French and Indian Wars Skirmish Brother Against Brother Individual 90 French regulars, 45 British regulars, 30 British light infantry, 30 Highlanders, 100 Indians, 60 Provisionals, 30 Courier du Bois, 30 Colonial militia, 30 Canadian militia, 30 American rangers, 12 mounted leaders, 3 small canoes, 2 French guns with crews, 2 British guns with crews, and 17 civilians. Except for the civilians, all figures are from Old Glory. Second Seminole War Skirmish Brother Against Brother or G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. Individual 90 Old Glory Americans (from the Texas War of Independence line) painted and 30 from their new Seminole Wars line. I also have 120 Seminole Indians from their new line painted. I have not yet constructed a Seminole village, but I helped my son build one for a school project, so I have done the research on what one should look like. Three Musketeers Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual About 45 Gladiator Games Three Musketeers figures and another 20 figures for this project from Brigade Games. I can use these in open field type skirmishes or in the pirate tavern. Robin Hood Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual About 45 Gladiator Games Robin Hood figures, including bad guys. Pulp Skirmish To Be Continued... by GASLIGHT Individual Over 200 Back of Beyond (Copplestone) and Pulp Figures. TBCBG is a G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. supplement for running games in the era of 1930's and 1940's movie serials. I have hundreds of Pulp Figures, Copplestone, Foundry, London War Room, and Renegade figures. I've been constructing a town from a combination of scratch-built and Plasticville buildings Mexican American War Tactical Santa Anna Rules: Warfare in Mexico: 1820-1870 Individual 131 Mexican cavalry, 260 Mexican infantry, 10 Mexican cannon with crewmen, 3 Mexican oxen-drawn limbers (Riviersco), 17 Mexican generals, 38 U.S. cavalry, 15 dismounted U.S. dragoons (Riviersco), 24 U.S. sailors (Riviersco), 24 U.S. Marines (Riviersco), 350 U.S. infantry, 21 Mississippi riflemen, 10 U.S. cannons with crewmen, and 11 U.S. generals. Except where noted above, all figures are from Old Glory. Pirates Skirmish Blood and Swash, Thunder and Plunder Individual I initially built a tavern in which to have barroom brawls with the Foundry pirates. When I had enough figures, I began working on larger pirate actions on land. Eventually I want to be able to do a raid on a small, coastal, Spanish, colonial town. I have three boats and 300+ pirates complete. I recently finished 15 British Marines, 10 Governor's Mounted Guard, some cannibals, several ships, a stack of Eureka male and female pirates, and pirate artillerists (both male and female). I can use some of my Mexican-American War terrain for this period as well. Darkest Africa Skirmish Brother Against Brother, Blood and Swash, G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. Individual As of the date on this page, I have purchased (through standing order with Foundry) and painted the complete line of Darkest Africa figures. I have painted a 45 Old Glory natives in masks, Eureka native slaves, and various African animals. Most figures are from Foundry. I also have four native villages consisting of three huts each. Wayne's Legion Skirmish Brother Against Brother Individual After a year of frantically painting Mexican-American War figures, I was looking for low-stress project. I have 90 Legionaire infantry and 20 cavalry in addition to all the Indians, etc. from the French and Indian Wars project. All figures are from Old Glory. Victorian Science Fiction Skirmish/Tactical G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. Individual Hundreds of figures are from a variety of sources, including Foundry, Old Glory, J&T Miniatures, and Eureka. I have also constructed a number of vehicles for this project. Total figure count is about 400 figures plus well over a dozen vehicles, including a scratch-built balloon vehicle. At this point, I have been running scenarios based on Victorian science fiction actions in the Philippines and the Northwest Frontier. Northwest Frontier Skirmish G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T., The Sword and the Flame Individual I have about 200 Pathans (including Baluchi from the Darkest Africa project), 120 or so British, two Indian mountain guns, and 10 Indian cavalry. U.S. Colonial "Banana Wars" Skirmish Beer and Pretzels Skirmish, GASLIGHT Individual 50 Moros, 10 Philippine Constabulary, 8 Moro Constabulary, 12 U.S. cavalry, 23 U.S. infantry in khaki (including two light machine guns), 10 U.S. infantry in blue shirts, 32 dismounted Villistas, 8 mounted Villistas, 2 Villista machine guns, 1 Federale machine gun team, 10 Federales, 12 Mexican peasants, and 22 Haitians. All figures are from Pass of the North and are (sadly) no longer available. Ancients Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual This project grew out of my Darkest Africa project. I originally painted some Greeks and Romans for defenders of lost cities. Mike Miller ran a really neat series of Blood and Swash skirmish games with Picts vs. Romans, so I bought some Celts. Currently, I have 30 Celtic ifantry, 4 Celtic horsemen, a Celtic Cariot, 19 Greeks (with pikes), and 30 Romans (with gladius and pilum). Wild West Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual About 300 Dixon, Old Glory, Pass of the North, Connoisseur, Foundry, and Grenadier cowboys, gun fighters Indians, etc., 41 bar maids, towns people, ladies, children, and pioneer women, 10 mounted and dismounted U.S. cavalry, 44 Mexicans (some armed), 5 Federales, and the Villistas from the Banana Wars project. In addition: Dixon stage coach, 3 covered wagons, 4 Old Glory buggies, and a chuck wagon. I have a neat train, three Ertle Cow Town sets, several TCS buildings, and a number of scratch-built structures. American Civil War Skirmish Brother Against Brother Individual A couple hundred old Heritage, South African Engineering (SAE), and Scruby figures. While this project is "complete," I am planning a convention scenario, "The Peach Orchard by Buck's Bridge Over Devil's Twisted Bloody Rocky Sunken Angled Moose-Nose Run Near the Wheat Field." This scenario will have everything you ever heard of in a Civil War battle: a stone bridge, a stone wall, a peach orchard, a wheat field, a sunken road, a rocky hill, and even an ironclad that has run aground. Napoleonic Wars Tactical Wellington Rules 2-4 on a base I built my first British line battalion in 1981. I now have a corps (25 or so battalions of British infantry with several batteries and cavalry regiments), Davout's 1806 III corps (including the three regiments of cavalry and the guns but minus the one Leger regiment), most of Lannes' 1806 V corps (minus the Leger and Hussar regiments), and a large Prussian corps (with lots of cavalry and artillery). The Prussian corps I purchased from a guy I found in MWAN. These are my only figures I did not paint myself, and the organization is curious. Though this project will probably never end, I currently have several Leger regiments, some French Hussar regiments, and a few British/KGL/Hanoverian battalions to paint. If MiniFigs become available again, my next army will probably be an 1809 Austrian corps or a corps with one regiment each of France's German and Italian allies. Vikings Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual This was a club project when I lived in Tallahassee. I have 12 Vikings, 12 Saxon peasants, and a Viking long boat. I also scratch built a Mediaeval church and two thatch huts. Fantasy Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual Most of these were painted in high school with a few additions in college. The figures are mostly Ral Partha in "units" of six (the way they come out of the bubble packs). There are probably 100 figures in all with some odd stuff like Hobbit cavalry and Roomans (Kangaroo looking lizard things that Ral Partha made one pose of). I have no intent to add to (or delete from) this collection. I used to use a simple set of rules that I wrote in high school for these battles, but they are pretty kludgey by today's standards. Several old friends are still using them. Aztecs Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual I have a sufficient number of Aztecs and Conquistadores for a small skirmish game, but they are still in bags. World War II Skirmish Beer and Pretzels Skirmish Individual My force list now includes: a British para company (for Pegasus Bridge), a British engineer squad, a British platoon, a Commando platoon, a Dutch platoon (1940), a French (1940) platoon, a French cavalry section (1940 on horseback), a Finn platoon (1939), a Polish platoon (1939), two Polish cavalry squads (1939), an Italian platoon (European theater), two American platoons (ETO), a Japanese platoon, about two Russian platoons (including a squad of naval infantry), two German platoons, a platoon of Fallshirmjaegers, an under-strength platoon of SS, and a squad of American engineers (PTO). I also have 50 or so vehicles, including French, Polish, Dutch, German (mostly early war, but I have a few Panthers, Hetzers, and Tigers), Russian (including the 5-turret T-35), British, and American. Of late, I have concentrated most on early war figures and vehicles, because, at the skirmish level, they make the best games. Most of my figures are Platoon 20, Drew's Militia, or FAA. My purchasing and painting in this area has slowed. I am looking for some specific figures (Belgians, German assault engineers for Eban Emael, a few more Japs, some PTO Americans, German SS on horseback, more civilians and partisans (I have about 40 now), Chinese, and Russians in winter dress)) some specific vehicles (early-war French armored cars, about anything Polish (but mostly Vickers type E tanks and TK and TKS tankettes), Russian armored cars, and Early British equipment. I have four Horsa gliders painted, and I have a C-47 and a couple of WACO gliders still in kit form. World War I Skirmish Beer and Pretzels Skirmish Individual I have a platoon each of British, Germans, Americans, and French. In addition I have two Mk I tanks assembled and painted. I have several Mk IV tanks to assemble. World War I in Africa Skirmish Beer and Pretzels Skirmish Individual I have 56 British and Askari (including 8 machine guns), 8 British cavalry, 9 bearers, 3 native scouts, and 45 Germans and Askari (including 4 machine guns). These are all Raventhorpe figures. Ironclads Skirmish Beer and Pretzels Ironclads None The purpose of this project was to get some of the College Station, TX, fantasy gamers interested in historical miniatures. I have about a dozen boats, all from Merrimack Miniatures. British Colonial Skirmish The Sword and the Flame Individual All figures are Mike's Models, and they include British, Zulus, Pathans, Dervishes, Egyptians, and Boers. Mike's Models are sort of sinkers with feet, but they look okay when painted up if you don't put them together with more modern figures. I would buy another handful of Mike's Models if the situation ever materialized. Slimeys and Limeys Skirmish Slimeys and Limeys Individual Someone gave me a bag with a ship and crew. Later I bought another bag. I have heard lots of good stuff about this game, so I will probably break down and get a couple more ships and paint them all up at the same time. Buck Rogers Skirmish House Rules Individual This is a club sub-project in Aberdeen using Eccles Brothers' recasts of 1930's Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon semi-flat 54mm figures. Current inventory: 9 Solar Scouts, 2 Solar Scouts for Rocket Car, 1 Rocket Car (built by Chris Palmer), 5 Female Solar Scouts, 8 Asterides, 9 Depth Men, 8 Tiger Men, 8 One-eyed Men, 4 Hawkmen, 3 Dismounted Neptunians, 2 Neptunians on Rocket Sleds, 2 Mekkanos, 2 Doctor Zarkovs, 10 Tieko Men, Dale Arden, Wilma Deering, Dr. Huer, Ming the Merciless, Buck Rogers, Killer Kane, 3 Tiger Men Ships, 3 Interplanetary Ships, 3 Disintegrator Tanks, 4 Prince Barin figures, and Flash Gordon on a unicorn. Not Quite the Seven Years War Skirmish Charge! Individual This was a HAWKS club project. I have painted two mercenary compaines from the free state of Bergdorfreuthenheim as well as Captain General Field Marshall Lord Admiral High Priest Blucher. I would like to paint a couple more units, including a conversion of hussars to winged hussars and an artillery battery, creating the Berdorfreuthenheim Legion. World War I Dogfights Skirmish Canvas Eagles None This was sort of a Brazos Valley Historical Miniatures (BVHM) project. I have over a dozen airplanes. Napoleonic Sail Skirmish Ship of the Line Individual 6x 80/74-gun sized ships, 1x 40-gun ship, and 2x 24-gun ships. WWII Skirmish Blood and Swash or Blood and Swash Individual I have the Foundry Home Guard, Commandos, German Fallschirmjaegers, and civilians painted up. I have supplemented these with BlackTree 28mm Americans. I did not intend for this to replace the 20mm WWII project, but I wanted some 28mm figures to do Blood and Swash WWII games. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Skirmish House Rules Individual I have this hair-brained idea that it would be fun to make a game based on the fight with the squid in the book and movie. I recently bought and painted a Nautilus like the one in the Disney movie that I found on a Web site for C&S Hobbies. The thing is beautiful. I also have a bunch of Nemo divers in my VSF and Pulp collections. As soon as I find the right squid, I'll be ready to run this at a convention. Beau Geste Skirmish Blood and Swash Individual I was thinking about buying a stack of the Woodens, flat wooden French Foreign Legion figures. This would be a neat little project. For rules, I will probably use Blood and Swash or rules like the ones we wrote for Buck Rogers. War of 1812 Tactical Brother Against Brother Individual I have five U.S. units (30 figures), a unit of Highlanders, a unit of Royal Marines, a unit of British light infantry, a unit of Canadian Voltigeurs, and two canons for each side. I still need a little cavalry. Maximillian Adventure Tactical Santa Anna Rules Individual None. American Revolution Tactical Santa Anna Rules, Guns of Liberty Individual I would like to do this with 25mm Old Glory figures. American Civil War Tactical Look, Sarge, No Charts: American Civil War Individual The ACW was my first love (way back in junior high school), and some day I would like to put together a couple corps of Yanks and Rebs. I like Fire and Fury, but I prefer the regimental-level feel. I am not a particular fan of Johnny Reb, so I don't know what rules I will use. I started out on Rally 'Round the Flag, and that is still a good, solid set of rules, but no one plays them any more. I will probably do this project in 15mm or 6mm. I have been looking for a good 6mm project, and the ACW is a viable candidate. PT Boat Actions Skirmish The Quick and the Dead: Coastal Actions in World War II (rules writing project) Individual I started thinking about this a while back, but it recently moved to the front burner during a lunch with Scott Fisher. I want the rules to be very fast. They use a card-based mechanic inspired by Kurt Schlegel's unique, unpublished Fire at Will system. The game has no turns; you play cards as fast as you like, then make a morale check, draw more cards, and keep going. Movement and firing information is on the cards in your hand, so there are no separate chart cards. In several play tests, it has proven quick and stressful -- just what I was looking for. Of course, this ignores the finesse game of maneuvering into position and skulking neary the shoreline to ambush the enemy, but that is not the part of coastal forces actions I wanted to recreate in these rules. World War II Operational Look, Sarge, No Charts: WWII TM 1 base (two vehicles or 10 infantry) = 1 platoon I have been wanting to have a large-scale WWII project for quite some time. I have been working on rules for this period and scale on and off for over six years. Finally, in collaboration with Chris Palmer and Dave Wood, I have developed the Look, Sarge, No Charts TM system that requires No chart chards. In support of this, I have completed almost four French infantry battalions, and ad hoc French tank company, three German infantry battalions, and ad hoc German tank battalion, an under-strenght British infantry battalion, and a reinforced American mechanized infantry company. Except for the Americans, all are for gaming France 1940. The Americans were used to illustrate the rules. All of the figures are from MiniFigs. Since no one makes Poland 1939 in 12mm, I have recently begun working on Russia in 1941.