[Hit Counter]

The Virtual Armchair General
"The WarGamer's Enabler!"

Exclusive Provider of Unique War Games and Collectible Miniatures & Accessories

EXPLORE
THE SITE
Products by
LINE
The (Virtual) Armchair General's "Virtual" Cafe Press Shop!

Alphacast
(Kept in Memory of Spyros Koumousis)

The Kris And The Flame
B'hoys!
B'hoys' Towne
Houston's 25mm Naval Guns & Fittings
We Only Kill Each Other
Mean Streets
Mean Sets
Rum Runners!
Bootlegger Wars At Sea
The Preziosi OB's Collection
"Send A Gunboat!"
Game Card Decks
for TSATF/800FE
& Other Rules
Studio 33--Game Accessories
Authorized Play Aids For TSATF & 800FE
TVAG Publishing
War Game Rules & Books

TVAG's Bargain Bunker
New STUFF Added As We Find It!

Products by
TYPE

FLAGS
East Indies Pirates

Mexican War Collection

Sikh Wars Collection

Maratha Wars

Mahdist Wars Collection

19th Century Chinese

Boxer Rebellion

Chinese Pirates

Tai-P'ing

"Imitation Foreign Devils"

FIGURES
54mm/1:32
Little Warriors

25mm B'hoys!
from Bobby Jackson's
"Thrilling Combat Miniatures"

"Splendid Little Warriors"
(TRUE 25mm & 15mm War Game Figures)

The Kris And The Flame
East Indies, Chinese Pirates, Royal Navy, & More


15mm Send A Gunboat Naval Weapons & Fittings

25mm Abyssinians

25mm Asante

25mm Maori

25mm "Viva Juarez!"

15mm "Rough Riders!"

15mm "Perdicaris Alive, Or Raisuli Dead!"

15mm Special Mexican War Range for GTSTE

25mm Houston's Naval Guns
& Fittings

BOATS & SHIPS

Send A Gunboat!--NEW!

Rum Runners!

BUILDINGS & OTHER CARD MODEL PDF's
28mm B'hoys Towne

25/15mm East Indies Native Huts & Longhouses

25mm Maori Buildings

25mm/15mm Buildings For India

25/15mm Field Earth Works

25/15mm
"Rough Riders" Buildings
& Block Houses
(Cuba, 1898)

28mm Mean Streets!

28mm Mean Sets!

54mm/1:32 Card Models/Accessories
"Little Wars Houses"

"Little Wars--Wheels & Boats"

"Little War Accessories"

54mm Tudor Towne

54mm "On The Border"

FEATURES

US Mexican War Uniforms & Weapons Page for GTSTE

B'hoys! Tournament at Fall In!, 2004

Links
"In The Pipe"--
Titles & Products In Development
TVAG Interviewed by "Warning Order" E-zine
Sergeants 3

E-mail
the General

What's New in the General's
Unmatched Collection?

5 22 2020

"Send A Gunboat!" Finally Launched as Your Source for 3D Printed Models

5 22 2020

"The Kris And The Flame"--15mm Miniatures For Pirates of The China Seas!

5 20 220

NEW "Alien Light Swivel Gun" From Houston's Guns



AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS!
PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING!

When placing your orders via our Shopping Cart, you will not find any postage charges added to your purchase price. However, that is because we wish to offer buyers their choice of costs to deliver your orders.

The postage rate for International Priority Mail is $42.00 for all Overseas orders weighing up to 4 pounds/1.8 kilos.

First Class Mail rates are calculated by weight and size of package, and while potentially less expensive on the smaller orders, these rates quickly climb to the point where Priority Mail will in fact be far more economical.

This information will be explained to Overseas Customers upon receipt of their orders.

TVAG's policy is not to profit from postage at any price, though not to lose money, either, so the amounts charged are the best we can offer.

Still trying to earn your business, and make your hobby coins go as far as possible, I remain

TVAG


Well...FINALLY!... TVAG is back with something old and something new
And they're the same things!


After planning, learning, and even some detective work, TVAG can bring back a range of miniatures first offered some 17 years ago, but better than we could ever have dreamed possible.

The Kris And The Flame is the first and only set of wargame rules to offer the largely unknown world of Piracy in the South China Sea and East Indies during the mid-19th Century. Unlike the "Golden Age of Piracy" in the West that lasted perhaps half a century, the business of Piracy in the region lasted centuries, and indeed continues to some degree to this day. But with the arrival of a lone man--James Brooke--on Borneo in 1839, the first efforts were made to give them a taste of their own.

Not cynically, Brooke came to make for himself a kingdom--Sarawak--by fighting slavery and the cruel exploitation of its peoples by the pirates found at every hand. Malays, Dyaks, Iranun, Banguingui, Moros, and not least Chinese Pirates aboard single vessels and in entire fleets, constantly warred back and forth as they had for centuries with the Dyaks of Borneo their frequent prey--as well as European and Asian Merchantmen trading in the riches of the Indies.

But Brooke took up the challenge, and with coalitions of Native Borneans he led them in expeditions to break stronghold after stronghold. And soon, Royal Navy warships found a new theater for fighting slavery as they joined Brooke's crusade.

The Kris And The Flame, a Dependent Variant of the all time classic, The Sword And The Flame, has now returned in a form far superior to its popular previous edition. Offered at a pre-publication discount, the rules will be for sale to everyone else before mid-June. Perfect bound, fifty pages, full color throughout, the price will be only $25.00. Keeping the price low is possible by offering 9 FREE pages of game accessories, two Game Decks (totaling 104 full color cards), Game Counters, and Ship and Unit Record Sheets, to buyers gratis as PDF's for self-printing/cutting. A full color, professionally printed Graphic Supplement will be available for $20.00 with all items full sized, card decks already cut and coming in a re-closeable plastic bag.


But after over a year of preparation, TVAG now brings back the original 15mm Pirate and RN miniatures, and major additions to the range. All the above Pirate ethnic groups, plus RN Sailors, Landing Parties, Gun Crews are now avalable on the TKATF page. Muslim and Chinese Pirate Flags are also offered, as well as illustrations on the page of Sea Dyaks costume, weapons and shield designs to aid painters.

But what are Pirates without ships to sail and merchantmen to prey upon? "Send a Gunboat!" was previously a range of cardstock models for self assembly, but is now entirely 3D printed with all the advantages the technology brings. Already, 19 new 15mm models are ready to order, with more now completing design and coming soon. Priced to move, but with no compromise in quality and detail, it is now possible to game one of the most colorful, wide-open, and unexplored subjects in military history.  As ever, please go and see for yourself!






"Viva Juarez!" (VJ!) is not a formal history of the Second French Intervention, but a guide to the armies, weapons, uniforms, and battles that make this one of the most remarkable subjects possible for wargames. Besides research by hobby stalwart Ron Vaughan, VJ! has benefited from new sources from Germany, Belgium, France, and, of course, Mexico. A number of outstanding Internet sites from all over Europe have also been mined for useful detail. The work provides details on battles large and small, well suited to the table top, and with unprecedented tactical detail.

Firmly believing that geography dictates strategy and tactics as much or more than anything else, VJ! is crammed with maps on all scales, but particularly contemporary battle maps drawn up by the participants. Many of these have come with the unstinting aid of Mexico's Mapoteca Orozco y Berra in providing maps largely unknown to the general public. These have been graphically improved where needed, colorized for easier reading, and reproduced full page size in order to make them ready for transliterating to the table top. One of the sources of delay with the project has been the continuous discovery of new maps duly to be prepared for publication.

Besides detailed descriptions of the contending Republican, French, Imperial, Belgian, Austrian, and Egyptian armies' organizations, there are some 15 pages of full color uniform data, many specific types not illustrated elsewhere. And--icing on the cake!--professional artist Nick Stern is providing new renderings of uniforms previously unavailable in color, plus original contributions of his own. "Viva Juarez!" will be the last word on uniform data for the painter and sculptor.

And what would a wargamer's resource book be with Orders of Battle? VJ! has that covered with the complete OB's from the Preziosi Collection, as well as other sources.

So, now what would you pay?

Well, that's a detail we can't know until the entire ms is compiled and ready to go. Indeed, it may be more economical to publish the still growing work in two volumes, but that also must wait for the last page to be written. And when will that be? Our best guess will be early this Summer. We are exploring the idea of initially offering VJ! by subscription with the usual pre-publication discount, and in any event, it will be available in hard copy from Amazon, as well as an electronic form. We PROMISE to let you know as we approach the moment, but inquiries are always welcome.


For Your Information

FYI

Where The General Tells You More Than He Knows
About What's Going On In The Background Here

March, 2020

The status of "Viva Juarez!" you already know, but the next development was hinted to above. So let's say that after 17 years a classic range of 15mm figures, ship models, and rules is coming back better than even we dreamed.  Details, photos, and more will be going up here before this month is out!

We Only Kill Each Other (WOKEO) is still the newest addition to TVAG Publishing. For full details of the game, visit the Rules and Books Page.

THE OFFICIAL WOKEO FIGURE RANGE IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Mobster Miniatures

Opening on VE-Day, 2019, Frank McGovern declared his own successful launch of this unique range of New York Gangsters in 28mm. Sculpted to be compatible with other castings for Pulp Gaming (such as those by Bob Murch of "Pulp Figures"), the range features eight of the most (in)famous New York Mob Bosses/Capos such as "Bugsy" Siegel and "Dutch Schulz," plus twenty unique "Soldiers" wielding a wide range of weapons.

The wait is over! Click on the link above to see, if nothing else, one of the best illustrated figures ranges ever offered!

Viva Juarez!-- This Much Closer [Gesturing] to Full Release
For those wondering why this range hasn't been formally re-released yet, the answer is embarrassingly plain (see above).

There are new sculpts and castings that help to complete this range, including new Color Bearers for all units previously without them, full artillery selections for both Republican and Imperialist/French forces, and special Officer/Leader figures for Republican Guerrillas.

All Artillery (Light, Medium, and Heavy, where appropriate) will come as one gun with limber and the buyer's choice of crew type (Republican Regular or Irregular, French or Imperial), and draft animals (4 Horses or 4 Oxen).

Returning as part of the "Viva Juarez!" range will be two classic Ox-Cart models originally offered by Richard Houston. A Small two-wheeled Ox-Cart drawn by a pair of oxen, and a large four-wheeled type with four oxen are each available singly. Not only are they perfect for use in Mexico, they will serve nicely for any number of other eras and places.

Infantry will be offered in units of twenty figures, including a Color Bearer and Officer. An appropriate full color flag will be included in each bag. Cavalry will be sold in twelve-figure units with Officer.

"Mean Streets/Sets" Progress
Well, now it looks like the "Tiki Bar" may be delayed in favor of completing a long dreamed of new Neighborhood, "The Harbor." Of the five component sets, one has been available for sometime--Block Section #7, including the Fish Market, IWW Union Hall, The Mariner's Rest hotel, and the Harbor Master's Office. Already added are The Wharf (a 30" long section high above the water), and two large warehouses (Strombergs Universal Freight & Cargo, and the Uranium Steamship Company) to stand along its landward edge. The final Block Section will be the site of shops for Nautical Salvage, Maps and Navigation, Ship's Supplies of all kinds, and the most dangerous dive on the docks, "Shanghai Lil's!"

More "Mean Sets" and "Mean Streets" are continuously in development, and all are designed for use with We Only Kill Each Other, or any other RPG.

More 54mm Building Collections for other times and places are in the works. If you have a preference, let me know!

Knights of The Pacific Northwest also returns later this year. The Tlingkit and Russian figure ranges have both been expanded, including new warriors, Russian sailors and Marines. The original rules, with some new additions, will be released at the same time.

There are so many more 25mm Colonial ranges to bring back--too many to list here--but it appears the logjam that faced the RR! and PAORD ranges has broken, and now the flow of old and new ranges can begin!

And now, we return you to the dance portion of our broadcast....

"In The Pipe"

This page provides progress reports on the latest projects under development for TVAG. Just click on "In The Pipe" here or on the Navigation Bar button under "Features" to take a first peak at new rules titles, gaming accessories and miniatures lines in various stages of development.


WHO ARE WE ... And What's the Deal?

FAVORITE LINKS
to war gaming and history sites on the web

All text, photos, and artwork are COPYRIGHT©2003 by Patrick Wilson.
They may not be used without written permission.

Contact The Virtual Armchair General

Names of individual product lines are trademarks (TM) of the manufacturers.