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Profiles is where we feature the people and companies which make up this hobby. If you know of a company or person you'd like to see featured in Profiles, please contact Editor in Chief Bill .

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Uncle Jasper: Researching History

Continuing to research the Tunisian Campaign and my Uncle Jasper's service there. [29 July 2023]

OTHER ARTICLES
Title	Description
Uncle Jasper: The Military Records	In my quest to find out more about my Uncle Jasper's wartime service, a TMP member helps me locate surviving military records. [23 May 2023]
First Look: 1:100 Grenadier Company	What's in the Grenadier Company set, revised as part of the D-Day releases from Battlefront? [2 September 2021]
First Look: 1:100 Armoured Flame-Thrower Platoon	Looking for something new for your Late-War WWII German forces? [26 August 2021]
First Look: GF9's 1:100 Train Yard Switching Tower	Editor in Chief Bill adds a tower to his 15mm trainyard. [18 June 2021]
15mm Battlefield in a Box: Bridges	Editor in Chief Bill finds bridges to match the river sets. [8 June 2021]
First Look: GF9's 15mm Arnhem House	Editor in Chief Bill examines another pre-painted building for WWII. [3 February 2021]
First Look: GF9's 15mm Dresden House	Editor in Chief Bill examines another house in this series. [8 September 2020]
First Look: Barrage's 28mm Roads	Editor in Chief Bill takes a look at flexible roads made from long-lasting flexible resin. [27 August 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Panzergrenadier HQ	Editor in Chief Bill opens the box on the Armoured Panzergrenadier Company HQ (Late-War) for Flames of War. [25 August 2020]
First Look: Barrage's 28mm Streets & Sidewalks	Editor in Chief Bill looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology! [18 August 2020]
First Look: GF9's 15mm Falaise House	Editor in Chief Bill explores another variant in the European Buildings range. [18 August 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Puma Scout Troop	We take a look at a kit that builds three different vehicle variants. [3 July 2020]
First Look: River Bends From Battlefield in a Box	We take a look at Battlefront's river bend set. [18 June 2020]
First Look: Gale Force Nine's 15mm Clock Tower	Editor in Chief Bill looks at a multi-period building. [21 May 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Jagdpanzer IV Platoon	Editor in Chief Bill looks at some WWII German tank-hunters. [20 May 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Rural Fields and Fences	Editor in Chief Bill gets his hands on some fields and fences. [18 May 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Dunkirk House	Editor in Chief Bill explores a new house and finds an old friend. [3 May 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Sd Kfz 7/1 Quad AA Platoon	Editor in Chief Bill looks at an anti-aircraft platoon set. [30 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Train Tracks Expansion	Editor in Chief Bill goes beyond the straight line. [29 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Munich House	Editor in Chief Bill returns to Battlefront's European Houses series. [28 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Panther Tank Platoon	Editor in Chief Bill checks out the Panthers for D-Day: Germans. [27 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Train Tracks	Editor in Chief Bill checks out some 10/15mm railroad tracks for wargaming. [22 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Antwerp House	Editor in Chief Bill opens the box on a Battlefield in a Box house. [15 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Hummel Artillery Battery	Editor in Chief Bill looks at more open-topped German artillery vehicles. [14 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's Rural Roads	Editor in Chief Bill opens a box of dirt roads with shellholes and tread marks on them. [10 April 2020]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Wespe Artillery Battery	Editor in Chief Bill looks at another D-Day: German set for Flames of War. [29 November 2019]
First Look: Battlefront's 15mm Rural Farm Buildings	Safe to ship? Editor in Chief Bill looks at how these pre-painted buildings are packaged. [21 November 2019]
First Look: Battlefront's 1:100 Möbelwagen AA Platoon	Editor in Chief Bill takes a look at a D-Day: German anti-aircraft vehicle platoon. [16 November 2019]
First Look: Battlefront's 15mm Cafe	Editor in Chief Bill opens the box on one of the re-released European Buildings series. [11 November 2019]
First Look: M5 Stuart Tank Platoon	Editor in Chief Bill opens up the all-plastic M5 Stuart kit recently released. [31 October 2019]
The Joy of Minis	Editor in Chief Bill ponders nirvana. [25 October 2019]
Whence the Deep Ones?	Editor in Chief Bill speculates about post-Innsmouth gaming. [1 November 2017]
Uncle Jasper Was a Commando	Editor in Chief Bill finds a personal connection to WWII. [27 September 2017]
Editor Julia's 2015 Christmas Project	Editor Julia would like your support for a special project. [7 December 2015]
Normandy on the Game Table	Finally, a game that's not so flat. [16 January 2013]
Other Games at Council of Five Nations 2011	Editor in Chief Bill snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations. [31 October 2011]
Battlefront WWII at Council, Part Two	Americans battle through Germans and hedgerows. [24 October 2011]
Battlefront WWII at Council, Part One	Desert Rats assault a line of dreaded 88s - from the rear! [17 October 2011]
Cape Gloucester 1943	Can three Marine players emulate the task of a famous real-life Marine hero? [24 November 2010]
Council of Five Nations 2010	Editor in Chief Bill is back from Council of Five Nations. [12 October 2010]
Gamers Sticking Together: The D-Day Project	How one group of gamers, despite individual setbacks, perseveres to create a D-Day memorial. [2 October 2009]
Playing the Kokoda Track	On the Kokoda Track at Council of Five Nations. [8 October 2008]
Dung Gate	For the time being, the last in our series of articles on the gates of Old Jerusalem. [11 September 2008]
AEWWII at Gen Con	Paul Glasser almost missed out on his most-enjoyable game at Gen Con 2008. [29 August 2008]
Report from Spring Gathering VI	Paul Glasser reports on the debut of Axis and Allies: Guadalcanal and the North African expansion. [18 July 2008]
Mystery PBI Photos	Does anyone claim these mystery photos? [1 May 2008]
Axis & Allies: Knife Fight BatRep	A Japanese heavy-weapons company meets a retreating Allied column in the jungles of Knife Fight. [30 January 2008]
Axis & Allies: Tiger Heaven BatRep	A German assault group clashes with an Allied force in the wide-open plains of Tiger Heaven. [29 January 2008]
Return to El Alamein [Flames of War]	Paul Glasser replays the Battle of El Alamein - this time, as a British infantry officer. [25 October 2007]
FoW El Alamein at Gen Con	Paul Glasser reports his experience in the Second Battle of El Alamein at Gen Con 2007. [22 October 2007]
Axis & Allies at Gen Con	Paul Glasser reports from the A&A Miniatures tournament. [12 October 2007]
Report from Spring Gathering V	Paul Glasser reports from Spring Gathering V. [10 October 2007]
Report from Historicon 2006	Pete Mancini reports from Historicon. [21 July 2006]
Report from Bayou Wars 2006	The Editor heads for Vicksburg... [23 June 2006]
Report from Gamex 2006	Our Man in Southern California, Wyatt the Odd, reports on the Gamex 2006 convention. [31 May 2006]
Report from Gamex 2005	Our Man in Southern California, Wyatt the Odd, reports on the Gamex 2005 convention. [31 May 2005]
Whitemanticore & Nazrat's Game Table	The game table created for an Arc of Fire game at Cold Wars 2005. [20 May 2005]
Our Stalingrad Winners	At long last, the Stalingrad winners have been revealed. [15 April 2003]
Introducing Contest Winner Syr Hobbs	Syr Hobbs Wargames won a Prize Poll by participating in the TMP Polls. [2 November 2002]
Visiting with Wargame Ruins	The Editor takes a tour of resin scenics manufacturer Wargame Ruins, and in the process gets some painting tips... [3 November 2000]
Casting Resin with Wargame Ruins	Wargame Ruins specializes in making resin scenics, such as WWII buildings and large-scale pirate ships. The Editor goes behind-the-scenes to see how resin parts are cast. [18 October 2000]
The Simtac Tour	The Editor is invited to tour the factory of Simtac, a U.S. manufacturer of figures in nearly all periods, scales, and genres. [18 September 1998]