Tuesday 21 September 2021

Pony Wars here we come!

Rules in the background and figures to the fore awaiting rebasing

Many years ago good mate Mike W and I put in place our plans to play Pony Wars: B Company ain’t coming back by Ian Beck. We acquired our rules, starting collecting figures and then…we got distracted.

Ian Beck tragically died far too young in an accident and the rules, published by Tabletop games, became a sought after set as it was harder to get ahold of.  In fact many aspects of the rules were “borrowed” by Peter Gilder for his famous Sudan rules used at the WHC.  These were never published however some “clever” fellow did some work and they have been available for a new generation of Wargamers for quite a few years now.  

The same is now available for Pony Wars!

Alternative Armies Plains Indians


Some of Ian’s mates have put together this wonderful full colour version complete with events cards and it is fantastic.



Kibri 1/87 Wild West buildings I’ve had for thirty years - perfect size for 15mm

Of course I had to get a hold of Airfix’s Fort Apache




Mike, Mark H and I are very much looking forward to getting into this in a big way.

Watch this space.

Saturday 18 September 2021

New acquisitions - Elite Miniatures for the Peninsular

What a wonderful recent purchase.

I’ve been slowly working up the Peninsular collection of my Napoleonics in-between my 1805-07 gaming.  I have quite a nice sized force of Portuguese and the Light Division as well as extra regiments of Heavy Dragoons in bicornes etc.  Similar to the 1805-07 I wanted these figures yo be primarily Elite Miniatures with Connoisseur also very much acceptable.


Looking fantastic if I do say so myself





Really pleased with these units.