Mike at SBSJun 15 minDawn of Iron - Capture the Flag BattlereportOver the weekend I ran a demo game for Dawn of Iron to test things out ahead of sending the book to the publishers next week. I threw...
Mike at SBSMay 191 minMaking Civil War Pilings for Naval WargamesIn this video, I walk through how I made some piling fortifications for my American Civil War naval wargame battlefields using resin...
Mike at SBSMay 124 minSneak Peek: Dawn of Iron - First Anthology The wait is nearly over! I'm finally in the last stages in preparing Dawn of War for Print on Demand. The road has been littered with...
Mike at SBSMay 11 minMaking & Painting Flags for Miniature ModelsIn this video, I walk through my method for making miniature flags from scratch for my 1/600 American Civil War ships and boats. I've...
Mike at SBSMar 91 minOn to Richmond!Today, 160 years ago, the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor clashed in the first battle between ironclads. The amazing people at Little Wars...
Mike at SBSFeb 121 minDawn of Iron OverviewJon at All Miniatures Great and Small gives Dawn of Iron a review and takes us through a rules overview.
Mike at SBSFeb 63 minMaking Small-Scale (3-6mm) WoodsWhen I set about to create some battle reports for Dawn of Iron, I realized quickly that I don't have a lot of terrain to use with 3-6mm...
Mike at SBSJan 63 minHow to Paint Model Ship DecksI've had a few requests for a quick tutorial on how I paint the wooden decks of my ships. I should note that, as usual, this is my method...
Mike at SBSDec 28, 20215 minDawn of Iron in 2022Hello, and a very happy upcoming New Years to you all! I've been thinking a lot about 2022 and what its got in store for Dawn of Iron....
Mike at SBSDec 22, 20218 minPook's TurtlesThe American Civil War produced some of the strangest ship designs I've ever seen. Among the most odd were the river gunboats known...
Mike at SBSDec 19, 20215 minThe TimbercladsWhen the American Civil War began in 1861, the US Navy was charged with executing the famous Anaconda Plan, which aimed to strangle the...
Mike at SBSOct 26, 20211 minNo Dice, No Glory Dawn of Iron InterviewI sat down with Mitch from No Die, No Glory to talk about the Dawn of Iron release. You can listen on Spotify or YouTube below:
Mike at SBSJun 19, 20211 minJuneteenth 2021This 19 June 2021 marks the long overdue first officially recognized Juneteenth. This holiday marks the end of slavery in the United...
Mike at SBSJun 12, 20212 minBuilding Mortar BoatsOne of the interesting little innovations of the US Navy during the Civil War was the mortar boats (sometimes called rafts). These were...
Mike at SBSNov 25, 20204 minTiny FlagsAdding flags and banners is a big part of making ships or rank-and-file troops look the part on the battlefield. Not only do these add...
Mike at SBSNov 15, 20201 minHMGS Round Table InterviewHuge thank you to Mitch Reed at NDNG for hosting me on the HMGS Round Table and letting me drag on a bit about Ironclads...
Mike at SBSOct 27, 20203 minIronclads: On the TableI ran through a couple of playtests of Ironclads a few weeks ago to test out a few game features...
Mike at SBSAug 1, 20204 minBuilding Ellet RamsAfter the City-class ironclads, I moved on to the Ellet rams. These were a bit tricky to build. Owing to the civilian origins of Ellet's...
Mike at SBSAug 1, 20203 minEllet RamsAdmittedly, when I started working on Ironclads all I thought about were the coastal ironclads like USS Monitor and CSS Virginia....