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Starting in 15mm - some logistical questions	13	21 Jan 2021 9:24 a.m. PST
New To World - Advice For First Battle?	9	19 Jan 2021 1:49 a.m. PST
wargaming mat / help needed	6	18 Jan 2021 11:05 a.m. PST
[Allies- 1813-14 Napoleonic] A Variety of Corps	19	16 Jan 2021 10:31 p.m. PST
How do you get started with a Peninsular army ?	17	11 Jan 2021 4:25 a.m. PST
Painted Spanish Hussars - 19 GBP per pack	7	03 Dec 2020 12:10 p.m. PST
Anglo-Italian Test Figures	1	29 Nov 2020 10:38 a.m. PST
Revamp of eBay French Generals	8	25 Nov 2020 9:34 a.m. PST
Medina De Rioseco - French Imperial Guard Units	14	18 Nov 2020 4:13 p.m. PST
3D printed 1806 Prussians	14	12 Nov 2020 7:15 a.m. PST
Black Powder gaming aids.	6	07 Nov 2020 1:58 a.m. PST
French Army at Medina De Rioseco - PART 2	4	01 Nov 2020 2:11 p.m. PST
More 3D printed 18mm Napoleonics	24	21 Oct 2020 4:43 p.m. PST
Ideas for multiplayer games with an odd number of players?	11	15 Oct 2020 1:21 a.m. PST
Amended British Army Uniform Charts.	20	14 Oct 2020 2:07 p.m. PST
Recommend a set of rules for single-day club games	25	12 Oct 2020 11:04 a.m. PST
New to Napoleonics, looking for advice!	17	11 Oct 2020 2:56 p.m. PST
24 Battalions of Napoleonic Spanish Infantry	8	08 Oct 2020 10:46 a.m. PST
Black Powder 28mm basing and frontages	8	01 Oct 2020 5:30 a.m. PST
French Legere and more from La Flecha Negra	3	28 Sep 2020 2:33 p.m. PST
British Napoleonic Colors	11	26 Sep 2020 11:12 a.m. PST
Eagle Figures in praise of	11	24 Sep 2020 10:27 p.m. PST
[1] Getting Started on Getting Started	10	12 Sep 2020 6:26 a.m. PST
Thinking of Starting 1805 Napoleonic Russians	26	10 Sep 2020 10:43 p.m. PST
18mm 3D printed miniatures	8	07 Sep 2020 1:51 p.m. PST
Rank and File Rules adaption	6	03 Sep 2020 12:21 a.m. PST
Spanish Army 2nd Outing	5	02 Sep 2020 1:08 a.m. PST
Stonewall Painted Battalion Packs - Spanish Grenadiers	9	29 Aug 2020 3:49 a.m. PST
why use cuirasses if not bulletproof?	17	27 Aug 2020 8:11 a.m. PST
Custom Wargaming Face Masks	6	24 Aug 2020 9:27 a.m. PST
New player worried about how I've based my models	13	13 Aug 2020 1:27 p.m. PST
Wargames Illustrated Feb 2020	5	11 Aug 2020 4:37 a.m. PST
Medina De Rioseco - French Commanders	2	02 Aug 2020 7:35 p.m. PST
French Army - Part 2 - The Infantry	5	27 Jul 2020 3:12 p.m. PST
French Napoleonic Army - latest pics	8	23 Jul 2020 12:38 p.m. PST
Erzherzog Karl - Dubious Schemes	6	21 Jul 2020 10:46 p.m. PST
Looking of help identifying miniatures	7	20 Jul 2020 11:53 a.m. PST
Spanish Army Progress - Part 1	7	10 Jul 2020 4:05 a.m. PST
Complete noob in Napoleonic wargaming	11	09 Jul 2020 11:41 a.m. PST
Advice on rules	18	02 Jul 2020 3:44 p.m. PST
Napoleons Battles 4th Edition	8	23 Jun 2020 6:38 p.m. PST
Some French Skirmishers!	10	18 Jun 2020 8:02 p.m. PST
About the Napoleonic Era	7	08 Jun 2020 3:13 a.m. PST
“Legion Franche Etrangere” Uniforms?	12	03 Jun 2020 12:03 p.m. PST
Two battalions of the French 15th Ligne	10	03 Jun 2020 2:37 a.m. PST
Blucher, unit cards question	3	24 May 2020 4:09 p.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Generals and Irregular Artillery	2	22 May 2020 12:54 p.m. PST
Spanish Cazadores	2	17 May 2020 3:54 p.m. PST
Speed painting Spanish Line Infantry	6	13 May 2020 11:28 a.m. PST
The war-gaming 'spares' box	8	04 May 2020 3:48 a.m. PST
15mm Napoleonic Old Glory or Battle Honors?	14	02 May 2020 9:00 a.m. PST
Perry French infantry question	5	29 Apr 2020 1:16 a.m. PST
Miniature Wargaming in 54mm (part 2) Action/Reaction	4	25 Apr 2020 5:28 p.m. PST
New Lockdown Units - Spanish Peninsular Army	2	20 Apr 2020 2:11 p.m. PST
Rank and file rules question - cavalry	15	17 Apr 2020 3:48 a.m. PST
Napoleonic rules for newbie teenagers	25	13 Apr 2020 6:25 a.m. PST
Best 10mm Napoleonic buildings	12	30 Mar 2020 2:57 a.m. PST
Whilst housebound...	16	24 Mar 2020 3:09 a.m. PST
Lasalle out of print	26	08 Mar 2020 12:03 a.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Army wargames debut	15	07 Mar 2020 4:23 p.m. PST
Getting Started in 28mm Napoleonics for Sharp Practice	10	27 Feb 2020 2:11 a.m. PST
French Peninsular Army - WIP	7	26 Feb 2020 6:31 a.m. PST
Completed GHQ 1/1200 French 80-gun ship-of-the-line	14	21 Feb 2020 1:45 p.m. PST
Rules Recommendation	34	06 Feb 2020 6:42 a.m. PST
Rebels & Patriots with Napoleonic minis?	11	05 Feb 2020 6:35 a.m. PST
Hope to See You for some Napoleonics at Cold Wars 2020!	1	03 Feb 2020 7:44 a.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Infantry from La Fletcha Negra	4	31 Jan 2020 4:22 a.m. PST
Spanish Generals based and ready to take command!	2	29 Jan 2020 2:31 p.m. PST
C&C: Napoleonics miniatures convertion project	8	27 Jan 2020 11:43 a.m. PST
Stonewall figures - painted 18mm Battalion Packs	4	25 Jan 2020 8:38 p.m. PST
1805 Campaign Guide Reviewed	1	20 Jan 2020 7:40 a.m. PST
Painting advice for French and Russians II	12	20 Jan 2020 5:45 a.m. PST
Painting advice for French and Russian armies.	9	13 Jan 2020 4:01 p.m. PST
Starting Bavarians -- uniform/organization help	15	04 Jan 2020 8:54 a.m. PST
15mm Napoleonics?	12	02 Jan 2020 10:48 a.m. PST
Black Powder/Rebels and Patriots blend	11	19 Dec 2019 3:44 p.m. PST
My Peninsular OOB (+ pics).	7	10 Dec 2019 4:50 p.m. PST
The Austrians Have a Bad Day: Game 4 at Fall-In! 2019	3	05 Dec 2019 5:52 p.m. PST
The French Squeak out a Victory in 1813 at Fall-In! 2019	2	25 Nov 2019 10:00 a.m. PST
Bataille Empire Rules - Detailed playthrough 28mm	8	24 Nov 2019 10:42 p.m. PST
Lannes & Bernadotte smite Klenau & Hiller at Fall-In! 2019	6	22 Nov 2019 6:53 a.m. PST
Men with Shovels or Axes?	11	14 Nov 2019 9:27 p.m. PST
KGL Cavalry in the Peninsula?	10	13 Nov 2019 2:49 p.m. PST
Napoleonic Campaign Games	21	09 Nov 2019 11:27 p.m. PST
A question on periods/theatres	19	18 Oct 2019 2:42 p.m. PST
A quick primer on starting Napoleonic Poles	18	12 Oct 2019 1:31 a.m. PST
Napoleonic Figures...28mm...	20	04 Oct 2019 12:30 p.m. PST
French that Fought in the Penninsular Campaign	9	23 Sep 2019 6:32 p.m. PST
Is White Coated French Infantry the New Blue?	14	23 Sep 2019 4:58 p.m. PST
Couple more Black Powder basing questions from a newbie	10	22 Sep 2019 3:39 a.m. PST
Rich Uncle Pat's guide to painting Age of Sail	4	11 Sep 2019 7:26 a.m. PST
Confused about some terms	20	07 Sep 2019 1:23 p.m. PST
Hiller vs Bernadotte in 1809	12	02 Sep 2019 5:07 p.m. PST
No Dice, No Glory Starts Series on ESR Napoleonics	2	28 Aug 2019 7:14 a.m. PST
Austrian Koburg Infantry Regiment	10	21 Aug 2019 9:04 a.m. PST
Prussian Silesian Landwehr	2	20 Aug 2019 3:51 p.m. PST
Completely newbie starting his first Napoleonic army.	18	18 Jul 2019 2:26 a.m. PST
ESR Napoleonics at The Emperor's Birthday Event	1	15 Jul 2019 5:52 a.m. PST
Youtube channel on Napoleonic wargaming	6	26 Jun 2019 10:52 p.m. PST
ESR Napoleonics Force Submission for Historicon 2019 Due!	1	24 Jun 2019 6:36 a.m. PST