Vulture's Wargaming Blog

I've been thinking about another stop-motion movie for a while now. The main issue as ever is time, or should I say, lack of. Anyway, ...

I'm sure you've all been there. You have some nice new figures, and can't decide on the scheme to go for. Well, that's bee...

Whilst following a thread on the TMP I came across this interesting site selling some great looking terrain. Worth checking out. Link -

The first of 250 unknown British and Australian soldiers who died in World War I have been reburied in France amid chilly conditions. Link -

Been very busy these last few days, so little time to get on the PC, or do any gaming / modelling, sadly. Did come across this interesting ...

Towing the (UK) Tank Museums King Tiger back into the museum after a brief stay in the workshop area. It's a great shame IMHO that they...

Just about finished painting my latest Critical Mass Games walker, the one I mentioned on my Sunday posting . I couldn't resist bangin...

This is an interesting article on the BBC Today page. - This week, a group, including relatives of the survivors and young RAF recruits, ret...

A few weeks back James (who incidentally has started his own blog ) and I swapped unbuilt vehicles. He took a Critical Mass Games tank off...

On the 21st Jan the long awaited Company Of Heroes (CoH) Eastern Front Mod was released. Link -

At the Huntingdon & District Wargames Society last night I had a much looked forward 15mm Sci-Fi game using the Fast And Dirty (FAD) r...

Having seen this clip on U-Tube I just couldn't resist embedding it. Some excellent footage of Tiger 1s here. - -

This is worth checking out. The Irregular Magazine is produced on a quarterly basis as a downloadable PDF file. It contains no advertisemen...

Saw a brilliant quote on the TMP by a contributor called Harmonward. "It doesn't matter what the scale is, as long as your friends...

This is some fascinating footage of a very rare WWII German Stug IV assault gun getting dragged out of a river, followed by a short clip of ...

The web is such a big place and such a useful resource for the wargamer. Stumbled across a forum I haven't visited before, the Lead Adv...

A German guy approaches a lady of the night. 'I vish to buy sex viz you.' 'OK,' says the girl, 'I'll charge 20 an ho...

A friend asked me what stats (from the Beamstrike rules) I'll be using for the recently completed Critical Mass Games Heavy Grav tanks ...

For those wanting to / thinking about attending conventions / shows over the coming year, it is worthwhile checking out the excellent Newark...

Javelin98, one of the contributors to the Sci-Fi Discussion message board on The Miniatures Page (TMP) has modified one of my photos and g...

A work colleague of mine is looking for sponsors to help him raise money for our (UK) wounded servicemen. Please take time to read his mess...

An Australian World War II hospital ship, the Centaur, has been seen for the first time since it sank more than 60 years ago with a loss of ...

Guys Here's the second Critical Mass Games tank I've completed, the AFVH10 MkII Heavy Grav Tank. The basic vehicle is identical ...

Stumbled across this article at lunch-time called 'A month in Helmand: the soldiers stories' written by The Times war correspondent ...

Here in the UK' we've had (for us) quite a cold snap. Nothing to do with wargaming but here is a great photo of our rabbit 'Tam...

I'm still on with painting up my Mk2 Critical Mass Grav Tank at the moment. I hoping to get it finished this weekend. In the meantime ...

Check out this totally awesome flying in the Swiss Alps by one of their Hunters. - glumbert - Flying Swiss -

A historian claims to have conclusively proved the identity of the "Man Who Never Was", whose body was used in a spectacular plot ...

It was my sons' last day of his X-Mas holiday break, so I arranged to have the day off as well. We've had a day full of wargaming g...

Today I finished off the first of the Critical Mass Games (CMG) tanks I recently purchased after first seeing it on the excellent Dropship ...

I missed posting yesterday for a variety of reasons, but even though it's the 2nd now, I'd still like to wish all readers of my blog...

Last night my brother-in-law (Mike) and I went to see Avatar at the local cinema in Huntingdon . I'm useless at writing reviews, so I d...

Very little figure activity going on in the house at the moment, although Alex and I have have been playing lots of Company Of Heroes and D...

- Slightly old news, but interesting none the less, apparently a new Mechwarrior game is in production. Imaginatively tit...

Been playing Homeworld 2 with my son. This is quite an old game now, but the graphics and game play are still excellent. Worth picking up...

This short video on U-Tube of the famous WWII German 88 Flak gun in action caught my attention. There is some outstanding footage contained...

Guys, check out this short film called "Ataque de Panico!" (Panic Attack!). It features giant robots invading and destroying Mon...

Ever wondered what the inside of a Trident submarine looked like ? This short BBC news clip gives an interesting insight. Link - On a tota...

When you’ve lost your legs, do you lose hope? The Sunday Times had exclusive access to some of the most seriously wounded young soldiers. On...

Stumbled across this vid of a Russian built BAT-M crushing a line of cars. No doubt, that is a tough vehicle with loads of power, I want on...

This is an intersting site on the Africa Corps, that is worth checking out. Link . - Joke For The Weekend - Dead Duck A woman brought a ver...

This site is worth checking for the free paper terrain you can download. Link -

What never ceases to amaze me about WW2 is just the size and scope of the forces in play and the number of battles fought. Quite by accident...

This thread on the CMG forums is well worth checking out. Link . Craig is making some sci-fi terrain boards for a display game at next years...

These are superb cartoon animations. If you have ever owned a cat, you will love these :) - - -

Stumbled across this link to a site called MiniWar Gaming who are giving away a free E-Book on warhammer terrain. Link - Completely unrelat...

This is a funny on U-Tube that my brother put me onto. Definately worth a look :) - -

A quiet weekend has just passed here at the 'Vultures Roost' with the management away up seeing her family. This left yours truly i...

A haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure recently unearthed in Staffordshire (in the UK) has been valued at £3.285m. Link -

This is clip from one of my favourite comedies, The Money Pit. It always makes me smile :) This is a scene where Tom Hanks (playing Walter F...