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Little Big Horn - in the Sudan!	7	23 Jan 2026 12:09 a.m. PST
BIF Canadian Indians and Quebec militia, 1860's?	16	17 Jan 2026 2:03 p.m. PST
Leader markers	5	17 Jan 2026 2:02 a.m. PST
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Base sizes for 28mm Zulu War?	4	14 Jan 2026 11:45 a.m. PST
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The Story Of The Fearless Women Warriors Of Dahomey	5	08 Jan 2026 4:53 p.m. PST
Battle of Springfield Photos	1	08 Jan 2026 2:52 p.m. PST
On the Key Differences between European Conventional...	1	05 Jan 2026 1:04 p.m. PST
Extraordinary mass graves along highway route	8	03 Jan 2026 9:02 a.m. PST
KAM DAKKA 1879 Parts 3: Battle Rages & 4: Big Finale	4	02 Jan 2026 2:36 a.m. PST
US Army interventions in Mexico 1849-1911	21	26 Dec 2025 5:48 p.m. PST
2025 MERRY CHRISTMAS	8	23 Dec 2025 8:16 a.m. PST
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Moby Dick game	12	19 Dec 2025 8:56 a.m. PST
AAR Mad Dogs and Englishmen Rules for Sikh Wars	10	18 Dec 2025 1:48 p.m. PST
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KAM DAKKA 1879 Part 2: Battle Begins...	4	14 Dec 2025 11:31 p.m. PST
Touring the battlefield, then gaming the battle	4	04 Dec 2025 5:03 a.m. PST
of skirmish lines and horse-soldiers	14	01 Dec 2025 11:49 a.m. PST
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Civilians for N Africa / NW Frontier in 28mm	7	26 Nov 2025 8:09 p.m. PST
Statement from Sergeants3	57	25 Nov 2025 10:35 p.m. PST
H G Wells' Kriegspiel rules	3	25 Nov 2025 9:15 p.m. PST
15mm Colonial Figures?!?!?	14	23 Nov 2025 6:06 p.m. PST
"The Complete Brigadier" by J. F. Grossman	14	23 Nov 2025 6:03 p.m. PST
Presley O’Bannon: Birth of a Marine Legend	5	17 Nov 2025 9:17 a.m. PST
Camerone Diorama 1:72	3	15 Nov 2025 3:38 p.m. PST
Lewis and Clark— The Air Rifle That Opened the West	3	14 Nov 2025 4:41 a.m. PST
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Un nuevo reglamento para el siglo XIX	1	08 Nov 2025 1:04 p.m. PST
Sun Never Sets	6	07 Nov 2025 10:16 p.m. PST
Sail & Steam Wargame Rules?	9	06 Nov 2025 2:55 p.m. PST
Two rule-sets, one battle	9	26 Oct 2025 6:06 p.m. PST
Stuart Penhall figures	4	20 Oct 2025 7:31 p.m. PST
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Chinese Army of 100,000 Women	3	16 Oct 2025 8:31 a.m. PST
Holiday desternation ? (well for the 1900s)	1	13 Oct 2025 3:25 p.m. PST
1860s British in 15mm	4	01 Oct 2025 4:05 p.m. PST
Rod and Carol Langton shutting down	9	26 Sep 2025 4:00 p.m. PST
Painting murky water	6	26 Sep 2025 9:43 a.m. PST
Uniform sources for Royal Navy uniforms - 1850 - 1870??	6	11 Sep 2025 8:21 p.m. PST
Aliwal Sikhs Wars Game at Partizan	7	24 Aug 2025 6:55 a.m. PST
Preferred Scale for Boshin War: 28mm!	3	22 Aug 2025 8:09 a.m. PST
Tinkering with rules	3	06 Aug 2025 8:16 p.m. PST
15mm San Juan Heights Blockhouse Model?	3	06 Aug 2025 4:03 p.m. PST
Prince Imperial and dog in Zululand	4	24 Jul 2025 9:41 a.m. PST
A Zulu Fort...for Mars?	8	20 Jul 2025 3:37 p.m. PST
Frontier Miniatures - A New Beginning	69	15 Jul 2025 6:52 p.m. PST
Tools	4	10 Jul 2025 8:05 a.m. PST
Wollner Band	5	01 Jul 2025 3:11 p.m. PST
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KAM DAKKA 1879 Part 1: Prelude to a Desperate Struggle	5	22 Jun 2025 8:19 a.m. PST
Garibaldi Army 1860-67 - Troops on Parade	9	18 Jun 2025 7:38 a.m. PST
Frontier Conflict	2	14 Jun 2025 3:09 p.m. PST
1860's Russian Invasion of the USA and Canada	32	14 Jun 2025 9:03 a.m. PST
Auftragstaktik Leads to Decisive Action	14	08 Jun 2025 12:07 p.m. PST
Sikh Wars Reminder Game	2	03 Jun 2025 10:07 a.m. PST
24th Regiment of Foot Green Facing Color (Zulu War 1879)	14	29 May 2025 5:48 a.m. PST
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Papal / French Army at Mentana 1867	7	24 May 2025 12:49 p.m. PST
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From Subjets to Citizens: The West Florida Revolt	1	15 May 2025 4:03 p.m. PST
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Old Glory Colonials???	11	08 May 2025 7:38 a.m. PST
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Rules where a base is a battalion?	15	20 Apr 2025 2:13 p.m. PST
Red German Hussars	10	18 Apr 2025 6:33 a.m. PST
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28mm Bavarian Infantry 1870-71 from Perry Bros	3	15 Apr 2025 10:50 p.m. PST
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28mm French 1870 command models.	9	03 Apr 2025 12:08 a.m. PST
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Indian Army Corps of Guides; red facings or just piping?	5	16 Feb 2025 9:50 p.m. PST
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Battle of Rietfontein, Photos posted	6	11 Feb 2025 4:37 p.m. PST
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