Vulture's Wargaming Blog

As the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War is marked on 2 April, here are the key dates in the conflict. Link to BBC webs site. - Comme...

I'd like one of these Stalwarts , they look a lot of fun  :) - -

Found this site that has a simply amazing collection of WW2 photos from the Bundesarchive Photos 1933 - 1945.  The range of photos is astoni...

There is a great article on the 621st Radio Intercept Company on the Armchair General site: Link -

A mother was working in the kitchen, listening to her five-year-old son playing with his new electric train set in the living room. She hea...

A new mod for the Company of Heroes PC game has just been released. 'Modern Combat' is exactly that, modern USA forces pitted agai...

An Anglo-Saxon grave discovered near Cambridge could be one of the earliest examples of Christianity taking over from Paganism, archaeolog...

An old but classic clip from Top Gear of the Ariel Atom. I really do want one of these :) - -

A friend of mine from the local MVT club swung by last Sunday to say 'Hi' in his 1942 GMC .  For two trucks from the same stable, ...

A sad day here at the Vulture's Roost.  One of our guinea pigs 'Chocolate' was taken ill a few days ago, and in spite of some (...

A tank which fought in one of the biggest battles of the Second World War has been restored in Wakefield .   Link - -

Warhammer 40,000 - set in a science fantasy universe - has just turned 25. Why are grown men still launching tabletop war? Article by Samir...

Men Are Just Happier People NICKNAMES If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mik...

Came across this great little video of a US M1 Abrams tank stuck in the mud. The M1s gas-turbine engine certainly has a distinctive whine ...

If you are into collecting Wargaming books, this is without doubt the place to visit. It supplies classic Wargaming and landmark sets of wa...

Hummmmmm, this game looks good :) - -

Battlefront the publishers of the well know 15mm WW2 rule set Flames of War (FoW), are about issue the latest version of the rules, Edition...

It's the year 3025. Hostile enemy lances are closing in all around you. As Commander of an elite mercenary company, it's up to you t...

This looks totally awesome ! Have no idea when its going to be released though. - -

Zoom from the edge of the universe to the quantum foam of spacetime and learn the scale of things along the way! Learn the size of the Pilla...

Absolutely incredible photos from United States Edwards AFB with some sounds clips as well.  Certainly worth a look.   Link - -

This is one close call for the occupants of (what I assume is) a police car in Russia... - -

A new publication by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland shows photographs taken in the extermination camp during World War II alo...

Historic home made film of the 148th Ordnance Motor Vehicle Assembly Company that was a part of in WWII. They assembled GMC trucks for the R...

Nice looking aircraft, no doubt about it. -

It's 70 years since Japanese bombers swooped on Darwin, in northern Australia, sinking Allied ships in the harbour and killing hundreds ...

This is very thought provoking blog about Afghanistan written by an embedded journalist Michael Yon.  Well worth a look.  Link

You know those times when you see something which just leaves you open mouthed.... - -

Of all the challenges faced by generals through history, moving armies has been one of the greatest - and Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion ...

It's 70 years this week since the first US air force officer was killed in Europe, following America's entry into World War II. By ...

Extremely rare and striking photos of the days leading up to and after the historic D-Day invasion have been put on display, nearly 70 yea...

This was one massive aircraft !  So big it could carry the weight of a B17 !   Link -

Followed a link to Table Top Miniatures Games which is a site with 'Quick, Easy Miniatures Rules for Parents and other Busy People'...

These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers: FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old, Hateful little bastard. ...

Twenty-one German soldiers entombed in a perfectly preserved World War One shelter have been discovered 94 years after they were killed. The...

A bit of snow at this end last weekend... - - - Initially it got in the way of me sorting out my Thermostat issue (lack of) that I pos...

Gentlemen, can I refer you to one of my favourite Blogs ( BLMA ) that has an article about Joe Ekins, who has sadly passed away.   Link -

Its amazing what they build out of Lego !  Link -

I am passing this on to you because it definitely worked for me today, and we all could probably use more calm in our lives. Some doctor ...

One day I was walking down the beach with Some friends when someone shouted..... 'Look at that dead bird!' Someone looked up at t...

A World War II glider that lay undiscovered in a field in Cumbria is now being restored at the Regimental Museum in Carlisle Castle . It...

In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy . During ...

Stumbled across some more video of the only working King Tiger (or Tiger II) taken at the French museum ' Musée des Blindésat ' at ...

The capture of French Resistance hero Jean Moulin is one of the country's darkest chapters of the war. The last surviving Resistance lea...

Nothing to do with gaming or the main subject of this blog, but I thought I'd share this link with you to a good Broadband Speed Test s...

The remains of a 300-year-old warship are to be raised from the sea bed, according to reports. The wreck of HMS Victory , a predecessor of ...

The MVT Area meeting I wrote about on the 12th Jan went ahead, and was quite a success I feel with 26 (including myself) turning up. Rati...

British efforts to help topple Colonel Gaddafi were not limited to air strikes. On the ground - and on the quiet - special forces soldiers w...

This is brilliant ! -

These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:  ----------------------...