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My First ever painted Napoleonic miniature	2	29 Nov 2022 11:53 p.m. PST
Ordering From WoFun?	6	28 Nov 2022 1:56 p.m. PST
Russian way of fighting	19	27 Nov 2022 6:44 a.m. PST
Some advice on starting a Napoleonic project please	16	24 Nov 2022 1:57 p.m. PST
Peninsular British	9	22 Nov 2022 11:52 p.m. PST
1st/2nd Coalition books and resources	14	10 Nov 2022 1:26 a.m. PST
Looking to add national symbol to bases	19	24 Oct 2022 2:54 p.m. PST
Confused about scales - what "level' of game scale is this?	16	04 Oct 2022 7:47 p.m. PST
28mm Prussian 1813 infantry brigade under construction	15	01 Oct 2022 9:12 p.m. PST
What are the Problems with huge Divisions?	26	22 Sep 2022 7:13 p.m. PST
What "accessories" do i need to play BP?	3	22 Sep 2022 4:41 p.m. PST
Waterloo- British Officers Red Jackets	21	19 Sep 2022 2:50 a.m. PST
Supposed size of prussian bataillons	10	11 Sep 2022 8:54 a.m. PST
Which Nation?	20	09 Sep 2022 7:48 a.m. PST
Soldiers of Napoleon rules - Artillery?	9	06 Sep 2022 8:26 a.m. PST
How to base for DBN and other rules @15mm?	4	03 Sep 2022 10:59 a.m. PST
Silly question regarding reading British OOB	7	30 Aug 2022 1:26 p.m. PST
French Grande Armee starter set	7	30 Aug 2022 7:47 a.m. PST
Napoleon's Battles -- DANGER DANGER	12	29 Aug 2022 1:53 a.m. PST
Sabots for Skirmishers Help	7	18 Aug 2022 5:52 a.m. PST
Small Napoleonic Battles --help	9	15 Aug 2022 5:33 a.m. PST
Computer based games	14	04 Aug 2022 1:21 p.m. PST
New basing help!	12	23 Jul 2022 5:40 p.m. PST
Landwehr and Skirmishers	29	22 Jul 2022 2:07 p.m. PST
The 2022 Plan: 1st Quarter Update	8	11 Jul 2022 4:16 p.m. PST
Storage Solution For Miniatures?	11	23 Jun 2022 2:37 p.m. PST
French and Austrian flag resource needed	6	23 Jun 2022 2:50 a.m. PST
North America Based Building/Terrain Suppliers?	11	11 Jun 2022 7:36 p.m. PST
New Napoleonic Player Needs Help Please!	13	04 Jun 2022 2:52 p.m. PST
WoFun Peninsular War Starter Set Part 2: The French Army	5	02 Jun 2022 10:56 a.m. PST
What does a wargamer do with £1 of matchsticks?	19	26 May 2022 11:39 a.m. PST
WoFun British Riflemen in Skirmish Order from Starter Pack	3	15 May 2022 3:14 p.m. PST
Diversifying my 18mm Napoleonic French Army	9	02 May 2022 8:31 a.m. PST
I have too many imperial guard figures	24	25 Apr 2022 2:07 p.m. PST
British and Allied Officers for the Peninsular by WoFun	6	17 Apr 2022 6:08 a.m. PST
10mm Napoleonic figures?	24	11 Apr 2022 12:38 p.m. PST
WoFun Dutch Infantry: French Allied Conversions	5	08 Apr 2022 1:30 p.m. PST
WoFun Games Peninsular War: The Confederation of the Rhine	8	07 Apr 2022 5:13 a.m. PST
French Napoleonic Mounted Commanders from WoFun Games	3	07 Apr 2022 5:11 a.m. PST
WoFun Games: Baden Center Companies, 4th Regiment	3	05 Apr 2022 1:46 p.m. PST
How to start Napoleonics on a shoestring budget?	13	04 Apr 2022 4:40 p.m. PST
WoFun Miniatures Peninsular War Unit "Add-ons": The French	3	31 Mar 2022 7:42 a.m. PST
WoFun Miniatures Peninsular War Unit "Add-ons": Some Allies	9	31 Mar 2022 5:48 a.m. PST
Game Box Painting Service	8	05 Mar 2022 4:50 p.m. PST
WoFun Miniatures Peninsular War Starter Set Part 1	14	01 Mar 2022 7:38 p.m. PST
Back to Where my Miniature Gaming Started	7	24 Feb 2022 1:13 p.m. PST
Elite company figures.	17	16 Feb 2022 9:10 p.m. PST
Wurtemburg - Front Rank (G de B)	10	10 Feb 2022 7:43 p.m. PST
"Napoleon's Battles" 2nd edition rules, - missing army cards	2	27 Jan 2022 7:03 p.m. PST
AB miniature recommendations for Hanover Landwehr	6	24 Jan 2022 8:10 p.m. PST
Looking at AB Waterloo - need recommendations	15	24 Jan 2022 8:10 p.m. PST
18mm Napoleonics	15	20 Jan 2022 1:08 p.m. PST
Mounted colonels and basing woes	8	05 Jan 2022 11:56 p.m. PST
Confederation of the Rhine Flags for 18mm figures.	6	30 Dec 2021 9:18 a.m. PST
Storage - An Update	4	28 Dec 2021 9:40 a.m. PST
Merry Christmas 2021 and my top 5 blog posts	1	24 Dec 2021 11:57 a.m. PST
Napoleonic Wargaming scales for beginners	17	20 Dec 2021 4:51 p.m. PST
First Look at the Warlord Epic British	3	20 Dec 2021 1:37 p.m. PST
Allies - 1805-14	28	17 Dec 2021 12:04 a.m. PST
Napoleonic Spanish Army - an update	6	06 Dec 2021 5:17 a.m. PST
Napoleonic 28mm Rheinbund/ confederation of the Rhine	10	30 Nov 2021 6:20 a.m. PST
28mm New Start in Napoleonic's	7	30 Nov 2021 6:18 a.m. PST
My Napoleonic Wargaming Blog	6	23 Nov 2021 2:57 a.m. PST
Carnage & Glory 2 for big battles	3	15 Nov 2021 4:46 p.m. PST
GDB basing question for newbie	7	25 Oct 2021 11:54 a.m. PST
French Chevau-Leger Lanciers pennon dimensions	6	21 Oct 2021 6:42 p.m. PST
6mm Napoleonics for my Wargames Campaign	9	19 Oct 2021 11:43 a.m. PST
DBN Test Games with Paper Soldiers	2	26 Sep 2021 3:02 a.m. PST
need help to identify these minis!	16	21 Sep 2021 4:42 p.m. PST
DBN, Barossa and Battles with Paper Soldiers!	11	15 Sep 2021 9:28 p.m. PST
15mm Napoleonics table size	22	11 Sep 2021 12:57 a.m. PST
Napoleonic rules for newbie teenagers	34	31 Aug 2021 11:03 a.m. PST
Pondering the DBN Rules	5	31 Aug 2021 4:01 a.m. PST
Cavalry vs infantry frontage for basing	8	13 Aug 2021 1:52 a.m. PST
15mm / 18mm figure size comparison	12	12 Aug 2021 8:34 p.m. PST
New Member Looking for Advice	18	10 Aug 2021 3:17 a.m. PST
Maida starter scenario for BBB	3	05 Aug 2021 6:38 p.m. PST
Two ranks in games.	32	02 Aug 2021 5:58 p.m. PST
British Regimental/Battalion and Company Distinctions	10	27 Jul 2021 9:56 p.m. PST
Base Widths for Playing Lasalle?	17	25 Jul 2021 7:21 p.m. PST
1815 British Royal Artillery Uniforms	4	20 Jul 2021 4:55 p.m. PST
Northern Italian Rivers- What have you	7	17 Jul 2021 3:12 p.m. PST
What to add next to my French Army?	10	16 Jul 2021 6:49 p.m. PST
Sash and Saber 40mm Question	5	11 Jul 2021 2:48 p.m. PST
British Guard Uniforms 1815	5	09 Jul 2021 10:54 p.m. PST
Which side does which elite base go on?	6	08 Jul 2021 2:26 p.m. PST
Completed GHQ 1/1200 French 80-gun ship-of-the-line	16	24 Jun 2021 8:19 p.m. PST
Latest additions for Bailen 1808	5	24 Jun 2021 6:02 p.m. PST
[How to] When you paint ...	7	21 Jun 2021 3:46 p.m. PST
How many units is Black Powder played with in 28mm?	10	30 May 2021 9:12 p.m. PST
Napoleonic Wargaming Blog	3	28 May 2021 9:14 a.m. PST
Latest additions to my Peninsular War Armies	7	25 May 2021 1:02 p.m. PST
AB Napoleonic figures and buildings.	11	22 May 2021 3:48 a.m. PST
Rule Recommendations for big 6mm games?	29	20 May 2021 8:13 a.m. PST
18mm French Napoleonic Army	13	02 May 2021 4:51 p.m. PST
Praise for Stonewall figures painted battalions	9	30 Apr 2021 12:49 p.m. PST
Napoleons Battles 4th Edition	12	19 Apr 2021 2:40 p.m. PST
Spencer Smith Napoleonic	1	17 Apr 2021 8:19 a.m. PST
Old Glory 15s FCD01 & FLL01	9	12 Apr 2021 3:13 a.m. PST
Looking for NAPOLEON figure	8	04 Apr 2021 3:45 a.m. PST