Vulture's Wargaming Blog

This is quite an interesting little video. - The RAF is bidding farewell to the Nimrod MR2 aircraft at its Kinloss base. It is due to be re...

Necromunda is a game I've only played once (many years ago), and I've been toying with the idea of buying a set off E-Bay. I was pl...

Nothing to do with wargaming this, but I saw this outstanding slideshow of Kingfishers In Action taken by a very talented guy called Joe Pet...

This looks totally excellent :) Can't wait ! - -

I found this fascinating article in THE TIMES (UK edition) on 24 Feb, and felt it was worth sharing. - - The deadliest avalanches in history...

A recent video on U-Tube shows an impressive Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) going off in Iraq. Everyone likes big explosi...

Another Company of Heroes Blitzkrieg mod update is available. We are now up to version 1700. My son and I have been playing lots of this r...

Hadrian's Wall has been lit from end to end by a team of 500 volunteers holding flaming torches. The "line of light" followed...

Two women friends had gone for a girls' night out. Both were very faithful and loving wives, however they had gotten over-enthusiastic o...

You may have seen the 'Gatling Walker' on one of my previous postings . I've took the next logical step a little while back and ...

Well the exam, went 'okayish' yesterday. It didn't feel like a disaster, on the other hand, it was far away from being a walk i...

I've been in work most of the weekend revising in the quiet of the office like mad. Feel completely adrift from the topic, just unable ...

My son has a selection of my 20mm WW2 figures, tanks and buildings out on our dining room table at the moment. Using his own rules, the Bri...

Our black labrador 'Jed' is 7 today. In a break from exam revision I took a couple of photos this lunchtime. A better natured hou...

I have an CIPS Diploma exam this coming Monday, so (virtually) all gaming/modelling activity is on hold whilst I inflict some heavy revisio...

Nothing to do with wargaming this, but fascinating all the same. - RAF fighter pilot Andy Green intends to get behind the wheel of a car th...

Guys, this is a web based flash game that is worth checking out. Simple but mildly addictive :) Link Managed to get to level 80 with my son ...

I've just got home from my local club ( HDWS ) having had another game of FAD with my friend James. As we are still getting used to the...

Dubbed 'The Boneyard', but officially known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility, this sprawli...

Stumbled by accident across the fact that the UK Defence Academy has some podcasts on its web site. I've listened to one at the weekend...

Here's a few more photos of the dropship. The current paint job is a very simple one. I sprayed the entire vehicle in car primer grey,...

This last week I've been doing a quick re-paint job on what is quite a large transport craft (for 15mm gaming). Here's a couple of ...

The true site of one of the most decisive battles in English history has been revealed. Bosworth, fought in 1485, which saw the death of Ric...

I've been doing some modelling these last fews days, but I've decided to wait until tommorrow to take the photos in natural light as...

Just viewed this outstanding Space Hulk flash movie :) Well worth checking out ! Link -

Been busy with my 15mm gear this last week, doing some terrain and figures, and a few add-ons for my Walkers. I'll take some photos at ...

Whilst browsing the excellent 'From The Warp' blog I came across this inspired download called 'Hazardous Environments' . ...

The owners of the last airworthy Vulcan Cold War bomber say a financial crisis could see the plane and "a part of British history"...

Stumbled across this astonishing piece of footage on U-Tube of a S-2 Tracker belonging to the VS-38 Sqn on the USS Ticonderoga during the ...

Well, it's exactly a year ago today that I started regular postings on my Blog, and coincidentally today the hit counter clocked over t...

This offends almost everyone, and so is quite funny :) - Raised Security Levels The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terr...

My friend James and I battled it out at the Huntingdon club again on Thursday night using the basic FAD rules. We both took 500 points t...

I'm pretty sure I'd have ducked here... :) Turn the sound up loud ! - -

Don McCullin is one of the world's most acclaimed photographers, whose thought-provoking images have helped our understanding of modern ...

Four patches have been released for the excellent Company Of Heroes Eastern Front mod. Link . -

Spotted this great slideshow on U-Tube of rare Jadgtiger photos. If you are interested in WW2 German armour, this is definately worth check...

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...