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Mike Whitaker’s wargaming/RPG account. Blogging at troubleathemill.blogspot.com (wargames), thesagedm.blogspot.com (RPGs) and www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk (BattleTech).

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2025 A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

2025 in review - troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/2026/01/2025...

01.01.2026 11:34 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks. You still can, mind :) it’s on Apple Podcasts :) :)

04.07.2025 10:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Miller's Tale - Episode 13 A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

New episode of the Miller's Tale up, featuring my former partner in Dark Ages wargaming crime, Andy Hawes, and a long chat about Sutton Hoo (and even passing mentions of #DuxBrittaniarum!)

troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

04.07.2025 09:45 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The Miller's Tale Podcast A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

That’s another episode of The Miller’s Tale in the can - watch out for another interview probably late next week!

troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/p/the-miller...

12.06.2025 20:24 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

@toofatlardies.bsky.social erk! Get well soon, please. The world is a worse place without you in it.

11.06.2025 08:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Miller's Tale - Episode 12 A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... - featuring an interview with @toofatlardies.bsky.social

09.06.2025 20:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Posh Lard 2025 A gathering of the followers of Lard for a Saturday of gaming on November 22nd 2025. The venue will be, as before, the George Alcock Centre, Whittlesey Rd, Stanground, Peterborough PE2 8QS, handily…

Posh Lard 22 Nov 2025 #spreadthelard www.peterborough-wargames-club.org.uk/tc-events/po...

As I am not at OML this weekend, please could somebody announce it for me? thank you very much

06.06.2025 20:27 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Another podcast interview in the can last night, will be up over the weekend.

06.06.2025 06:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Miller's Tale - Episode 11 A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

A new episode of The Miller’s Tale podcast is up, featuring Captain Gaslands, Mike Hutchinson.

World War II naval wargamers may be interested as well.

troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/2025/05/blog...

29.05.2025 09:32 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Still not dead :D A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

New post on Trouble At T'Mill...

troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/2025/05/stil...

20.05.2025 18:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
IABSM 6mm Chef du Pont

IABSM 6mm Chef du Pont

Looking across the flooded Meredet in 6mm

Looking across the flooded Meredet in 6mm

The Chateau de l’Isle Marie

The Chateau de l’Isle Marie

For those who remember our 6mm Chef du Pont game across the flooded Meredet, this link may be instructive. maps.app.goo.gl/L7FF7tdGBHQy...

28.01.2025 20:22 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 11 - Tales From The Periphery In which Mike talks to BattleTech author Bryan Young about Fox Patrol, his recent IlClan era novels, and the upcoming VoidBreaker. And fails to remember to mention the date of Bedford Tabletop Expo (s...

An interview with #battletech author Bryan Young. (Spoiler free.)

www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/podcast/epis...

19.01.2025 07:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hereward 2025 IS HAPPENING! We are pleased to be able to announce that Hereward is back this year! Invites to last year’s traders and gamers will be sent out in the next few days.

We’re BACK! www.hereward-wargames.co.uk/2025/01/12/h...

12.01.2025 22:12 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 10 - Tales From The Periphery In which Mike and partner-in-Alpha Strike-crime Bob discuss the rules they’ve messed up while getting the hang of the game, and take a brief skim over what’s in stock in the UK and coming soon (hopefu...

Tales From The Periphery Episode 10 #battletech

www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/podcast/epis...

01.01.2025 14:18 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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2024 in review A blog about miniature wargaming in 28mm and 15mm, covering WW2, Dark Ages, Ancients, WAB, Too Fat Lardies, Dux Britanniarum, IABSM, WECW

2024 in review troubleatthemill.blogspot.com/2025/01/2024...

01.01.2025 14:18 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upcoming product next year. Looks amazing. www.youtube.com/live/bW2TUuf...

30.12.2024 22:18 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some free time :)

So I can get a bunch of stuff off the (in some cases very publicly) unfinished projects list….

22.12.2024 17:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hatamoto-Chi and Atlas in Sword of Light colours.

Hatamoto-Chi and Atlas in Sword of Light colours.

Mercenary Hunchback IIC and BlackJack Omni.

Mercenary Hunchback IIC and BlackJack Omni.

Painting my first ‘Mech from the #battletech Mercenaries KS. (And a spare Atlas that just happened to be lying around).

Also a Hunchback IIC and a customised BJ2-OA.

Backdrops by the awesome @handiworkgames.bsky.social :)

22.12.2024 12:29 👍 36 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Ok. Better question. Why is double slapchop?

05.12.2024 15:36 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WTF is double slapchop?

05.12.2024 15:16 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
A long time ago... ...in a galaxy... No wait, wrong intro. Right. Pour yourself a drink and have a seat. A long time ago (in the mid 90s), I got hooked into p...

New Sage DM post - ift.tt/lvEL1UK

04.12.2024 21:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Capellan Confederation forces emerging from the jungle (with one as yet undetected radar blip far right).

Capellan Confederation forces emerging from the jungle (with one as yet undetected radar blip far right).

29.11.2024 15:24 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Dan, Josh and Bob plotting the downfall of the 12th Vegan Rangers.

Dan, Josh and Bob plotting the downfall of the 12th Vegan Rangers.

The road into Lexington…

The road into Lexington…

ComStar and the Rangers airbase, just outside town.

ComStar and the Rangers airbase, just outside town.

A few scenes from last Saturday’s #battletech #alphastrike all-day game at Peterborough Wargames Club.

Yes that is a ‘Mech-scale dropship.

29.11.2024 15:21 👍 73 🔁 9 💬 7 📌 0
Screenshot of Bluesky Accessibility settings sub-page with the ”require alt text before posting” option circled and enabled.

Screenshot of Bluesky Accessibility settings sub-page with the ”require alt text before posting” option circled and enabled.

Well, here I am.

PSA - if you would like your posts to be accessibility friendly, there is a Settings option to require you to provide alt-text for images

15.11.2024 20:32 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Timber Wolf BattleMech in Clan Wolf Beta Galaxy camo - literally 30mins with slapchop.

Timber Wolf BattleMech in Clan Wolf Beta Galaxy camo - literally 30mins with slapchop.

This do?

14.11.2024 09:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fx: does the big followy thing

13.11.2024 13:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fraid so.

12.11.2024 20:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you. First one on that podcast, and won’t be the last.

12.11.2024 20:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Please add me :)

12.11.2024 16:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

They do happen to match the Kallistra ACW range. (which is occasionally useful).

12.11.2024 16:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0