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20mm Terrain

Airfix Jungle Outpost


Sarissa 20mm Far East Huts


Sarissa 20mm Colonial House


Palm Trees for the Pacific


Jungle Terrain


Making Paddy Fields


20mm Eastern Front villages


German Railway signal box


Making simple railway signals


Getting Ready for Storming the Citadel Part 1
(Minefields, Observation Posts, Rough Ground, Platoon Boards)
More gear for Storming the Citadel
(Carts, Wooden Fences)


Making a wrecked T34


Sarissa 20mm Terrace Houses


Greenhouse and scatter terrain


Turning Charlie Foxtrot Models 20mm Workshop into a 1940s French Garage


French War Memorial


Sarissa 20mm Village Church


Making Culverts


Rommel's Asparagus



Pillboxes for 1940


Making Trees


Finding uses for small trees


Teddy Bear fur fields


Making Shell holes


Making a Desert Terrain Mat


Rocky outcrops for desert terrain
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Second World War in 12mm

I've been wanting to play company and battalion level Second World War games for a while but have not been able to settle on a scale. My...

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    Lately I've seen a lot of posts in forums and social media from new players asking questions about how people base their figures, or loo...
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    Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) purports to be a game about tactical leadership in combat in WWII. It comes from a long and noble line of hex a...
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    I often find players new to Chain of Command have a little trouble getting to grips with the force composition of a platoon when first learn...
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    A common question asked by players interested in trying the WWII rule set Chain of Command, is how do I build a force to play a game? A sc...

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    1 day ago
  • Wargaming for Grown-ups
    Caesar Awards 2022 - The Little Wars TV people promote a set of awards for You Tube videos and websites. You can vote for your favourites here: Caesar Awards 2022. It would ...
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  • NEWS FROM THE FRONT
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    3 weeks ago
  • The Wargames Table
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    3 weeks ago
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    4 months ago
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