Saturday, 23 May 2015

USS Nautilus and the Nemo connection

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I recently had the opportunity of visiting the US Navy's Submarine Museum, which includes the historic ship USS Nautilus : the world...
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Monday, 18 May 2015

It's Nautilus What You Think

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If you missed update on the new edition of Nemo's War , here it is off VPG's website. I'm really looking forward to this! http...
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Thursday, 14 May 2015

Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon

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Second in this series of period machineries of death... A step up from the Gatling Gun (see here ), which fired small arms ammunition, thi...
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Friday, 8 May 2015

Mr Gatling's Patented Revolving Battery Gun and other fun

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In recent mont hs I've visited more than a few places in which historical artefacts are stored, so I have taken the opportunity to take ...
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Thursday, 30 April 2015

Zeppelin attack routes

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I was perusing some of the many fantastic tomes at the library this week and found a great German account of WW1 Zeppelin raids on Britain w...
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Sunday, 26 April 2015

Percival Lowell's Globe of Mars

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Percival Lowell was an American businessman and astronomer who founded an observatory in Arizona in the late 19th century.  He was convinced...
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Friday, 24 April 2015

The Centenary of ANZAC

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Today is ANZAC Day and this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Allied landings at a small place in Turkey that nobody in Australia an...
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Sunday, 12 April 2015

Basing for Land Ironclads

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I saw this very impressive array of 2mm Napoleonic armies over at the excellent "Lead doesn't Bleed" blog today and it got me ...
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Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Review: CSS Appomattox

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CSS Appomattox by Chris Stoesen Amidst the slaughter of the American Civil War, recognition of the South by both France and Great Brit...
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Friday, 3 April 2015

Austro-Hungarian Salzburg Class Carrier

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Jack M recently posted some pics of this lovely Austro-Hungarian conversion, which he has named the Salzburg Class.  I am quite taken w...
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Thursday, 19 March 2015

French Aquanefs

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Some wonderful modelling inspiration here! Montgolfier , Brumaire class submarine ( link ) Vendémiaire , a  Pluviôse-class sub...
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Sunday, 15 March 2015

The Eterna Files

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What Ho! chaps,  how you toodling? One has been busier than a Pathan ambushing a column of Guides of late can't say too much, Mum's ...
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Thursday, 5 March 2015

Updates from Brigade Models

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A couple of snippets from Brigade Models in the past week. First up, some new releases in the shape of a nice Dig Battleship for the Aus...
Sunday, 1 March 2015

Bison Tank 'Brooklyn'

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Introducing another Vanvlak Industries creation! Bison tank 'Brooklyn', attached to the Fernandea expeditionary corps, with Col.Sm...
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Thursday, 26 February 2015

9 Years on!

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Good gosh! Its nine years since we set up camp at this Blog - thats three times longer than that first stouch we had with those Afghan chaps...
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