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GDB basing question for newbie	7	25 Oct 2021 12:54 p.m. PST
French Chevau-Leger Lanciers pennon dimensions	6	21 Oct 2021 7:42 p.m. PST
6mm Napoleonics for my Wargames Campaign	9	19 Oct 2021 12:43 p.m. PST
[Allies- 1813-14 Napoleonic] A Variety of Corps	27	16 Oct 2021 2:02 p.m. PST
Napoleonic 28mm Rheinbund/ confederation of the Rhine	9	30 Sep 2021 3:54 p.m. PST
DBN Test Games with Paper Soldiers	2	26 Sep 2021 4:02 a.m. PST
need help to identify these minis!	16	21 Sep 2021 5:42 p.m. PST
DBN, Barossa and Battles with Paper Soldiers!	11	15 Sep 2021 10:28 p.m. PST
15mm Napoleonics table size	22	11 Sep 2021 1:57 a.m. PST
Napoleonic rules for newbie teenagers	34	31 Aug 2021 12:03 p.m. PST
Pondering the DBN Rules	5	31 Aug 2021 5:01 a.m. PST
Cavalry vs infantry frontage for basing	8	13 Aug 2021 2:52 a.m. PST
15mm / 18mm figure size comparison	12	12 Aug 2021 9:34 p.m. PST
New Member Looking for Advice	18	10 Aug 2021 4:17 a.m. PST
Maida starter scenario for BBB	3	05 Aug 2021 7:38 p.m. PST
Two ranks in games.	32	02 Aug 2021 6:58 p.m. PST
British Regimental/Battalion and Company Distinctions	10	27 Jul 2021 10:56 p.m. PST
Base Widths for Playing Lasalle?	17	25 Jul 2021 8:21 p.m. PST
1815 British Royal Artillery Uniforms	4	20 Jul 2021 5:55 p.m. PST
Northern Italian Rivers- What have you	7	17 Jul 2021 4:12 p.m. PST
What to add next to my French Army?	10	16 Jul 2021 7:49 p.m. PST
Sash and Saber 40mm Question	5	11 Jul 2021 3:48 p.m. PST
British Guard Uniforms 1815	5	09 Jul 2021 11:54 p.m. PST
Which side does which elite base go on?	6	08 Jul 2021 3:26 p.m. PST
Waterloo- British Officers Red Jackets	20	29 Jun 2021 10:18 p.m. PST
Completed GHQ 1/1200 French 80-gun ship-of-the-line	16	24 Jun 2021 9:19 p.m. PST
Latest additions for Bailen 1808	5	24 Jun 2021 7:02 p.m. PST
[How to] When you paint ...	7	21 Jun 2021 4:46 p.m. PST
How many units is Black Powder played with in 28mm?	10	30 May 2021 10:12 p.m. PST
Napoleonic Wargaming Blog	3	28 May 2021 10:14 a.m. PST
Latest additions to my Peninsular War Armies	7	25 May 2021 2:02 p.m. PST
AB Napoleonic figures and buildings.	11	22 May 2021 4:48 a.m. PST
Rule Recommendations for big 6mm games?	29	20 May 2021 9:13 a.m. PST
18mm French Napoleonic Army	13	02 May 2021 5:51 p.m. PST
Praise for Stonewall figures painted battalions	9	30 Apr 2021 1:49 p.m. PST
Napoleons Battles 4th Edition	12	19 Apr 2021 3:40 p.m. PST
Spencer Smith Napoleonic	1	17 Apr 2021 9:19 a.m. PST
Old Glory 15s FCD01 & FLL01	9	12 Apr 2021 4:13 a.m. PST
Looking for NAPOLEON figure	8	04 Apr 2021 4:45 a.m. PST
TravelBattle - putting the colors in the right place?	6	02 Apr 2021 3:58 p.m. PST
Nap Rules for small battles?	14	02 Apr 2021 3:18 p.m. PST
Bataille Empire Rules - Detailed playthrough 28mm	9	20 Mar 2021 10:16 a.m. PST
18mm Spanish Napoleonic Army	13	15 Mar 2021 2:39 p.m. PST
Can someone tell me what these are?	4	23 Feb 2021 8:55 a.m. PST
[GS_] Minifigs Horses- Their Use and Care.	2	18 Feb 2021 2:43 p.m. PST
Solo rules	4	11 Feb 2021 7:57 p.m. PST
Rules with a strategic element	7	10 Feb 2021 7:01 a.m. PST
Best Campaign/Year to Collect	20	08 Feb 2021 3:23 p.m. PST
Best 95th rifle miniatures to go with Warlord?	6	31 Jan 2021 11:35 p.m. PST
New To World - Advice For First Battle?	10	24 Jan 2021 4:36 a.m. PST
Starting in 15mm - some logistical questions	14	23 Jan 2021 6:58 p.m. PST
Recommend a set of rules for single-day club games	26	22 Jan 2021 4:05 p.m. PST
wargaming mat / help needed	6	18 Jan 2021 12:05 p.m. PST
How do you get started with a Peninsular army ?	17	11 Jan 2021 5:25 a.m. PST
Painted Spanish Hussars - 19 GBP per pack	7	03 Dec 2020 1:10 p.m. PST
Anglo-Italian Test Figures	1	29 Nov 2020 11:38 a.m. PST
Revamp of eBay French Generals	8	25 Nov 2020 10:34 a.m. PST
Medina De Rioseco - French Imperial Guard Units	14	18 Nov 2020 5:13 p.m. PST
3D printed 1806 Prussians	14	12 Nov 2020 8:15 a.m. PST
Black Powder gaming aids.	6	07 Nov 2020 2:58 a.m. PST
French Army at Medina De Rioseco - PART 2	4	01 Nov 2020 3:11 p.m. PST
More 3D printed 18mm Napoleonics	24	21 Oct 2020 5:43 p.m. PST
Ideas for multiplayer games with an odd number of players?	11	15 Oct 2020 2:21 a.m. PST
Amended British Army Uniform Charts.	20	14 Oct 2020 3:07 p.m. PST
New to Napoleonics, looking for advice!	17	11 Oct 2020 3:56 p.m. PST
24 Battalions of Napoleonic Spanish Infantry	8	08 Oct 2020 11:46 a.m. PST
Black Powder 28mm basing and frontages	8	01 Oct 2020 6:30 a.m. PST
French Legere and more from La Flecha Negra	3	28 Sep 2020 3:33 p.m. PST
British Napoleonic Colors	11	26 Sep 2020 12:12 p.m. PST
Eagle Figures in praise of	11	24 Sep 2020 11:27 p.m. PST
[1] Getting Started on Getting Started	10	12 Sep 2020 7:26 a.m. PST
Thinking of Starting 1805 Napoleonic Russians	26	10 Sep 2020 11:43 p.m. PST
18mm 3D printed miniatures	8	07 Sep 2020 2:51 p.m. PST
Rank and File Rules adaption	6	03 Sep 2020 1:21 a.m. PST
Spanish Army 2nd Outing	5	02 Sep 2020 2:08 a.m. PST
Stonewall Painted Battalion Packs - Spanish Grenadiers	9	29 Aug 2020 4:49 a.m. PST
why use cuirasses if not bulletproof?	17	27 Aug 2020 9:11 a.m. PST
Custom Wargaming Face Masks	6	24 Aug 2020 10:27 a.m. PST
New player worried about how I've based my models	13	13 Aug 2020 2:27 p.m. PST
Wargames Illustrated Feb 2020	5	11 Aug 2020 5:37 a.m. PST
Medina De Rioseco - French Commanders	2	02 Aug 2020 8:35 p.m. PST
French Army - Part 2 - The Infantry	5	27 Jul 2020 4:12 p.m. PST
French Napoleonic Army - latest pics	8	23 Jul 2020 1:38 p.m. PST
Erzherzog Karl - Dubious Schemes	6	21 Jul 2020 11:46 p.m. PST
Looking of help identifying miniatures	7	20 Jul 2020 12:53 p.m. PST
Spanish Army Progress - Part 1	7	10 Jul 2020 5:05 a.m. PST
Complete noob in Napoleonic wargaming	11	09 Jul 2020 12:41 p.m. PST
Advice on rules	18	02 Jul 2020 4:44 p.m. PST
Some French Skirmishers!	10	18 Jun 2020 9:02 p.m. PST
About the Napoleonic Era	7	08 Jun 2020 4:13 a.m. PST
“Legion Franche Etrangere” Uniforms?	12	03 Jun 2020 1:03 p.m. PST
Two battalions of the French 15th Ligne	10	03 Jun 2020 3:37 a.m. PST
Blucher, unit cards question	3	24 May 2020 5:09 p.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Generals and Irregular Artillery	2	22 May 2020 1:54 p.m. PST
Spanish Cazadores	2	17 May 2020 4:54 p.m. PST
Speed painting Spanish Line Infantry	6	13 May 2020 12:28 p.m. PST
The war-gaming 'spares' box	8	04 May 2020 4:48 a.m. PST
15mm Napoleonic Old Glory or Battle Honors?	14	02 May 2020 10:00 a.m. PST
Perry French infantry question	5	29 Apr 2020 2:16 a.m. PST
Miniature Wargaming in 54mm (part 2) Action/Reaction	4	25 Apr 2020 6:28 p.m. PST