Madaxeman.com Updates

Godendingdag FoG:R Lists

2012-01-22T21:29:00.002Z

5 lists from Godedingdangdag 2012 now added into the "still in beta but you can try it" FoG:R Wiki. They include Hugenot, Early Imperial Spanish, Hindu Indian, Early Danish (which came 1st) and Later Imperial Austrian

Oh Wallenstein, what a big ...... you've got!

2012-01-18T00:46:00.001Z

Big Boys Toys in action at a 25/8mm FoG:R Competition, Wallenstein 2011 - see Thirty Years War Germans actually do quite well indeed.

Warfare 2011 Match Reports

2012-01-06T10:38:00.000Z

See the theoretically unbeatable TYW Swedes disprove a theory in grand style in 4 reports featuring opponents such as Later Swedes, Imperial Spanish, TYW Swedish Civil War and Dutch.

Happy Hannibal-tastic Christmas

2011-12-22T09:00:00.003Z

This video was created for free at the eCards guys JibJab!

Hannibal Knows it's almost Christmas....

2011-12-16T20:56:00.000Z

It's now almost Christmas, and if you are a typical wargamer that probably means a last-minute panic session on Amazon to pick up a few well-thought-out gifts for your loved ones.

Well, if this is your way of spreading festive cheer, please consider Madaxeman.com this Christmas as well. Simply by clicking into Amazon via the links below before starting your shopping you will be helping support Madaxeman.com, at no extra cost to yourself.

You can shop on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com by clicking on these links. Go on - you know Hannibal want's you to !

Blogger Integration at last !!

2011-11-26T14:38:00.001Z

I've finally worked out how to integrate the design of Madaxeman.com into Blogger (which loads of wargamers use for their websites and to keep track of what;s going on).

This may not sound like a big deal to any technophobes out there, but the practical benefit is that this site now has loads of additional ways for you to pootle around finding obscure, forgotten and random stuff that my lack of a coherent navigation system means might otherwise be forgotten and lost.

It also means that anyone with a Blogger or Google account can do some clever linking and friending stuff to Madaxeman.com.

Have a look for yourself !

(there are also lots of new ways for you to automatically and easily send links from the site to your mates - via Facebook, email and all sorts of other systems - see the new row of logos at the top of each page!)

Oxford Doubles Match Reports

2011-11-21T20:03:00.000Z

Four New FoG:Renaissance match reports now on this site. See a Siege of Vienna Lifting Austro-Polish army take on the Anglo Dutch, The Dagestanians, the Ming Chinese and Someone Else.

Report #2 includes Borat's analysis of the Dagestani Army, given in an exclusive live studio interview with CNN's Larry King.

New Feature on Madaxeman.com

2011-11-13T10:12:00.000Z

I've added a new widget to Madaxeman.com, which you can now see in the right hand sidebar of most pages. It shows the 10 most recent visitors, with details of where they are from, how they found the site and what pages they have visited.

Each entry links to the page they have been looking at, so it's a great way to see what other people are interested in - and maybe you'll stumble across a few "hidden gems"* on the site too?

(* "hidden gems" translates as "yes, I know the navigational architecture is shocking. But whaddya expect?"

Britcon 2011 Match Reports

2011-10-18T15:27:00.001+01:00

Finally - the 6 match reports from Britcon 2011 are now completed and published on this site.

Marvel at the skill of the Louis XIV Frenchies as they line up and advance to the sound of the guns, usually swearing violently in French as they go!

Gasp at a fabulous array of almost incomprehensible battle maps !

And luxuriate in the insightful post-game analysis of Sir Henry "Renaissance" Hannibal !

A real World of Tanks

2011-10-04T20:50:00.002+01:00

A new set of museum photos, this time from the Imperial war Museum in Duxford. Oddly enough whilst there are a load of planes in the photos the bulk of the photos are of tanks from the Land Warfare Hall

Enjoy!

Ambush Alley - A Game !!

2011-10-02T12:48:00.000+01:00

Yes, photos from a quick introductory and over ambitious game of Ambush Alley, complete with some comments on the rules. Almost a review if you like!

Forged in Battle WW2 American Infantry

2011-09-25T17:06:00.000+01:00

I've been tempted into buying a WW2 American company for PBI - adding in some Command Decision half tracks and some tanks from Battlefront. There are some pictures here

New Website for Testudo in the UK

2011-09-20T18:43:00.000+01:00

Pete Dalby now has an online site for his fledgling Testudo distributorship in the UK - PD Miniatures. UK-based online ordering, photos and payment by Paypal for the Renaissance 15mm and the Tannenberg 28mm ranges

World of Tanks

2011-09-19T23:00:00.002+01:00

Just on the odd chance that some of the visitors to this site also play World of Tanks, my username in World of Tanks is "madaxemandotcom" - feel free to connect....

5 More Renaissance Lists Posted

2011-09-04T20:14:00.000+01:00

This time, 900 AP lists from the Oxford (Abingdon) BHGS Doubles - Siege of Vienna, Ming Chinese and Dagestani among them.

7 FoG Renaissance Lists

2011-09-03T21:24:00.000+01:00

Yes, all the lists from my 7 games at Britcon are now posted to this site.

Renaissance Battle Reports

2011-08-25T01:15:00.001+01:00

Reports from all 4 FoGR games at Devizes now posted - see the Match Reports link on this site for full details.

Sir Henry Hannibal in da House!!

Great Service from Old Glory 15's

2011-07-22T18:00:00.000+01:00

Not really news as such, but I just wanted to post a public thanks to Old Glory 15's, who managed to get an order fulfilled, out and posted to a US address I was due to be visiting (to take advantage of their US post-free rate for large orders) - and all during the week before they went on site to Historicon as well

I'm now the happy owner of a huge number of 15mm Renaissance Old Glory figures - watch out for them being painted over the next few months!

Force on Force

2011-07-17T17:56:00.001+01:00

I've had a load of 1/72nd scale plastic soldiers lying around in boxes for ages, but the new Force on Force rules from Osprey & Ambush Alley have prompted me to dig them out - and buy a few opponents for them too. Of course, project creep inevitably sneaks in, and now I have the thick end of 200 modern 20mm figures. Just need more time to play !

Renaissance Flags Sites

2011-06-22T21:30:00.000+01:00

Now added to the 15mm Renaissance Figure Directory, a list of sites offering Renaissance flags - both free to download and ones to buy.

Antietam!

2011-06-12T14:37:00.000+01:00

10mm Fire and Fury Antietam (for the second time...) fought in an art gallery - all the pictures and analysis here...

New Baueda Norman range now added

2011-06-10T22:29:00.000+01:00

Baueda's new Normans have been added to the 15mm Supplier Directory and also to the 15mm Photo Gallery. The range is now sold in the UK by Vexillia

Timeline Miniatures added to the 15mm Manufacturer Directory

2011-06-05T12:16:00.003+01:00

Timeline Miniatures, a new UK based company with just one range - Burmese - added to the 15mm Manufacturers Directory.

Central London Club News

2011-06-03T14:27:00.000+01:00

Central London Wargames Club has a second night - we now meet on each and every Monday and now also Thursday at "Escape" which is just by Mornington Crescent Tube.

On the weekend of June 11th some of the club members will also be playing a big Fire & Fury game (Antietam) as part of an art project in an art gallery in Piccadilly. This is part of an installation by Swiss artist Christoph Buchel, and has been reviewed in both The Guardian and The London Evening Standard. Come along and meet us between 10am and 6pm. How wild is that!

(Or, just read Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam by Stephen W Sears)

Renaissance Figures size comparison page

2011-05-28T17:21:00.000+01:00

Side by side pictures of a load of Renaissance figures all now on this site, allowing you to compare sizes of the various allegedly 15mm manufacturers.