James Langham (British Officers Don't Duck/Cold War Goes Hot)

That surreal moment when you are about to give a talk, think there might be something you might need to add to so you ask AI to check and it quotes your own work back at you as a listed source!

YouTube video by James Langham Like a Stonewall Wargames Group refight an incident off Macau 1799

I'm not much of a naval gamer but I'm finding I quite enjoy Napoleonic naval games.
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YouTube video by James Langham Like a Stone Wall Wargames Group present Flight From Cadiz 1808

I'm starting to get into a new period for me, Napoleonic naval. I will not start another new force, I will not start another new force....
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If I was writing a parody of what he was going today I couldn't have managed to be more satirical.

A great game last night as Like A Stone Wall
Wargames Group refought the Battle of Santo Domingo 6 Feb 1806.

That should read 3
2 and 3 player

Interesting afternoon playing the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring trick taking game. It's been fun playing solo after my daughter got it for me for Christmas and it was even more fun 4 player. Need to try the 2 and 4 player before I review it

My Post Christmas pre New Year project nears completion - a platoon+ of West German territorials in 20mm.

I think our Elf on the Shelf game has got out of hand...

Having fun today with a 1 hour paint. First time I have tried AK Markerpens on a vehicle. Quite pleased with the result

His performance was stunning, he captured Göring perfectly.

I went to see the stunning Nuremberg tonight. Highly recommended, full review to follow.

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As a UK citizen, I'm no expert on US law unfortunately

I think it's very much intimidation. He's not pursuing the case in the UK as it is over the 12 month limit. Instead it's in the US and that means he has to prove:
1. It was freely available there
2. It actually damages his character.....

James Langham Welcome to my channel that is primarily concerned with wargaming, role playing games (RPGs) and military history (with the odd random digression). It is the home for the "Cold War Goes Hot," "Britis...

If it helps I am gradually uploading walk around videos of these.
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Fully aware (and I still argue the FT17 is an early attempt at power armour!). The ARL44 though struck me as the most Grimdark postwar tank I've seen (although a hover version of the Stv103 might look very eldar).

YouTube video by James Langham ARL44 preview

Is it me or is the ARL44 the most Warhammer 40k tank outside Warhammer 40k?

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#warhammer40k #grimdark #wathammer40000 #tanks

Slightly surreal moment at Sheffield Anime and Gaming Con yesterday, I was helping running the Tabletop Gaming section. One of the most played games was Secret Hitler, a social deduction game of 1932 Germany. Watching teenagers playing it and discussing Weimar Germany politics was quite refreshing.

It's just suddenly struck me how much the Imperial officer uniform looks like the Imperial Japanese officer uniform of WW2.

Really looking forward to presenting my session for Wargames Development's virtual autumnal gathering today about how the USMC has used Memoir '44 as a training aid.
If it goes well I might turn it into a YouTube video.
#wargaming #presentation

Add in Simon Scrarow's Macro and Cato and elephants, what more could you want!

A good way to look at it is to compare it to the Iraqi Republican Guard. There could be given the cream of recruits and equipment but it does not automatically make them better soldiers. Paying attention to the quality of the commanders gives a good insight into the quality to expect militarily.

Well I am officially now enrolled as a PhD research student at the University of Wolverhampton studying how the military wargamed the Cold War.

Using AK Play Markers to test paint a speedpaint RAD trooper for 1 Para to fight working into Arnhem scenario for my British Officers Don't Duck rules.

At least they asked....

Interesting 30 min experiment, Mars 20mm British paras, AK Playmarkers and wood filler.
Quite pleased how well the markers worked for a speedpaint. Not ideal for detail but as a speedpaint for a massed force they work well.
Wood filler also worked better than expected.
Video to follow on YouTube.

Test paint of a 20mm US Desert Storm grenadier. Only I could choose as a test model with 2 different camo schemes!

YouTube video by James Langham Win a Painting Station: Speed painting competition

Recently Krydrufi asked if I wanted to run a competition with paint stations as prizes. Thought there may be some speed painters here who fancied a go.
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More on location shooting...