Ken Reilly
Yarkshire Gamer home of the Reet Big Wargames Podcast, Utubes and more.
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- Some pics from the 28mm AWI game at Vapnartak in York yesterday, figs Perry and Foundry, rules British Grenadier, nice busy show, great start to the #wargaming year #hobby #tabletopgames #history
- A busy month at Yarkshire Gamer and the Monthly #Wargaming Update is out on the Utubes, lots of new units, figures and books to have a look at youtu.be/z0eaUnilITA?... #hobby #wargames #history #tabletopgaming
- New - #28mm Command Base for my #French Napoleonic Army, these are Perry Miniatures and represent Count Lobau (Gen Mouton) and team. Base is 100mm diameter, next French will be some Infantry #hobby #painting #Wargames #tabletopgaming #history
- I will be at the Vapnartak Show at York Racecourse on Sunday with the #28mm AWI Germantown game. Come and say hi 👍 #hobby #Wargames #history #tabletopgaming
- I've been working on yet more "Spanish" Heavy Cavalry for my Italian Wars collection. This is the 4th unit in total. 28mm The Assault Group figures. I've enough for 8 lots of 6 so this makes it the halfway point. Flag Pendants - I know 😎 #history #wargaming #hobby #tabletopgames
- I'm back scaring the viewers on the Utubes with a review of Henry Hydes @battlegames.bsky.social new booklet Junction Jeopardy youtu.be/x8ZGCI1sdVs?... #wargames #wargaming #tabletopgames #hobby
- French Command Stands for the Plancenoit Project I've decided on 2 figs on an 80mm round for Brigade and 3 figs on the same base for a Division. All figs are Perry Miniatures metals. #Wargaming #tabletopgames #hobby #painting
- Another few shots of the #28mm #Swiss Pike I painted earlier in the week. Perry Miniatures #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgames
- New Unit Day (actually 1/4 unit) as I've completed the Basel part of my next #28mm #Swiss Pike Block, every journey starts with a single step, every Pike Block begins with 32 figures 😀 #wargaming #hobby #history #tabletopgames
- A selection of figures painted by my latest Podcast Guest Paul Mackay, the episode is now out on the Utubes Paul has a great technique & adapts his style for purpose at hand so it was great to talk about and compare it to my more "agricultural" style 😁 #wargames #hobby youtu.be/7hmQGcPgVf4?...
- PIONEERS - just in case you were in any doubt, here are some of the Pioneers of the #wargaming #hobby - there are many more but these have had their own dedicated episodes on the Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big #Wargames #Podcast kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-14... kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-77...
- Ep 82 of Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big #Wargames Podcast is out today on all major Podcast hosts. My guest is the excellent painter, Paul Mackay and we don our budgie smugglers and go for a deep dive into the world of fig painting! #tabletopgaming #painting #hobby kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-82...
- After finishing off some 28mm Arab Cavalry recently I got the rest of them in for a photo. A mix of the Gripping Beast Heavy and Light Cavalry plastic box sets, with LBM shields and pennants. Regards Ken Yarkshire Gamer #wargames #tabletopgaming #hobby #history
- New Unit today are these #28mm Gripping Beast Arab Heavy Cavalry for my Crusades Collection. 12 figs on 6, 2 fig 50 x 60 bases. #painting #wargaming #tabletopgaming #hobby #history
- 4 pictures summing up #2025 looking forward to a very different #2026. Have a great New Year everyone #hobby #wargaming #tabletopgaming #history #modeling
