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Martin Stephenson
Martin Stephenson
@vexillia.me.uk
Interested in history & wargaming. My aim is to paint as many historical 15 mm miniatures as I can before old age catches up with me. Wish me luck! https://blog.vexillia.me.uk https://tabletop.social/@vexillia Content automatically removed after 7 days.
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A post from the Waving Flag archive: Transylvanian TYW Flag Originally posted: 30 September 2016 #flags #history #renaissance #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukTransylvanian TYW FlagRegular readers may have spotted that I’m contemplating painting a Transylvanian ally for use with an Early German Protestant army f...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: ADLG: Northern League Round 5 (Manchester, 06 Nov 2022) Originally posted: 9 November 2022 #adlg #competitions #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukADLG: Northern League Round 5 (Manchester, 06 Nov 2022)Introduction Three weeks after my trip to York for " The King In The North ", and three weeks closer to moving house, I ventured in to d...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Cilician Armenian Redux Originally posted: 2 March 2011 #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukCilician Armenian ReduxA long time ago I had a Cilician Armenian ally for my Mongol Conquest DBM army. I even wrote a Slingshot article about it. Of course, the...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Adventures In AI Originally posted: 14 September 2026 #tech #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukAdventures In AIBackground I'm sure you've all seen the media hullabaloo about Artificial Intelligence (AI). I'm also sure you've asked yourself: what...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm Russian Medieval Camp For ADLG Originally posted: 28 December 2021 #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm Russian Medieval Camp For ADLGNo army is complete without a camp so here is my medieval Russian camp. Like many things with this army, details are scare. Therefore I...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Messing With My Phone Originally posted: 15 February 2025 #adlg #competitions #tech #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukMessing With My PhoneIntroduction Whilst setting setup my wife's new smartphone, I (re)discovered the delights of FOSS accessed via F-Droid for Andr...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Book Reviews - David O. Morgan Originally posted: 29 September 2023 #books #history #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukBook Reviews - David O. MorganThis is something of a first. Instead of reviewing the books I want to focus on the author. David Morgan died in 2019 but left beh...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: ADLG: Army List Writer Originally posted: 14 March 2021 #adlg #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukADLG: Army List WriterIntroduction As of Sat 17 January, 2026 the latest version of the list writer is available here . The original 2021 post has been ex...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Mongol Cavalry – Inspiration Originally posted: 20 October 2008 #history #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukMongol Cavalry – InspirationI stumbled across this picture amongst one of my newsfeed items posted on the Complex Solutions web site :
A post from the Waving Flag archive: The Re-Mystified On Tour :: Walkden 2013 Originally posted: 25 February 2013 #competitions #fog #renaissance #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukThe Re-Mystified On Tour :: Walkden 20132013 is going to be a year of transition. After reviewing last year's tour and thinking about what to do in 2013 I decided that...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm Mongol Artillery – Part 1 Originally posted: 23 August 2008 #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm Mongol Artillery – Part 1I’ve got a bit bored re-doing the Mongol Command for my DBMM army. I’ve done three Cv(S) elements and one LH(S) element with two more half...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Medieval Soldier Database On line Originally posted: 21 July 2009 #history #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukMedieval Soldier Database On lineBoth the BBC and The Independent ran this story today. In essence the work is an online database based on evidence from the muste...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Latest Addition To The Painting Desk Originally posted: 28 September 2013 #tips #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukLatest Addition To The Painting DeskEver since I started using talc to matt my acrylic paints I've run into a problem when using my paint palette. I place a small bottl...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: DBMM Grading - A Useful Playing Aid? Originally posted: 15 September 2007 #dbx #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukDBMM Grading - A Useful Playing Aid?Two weeks ago I had my first real games of DBMM. The games involved a fair few Cv(S) vs Cv(S) combats. We ended up in a right old m...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm ACW Confederate Infantry (Pre-Basing) Originally posted: 21 August 2020 #acw #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm ACW Confederate Infantry (Pre-Basing)I don't normally do work in progress posts; partly because I find photographing miniatures a right royal pain in the bum. This time I'm...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: ADLG: Northern League Round 2 (Manchester, 18 May 2025) Originally posted: 20 May 2025 #adlg #competitions #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukADLG: Northern League Round 2 (Manchester, 18 May 2025)Introduction In the midst of an unseasonal heatwave, I made the usual drive up the M6 to Manchester in the cool of the early morning. ...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: DBMM Deployment & Movement Originally posted: 30 December 2007 #dbx #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukDBMM Deployment & MovementI'm still learning to play DBMM. It's been a bit of an uphill struggle caused partly by the rules themselves and my need to earn a livi...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm Wars of the Roses Archers (Part 1/4) Originally posted: 8 March 2021 #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm Wars of the Roses Archers (Part 1/4)This project began in January when I decide to re-base my archer command bases and add new flags . It then got out of hand when I deci...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: DBMM Grading - A Useful Playing Aid? Originally posted: 15 September 2007 #dbx #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukDBMM Grading - A Useful Playing Aid?Two weeks ago I had my first real games of DBMM. The games involved a fair few Cv(S) vs Cv(S) combats. We ended up in a right old m...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: So Macho? Originally posted: 5 November 2016 #competitions #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukSo Macho?No not the Sinitta 1985 song but something completely different. There’s been a flurry of forum posts about Field of Glory Renai...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm Byzantine Infantry Commanders (Donnington "Originals") Originally posted: 17 October 2026 #flags #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm Byzantine Infantry Commanders (Donnington "Originals")Introduction These complete the commanders for my "fantasy" Byzantine army for Art de la Guerre (ADLG) . At 200 points each army is al...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm Wars of the Roses Archers (Part 2/4) Originally posted: 17 March 2021 #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm Wars of the Roses Archers (Part 2/4)This project draws ever closer to a conclusion with the completion of eight bases of levy archers. They are four to a base to represen...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: DBMM For The Befuddled – Part 6 Originally posted: 25 August 2008 #dbx #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukDBMM For The Befuddled – Part 6David Cantó raised an interesting item on the forum at dbmm.org.uk about PIP costs for element and group movement. He posted a proto...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: 15 mm Repairs! Originally posted: 9 April 2022 #ancient #tips #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.uk15 mm Repairs!I'm quite some way off finishing my Arab Conquest army but even so there's pleasure to be had reading the various Arab Art de la Guerre...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Life In Mono Originally posted: 22 August 2025 #tech #tips #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukLife In MonoYesterday I posted a general update containing a picture of some "work in progress" (WiP). Now I don't normally post WiP shots but...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: What I Have Painted Recently Originally posted: 20 June 2019 #medieval #renaissance #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukWhat I Have Painted RecentlyI've finally got around to photographing my latest unit. It's a group of late medieval or early renaissance mounted hand-gunners: ...
A post from the Waving Flag archive: Mongol Cavalry – Inspiration Originally posted: 20 October 2008 #history #medieval #tabletop #wargames #miniatures
blog.vexillia.me.ukMongol Cavalry – InspirationI stumbled across this picture amongst one of my newsfeed items posted on the Complex Solutions web site :
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