Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Retreat from Moscow - 25mm More French Wagons!


Here are my next 2 French wagons for my Retreat from Moscow wagon train.


Both carts are from Warbases, the left is their Hay Cart, the right is their Turnip cart, the horses are from Redoubt Enterprises.


The wagons have nowhere for a driver to sit, so I bought some Redoubt Enterprises French wagons leaders. I chose not to winterize these poor freezing chaps. The reason why was quite simple.....I'd ran out of greenstuff!

I've bought more of the green gold so may add a cloak to the figures.....but probably won't!

Thursday, 13 August 2026

Rejects Ray's Ops Room.

 


My Ops Room is finally finished, the walls, ceiling, Painting table and Gaming table are complete!!!


Here's the old room, which I filled with all my stuff after moving in a year ago.


My daughters old computer desk was my makeshift work bench.


While most of my figures, paints and terrain were stuffed into boxes.


The first thing that need to change was a new garage door. Originally it was one of the old up and over style doors, but as this was going to be the new entrance, (I was using the back door, but had to go through my daughters bedroom to do that). I wanted a 1/3 door, rather than opening the whole thing.


The garage was split in two, the back half was the previous owners office, while the front was the home of the bins and any crap that wouldn't fit anywhere else in the house!


So this stud wall had to go!


Now once upon a time in my youth I used to be a bricklayer/builder, but my body now says, "No". So I spoke to Reject Steve who has every handy tool you can ever imagine, to come and do some work.
First thing was a new stud wall, up against the 2/3's garage door.


I did help......I made the tea!


There we have the new stud wall, ceiling, lights and plugs


And my new painting desk too!


Then I started the decorating.


Also need to extend the flooring out to the new threashold.


That's all the decorating done, walls and ceiling all painted white, so its nice and bright!


To give us room to do all that work, I'd put, most of my collection in storage, so with a little help from Postie it all had to be put back in.


Then a month or so later it was was time for the table, as its a garage and I've got a hell of a lot of stuff, I could only really fit in a 6x4 table, but that will do me fine!!!


I wanted it quite high as well, so I can fit loads of boxes underneath, full of terrain and the like.


Its also on wheels, so I can pull it away from the wall.


So here's the table. Well done Steve!

And here it is all loaded with boxes underneath.

 And with a Geek Villian wargaming mat too!

The plan is, when I get around to putting a game on for the Rejects, I can wheel the table to the right, so we can fit in both sides, although it doesn't look like it it does fit.

Now all I need is a name for the new room, anyone think of a good name?
 

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

1812 The Retreat from Moscow - Ben's 1st game!

 



Just a quick update, sales of 1812 The Retreat from Moscow are going great and today a fellow blogger Ben has posted up a battle report of his first game, 

1812 Retreat from Moscow - Scenario 1 - The Barn at Dawn

Check out Ben's blog  Miniature Wars you may have missed or click the link below. Ben took advantage of the offer to buy both the rules and the 10mm Pendraken figures, he's been busy painting up the figures and making terrain over the last few weeks, so check out his post, he had some real hard decisions to make!!!