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WSS: Felipe V's Cavalry in Italy - uniforms	4	20 Sep 2026 2:49 a.m. PST
1703 Siege of Brescello - Spanish Tomaso Caracciolo Tercio	3	18 Sep 2026 4:21 a.m. PST
1703 Siege of Brescello - Spanish Bonesana Tercio/Rgt	6	17 Sep 2026 9:12 a.m. PST
Gripping Beast is closing their doors	7	15 Sep 2026 3:29 p.m. PST
Infantry Supporting Fire Exposed	9	14 Sep 2026 5:23 p.m. PST
A forgotten scenario: Siege of Brescello 1703	3	11 Sep 2026 11:02 a.m. PST
Duchy of Modena: Army and Campaigns	8	10 Sep 2026 5:11 a.m. PST
The Battle of Turin 1706	7	08 Sep 2026 10:21 a.m. PST
This 18th-Century British Queen Turned King Arthur ...	4	26 Aug 2026 2:07 p.m. PST
The Complete Brigadier: Anyone still playing?	14	26 Aug 2026 1:50 a.m. PST
1776 Battle of Brooklyn, Sat Oct 10 MINI-WARS Fullerton, CA	3	26 Aug 2026 1:02 a.m. PST
Counting something other than stands or figures	15	25 Aug 2026 11:29 p.m. PST
Spain 1706 - Los Dragone Amarillos (aka Calyus)	6	25 Aug 2026 8:42 a.m. PST
1706 Battle of Turin: Spanish Figueroa Cav. Rgt.	3	25 Aug 2026 6:33 a.m. PST
Latest Volley and Bayonet scenario book review	5	22 Aug 2026 5:39 a.m. PST
WSS The Army of the Duchy of Modena (never done)	10	21 Aug 2026 10:39 a.m. PST
WSS The Army of the Duchy of Modena Reggio Rgt	2	19 Aug 2026 3:36 a.m. PST
WSS The Army of the Duchy of Modena- Musicians	3	18 Aug 2026 10:27 a.m. PST
The forgotten Battle of Pontelagoscuro 1709	4	17 Aug 2026 5:21 a.m. PST
Game Poet Goes To Historicon - AAR	2	15 Aug 2026 9:17 p.m. PST
WSS Papal Army Ruspoli Rgt. 1708	8	15 Aug 2026 10:37 a.m. PST
WSS Papal Army Rgt. Falconieri 1708	6	13 Aug 2026 4:10 p.m. PST
WSS Papal Army Medici Rgt. 1708	10	13 Aug 2026 3:16 a.m. PST
WSS Turin's Urban Militia 1706	12	11 Aug 2026 12:02 p.m. PST
looking for recent set of 18C naval guns for sale	4	05 Aug 2026 9:59 a.m. PST
15mm figures for Great Northern War	2	04 Aug 2026 10:59 p.m. PST
Siege of Turin 1706 - The forgotten Cavoretto Redoubt	10	04 Aug 2026 2:42 a.m. PST
Pandurs - daredevils in the imperial service	4	30 Jul 2026 4:42 p.m. PST
Charles Grant's The Wargame	12	28 Jul 2026 4:49 a.m. PST
1706 the Ghost French Regiment Siougeat	5	25 Jul 2026 5:23 p.m. PST
Siege of Turin 1706. Map of hill fortification	6	22 Jul 2026 2:16 p.m. PST
French Regiment Marsilly 1706. The working pattern	3	22 Jul 2026 2:14 p.m. PST
The Army of the Duchy of Mantua WSS Rgt. Natta	5	22 Jul 2026 4:02 a.m. PST
15mm Editions Brokaw Russian Guard Grenadier	5	20 Jul 2026 11:34 a.m. PST
Siege of Turin 1706 - The (Genero) Fort	9	14 Jul 2026 11:38 a.m. PST
SIEGE OF TURIN 1706 - THE SUPPLY LINES	2	09 Jul 2026 12:11 p.m. PST
15mm Renaissance Era Persians	9	06 Jul 2026 5:07 p.m. PST
Battle of Turin 1706. Are you interested?	17	03 Jul 2026 4:54 p.m. PST
Battle of Turin 1706 Bavarian Regiment "Bertrand"	1	02 Jul 2026 10:53 a.m. PST
Battle of Turin: the 2 Louvigny Regiments	1	01 Jul 2026 10:08 a.m. PST
1706 Battle of Turin - Map of the Last stand	5	30 Jun 2026 3:42 a.m. PST
15mm Tartars	6	28 Jun 2026 7:12 p.m. PST
The Army of the Duchy of Mantua WSS - Monferrato Militia	2	26 Jun 2026 11:28 a.m. PST
The Army of the Duchy of Mantua - WSS	4	25 Jun 2026 12:09 p.m. PST
Young Washington Trailer	9	17 Jun 2026 6:46 p.m. PST
War of Spanish Succession scenarios.	3	15 Jun 2026 4:52 p.m. PST
1706 Battle of Turin: French Deployment and OOB	3	15 Jun 2026 9:06 a.m. PST
15mm figures for Great Northern War	14	11 Jun 2026 11:39 a.m. PST
Rotzenplatz - The Battle	3	04 Jun 2026 5:10 p.m. PST
Military Leadership In the 18th Century: Lessons for...	8	03 Jun 2026 9:07 a.m. PST
AWI Hunting shirts?	9	01 Jun 2026 4:45 a.m. PST
La Marine de la Révolution	2	31 May 2026 8:29 p.m. PST
Battle of Turin - 1706 - Castle of Lucento	8	28 May 2026 9:11 a.m. PST
How should I depict 1809 Insurrectio Hussars?	5	25 May 2026 2:23 a.m. PST
18th Century figures; packs or not?	13	03 May 2026 4:09 p.m. PST
British Grenadier headgear	14	03 May 2026 9:44 a.m. PST
Turning line troops into skirmishers and back again!	8	30 Apr 2026 3:35 a.m. PST
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Prussian Navy?	26	28 Apr 2026 2:55 p.m. PST
Prime and Load! 18th century Military podcast.	4	26 Apr 2026 11:01 a.m. PST
AI & Papersoldiers	6	25 Apr 2026 4:43 p.m. PST
Unexploded Mortar Shell recovered at Culloden	7	25 Apr 2026 11:37 a.m. PST
Battle of Long Island / Brooklyn.	2	21 Apr 2026 10:47 p.m. PST
Single Sheet Rules?	4	01 Apr 2026 11:35 a.m. PST
British grenadier caps of the 18th Century	19	31 Mar 2026 11:36 p.m. PST
Vauban's Wars: 18th Century Siege	3	31 Mar 2026 5:14 p.m. PST
Russo-Turkish War 1768-74 Gaming	9	21 Mar 2026 1:05 p.m. PST
Wore Prussian Cuirassiers and dragoons laces on the hats?	13	09 Mar 2026 6:21 a.m. PST
Jewish Soldiers of the Freikorps Grün Loudon	3	08 Mar 2026 3:17 p.m. PST
Great Northern War and War of the Spanish Succession rules?	4	19 Feb 2026 12:10 a.m. PST
so do your officers tower over the rank and file?	23	14 Feb 2026 3:22 p.m. PST
Hawaiian Regulars early 1800s	4	12 Feb 2026 6:37 a.m. PST
Wurmser Freikorps The "Red Cloaks" 1793-1801	11	12 Feb 2026 12:37 a.m. PST
Spanish 1718	1	04 Feb 2026 12:03 p.m. PST
Oudenarde 1708	8	02 Feb 2026 2:06 p.m. PST
Wargaming myths how do they get in the rules	75	31 Jan 2026 7:14 a.m. PST
Best uniforms: WSS vs WAS vs SYW? vote	46	31 Jan 2026 7:07 a.m. PST
Vauban's Wars: A Project of Wild Audacity - Louisbourg 1745	5	29 Jan 2026 10:14 p.m. PST
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Leader markers	5	17 Jan 2026 3:02 a.m. PST
old school 30mm Seven Years War / FIW	5	13 Jan 2026 6:57 a.m. PST
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The men and boys as thick as hasty pudding	7	03 Jan 2026 9:48 a.m. PST
The Life of a Pirate: What They Ate, What They Did for Fun	2	02 Jan 2026 11:01 a.m. PST
FIW Historical Fiction Novels	20	30 Dec 2025 10:28 p.m. PST
Soor 1745.	3	30 Dec 2025 4:59 p.m. PST
Which is the best ratio: 1:1 vs 1:5 vs 1:10?	36	23 Dec 2025 3:50 p.m. PST
2025 MERRY CHRISTMAS	8	23 Dec 2025 9:16 a.m. PST
25/28mm GNW Russian Strelsi?	4	18 Dec 2025 5:42 p.m. PST
SYW Con upcoming	12	17 Dec 2025 3:13 p.m. PST
New Finds at Culloden	9	14 Dec 2025 11:14 p.m. PST
How rules can handle village tiles terrain pieces	4	11 Dec 2025 10:00 a.m. PST
Need an 18th Century Spanish Priest.	9	06 Dec 2025 9:43 a.m. PST
30mm Old-School Tricorne Cavalry	7	01 Dec 2025 2:24 p.m. PST
Republic of Ragusta 1806, militia uniform ?	10	01 Dec 2025 5:04 a.m. PST
Does anybody have a Stadden 30mm catalogue? Also 20mm Rose?	8	30 Nov 2025 7:07 p.m. PST
Why I have the miniatures I have.	4	29 Nov 2025 6:54 p.m. PST
Blue Moon Jacobite Personalities	3	25 Nov 2025 11:13 p.m. PST