Norfolk Boardgames, Wargames and Collectables

 Hello There! As I was running low on a few items  I paid a visit to the above shop in Great Yarmouth. I have a game coming up around a wargaming friends and needed also needed a few dice.

While there is a large selection of  fantasy stock there is also plenty to interest the historical wargamer. With an array of ready painted figures as well as a stock of Bolt Action, Pike & Shotte, Ancients, blood Red Skies and Victory at Sea available.

More importantly for me there was the largest range of Vallejo paints and products I have ever seen in a single place.

I find the availability of the figures from Warlord is very hit and miss because on their website items dip in and out of stock all the time. I prefer Front Rank and Perrys  metal figures, (as I am a self confessed 'metal snob'), for my armies but occasionally use other suppliers such as Warlord, Steve Barber, Redoubt and Brigade. These are all 'compatible' with each other, (as compatibility is very much a personal measure!), and each of these other suppliers offer figures and wagons which fill gaps or complement Perry and Front Rank offerings. 

I bought some dead cows and a dismounted ACW cavalryman kneeling firing his pistol with his saddle on a base in front of him, (a nice vignette). I suspect that it is as much intended for Pony Wars as well as ACW!

I needed the medium thinner to extend the life of some of my paints and the dice for a proposed modification to the ACW rules we use.

The shop is well worth a visit as it has a great choice, helpful and friendly staff and useful modelling stock.

American Civil War 28mm Union Infantry Skirmishing

 Hello There. After spending some extra time at work I have made steady progress on a couplr of projects. Here are the offerings from Steve Barber Models who supplies a number of Union and Confederat sculpts in metal which are suitable for camp scenes and the skirmish rules project. They can also be used for representing skirmish oder for larger battles.

A couple of these figures came with separtae arms and muskets as casting metal cannot encompass all possible figure poses. On the back row there is also an errant Perry cavalryman who absconded from the last photo shoot of ACW cavalry.

Here are the close ups. Both of these figures had separate arms. Both of these figures are very well suited to skirmish games. This is the first time I have painted any items from Steve Barber but they suit very well with Perrys, Forgotten and Glourious and Foundry.

Steve also includes a number of figures at various stages of loading a musket. Again this looks very dynamic and well thought out.

The errant cavalryman appears and the nealing figures in the pack. I think the seated man is foundry and is looking at he hole in the sole of his shoe so Union supplies have let him down here!

Steve Barbers ACW infantry figures can be found here.