Vulture's Wargaming Blog

Final preparations are under way for UK Armed Forces Day on Saturday and the Type 23 warship HMS Kent, one of the busiest in the Royal Navy,...

To many, it was Winston Churchill’s finest hour. The address he made to the British nation as it stood alone against the Nazi war machine i...

The longest day of the year today, the summer solstice ... Link -

Just spotted on U-Tube that Simon Tofield has done another animation about his cat. Fabulous ! :) - -

Here is a link to the Telegraph web site that has an excellent slide show showing the locations of many of Britain's greatest myths and ...

OLD AGE During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in an old age home...

The mystery of 1,800-year-old remains unearthed in York may have been solved thanks to bite and hammer marks on their decapitated skulls. A...

For a Company Of Heroes fans here's a quick heads-up. A new version of the Blitzkrig Mod has been released, Version 2.0 - Follow this ...

This is fascinating article with some great photos on the Independent web site. "A treasure trove of First World War photographs was di...

Went to see the latest take on the Robin Hood story on Monday. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett the f...

This is an interesting link about a vanished Persian Army. Bones, jewelry and weapons found in Egyptian desert may be the remains of Cambys...

What is Celibacy? Celibacy can be a choice in life, or a condition imposed by circumstances. While attending a Marriage Renewal Weekend, Bi...

Check out a fascinating article on the Historynet.com web site all about plunder in war. A highly recommended read. Link -

Whether Conservative, Liberal or Labour , I think you'll get you'll like this! - - A little boy goes to his dad and asks, 'What ...

They incurred losses on a scale not seen in the British army for half a century. Now the 3 Rifles battlegroup has paraded along Edinburgh...

The Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B Jagdtiger (Sd. Kfz. 186) was a German tank destroyer (self-propelled antitank gun) Jagdpanzer of World War II....

Over at The Poop, the San Francisco Chronicle’s baby blog, Peter Hartlaub makes a list of the worst plastic Army men. After his own kid disc...

I had planned to go to SALUTE last weekend, but family stuff got in the way. For those like myself we couldn't make it, but want to see ...

This is quite amausing article about the proverbal 'six pack'. Worth a read and a chuckle. Link -

Just seen the news that Ridley Scott is to make a 3D Alien prequel film !!! Awesome ! BBC News Link . -

A friend of mine from the Huntingdon club has invited me to join in a short War of The Roses campaign he's going to run. It sounds like...

Check this intersting site out all about the 'Military Vehicle Technology Foundation'. They have links to some interesting vids on U...

This is quite an interesting article about six huge anti-aircraft towers scattered through Vienna, a grim reminder of the city's Nazi pa...

A London lawyer and a Yorkshireman are sitting next to each other on a long flight to Leeds. The lawyer is thinking that Yorkshire men are a...

My brother sent me this link to an outstanding little video on U-Tube. The story line is that a rookie secret agent is faced with a problem...

Last week an old friend of mine (Steve) was having a clear out, and very kindly passed over to me around 50 1/300th buildings that he though...

You can't beat a low fast pass by a Jet aircraft ! This is a link to a great compilation video on Military.com :)

Was the great Florentine artist and scientist who painted the Last Supper, designed the legendary Sforza horse and did the first great studi...

My father-in-law sadly passed away two weeks ago, and the Vulture household has been in a state of turmoil since then. Up north in Harrogat...

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,...