Wargaming





I have been interested in historical wargaming since I was 13 years old. I have always been interested in military history and military model making. Historical Miniature Wargaming is an excellent combination of the two. I was originally interested in WWII warplane models, making and painting everything from a Stuka to a Halifax bomber (in 1/72 scale). As my interest in wargaming developed I have put together models such as tanks, trucks, guns, and warships. I have also painted up many soldiers from the Zulu War period, Boer War and World War II. My WWI naval miniature collection consists of some British and German warships involved in smaller battles in WWI, and I have the French, Italian, and Austro-Hungarian navies involved in the Mediterranean in WWI. For those of you who don't know what historical miniature wargaming is, I am talking about miniature soldiers for example that stand less than an inch high or warships that are about an inch long. These miniatures are used to represent historical units in a historical recreated battle using rules, dice, and a measuring tape. My first miniature wargame that I played was a Zulu War game (Sword and the Flame ruleset).

I have also been interested in board wargames. I have played hexagonal map wargames ranging from the Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD) to DDay (WWII). The most impressive game that I enjoy the most is the Longest Day. This covers the invasion of France by the Allies, between June 6, 1944 and August 1944. I recommend this game to anyone interested in this invasion/campaign or even WWII. I have played the campaign component of the game twice and found it very fascinating. Playing the full campaign is not for the faint at heart as it takes many hours to complete! (hmm which "summer" was that?).

In January 1997 I joined the Ottawa Miniatures Gamers, a club dedicated to playing historical battles using painted miniatures. The club met at the Canadian War Museum twice a month. I have ran Zulu War, WWI naval, and WWII desert wargames at the club on a regular basis. I have kept myself busy painting soldiers and warships. I recommend anyone interested in military history or historical wargaming to drop by a Historical Miniature Wargaming club near you. If you are a solitaire or multi player historical wargamer I highly recommend joining a club of this sort or create one yourself. You don't need to know any wargaming rules or own any figures...all you have to do is show up and take a look at what is going on, and most likely you'll be able to join right into a game if you want. Another good way to check out the hobby is going to a convention where there is going to some minature wargaming going on. Now that I am living in Metro Denver, Colorado, there is an excellent wargaming community here. I joined the Colorado Military Historians club in 2001 (I think), and since 2005 I have been the club Secretary.

Here are some miniature wargames I've run ( best, worst):

Recommended Battles

Archive

Other Wargaming Topics:

Upcoming battles (works in progress)

Future scenario ideas

My Wargame Rules Ratings ( Excellent, Bad):

Miniatures

Terrain Tutorials

I will be adding more pictures from battles which I have played and other information for those of you who wargame. Contact me if you would like some information from any of the battles listed above. I may or may not still have the info. Contact Page

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