War Artisan's Workshop

Historical Wargaming is an entertaining, engrossing and enlightening hobby that combines craft skills, mental challenges and friendly competition.  By its very nature a social activity, since the publication of H. G. Wells' Little Wars in 1913 (widely regarded as the genesis of recreational wargaming) it has engendered countless opportunities for chivalrous interaction and gentlemanly conversation.  In that spirit, then, here is a website dedicated to offering ideas, resources and encouragement for those who wish to get the most out of this engaging and rewarding hobby.

Have a Look Around . . .

 Here you will find

• Tips for making terrain and scenery
  
• Rules for playing historical wargames
• Pictures of games in progress
  
• Paper models of sailing warships (like the "Marquise de Vaudreuil", at right)

Latest Updates: 

Added photo of "Lady Prevost" to Workbench Page, and links to the excellent RCGS site on the War of 1812 to the Links Page, 11 May 2013

Added new photos to Other People's Ships gallery, 27 March 2013

Added Sea Mat Tutorial to Workbench Page, 23 March 2013

Posted photo of "Ariel" testbuild to Workbench Page, 22 December 2012

Posted photo of "Caledonia" testbuild to Workbench Page,  28 October 2012

Added new photos to Other People's Ships gallery, 6 September 2012

Added new photos to Other People's Ships gallery, 11 August 2012

Posted photo of "Hunter" testbuild to Workbench Page, 23 July, 2012

Posted photo of the first test build of the 1:600 series to the Workbench page  14 June 2012

Posted the first models in the 1:900 series, 9 June 2012

Added 1:900 scale ensigns to Ships page, 31 May 2012

Posted free sample kit to 1:900 scale ships page, 12 May 2012

Reorganized pages, and added pictures to the Galleries, 5 May 2012

Added preview of 1:900 series models to Workbench Page, 23 February 2012

Posted preview of new "Lake Erie 1813" Series to Workbench Page, 2 August 2011

Added Rigging Tutorial to Workbench Page, 30 April 2011

Added new Ship Displays to Rules Page, added Gallery 3, and new pictures to Gallery 1,  14 April 2011

New ship model added to Catalogue, 7 December 2010

Added picture of a 1:150 scale test model with crew to the "Workbench" page,  24 October 2010

Added picture of the next model under development to the "Workbench" page,   12 September 2010

Added photo of Flats to "Rules" page,  29 August 2010

Two new ship models added to the "Ships" page,  14 August 2010

Added to, and updated graphics files for the free Enterprise model, and for the "Away Boarders!" rule set,             24 July 2010

Five new ship models available on "Ships" page,   18 July 2010

Added pictures to Gallery2;  improved layout and font sizes,   9 July 2010

New project on The Workbench,   13 May 2010