I put my 6mm scale historical wargaming protect on the shelf at the beginning of the year after becoming daunted by the prospect of assembling two large armies (given the rabble rousing I was giving the project among my gaming…
During 2018 and 2019 I was slowly working away on a 6mm, fast-playing, big-battle pike and shot rule set. Playtesting was handled with flat paper proxies. In early 2020, I finally pulled the trigger on actual miniatures from a handful…
Took two hours Sunday evening to see if I could get approx. 30 minis (a combination of musketeers and pikemen) painted. Using basic batch painting methods and a fairly simple approach of big, blocked colors and a wash, I was…
As part of this project, I’ll be collecting and sharing awe-inspiring and relevant photos of the work other gamers have done in 6mm scale. Yes, my focus will be on other pike and shot era minis and armies, but there’s…
Initial painting efforts have begun on the the first order from Microworld’s 6mm Renaissance line. I’m impressed at the level of detail the sculptor and caster have managed to capture at such a small size. They are hardly the grains of rice…
I’ve been slowly (slooowly) developing my own set of pike and shot era rules over the last two years. During that time, I’ve been playtesting exclusively with paper proxies I designed. I’ve reached a point where I’m confident enough in…
I have been slowly tinkering with a homebrew set of pike and shot era tabletop rules since the middle of 2018 after my oldest friend – and chief tabletop miniatures gaming instigator – Eric and I played a couple of…
