Vulture's Wargaming Blog

Check out this footage I found on the British Pathe film site - -

Over the years I thought I'd read about every vehicle the Germans operated, so I was surprised when I saw mention of the Panzerjäger Bor...

Spotted that THQ have started talking about the next game in the Company of Heroes franchise (imaginatively) called Company Of Heroes 2.  A...

For Tiger Tank fans this is fantastic site to visit. Myself, I've never seen most of the factory assembly photos. Link . Highly reco...

The weeks photo of the week, is of a Sea Harrier FRS2 that was on static display at the 2004 Fairford Airshow. - - I selected this ph...

A collection of photographs from a young sailor in World War II has sparked mystery about the events leading to the sinking of the formidabl...

Just heard today that Warhammer Historical (part of Games Workshop ) has closed down, which presumably means that Warhammer Ancient Battles...

No doubt, this is 'must see' film for all fans of the franchise :) - -

Our MVT area group conducted its first road-run on Sunday 20th May. We had initially planned to stage the run on the 28 Apr, but due to ba...

The submarine sits silently on the seabed. Inside, the bodies of 58 sailors still rest, 80 years after the vessel sank in the English Chann...

I've decided to introduce a new feature to my blog, a 'Picture Of The Week'. This first one is of a Swedish S Tank I photogr...

Check out these new places to rent that were originally constructed as Air Raid Shelters !   Link

I took time out from revising for a (Purchasing) exam on Saturday morning, and went down to Bassingbourn Airfield to attend a local 1940s s...

A World War II RAF American-made P40 Kittyhawk single-engine fighter, which crash-landed in a remote part of the Egyptian desert in 1942, ha...

The latest version of these free Sci-Fi rules 'Fast And Dirty' is out, with all sorts of extra bits added.  Well worth checking out,...

The Royal Flying Corps came into being 100 years ago and played a key role in World War I - but who were its heroic pilots and why was the c...

Check out the pictures of this 28mm Italian town on this TMP thread.  Simply awesome !   Link - -

This is quite interesting. -   -

The truck engine cranks over really slowly when cold.  I need to get to the bottom of why this is... - -

Guys I came across a bunch of podcasts on the Bovington Tank Museum web site. Done by tank veterans (one of whom is the well known wargamer...

This gallery is worth checking out for some fantastic dioramas.   Link

This little movie on U-Tube by Pixar is excellent !   Link - -

A compass shows the direction the plane ( Heinkel 219 ) was when it crashed. The guns are corroded by many years on the ocean floor. Metal r...

I followed a link to this this quick film about various Allied Living History groups taking part in a WW2 private battle in Apr 2012. The ...

A Lincolnshire farmer has told how he spent 15 years trying to find a lost squadron of Spitfires that was buried in Burma at the end of the ...

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) try to encourage everyone with a historic vehicle to get out and about in it on a ...

US Army Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun stole, suffered and sacrificed his life for his fellow soldiers in a Korean prison camp. Six decades aft...

A small German firm offers a unique service to the country’s construction industry: It uses historical British and American aerial photograp...

Check out this article about a semi-secret, nuclear-powered U.S. Army base that was built under the Greenland ice cap only 800 miles from th...

The old favourite ' Panzer General ' has been remade and is available as a free download.  I've tried it very briefly myself and...

To bring a smile to your face :) - -

The Bovington Tank Museum publishes an on-line magazine.  The Feb version is worth checking out. Link

With its huge cannon and almost impenetrable armour, the German Tiger tank struck fear into the hearts of Allied troops. Although more than ...

Two men were sitting next to each other at a bar. After awhile, one guy looks at the other and says, 'I can't help but think, from ...

As a modeller and gamer, over the years I have bought several vehicles that have had flimsy little sticks sticking up at the front of them, ...

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...