Posts made by Don Williams

• Newly painted Goths

  I'm very pleased with this box. There are so many options to choose ... heads, weapons, and poses, especially when you kit bash with the Late Romans and Gripping Beast dark age figures). My first b...

  posted in Blood Oaths: After Rome Falls, Who Will Conquer?

  

  Don Williams
  8/15/22, 8:04 AM
• Painted Japanese

  Will there be Japanese in greatcoats to follow?

  posted in Imperial Conquests: Battles in the Age of Empires 1815-1914

  

  Don Williams
  3/19/22, 10:47 PM
• Ballista for Late Romans

  These are my completed ballistas. I used WA bodies with Gripping Beast heads to match the rest of my Roman units. 

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  3/14/22, 8:32 AM
• Ballista for Late Romans

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  3/14/22, 8:30 AM
• Gripping Beast plastic dark ages releases

  I neglected to mention that the Gripping Beast Picts do provide one crossbow on each sprue. That's a total of 5 per box. I  know some of us might use the heavy spears in these boxes as javelin...

  posted in Blood Oaths: After Rome Falls, Who Will Conquer?

  

  Don Williams
  3/11/22, 11:07 AM
• Gripping Beast plastic dark ages releases

  In case you might have missed it, Gripping Beast has now released 2 more boxes of 28mm plastic dark ages figures: Welsh and Picts. Before anyone gets too excited, be advised that the spues are iden...

  posted in Blood Oaths: After Rome Falls, Who Will Conquer?

  

  Don Williams
  3/8/22, 7:14 PM
• We Support Ukraine - and Will No Longer Sell to Russia

  Whatever pressure we can put on Russia is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, V&V Miniatures, which is based in Ukraine, has shut down due to the Russian invasion. 

  posted in News, Rules, and Announcements

  

  Don Williams
  3/1/22, 9:40 PM
• Goth T1 hot off the press!

  @Steffen Seitter yes, and they'll also be useful for building a Visigoth army

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  2/23/22, 8:41 PM
• What Dark Ages sets would you like to see next?

  Looking forward to Franks, and would also love to see Sasanids, Bulgarians, Dark Age cavalry.... Irish/Scots, and Byzantine Romans

  posted in Blood Oaths: After Rome Falls, Who Will Conquer?

  

  Don Williams
  2/19/22, 9:37 AM
• New Russians!

  How about offering a second box in greatcoats with papakha caps? If you made this kit without any other cap options, you could then either include an extra 2 figures or have a maxim gun included.&n...

  posted in The Great War: The War to End All Wars 1914-1918

  

  Don Williams
  2/19/22, 9:35 AM
• Goth T1 hot off the press!

  @Simon Boulton definitely that's what I plan to do: Roman auxiliaries

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  2/13/22, 9:20 AM
• Poll: Standing Horses!

  Generic horses, with separate releases for various historical era cavalry (ancient, dark ages, etc). You could then include the saddles with the riders. 

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Don Williams
  2/11/22, 8:23 PM
• Who wants WW2 Axis Cavalry?

  How about cavalry for Russo-Japanese War? Cossacks could be used for WW1 as well 

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Don Williams
  2/11/22, 8:20 PM
• Italians!

  I need these in my life!!!

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  2/6/22, 10:00 PM
• Which scale of model vehicle do you use with your 28mm figures?

  I switched to 1/48th scale after assemling a miniscule Warlord Games bren carrier -- and seeing other examples of 1/56th scale models (which are really scaled to maybe 22-23mm size). Unfortunately,...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Don Williams
  1/26/22, 8:34 PM
• Flash Poll: Vote for a New Period!

  I vote for Roman legionaries from the late republic under Julius Caesar, Pompey, Mark Antony, etc. Warlord Games are the only maker of plastic figures for this eta, and are of low quality. 

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Don Williams
  1/22/22, 11:28 PM
• Boers

  posted in Imperial Conquests: Battles in the Age of Empires 1815-1914

  

  Don Williams
  1/22/22, 11:19 PM
• Boers

  @Brian Van De Walker in the 1st Boer War (1880-81), the British were still wearing the Zulu War era red coats, blue trousers and white pith helmets. See image below of the Battle of Majuba Hill, wh...

  posted in Imperial Conquests: Battles in the Age of Empires 1815-1914

  

  Don Williams
  1/22/22, 11:13 PM
• Flash Poll: Vote for a New Period!

  What about mid-century European wars?  There are the Italian Wars of Independence (esp. 1859), Austro-Prussian(1866) and Franco-Prussian (187l) Wars?

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Don Williams
  1/18/22, 9:52 PM
• Suggestions for new Great War releases?

  @Cole Lassell the British WW1 set is in the pipeline. What other additions to existing releases take priority?

  posted in The Great War: The War to End All Wars 1914-1918

  

  Don Williams
  1/17/22, 5:54 PM
• Ballista for Late Romans

  I purchased 2 of these ballistas from a seller on Etsy and plan to create crews from the Wargames Atlantic Roman box. Anyone else use 3D printed models? I've heard they're more fragile than the typ...

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  1/14/22, 7:54 AM
• What's up with the Italian release?

  @Yronimos Whateley Warlord Games are great at marketing, but quality of miniatures is variable. Some are fine, others are awful. 

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  1/9/22, 11:30 AM
• Senegalese Tirailleurs question

  That soldier in the middle could be North African or mixed race mulatto, but also keep in mind that the French referred to all Sub- Saharan Afican troops from their colonies as 'Senegalese.'

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  1/8/22, 9:43 PM
• What's up with the Italian release?

  Glad to hear that you are working this out. I am very eager to buy your Italian WW2 boxes as I need Breda machine gun crews to replace the 28mm Warlord Games 'Bolt Action' crews that I wasted money...

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  1/8/22, 9:37 PM
• Suggestions for new Great War releases?

  I have always been interested in the Eastern Front, so I'd love to see Austro-Hungarian,  Serb, and Russian troops. 

  posted in The Great War: The War to End All Wars 1914-1918

  

  Don Williams
  1/8/22, 9:26 PM
• Irish/Dark Age Cavalry Wish List

  Since I  play Saga, a box of 16 would be ideal. This should include 8 in mail and 8 without mail, and all figures should have javelins as an option. 

  posted in Blood Oaths: After Rome Falls, Who Will Conquer?

  

  Don Williams
  1/8/22, 9:19 PM
• WWI French Adventure

  What did you do with the extra officers? 

  posted in Painting & Modeling

  

  Don Williams
  1/1/22, 8:53 AM
• Convert Italians as WW2 French?

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  12/31/21, 10:13 PM
• Senegalese Tirailleurs question

  There are 8 Senegalese Tirailleur prisoners in this photo. Five are wearing helmets, and three have the fezzes -- all of which appear to be dark colored (red) rather than light colored khaki.

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  12/31/21, 10:10 PM
• Senegalese Tirailleurs question

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  12/31/21, 10:08 PM
• Convert Italians as WW2 French?

  Might it be possible to use spare heads, weapons, and equipment from the Wargames Atlantic WW1/WW2 French box with the soon-to-be released WW2 Italian box? I'd like to convert the Italians into Fre...

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  12/31/21, 10:02 PM
• Goth T1 hot off the press!

  This set looks to be as good as the Dark Ages Irish box. Lots and lots of options for building a variety of units. And the spare parts come in handy for other projects too. My hat's off to the WA c...

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  12/31/21, 9:21 PM
• What's Your Game?

  I assembled and painted three boxes of WA Dark Ages Irish to create Welsh, Irish and Scots warbands for Saga 'Age of Vikings.' Some Gripping Beast mailed infantry and cavalry were needed to complet...

  posted in General Chatter

  

  Don Williams
  12/28/21, 9:01 AM
• Goth T1 Coming Soon

  @Ethan Gilbert I agree. The Gripping Beast kit doesn't have enough poses, and gives you no options for javelins, slings, or bows. The upcoming Goth kit looks very promising. 

  posted in Decline and Fall: Imperial Rome at War 284-476 AD

  

  Don Williams
  12/28/21, 8:55 AM
• Suggestions for new WW2 kits…

  Chinese and Romanian infantry kits would be awesome. Please copy the Italian kit and make sure every WW2 infantry box has a medium machine gun. A light mortar should also be included 

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  12/26/21, 7:39 PM
• Senegalese Tirailleurs question

  I just bought several boxes of the WA French that I intend to paint as Senegalese Tirailleurs for Bolt Action. Does anyone know if they actually wore the red fez in battle in the 1940 campaign in F...

  posted in World Ablaze: The Second World War 1939-1945

  

  Don Williams
  12/26/21, 7:24 PM