Richard Naylor
@wargamesodyssey.bsky.social
Wargamer, military history lover, painter of miniatures, owner of dogs and slave to 4 cats
I know how you feel, it’s a year today since Charlie left us
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I know how you feel, it’s a year today since Charlie left us
I’ve run a couple of games, just so the players get a handle on the rules and don’t keep ramming each other
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’ve run a couple of games, just so the players get a handle on the rules and don’t keep ramming each other
I may have too many armoured cruisers…
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 British ships
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 British ships
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I may have too many armoured cruisers…
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 British ships
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 British ships
they’ve changed a lot from the ones I remember (not my models btw)
November 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
they’ve changed a lot from the ones I remember (not my models btw)
I believe it comes with an auto reboot function, this one thankfully did
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I believe it comes with an auto reboot function, this one thankfully did
44 done, only about 600 to go…
Could do with some players who can sail as well…
Could do with some players who can sail as well…
October 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
44 done, only about 600 to go…
Could do with some players who can sail as well…
Could do with some players who can sail as well…
This week I have been mainly painting German Battleships (Helgoland and König classes) and Light Cruisers (Bremen (2 ships at rear of picture), Gazelle (1) and Königsberg (2 at front) classes).
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargaming
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargaming
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This week I have been mainly painting German Battleships (Helgoland and König classes) and Light Cruisers (Bremen (2 ships at rear of picture), Gazelle (1) and Königsberg (2 at front) classes).
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargaming
1/4800 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargaming
I had last played in 1995 and it seemed to come back to me pretty easily. My wife likes playing as Tyranids and hasn’t lost yet, though I’m hoping my chaos marines might end that winning streak
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I had last played in 1995 and it seemed to come back to me pretty easily. My wife likes playing as Tyranids and hasn’t lost yet, though I’m hoping my chaos marines might end that winning streak
Completed the Queen Elizabeth class for the Grand Fleet and the remaining battlecruisers for the High Seas Fleet
1/4800 WW1 ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargaming
1/4800 WW1 ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargaming
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Completed the Queen Elizabeth class for the Grand Fleet and the remaining battlecruisers for the High Seas Fleet
1/4800 WW1 ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargaming
1/4800 WW1 ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargaming
The (British) 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron joins the fleet
1/4800 WW1 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
1/4800 WW1 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The (British) 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron joins the fleet
1/4800 WW1 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
1/4800 WW1 Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
Completed the British WW1 Battlecruisers Lion, Queen Mary, Princess Royal and Tiger today. Also started doing the bases
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
September 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Completed the British WW1 Battlecruisers Lion, Queen Mary, Princess Royal and Tiger today. Also started doing the bases
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures ships #NavalWargames
Completed the British 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (HMS Galatea, HMS Phaeton, HMS Inconstant & HMS Cordelia) and the German II. Aufklärungsgruppe (SMS Frankfurt, SMS Wiesbaden, SMS Pillau & SMS Elbing) this week. Basing underway
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 ships #NavalWargaming
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 ships #NavalWargaming
September 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Completed the British 1st Light Cruiser Squadron (HMS Galatea, HMS Phaeton, HMS Inconstant & HMS Cordelia) and the German II. Aufklärungsgruppe (SMS Frankfurt, SMS Wiesbaden, SMS Pillau & SMS Elbing) this week. Basing underway
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 ships #NavalWargaming
1/4800 scale Ark Royal Miniatures WW1 ships #NavalWargaming
Looking at the book I have on the science of arms for the late 17th century it just calls it a scourer
September 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Looking at the book I have on the science of arms for the late 17th century it just calls it a scourer
As I seem to be building most of the High Seas Fleet in 1/4800 scale I really must add her and her sister at some point soon
September 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As I seem to be building most of the High Seas Fleet in 1/4800 scale I really must add her and her sister at some point soon
Completed the SMS Moltke, Goeben, Von der Tann and the Blucher today (basing to do later). On to the light cruisers of the British 1st Light Cruiser Squadron and the German II. Aufklärungsgruppe next
1/4800 scale ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargames
1/4800 scale ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargames
September 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Completed the SMS Moltke, Goeben, Von der Tann and the Blucher today (basing to do later). On to the light cruisers of the British 1st Light Cruiser Squadron and the German II. Aufklärungsgruppe next
1/4800 scale ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargames
1/4800 scale ships from Ark Royal Miniatures #NavalWargames
Thank you. Yes, I’m amazed at how much detail they’ve managed to fit on these ships. Whether I can paint it or not is another matte…
Will have some Germans done today then it’s time for a couple of squadrons of light cruisers for both sides
Will have some Germans done today then it’s time for a couple of squadrons of light cruisers for both sides
September 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thank you. Yes, I’m amazed at how much detail they’ve managed to fit on these ships. Whether I can paint it or not is another matte…
Will have some Germans done today then it’s time for a couple of squadrons of light cruisers for both sides
Will have some Germans done today then it’s time for a couple of squadrons of light cruisers for both sides
Made some more progress on the 1/4800 WW1 ships finishing the paintwork on the Invincible, Inflexible, Indomitable, Indefatigable, New Zealand and Australia. Just started on the Goeben, Moltke, Von der Tann and Blücher as well as experimenting with basing
#ArkRoyalMiniatures #NavalWargaming
#ArkRoyalMiniatures #NavalWargaming
September 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Made some more progress on the 1/4800 WW1 ships finishing the paintwork on the Invincible, Inflexible, Indomitable, Indefatigable, New Zealand and Australia. Just started on the Goeben, Moltke, Von der Tann and Blücher as well as experimenting with basing
#ArkRoyalMiniatures #NavalWargaming
#ArkRoyalMiniatures #NavalWargaming
Took one of the 1/4800 Invincible class battlecruisers to completion, quite pleased with how it’s come out. Will sort basing once I’ve completed the two squadrons I’m working on
#NavalWargaming #ArkRoyalMiniatures
#NavalWargaming #ArkRoyalMiniatures
August 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Took one of the 1/4800 Invincible class battlecruisers to completion, quite pleased with how it’s come out. Will sort basing once I’ve completed the two squadrons I’m working on
#NavalWargaming #ArkRoyalMiniatures
#NavalWargaming #ArkRoyalMiniatures
And now for something completely different with my first batch of 1/4800 First World War British battlecruisers underway (see Alt text for details of ships etc)
Models are from the League of Augsburg (close ups of the unpainted battlecruisers added so you can see what they look like in the “flesh”)
Models are from the League of Augsburg (close ups of the unpainted battlecruisers added so you can see what they look like in the “flesh”)
August 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
And now for something completely different with my first batch of 1/4800 First World War British battlecruisers underway (see Alt text for details of ships etc)
Models are from the League of Augsburg (close ups of the unpainted battlecruisers added so you can see what they look like in the “flesh”)
Models are from the League of Augsburg (close ups of the unpainted battlecruisers added so you can see what they look like in the “flesh”)
I think you can mix and match between the North Star Sci Fi kits so the possibilities are (almost) endless
I’m using their scavengers as cultists
I’m using their scavengers as cultists
August 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I think you can mix and match between the North Star Sci Fi kits so the possibilities are (almost) endless
I’m using their scavengers as cultists
I’m using their scavengers as cultists
We just take whatever colour comes our way
August 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We just take whatever colour comes our way
Those maps are fantastic Henry
If only I could find the inspiration to get back to my own Hellenistic ImagiNation or rather city state of Lardionis
If only I could find the inspiration to get back to my own Hellenistic ImagiNation or rather city state of Lardionis
August 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Those maps are fantastic Henry
If only I could find the inspiration to get back to my own Hellenistic ImagiNation or rather city state of Lardionis
If only I could find the inspiration to get back to my own Hellenistic ImagiNation or rather city state of Lardionis
Also I’d forgotten to post the pictures of an old (1993) Marauder Dwarf troll slayer I’ve painted up for use in advanced Heroquest. He’s already responsible for the deaths of about 10-12 Skaven and a couple of chaos warriors and that was just his first dungeon adventure #28mm #AdvancedHeroquest
July 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Also I’d forgotten to post the pictures of an old (1993) Marauder Dwarf troll slayer I’ve painted up for use in advanced Heroquest. He’s already responsible for the deaths of about 10-12 Skaven and a couple of chaos warriors and that was just his first dungeon adventure #28mm #AdvancedHeroquest
First section done for the start of a 28mm WW2 Eastern Front Chain of Command German force. The games will be set in October 1941 on the little Baltic Island of Hiiumaa as Aufklärungs Abteilung 161 (61st Infantry Division) lands on the beaches in little rubber boats #WarlordGames #28mm
July 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
First section done for the start of a 28mm WW2 Eastern Front Chain of Command German force. The games will be set in October 1941 on the little Baltic Island of Hiiumaa as Aufklärungs Abteilung 161 (61st Infantry Division) lands on the beaches in little rubber boats #WarlordGames #28mm
The last time I needed a distraction piece I went naval and did some of the MTB’s and S-Boats warlord make in 1/300 scale and one from ICM (1/350 scale fishing boat)
July 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The last time I needed a distraction piece I went naval and did some of the MTB’s and S-Boats warlord make in 1/300 scale and one from ICM (1/350 scale fishing boat)