Jim's Wargames Workbench

Welcome to my blog. I have upwards of 100 projects in various stages of incompletion or total abandonment, so you may well find something of interest if you rummage about a bit. I concentrate on solo air and naval wargaming but other 'skirmishy' things quite often pop up out of nowhere, only to disappear again after something else grabs my attention. I even finish the occasional project now and again!

Sunday, 15 March 2026

Pointy Sticks and Shifty Shields

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In the One Hour Wargames medieval rules, archers get a +2 bonus for shooting but a -2 penalty in combat, reflecting their firepower but als...

The Battle of Mauron in 2mm

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I've been looking for a suitable historical scenario to try out the One Hour Wargame medieval rules using my 2mm Hundred Years War armi...
Saturday, 14 March 2026

2mm HYW Longbows Test Base Finished

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It's not going to win any prizes but the test base of longbowmen is finished, taking less time than I thought and looking good enough fo...
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Trying Out Torpedoes and Tides

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I'm looking forward to trying out the newly published Torpedoes and Tides coastal warfare rules soon, using my old 1/600th scale models...
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Thursday, 12 March 2026

2mm HYW Test Base Painting

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A bit of trial and error base painting this evening, using a range of paint shades and washes that I've used before on my 2mm ECW units....
Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Torpedoes and Tides

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This new set of rules for coastal warfare, based on the Galleys and Galleons system, is now available on Wargame Vault. I've been follo...
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2mm HYW Longbowmen Test Base

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Fiddling about with a test base for the 2mm early HYW Anglo-Breton Army to see how I can achieve a realistic yet straightforward result. The...
Tuesday, 10 March 2026

2mm HYW English / Anglo-Breton Army c1350

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A slight change of plan for the next couple of weeks, as I put the Lion Rampant / Ecorcheurs army to one side and paint up this lot. Here ...
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Monday, 9 March 2026

Lion Rampant Longbows Blocking In

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I've completed most of the blocking in on the Perry Miniatures longbowmen, with just the leather bits, arrow sheafs and longbows to do. ...

Longbows in One Hour Medieval Wargames

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In the One Hour Wargames rules, there are four unit types including Knights, Men at Arms, Archers and Levy. The Archers are actually crossb...
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