ACW Naval: The Battle of Johnson’s Bend
(Click on each photo to enlarge it for easier viewing) I am playtesting a scenario for this year’s Historicon gaming convention using several 1/1200 riverine ships from Toby Barrett that I purchased...
View ArticleACW Naval: Johnson’s Bend, Part 2
Union and Confederate naval forces collide near the Mississippi River town of Johnson’s Bend, Missouri. Ironclads thunder away at each other while speedy Rebel rams look for an opening to slice open...
View ArticleMy 1:600 Mississippi River town
(Click on each photo to enlarge it for better viewing of the details) I purchased a few 1:600 scale model Civil War buildings from Bay Area Yards a couple of weeks ago. After painting these tiny...
View ArticleBack issues of CHARGE! newsletter now on-line for only $2.99 each!
YORK, PA — The Johnny Reb Gaming Society, a non-profit wargaming society based in York, is pleased to announce a partnership with the Wargame Vault to offer back issues of CHARGE!, our official...
View ArticleUnion supply wagon crossing sunken road
In the hard copy Charge! newsletter, long-time contributor Larry Reber of West Virginia gives some ideas on constructing portable sunken roads for the Civil War gaming table. I had previously made my...
View ArticleBattle of Shiloh in 15mm at Cold Wars
On Friday night at the annual Cold Wars wargaming convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I helped my old friend Jim Kopchak run a 15mm game based on the second day of the 1862 Battle of Shiloh during...
View ArticleIvor Janci’s ACW game photos – Gettysburg Soldiers rules: Part 1
Chicago-area businessman and talented graphic designer Ivor Janci is a long-time friend of mine who has collaborated with me on four popular (and sold out) scenario books for Gettysburg and Antietam....
View ArticleSome Civil War games at Historicon 2011 Saturday evening session
I wandered around the main gaming hall of the Valley Forge, PA. Convention Center on Saturday night of the annual Historicon miniature wargaming convention sponsored by HMGS (Historical Miniature...
View ArticleMaking model trees for your wargaming layout
Here are some links sent to me by Bob Glorioso of the Stillmeadow Crossing Model Railroad group here in historic York, Pennsylvania. Some of these websites are useful for getting ideas for modeling...
View ArticlePennsylvania Dutch farm in miniature!
I have recently completed a small vignette for my wargaming table, as well as to use to attract attention to my table when I am selling and signing my Civil War books I have written. This scene shows a...
View ArticleMy temporary Civil War 15mm / N scale train layout
My interest in miniature wargaming stems from several factors, including a childhood love for toy soldiers, growing up near a railroad, and having a grandfather who worked for the New York Central his...
View ArticleA few random 15mm ACW photos
I have been away from the wargaming scene all spring and summer as I focus on an expanded role within the company I work for, as well as getting a couple of Civil War book manuscripts ready for the...
View ArticleEasy-to-use illustrated wargame mats from Cigar Box Battles!
Cory Ring of Cigar Box Battles has produced a growing series of printed mats/blankets for wargaming use. They are useful for quick set-ups for tabletop games where time or space is a premium. They come...
View ArticleCombining Undying Courage scenarios into one large ADF table!
Years ago I wrote the text for a very popular wargaming scenario book, Undying Courage: Antietam in Miniature, which has unfortunately been long out of print. Long-time Johnny Reb wargamer Jerry...
View ArticleFantastic custom diorama of the Pea Ridge battlefield!
Cannonball reader Stephen Schultheis sent me some photos of his fantastic diorama of the Civil War battle of Pea Ridge, fought March 6-8 in northwestern Arkansas. The Union victory essentially allowed...
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