The Republican destroyer Almirante Juan Ferrandiz was sunk by the Nationalist cruiser Canarias during a naval battle off the coast near Gibraltar.
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Thursday, 29 September 2016
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My favourite blogs
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The Battle of Leipzig in 54mm - Last Saturday saw members of the Funny Little Wars Yahoo Group meet together in London to refight the Battle of Leipzig as a 54mm toy soldier wargame. Thi...
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Back to some 6x6 games on the high seas - After a couple of weeks messing around with some WW2 games, it was time to play some games from the 6x6 challenge list. So far I have not played any 6x6 ga...
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More For MOAB - I finished off a few more scenic bits and pieces for MOAB this afternoon. Firstly, some shacks and tyre-piles for Machinas. And also some huts suitable ...
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London Calling - Ladies & Germs, I will be in London over the weekend. The plan at present is to see some of the new museums and particularly the Wallace Collection. NO...3 days ago
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Summer of Fun Concludes – on the Workbench - Having enjoyed myself determinedly over summer, this is what the fruit of a Summer of Fun looks like when autumn finally comes: Just visible on the CMP Qua...3 days ago
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Encirclement or Breakout - To conclude - for the time being - this series of articles on the Byzantine and Bulgars, I thought I would try a proper battle, but with a certain extra s...
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Man Interupted - Strike while the Tin is hot! Isn't that what they say? Well, same thing but different as the idiom would have it. Anyway I have begun, and begun by resur...
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Even more Russians - I managed to photograph some of the latest Russians in the open air. They are HAT figures with Tehnolog command. The gunners were made by cutting about ...
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Indian Takeaway - *A little diversion* Something completely out of the blue I know but I could not resist it! I have an occasional interest in the 18th century - mainly d...
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Campaign Maps – France and Italy - *Previous map of Europe* My 1813 campaign is situated in Germany and Spain. I created this outline map of Europe which included major cities. It cove...
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Grove and Benoy Highlanders - Something of a surprise - I recently spotted four lots of unidentified Highlanders on ebay. as sole bidder on all four lots I was glad when they arri...
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GZ: Update - I have uploaded the next working version of GZ. This includes rules for sniper units. As you might guess from the picture above, the next section is brea...
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DBN23 Genappe 1815 - More Napoleonic action from the 100 Days Campaign. The Anglo-British Army is retreating from Quatre Bras to Waterloo. The village of Genappe rests upon...
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ETA for the EVA confirmed - With the EVA all freshly painted and ready to go, as predicted this Monday's game was a return to China, and my "Taiping Era" rules, which last had an outi...
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More tinkering … - OK … a number of things – I’m still experimenting with decals … how to use them and which ones … I’ve got this winter thing going on (appropriate, you migh...2 weeks ago
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Best Foot Forward - Well here I am a couple of weeks down the line, on the road to recovery. It doesn't seem to have been a difficult task. Maybe I've been lucky. OK, I take ...
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Berlin to the Baltic Part 1. The Cold War. - We recently went on holiday to Germany and cycled from Berlin to the Baltic via Poland, with some interesting historical encounters along the way. The Ber...
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Skirmish on the Border - On that July morning when war came again to the Federation of the Freefolk, it came like a thunderstorm with the flash of polished steel and the thunder of...
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Zulu Wars: Portable Colonial Wargame - Anthony and I played this game a few weeks ago at the Guildford Club but I have been so busy with work that I haven’t had chance to sort out the photograph...4 months ago
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More rules, less progress, but finally more landsers. - Five German rifle squads and one antitank team ready for the table (except I have to round up a truck for the ATG). Sorry for the lousy pic quality, they'r...
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Casting Season - It's casting season here at the Lead Gardens. The weather has "springed up" and it's perfect for getting outside and starting on some summer casting proje...
3 years ago
About Me
- Robert (Bob) Cordery
- I have been wargaming for as long as I can remember. One of the first toys that I was bought was a wooden fort that was garrisoned by assorted lead soldiers ... and I have never looked back! The first wargames book I bought was CHARGE! (although I had taken out [and repeatedly read] Donald Featherstone's WAR GAMES book beforehand [and many thanks to John Curry for republishing it!]). My first 20mm figures were the good old Airfix Guards Infantry and Band (in shocking pink!), soon followed by others as they were released, and by 1968, when I bought my first metal Hinton Hunt 20mm figures, I had a large collection of World War II figures, tanks, guns, and aircraft. I was a founder member of WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS and have been the treasurer and membership secretary ever since. I have also organised – along with Tim Gow - the annual conference (COW – Conference of Wargamers) for the past ten years. My main interests are wargaming any wars from 1850 onwards, although I have a special interest in Colonial, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II wargaming. I also have a special interest in wargames that use square or hex grids for movement and weapon ranges.
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