwhIXBG94Fb9d8Qus-0O4Cx-wW0_pdEtmiHGdRgXZIL26Xfede94u235CDT72lzfpCXHyYXR5XgBgyPhDemJ8eDLaIh9xFZCna8aM9ii0pzUO2tslnWcCtQHR9NCuLPz9nHK9OB8qpVp2H4JJOLpIf8Ef1pLV4AGQ99FJUKZapoG6QAqPPK/w400-h300/Ark%20Royal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Ark Royal is particularly impressive, the base is 42cms x 10 and its definitely imposing, I'm not a fan of the aircraft supplied with the kit and will be replacing them with upgraded versions in due course.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBlYfFDX0CvJrKRTmc82Zu3w7DvrIxFqx584yzQuCwXbP90uHnTXsVXSHuYkzmigpTX4avYXH5Klyz-EuxYIhZcPVsjHX_FNV8O5J8aPl0dKHO6HkilhsccXx9MJZD0jBwRAiEV9IlFkkExIfRK_es4rj03D-MZRppBE5sqlpu1a6I_9BlhuYFszH/s1469/Bismarck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1469" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBlYfFDX0CvJrKRTmc82Zu3w7DvrIxFqx584yzQuCwXbP90uHnTXsVXSHuYkzmigpTX4avYXH5Klyz-EuxYIhZcPVsjHX_FNV8O5J8aPl0dKHO6HkilhsccXx9MJZD0jBwRAiEV9IlFkkExIfRK_es4rj03D-MZRppBE5sqlpu1a6I_9BlhuYFszH/w400-h300/Bismarck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>My favourite from my Challenge was the Bismark Build, the detail on the Revell kit is superb and it really added to the model. One of the best things I've ever done. I will sort out my charity donation in a few minutes and that's me done for another year.</p><p>Thanks again to Curt for heading up this wonderful Challenge, Peter for being my Monday Minion and waiting for so long for some Spanish Wars Italians and finally to all the people who visited and commented on my posts.</p><p>Until next time, Sithee </p></div>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-33549921557670322812023-03-01T05:22:00.001-08:002023-03-01T05:22:51.081-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 39 - Martyn Kelly - Big Gaming in the USA<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMm5ZIE7dAbDm_mza7tBNEHFuCwa_6DCU1PzaJUl_XtboJjKh8XGlGhrEHSyHGN2Ihws5vu6fuvh_aACLTp4CbchkRK_EiShvWee4QHT9Ep7AEJx8alXcZL9bJK9Em_Pkyy0aHqtRhRLq-s_nKG-uPySiAHy9mCLN8oKwEoen7e3g_utXEyM0B6yOSAQ/s1228/FB_IMG_1677476441695%5B875%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1228" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMm5ZIE7dAbDm_mza7tBNEHFuCwa_6DCU1PzaJUl_XtboJjKh8XGlGhrEHSyHGN2Ihws5vu6fuvh_aACLTp4CbchkRK_EiShvWee4QHT9Ep7AEJx8alXcZL9bJK9Em_Pkyy0aHqtRhRLq-s_nKG-uPySiAHy9mCLN8oKwEoen7e3g_utXEyM0B6yOSAQ/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476441695%5B875%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Welcome back everyone, it's been nearly 2 months since the last episode, doing 5 in December was like setting a flamethrower to both ends of the candle and I had burnt myself out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The episode is available on all major Podcast Hosts, or via the Podbean link below. If you do enjoy it, please like, subscribe and comment to help increase the Podcasts profile.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-39-martyn-kelly-big-gaming-in-the-usa/">Episode 39 - Martyn Kelly - Big Gaming in the USA | Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast (podbean.com)</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwojS1s4dn8xICyAF5HL4-byvdDCDJxiaC7o3FsPCz1OLh9EBNtifMeUiXJzZ8dQsJ6p_mrUQuI4-e9pg7B-u7b9MTgLsyw2cVaB46Xh8aj23lGl7byFJWD3nXgBminFvLAm1ceNZfZo1-2VgZvrecth7Auxw7pBlc6Me_GWJuOAM4gZMRpqcdb3QVpQ/s2016/FB_IMG_1677476181341%5B887%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwojS1s4dn8xICyAF5HL4-byvdDCDJxiaC7o3FsPCz1OLh9EBNtifMeUiXJzZ8dQsJ6p_mrUQuI4-e9pg7B-u7b9MTgLsyw2cVaB46Xh8aj23lGl7byFJWD3nXgBminFvLAm1ceNZfZo1-2VgZvrecth7Auxw7pBlc6Me_GWJuOAM4gZMRpqcdb3QVpQ/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476181341%5B887%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>But after a good rest and concentrating on my hobby projects for a while I'm back and ready to go again. I've got the next 8 episodes planned with some great guests, I have Manufacturers, Painters, Authors, Big Gamers, Hobby Legends and the like to bring to you, I also hope to bring episodes from countries we haven't visited before and get the low down from fellow wargamers around the world.</p><p>In addition to that I have a tester episode with a non wargaming Historian which will follow an obviously different format, but if it works its something I plan to do in the future if it works out well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvhoW1ubmkeSbtqlmLqrproEBFheZUgEkfUW159W_EHWJlYaE8lGKD1vbOEjmX0OZaRmsP8t6Q5tZ-Fq5hLH2mzllHUx3CHZMQF5RG00xQdO7xbJkeE3BgmaHKEstaqj1hvqRpRuPMAX7vQMp1wChjH6y4sFFYdQojsGG2GqONFzUliMloyd9u96JGA/s2016/FB_IMG_1677476279800%5B889%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvhoW1ubmkeSbtqlmLqrproEBFheZUgEkfUW159W_EHWJlYaE8lGKD1vbOEjmX0OZaRmsP8t6Q5tZ-Fq5hLH2mzllHUx3CHZMQF5RG00xQdO7xbJkeE3BgmaHKEstaqj1hvqRpRuPMAX7vQMp1wChjH6y4sFFYdQojsGG2GqONFzUliMloyd9u96JGA/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476279800%5B889%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>But that's the future, it's time to introduce my guest, I first became aware of Martyn Kelly from his Facebook posts regarding some huge participation games he has put on at Conventions in the US. He's done some brilliant Italian Wars games featuring a 196 figure Pike Block which in my opinion really represents the 9,500 men who were actually in that block, much better than 24 figures for sure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLFzbvsBajID4oqxAv05TkG4zMm2iKOUjZA_cb4H64fqI3cZAoXIndgULommpTGpDWKrZZTdyMKQsJRnpc1dA1nQw3rWcBXYLDRv3gfMo-wRiJUcoFF_E0Z4-rQCitaMyW6YkKRHM-VCtFO5bC46Pi3D7S4IFzoWtaQapzn10_EIm1Ittn9I9sl1wVA/s1632/FB_IMG_1677476349829%5B888%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLFzbvsBajID4oqxAv05TkG4zMm2iKOUjZA_cb4H64fqI3cZAoXIndgULommpTGpDWKrZZTdyMKQsJRnpc1dA1nQw3rWcBXYLDRv3gfMo-wRiJUcoFF_E0Z4-rQCitaMyW6YkKRHM-VCtFO5bC46Pi3D7S4IFzoWtaQapzn10_EIm1Ittn9I9sl1wVA/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476349829%5B888%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I love talking from Gamers outside the UK and getting there perspective on a hobby we all love in so many different ways. All the usual features are here, Big Game Chat, Quiz, Wargame Room 101, Desert Island Wargame and the usual chat in between.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ADqDtAzJMjkrDhHAebN3dJbkXcJVKNUpAYPiO1_KfK7cZpVdqsmhjkzRcNjROHtHmd-zKv576PocusVa_v6wTH5CTfvA7YzqktRO-nZV4yN-C3Tmgd9J6PeXHbwWmQBSktyLMYvAUVJ2hAjVtviw2cUl9MXJudqni-C88iLZJwjV1F06gcEs9zm-ig/s2048/FB_IMG_1677476457417%5B894%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ADqDtAzJMjkrDhHAebN3dJbkXcJVKNUpAYPiO1_KfK7cZpVdqsmhjkzRcNjROHtHmd-zKv576PocusVa_v6wTH5CTfvA7YzqktRO-nZV4yN-C3Tmgd9J6PeXHbwWmQBSktyLMYvAUVJ2hAjVtviw2cUl9MXJudqni-C88iLZJwjV1F06gcEs9zm-ig/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476457417%5B894%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I talk to Martyn in the Big Topic about the set up of Conventions in the US, how they are organised and what a visitor expects to see. We then move on to talk about what visitors expect from a Big Game at a convention and the differences between putting such a game on between one with friends and one with total strangers at an event.</p><p>Its then a deep dive into how my guest goes from that first germ of an idea through to actually playing the game at a show. Trust me its a lot of work and guys like Martyn go a long way to make these events what they are, so if you haven't say thank you to your game organiser.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRZSL3-R6qBBY-wm1DFfGiIo1rfdlnTFFTana_oQTh8LNeyuT_2P8HuvX7O7VDZzeZOf5rnLKU4yiGqJqFFpkO9AY2-EIhY2flRZGBLccRikZtPjoHbPO4EAk6ZTOIsCkHk-ip3d2GtzQdyMWNzEw5sL_Q3-TGb1UKoay1nzPWP221j3f2sJH-LzGdA/s2016/FB_IMG_1677476487580%5B892%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRZSL3-R6qBBY-wm1DFfGiIo1rfdlnTFFTana_oQTh8LNeyuT_2P8HuvX7O7VDZzeZOf5rnLKU4yiGqJqFFpkO9AY2-EIhY2flRZGBLccRikZtPjoHbPO4EAk6ZTOIsCkHk-ip3d2GtzQdyMWNzEw5sL_Q3-TGb1UKoay1nzPWP221j3f2sJH-LzGdA/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476487580%5B892%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>It wouldn't be Yarkshire Gamer with a bit of Italian Wars Chat (now apparently an extension of the Wars of the Roses ;-) and we start the Pavia Challenge live on the show. Martyn has gone for 1:25 scale so I've gone 1:24 !</p><p>It was a great chat and the fact that I thought that we had only done an hour and a half when we had done two and a half shows that the phrase "time flies when your enjoying yourself" is true.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQ8cwWrNwqnh0fYDu1tUHJ9t7j99b9jneoYa5BpJXy457PjvGOTYe2gpPkr_7Sny8N9yRIVmUtLm4K6JSEF_hCyfD_aQR_ByAjRo-nlR7d3LQ8gITCMdVHrPaY5cWKy5X7dI-9h2nnsFCBOUuMtjkMExkt4aXlYiJ5KUGizZyErj4rmUbIehytLreCw/s1632/FB_IMG_1677476508673%5B891%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQ8cwWrNwqnh0fYDu1tUHJ9t7j99b9jneoYa5BpJXy457PjvGOTYe2gpPkr_7Sny8N9yRIVmUtLm4K6JSEF_hCyfD_aQR_ByAjRo-nlR7d3LQ8gITCMdVHrPaY5cWKy5X7dI-9h2nnsFCBOUuMtjkMExkt4aXlYiJ5KUGizZyErj4rmUbIehytLreCw/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1677476508673%5B891%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Keep up to date with what Martyn is doing next as well as a wealth of information about his previous projects on his blog, College of Kings.</p><p><a href="https://www.collegeofkings.com/">College of Kings - Posts about my miniature armies.</a></p><p>Thanks for listening and welcome back to the show, don't forget to subscribe, like and leave a review wherever you listen to this. Not much in life costs nowt, but this Podcast does so give us a like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gnoSF9tgRYrbB6n3C5tWUtdlwisqagQ-ku6I-P5gvecCJ2Om8FMOa_ApRzpYa7FLmZ4GALK1gxbs9GHD2hd4roDDdWrhVI7Q4BxF2bgb3IgzcJ9hDRPQc6hlyn4OfE-wd4hbWq4_7H_ufJ5l-VW9KC5pFYv6yoNkpBqJGQdIueCV9Yoy1oBE07lLJQ/s2048/FB_IMG_1677476547727%5B893%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gnoSF9tgRYrbB6n3C5tWUtdlwisqagQ-ku6I-P5gvecCJ2Om8FMOa_ApRzpYa7FLmZ4GALK1gxbs9GHD2hd4roDDdWrhVI7Q4BxF2bgb3IgzcJ9hDRPQc6hlyn4OfE-wd4hbWq4_7H_ufJ5l-VW9KC5pFYv6yoNkpBqJGQdIueCV9Yoy1oBE07lLJQ/w300-h400/FB_IMG_1677476547727%5B893%5D.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>All pictures above reproduced with the kind permission of my guest Martyn Kelly.</p><p>My next episode will be out in a fortnight and I'll be speaking with Steve Shann. I've known Steve for a long time and you will be familiar with the name if you've listened to previous episodes. Steve has a number of publications to his name covering diverse topics like WW2, Leipzig and The Franco Prussian War. On top of that Steve does a spot of painting so get ready for 2 hours on the correct shade of blue for French Uniforms !</p><p>Until next time, Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p>And here is my usual P.S. Its the Utubes version of the last episode.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OasxgXQhmys" width="320" youtube-src-id="OasxgXQhmys"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-14119139540541147042023-02-06T23:54:00.004-08:002023-02-06T23:54:37.414-08:001/700 Bismarck <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJudLQewanksVlPYBKxxJC6BKM1L1hq7gd-A_3TtnjC8RaDVB0YWeNMW8eWp6BMJqxSJKO_fASHCA0WpT0nAQeBJ1LXv8DTlC-gO_6lHN01W9x6_npVG4GBpe4TLwVNvsXkUHVLrt9Ng3xhsff7hIuwSF8KZmDgIGHLQZ-8Z-JNgfbmWbwgK5VaB3CQg/s3264/20230206_140549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJudLQewanksVlPYBKxxJC6BKM1L1hq7gd-A_3TtnjC8RaDVB0YWeNMW8eWp6BMJqxSJKO_fASHCA0WpT0nAQeBJ1LXv8DTlC-gO_6lHN01W9x6_npVG4GBpe4TLwVNvsXkUHVLrt9Ng3xhsff7hIuwSF8KZmDgIGHLQZ-8Z-JNgfbmWbwgK5VaB3CQg/w400-h300/20230206_140549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr">Regular followers will have seen this model being gradually built on the Utubes (links below) so I am really pleased to present the "nearly" finished model.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3o8D9hu8-qXoq3vEnZKdJYMnyBUbpAoP5xQ_53RG5q_VbLZ9DgbUhTZ_lBi0rOrbzXk8ogrlmzbkr3gMoPo9FCOoSBu5Ptz3xwq5_B4asrxGXvmwIPl02Pg5cFj8BGseaq-yKvz_2eeTbcJaPdfIqYL-uo0mUHCmq-56xl_r7NQA5HJkVhrVP99Dug/s2754/20230206_135720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="2754" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3o8D9hu8-qXoq3vEnZKdJYMnyBUbpAoP5xQ_53RG5q_VbLZ9DgbUhTZ_lBi0rOrbzXk8ogrlmzbkr3gMoPo9FCOoSBu5Ptz3xwq5_B4asrxGXvmwIPl02Pg5cFj8BGseaq-yKvz_2eeTbcJaPdfIqYL-uo0mUHCmq-56xl_r7NQA5HJkVhrVP99Dug/w400-h300/20230206_135720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">The kit is from Revell and sold as a full hull kit, which I didn't notice when I bought it so a sharp blade and a lot of swearing turned it into a waterline ! I was very impressed with the kit, much more detailed (and longer to build) than the Tamiya ones I've built.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxulKRO-VNGwfHpbYUrQOn3hnpybdLDjK-rYwfTe_igeyuredeaMxAVF6t3pzU8ePVvDhi8Gj2YSBsnL8E_RaiLz-doLzFDC5-9AoPHPlrJdILpfkw-sgVrx4m3SDR7rW9-2AuA6WrQQk9463x_DYkPbTrsyACK16a4WHWK9QW5BNCXWIr-gp6OqkXA/s3264/20230206_135805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxulKRO-VNGwfHpbYUrQOn3hnpybdLDjK-rYwfTe_igeyuredeaMxAVF6t3pzU8ePVvDhi8Gj2YSBsnL8E_RaiLz-doLzFDC5-9AoPHPlrJdILpfkw-sgVrx4m3SDR7rW9-2AuA6WrQQk9463x_DYkPbTrsyACK16a4WHWK9QW5BNCXWIr-gp6OqkXA/w400-h300/20230206_135805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">The base on the ship is the same size as the Hood which is 42 x 10. My rules use standard base sizes for classes of ships, so for this scale Cruisers are on 32 x 8 and Destroyers 22 x 6. Don't get you calculator out to work out some complex formula based on model scale and ground scale to work out the reasoning, there isn't any. I am trying to protect the model.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0loudJnNbXb6NJmXJk0lGa98Vs0V802n2uC85PXE_VTF--OCucmGPJKu-f55A7yFl6yhADEEIAWM0LuwU4AycblofWOiAgbcsQIRzAgpdF-LadyudT4EgpeVIwegPcmBg8O2kgd_76hy1xN6WeEi6-DM-tjvRvuF0ATkbZEcA16T9TZlG-N8vWArZFw/s3264/20230206_140905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0loudJnNbXb6NJmXJk0lGa98Vs0V802n2uC85PXE_VTF--OCucmGPJKu-f55A7yFl6yhADEEIAWM0LuwU4AycblofWOiAgbcsQIRzAgpdF-LadyudT4EgpeVIwegPcmBg8O2kgd_76hy1xN6WeEi6-DM-tjvRvuF0ATkbZEcA16T9TZlG-N8vWArZFw/w400-h300/20230206_140905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">I've done a series of videos on the Utubes covering the entire build if you are interested in that side of things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7XeAZRHDndrxfayBon58c5qkORA0NnHtQ2WlxmLKZ0CohN-gUs8Zp0gPEv8V7rFmfUJ4sj-W7SdsyJL1-YP-BxzM0FMp9wsnXThJeGr9o4bvsZ8NYq6srss7_s6kNohLQ7LLYSTY-fMpk1JIrpmzcZNvAPP4C09rLQHJTAWp94x5IrnOnrFY11OJQQ/s3264/20230206_140815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7XeAZRHDndrxfayBon58c5qkORA0NnHtQ2WlxmLKZ0CohN-gUs8Zp0gPEv8V7rFmfUJ4sj-W7SdsyJL1-YP-BxzM0FMp9wsnXThJeGr9o4bvsZ8NYq6srss7_s6kNohLQ7LLYSTY-fMpk1JIrpmzcZNvAPP4C09rLQHJTAWp94x5IrnOnrFY11OJQQ/w400-h300/20230206_140815.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">PENDANTS CORNER</p>
<p dir="ltr">The camo scheme is as the ship was painted in early May 41 at the start of Op Rheinubung (Sovereign Hobbies reference), I know these aren't the colours at the time of engagement with Hood, but I wanted a scheme that was instantly recognisable as Bismarck without the pain of repeating the black and white up the superstructure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTbMgoY_IsFV_fbGEqTgqWxDrAxofR-sCq3eM5s75aM3oXg0kQe8dm50banwodwOG_RtN9o5xcdN8LNZfaJs4S3gCkT8WcSNOqOO89sYyImr2cBr5ihsb7z2_LVDtqtGGDVXLiU4ncHpM9B-rh77BiHkrjQ9ANnPFrdT_daI3FXQudhrcOuO_CvlE8g/s3264/20230206_140823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTbMgoY_IsFV_fbGEqTgqWxDrAxofR-sCq3eM5s75aM3oXg0kQe8dm50banwodwOG_RtN9o5xcdN8LNZfaJs4S3gCkT8WcSNOqOO89sYyImr2cBr5ihsb7z2_LVDtqtGGDVXLiU4ncHpM9B-rh77BiHkrjQ9ANnPFrdT_daI3FXQudhrcOuO_CvlE8g/w400-h300/20230206_140823.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">Symbols - the good old "controversial" crooked cross is not present on the model as it has been presented. I am aware of the sensitivity around this symbol for some. I will be adding it at a later stage, the Revell kit does not come with it as a decal option so that made the decision easier. I am very firmly in the camp of, if its historically accurate and representing a real moment in time I have no problem putting a symbol on a model. I'm old enough and daft enough to distinguish between an accurate model and a political ideology. When I add it I will put a note on any relevant photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE3WEIUF0ALCFunHHVmP98z0_UrT8o4HsKu40LjFLzJfDd3lMliXDKH2FT3DCLwdJYf1QQ65OI28mxQSgt0BXOpSNQjz0MBHvrVEVAPGBu9J0U3IdN5XoJml_--Jg7ZK50vDzn0_FBm0VQm7iCxUJUwsxq5e6Y-H2tpvVa9lWvhgCeaG6Ur4VYxVb7A/s3264/20230206_140913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFE3WEIUF0ALCFunHHVmP98z0_UrT8o4HsKu40LjFLzJfDd3lMliXDKH2FT3DCLwdJYf1QQ65OI28mxQSgt0BXOpSNQjz0MBHvrVEVAPGBu9J0U3IdN5XoJml_--Jg7ZK50vDzn0_FBm0VQm7iCxUJUwsxq5e6Y-H2tpvVa9lWvhgCeaG6Ur4VYxVb7A/w400-h300/20230206_140913.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">The horizon in the background of the photo is bent because there is a dip in my table 😀</p>
<p dir="ltr">If you spot anything missing from the model let me know, I've got a couple of pieces rattling around in the box that I've missed !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu1rpE1CeummfRY2vYTYJ-N8mGE7R3q8LJsoUKchMXh21zqAVlUlXd-6-HL7d-VF-hsO6PboPrBcIo0he52NY_m2w0WGcwLKwiJUWDuO2tw3yOqB4E7YPwsJNV6_QWu1ETEuSgsRsSoASWfmnh7ZjEOSK4UmgrTkfpoXEszklQtpcURnxzo0kVkJUaQ/s3061/20230206_135851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="3061" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu1rpE1CeummfRY2vYTYJ-N8mGE7R3q8LJsoUKchMXh21zqAVlUlXd-6-HL7d-VF-hsO6PboPrBcIo0he52NY_m2w0WGcwLKwiJUWDuO2tw3yOqB4E7YPwsJNV6_QWu1ETEuSgsRsSoASWfmnh7ZjEOSK4UmgrTkfpoXEszklQtpcURnxzo0kVkJUaQ/w400-h241/20230206_135851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">Anyway I've had a great time building this model and I look forward to displaying and playing with it in the future. I was so enthusiastic I built Prince of Wales last night 👍</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MoK-4CswhRdulHUm33CuX_4l19voUKJMJs8LGsaIzkFsqG_JtBgd76CwUe5FrxUgDUGphC-nJOAOyezJFVEPJ4_WrzXV4Dg2RFY7rAiT0KgxXN3kbA3J6hyLlmhoMsdf4_rlbbbFIoI8durYaA-uqa7OrNJ0VmAwUkZsxb7I74e_cM-TcGwpPv2RzQ/s3264/20230206_140808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MoK-4CswhRdulHUm33CuX_4l19voUKJMJs8LGsaIzkFsqG_JtBgd76CwUe5FrxUgDUGphC-nJOAOyezJFVEPJ4_WrzXV4Dg2RFY7rAiT0KgxXN3kbA3J6hyLlmhoMsdf4_rlbbbFIoI8durYaA-uqa7OrNJ0VmAwUkZsxb7I74e_cM-TcGwpPv2RzQ/w400-h300/20230206_140808.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">Just for reference here's a picture of Bismarck next to Hood</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEHNIbBylq-X9e_fKEiQHQ9KB_bk865Gz9cah9FGBcE_2GEbfcwMNHqONzW87Os7b6mGKmPJyrUZ59QLud9s35C8ja5819ZIBX5gDkmEa6fQ9jPDdOZAlDZUJCXjlK3Q3XYpYgflIN8AAhBcNYAcZ4bcu3FHnH4Mna03JyFfR_s0HGMPA1JJchQtaTw/s3264/20230206_141428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEHNIbBylq-X9e_fKEiQHQ9KB_bk865Gz9cah9FGBcE_2GEbfcwMNHqONzW87Os7b6mGKmPJyrUZ59QLud9s35C8ja5819ZIBX5gDkmEa6fQ9jPDdOZAlDZUJCXjlK3Q3XYpYgflIN8AAhBcNYAcZ4bcu3FHnH4Mna03JyFfR_s0HGMPA1JJchQtaTw/w400-h300/20230206_141428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">And finally one of Bismarck being escorted (very closely) by four Destroyers </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrjWwabMzCzRqmzFChVk0s5XsL4LUYs-QHhdfQ_ynBQaojrPq8vntyJ4CxF3-8EZLsNhXbjC-gSWalOCP5Qoi-lMyUgAu43pYvvwhBNG_TnCTKGqEnLlXO-hhUV-OJJNVEnVZ7BXJKkpuhVs8dg2oDrs72ILMY8zCOjTdJtcQG3y--56AT4wMRUoFxg/s3264/20230206_141231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrjWwabMzCzRqmzFChVk0s5XsL4LUYs-QHhdfQ_ynBQaojrPq8vntyJ4CxF3-8EZLsNhXbjC-gSWalOCP5Qoi-lMyUgAu43pYvvwhBNG_TnCTKGqEnLlXO-hhUV-OJJNVEnVZ7BXJKkpuhVs8dg2oDrs72ILMY8zCOjTdJtcQG3y--56AT4wMRUoFxg/w400-h300/20230206_141231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">Regards Ken</p><p dir="ltr">
The Yarkshire Gamer <br />
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I've done it with a basic paint job.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVssw2hOTxCTLaUGhoNzPx1qE3UZMQSUMTsykSt5Zxn61B4oTV_aj9dNUdq-85fqvOzEm_Y5MBjZWAuj0VyMqOMwBIhrBPclnTt7_RhYyIvVk85b3HJlRoTqLeRsRS8oY9U0deygq6v4iVGozbslBmUlX_9LBkO5V6EsvVpx0PT0E8UeZ0UWLUrIDVQ/s2011/20230107_143349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="2011" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVssw2hOTxCTLaUGhoNzPx1qE3UZMQSUMTsykSt5Zxn61B4oTV_aj9dNUdq-85fqvOzEm_Y5MBjZWAuj0VyMqOMwBIhrBPclnTt7_RhYyIvVk85b3HJlRoTqLeRsRS8oY9U0deygq6v4iVGozbslBmUlX_9LBkO5V6EsvVpx0PT0E8UeZ0UWLUrIDVQ/w400-h300/20230107_143349.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've upped the weathering on this ship to give it that back and forth, about to structurally fail look ! There is some discussion about the Cargo booms being out like they are on the model whilst at sea. Contemporary pictures show both extended and stowed, this is how the kit comes so that's what you get.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmh2GOhZgBiJHLVi0Hg87RXbLQ0nkrkggC-B67aD__WJMzNu2Yr1Hc5i754OnkrkVYKPkLcfI5I1NZYW7t5xVP7zUfT8KnsRSx5TkNp-yx1f4ait1QqLEWfzL5qsxsxIm7ponpPySlMEqDRrOl6Vk9pmQElFS-RfOsw-Rp8wIFdX9S78iZOK_EIs6nA/s2444/20230107_143506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="2444" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmh2GOhZgBiJHLVi0Hg87RXbLQ0nkrkggC-B67aD__WJMzNu2Yr1Hc5i754OnkrkVYKPkLcfI5I1NZYW7t5xVP7zUfT8KnsRSx5TkNp-yx1f4ait1QqLEWfzL5qsxsxIm7ponpPySlMEqDRrOl6Vk9pmQElFS-RfOsw-Rp8wIFdX9S78iZOK_EIs6nA/w400-h300/20230107_143506.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As a bit of fun I've added some 1/700 crew figures (from Eduard) in a couple of places on the ship as a bit of a try out. The picture above is my best effort at showing the dance moves from YMCA (although In the Navy would be more appropriate 😉)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA0_tLwthJ7gPdC41z-V4Ep5TZzD_15YqJGaImOi139hBK24YkV8MsrkbAdv0hJuybATTGc3yw8A9Rr9FixYW8-sl1i-4ycEeRYfxHIvWm67T41qXt08-xcyANq5to7Bfr4VODt8rqZO2mkoAIh0y47wo6FLHetXHhnp9le_CFIdkMcI-3A_xHbygXA/s2520/20230107_143841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="2520" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA0_tLwthJ7gPdC41z-V4Ep5TZzD_15YqJGaImOi139hBK24YkV8MsrkbAdv0hJuybATTGc3yw8A9Rr9FixYW8-sl1i-4ycEeRYfxHIvWm67T41qXt08-xcyANq5to7Bfr4VODt8rqZO2mkoAIh0y47wo6FLHetXHhnp9le_CFIdkMcI-3A_xHbygXA/w400-h300/20230107_143841.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>To make a decent Convoy I will need a whole bunch of these but every journey starts with a Liberty Ship 🚢 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oQE8ltDu5ET_jnU1529nBKJ-jN6DCuWvURcENRxg-Ngfk0lYoJ1D9-SF3XcOeliqCbW622hk3RMnij5CRG5ePvsWSUA1zGdREVPhifNEIGK3sCnjeyi5YA7hM8pnnnqfieH_RykDMJ5k6ptJXNcGK8m6kj-ctuEX1pX8cx9zDmYYtyaPgPbjFT8vAQ/s3264/20230115_224400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oQE8ltDu5ET_jnU1529nBKJ-jN6DCuWvURcENRxg-Ngfk0lYoJ1D9-SF3XcOeliqCbW622hk3RMnij5CRG5ePvsWSUA1zGdREVPhifNEIGK3sCnjeyi5YA7hM8pnnnqfieH_RykDMJ5k6ptJXNcGK8m6kj-ctuEX1pX8cx9zDmYYtyaPgPbjFT8vAQ/w400-h300/20230115_224400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Next up is another Trumpeter kit, this time its HMS Eskimo one of the Tribal Class Destroyers and probably the best British small ship of the War.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObEX1NvAvphbg0ptE0XyJQFBoBGMF4jojTnevwSARrsWXza-VqwvPMJxfGKm4JEsQE93I37-OFOpQzC3L5dYwT4xrNl42U0NZpFscc3Xn5craYSzR1MCmZJQ-Z-XoLK4YYthK201TNNgjKQi9qnK9XVeqIhq1Z9bYikrrcXtozX9TEEMQNxCEGVBF6w/s2145/20230115_223809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2145" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObEX1NvAvphbg0ptE0XyJQFBoBGMF4jojTnevwSARrsWXza-VqwvPMJxfGKm4JEsQE93I37-OFOpQzC3L5dYwT4xrNl42U0NZpFscc3Xn5craYSzR1MCmZJQ-Z-XoLK4YYthK201TNNgjKQi9qnK9XVeqIhq1Z9bYikrrcXtozX9TEEMQNxCEGVBF6w/w400-h300/20230115_223809.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've gone for a Western Approaches Scheme for this ship, the Green was a little but wierd looking when I first put it on, but after a bit of weathering I think it looks the business.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucQGQz4majJjm-v-0d3WllAp2xzuM2S_Pe2G0COQpJ5Ig91nCAzpEXg9kvynzkpjFiV17Gv5UMd-I-MgeJzgnLaEYZm30gZDuWxbTCD3pH1AheJdpx5LX57WfPt4N3lHQDZHImybiyy51ClMCc_9IxUQ0_lCNSsMy-2o_UYiahSdcHMKPKUSGbHkxiQ/s1930/20230115_223751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1930" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucQGQz4majJjm-v-0d3WllAp2xzuM2S_Pe2G0COQpJ5Ig91nCAzpEXg9kvynzkpjFiV17Gv5UMd-I-MgeJzgnLaEYZm30gZDuWxbTCD3pH1AheJdpx5LX57WfPt4N3lHQDZHImybiyy51ClMCc_9IxUQ0_lCNSsMy-2o_UYiahSdcHMKPKUSGbHkxiQ/w400-h300/20230115_223751.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Definitely an upgrade for my British fleet, if I get my gaming mojo back I am looking forward to getting it on the table.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1CohE7mRQIftVQrXFLLwJ-Tw4CZFlCmnOlDsgcLtzLni-3sOBfr_aTc5YB2FG_nC-hGU8GMic0gf1wy_NhXcmuIasVhEx73V9ePRAaby8UaJyA8LbTFERE8fqCMxUs4W6BxqnA03vP76H1sQHU0l2Yoa8cCOopPZL9xdTq78NVFHOcZoqfmG1NUqoQ/s2242/20230115_224035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2242" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1CohE7mRQIftVQrXFLLwJ-Tw4CZFlCmnOlDsgcLtzLni-3sOBfr_aTc5YB2FG_nC-hGU8GMic0gf1wy_NhXcmuIasVhEx73V9ePRAaby8UaJyA8LbTFERE8fqCMxUs4W6BxqnA03vP76H1sQHU0l2Yoa8cCOopPZL9xdTq78NVFHOcZoqfmG1NUqoQ/w400-h300/20230115_224035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>There is a second Destroyer to add to the Fleet, this time its HMS Javelin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8RggM3NXwx7Q3YyphY5qOfs7yvvj-ja4yaJj5Y37a9RHHGAiCaFmkoxUFTSVlzbWKz4StOvpASyXOvIvM-p-4wOVsX82K8jBLSK74xx3MkKFcr3dfdQ95_TqVJ0GtTHUjoDXFui6Ut1n2aw5cpWqdsthNMUCyBTqg5BLKn0SaClRrXeUmdSupkn9vQ/s2708/IMG_20230124_144824_499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2708" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8RggM3NXwx7Q3YyphY5qOfs7yvvj-ja4yaJj5Y37a9RHHGAiCaFmkoxUFTSVlzbWKz4StOvpASyXOvIvM-p-4wOVsX82K8jBLSK74xx3MkKFcr3dfdQ95_TqVJ0GtTHUjoDXFui6Ut1n2aw5cpWqdsthNMUCyBTqg5BLKn0SaClRrXeUmdSupkn9vQ/w400-h238/IMG_20230124_144824_499.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I picked up Mal Wrights book on British Destroyer Camouflage of WW2 and picked out this pattern for the ship. The model is HMS Jervis from Aoshima another of the J Class.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHyySYjRg1RiKqCyScybrsRivyG-RkXuj3DhdSQhst6gXwnnmlzjxFTB2C36NrzwoPLyNUCVvUn3LjbL9EwacV1u9CkbMCRCvm-B6n7QgCO6T0B4gzc-xg_nivgvE1jdE7o1UFipGMQOC3t29F5HbkOWw3FWri8LqgN55oBauQdFIugCnGtixO6dmvQ/s1950/20230123_122700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1950" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHyySYjRg1RiKqCyScybrsRivyG-RkXuj3DhdSQhst6gXwnnmlzjxFTB2C36NrzwoPLyNUCVvUn3LjbL9EwacV1u9CkbMCRCvm-B6n7QgCO6T0B4gzc-xg_nivgvE1jdE7o1UFipGMQOC3t29F5HbkOWw3FWri8LqgN55oBauQdFIugCnGtixO6dmvQ/w400-h300/20230123_122700.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The dark Med Blue was another colour I wasn't sure about but again after getting it on the model and adding a bit if weathering it's definitely growing on me. I think it's years of painting smaller ships in grey that makes these so different for me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0_lsEI0r7dTY1ahy6lxsErW8blSlPtO7V6wJ8iTBUAIejdC5RU0YoZgG6kDQYj64GJi6ioftQgDietCsl6yqLan8Juv7dMHarWCyHWfkqwqMf33ERFKWKGWFfXZunHtAAjW7IoF5CDBj9v1ZsdB73l_E0F9zlURTRY8033Xuwj17QAYu4AAm0iv-Ng/s2430/20230123_122727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="2430" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0_lsEI0r7dTY1ahy6lxsErW8blSlPtO7V6wJ8iTBUAIejdC5RU0YoZgG6kDQYj64GJi6ioftQgDietCsl6yqLan8Juv7dMHarWCyHWfkqwqMf33ERFKWKGWFfXZunHtAAjW7IoF5CDBj9v1ZsdB73l_E0F9zlURTRY8033Xuwj17QAYu4AAm0iv-Ng/w400-h300/20230123_122727.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I think the joy of this scale is the ability to really do camo schemes justice, I've tried this sort of thing in smaller scales and it never quite looks right. Sure 1/700 isn't particularly practical and I'm sure the comments section is already full of "have you got a car park to play in" comments 😆</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBZD2JnC_UvVgkxbMKyC6p22fHEaXaAx1eoKYJZmFGX9kBL2DzMHSZg5tObrI7wfY8MpjNCfxf5XWAFzUPavdbVexPdMuXRbQteYrKz6Yqn-QDGOuSgGZRLSqWfRXN8SNTB_ceXS24mPsOY_prijzpAEDJRakLU1QShspjfTKwiZLRdw4nAvvsfOprQ/s1453/20230123_122745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1453" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBZD2JnC_UvVgkxbMKyC6p22fHEaXaAx1eoKYJZmFGX9kBL2DzMHSZg5tObrI7wfY8MpjNCfxf5XWAFzUPavdbVexPdMuXRbQteYrKz6Yqn-QDGOuSgGZRLSqWfRXN8SNTB_ceXS24mPsOY_prijzpAEDJRakLU1QShspjfTKwiZLRdw4nAvvsfOprQ/w400-h300/20230123_122745.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And finally (Ester) I have done a second Liberty Ship this time from the Trumpeter Jeremiah O'Brien kit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_VDIELGfnCxnx2JwNx05qfYAxA0y7a4kszhlvBUioza6k9nkweU6JFJzzTsP28A92S6sletJFxpnZNwjmGf4gxB2R9Xv9GOwLwcvXsWKWacQ-1UCmqSSEuIh8wPdlmUVUKg-oYWXm-QNfPiV5tLhkGLPMZBu81Q5MPdxg09ALEuQdp7FPUlugBaSzw/s2960/20230129_105033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="2960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_VDIELGfnCxnx2JwNx05qfYAxA0y7a4kszhlvBUioza6k9nkweU6JFJzzTsP28A92S6sletJFxpnZNwjmGf4gxB2R9Xv9GOwLwcvXsWKWacQ-1UCmqSSEuIh8wPdlmUVUKg-oYWXm-QNfPiV5tLhkGLPMZBu81Q5MPdxg09ALEuQdp7FPUlugBaSzw/w400-h300/20230129_105033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This time I've jazzed it up a bit with a Measure 32, Design 11F paint job, who said Liberty Ships can't be exciting 😁</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLJAzZmJtjRBh-i8jqc552S1BZ9Y72W9Nzaa3VCYZLXDDCz6mXHSQM1L8RBz2j3ejlpIP9csT8YCiSh745H5w0lqYl9-1sg62id3ZANjldkaDhyP-lEKqgutjImH1_vx2-T1bNyLeJf2TOM8xjcTkmn-OU7oY0wKKGgfkqjNlD8v6fCCU3eCV6BhtcA/s1477/20230129_105014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1477" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLJAzZmJtjRBh-i8jqc552S1BZ9Y72W9Nzaa3VCYZLXDDCz6mXHSQM1L8RBz2j3ejlpIP9csT8YCiSh745H5w0lqYl9-1sg62id3ZANjldkaDhyP-lEKqgutjImH1_vx2-T1bNyLeJf2TOM8xjcTkmn-OU7oY0wKKGgfkqjNlD8v6fCCU3eCV6BhtcA/w400-h300/20230129_105014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>No crew on this one (yet) but I might add some at a later stage. There are some subtle differences between this model and the John W Brown one at the top of the page, mostly minor changes to the gun layout.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhDkRdwUKY86BPTxJ1HM2rECqdr0vrwse_EXfL1l7cw6Oh7dmkm3OrpfgLiGIuBK0P-jgG-zZcbkRn0mbEeBYZFbNBYyuSoJOrndzCGh3f_ZlYTB4ST04SfpuVGiCt7axKCSJnecSAC5Aex3bEs4WHSvT7M4VM9KU6oB_RWfDLX4FNsvfmPFIoqHGQw/s2565/20230129_104941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2565" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhDkRdwUKY86BPTxJ1HM2rECqdr0vrwse_EXfL1l7cw6Oh7dmkm3OrpfgLiGIuBK0P-jgG-zZcbkRn0mbEeBYZFbNBYyuSoJOrndzCGh3f_ZlYTB4ST04SfpuVGiCt7axKCSJnecSAC5Aex3bEs4WHSvT7M4VM9KU6oB_RWfDLX4FNsvfmPFIoqHGQw/w400-h300/20230129_104941.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hope you've enjoyed this update on the Project. I am having a whale 🐋 of a time putting these together and there is plenty more to come !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BMX2WDnqotcM8dlK0-_dSG_sZ-p498IrwN6_7Dpn9UA8WhuS30BjFOMGF3GbUXEi79RsOKnkEh2EosvyGBHrlJUpquLb_wila9W7TE2BvtBvPVDlcJWbTptcUMvcRh2JEXZpq6Wl4hqvw0WSPUOcQ0lKSEdhupKYaQV18jwRFqezhUtDwToFBVXURw/s1997/20230129_105002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1997" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BMX2WDnqotcM8dlK0-_dSG_sZ-p498IrwN6_7Dpn9UA8WhuS30BjFOMGF3GbUXEi79RsOKnkEh2EosvyGBHrlJUpquLb_wila9W7TE2BvtBvPVDlcJWbTptcUMvcRh2JEXZpq6Wl4hqvw0WSPUOcQ0lKSEdhupKYaQV18jwRFqezhUtDwToFBVXURw/w400-h300/20230129_105002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-64174486617840859572022-12-29T20:49:00.002-08:002022-12-29T20:49:48.067-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 38 - Yarkshire Gamer Awards 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRbE74P2ECIlCbb1Zk7nT_AINTj9w2s-XaUPPAOrh__TFDVH5g9LMpuORiSkfN4Aopcf2QWfME1F6V3ZH4bc9MHVhjH4lA7P5TzryNbghlfxqTs2DNsc-Ta5b6ycI2_oQeKo7IYf53egu7v6PQJv8TuwAwhZ_HOLjf7OefeR-TMx10urspOm00NXALw/s880/photo-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="880" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRbE74P2ECIlCbb1Zk7nT_AINTj9w2s-XaUPPAOrh__TFDVH5g9LMpuORiSkfN4Aopcf2QWfME1F6V3ZH4bc9MHVhjH4lA7P5TzryNbghlfxqTs2DNsc-Ta5b6ycI2_oQeKo7IYf53egu7v6PQJv8TuwAwhZ_HOLjf7OefeR-TMx10urspOm00NXALw/w400-h269/photo-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Well by now you are probably sick and tired of seeing who the Best Wargames Manufacturer is and who has the best Customer Service in the hobby, its time to delve into the stuff we are really interested in like "What is the best Wargames Rumour (with or without substantiation), so sit back and enjoy finding out who is the best Wargames Troll on a Yarkshire Based Podcast, Blog or Utubes Channel.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">You can find the episode on all major Podcast Hosts or via the link below </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-38-the-yarkshire-gamer-awards-2022-the-golden-puddings/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-38-the-yarkshire-gamer-awards-2022-the-golden-puddings/</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Its a star studded audience and our roving reporter will be outside T'werking mens club to see the guests arrive before we go inside the auditorium for the award ceremony itself.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">I'm joined by my co-hosts Alex "Storm of Steel" Sotheran and Sean "Gods Own Scale (retd.)" Clark. So sit back with a pint of best, some left over Christmas Cake and Wendsleydale Cheese and enjoy.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The awards have been voted for by an illustrious panel of judges in the main with two voted for by the public, so any complaints, direct it to them.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">All the best for the New Year and thank you once again for listening to the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">See you all in 2023</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Regards Ken</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">The previous Xmas Edition of the Podcast is available on the Utubes below</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XN-WF2kIgSw" width="320" youtube-src-id="XN-WF2kIgSw"></iframe></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-64644430453864520002022-12-22T08:02:00.004-08:002022-12-22T08:02:45.204-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 37 - Xmas Brews in the Binyard 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0AXNzehN5kBN2RqK8s72vhcamdXYKivNI_Gd9hpQhB1lEuGp3MvNEnUItbOgM_w2aMBnUufoEvDvNKSltc0ERUasSGjk7Y5xMuANIphqBH2T_HMjb-SLaKCrifYolgvRyzYl8KDrs0LMGE2UlHPZuKMILCkNj9qpfcpfjrkv-U-h0temXbIQHv2Hcw/s800/1-Pcs-Christmas-Snowman-Doll-Big-Medium-and-Small-Bubble-Snowman-Home-Christmas-Tree-Decoration-Gift.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0AXNzehN5kBN2RqK8s72vhcamdXYKivNI_Gd9hpQhB1lEuGp3MvNEnUItbOgM_w2aMBnUufoEvDvNKSltc0ERUasSGjk7Y5xMuANIphqBH2T_HMjb-SLaKCrifYolgvRyzYl8KDrs0LMGE2UlHPZuKMILCkNj9qpfcpfjrkv-U-h0temXbIQHv2Hcw/w400-h400/1-Pcs-Christmas-Snowman-Doll-Big-Medium-and-Small-Bubble-Snowman-Home-Christmas-Tree-Decoration-Gift.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It wouldn't be #Christmas without a spot of Brews in the Binyard, join me Alex and Sean as we tackle the big questions, out now on Podbean and all other #Podcast Hosts</p><p> <a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-37-xmas-brews-in-the-binyard-special-2022/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-37-xmas-brews-in-the-binyard-special-2022/</a></p><p>Christmas comes round once a year and with it comes our traditional (well we've done it twice) Brews in the Binyard Special Episode (Link Above)</p><p>As always I am joined by my two scale "experts" Alex "Storm of Steel" Sotheran and Sean "Gods Own Scale (retd.)" Clark for a 3 and a half hour Monster Episode. If you are taking this in one sitting make sure you are warm and have adequate supplies of food and drink to hand and preferably something massive to paint. If that's two much then the show is split into 3 easier to digest sections.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZkUti4ZW-JOE2y1onXMOEdXFWsLP72nfVHaPf3pc9Lg15uUT8tvKCRAYYSDgvgXfowamRLS6sT0AVduTKl2E1Ruyad2CdKPdvQjZEM_zgIfRJIwygy7zBOz8lovOvCsi0i64u93X26cu8-4f_xj1zeqK31Uto2_ht9vmtdfoA6Gr6YJ45K2aRPoygQ/s500/41UNS8hjsqL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZkUti4ZW-JOE2y1onXMOEdXFWsLP72nfVHaPf3pc9Lg15uUT8tvKCRAYYSDgvgXfowamRLS6sT0AVduTKl2E1Ruyad2CdKPdvQjZEM_zgIfRJIwygy7zBOz8lovOvCsi0i64u93X26cu8-4f_xj1zeqK31Uto2_ht9vmtdfoA6Gr6YJ45K2aRPoygQ/w400-h400/41UNS8hjsqL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The episode opens with a little story from Nick Skinner of Toofatlardies and if you don't enjoy that its going to be a very long 3 and a half hours. Interspersed throughout the show are Xmas messages from those guests from 2022 who could work out how to record a voice file ;-)</p><p>After the usual introductions and catch ups, section 1 has a relatively (for us) serious discussion on the tropes associated with World War 1, triggered by an episode of the American Podcast "Anything But a One". Alex and Sean are on fire in this one and have slapped the gauntlet down to the Blackadder like views of our Colonial friends.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IUhgZUAI8nQbYti7Srl-VLXBUntn7TDrRgM7YsopwsZf5aTLYZg8r0TXeYs43UnemWV3xsK_sYCl7_jkUY9l4nX_zIlQS2-FCM8euHSILPgZiLmSOeUuf2N5_gkzb0Qd_EnAB6RAcPITXlNx1vGS5rbOOiEcMxuORtY2Qq67P69Cw1ebWRK_ks-U_g/s400/20211008_164512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IUhgZUAI8nQbYti7Srl-VLXBUntn7TDrRgM7YsopwsZf5aTLYZg8r0TXeYs43UnemWV3xsK_sYCl7_jkUY9l4nX_zIlQS2-FCM8euHSILPgZiLmSOeUuf2N5_gkzb0Qd_EnAB6RAcPITXlNx1vGS5rbOOiEcMxuORtY2Qq67P69Cw1ebWRK_ks-U_g/s320/20211008_164512.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVotgj5diok0ltDnnEFoKs76Kj6oXul7UPJQZ8sFNtYNuh1Z0crMsIVE5-2munCvqZiWdxfJj2rqzEgrJhpAnUnDA0eFjWQJTzNgmrU-8uxisn_VPmhCDW6vdliWvzVTQHO7MeEEMz8RY8SZUnN5AwYQgNibnBsLOXts2JCpI2oelUJChMOnu1E9ikWw/s400/20211008_164451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVotgj5diok0ltDnnEFoKs76Kj6oXul7UPJQZ8sFNtYNuh1Z0crMsIVE5-2munCvqZiWdxfJj2rqzEgrJhpAnUnDA0eFjWQJTzNgmrU-8uxisn_VPmhCDW6vdliWvzVTQHO7MeEEMz8RY8SZUnN5AwYQgNibnBsLOXts2JCpI2oelUJChMOnu1E9ikWw/s320/20211008_164451.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Towards the end of the first part Sean is abducted by Aliens live on air, either that or the dial up internet connection in Stoke failed.</p><p>The second part descends to its usual levels with a review of entrants into Wargames Room 101 since the Summer Brews Episode and then Sean and Alex get to have a go at the new Desert Island Wargame Section.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmKfbBw-ptsqrRiwuRhtD7ZYlvBqgeW0RmQ20DnCLNxecbVGRHfyBhpWVrHS5IhQFOofQ9i8dc_WRP07_h7uZhZBE_I7PPXICqQ_d9X-sLo2Lb7v3QsoCMmbCa6q1AYQAWIf3CsExrpfTXDfw6vBCC8jT1QMSlphPx7itbjyqm57fIp8ljAHlvNdihw/s225/download.jpeg-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmKfbBw-ptsqrRiwuRhtD7ZYlvBqgeW0RmQ20DnCLNxecbVGRHfyBhpWVrHS5IhQFOofQ9i8dc_WRP07_h7uZhZBE_I7PPXICqQ_d9X-sLo2Lb7v3QsoCMmbCa6q1AYQAWIf3CsExrpfTXDfw6vBCC8jT1QMSlphPx7itbjyqm57fIp8ljAHlvNdihw/w400-h400/download.jpeg-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then for a finale its the usual "Ask Our Nora" section where the panel demolish the listeners questions. Sean once again is beamed up during the section but returns a short while later after a good probing by the Greys.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiokiMhCthwMG10tzsO6asR9WAPKGOxUCFfJdL7poJaXWt6GRMEIGZkFkKpQSWnPWnpyb_ZrI8cvnIr13kEvhsG_vzrc_nlD1xX3twAnaThUF8Edc_bPj2T_GkrpPzlJcI5kzRMgdP38MEXWZ3ggAxfABEDmxBO6I4ry1FycVdbvXw7JIOtBmXPzon1A/s259/download.jpeg-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiokiMhCthwMG10tzsO6asR9WAPKGOxUCFfJdL7poJaXWt6GRMEIGZkFkKpQSWnPWnpyb_ZrI8cvnIr13kEvhsG_vzrc_nlD1xX3twAnaThUF8Edc_bPj2T_GkrpPzlJcI5kzRMgdP38MEXWZ3ggAxfABEDmxBO6I4ry1FycVdbvXw7JIOtBmXPzon1A/w400-h300/download.jpeg-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Brews in the Binyard is a bit Marmite, some of you love it more that the other "normal" episodes whilst others don't get it. Its designed to be fun, its a bit slack when it comes to editing out naughty words, we make a few jokes. So you have been warned lol.</p><p>Merry Xmas to all the listeners and viewers of the Podcast and thank you so much for all your support this year, Yarkshire Gamer has continued to get more followers and listeners during the year and downloads have now exceeded 50,000 which is simply amazing.</p><p>Thank you all.</p><p>There will be a special one off Awards Show between Xmas and the New Year so until then,</p><p>Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer</p><p>As usual the previous episode with Henry Hyde is now out on the Utubes, this episode will, go on there on Xmas Eve.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ex3QDwFlqEk" width="320" youtube-src-id="ex3QDwFlqEk"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-26070503349939862062022-12-16T18:44:00.001-08:002022-12-16T18:44:09.311-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 36 - Henry Hyde - Henrys Back<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWW8N_lpxoFMd2n0MjxhQROzXcFX73LAReuzK5MTscDL7MbC7LD3sCfIcXV14h9p_-LAr7lnIQB5ZvtPv-ClUkX8zJwSS_OfznXI1EJfSmdF4AoVmnsJTD5xHD7DKl43hIIezWlnZkcCOVuxlpAE-e_OLDKBD06gcFWGOAa5CLc2iXX8IdX6ISv7IrA/s2048/20221210_204528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1670" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWW8N_lpxoFMd2n0MjxhQROzXcFX73LAReuzK5MTscDL7MbC7LD3sCfIcXV14h9p_-LAr7lnIQB5ZvtPv-ClUkX8zJwSS_OfznXI1EJfSmdF4AoVmnsJTD5xHD7DKl43hIIezWlnZkcCOVuxlpAE-e_OLDKBD06gcFWGOAa5CLc2iXX8IdX6ISv7IrA/w326-h400/20221210_204528.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br />It's time for the 2nd Part of my interview with @battlegames Henry Hyde, its the Quiz, Room 101 & by popular demand a Podcasters Love In ❤️ Get ur lug holes round this 😀 <p></p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-36-henry-hyde-part-2-henrys-back/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-36-henry-hyde-part-2-henrys-back/</a></p><p>Less than a week on from the first instalment of my interview with Hobby Legend Henry Hyde comes the "conclusion".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8YYApDmR_ZZCPQlnWDXSoYgGj00VfW4QaD4f-oJeUPJZKwt0kmU3BxoAAbrxeSRBeDZBMt2n7zH2VGjlGaE47Wxj_aBjrnysKDcQWK5Wwx18mDo8fBWD23O0MpwCpBnEEthxlz09UWsbKGTrDlRYzM0_ngKzFUg_tPupg3sdQOF9u8cNlkMRGZyKDA/s2048/20221211_045441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8YYApDmR_ZZCPQlnWDXSoYgGj00VfW4QaD4f-oJeUPJZKwt0kmU3BxoAAbrxeSRBeDZBMt2n7zH2VGjlGaE47Wxj_aBjrnysKDcQWK5Wwx18mDo8fBWD23O0MpwCpBnEEthxlz09UWsbKGTrDlRYzM0_ngKzFUg_tPupg3sdQOF9u8cNlkMRGZyKDA/w300-h400/20221211_045441.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Regular listeners will notice that this show starts with the usual 3rd part of the Podcast, the features section so you will get to hear Henry answer the Avocado Question and are round dice still universally banned !</p><p>Its then onto Wargames Room 101 and Desert Island Wargame for some more great chat.</p><p>The final Big Topic ended up being a bit of a Podcaster Love In, as I chat to Henry about the origins of his Battlechat series. Even after around 4 hours of recording I still had a bunch of stuff I wanted to cover with Henry, some of it pretty weighty but at the end of the show we talk about how important it is to talk about these subjects. I hope to have Henry back on in the new year to go into more detail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXdGUoHYHk2Xg3ZzFRwoI9j7RzTBbw-9pw-SGeHlY9MSAs3v0ofi8Aj4pd3X7e7J2RAYe9XF_Hl2t2xzJ41_uJW-2foKd18Gdsx0SFcwg9AYStbKnM6EEzV9gku3IPArxRu5oYzyXeqjHBg7s078l_mI8NK5GBFoRhNfot93XS79Glfxga1vSPXFipA/s347/Henry-in-the-woods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXdGUoHYHk2Xg3ZzFRwoI9j7RzTBbw-9pw-SGeHlY9MSAs3v0ofi8Aj4pd3X7e7J2RAYe9XF_Hl2t2xzJ41_uJW-2foKd18Gdsx0SFcwg9AYStbKnM6EEzV9gku3IPArxRu5oYzyXeqjHBg7s078l_mI8NK5GBFoRhNfot93XS79Glfxga1vSPXFipA/w300-h400/Henry-in-the-woods.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>All of Henrys content can be accessed via his website</p><p><a href="https://battlegames.co.uk/">Battlegames – Wargaming content from Henry Hyde, Creator of Battlegames on Patreon</a></p><p>Next up I hope to have the "traditional" (well we've done it twice) Xmas Brews in the Binyard Xmas Special out a few days before Xmas, so until then,</p><p>Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken</p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer </p><p>And as a bonus here is the last episode on the Utubes </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wFMVa-u76iY" width="320" youtube-src-id="wFMVa-u76iY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-81138406781409022582022-12-11T02:56:00.001-08:002022-12-11T02:56:02.326-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast - Episode 35 - Henry Hyde, Hairdryer, Mud Rant<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHQ8yY960qncEhd6hJVRKMNM1Lgn0Jv4NSL2wa5aGNTX5xsqEluC70mlVhJJz2IsR-lieUeRBV0Juu61TFhwoLlI4z6nvl7I7BdEmLnd1d3jtMtC6v9ateoMULZTBReOAkf6MCe01BdHhNnPxMvogfgB1TLoEDTIUyq1Mxxjdh0VBoXLtc9ARFP5l-A/s2016/20221210_204516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHQ8yY960qncEhd6hJVRKMNM1Lgn0Jv4NSL2wa5aGNTX5xsqEluC70mlVhJJz2IsR-lieUeRBV0Juu61TFhwoLlI4z6nvl7I7BdEmLnd1d3jtMtC6v9ateoMULZTBReOAkf6MCe01BdHhNnPxMvogfgB1TLoEDTIUyq1Mxxjdh0VBoXLtc9ARFP5l-A/w400-h300/20221210_204516.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Episode 35 of the Podcast sees the first of a two part interview with one of the stalwarts of the Wargames Hobby, Mr Henry Hyde.</p><p>The link is below or just search for Yarkshire Gamer Podcast on your Podcast Host</p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-35-henry-hyde-hairdryer-mud-rant/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-35-henry-hyde-hairdryer-mud-rant/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSRK-jTLN26G_t7LhJ1QCwEVFlYjvSEeDK099stu5tSJxJj1hhj1P0o0GBMMbLqD5fXBa8atEGGX3X_GSpXXo1p4Z9dU8R9q8UUukrL1_uDWa2sWPX0rzuj1b7D4NQJB3QKcdjcmQ_VU4lHQh9kXhm1-NzStILwx63msDlWvx5SY9N62Yhc2z4n4Ryw/s560/Battlegames-on-Patreon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="560" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSRK-jTLN26G_t7LhJ1QCwEVFlYjvSEeDK099stu5tSJxJj1hhj1P0o0GBMMbLqD5fXBa8atEGGX3X_GSpXXo1p4Z9dU8R9q8UUukrL1_uDWa2sWPX0rzuj1b7D4NQJB3QKcdjcmQ_VU4lHQh9kXhm1-NzStILwx63msDlWvx5SY9N62Yhc2z4n4Ryw/w400-h259/Battlegames-on-Patreon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>There isn't much that Henry hasn't done in this hobby over the years, as an author, Podcaster, Magazine Editor, Wargamer, Artist etc etc etc etc !</p><p>He has been a guest and an interviewer on many occasions in the past so I've given Henry the full Yarkshire Gamer treatment and hopefully you will find out something you didn't know before, you certainly won't have heard his wonderful "Red Mud Rant" and the reason behind the soon to be released Battlegames branded hairdryers 😉</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bl7ehbB3B3UTlfxA_QRz6rqcZ9GSqi8VAVDnk8U7cDHlrcgtEApUvhRnkhTxIq401Tbw_QCxPbyhYovNEgOl4xquanJZLP9kTfVLr4oTGlbDXNOS93mmTWWypkLEPU9Uv12-VUQuaqY7vk80mvpN130VzoKDxhLu6uCSTTV5KtTT7xSqVUpyUjk2bQ/s347/Henry-in-the-woods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bl7ehbB3B3UTlfxA_QRz6rqcZ9GSqi8VAVDnk8U7cDHlrcgtEApUvhRnkhTxIq401Tbw_QCxPbyhYovNEgOl4xquanJZLP9kTfVLr4oTGlbDXNOS93mmTWWypkLEPU9Uv12-VUQuaqY7vk80mvpN130VzoKDxhLu6uCSTTV5KtTT7xSqVUpyUjk2bQ/w300-h400/Henry-in-the-woods.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>As you would expect with me and Henry this wasn't a 5 minute chat, this 2 and a half hour discussion covers what you would normally get in the first two parts of a "normal" episode and I cut the big game chat short !</p><p>We will be back next week with part 2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqwGSe2bO6RkfIOY1lYjTpI9Fva1Q0Rqlzir_U0xbxSdDGhxyWmC7bcW6o8yCQkEJztcOdxVDCAUTbRJ87Am46OCvPgHAayB-tjmd-ehBFflz2KWZEPYPdiMAEy6j9gmpx4H2Hs4TNsGmmqwxlW9cl4dmYLUqUbXyEaB6aIYiw5_MnjKxAYguDbwumw/s1024/Wargaming-Campaigns-front-1028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqwGSe2bO6RkfIOY1lYjTpI9Fva1Q0Rqlzir_U0xbxSdDGhxyWmC7bcW6o8yCQkEJztcOdxVDCAUTbRJ87Am46OCvPgHAayB-tjmd-ehBFflz2KWZEPYPdiMAEy6j9gmpx4H2Hs4TNsGmmqwxlW9cl4dmYLUqUbXyEaB6aIYiw5_MnjKxAYguDbwumw/w266-h400/Wargaming-Campaigns-front-1028.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>All things Henry can be accessed via his website</p><p><a href="https://battlegames.co.uk/">https://battlegames.co.uk/</a></p><p>Until next time</p><p>Sithee</p><p>Regards Ken </p><p>
</p><p>The Yarkshire Gamer </p><p>Oh and if you missed the last episode it's available on the Utubes </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_d5qbw7kcDo" width="320" youtube-src-id="_d5qbw7kcDo"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-19038759537305470962022-12-04T05:46:00.002-08:002022-12-04T05:46:25.788-08:00Wargames Shows, do we still want them ? Recon 22 and Italian Wars <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjeNuwj3lR80Ruue0IN_8WApRFMLO7iexNMB9dDb9U3BFUEMYDPaSQGsXB9U_t_aZUiapLL0UfxFCOGHVMK-8G_X8Ng4BjYOm8O9yX7ys7jq9ZSGNt7q8o1OTfNGHkYVYelmJuWxmTMr7E5FlIpzfFGk58SoOhsa0G4hSgqkzwueTTODtIi89LGIUKg/s3264/20221203_150826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjeNuwj3lR80Ruue0IN_8WApRFMLO7iexNMB9dDb9U3BFUEMYDPaSQGsXB9U_t_aZUiapLL0UfxFCOGHVMK-8G_X8Ng4BjYOm8O9yX7ys7jq9ZSGNt7q8o1OTfNGHkYVYelmJuWxmTMr7E5FlIpzfFGk58SoOhsa0G4hSgqkzwueTTODtIi89LGIUKg/w400-h300/20221203_150826.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Hello everyone, yesterday I attended my local Wargames Show in Pudsey. The venue, the Civic Hall is about a mile from my house so it's a bit of a pre game lie in for me as the journey to the show is less than five minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbirrnKEhizdW7fGOVBX-zBSp3iM2235vn4v35o6nX5c4luJHJ79u5XqNKeCuH2pBErP8G1eYsHh6H8KNMR6-N4C_cl2O40YVejFO_M7PY0kf0ipg90h_5canIJsPWG2a_B4FqCRl7htCUqt93skPmKffK4Ca02fo6c2u8bjXojk1StqWJH68BObf3g/s3264/20221203_085435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbirrnKEhizdW7fGOVBX-zBSp3iM2235vn4v35o6nX5c4luJHJ79u5XqNKeCuH2pBErP8G1eYsHh6H8KNMR6-N4C_cl2O40YVejFO_M7PY0kf0ipg90h_5canIJsPWG2a_B4FqCRl7htCUqt93skPmKffK4Ca02fo6c2u8bjXojk1StqWJH68BObf3g/w400-h300/20221203_085435.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I don't think I'm offending anyone (although my record on that seems to be quite poor recently 😆) by saying that the Pudsey show is a "small" one, especially compared with the likes of Partizan and Salute, I don't know exact numbers but I'm guessing 300 or so through the door as paying guests. There is a main hall down stairs and an additional room on the first floor along with a decent sized cafe bar area with seating, selling reasonably priced (even for Yorkshire) food and drink.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi2jcXEJuA3GPFECzUXe-MPVOktpeaPtMCLKZQ39SXFFEOB5CXJzFX0X6p6dS8XUssrXRa9WLBUK2GkndgzjyO0FSn_64XE8seieIFMuY-nuGlvOWYT2pCNUNJJyt4KdBAvUYNaCwoTNAbQlhrT0ovvsmL0kClPGhN2dRZwqNUz_bkmTAMCc-c2FFvA/s2952/20221203_085515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="2952" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi2jcXEJuA3GPFECzUXe-MPVOktpeaPtMCLKZQ39SXFFEOB5CXJzFX0X6p6dS8XUssrXRa9WLBUK2GkndgzjyO0FSn_64XE8seieIFMuY-nuGlvOWYT2pCNUNJJyt4KdBAvUYNaCwoTNAbQlhrT0ovvsmL0kClPGhN2dRZwqNUz_bkmTAMCc-c2FFvA/w400-h300/20221203_085515.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>It's place in the Calendar puts it at the end of the show circuit year and it always has an end of school year party feeling, I spoke briefly to Pete Berry of Baccus and he was looking forward to a few more weekends at home for a month or so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjo0z3I0xCeplwxXIVXJYQJJRmM6TbnXSpOFPKjLV1TFZK6XLSVxbnHKQMVINmQYYBGrCDVMbzwaSHB0vIue22RUVcwBhZaGQkPWzMAp4sxvufGd6ZUNDXfTFcY45S062tgCengv3ysc2MDfq5p8idDWm7qZrKWRcdcIXqYDr-ujDSobAV6a9LlMOiAg/s3081/20221203_085623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="3081" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjo0z3I0xCeplwxXIVXJYQJJRmM6TbnXSpOFPKjLV1TFZK6XLSVxbnHKQMVINmQYYBGrCDVMbzwaSHB0vIue22RUVcwBhZaGQkPWzMAp4sxvufGd6ZUNDXfTFcY45S062tgCengv3ysc2MDfq5p8idDWm7qZrKWRcdcIXqYDr-ujDSobAV6a9LlMOiAg/w400-h300/20221203_085623.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I had been asked to put a display game on last year but sadly work got in the way, so I was determined to make an effort this year and I took my Italian Wars Siege of Forli (What If) game along.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw3Y_cACpR_z19s3T_AwRWC3PI-WKWS_kVIWTuV86wAgUjUNSW0XRAePy0bzYp166SoBIr1FOcNop0001WYY8NsC2XCPKOmFWnfkM3M31zgemRGXd95hNgsQKJdJ6XwnzLZhW-zur3OepPRJIkIxcAPDVEbGUGznr38GT4Tv1R5NrzKY2oMCgYHrMFw/s3129/20221203_085631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="3129" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw3Y_cACpR_z19s3T_AwRWC3PI-WKWS_kVIWTuV86wAgUjUNSW0XRAePy0bzYp166SoBIr1FOcNop0001WYY8NsC2XCPKOmFWnfkM3M31zgemRGXd95hNgsQKJdJ6XwnzLZhW-zur3OepPRJIkIxcAPDVEbGUGznr38GT4Tv1R5NrzKY2oMCgYHrMFw/w400-h289/20221203_085631.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now this isn't going to be a full write up of that game, I did one very recently for the display at FIASCO a month or so ago, please use the link below for a more detailed write up with Orbats etc.</p><p><a href="https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-relief-or-not-of-siege-of-forli.html">https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-relief-or-not-of-siege-of-forli.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iUp1SJvDHTynB4VtFflFMY1gyt3JJD4K8N2Yu80IvqCoT77bXh0HFFS3sTj6JsMuNcAAC6W8wS2gHjCSQAMIGNByZyDNs_4GhvtKn6tQBPbZIVabXi3HFj_o1mgAlaCJQxJbQQq_uSyGPhhWVvpcdXwWYgCmEhn8r4Lpg6w9w_URoA4UMF6CCg0cEQ/s3264/20221203_085706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iUp1SJvDHTynB4VtFflFMY1gyt3JJD4K8N2Yu80IvqCoT77bXh0HFFS3sTj6JsMuNcAAC6W8wS2gHjCSQAMIGNByZyDNs_4GhvtKn6tQBPbZIVabXi3HFj_o1mgAlaCJQxJbQQq_uSyGPhhWVvpcdXwWYgCmEhn8r4Lpg6w9w_URoA4UMF6CCg0cEQ/w400-h300/20221203_085706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I made a few tweaks to the orders of Battle contained in the above post. The Papal / French forces had an easy victory last time so I bolstered the Sfoza forces to make the game a little more balanced.</p><p>I exchanged a Heavy Gun for a Medium Gun for the Borgias, I removed the Cavalry from the Swiss and left the French as they were.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtQ2y1jGBWN-9YDkBQTO9SPRQOB8PeBVhWq6Z7vZykwZa-QeK-edFXyjJ1__z7XOs9xSDB4CEOTMkk5SsIPnCvOUXfKm2ovaLOtD6_Adpf4ZcL_OPABqz3oVBCBcnZyTH-_jTYrNtBCIg2Bw_AtNMywf3GN-X1IgfKCick0QKA36AOWkKn8-x0nZq-Q/s3264/20221203_085717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtQ2y1jGBWN-9YDkBQTO9SPRQOB8PeBVhWq6Z7vZykwZa-QeK-edFXyjJ1__z7XOs9xSDB4CEOTMkk5SsIPnCvOUXfKm2ovaLOtD6_Adpf4ZcL_OPABqz3oVBCBcnZyTH-_jTYrNtBCIg2Bw_AtNMywf3GN-X1IgfKCick0QKA36AOWkKn8-x0nZq-Q/w400-h300/20221203_085717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>For the Sforza Forces I added a Medium Gun to the town, in the centre I added 2 units of Heavy Foot Infantry and an extra unit of Independent Shot. The Florentines got an extra unit of light and heavy Cavalry. In the original run through the central Cemetery (yes it is in the Dead Centre of the table 👍) and the small farms were cosmetic where as this time we used them as actual buildings with the relevant modifiers and movement restrictions. This slowed down the Swiss Kiels a lot and only one of the two got into contact.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCfHkAAuACGnuY-uT7nuch6gcd84-3-eG0hz3Qkk-v7aQJyX8DkimgA0sGb_ESuyPJFGdQT2Au4gUqrCht8yBPrMH9te4j8Ep84Iy4tNYqXdATrzpGHBFbixitNkaOLKFq-7UdDWiLnE6CjE2DCzg9noRuGbCfozHRdhPsWWASdGQaX_5DAYaJ4Bhnw/s3052/20221203_085724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="3052" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCfHkAAuACGnuY-uT7nuch6gcd84-3-eG0hz3Qkk-v7aQJyX8DkimgA0sGb_ESuyPJFGdQT2Au4gUqrCht8yBPrMH9te4j8Ep84Iy4tNYqXdATrzpGHBFbixitNkaOLKFq-7UdDWiLnE6CjE2DCzg9noRuGbCfozHRdhPsWWASdGQaX_5DAYaJ4Bhnw/w400-h281/20221203_085724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This resulted in a much closer game, still a victory for Cesare Borgia but a lot closer, I decided to rely more on Firepower and aggressive Cavalry use in the centre of the Sforza army which was a much better tactic than closing to melee as quickly as possible. I would certainly be happy to present this as a formal scenario now. I've put photos of the game throughout this post, the lighting was a bit difficult to get decent photos so here they are warts and all. Figures are mostly mine with French from the Collection of Harry Matthews and Italians (with the green edged bases) from the Collection of Ian Rudd.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YIkVYyMFGcFEtp_kN7WNOclxR3hzs_iyRtwEON09SUPRlQBPzRNTqjFURVku47mFbdqQXlzwlgOb1q3pRbszFb8UJpCv5BbtLuEeTjTM9EbZ9Q8S_wRavZzmV-ecZrzIt2m4iZJraOirkImdrApP1PxfnJrNIHsHHluJVEE3t3dFlmvwGu2d269RRQ/s2036/20221203_085733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="2036" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YIkVYyMFGcFEtp_kN7WNOclxR3hzs_iyRtwEON09SUPRlQBPzRNTqjFURVku47mFbdqQXlzwlgOb1q3pRbszFb8UJpCv5BbtLuEeTjTM9EbZ9Q8S_wRavZzmV-ecZrzIt2m4iZJraOirkImdrApP1PxfnJrNIHsHHluJVEE3t3dFlmvwGu2d269RRQ/w400-h300/20221203_085733.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><b>The Future of Wargames Shows, Do We Still Want Them ?</b></p><p>So onto the discussion part of the piece, having returned to Wargames shows post (not for everyone I know) Covid and back to putting on display games after a longer period I've been thinking about how shows are looking today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgjkImXRZpFO7N8M1CuNsFXK3juoUfnJv9GVunTyK_rP264CmlgIjsD_v_k2cXeZlbcLmDF5AzW1veUy75vVZc8MCLF-kHSzTp6lJYkaZC8qddoq_XWQ5QZCUNmbmoCKPMmWL9hoEql7TFHkW78QlRZkKTlFqgBNpc93irdsWWV7RWAy5byVlWmEMkg/s2708/20221203_085749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="2708" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgjkImXRZpFO7N8M1CuNsFXK3juoUfnJv9GVunTyK_rP264CmlgIjsD_v_k2cXeZlbcLmDF5AzW1veUy75vVZc8MCLF-kHSzTp6lJYkaZC8qddoq_XWQ5QZCUNmbmoCKPMmWL9hoEql7TFHkW78QlRZkKTlFqgBNpc93irdsWWV7RWAy5byVlWmEMkg/w400-h300/20221203_085749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I imagined in my tiny mind that as we came out of Covid Wargames Shows would be crammed full of eager Gamers desperate to get their sweaty palms physically on the produce we all desire. I love the ability to order figures at 2am whilst lying on the sofa watching re runs of the Sweeney but nothing beats the physical experience of going to a show and sniffing the burnt MDF in person.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiUGFEdZ29OAeZccLKVtDjgyfPOHM7eiSF7P0HDg1R1Li912ZxqncRmGsQSUWfcbk231vMl-_65cw9kVNiTyjNa_zJKEvR2YvuVx5tz-eysaTZgYCzuNfOxMpQhxPkSMWJO-ytxOv2zXEz15ellFlln3goJWAt_7nDJSdztu93fnx4QPETiUxGb_rSQ/s3036/20221203_150123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="3036" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiUGFEdZ29OAeZccLKVtDjgyfPOHM7eiSF7P0HDg1R1Li912ZxqncRmGsQSUWfcbk231vMl-_65cw9kVNiTyjNa_zJKEvR2YvuVx5tz-eysaTZgYCzuNfOxMpQhxPkSMWJO-ytxOv2zXEz15ellFlln3goJWAt_7nDJSdztu93fnx4QPETiUxGb_rSQ/w400-h300/20221203_150123.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The first Partizan post lockdown was busy, the first FIASCO was too but the first Salute was poorly attended by punters and vendors alike, now there are many reasons why the latter was the case but my Nostrodamus like prediction of huge crowds kicking down the doors at shows to get that niff of MDF failed to materialise. I don't know (or if I do, I won't reveal) exact figures but my information is that attendances at shows is generally down on pre Covid numbers, so why is this and what if anything can be done to change it ?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahFab-0urDASIS_bttM6iR_38Zt1ZuKyvteao6TyAmYU4tp93PSwEA-6zl-Gp1xf15aGY_yCEZXVRlUJBzuGW1izAiHu_JxcGvAWPEy1cn4ZqgMDzVxaVhI0UT_r2-NNo7hv6VvdAD1IzYoC6ba_PmYGpHtFQoHHuEufjUQUUlHDjOKfDis1Q5TFGcA/s3043/20221203_150139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="3043" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahFab-0urDASIS_bttM6iR_38Zt1ZuKyvteao6TyAmYU4tp93PSwEA-6zl-Gp1xf15aGY_yCEZXVRlUJBzuGW1izAiHu_JxcGvAWPEy1cn4ZqgMDzVxaVhI0UT_r2-NNo7hv6VvdAD1IzYoC6ba_PmYGpHtFQoHHuEufjUQUUlHDjOKfDis1Q5TFGcA/w400-h300/20221203_150139.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>The Finances of running a show </b></p><p>I've been on the edges of running a reasonably sized show for many years so I have an idea but the first thing I want to examine is motivation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilXPj2AayhndVlo2J_Lfk4bNwfOdggfW1-kB4Rh9xUSsVk4HlzHmacsMnRzw93RGfir6QgA9AmhLLrNm5IaDbxXmS3o93C48xtRwxz8RpWnNXW8B4wzR_9WOQVgLaxVEdqxc8HvPjXIr38R-c6Fe5vykq0W70c7s1QSgzZiHRt3fhQS0Ll3n7gmBGaA/s2846/20221203_150153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="2846" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilXPj2AayhndVlo2J_Lfk4bNwfOdggfW1-kB4Rh9xUSsVk4HlzHmacsMnRzw93RGfir6QgA9AmhLLrNm5IaDbxXmS3o93C48xtRwxz8RpWnNXW8B4wzR_9WOQVgLaxVEdqxc8HvPjXIr38R-c6Fe5vykq0W70c7s1QSgzZiHRt3fhQS0Ll3n7gmBGaA/w400-h300/20221203_150153.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>In the good old days of black and white TV shows were generally run by a Wargames Group, a number of people from a club would take on various roles within the organisation of the show and the remaining members of the club would be press ganged into doing the back breaking shifting of tables and helping the traders into the venue on the day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG_uF3Bmp03c_IaZsDUbW69tVU_pWZxJWKr_hbuPi50f_wtHEw-rcBCITmD0ASNf6s_RyRJdqs2HCeAT6WM12y3OefXtYfwmi3CVVMBo41WzeERGhWnclBXdL9PJDsfB07qX2DJmH8J_NHTg8wUasfzmKhdB2IdLKGEQ4_MxhljVufMjFovELV2DRMw/s3264/20221203_150316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG_uF3Bmp03c_IaZsDUbW69tVU_pWZxJWKr_hbuPi50f_wtHEw-rcBCITmD0ASNf6s_RyRJdqs2HCeAT6WM12y3OefXtYfwmi3CVVMBo41WzeERGhWnclBXdL9PJDsfB07qX2DJmH8J_NHTg8wUasfzmKhdB2IdLKGEQ4_MxhljVufMjFovELV2DRMw/w400-h300/20221203_150316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Profits from the show would then be ploughed back into the running of the club and used to help fund a venue and to help putting on display games at other club run shows so they could fund their clubs and so it went like a little Communist Collective Farm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTV8sQe9xgbGP0E8lRIgA4XbjbXoN---pPOO9CW2x8qhSXreCILu6V17ysNzE98HjiibADMAzuFoFN2ixTIU9LL3SXiM_rPFO5Py9KtyROJFJxJQkrLBEGT2DUsbPN_gmxrj4FrCll4sPK4jvI6fG9iZq_FDYd0H5B2X6RVywbRHx3u_mS53gNoTICOw/s2975/20221203_150331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2975" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTV8sQe9xgbGP0E8lRIgA4XbjbXoN---pPOO9CW2x8qhSXreCILu6V17ysNzE98HjiibADMAzuFoFN2ixTIU9LL3SXiM_rPFO5Py9KtyROJFJxJQkrLBEGT2DUsbPN_gmxrj4FrCll4sPK4jvI6fG9iZq_FDYd0H5B2X6RVywbRHx3u_mS53gNoTICOw/w400-h300/20221203_150331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then we saw a rise in shows run by individuals for Profit, the tide of Thatchers Britan entering the hobby of Wargaming probably years too late. However, I don't remember too many show organisers leaning on their Ferrari shouting into a huge mobile phone whilst wearing Ray Ban Shades and handmade loafers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v7ydDxPJvBGunoX317Lntot8zCwG64H_3giCit34NEFXIRwCBfguCxk8w-mDRaU4vRanBLmwU6ja6lTzK71CxhUpayG29E4Y8PeT67vfKZjQKVyyV6iHCSzjJCi7K2hnkMSURMTRnUUWveXD-D_gubxBHRtSid6GVhUbsoIA5qpzTZlEgg0V5Ku4fw/s2314/20221203_150350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="2314" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v7ydDxPJvBGunoX317Lntot8zCwG64H_3giCit34NEFXIRwCBfguCxk8w-mDRaU4vRanBLmwU6ja6lTzK71CxhUpayG29E4Y8PeT67vfKZjQKVyyV6iHCSzjJCi7K2hnkMSURMTRnUUWveXD-D_gubxBHRtSid6GVhUbsoIA5qpzTZlEgg0V5Ku4fw/w400-h300/20221203_150350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>More recently we have seen a rise in Wargames Companies running shows, I doubt this is for profit, is it for the prestige and exposure ? I don't know, maybe I should have a char with someone who has a Podcast so they get the right guest on to ask those questions 😉 </p><p>As the organisers and helpers get older the moving of tables becomes harder and a lot slower.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwlPM0WXTWGF1rCa2prpSe2zymuJiLvSVDPvRow3hxAGjhmw-kMCWFWCjNO1nBHR98ySPVPPt10EfQNw5wFEEadILAoors1FGqOMgRYPt-OvQk-ZQWoqbl9A5vd8pTp5dP7-bR4aaAbZin4lOBk5DXDlPO78w29np_iZ2dwYUSZhpP7cuORtuvXrQIA/s2307/20221203_150417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="2307" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwlPM0WXTWGF1rCa2prpSe2zymuJiLvSVDPvRow3hxAGjhmw-kMCWFWCjNO1nBHR98ySPVPPt10EfQNw5wFEEadILAoors1FGqOMgRYPt-OvQk-ZQWoqbl9A5vd8pTp5dP7-bR4aaAbZin4lOBk5DXDlPO78w29np_iZ2dwYUSZhpP7cuORtuvXrQIA/w400-h300/20221203_150417.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Making the ends meet</b></p><p>As the numbers of paying punters coming through the door decreases, so does the revenue that side of the show brings.</p><p>There are set costs, hire of the hall, tables, advertising etc that have to be met and as those costs rise a show organiser needs to balance that by rising the income. Hall hire for Salute and to some extent FIASCO is eye-watering and is set to get worse in the current financial climate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM8rpySSj1kDaXicAjWxQVKh3TrtHBsMESQIbZN2OqHPYRwHKzUNyG-GWeat-quIQ8Yev5Jx2mOYZY4acmplc43xum1hVK2WADKsHUzsJb1OAkSqiXrPwHFDevS3v8Yr-w3YA0NFv20kPD10VgG-7wKD4D-6HT65TetJNOZa1Ie7PxxqWvIS2qXCVlw/s2665/20221203_150428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="2665" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM8rpySSj1kDaXicAjWxQVKh3TrtHBsMESQIbZN2OqHPYRwHKzUNyG-GWeat-quIQ8Yev5Jx2mOYZY4acmplc43xum1hVK2WADKsHUzsJb1OAkSqiXrPwHFDevS3v8Yr-w3YA0NFv20kPD10VgG-7wKD4D-6HT65TetJNOZa1Ie7PxxqWvIS2qXCVlw/w400-h300/20221203_150428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Increasing costs for traders means that they are reluctant to pay higher and higher prices for their trade stands (some never wanted to pay anyway 😆). Over the last few years we have seen stalwarts of the trading fraternity reduce the number of shows they attend with some giving up entirely. </p><p>So we are entering a time when the margins are getting tighter and tighter for all, would a Wargames Club want to run a show at a loss purely for the "prestige" of running a show, would they want to continue the hard work for little financial rewards ? These are discussions that are going on throughout Wargames Club Committees up and down the country.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuPyviHvqnu9urw0cp_1Q4eA3pC3TO0ZqbJpAZJSMRgPAxvkRQv2SBvpWYAKh-D6TQ-TRQIOB9b1OWvuYOutmFhcmt15X1QDyVsg4cC5i6f2TmpXPEMK4OUUlt6vv-TZDuq5Lsz-UrjrgWmAlQx724HDCr8DFuooYPjhmfFnrKvm_hkO9tXxkDen0PA/s2362/20221203_150508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="2362" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuPyviHvqnu9urw0cp_1Q4eA3pC3TO0ZqbJpAZJSMRgPAxvkRQv2SBvpWYAKh-D6TQ-TRQIOB9b1OWvuYOutmFhcmt15X1QDyVsg4cC5i6f2TmpXPEMK4OUUlt6vv-TZDuq5Lsz-UrjrgWmAlQx724HDCr8DFuooYPjhmfFnrKvm_hkO9tXxkDen0PA/w400-h300/20221203_150508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Getting Punters Through the Door </b></p><p>There are some factors you can't control, if you run a show in a large Northern City at an Internationally renowned Museum you won't get any Wargames Press Interest for example (no I'm not bitter 🤣). Seriously though your location affects the catchment area for visitors and punters. If you run a show a few miles from the Nottingham Mafias Breakfast Bar then you are unlikely to be short of traders, if you are miles from a motorway in a coastal setting then its not so easy, a free ride on the donkeys rarely being sufficient attraction.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufnSOO2uCQsAESlwfQrfH9o-pui4S4HyVt8H_9kMQ1rBQwbupkdPTroqn_5xPxvGxlWBVzT4u9rvaPp_z-wUHYZ3xPilkOPlNP-lyigC9ZwUzpSLpTxokBIqBO6MOJcuMrSJdqrTgpx482J0KDb8mizQz1qqFNgLx6l5LQovPIOCpkxPtLQfqeaOMwQ/s2673/20221203_150716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2673" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufnSOO2uCQsAESlwfQrfH9o-pui4S4HyVt8H_9kMQ1rBQwbupkdPTroqn_5xPxvGxlWBVzT4u9rvaPp_z-wUHYZ3xPilkOPlNP-lyigC9ZwUzpSLpTxokBIqBO6MOJcuMrSJdqrTgpx482J0KDb8mizQz1qqFNgLx6l5LQovPIOCpkxPtLQfqeaOMwQ/w400-h300/20221203_150716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Most Wargames shows are similar, a mix of traders, display and participation games, it's a tried and tested method. There are lots of variations, having an integrated Wargames Competition (although it's hardly a spectator sport) like the now defunct Derby Show, having solely Participation Games, having guest speakers, having modelling or painting workshops, but generally they are the same.</p><p>Is their a magic potion that would get you through the door of a show ?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniBapZUDDp_wYMOPZGi-OdxgHmgyavtyxTv9gFzxh7tSRa2qAjfdJ0gKnHEhJ-TsT-U-X0ospHVkByoGvm0alDmzp-dkMApnNpfRezN8TbcfgZhmiLYMWhKdZ2N2Vco5dNFC_iU6cQWGQnxadBDWsd2QrEEC-3B25JVXVdILoz1tO2Mu_khkFQIkfHw/s3264/20221203_150833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniBapZUDDp_wYMOPZGi-OdxgHmgyavtyxTv9gFzxh7tSRa2qAjfdJ0gKnHEhJ-TsT-U-X0ospHVkByoGvm0alDmzp-dkMApnNpfRezN8TbcfgZhmiLYMWhKdZ2N2Vco5dNFC_iU6cQWGQnxadBDWsd2QrEEC-3B25JVXVdILoz1tO2Mu_khkFQIkfHw/w400-h300/20221203_150833.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>The motivation of the punters</b></p><p>This is an interesting one, why do we as individuals go to shows ? Is it to buy, play or meet 🤔 </p><p>Personally pre lockdown I am happy to admit that I was a little Wargames Show weary, I had reduced my visits to maybe 2 or 3 shows a year. I did most of my shopping online and kind of attended York and Leeds maybe out of a sense of duty. I very rarely came to the Pudsey show as its relatively small even though I can walk to it from my house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWjxqF9eCdxqL--Daz6ehvf6rGXSnrID6-91sZ8il3pnKBjhROqnRaVxuwMnOoqnUsX-4wS4TRg1Lag0B7HU7V0kE1NzhSGL7fYbLiyryUeqPBODvgLMawaOofxOuuQ3iulJD2c02OQEKEZEwp04b3EZ0hYQQTs9DHH3yNTNC0DpZe9KDTK1_DPIaxQ/s3264/20221203_150542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWjxqF9eCdxqL--Daz6ehvf6rGXSnrID6-91sZ8il3pnKBjhROqnRaVxuwMnOoqnUsX-4wS4TRg1Lag0B7HU7V0kE1NzhSGL7fYbLiyryUeqPBODvgLMawaOofxOuuQ3iulJD2c02OQEKEZEwp04b3EZ0hYQQTs9DHH3yNTNC0DpZe9KDTK1_DPIaxQ/w400-h300/20221203_150542.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Post Lockdown I have had a bit of a second wind with Wargaming, driven a lot by the success of the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast I have visited more shows this year than I have for many before, I've even been seen as far south as Newark on two occasions !</p><p>I've had the opportunity to meet with and chat in person to people who have been on the show and tap up a few new guests along the way. I'm kind of enjoying going to shows now more as a social experience than retail therapy. I rarely walk away from a show with little more than a small carrier bag of goodies. I'm well aware from my previous discussion that that isn't what the traders want to hear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU18ELxAlbvyOcOVjxIhAX8Tgc9wgoRxn8n-zTjIr5IrOj9pKAuLBkIYwmfUdYiycLYeOy690ti-Huff8NdcrQcakKkxOOIRW_8uTUztTN5a_Sy3nC98BJNqKDzKLPmqXSepjtMLoPZ4ZkAsNMrz9nnqwLVRXOpubfPs6LeKQv1p5qdOLLaGpSqYxYGQ/s3264/20221203_150915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU18ELxAlbvyOcOVjxIhAX8Tgc9wgoRxn8n-zTjIr5IrOj9pKAuLBkIYwmfUdYiycLYeOy690ti-Huff8NdcrQcakKkxOOIRW_8uTUztTN5a_Sy3nC98BJNqKDzKLPmqXSepjtMLoPZ4ZkAsNMrz9nnqwLVRXOpubfPs6LeKQv1p5qdOLLaGpSqYxYGQ/w400-h300/20221203_150915.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Let's face it, most will be looking more closely at their finances over the coming months.</p><p>What do you want from a show, what makes you go through the door ?</p><p><b>The Motivation of the Trader</b></p><p>Although we would love to have altruistic traders who support our hobby regardless of cost to themselves but we have to be realistic and understand that they are a business and they need to make money, not only to keep the business going but also to keep a roof over their heads. I don't think anyone outside of GW makes a huge living out of the hobby and margins can be pretty tight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAPFdvnmgvyd2HiUAF_YBzSOXkKcVyrXALBYqjHxSDhEdppG6hptHq06NzZ8J3166P9LqM2NL5M353YsybpuGoJr9u93Oxo6pAigWUEoPD8171RM_YcSdDh2RVXPsdA2Ox-OK5Tfx6lxDcyP5jTItLSfelwQwzEYQiEPyt220xoV0L57bpz3ccXYqQg/s2534/20221030_135505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2534" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAPFdvnmgvyd2HiUAF_YBzSOXkKcVyrXALBYqjHxSDhEdppG6hptHq06NzZ8J3166P9LqM2NL5M353YsybpuGoJr9u93Oxo6pAigWUEoPD8171RM_YcSdDh2RVXPsdA2Ox-OK5Tfx6lxDcyP5jTItLSfelwQwzEYQiEPyt220xoV0L57bpz3ccXYqQg/w400-h300/20221030_135505.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Any trader at a show wants to sell you stuff, yes it's an opportunity for them to show you their shiny wears but at the end of the day if that doesn't convert to cold hard cash it's not worth the effort. </p><p>They will ask, is my time, my travel costs, my table fees, my staff costs, my weekend away from my family worth it ? Many as discussed above are saying it isn't anymore.</p><p><b>So what is the future of Wargames Shows in the UK</b></p><p>I would love to hear your thoughts. Me I'm hearing rumblings and it's not my stomach after a bacon butty. It's not like there hasn't been a perceived "crisis" in the hobby before just look back at old copies of your Wargames Magazines for the previous portents of doom, even a few years ago the cheery "Your all dying, Wargaming is F@*#×d" video from Little Wars TV asked a similar question.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxFSuS75Ul8KzwcM2XVDTxErKMxnu_6pm8qFhugBZ9B1XbrQ2I-DxqbKUWZ-ASnZ0r-4ZwLoLsYz7WCYUC5Xwf01hEvv1eGvjo3I_flUEhyVaHUShGGEL_WcPFh6KOtnPwdF-3RsRoSQnlT7vMmjLvEQTDIoTg41yc0Ll02SEJ3wB8WtiMF-qXx8_PQ/s2650/20221030_135443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="2650" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxFSuS75Ul8KzwcM2XVDTxErKMxnu_6pm8qFhugBZ9B1XbrQ2I-DxqbKUWZ-ASnZ0r-4ZwLoLsYz7WCYUC5Xwf01hEvv1eGvjo3I_flUEhyVaHUShGGEL_WcPFh6KOtnPwdF-3RsRoSQnlT7vMmjLvEQTDIoTg41yc0Ll02SEJ3wB8WtiMF-qXx8_PQ/w400-h300/20221030_135443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Wargames Shows won't continue if they don't make profit or at least break even, Wargames Traders won't go to shows if they don't make money, Wargames Punters won't go to shows if they don't enjoy them.</p><p>Do we want a stage where there are three "Big" shows in the Midlands and one in London or do we want to retain the network of regional shows, only we can decide and vote with our feet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe24wm3oPEeXQRd5n5aoZffPVS_NsvvjcWlX-uw7XT1FikZAjUJipX8oSbQGz16-66rKDbETo49rfuGsZ-qMvGUXqvOY3HfU-S2rfo-Gp1Em2RzllaE3SMBNmhVJ5f-adq0ZfFil4vAora1Lnbu_uo85rrfQ9y8wCeeQZZiQTYSPrcxkC-Avei9QKPQ/s3264/20221030_075745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe24wm3oPEeXQRd5n5aoZffPVS_NsvvjcWlX-uw7XT1FikZAjUJipX8oSbQGz16-66rKDbETo49rfuGsZ-qMvGUXqvOY3HfU-S2rfo-Gp1Em2RzllaE3SMBNmhVJ5f-adq0ZfFil4vAora1Lnbu_uo85rrfQ9y8wCeeQZZiQTYSPrcxkC-Avei9QKPQ/w400-h300/20221030_075745.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I think I reached a stage in the past where I had been to shows and thought, oh there's another massive table with loads of figures on and paid it little attention. During Covid I realised I had taken things for granted and I missed those huge games. I promised myself I would never take my gaming for granted again and get more involved as you never know what is round the corner.</p>Yarkshire Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039901276449290352.post-87796910467116201402022-12-02T08:28:00.001-08:002022-12-02T08:28:13.098-08:00Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 34 - Rohan Saravanamuttu - Wargaming Leipzig <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6ramzEeBXOt43EdV7r3ZPQMSMCJiISDzsaHQ3bVFA1vBEWYhAq0lTSTk2wOKzJWU6budSq3enVOzR23NW4LpJf1K2kbICo-vmdIW72yrl4uS-Y77wOlfXpXt_BVZyS6QJwN1J9gOh1a78v_DJKNc89HDD3wN_NTe9F2tClNy_-RnKa1ANZfeVDV2uw/s4032/Photo%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6ramzEeBXOt43EdV7r3ZPQMSMCJiISDzsaHQ3bVFA1vBEWYhAq0lTSTk2wOKzJWU6budSq3enVOzR23NW4LpJf1K2kbICo-vmdIW72yrl4uS-Y77wOlfXpXt_BVZyS6QJwN1J9gOh1a78v_DJKNc89HDD3wN_NTe9F2tClNy_-RnKa1ANZfeVDV2uw/w400-h300/Photo%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Welcome to Episode 34 of The Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast and hopefully the first of 3 December 2022 Episodes.</p><p>LINK TO EPISODE </p><p><a href="https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-34-rohan-saravanamuttu-wargaming-leipzig/">https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-34-rohan-saravanamuttu-wargaming-leipzig/</a></p><p>Today I am talking about the ultimate Napoleonic Wargame, Leipzig. Somewhat overshadowed in the UK by Waterloo but the numbers of troops and casualties are eye-watering and subsequently the number of figures needed to play this game are like wise not for the faint hearted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGj017kJepHhrQ6HQkJknJFgz0SKLCWnolhmmMFfSWXgLKCTddABT6R8pTfD44wfbzqWw0TKfoFrEKq65kLYVEoat-hdjCXLdtviWp2uMTZtNyLZsUi7MJ5ybzFR1ZUvSuIBSxj5jyQKGll85Df2EVN7rTB28tVjaofMjHEGiTmM-8gfx3BIHEJmsnw/s1024/Photo%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGj017kJepHhrQ6HQkJknJFgz0SKLCWnolhmmMFfSWXgLKCTddABT6R8pTfD44wfbzqWw0TKfoFrEKq65kLYVEoat-hdjCXLdtviWp2uMTZtNyLZsUi7MJ5ybzFR1ZUvSuIBSxj5jyQKGll85Df2EVN7rTB28tVjaofMjHEGiTmM-8gfx3BIHEJmsnw/w400-h300/Photo%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>But before we get into the Big Topic I chat with my guest Rohan Saravanamuttu about his wargaming history, his thoughts on Big Battles and of course he takes part in the Yarkshire Gamer Quiz.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6hC4QLwjDjL7POU9YPIXQ4I6dIQpj8sWEUDMhpbrhn8kShWH6xpl9nqS0-p5KkyfTHVebZu-jvHPRnx0sduTwNL4ZGXCfyg2gmqOM0iQAGLG_gu77yIuxJwiBmbbi76CTXoITkObIB010-x_5EiRsMXeir_Z1hz2rfx8_dYAA1qZNDge4H8j9oT--A/s640/Borodino_0677_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6hC4QLwjDjL7POU9YPIXQ4I6dIQpj8sWEUDMhpbrhn8kShWH6xpl9nqS0-p5KkyfTHVebZu-jvHPRnx0sduTwNL4ZGXCfyg2gmqOM0iQAGLG_gu77yIuxJwiBmbbi76CTXoITkObIB010-x_5EiRsMXeir_Z1hz2rfx8_dYAA1qZNDge4H8j9oT--A/w400-h300/Borodino_0677_edited-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>In addition to the Quiz, there's a great wargame pet hate locked away in Wargames Room 101 and a new Desert Island Wargame feature.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVi0VjtbOAkL-XwKAKQg1umPlOF4qGLSeaPi0JwLQgBN_hmI2ZheqACU4WR-l-pg6OXRFqnfaDkv_3IqsDVUNOVnD2yO8X19QEh3UkUbLwap-ouNLv1KJ4Gr_zRMYXPhZc1llDSkYxeXGHHoAsa0ghacbPMPcIXSMC0a_bBm4Gmq3_tHWwLiQoTilhg/s3264/Photo%205b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVi0VjtbOAkL-XwKAKQg1umPlOF4qGLSeaPi0JwLQgBN_hmI2ZheqACU4WR-l-pg6OXRFqnfaDkv_3IqsDVUNOVnD2yO8X19QEh3UkUbLwap-ouNLv1KJ4Gr_zRMYXPhZc1llDSkYxeXGHHoAsa0ghacbPMPcIXSMC0a_bBm4Gmq3_tHWwLiQoTilhg/w400-h225/Photo%205b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We then move onto refighting Leipzig and Rohans new book published via Helion called Leipzig The Battle of the Nations - A Wargaming Guide and take a deep dive into his process for writing the book, his choice of contents and of course the contents.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulq0cIrB_beaKBHTIXK-1HR_YiLQBVfyoD94hU5YvVTWEaQEG8bV7p3ZpndLwp5unnkABO1el6k7XFD1bY7mxcrT1QlOXAwXJa5oeTtTiClGK3HVM0prvgCMa2PcjZw1-hDrtZ169ftgl5OO0JBXnp9_5sGlmhajPBZPqRImRDvdN3ePo-RcPtMRRfA/s3264/20221010_133159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulq0cIrB_beaKBHTIXK-1HR_YiLQBVfyoD94hU5YvVTWEaQEG8bV7p3ZpndLwp5unnkABO1el6k7XFD1bY7mxcrT1QlOXAwXJa5oeTtTiClGK3HVM0prvgCMa2PcjZw1-hDrtZ169ftgl5OO0JBXnp9_5sGlmhajPBZPqRImRDvdN3ePo-RcPtMRRfA/w300-h400/20221010_133159.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>The book can be bought directly from Helion on the link below</p><p><a href="https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/leipzig-the-battle-of-nations-a-wargamers-guide-to-the-battle-of-leipzig-1813.php?sid=7aac49ae287b74b473de898037d4420e">https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/leipzig-the-battle-of-nations-a-wargamers-guide-to-the-battle-of-leipzig-1813.php?sid=7aac49ae287b74b473de898037d4420e</a></p><p>If you fancy seeing more of the book I did a flickthrough review on my Utubes Channel </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/D_J1Kv5Ll0c">https://youtu.be/D_J1Kv5Ll0c</a></p><p>Next episode will feature the wonderful Henry Hyde who is relatively new to the hobby 😆 so I'm sure you'll give him a Reet Big Yarkshire welcome. That should be out in 10 days to a couple of weeks.</p><p>So until then Sithee </p><p>Regards Ken </p><p>
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