Maidstone Wargames Society

It’s Wednesday again and this week we start with Andy with more progress on his Einherjar space dwarves and the Sneakfeet associates. Next up and Tony F has finished some test paints for his soon to be legions of 10mm Rohan forces. Stephen has finished painting another scratch built arabic style building. This will no doubt be making an appearance in the next Crusades battle. Sticking with scratch building and Stephen for that matter, and we have an observation balloon as suitable decoration…

We present Society member Peter M’s report on an operational megagame he run earlier in the year. As noted by Peter, this was a committee / map game with no figures on the table, but the editor has taken the liberty of including a picture from one of Stephen’s ACW games played at the Society as the header, purely for the aesthetic effect. We also owe Peter an apology for taking so long to post this article. Over to Peter: Despite having suffered my previous multi-player efforts (the ‘Platoon’…

Welcome to another Work in Progress Wednesday. A big thank you to Andy for looking after things last week. We start this week with some Quar from Tony F, these were a few spares he had on a sprue and decided to make them into shock troops, or as he called them ‘Quaratroopers’. Moving on and Marcus W has started painting up some frozen terrain pieces. I believe these were 3D printed. Next up and Chris St looks like he’s fed up with the neighbours given the amount of fencing on his workbench.…

Andy shares a few photos from the games at the latest meeting. A very good turnout for this meeting with five games in progress. We open with a WW2 Operation Sealion game, using 28mm figures and Chain of Command rules put on by Alan K. Above we have the view from the German end of the table. The British helpfully make sure the Germans can read the minefield signs, A break in the cloud cover as a German section approaches the minefield. Have they noticed the signs? British regulars take position…

While Jeremey takes some well-earned time off, Andy rounds up members recent modelling and painting activities. We’ll start off with a completed item (pictured above); Tony has repurposed some bits of Nerf guns from a haul he dragged out of a skip at work. He described the process: “After a good wash, I stuck a few random bits of plastic kit and resin details to them, sprayed them red and painted a few areas in black, silver and grey. The initial plan was for Chris Foss-style bright and shiny…

Welcome to another Wednesday, we start all at sea with marcus and some more terrain scatter pieces for the bottom of the ocean. I think some of these will also double up as objective markers. Moving on and Phil gives us a glimpse of his Lord of the Rings production line. As well as the legion of 10mm orcs already painted, we can see here more engines of war and various trolls, going through their painting stages. And last but not least for this week Andy has made progress on his Einherjar and…

Andy rounds up the games at a recent society meeting. Only one historical game at the society at this meeting, a Fields Of Glory clash between Alexandrian Macedonians and Later Selucid armies using 6mm figures. A pike block appears over the crest of a hill Aerial view of the battle lines Light troops clash on one flank We welcomed a contingent of South London Warlords members who came down to help society member Peter (who has “dual nationality” as it were) to run a couple of Sci Fi games based…

Welcome to a new Work in Progress Wednesday post, we start this week with a sci-fi theme. In an attempt to recapture his youthful gaming days, Stephen has been painting up some mechs for a game of the original Battletech. Some of these mechs are even the Iron Wind Metals and not the newer plastic versions! Staying with sci-fi and Andy makes a welcome return with some more Einherjar space dwarves to add to his growing army. Moving on and John L has for us some newly 3D printed Anglo Dutch ships…

Andy shares some photos of games at the meeting on 25/07/2026. PETER – 10mm AWI. A Shot Heard Round The Pub. British lines advance Americans advance in column. Smoke drifts across the battlefield as the British approach the rebels Continentals discharge a volley

Apologies for skipping last week, a combination of busy schedules and the heat catching up with us meant we missed a week. We start this week with Stephen, who has finished painting up his two AT-ST walkers. These are 3D prints to fit with 15mm miniatures. Stephen has also been painting up some scatter terrain with these oil drums and crates. I believe they are from Debris of War. Moving on and I couldn’t let Phil have it all his own way, so I’ve started painting 10mm Lord of the Rings…

It’s Wednesday so let’s see what the membership have been up to this week. We start with more Quar and Mark J’s completed Fidwog unit. Staying with the Quar and Tony F has converted a WW1 toy tank as a tractor for his forces. Heading to the depths now and Marcus W has been creating some terrain for his underwater adventures. I must remember to ask Marcus where he obtained these various pieces of terrain. Normally the local Aquarium shop is the source, but these look much too detailed. And…

Welcome to another Work in Progress Wednesday. We start this week with Eric who has been using the slap chop painting method to good affect on some Dreadball players. He has also used it on some fantasy human guards. Next up and Stephen has started in some 15mm Star Wars 3D printed AT-ST walkers. Moving on and Phil has started on some 10mm Lord of the Rings trolls. I’m sure there are many more of these to come! Next we have Mark J who is continuing his build of the Arnhem bridge, loving the…

Welcome to our Work in Progress Wednesday Quar Special We’ve had a number of members getting into playing Cash of Rhyfles and collecting Quar miniatures this year, we thought we should do a blog post all about it. We start with my Quar, I went for the Gwynt faction within the Royalist camp. I went with the red/orange uniform scheme as shown in the rules. I’ve also been building my own imagined Quar houses, that you can see in the main picture. In the Clash of Rhyfles game you get a number of…

Andy shares a 2026 Open Day photo round up. Yesterday the Society staged its Open Day, putting on half a dozen games. Here are a few photos in, roughly, historical order Barons War (13th Century) Andy’s sergeants charge Stephen’s Lowlanders The remnants of Andy’s Knights charge Stephen’s Burghers, while the crossbows and spearmen guard the livestock Stephen’s knights charge through the village, Andy’s Crossbows in front of them and archers behind.

A second post looking at games for our Open Day, and for this one we have two differnet games. The first being a game of the 2nd edition of Dragon Rampant, I’m not entirely sure why or even if the pig will be making an appearance, but I do expect to see these Chaos knights. And for the other game, the Quar have arrived for a game of Clash of Rhyfles. The clash will be between the Royalist Gwynt faction and the Crusaders. Hopefully we will see you at our Open Day.

Welcome to another work in progress Wednesday, the heat here in the UK has slowed all our painting efforts down, but we still have progress being made. This week we start with Kim and some buildings for the game Traitors Gate. This is a town type terrain heavy game, so I’m sure there will be more to come from Kim. Next up and Tony F had some blank 8 sided dice so decided to turn them into Sci-fi crates. I think they came out very well. Moving on and Stephen has decided to give his river…

With our 2026 Open Day just six days away, we take a closer look at some of the games that members are putting on. We start with Chris S and Dave S who will be running a game of Legions Imperialis. As a neat twist Chris has been kitbashing units and buildings for the game. A bridgelayer tank has been converted with some parts from other tracked vehicles. Buildings and tower blocks have been constructed from scratch. And a great selection of old toys have been chopped up and reconstructed to…

Andy reports on the first day of a Barons’ War mini campaign (with comments from Stephen) Stephen and I arranged to play the Barons War “A Most Ignoble Feud” mini campaign. This comprises of three linked battles of 500 points, 750 points and 1000 points. The campaign gives army lists for both commanders in each battle, it was written for edition 1 of the rules and we have moved on to edition 2 so we decided to create our own lists, to the original points values. In the original campaign one…

Welcome to a new Work in Progress Wednesday, we start this week with Alan K and som MDF buildings he is putting together for his WW2 Commando game at this years Open Day. Next up and Marcus W has made progress on his ruins and what looks like some new pulp adventurers. Nice of Marcus to leave the paint colours he used in the picture. Sticking with Marcus and we also have some progress on the pterodactyl monster and armoured Spug. The members obsession with the Quar continues. Mark J has…

Tony F dives into an explosive WW2 memoir – or does he? Tiger Tracks by Wolfgang Faust Written in the late 1940s by a former Tiger tank driver, this book supposedly shocked the post-war German public in its depiction of the savagery of the fighting on the Eastern front. It tells the story of a Tiger company during a 3-day battle to defend a river crossing point and allow as much of the retreating German army to escape as possible. The first thing to point out is that the book is remarkably…

We’re back to our normal progress for a Wednesday. We start this week with Phil having reduced a 3D print of a beast of Mordor down to 10mm scale. I think it came out well. Sticking with the Lord of the Rings theme and Tony F has made a start on some 10mm Rohirrim cavalry. The base colours are to give the horses some variety. Next up and Mark J has made some more progress on his British WW2 Para’s. And Mark has started painting up his new Quar forces. Moving on and Marcus W has made a start on…

Our Open Day will be on the 27th June this year. We’re open to the public from 11am – 4pm on the day. This is a great day to come and see the society in action and throw some dice in one of the various games we will have on the day and chat to the membership about the hobby and the club. This year we have a selection of games on offer, which might just be the incentive you need to either get back into the hobby or to find a new home for your own armies and games. Name Scale Period Vietnam 10mm…

We are having a little detour this week. Member Stephen produced some blasted trees and we thought it would be a good idea to ask Stephen to show how easy it is to create such striking scenery. Blasted Trees DIY This building project came about because we had a game of Clash of Rhyfles in the club diary and, with the setting being a World War One analogue, I decided to create some themed terrain items. When I think of a WW1 battlefield what comes to mind are the stark images of trees stripped…

Chairman Mark J shares his thoughts on a book looking at the British combined arms doctrine during WW2. Monty’s Functional Doctrine – Combined Arms Doctrine In British 21st Army Group In Northwest Europe, 1944-45 By Charles Forrester Hellion 2015 I really enjoyed Monty’s Functional Doctrine as it offered a fresh and evidence based assessment of Montgomery’s leadership and the way he shaped 21st Army Group. Rather than relying on the usual myths and assumptions surrounding Monty, the author…

Welcome to another Wednesday, we start this week with something very different from Tony F, these are some sort of spirits from Games Workshop, not sure what they are but Tony did mention having to build these three bases from 24 different pieces! Moving on and Stephen has been painting up so 15mm sci-miniatures as laser sword wielding adventurers. He’s also been painting up this rather splendid looking Norman Warlord. Next up and Mark J has primed some British paras for an up coming game. And…

We’re here with another week of progress on our various wargaming projects. We start this week with Alan K who has been working on some Greek Myth miniatures. More are planned, not sure on the game yet. The membership has also recently gone a bit Quar mad. Felix has been putting together some Quar he got at the Salute wargames show. While in preperation for a game of Clash of Rhyfles Stephen has created some blasted woods from locally sourced sticks. And Tony F has started painting up a…

We’ve had a change in weather in these parts, but the sudden sunshine has not reduced productivity. We start this week with Tony F who has succumbed to the lure of the Quar, having picked up a box set of figures at the recent Salute wargaming show. Next up and Mark J continues with his WW2 German infantry. And two Churchill tanks getting ready to face them. You can see in the battle report, that didn’t go quite to plan! We move onto Stephen and Cardinal Gareth le Tookere, I don’t know if he has…

Our illustrious Chairman takes us through a recent game of Chain of Command. Picture the scene, Linton Village Hall on a sunny Saturday morning, a gathering of War Gamers at one of the oldest clubs in the UK and a game of big CoC. Me, Mark J (club chairman), Alan K (long time fan of Lard), Pete S (best damn terrain builder south of Leeds), Eric G (bravest of them all) and last but never least Dave P (another keen lardman). All of us ready to do battle across an eight by five table. I decided I…

Welcome to the latest Work in Progress Wednesday. We start this week with Mark J and some tanks, he is currently working on two Churchills and a Jagdpanther. He has also been painting up more German infantry, these are nearly finished. Next up and Chris St with some trucks and armoured vehicles for a future game of AK47. Next up and Stephen as been building and painting something a little different. He couldn’t resist a couple of Star Wars Revell fighter kits. First an x-wing. And a Tie fighter…

Andy presents a taster of the games at the last meeting. Five, count them, five, games in progress! Let’s have a look at them in historical order: First up we have a mixed scale (6mm & 15mm) Field of Glory Game. Apologies to the players, I only took one photo of this. Battle lines are drawn Next up Stephen & Andy concluded their three game Barons War mini campaign. Totlly unbiased reports of these games to follow. Baron Stephen le Tookere’s troops prepare to defend the Trebuchet. Sir Andrew’s…