Winston Ab Rees
@winstonabrees.bsky.social
Historical wargamer/model builder. Lots of Wars of the Roses, medieval, English Civil War & terrain. No politics. 🎥📺 Run a YouTube channel on it, when I can gather the energy.
Messing about with AI a lot recently with no particular goal/task. Just trying to understand how it works and what it can/cannot do, to see what the implications might be - good and bad. I worked on asking it to create an image of a 15th century English valley. Thoughts?
January 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Messing about with AI a lot recently with no particular goal/task. Just trying to understand how it works and what it can/cannot do, to see what the implications might be - good and bad. I worked on asking it to create an image of a 15th century English valley. Thoughts?
Pics of our Wakefield 1460 game hosted by Tom using the new #Midgard Heroic Battles and written up by @mogsymakes.bsky.social #WarsoftheRoses
December 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Pics of our Wakefield 1460 game hosted by Tom using the new #Midgard Heroic Battles and written up by @mogsymakes.bsky.social #WarsoftheRoses
Great to get the WotR collection out again for this wonderful game hosted by Tom and chronicled here by Midgard mastermind James. It really is a wonderful and free-flowing set of rules.
Here's the full battle report of last weekend's Wars of the Roses game. We played the Battle of Wakefield 1460 (with some added snow for that festive feeling, even if the chroniclers didn't report it...) using Midgard Heroic Battles rules. wordpress.com/page/mogsyma...
December 22, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Great to get the WotR collection out again for this wonderful game hosted by Tom and chronicled here by Midgard mastermind James. It really is a wonderful and free-flowing set of rules.
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury 1400–1460, Yorkist stalwart, executed following the Battle of Wakefield. Father to Warwick the Kingmaker.
Perry miniatures 28mm metal. The heraldry was a pain but worth it!
Perry miniatures 28mm metal. The heraldry was a pain but worth it!
December 8, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury 1400–1460, Yorkist stalwart, executed following the Battle of Wakefield. Father to Warwick the Kingmaker.
Perry miniatures 28mm metal. The heraldry was a pain but worth it!
Perry miniatures 28mm metal. The heraldry was a pain but worth it!
Richard, Duke of York (Father of Richard III) 1411–1460.
By claiming the throne he is arguably the spark that ignited the Wars of the Roses (though his claim was strong). Opposing Lancastrian Henry VI, briefly served as Lord Protector, died at the Battle of Wakefield.
28mm metal Perry figure.
By claiming the throne he is arguably the spark that ignited the Wars of the Roses (though his claim was strong). Opposing Lancastrian Henry VI, briefly served as Lord Protector, died at the Battle of Wakefield.
28mm metal Perry figure.
December 8, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Richard, Duke of York (Father of Richard III) 1411–1460.
By claiming the throne he is arguably the spark that ignited the Wars of the Roses (though his claim was strong). Opposing Lancastrian Henry VI, briefly served as Lord Protector, died at the Battle of Wakefield.
28mm metal Perry figure.
By claiming the throne he is arguably the spark that ignited the Wars of the Roses (though his claim was strong). Opposing Lancastrian Henry VI, briefly served as Lord Protector, died at the Battle of Wakefield.
28mm metal Perry figure.
I’ve just painted something decent for the first time this year and my mojo has returned! Pics later. #WarsoftheRoses #Wargaming
December 8, 2024 at 11:57 AM
I’ve just painted something decent for the first time this year and my mojo has returned! Pics later. #WarsoftheRoses #Wargaming
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Right, Historical Miniatures Wargaming Starter Pack 2 is underway. I’m trying to avoid duplication so please check both lists before asking me to add you! But if anyone *isn’t* on either list but would like to be included, please respond to this post and I’ll get you on it asap.
go.bsky.app/CiHRRNj
go.bsky.app/CiHRRNj
November 13, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Right, Historical Miniatures Wargaming Starter Pack 2 is underway. I’m trying to avoid duplication so please check both lists before asking me to add you! But if anyone *isn’t* on either list but would like to be included, please respond to this post and I’ll get you on it asap.
go.bsky.app/CiHRRNj
go.bsky.app/CiHRRNj
Chuffed to see this on display right at the front door of my local library ✊ @battlegames.bsky.social
January 6, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Chuffed to see this on display right at the front door of my local library ✊ @battlegames.bsky.social
Keeping the ECW shelf heaving with 11 more parliamentarian musketeers.
November 6, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Keeping the ECW shelf heaving with 11 more parliamentarian musketeers.
Next up - these wonderfully detailed and dramatically-posed ECW Bloody Miniatures. I’ve based them singularly so they can make officers/characters for the army. Also polishing off 16 Perry musketeers.
November 1, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Next up - these wonderfully detailed and dramatically-posed ECW Bloody Miniatures. I’ve based them singularly so they can make officers/characters for the army. Also polishing off 16 Perry musketeers.
Today I went exploring to tabletop games centre Lead Belt Gaming Arena in #Nottingham. Nice set up, welcoming and they have a forthcoming Baron’s War tournament I’ll perhaps drop in on.
October 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Today I went exploring to tabletop games centre Lead Belt Gaming Arena in #Nottingham. Nice set up, welcoming and they have a forthcoming Baron’s War tournament I’ll perhaps drop in on.
Keep thinking about the remarkable Stokesay Castle model I saw at Partizan. Made me realise I need one or two bigger status building pieces in my terrain collection.
October 16, 2023 at 12:24 PM
Keep thinking about the remarkable Stokesay Castle model I saw at Partizan. Made me realise I need one or two bigger status building pieces in my terrain collection.
Good to see Raglan getting and ECW project going - this will be interesting 👌
English Civil War - The Bishops' Wars. A new skirmish project for me this winter. I am really looking forward to this one. Some painted Scots to follow shortly, but just sorting out some suitable 3D printed buildings at the moment. 1/2 posts
#28mm #EnglishCivilWar
#28mm #EnglishCivilWar
October 13, 2023 at 5:37 PM
Good to see Raglan getting and ECW project going - this will be interesting 👌
King of the Castles. More from the Partizan show photo dump. #Wargaming
October 9, 2023 at 9:28 PM
King of the Castles. More from the Partizan show photo dump. #Wargaming
Partizan show photo dump 3. Yes someone scratch built this. Yes it’s Stokesay Castle. Yes, it was incredible!
October 9, 2023 at 7:06 PM
Partizan show photo dump 3. Yes someone scratch built this. Yes it’s Stokesay Castle. Yes, it was incredible!
More from the Partizan show photo dump
October 9, 2023 at 7:03 PM
More from the Partizan show photo dump
While I settle in after moving over from ‘the other place’ here follows a mass dump of Partizan show pictures from yesterday.
October 9, 2023 at 7:01 PM
While I settle in after moving over from ‘the other place’ here follows a mass dump of Partizan show pictures from yesterday.
Nothing like a Partizan to send a man screaming back to the painting desk….
October 8, 2023 at 9:40 PM
Nothing like a Partizan to send a man screaming back to the painting desk….
So Threads isn’t working as an wargaming community alternative is it? It’s so quiet there now. Anybody care to share their thoughts on why it’s not worked out? Personally I found it just pushed generic viral nonsense into my feed from the word go. So I left pretty quickly….
October 8, 2023 at 9:15 PM
So Threads isn’t working as an wargaming community alternative is it? It’s so quiet there now. Anybody care to share their thoughts on why it’s not worked out? Personally I found it just pushed generic viral nonsense into my feed from the word go. So I left pretty quickly….
Oh! There are a lot of you here already. Great! #wargaming
October 8, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Oh! There are a lot of you here already. Great! #wargaming
Hi! @mogsymakes.bsky.social told me about this place. How’s it going for everyone? Are hashtags a thing here? Where are you wargamers?
October 8, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Hi! @mogsymakes.bsky.social told me about this place. How’s it going for everyone? Are hashtags a thing here? Where are you wargamers?