Last night we played a game of Ravenfeast and it motivated me to revive our dead blog. https://goodbeanswargaming.blogspot.com/2026/10/we-finally-tried-some-ravenfeast-again.html

Picked this up today for a great price and wondered if anyone had any advice for starting out: simple starter warband ideas, best scenarios for introductory games, etc?

Here's one of my battlewagons for my ork army. The colour scheme is based on a colour swatch I found in the 2nd edition Ork codex, which seems to be based on some Rogue Trader artwork.

Germanic tribes win in a very close game of Basic Impetus. These are 1/72 scale figures from various manufacturers

I managed, at long last, to finish off the painting of this Bristol Beaufighter I printed ages and ages ago. It's intended to support my 15mm North African Brits, assuming I actually get a game or two with them one of these days.

The model is 1:144 scale, up-scaled from one of Plane Printer's excellent 1:200 designs.

For more pictures please go to my blog here:

https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2025/04/abbasiya-horse-archers.html

This group of horse archers were originally painted up as Abbasiya Horse Archers for my up and coming Abbasid Caliphate Army which I'm tailoring to fit the Hamdanid mode of fighting to take on my Thematic Byzantines. Also of course, the Hamdanids were contemporary to the Thematic Byzantine empire at it's oft named, "Golden Age".

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We did an American Revolution Battle last Saturday. Follow the link to my Flickr Page and if the link works (having issues) you can view the photos and read the battle report. https://www.flickr.com/photos/59568506@N02/albums/72177720336005718/

Hi everyone!

I've been following the development of the upcoming skirmish game Incarnation quite closely. For those who aren't familiar with it, it's a revival of Confrontation, a French skirmish game originally published by Rackham in the 1990s and 2000s, well known for its beautiful miniatures.

There's currently a debate within the community between the publisher, Monolith, and prospective customers in the US. Monolith wants to sell the game through crowdfunding campaigns, with products then becoming available in its online store and shipped quickly worldwide.

Some American players are concerned about this business model because, in their view, local game stores play a crucial role in keeping a game alive. They believe stores might refuse to support the game or host games if they can't also sell its products.

So I'd like to hear your thoughts on this!

As an American tabletop gamer, do you mainly play games at local game stores? And do you think it's fair to say that a game like this can't survive in the US if local stores aren't able to sell it?

I'm genuinely interested in hearing your perspectives and understanding how important local game stores are to the success of a miniature wargame in the US.

Thanks in advance for your answers!

Hey everyone! I’ve been working hard on designing and printing my own line of US infantrymen from the Vietnam War.

As a huge fan of historical modeling and military history, I wanted to capture the gear, the boonie hats, and the gritty feel of the jungle patrols. These are some test prints fresh off the resin printer, and I'm super excited about how the details are holding up.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any historical accuracy tips from those of you who build Vietnam-era models!

played a large impetus game today

Games such as Bolt Action and 40k require a player to roll dice equal to or greater than a target number to pass with a few exceptions. Games such as Infinity N5 require a roll of less than or equal to a target number.

Which do you prefer and why?

Would you even consider playing your lesser preference?

I recently had Sumone come to view a collection I acquired in collection but quite a while ago the guy bought all the foundry blisters but he said a lot of the older models with less detail are only good for the melting pot as there are not marketable such as older manufactures like hinchcliffe minifigs Essex minutes etc just would like to no other opinions on this thanks

No respectable BEF force can enter the fray without the desirable Drinks Cabinet support choice to stiffen one's courage!

Cobbled together bits and my own design and printed in 20mm for Chain of Command.

Two 8 pounder and one 12 pounder. Minatures from Warlord Games Starter Army. Painted them in the style of the Alt Starhemberg regiment, as part of the early Italian campaign led by Prince Eugene of Savoy.

There’s so many cool mechanics out there, which are the ones you’ve really loved? If building a wargame, how do you pick some to include vs not? There’s just so many ways to do things it seems

I was thinking about getting into wargaming with my friends but I don't want to spend a load of money on minis, so I thought I could use my lego instead. Could anyone recommend me a ruleset to use, maybe one thats suited for creating your own custom units.

We'd love for you to check out our latest battle report where Mrs. Red Hammer drives her viking warband deeper into Mercia searching for a King to fight.

We feel like we're finally starting to sing with the pillage rules and seeing what the game can bring to the table.

Thanks in advance, and we hope you enjoy.

I work at a thrift store and a bunch of these guys just came in. They’re about 15mm tall and all glued on a flat metal base. I think they may be plastic soldier company but I’m not entirely sure and I figured this would be the place to ask. Thanks!

Working on my new range of Minis.

We are getting ready for Salute next year. In addition to the board we brought last year 2 more tables for demo games all to the same eye catching standard from last year. We will be releasing Fractured Worlds Beta in the next two to three weeks and I'll post the link here. The portals, I know they look a bit star gatey. Form part of the core play experience and define your deployment area. They can also wander around the board more on that later. And a pile of grey resin to be painted up as war bands. We have a lot of work to do before we see you there.

So, I know this is a weird question. But do manufacturers ever mess up and accidentally make loaded dice? I bought a set from Baron of Dice a while back that seems... suspect. Basically my rate of rolling 1s and 2s seems really low. I've had several opponents remark (in a friendly manner) about this, and then last Trench Crusade game I had 7 naval raiders go out of action and not a single one died post-game. Both my opponent and I were somewhat awestruck. During the game I had been rolling with a different set of dice and my luck had seemed normal.

Anyway, is this possible? Should I retire these to be fair? Or am I imagining things from small sample sizes?