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Senjutsu: Battle for Japan
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I haven't actually played it yet, but I've seen the videos, read the rules,
and it looks fun. Not only that, but I already have a sizeable collection
...
H is for Hedgepigs
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I suspect we've had that title before! This is going to be my fourth
Christmas without a tree, and I love having the tree up, but needs must
when the state...
River Plate Painting Update
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I'm still struggling a bit with my illness but feeling better than I did at
the weekend, so sat down an occupied my time today with the three cruisers ...
ARVN
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Army of the Republic of Vietnam figures by Mars in 1/32nd scale.
Soft plastic figures in green plastic.
They have a nice selection of weapons, this guy has...
More Bloody Roses
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This was my last Tuesday game before the end of the year, and I went for
another go at Adrian Nayler's "Blood Red Roses". We realised after the last
game...
It wasn’t a cold … it was COVID!
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As I mentioned in last Monday’s blog post, I was at The Grove Park Lodge
No.2732 on Monday to see a Brother Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master
Maso...
New Troops for GdA2
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About a year ago I decided to add to my Napoleonic collection of AB
figures. Some of us in the Montreal Historical Wargaming Club became
interested in t...
FIN: Bu, the Goblin - Red Box Games, 28mm
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Hey all,
this is *David*, and today it is my great pleasure to share with you some
pics of my most recently finished miniature: *Bu, the Goblin*. The mini...
Minden Painted Hanoverian Musketeers
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I was scrolling through some of my pictures of painted Minden figures and
found these two photos of some Minden Hanoverian musketeers. The figures
...
Enemy in Sight!
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*"Forward men! We must clear the road to reach the sea!"*
*Comrades, we have marched from Montreal to Acadie, now is our moment. If
we can hold these ...
Navarone deadline
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I want to get my Navarone battle underway so that I can clear the table
early in the coming year.
Here's a little video overview of the set-up.
It's ...
28mm Successors - some more Galatian infantry
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As part of the latest batch (before I dive into doing 48 pikemen!) I added
another base of Galatian infantry to the army I'm assembling.
These Victri...
Leuthen Day 2023. . .
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To mark Leuthen Day 2023 -- The battle was fought on 5. December 1757 --
here are a few previous photographs of my versions of King Frederick II
lis...
WWI Naval
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Germans: SteveJ & Mitch.
Brits: Mike & Chris.
Each side had 2BC, 2ca, 2CL & 2DD.
Rules: *Dreadnoughts* house rules.
The Germans are on the right. DDs close...
Revolting Peasants 1
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Here we have a mob of Wargamers converging on the home of Ridley Scott,
having just watched "Napoleon". :-)
They are armed with a variety of pitchfor...
New toy and first results...
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I've been thinking about getting an FDM 3D printer for a few months. My
resin printer is still doing an excellent job on smaller items (more of
these t...
Wiley Wargame Weekend 2023
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Last weekend we had the great pleasure of hosting Wiley Wargame Weekend. We
normally host this in October for my birthday, but this year we did that
fo...
A few more Dirty Rats
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*Don't run into these guys in a dark tunnel*
Yeah, so, I bought these back on eBay a little while back. Horribly
expensive for plastic minis, but you k...
So, its starts....
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Well, I did a bad thing!
So, one of my first GW games was Epic Space Marine, my brother and I would
play this game into the wee hours of the morning and...
Citadel BC2 Monsters Starter Set!
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I love painting old models. They're metal, for one thing, and they're
characterful, for another. And these Citadel box sets that came out back in
the day...
AWI - new little project time
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This one has been on the back burner for a while. After playing the
Little Wars TV rules fur ACW (Alter of Freedom) and enjoying them I
decided to pick...
Fort Vaux....sort of
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A few months ago I began working up another 54mm Great War game. This
involved another visit to Verdun - this time a bit further east, near Fort
Vaux. ...
On the Workbench - December 2023
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I felt I made good progress over the course of the month but there is still
plenty left unfinished frm my original plan, so in an effort to clear the
decks...
ProjectSeleukid - Kappadokian thureophoroi
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The next unit for my Seleukid army comes in the form of a small unit of
Kappakokian thureophoroi. Ariarathes IV, king of Kappadokia and son-in-law
of Anti...
November Hobby Wrap Up
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Other than attending WARFARE show in the UK recently, I also got to play a
great game of tabletop Space 1889 which was a hoot. You can see a full
write u...
Old Glory RJW Russian Infantry
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These are actually from their Boxer Rising/Rebellion range, but the
uniforms are pretty much the same. In fact, the main reaason I wanted these
Old Glory...
More Reb and Union artillery
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Hello I'm back again with some more ACW. I needed some more artillery for
both sides so I painted up some although these have been finished for a
little...
Napoleon: A travesty of a movie
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Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a travesty of a movie. Historically inaccurate,
poorly written, badly acted and a complete mess from beginning to end.
I've not...
Midway to Scratching an Itch
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*Perfect for a Sunday afternoon chasing aircraft carriers across the
Pacific!*
I have often waxed lyrical about Flat Top - the game of carrier battles in...
No mini's left behind (1) - Starship Troopers
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After a but of a tidy up in the gaming room, you come across a few more
items from the cupboard of shame, I thought I had cleared many of these
items dur...
Wargame Command and Control
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The welcome response to my recent blog on our new wargame rules has made me
consider how best to represent command and control in wargames. As always
th...
Lancashire Infantry Museum
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On Saturday, I was heading south to Liverpool for the footie at Anfield on
Sunday. My original plan was to walk in the Lake District, but the weather
cha...
Quar of Command
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Not all heroes wear capes. A lone ryhfler faces his destiny!
*Milwer Derval ap Brachyn checked on his squad. Huw was on sentry, watching
through a gap...
Evening patrol
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Today, unsure as to the number of players we had coming, we decided to do
|Wings of Glory WW1 again, always a favourite of ours.
As usual, we took the A...
28mm BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Battery
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A 'battery' of two 3-D Printed BM-13 Katyusha rocket trucks. These are more
vehicles for my all-3D-printed defense of Stalingrad army for my friend
Scott...
Drums Along the Mohawk audible
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Just finished the audible version of Drums Along the Mohawk. Started it on
the 16 of August. Had a bit each day with our meal. Definitely a good story
m...
The Terrifying Huron take the dip.
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My first batch of Woodland Indians, the Huron. These lovely minis are from
Galloping Major and are beautiful. It almost seems a shame to use the Army
Pai...
100 Hours War Scenario
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Having picked up a Helion title on this conflict, I have come up with my
own Check Your 6! scenario, entitled "Soto Gets Three." It has not been
playtested...
Turtle adventurers?
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Another batch of 28mm fantasy figures are done. First up are some turtle
magic-users. No idea of the source (probably a board game).
These were pretty f...
December Patreon – Christmas Action & Adventure!
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A lot of my writing has shifted into high gear with the new Two Hour
Wargames Patreon page. We’ve committed to three mini-games and adventures a
month draw...
Deimos Pattern Predator
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The Predator is perhaps the best known and most widespread variant of the
basic Rhino chassis. Augmented with superior armour and firepower, it
entirely ...
Orcs in the Webbe 2023 Advent Calendar day one
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Day one of this years Orcs in the Webbe Advent Calendar features some
simple spaceship battle rules written by Matthew Hartley. The rules come at
a very...
Guard Chasseur test figure
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I found a bit of time to begin work on the Guard Chasseurs starting with
this test figure of the *Der Kreigspieler* version of *FN/48 Chasseur a
Cheval (...
Breton
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This month I didn't have much time to spare,
so just picked a figure from the Asterix range
It is a figure from the Album "Asterix and the Britons"
T...
Tank Riders
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While painting up some Soviet infantry in less wintery attire I dug these
out of the stash. I couldn't even hazard a guess as to how long I have had
them. ...
Another Horror From The Stars
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This mystery figure has been hiding for years. I can't remember where I
bought it (Ebay is probably a good guess though) and I have no idea who
made i...
Storm in the Balkans. My next Megagame design.
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The date and location for my next megagame design has been announced. I’ll
be posting work- in- progress updates here as a design log in due course.
It wil...
Last Days Seasons campaign: November
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Another month, another game of Last Days! This month I played the scenario
‘No One Left Behind’ from the Seasons book:
Leaving Jess behind to look after ...
Field Of Battle 3 - Froeschwiller 6th August 1870
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Another game using FOB3 today at Stephens this time a Franco-Prussian War
bash using his 10mm forces (been a very long time since we used these).
Scena...
Elastolin Cowboy 6985 (Copy)
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Here is a copy of an Elastolin Cowboy that I painted. The figure reminds me
on Gary Cooper in the movie "High Noon". The Elastolin figures were figures
I...
Great Wargaming Survey 2023
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Three takeaways from the 2023 Great Wargaming Survey are resin printers are
popular, 98% of wargamers are in the hobby for life, and the average age of
h...
Almansa 1707 - 2mm Woods
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Several months ago I started to make some woods and forests for my 2mm
Almansa project. My first attempts were utter failures, I originally used
differen...
Posh Lard 2023 Report
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Far too early on Saturday morning I set out to drive down the A1 to
Peterborough for the latest Posh Lard. Peterborough being roughly southeast
of Sheffi...
Tying up a loose end
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Back in 2007, when I was living in Japan and my passion for *Commands &
Colors: Ancients* was at its height, I took a 'partscaster'* version of the
origi...
Norwegian Home Guard
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Very quick post today as I'm trying to get ready for another Cold War game
(well 2 more actually) but I just finished this figure and had to post it
up ...
Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XIV
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Winter is here and the prep for this year's Analogue Hobbies Painting
Challenge has started. Having joined the lists again I am needing to find
500 po...
Collecchio
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*The Battle at Collecchio*
*The Brazilians in Italy April 26 - 27, 1945 *
*Brazilian shoulder patch*
*This is updated version of something I wrote way ...
Battletech stuff part 1 - Comstar
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Slow progress here, with work picking up tempo, holidays, and not feeling
well recently. I did get a bit done with some BattleTech figures:Decal
time for...
Skull Hunters, Guyver monsters and some Lion Men
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Russel has been hard at work printing me more of Papsikel's wonderful 3D
miniatures, so in my new man cave space I set about painting them, a joy as
alwa...
Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON: Read AFTER viewing
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I have been a Ridley Scott fan ever since watching and re-watching *The
Duellists* (1977) as a teenager. I still adore that film and regard it as
one of ...
Landsknecht Pike Block
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This project has been in my mind for quite a while and stayed kicked firmly
into the long grass for fear of its enormity but I finally took the plunge
t...
The Men Who Would Be Warlords of Mars
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Above the Liftwood groves, an *Aphid *class gunboat flies under French
colours as *Épée *
A well overdue return to some Space 1889 gaming today, with the...
One of those sad days, the saddest ...
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I'm sitting in front of the keyboard in something of a state of shock,
certainly a state of profound sadness, having this morning received the
news of th...
Napoleon - The Movie
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So last night I took myself off to my local cinema to watch Ridley Scott’s
latest epic!
Now I’m going to look at this as objectively as I can and I woul...
Posh Lard this weekend - spare spaces!
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We have spaces at #PoshLard this Sat due to folks having to drop out. We
can offer What A Cowboy, What A Pirate, S&H and/or SP 2 (sadly, IABSM at
Chef-du...
Rules Page update
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I have added no less than three new rulesets to the 'Rules' page (available
via the link or the header of this blog), which are free to download, use
and...
Happy Birthday Doctor
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*Doctor Who* celebrates 60 years of time travel today, but then if you
didn't already know that you must be existing in some alternative dimension.
I...
A lucky find and a lucky battle
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Travelling back up the M5 after a short trip visiting friends, I managed to
convince my better half to divert off early and wind our way into Quedgeley
...
Conversions for AWI
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Years ago my mate Pay sent me photos of figures from his collection, which
he wanted to sell. I was too late to get these figures, another hobbyfriend
w...
17th Century Characters...mostly
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Here are some 17th Century character miniatures I finished recently.
28mm metal, mostly from Wargamer Poland:
https://sklep.wargamer.pl/gb/
The odd on...
November Minis
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A little bit of a shift going on in ZeroTwentythreeLand.
As much as I've looked forward to it every year for the past five or six
years, I am going to pas...
Death Race 2023 Gaslands game
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Tonight a friend hosted our monthly game, a Gaslands Death Race
The table
The gates laid out for the course
The pole position
Cars are formed up ready to...
The Courier ... deliver the dispatch ...
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At the Palace, Captain Schmidt, handed the despatch to Mlle Lisette
Givenchy (who tucked it away in her cloak). The Captain said - "Get it to
the main co...
Legion Pulp: The Devil’s Own
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Here is another Panther paperback from the 1950’s offered up in lieu of a
pulp fiction story for this month. The author of The Devil’s Own is Alex
Stamper...
Regimental Fire and Fury - The Table Part 3
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Hello out there!
Last time I posted the painting. Now the table is done, and ready for the
Civil War project to sit on top. Let's just get into the how...
Jump off to Joppa part 3
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In part 2 of this series, I discussed how I hosted a game at my house.
Unfortunately we had run out of time, and Stew and P had to depart. The
kid was ...
Siege Mound
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Here is a WIP shot of my new ECW siege artillery battery on a mound. Last
night I added a few more Debris gabions, build the earth around them up and
cut...
Campaign Report: The Allies go on the rampage
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In the campaign moves that followed the French scrambled to respond to
Wellington's surprise moves and victory at Madrid.
Wellington and his Allies were ...
Very Sad News
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I'm very sorry to be making this post but I've just learned that Dale past
away from a heart attack on November 5th.
Most of my relationship with Dale wa...
Goings on
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Apart from playing *Tribal*, I've been busy with some other gaming
activities that I didn't have to contribute anything to other than my dice
rolling. We...
Carthaginian Elephants
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Today we have a rare bit of work for ... myself. I found myself short of
elephants for my last Commands and Colors game. These are from Armorum &
Aquila (A...
FUBAR solo skirmish
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More FUBAR skirmish, but this time with Fantasy elements in it plus a
little solo experiment. Enemies are not on the table and they are coming
out from d...
A Gentleman's War - Crimea 1854
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I've been in a bit of a painting funk this year. Although the blog often
gets neglected, I've normally continued hobbying "off camera", contenting
myself...
Dive into some scenery while waiting for GdA 2.
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The much anticipated, & seemingly endless wait for GdA 2 got me thinking
about the scenery collection we Marauders have for Napoleonic games in
10mm. We'...
Pulp Figures – Dangerous Dames
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A couple of years ago, Bob Murch of Pulp Figures and Crucible Crush
released a Kickstarter called 'Dangerous Dames.' It's a great and exciting
range.
Blood on the Sands - Gladiator Class Guide
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In Blood on the Sands, there are six distinct gladiator classes, known as
armaturae. Understanding the nuances that differentiate these classes might
be ...
Warmaster Chaos Army update
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've contnue to make progress on my Chaos army for Warmaster and now have
wel over 2,000 points of troops painted and ready for battle.
4x Units of Chao...
GreenLight and Johnny Lightning figures
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GreenLight Collectibles is a well known producer of 1/64 scale diecast
cars, which sometimes include figures and accessories.
I picked up a random assor...
October Wrap-Up
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In keeping with the now-traditional hobby theme of “Orctober”, one of my
projects this month was a plastic 54mm orc from the Toys R Us “Mythical
Warrio...
Major-general Leontiev
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Finished my command base for the Russian brigade. This is my Major-general
Leontiev who command the brigade at Kunersdorf.
The brigade
I was asked ab...
Silver Bayonet - Serzhant Ursov's Bearform
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On this most appropriate evening, I present Serzant Ursov's cadaverous
were-form, the undead Russian bear. Amazing what niche rabbit holes you end
of go...
Vimeiro 1808 Test Match
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My good buddy Terry dropped by to help with testing out the deployment and
balance of the Vimeiro battle the other day, and proved to me, that while
cha...
Agema 2nd & 3rd Class Warriors, and Axe-Men
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More Agema Etruscans from the Kickstarter. Advertised with circular Aspis
shield, the units were delivered with a mix of Aspis and Thureos shield
types. ...
Never Mind The Billhooks: Mister 2 Billhooks 2023
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Following on from May's *Mr BIG Billhook 2023* event down *Bristol
Independent Gaming*, yesterday saw a second *Never Mind The Billhook*s day
at *BIG* - ...
The Last War - Scenery WIP 2
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All the wood is now finished, and craters made and spackeled. A few
detailing bits to add like a shrine or a ladder and then it is time to hit
the prime...
A Sword for Ireland
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(Image from: Warfare History Network)
Most mornings I can’t remember any dreams from the previous night. But
once in a while, something so vivid and coh...
WELCOME BACK
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After a long break I have decided to try and restart the Blog. Hopefully,
it will attract some attention. Below are some of my Burgundians. These are
Fro...
Remote Game of Age of Penda
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Revisiting My *Age of Penda* Review
I used to review rules with giving a playtest, simply analyzing the rules
on paper. That was a big mistake when I rate...
Sci-fi City Block WIP 5
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Some alternate buttress toppers for when the eagles don’t fit the theme.
Made from plasticard, foampvc and some spares for the old Palitoy
Millennium Fa...
Wargaming in the Limburgs Museum
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In the Limburgs Museum in Venlo (south east Netherlands) a exhibition is
held with the title "The Sun King and Orange" (in Dutch De Zonnekoning en
Oranje...
Kings of War Kingdoms of Men Army
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This weekend, I went to a Kings of War tournament called Refugees of the
Olde Worlde in Rexburg, Idaho. It was a great time, but I realized that the
army...
Flipped coins not fair?
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It should not be a complete surprise that flipped coins do not exactly meet
the ideal of fair 50/50 outcomes. After all the stamp on each side must
shift t...
Loser Shed Make-Over
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After talking about it for probably 5 years, I have finally got around to
getting a new laminate floor laid in the loser shed. Together with a
space-age...
Singh from Modiphius miniature
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Super cool miniature from
Singh from Modiphius
https://www.modiphius.net/collections/achtung-cthulhu-skirmish/products/achtung-cthulhu-miniatures-singh...
Friday Quick Tip: Easy Deck Plating
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Coming back to the hobby after what feels like a solid decade away was
daunting. I just wanted to jump back in and get going. I had a plan of what
I'd...
A Green Horde for Arsehammer Day
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What on earth is Arsehammer you ask? Well, it’s the title that has been
adopted by our group for our Warhammer Fantasy Battle day, which is being
held this...
Bounding Fire Tournament 2023 Prizes
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This year the organisers of the ASL Tournament Bounding Fire have decided
to broaden the prize table and so went for smaller dioramas with the theme
bein...
Knocking off the rust, and moving a bit
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I'm not scrapping this blog, even after this long time between posts, but
there are changes afoot. I have cleaned up the links on the right side of
this ...
Battletech 2023 update
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Finished mechs with decals at last.
Decals are Fighting Piranha. Quite archaic page but great service
1st Marik Militia
Damn Jade Falcon clanne...
Situs Slot Pembasmi Kuman
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Situs Slot Online Pembasmi Kuman telah menjadi salah satu hiburan favorit
bagi banyak orang, terutama selama masa pandemi ini. Artikel…
Artikel Situs Slo...
New Fantasy sets from Alliance
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I know, I havent been active for..???..a long time but I keep looking at
what´s going on in the world of bods..and today I found
these.....Apparently the...
Flames of War Projects for August
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August was a great month for me and the hobby. I painted lots of stuff
and managed to get in a few games as well. August saw a return to Flames
of War...
Early Parthian Auxiliaries
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More from Victrix, this time from the Scythian/Parthian horse archer set.
Think I’ll add a couple more basis and include a command stand
Out of Storage Part 4: A Mixed Bag
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Pulling out drawers and giving some of these minis the light of day.
AT43
US Army Infrantry and Jeeps
US Army Infrantry, Jeeps and Tanks
Ditto
Star Wars and...
Warhammer commission painting Kharn 30k
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This Commission was a change from the full armies and I got to spend plenty
of time painting this model. One of the briefs with the model was plenty of
b...
Logs
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Another quick post. Good chum Colin gifted these lovely resin pieces to me
(thanks mate!). These were beautifully cast and very straightforward to
paint us...
Ducks / Malards
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Have had 22 Ducks/Malards 28mm miniatures for about a year without painting
them, but I got a bit inspirated and painted them up due to the rerelease
o...
End of the line
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After November 2023 you will no longer get here through the
littlemetalmen.com domain. Working Federal Government jobs killed my love
for writing code a...
A different kind of convention (for me anyway)
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Earlier this month, my wife and I went to our first ever science fiction
convention: ArmadilloCon here in the Austin area.
My wife did confess that at f...
15mm Late Romans - additions
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Additions to my 15mm Late Roman army: mostly infantry, of which I had
neglected to take pictures. Painted shieleds, etc. no decals.
Bucellarii cavalry
...
Confederate Mini Bust in Zbrush
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Here's the start of a small project in Zbrush. I'm still blocking in
things, so it'll be a bit before he's done. I'm also painting new things so
there's...
Fighting The Grendelkin...
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*Torsten Halvorsen and his men arrived in Dagelfjord, here they were asked
to help the inhabitants eradicate Grendel's spawn (the Grendelkin) who were
ra...
All about the Base - Remix
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Following on from my recent experiments with modelling and casting resin
bases, I had decided I wanted to try an alternative casting material and
awar...
Rise of The Risers.
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After eight years my old riser is looking a bit worse for wear. Me too,
riser, me too.
It got me thinking about making some new risers to improve my sh...
Trents Reach, INWarD 23
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My game for INWarD 23 was a refight of the battle of Trent's Reach in 1865.
i've played this one out quite a few times, and this time was the first
attempt...
Painting 3mm
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Painting 3mm miniatures
Painting 3mm miniatures is not exceptionally difficult but it requires
methodology.
Here is what I do:
I first prime everything ...
WW2 North Africa Campaign - Battle of Point 205
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Hi folks,
Long time no blog posts! Sorry about that. Mainly playing board games (lots
of them) which doesn't really work for blog posts.
Our North Afri...
Papercuts 2023 at Cardboard warriors is GO!
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The categories are up so go upload your creations and pictures of your
builds in the appropriate area here;
https://cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/boar...
Cannich Scots
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Also known as part two of the *Shadows of Yog-Sothoth* segment in our *Call
of Cthulhu *campaign. Arriving in Scotland, our three intrepid
investigators ...
My 2023 Painting So far
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A quick post to show that I am alive, just in frequent here for a while.
2023 has has a painting motivation event going on each month, and this year
h...
Pikemen and Gendarmes and Bears, oh my!
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I rarely post about painted units, but I'll make an exception for this lot
- this is the core of a new(ish) army intended for the Swiss-Burgundian and
It...
Going Viral...
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*Onwards they marched, tracking the Chaos deviant through the dead lands. A
litany of woe and a trail of ruin marked the passage of the Cult they still
h...
Plastic gladiators review
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When I was a child I was used to play with soft plastic soldiers. Now I am
older and I play with lead soldiers. I’m not so interested in plastic
soldiers a...
2023 ongoing Oldhammer projects
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Last time I posted painted miniatures was in February of this year - I
have been busier than ever with the hobby, but did not find the time to
post th...
The sloop "Dog"
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The Infamous pirate "Black Dog" before sailing with Captain Flint and John
Silver made quite a name on the high seas in the unimaginatively christened
...
Undercrag City - Episode Five
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Hi, All!
Just a quick note to let you all know that episode five of me new YouTube
venture is up and running!
Click here: Episode Five
In this...
Bunker Hill (1775) Scenario for Volley & Bayonet
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The link below is to my Volley & Bayonet scenario for Bunker Hill (1775).
The scenario is a wing scale scenario. I have also included a second copy
of the ...
Time for another post!
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As I haven't posted since August last year I feel it's probably high time
I posted again (maybe now a sort of bi-annual thing?) No sooner recovered
fro...
MY PATREON ! Come join me on Patreon !
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(Trouvez la version française en dessous ;) )Hello Everyone !A bit of time
since my "1K on Instagram" and Social Medias post ! :)As I wrote in this
last po...
Watering the horses – a vignette
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I have just finished painting and basing this delightful little vignette by
Eureka Miniatures. The scene is a French Chasseur a Cheval fraternising
with a ...
New Napoleonic Rules
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As mentioned I have put up a page on the blog with the new version of my
napoleonic rules (Napoleonic Squares v2), which I tested out at Partizan
last we...
Hobby Block - To Be Continued
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I’ve been in a funny old mood recently and I’m finding that it really takes
a lot for me to get around to painting anything - I can think of about half
a...
Paimon Miniatures Chaos Dwarves
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It's official. I am now a miniatures company. After long years of plotting,
planning and general mucking about, my first commercially available figures
are...
Navarre Infantry - 1st battalion
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This is the third unit of Carlist infantry I painted towards the end of
2020 (I was determined to erase my Carlist War lead-pile). I assigned it
to Nav...
Chance to get the Italian Wars out
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Ralph has been painitng a new Polish army for Impetus over the past few
months. All was ready for a game so last Thursday, Ralph and I travelled
to Rich...
Hurricon 2022 Photo Report: A Bit Late...
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It has been several months since my last post, which was photos from
HMGS-South's Recon 2022 convention. I thought I had deleted the photos in
this post,...
An Update!
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Wow - it has been a long time since I updated my blog! I don't know how
that happened, other than, well, one gets busy and time goes by before you
kno...
Judge Whackins, Halfman of the future
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*Lissen up perps, the LAW is here and he´s hangry for JUSTICE!*
Judge Whackins is the latest version of my IOL Minis mascot, Bingo Whackins,
who I first sc...
A slightly disappointing vist to Salute...
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I was very excited to go to Salute again today as the last one I attended
was, thanks to the Chinese, four years ago. I hadn't even been on the
London ...
Forgotten Figures!
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So I finished these a month ago and completely forgot to post them up.
First up is a pair of Ashigaru with yari bases for my lifetime Samurai
project. Thes...
Lasalle V2: Fighting retreat near the Pyrenees
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Just south of the Pyrenees, 1814: a division of British troops clashed with
elements of the French rearguard. The format was 250pts Lasalle using my
3...
BOMBARDMENTS TODAY!
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Readers are most likely familiar with prodigious WWII naval bombardments
and the destruction intended ashore. Numerous Pacific Theatre battles may
com...
March Madness
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To some extent, I am feeling like we are in middle of the long decline of
the personal blog, but that might be just because I am having trouble
getting ...
Tallarn
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Tallarn troops for the Imperium!! these are 3d scans of the original metal
miniatures I got from a friendly guy on facebook. scaled down to 20mm scale.
Spinward Marches Solutions, LLIC.
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*Art by Ian Stead, by commission.*
*Spinward Marches SolutionsRhylanor/2716 Spinward Marches*
*UCP: Im◄2444●23►LLPAR●Sec◄0466●56►*
Established at the en...
Afrika Korps trucks
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Here is a set of 15mm plastic Afrika Korps trucks. Five of them are from
Plastic Soldier Company, one is by Zvezda. The Plastic Soldier Company
(PSC) ...
Reiksguard Unit Complete!!
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For my January submission to the Call of the Crown painting challenge I
have produced a unit of 15 Reiksguard knights to act as the elite heavily
armore...
Hilltop Hovel - 15mm
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In truth, this is more than a hovel. I picked up this resin kit on sale
years ago, and finally painted it about 2017. I am in a state of having to
downs...
Legionary 2023 trader update
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* Legionary 2023 is on! Legionary 2023 is planned for MAY 13TH 2023.*
Legionary has been run by the Exmouth Imperials for several years now, and
we hope ...
Springback Binder
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Recently I managed to trade some games for a complete set of Commands &
Colors: Napoleonic games. Seven boxes of blocks, terrain tiles, reference
cards and...
Tenoch/Slann forced labour party
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Tenoch Enhanced Warriors, or slaves for my Slann. Unfortunate
neighbours or prisoners of war, they do the dirty work for their overlords.
The Disciples and Acolytes of "The Celestial Path"
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The monk, Makoto, looked at both Lord and Lady Fuchida. Makotos's company
of poor ronin, former retainers and impoverished tradesmen had been
t...
בגדי גוף לנשים
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בגדי גוף לנשים הם אחד המוצרים שצברו את הפופולאריות הגבוהה ביותר בשנים
האחרונות. למה? בעיקר בזכות הרשתות החברתיות. לא מעט משפיעניות רשת בחרו לשתף
את העוקב...
The Year 2022 in Review!
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Hoi,
Another year has gone and passed and so it's on to the numbers of painted
figures from 2022. Before I will go into that I would like to wish all of...
Autoborg Robot Warrior
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[image: Autoborg Robot Warrior]Back when I was a kid, you could broadly
divide robots into two types – the Transformers toys you wanted,
8 Rads - Gotta love ‘em #1
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So, one of the most popular builds I’ve done, in all scales, is by far the
Sdkfz 234/2 ( commonly, but disputed, aka Puma), so with another queued up,
I...
Review: The Wargaming Compendium by Henry Hyde
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I have started experimenting with YouTube a little, mainly because it
offers the chance to record something short and to the point without too
much prep....
Food Basics Flyer Dec 8 to Dec 14, 2022
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Browse through the latest Food Basics flyer December 8 to December 14, 2022
on this page. This weekly flyer from Food Basics has found amazing price
for yo...
Etsy Store - Grognard Terrain (15mm Cyberpunk)
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Recently I launched an Etsy store (Grognard Terrain) which seems like
something that was bound to happen.
I've been a big fan of Lazy Forger's sculpting...
French Knights for Patay (IV)
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So I made some progress over the earlier summer months, to add more bases
of French knights for a future Patay game.
Here are some pics. They are pret...
Last Day!
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This is it. Tomorrow is the launch of the Kickstarter. We actually made it
everyone. What a long journey it has been. I will cover one last subject in
this...
Reserve Ward: Crossbow
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Any type of missile or bow armed fighting men are not recorded as having
been present at Lewes in significant numbers or having made any significant
im...
Relocated Kingdom
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This Blog has been a bit quiet recently. That's mainly due to the fact I'm
concentrating on posting to the Facebook page I set up.
https://www.facebook.com...
Figuring out 3d mapping some more
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Hi All,
Just a quick one. I've been noodling around with Blender more, trying to
understand how the various nodes work and get them to achieve the loo...
Car Insurance Sioux Falls
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*Car Insurance Sioux Falls*. The best price for comprehensive car insurance
in sioux falls for most drivers is from state farm at an average annual
premi...
A Return of Sorts
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It's been a pretty horrible couple of years, hasn't it?
We've lost loved ones, been beset by fires and floods, and found ourselves
in the middle of a pand...
Ogre Redux!
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So I love painting ogres - so sue me. I really do enjoy them, especially
the great Reaper Bones sculpts that you can get for cheap. That and the
fact tha...
Victrix Gauls
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Saga Age of Hannibal gave me a reason to finally paint naked Gauls in
28mm...bucket list item checked! Seriously, these Victrix plastics are
quite lovely...
Blackstone Fortress - 2nd Expedition
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Rogue Trader Janus Draik, Imperial Navigator Espern Locarno, Eldar ranger
Amallyn Shadowguide, and Kroot tracker Dahyak Grekh unite to once again
enter the...
Primaris Space Marine Kill Team Artemis
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Hallo Freunde des Malens und Bastelns,
ich bin schon seit einiger Zeit an dem Konzept für mein neues Deathwatch
Kill Team. Lange habe ich hin und her üb...
Scenes from the Barrowmaze
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My daughter and I started playing thru Barrowmaze , (which if you are not
familiar is a classic mega dungeon campaign for old school style RPG play) ...
Terrain Workshop Sorted (at least for now)
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Well I've managed to clean out the Terrain Workshop. Sadly, the bulk of
the "debris" consisted of various shipping boxes that were retained for
storag...
Five Parsecs from Home
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[image:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1iR21seWKkH3AvpdIzdClfhrhmT3o1BSP]
Hello Mik's Minis viewers!
And if you're from the 'before times' a ...
Bataille de Lützen, 16 novembre 1632
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Il y a plus de 11 ans, j'écrivais sur ce blog :
"Lützen, Bataille emblématique de la guerre de 30 ans, aux côtés de La
Montagne Blanche, Breitenfeld, Nö...
Wargaming the interwar period
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*CROSSPOSTED FROM WARGAMING MISCELLANY*
This year’s VCOW (Virtual Conference of Wargamers) took place over the
weekend, and I was able to take part in se...
I remembered the Alamo
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For those of you who have been reading my blog the last couple months, you
will have realized that I am participating in the 12th Annual Analogue
Hobbies P...
Battle Report: The Vampyr of the Riding: Turn 4
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*GAME NAVIGATOR*
Narrative & Army Lists
Deployment
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4
***
Turn 4: Undead
As you no doubt know, the common skeleton can muster ...
A French Revolution Austrian advance guard
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On our Alde garde blog we have some pictures of an Austrian advance guard
of light and line infantry, light cavalry regiment and artillery; so goto
alde...
The Constantinov Regiment
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Whilst I have, for the most part, 'moth-balled' my Classic Wargaming
collection over the past few years, occasionally I get the urge to dip back
into it....
Blog Recommendation: Hand Built History
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I'd like to recommend a new blog that I'll be keenly following, Hand Built
History
It's a blog by John Boadle, who for those who aren't aware of John, i...
Ancient / Medieval village church
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The finished small village church/chapel, made from poly board with the
outer covering of card mostly removed and the exposed foam scribed with
lines to ...
X-Men United Wolverine tutorial and photos
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Here's a video showing how I painted up Wolverine from Marvel United
X-Men. He's a larger scale then I'm used to, so I tried using a zenithal
base and m...
Vallejo Guides Broken
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It has recently come to my attention that the LINKS on my vallejo paint
guide pages are not currently working as expected and readers are not able
to vie...
[Field of Glory] Santa's Tournament 2019 - Game 3
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After a short night that followed the evening before, we met at the venue
in the morning around 9:00 and I was bound to meet Frank with his List of
Early S...
Grimy Green Ghostly Skeleton Revenants
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Kevin Dallimore wrote this fine article on a variant of painting undead
Revanants for Oathmark, and I wanted to try it out on my Triumph of Death
skel...
I am leaving but no one fucking cares
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This blog is done.
No one interacts and i'm tired of begging the world for connection.
If you have a blog that people connect to, comment on (like I did...
Lost Tomb of the Bitchin Chimera Characters
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It has been a LONG time since I posted here...
I backed the Lost Tomb of the Bitchin Chimera kickstarter last year. I
don’t back a LOT of kickstarters ...
The Cynical Seven - Desperados Gang
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*"The liquor's all gone boys..."*
Finished up my Desperados gang for Dead Man's Hand. Just a few pics to
share as I didn't get too many to turn out that ...
Extra Turrets – Released for LAV and Tank Kits
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The Extra Turrets kit for the LAV and Tank kits is now available on the
usual resellers. This kit is an expansion, so you will also need the LAV or
Tank ...
Review: Oathmark Goblin Wolf Riders
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The Goblin Wolf Riders are the first Oathmark models I have bought and I
purchased them specifically to add hobgoblin light cavalry to my Chaos
Dwarf a...
Printable Simple Sbar Template
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Pin On Templates
Pin On Most Popular Template
Free Download This Is A Full Size Sbar Nursing Brain Report Sheet 1 Patient
Per Page Perfect For Rns ...
Tamiya Rally Cockpit Review
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Having seen a variety of cockpit types on YouTube i thought it would look
good in the Lancia Delta Integrale. The cockpit kit really does set the
model off...
eBay: THE Citadel Giant, 2021 edition
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Holy Deep Pockets, Batman! Someone shelled out $1,600 GBP ($2,270.64 USD)
for this complete in box copy of THE Citadel Giant. I mean, just look at
it. A...
Megalania and Komodo Dragons
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Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor
lizard,[1] part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia
during the Pleisto...
And Don't Bring Hordes to a Knight Fight!
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Ahiahi marie ano, Good afternoon again,
Game two. Goblins vs. Orcses. Hordes vs. Warband.
For the second game we both brought out our Greenskins. My Rae...
Grand Opening May 22nd, 2021
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My new game store, Third Coast Games, will have our grand opening
celebration on Saturday, May 22nd. I've been envisioning a game store like
"CHEERS"...
NEW WEBSITE AND SHOP IS AVAILABLE
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WE AR MOVING TO OUR NEW WEBSITE, NOW IN SECURE CONNECTION, THE NEW GRAPHIC
LOOK IS MORE APPEALING AND YOU WILL FIND ALL THE NEW REALISATIONS AND
FOLL...
A few more Prussians to be going on with.
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Well, as anyone reading this will have probably noticed, I'm behind
schedule again. Lots of real world things going on to cause distractions
like hav...
Confronting The Pile Of Shame
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When I heard that Salute was on for November this year, I got very excited…
no seriously, like so over-the-top excited I nearly had a fit. My first
thou...
15mm Hundred Years War English Archers
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My first batch of English Archers for my Hundred Years War English Army
that I am building specifically to recreate the English Army of Agincourt.
The...
Necron Kill Team Table Giveaway - Easy to Enter
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Nick speaking,
Time for a Necron Kill Team Table Giveaway. This custom made Kill Team set
was donated to me for a Giveaway by a very awesome subscriber of ...
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*ANNOUNCEMENT FROM STRATEGIC ELITE*
Hi friends, Bob Faust here. I wanted to make a general announcement
regarding my hiatus from the development of...
Amon Sul
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When I lose my mojo for crafting (it happens) I tend to find myself
watching some of the guys on Youtube. One of the people I particularly like
at the mo...
Battle of the Falklands - a Full Thrust scenario
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Battle of the Falklands
A Full Thrust Scenario by Phil Broeders
*Authors notes*
This scenario is based on the The Battle of the Falkland Islands, ...
Black Tribe Gunbot
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Hi!
Here's the next addition to my Rusty Robots project in the form of a Black
Tribe Gunbot:
The Black Tribe are the villains of The Scrapyard and foll...
Another Leviathan Orc!
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Hi!
I've managed to get a second of the original Leviathan Orcs painted up!
Armed with a sword and shield, this is another sculpt by Tim Prow and comes ...
2020 a year in review
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To say that this year has been a bumpy ride, with lots of things going on
is an understatement.
So before I start on the mayhem that was 2020 take a mom...
2020 Good year, bad year
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I thought I'd put together a few photos from the past year, some of it has
already appeared here, most not, its mainly just pictures of figures I've
pai...
Terrain & Tokens
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A small parcel of OO scatter terrain purchased on eBay arrived this
morning from Pete at *Model Railway Scenes*. The casting/printing is
impressive. ver...
Sisters of Battle - Order of the Bloody Rose
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Long time since I posted anything new here, but with the ongoing Covid-19
and lockdown situations, I've had time to hobby more this year. So much so,
I'v...
Tips for Using Your Vinyl Cutter
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For a while when we’d work on a tabletop terrain, I’ll be honest, we’d
absolutely dread it. There would be endless painting, sculpting, and in the
end, e...
Work In Progress!
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I am currently trying out a re-design of this site, starting today (16th
October 2020), so it may be a bit wonky over the next few days. Please bear
with m...
Blogging about Space Hulk
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Written by Ron Saikowski, October 10, 2020I've decided to start blogging
and sharing my Space Hulk material. Space Hulk: Boarding Mission Space Hulk
has al...
The Cult Expands
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Got some more work on the Cult done - finished the Neophytes squad and
added a pack of Aberrants.
Next on the docket for them are some Genestealers, an...
FOW Solo Play US Airborne vs German Grenadier
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I've had these two companies painted for a long time and now with my son on
the west coast, I am giving it a go by myself. Be advised I am not a strict
a...
326 BC The Battle of Hydaspes
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Just posting a few images from the game we played yesterday afternoon, The
Battle of Hydaspes, where Alexanders veteran army fought the Indian King
Porus...
This Blog Will Close in December 2020
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This blog will close in early December and it will be taken down
altogether. This is part of my retirement plan.
The original content is still availabl...
New Battle Mat
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Purchased an Olive Green fleece blanket the other day. Perfect battle mat.
Pin\Shock Marker placed on it to show how the ground cover matches the mat.
Return of the Menagerie
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(With Apologies to George Lucas and Lucasfilms)
Well, it's been a while, but in the words of Sam Gamgee - "I'm back"
So where have I been I hear you a...
Working on a new game!
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After many, many yeats I'm working on a hex-based, introductory wargame
that will cover different historical periods. I'm very excited by this new
projec...
Oosterbeek 1944
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The other day the lads got together for a small Chain of Command game. We
took the scenario from Wargames Soldiers and Strategy 107.
An SS German force was...
Blundering Through the Borderland- Turns 2-4.
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This is a continuation of my experiment to combine the Five Leagues from
the Borderland (5L) campaign rules with the Thud and Blunder (TB) skirmish
rules f...
JUNE 2020 UPDATE
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Its time for monthly progress report and update.
As a reminder I have 6 projects I am running with:
1. Tier 1 15mm Napoleonics
2. Tier 1 20mm Moderns
3. T...
After a long hiatus, I'm finally back to Space 1889
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Been many years but I finally got the colonial bug again and going to play
it out on Mars.
So over the past month I've started rebasing my old RAFM 1889 fig...
Brigade Bashing
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This is an adjunct post to the previous one about my experiences with
roll20 for running RPGs. While I was getting my Forbidden Lands game up and
ru...
GENERAL D'ARMEE on CYL TV
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Hi Team
Here are the videos I've created thus for covering some General D'Armee
games:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VX1GJ37NUyDgdO1lmE6rAzo87zT...
George Cross for NHS
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I've noticed over the net that various folks have been suggesting that the
NHS as an organization be awarded a George Cross.
The people certainly qualify f...
Isolation is Bliss to a Solo Gamer!
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Hi Chaps,
I pray that you are all healthy and avoiding the virus?
On to business... the UK is in "lockdown" which makes sense to me and as a
solo gamer ma...
MotorChamp Racing Formula 1
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I am solo running a season of F1 using MotorChamp by AZA-Spiele e.K..
The game is printed in German and I have a translation into English from
Boardgamegee...
The end
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This will unfortunately be my last blog post. I am critically ill in a
hospice and I do not know how much time I have left to live. I have
thooughly enjoye...
The Ents are Marching to War
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Gathered the Treemen into a moot to discuss the despoliation of their woods
by Saruman's orcs and henchmen...
The figures are from a variety of manufacture...
Caestus Assault Ram
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FLY THE UNFRIENDLY SKIES Each time I start a new loyalist or traitor force
I pick a theme to anchor the rest of the force around. It doesn't have to
be coh...
15mm Battered Markers for Dragon Rampant......
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*........and some ladders!*
*The gravestones are leftovers and MDF from Blotz, these are used to
signify a unit in distress marker for the rules, rather t...
Happy 'belated' Birthday Jack!!
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Today I learnt that one of the most inspirational individuals in my 20mm
hobby was 90 on the 22nd August.
Happy belated birthday Jack...here's my little tr...
Clearing Out My 40K Cabinet
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As you might've guessed from the conclusion of the battle report earlier in
the week, I've decided to sell off a good chunk of my 40K collection. This
post...
Путешествие к ставке Германа Геринга Steinbruch
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В Винницкой области есть много памяток практически всех европейских войн и
одна из них, почему то мало известная ставке Германа Геринга "Steinbruch".
Она ...
Island Natives from Firelock Games
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*Island natives are must when playing adventurous pirate games in the
Caribbean. My buddy Jens got some island natives from Firelock Games to
form a "crew"...
Astropolis Enginarium Crew
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Another group of Astropolis crew members, this time the the crew of the
mighty ship's Enginarium. No starndard GW techpriest here, although I'm
looking aro...
R.I.P. Captain Spaulding
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Way.....back in 2015 when me and the eventual wife met Sid Haig at Days o'
the Dead Indianapolis.
It was cool to meet hi and it one of the few pics aroun...
Franciszek II Gonzaga/ Francesco II Gonzaga
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Kolejna praca w projekcie Wojny Włoskie. Franciszek II Gonzaga był markizem
Mantui oraz włoskim dowódcą w bitwie pod Fornovo 6 lipca 1495 roku.
Poprowadził...
US Infantry speed painting
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Sort of painted this platoon by accident. Started it a few weeks ago while
messing around with contrast paints on the light green kit.
The Hottest War & Peace Festival Ever !
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Probably the most impressive and unusual 'kit' at this years War & Peace
extravaganza was this superb Marder 111. This was very interesting to see
close...
Compagnie de Sapeurs-Mineurs
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My Napoleonic project continues, very much in the background, but it does
continue. These lovely Victrix conversions by Lionel Bechara represent the
comp...
42 Murray regiment of Foot
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Since I am concentrating on battlefields around our Maison for battlefield
tours and wargaming them I am selling off my English units for the French
Indian...
A Tale of Two Battles - Part the Second
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After the battle recorded in the previous post, I felt I had unfinished
business with Paul and his Russians, so I challenged him to a game the
followin...
Tap, Tap, this thing is on....
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Excuses, excuses that is all I got, My mom came back from Japan with
Cancer, my very old Dog Died, Etc. etc...
Anyways I'm Back! Today I got a package from...
Great nmm tutorial
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A perfectly good to read and easy to follow explanation of how to draw NMM.
http://merlinsmagicworkshop.blogspot.com/2019/03/hi-everyone-welcome-for-anoth...
Wild West Exodus Build #1 Doctor's Office
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So, after a long, long time, I'm back at blogging. I have put together
several of the Wild West Exodus buildings by Warcradle and I'm having a
blast with ...
Warhammer Underworlds - Godsworn (Oathsworn) Hunt
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I continue to enjoy playing *Warhammer Underworlds (aka Shadespire or
Nightvault).* It is a fun game where the character abilities, cards, and
board lay-o...
Monster Rider (4)
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Hi all,
finally an update!
I was blocked by some health issues and then catching back up with
real-life work.
But now I finally have some time at hand.
unfo...
Cold Wars 2019
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*Glen Shiel 1719:*
On Saturday night I ran the battle of Glen Shiel 1719. The theme for the
convention was mountain warfare, so this was one battle that ...
Rashaar
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I have finished painting up my Rashaar starter crew/warband. I have had
great fun painting these up and yes they are all stood in puddles it helps
them mov...
Norse Giant
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Evening all! My last post was an update on my 3rd edition Warhammer Norse
army, and I mentioned in it that I had a Norse Giant on the way - well,
here he ...
Little blue men
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*Happy New Year everybody! :-) *
As I indicated before, I had placed an order for the new Strelets Prussian
Landwehr. Just a week after my last posting, t...
Blood Bowl Replacements Videos
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This blog is pretty much dead right now. If you are reading this... hello!
Check out these awesome Blood Bowl animations Superjail style!
Time for a plan
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OK, I've been silent long enough, so it's time for a plan that might
actually force me to progress stuff.
The silence isn't due to anything in particular; ...
Hot Reception
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Gun and crew by Hinchliffe (SYW range)Christmas is an anxious time if
you're Hessian - but this year we're ready for you Mr Washington!
The Devil In Your Head – Part 3
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Well I wasn’t planning on writing anymore on my mental health issues but
sometimes things conspire against you and the only way to battle it is to
be open,...
Battle Ravens Preview - PSC games
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Battle Ravens is a brand new boardgame created by Dan Mersey and produced
by the Plastic Soldier Company (http://www.pscgames.co.uk/). Apologies to
both as...
Stayin' alive
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Dear visitors of the blog......
It has been a while since the last update. Various people tried to take
care of this blog and for other various reasons one...
What's that smell? The Nurgle Rotters Rumble in
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The Nurgle Rotters
Hello everyone!
Long time no see once again but here I am slowly but surely steadily adding
content to this probably long forgotten p...
Bulgnéville 1431
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Un nouveau projet vient de se mettre en place : la bataille de Bulgnéville
opposant le jeune Réné d'Anjou et Antoine de Lorraine comte de Vaudémont
soutenu...
Necromunda Bounty Hunter
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So while the picture shows off the Bounty Hunter I just painted it is also
an experiment with getting a better background for photographing my
Necromunda ...
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I'm not sure if anyone comes here anymore but a couple of years I
relaunched this site as Goaterdammerung which you can find at
http://goatmajor.org.uk . I...
Nintendo Switch – Quali Accessori?
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La Nintendo Switch è sicuramente una console fantastica per la sua
portabilità ma anche per la sua versatilità: Console handheld, Console
domestica e Conso...
Marine invasion
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Another great game of Team Yankee in 20mm tonight with Mark Piper. US
Marines come ashore in Denmark 1985 to counter a Soviet offensive but are
pushed ba...
Boarding Parties
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A couple of stands to represent RN boarding parties or sailors with
small-arms put ashore
For CD3 the count as 'other' so of limited use, expecting spec...
Blog Address Change
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Need More Tanks started out as a blog about my Guard army, but one of the
first things I did with the blog was run a Tale of Four Gamers for my new,
second...
The French Fleet at Cherbourg 1904
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My last post was a look at the Battle of Cherbourg game that we played a
few weeks ago, I thought I'd take a look at the French fleet with this one.
Myse...
Hugo 2 Casino Game
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Probably one of the best and the most popular slot games, Hugo 2 must be
reviewed. The game indeed has a lot to offer. It is modern, sophisticated
and load...
Gone Fishin'
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I've obviously not been posting here for quite some time. The last 4
months went sideways on me. Family health issuers, alternate art paths,
work insanity...
A question of storage
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It's not a question I have ever thought about. In fact apart from 1 storage
case I either use some old A4 paper boxes or I use the really useful
plastic on...
TV remote Landspeeder
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It has been a long while since I updated, as I've had my hands full with
work. However, I took a few hours off last weekend to participate in
July's "T...
Savage Orcs 1987: First Rank Painted
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Hello! Here's the first rank of the old Savages painted. It's a pleasure to
give these old classics a new coat of paint...
These are gonna work as "Skulks...
100 years ago...Belleau Wood...
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Good Morning to All of You...
It' s a short time I wrote my "I' m back" post, and now I remembered that'
s the anniversary of the battle of Belleau Wood.
S...
The Pantheon of Chaos - Demon Lord of Aethus
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I imagined my future self painting, and while receiving the memory of my
future self, the impossible became possible, possible to probable, probable
to ine...
CRISIS POINT 2018 - Richard P's AAR's
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Links to the four parts of my Crisis Point 2018 AAR
http://atomicrenegade.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/crisis-point-2018-part-one.html
http://atomicrenegade.bl...
A Long Time Ago....
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I've been a Star Wars fan ever since my 11 year old imagination got carried
away by that Star Destroyer looming onto the screen firing at Princess
Leia's c...
Necromancer and his Zombies
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Just finished this little group of freaks. The Zombies are made by Mantic
and the Necromancer is a Games Workshop miniature.
Working on my Photography set up
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Been taking a few test shots, need to up the light a bit but as a first
try on my new set up I am happy. My targets today were some Modern 28mm
Figures an...
Things are rumbling along!
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So, the launch of the Kickstarter for my book ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES
went off with a bang! It funded in three hours, and has continued to go
great gu...
Thanks Nuffle!
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I've started playing Bloodbowl, having played 1 game 20 years ago and 1
last year I thought it was about time. The Festering Furuncles is a Nurgle
Rotters ...
Against The Giants, Part II
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As promised, I'm back. The image hosting issues have been thankfully
resolved, so here is part deux of Against The Giants (on the cheap).
After the Steadi...
Budget jungle trees
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I'm currently on a mission to create a tabletop's worth of jungle terrain
and the first installment is a small forest of slightly alien looking
trees. B...
Damnation
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Got to the club the other night and tripped on a carpet runner. Result one
box of plastic miniatures dropped.
Broken shields, heads, javelins, swords and ho...
Perry Miniatures plastic Zulus: Part 1
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I have a lot of unpainted Zulus but none of them are really satisfactory.
Empress' British metals are marvellous but their Zulus are small,
anatomicall...
Wargame Hobby Bingo 2018
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Regular readers will have noted that I like to give myself challenges to
aid with keeping the motivation going in terms of finishing projects and
making m...
Review of 2017
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Well, it's that time of year again. For those of you still following, if
you haven't noticed a distinct downward trend over the past year or two,
I'm su...
Epilogue
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udate2017/I've noticed this blog is now rendered useless because of new
photobucket image sharing rules. I hope to recover images sometime in the
future....
Belgian Force Publique Uniforms
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Here are a couple of shots I took of Belgian Force Publique uniforms in the
Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire in Brussels. They appear to...
NEW RANGE: Romanians for WW2
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Already leaked in a couple of forums and finally ready for release is a
complete new range!
Subject is the *Romanian Army of World War Two*.
The miniatu...
French Line Infantry
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Here are two battalions of 1812 to 1815 French Line Infantry. The figures
are all Perry Miniatures, a mix of plastic and metal and most of them...
Frostgrave warband
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Some pics of my first Frostgrave warband. This group is from a variety of
sources, and heavily customized.
Here's some of the raw material for conversion:
...
END OF YEAR SALE : up to 40% off.
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END OF THE YEAR SALE. up to 40% off plus free models.
HI everyone, we are starting our end of the year sale a little early this
year to make sure we get al...
Completed Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017
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Despite this being one of the busiest months I’ve had in a long while, I
have managed to finish the Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017. Adding another
stompi...
October already?
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The annual update was meant as a joke initially, but has become a sad
reality.
This year blogging has taken a severe hit by Photobucket's policy change.
M...
Buddha on a Unicycle!
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Has it really been almost five years since I last blogged? So much as
changed, and yet so much has stayed the same. The wordpress software has
changed enou...
12th legion Angry Boiz
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While working on the noble lads of the azure 13th, I was also expanding the
footprint of their temperamental cousins in the 12th. At this point this is
my ...
Pipping the Ride
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So while waiting on the new paint brushes and paints I started looking at
what kind of tanks I want to use with my Tank Rider Platoon, and the
Soviets offe...
15mm / 20mm MDF urban terrain kickstarter
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I have backed my first kickstarter, and one that is in Australia.
It is a modular MDF urban terrain system that can be purchased in either
15mm or 20mm sc...
Summer 1001 - Apocalypse Now
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"My Emperor," the messenger announced, "I have news of the war with the
Mangu hordes."
The Emperor paused briefly as he swallowed the soft flesh of the nec...
Privateer Press: Warmachine Short Animation Movie
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Holy cow! It has been an awful long time since I posted the last time
something on the blog. Hope someone is still around! Life is really chaotic
at the mo...
Wild Beast Shipping Crates
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So … I bought these Wild Beast Shipping Crates from 4Ground and I’m very
impressed. They come flat packed in laser cut card form and could be
pushed free...
Manfaat Olive Oil yang wajib kamu ketahui
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Minyak oliva memiliki angkutan zat makanan E yang teramat berlimpah gizi E
tunggal amat berperan penting yang merupakan zat makanan kulit, sehingga
kita bi...
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It's half term. Which means this is happening: It also means that I'll be
trying to do something geeky. I still cant even begin to contemplate
anything 40k...
Games for Historicon 2017
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The countdown to Historicon continues and I’m still painting 3mm guys at
every opportunity. Stay tuned for more photos of the latest progress. In
the mean...
TYW - Imperial Standard bearer - finished
-
Yesterday night I finished my work on the standard bearer of the Imperial
infantry during the Thirty Years War. The figure is out of the Revell box
02...
Catastrophic computer death resolved
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After two years of obstacles, I have finally managed to get to Sydney,
extract the hard drives from my dead PC, get them to Canberra and borrow a
caddy to ...
First Game of Test of Honour
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My son and I have played the first scenario of Test of Honour by Warlord
Games.
A very fun game. A victory for the young samurai.
Battlegroup Tobruk Goes Strong into the Desert
-
Pavlov's dogs, famously, were conditioned to salivate when hearing a bell
which they associated with food. I have been similarly conditioned to
associate...
News for Salute 2017
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We have four new kit who arrive recently and who will be available to
Salute 2017 and on the shop today !
First good new foor the day !
3 new kits to upg...
Friday Post: Craftworld Sarathai Fire Dragons
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Hey folks, since the last post I've finished the guardians and started work
on the fire dragons. This model is my test model which I think turned out
prett...
21 Rahasia untuk Sukses Bisnis Waralaba
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1) mengevaluasi Anda toleransi risiko
Membuka bisnis baru adalah prospek yang menakutkan. Ada banyak risiko
pribadi, profesional dan
keuangan untuk mempe...
MDF Buildings, first crack.
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It's been a long time since I posted to my blog so I have lots to cover.
First off I'd like to discuss MDF buildings. These are 3mm flat MDF boards
that ar...
Small time Buccaneer loses a leg. Hearthstone
-
So if you haven't seen a few cards in Hearthstone appear to be getting hit
with the old nerf bat. I have a link to an article that has the details for ...
Stalingrad Pt5: Combined Ops
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After a seemingly refreshing break from the bloggasphere, Stalingrad is
back! While the previous games had been some classic infantry attacks, we
noted ...
Chivalry - Medieval Warfare PS4
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I am very conscious of my continued sporadic posts of late and that my much heralded
return has fallen somewhat flat. However, here I am and I thought I'd s...
A Painter's Disease
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In our childhood we used enamel paints and our bedrooms often reeked with
the smell of paint and thinners. Its not so bad these days: most painting
is do...
Dark Heresy RPG group miniatures built
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I finished building the characters my friends played in our last Dark
Heresy campaign.
Pyrokine Thug Gemma and Deathwatch Veteran Triakis
Rogue Trader...
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*- Alkemy -*
- *Bey~Saa's, E'Dhu~Egir de Al~Eph - Naashti*
*Tadammmmm ;) Finalement pas si mal à peindre. Une peinture réalisée pour
Alkemy et la prom...
UPDATED: Competitive Tau Tournament List (1850)
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It has been quite some time since I played Warhammer 40k. I've been very
busy with RL. But next weekend my group is having another tournament. I
took out ...
Campaign dressed Poles
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We've been working on developing Poles in campaign uniforms that can be
used for Retreat from Moscow, Germany in 1813 and the Peninsular.
The idea was to ...
Spooky Robots
-
OK, this blog post will be posted after Halloween, but Halloween was close
enough for our club for hold a Halloween themed Warmachine tournament on
the 30t...
20 bahaya radiasi HP kamu harus tau
-
Bahaya radiasi Hp bagi kesehatan tubuh merupakan dampak buruk dari
penggunaan ponsel yang tidak benar dan tidak mengenal batas waktu.
Hp memiliki gelomban...
5 months on - and back to some gaming (part 2)
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*A blast from the past*Picking up where I left off last weekend, I thought
I would start with a quick trip back to one of the old gaming weekends we
held a...
October Painting Contest at Kirton Games
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I've been bullied into posting! Kirton Games is staging a Painting Contest
this month, on the theme of Warhammer! Its a bit of an experiment, but
theres a ...
Leman Russ Competition: Vote
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Cast your vote and help us to choose the winner of our Leman Russ
Competition.
12 battle reports were submitted, 8 were deemed worthy to be published on
t...
Lords of Ruin 2016 - Commentary and Results
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Hello all,
Once again we have completed another Lords of Ruin, and once again,
due to the amazing attendees, it has been a huge success.
I’ll get m...
15mm Great Swamp Lizard
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We are very pleased to release our latest 15mm fantasy model -- the Great
Swamp Lizard. This towering beast can eat his way straight through entire
enemy ...
Reverse Engineering: Line 6 FBV2
-
The Line 6 FBV2 is a control pedal for use with older Line 6 amplifiers and
effects processors. I bought it to use with our Line 6 Amplifi 75 guitar
amplif...
Castles of Cornwall
-
I had a week in Cornwall this year in early June, and it's a fantastic
place, we were gifted with good weather as well which allowed us to get out
and abo...
All Change!
-
Well it's been a while and much has happened both in my personal and gaming
life over the past few months!
In February my wife and I packed up home, sold ou...
Blood Angels Praetor
-
I spent quite alot of time on this fellow, using decals I normally can't be
bothered with and all!
The model is lovely and has so much detail to paint. Alt...
TnT: K1LL-80T Communist Securitron
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Hi Folks,
In my first game I got lucky and Head Scribe Kaine managed to find and
activate a military Securiton (Freelancer Depend-o-Bot)
After equippin...
Arthus vs. Mordred
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I painted this wonderfull Vignette up for a fellow LAF member as a gift!
Tomorrow it will be in the post...travelling back to the USA.
I have now starte...
-
In the middle of a great project.
Alternate Jacobite Rebellion 1745
That's correct, folks. Tartans, sporrans and jocks a'strappin'. Conceived
by Chris Ma...
Speed Painting: Protectorate of Menoth
-
Ever since my son was born, I've managed very little in the way of hobby
time, and even less in terms of actually playing games. Funderhammer is
the Press...
A new adventure… Frostgrave
-
Wow, it’s been a long time since I updated this blog. I’d love to say that
I’m going to be better with future posts but I don’t suppose my track
record wo...
Sky Pirates of Venus - Teaser
-
Sky Pirates have been the scourge of the Worm Empire of Venus for years,
and the Great Worm has had enough! He sends a team of four crack worm
commandos to...
Russo-Turkish encounter via Maurice.
-
Recently I completed a late 18th, early 19th century Turkish army. They
made an interesting change of opponent for my SYW-era Russians. These new
Ottomans ...
The Blog is Dead; Long Live the Blog!
-
Four months without a post. Holy guacamole, not my best attempt over here!
For those of you interested, Smells Like Wargaming is doing fine; we're
booked u...
Bloodbowl dwarves part... done!
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The specialteam for the dwarves is ready for some action!
In the front row there is Grim, the starplayer slayer (I think), Zara,
chainsawguy, a passed out...
Serce gracza / A player's heart
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Czwarte mistrzostwa *"Ogniem i Mieczem"* mamy za sobą. Skończyła się także
akcja, mająca na celu wsparcie leczenia mojego syna, poprzez kupno
specjalnej f...
The Red October Cement Works Pt. 1
-
Closely following on from my last post, here's another one featuring a
terrain project on which I've been working, on-and-off, for well over a few
years...
So we thought it was going to be a small game.
-
Ever had one of those game events were you thought it was just going to be
a small 6 player gamer but turned into an 10 player event? Well that was
out Sat...
WWPD Painting Article
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In case you missed it, I did write a painting article for my friends at
WWPD. Check it out and leave feedback here if you wish.
http://www.wwpd.net/2016/0...
Combat Patrol - France, 1940
-
Combat Patrol is a recent set of WWII skirmish rules by Buck Surdu. I
think they are the most innovative and easy to use set of rules for this
period I ...
Hunting the Bantha
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Hunting Banthas
Well, the Bantha Rider has arrived for Imperial Assault and we are now
experiencing just how rough something like this fast-moving lump of ...
Cara Menurunkan Berat Badan
-
*Cara Menurunkan Berat Badan* - Banyak orang bertanya bagaimana cara
menurunkan berat badan secara alami, dengan cepat, dalam seminggu, tanpa
olahraga, dan...
Pig Iron Stock update
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Hi all, just a quick one to let you know we have received a box of show
stock back from The Bunker yesterday - this has all been added back onto
the site. ...
Rules: Living on the Frontline
-
Well, there's life in the old dog yet!
It's been a while since I last posted anything here but the creative juices
are starting to stir, least of all bec...
Painting Your Tablescapes Tiles - Damaged Urban
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Part 1: Introduction & Materials
Related: Clean Urban Tiles
For this tutorial, I will keep things simple. Nonetheless, the tile will
still look incred...
Clearhorizon Omega Squad
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Mr. Harold sent me these a while ago, and I finally got around to painting
them. The delay was mainly that the neck length bothered me, so it took a
while ...
Encounter at Alghaz -- June, 1876
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Rob and Murdock came over to fight an Afristan campaign encounter. For
reasons which I will shortly explain, I do not have much memory of the game.
First,...
First games of Zombicide: Black Plague
-
I had my first try at the new Zombicide: Black Plague game last night. I
had played the original Zombicide a couple of times and didn't enjoy it at
all. I ...
A lot on the painting front
-
Hello everyone. Today's post might be a bit brief, but who knows. Up until
a few days ago, I was engaged in a French bloggers painting competition, an
equi...
Scenery First
-
Well it's been a busy few weeks, just for a change, and since my last post
I have received the Liche Lord goodies I bought on Nickstarter, even more
into ...
Last post
-
After a fair bit of consideration, I have decided to transfer all of the
content from this blog over to my main blog at Pewter Pixel Wars. If you
are not ...
The Last Post
-
The South London Warlord blog has moved to Wordpress on the main SLW site,
address is over here
or, in cut n' paste format http://www.salute.co.uk/blog/
Dust Tactics: Pegasus Models 1/48th V2 Rocket
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Ever since I started playing Dust Tactics I had an idea about having a V2
rocket on the table. For me, rockets exemplify the Weird War II style and I
wa...
Age of Sigmar: the first battle
-
After coming to terms with the death of the Warhammer Fantasy I've known
since my start in wargaming, I decided to purchase and paint the starter
box for A...
Cowboys vs Monsters vs Aliens in Blackwater Gulch
-
Last week at Charcon 2015 I ran a theme game for the convention. The theme
was Monsters vs. Aliens, so I added in come cowboys and threw the whole
mess int...
Sorry...
-
I have seen that I did not post for more than a year, seems that I have
switched to facebook to reach more people. so you can follow me on facebook or
like...
Creambath Makarizo Strawberry
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Creambath Makarizo Strawberry
Cara merawat rambut rusak|cream creambath - Sebuah surai berkilau kunci
pencarian besar adalah bayangkan setiap wanita. Kunci ...
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So we're back!
Did a stock take today to see what I've got, and this was what it looked
like:
The stuff in blue is from a second hand haul I grabbed when...
elegant wedding shoes in 2015
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[image: awesome satin wedding shoes by shoekandi]
you are now visiting* awesome satin wedding shoes by shoekandi* , And in
this page we have more than 5 be...
Catching Up
-
Wow, I have been slack here. No new posts since February. But I have done a
ton of painting and completed several projects, not least of which is my
Tallar...
A visit on board the Russian Frigate Shtandart
-
The other weekend we were down in Cowes for a long weekend to watch the
Cowes Torquay Cowes powerboat race. We were all having dinner on Friday
night in...
Kings of War First Impressions
-
As I mentioned in the August update, I have been playing a bit of Kings of
war lately. With Games Workshop pulling the plug on their fantasy
community, th...
New Blog for Age of Sigmar
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Hi Everyone,
I've decided to create a separate blog for my latest hobby interest: Age of
Sigmar. While many voices bemoan the *downfall *of Warhammer Fanta...
Hordes and Heroes on Hexes
-
Alliteration FTW!!
Wow! Doesn't time fly? It's hard to believe it's been nearly a year since I
posted anything here, but there's been a fairly good reason ...
Dear Readers | Drodzy Czytelnicy
-
When something starts, it will naturally come to its end too. And this is
the end of the Polish Miniatures website. I came to the point when I'm no
longer ...
Eine kleine Kriegsmusik...
-
"*Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it
knows.*" - Napoleon
Looking for a nice compilation of Napoleonic music for your...
Song of Blades: Hammer and Forge on Kickstarter
-
Ganesha Games launches Song of Blades: Hammer and Forge Kickstarter. The
kickstarter has begun with enormous success, being already over basic
funding, but...
Dukes Soldiers
-
Hi
These are the first of the Dukes troops for his flying column, they are
Newline figures from their late colonial range, again all 20mm, I need
some supp...
I am alive part 2
-
And as I promised, here is the big update that I have been talking about:
My Prussians are based on the *Großgörschen* OoB from the General de
Brigade sc...
20mm WW2 - US M3A1 halftracks
-
Well, these took me a while to finish. They were 90% done in Januari and
I've been staring at them on my workbench since. Until last month... I
finally h...
Modular Lego Dungeon in the Works
-
I'm working on a modular Lego dungeon set for my kids and I to game with. I
had several castle sets as a kid, so I have lots of grey pieces to work
with. I...
Cara Promosi Online Yang Menarik
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*Cara Promosi Online Yang Menarik*
Cara Promosi Online Yang Menarik | Online promotion services According to
the data we declare obtained from the survey...
Affordable Wedding Halls
-
Creating a beneficial property inner surface or maybe exterior layout will
be the imagine every single persons. Naturally, while using numerous
patterns th...
Update for June 21st, 2015
-
We have been reminded by a few of you that we are a little late on our
update. The month of May has passed and we are now far into June. There
have been a ...
A quick update.
-
Just a quick update as I've not posted in a while. Work on the 15mm Feudal
English army for DBA continues (photos to follow) and should should be
complet...
A Farewell to Hamster
-
This will be my last post on Mechanical Hamster and that’s the sort of
occasion that gives me the excuse opportunity to look back over the past
years and r...
Last call, all aboard.
-
If you're still a subscriber to 'Drop-Pod' this is pretty much the final
call to hop across to the shinier and much more frequently updated Studio
Dropsh...
Plateau de jeu - Troisième étape
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Les weekends de 3 jours ont toujours du bon. Rendant visite à mes parents,
j'en ai profité pour avancer sur le plateau de jeu : j'ai posé les
caillebotis a...
What's Happening
-
Over the past couple of weeks I've managed to get a couple of board game
sessions in with some good friends. Whilst not miniature gaming but at
least it's ...
Summary of 1814 Campaign
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1814 Campaign Strategic Map
This was a fictional campaign set in 1814
The objective was to produce interesting battles for us to wargame.
It was desig...
Moving On
-
It's been a long while since I've posted here. Since I've started this blog
four years ago, you guys and gals have given me a tremendous amount of
inspirat...
Recent Work
-
Just a quick update tonight to show a model I recently completed for a
reboot of the painting competition on the Steve Dean Forum.
I started this for one ...
Salute Loot
-
So I picked up a few things at Salute this year (it seemed rude not to):
1. The new Perry Light Cavalry for the WotR / 1450-1500 - three boxes (I
m...
Still Shambiling around
-
I am still shambling around.
Due to some real life situations I was without reliable internet access for
a while there. Hopefully everything will work out ...
Doc Killingsworth
-
Doc is a fun character in the Iron Kindgoms/Warmachine world. Serving as
both ship’s cook and surgeon, his stew was suspect and his presence made
sailors ...
Checking In...
-
Friends I have lost my focus.
Since my last post my Mother became ill and passed away. I guess I am the
proof that regardless of how old you are, losing a p...
A new deployment
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New Deployment:
By 749.M41 the 291st Death Korps of Krieg had received the bulk of its
draft of replacements from Krieg. The replacements had been integra...
Forward to AdeptiCon 2016. Citadel.
-
*It is July 1943. Stalingrad, against all odds, has held.*
*In an attempt to regain the initiative, the Germans plan a major
offensive. Operation Citadel w...
C21 Air War Vietnam Defense
-
Finished the AA hexes representing 37mm and greater. With a few more 1/300
planes
to order I will be complete with this range.
The larger bases are 1.5" Li...
The Broken Contract Kickstarter
-
Restraint Drone plucking a Breaker helplessly out of a rioting mob.
Right now there is a *Kickstarter* running for the Broken Contract
Miniature Starte...
Waterloo, Braine l'Alleud
-
Was lucky enough to visit the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium last week, it
has been on my bucket list for a long time. I wasn’t disappointed, 200
years h...
TIME TO SWITCH!
-
This blog is going down soon, maybe take a moment to update to the new
www.darklinggames.blogspot.com?
Go on, you will feel all organized and stuff. Do it...
Jacdaw 30mm WAS Austrians by Leftbank Workshops
-
A bit of painting I did quite a few months ago for Leftbank Workshops who
have now acquired the molds for these figures. Nice Old School feel to
these figu...
CONAN , the board game
-
Some friends who bought into the Conan board game kickstarter printed out
the starter gameboard, cards an other items, made a dice conversion sheet
and we ...
Word to the wise!
-
"Don't start a new job and a new miniature project at the same time"
-The Doc
But boy are these fun to paint!
I've finally decided to go full Warlord f...
-
If you want to know a secret What are you waiting for? If you want to ask
me somethingI can tell you so much more If you want to cause me
trouble It's not ...
WWII didn't end in 1945...
-
Pictures of my last "old" diorama. This time a "What-if" or "Luftwaffe-46"
scenario. It's the Focke Wulf Ta-283. The diorama is set in Spring 1946.
The Nor...
Some reinforcements for SoBaH
-
Hey Guys,
I have painted some miniatures as reinforcements for my Song of Blades &
Heroes warbands.
The whole group together. On the left two Norse or...
An old project returns...
-
The monstrosity from the front. Way back in 2011 I posted my plans for an
improvised tank killer on an old 38(t) chassis. Following a move of house
it w...
D&D PLAYER CHARACTERS
-
Made a start on my D&D project, these are the start of my player
characters, this group is the Magic User/ Thief and Assassin set, Thief on
the left the...
Gaming Boards
-
Hi!
in the past weeks I tried to put together some terrain elements and some
different gaming boards, mostly focusing on 15mm stuff.
My main goal was to cr...
News Update
-
Yep... here we are February is here and I am too. While the studio has
officially been put on hiatus for the time being because I officially
started school...
Iron Sleet: John Blanche – The Voodoo Forest
-
Hi ya'll!
Just thought to remind you of our new home *Iron Sleet* (www.ironsleet.com).
Don't miss all the great things happening in there! For instance, ye...
I'm Back!!!!!!
-
Back burner project, have had this on hold for so long now, it really needs
finishing off, and with the advent of the new plastics from Victrix, the
possib...
Fenris Games Goatkin - Ernie and Vic - Beastmen 5
-
Hello all,
last two of the Fenris Goatkin - the Goatkin Warrior Ernie and the Goatkin
Scout Vic.
[image: Goatkin, Fenris, beastmen, painted, Scout, Vic, ...
Looking Ahead to 2015
-
Time for my obligatory attempt to state what I'm going to work on this
year. I think it's pretty safe to say I'm probably going to get involved
with som...
Sorscha2 vs. Bradigus’ Tier
-
Let’s beat Brad! A tournament battle report of Sorscha2 vs. Bradigus’ Tier.
– I just played at a small but pretty well-staffed 17 players holiday’s
tournam...
French Dragoon, Retreat from Moscow
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A dismounted French dragoon during the retreat from Moscow, Winter 1812-13
This is for sale on eBay-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pro-Painted-Perry-Miniatures-D...
Lion Rampant
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Last week I got a copy of Lion Rampant that I had on pre order for a while.
The reviews sounded right up my street and having some WoTR figures I
already h...
New(ish) man cave.
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Hello all,
A few months back the wife wanted my son to have a larger room so I was
kicked out of the guest room into a smaller room. The bribe was it would...
Happy Halloween
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Happy Halloween from A Gentleman's Ones and from Anvil Eight Games. Let's
hear it for High Fructose Corn Syrup!
complements of Chris "one take" Tavonatti
Noble Knight games comes through again!!!
-
I have just concluded several transactions with Noble Knight games, the
first being some ASL stuff mainly and then some miscellaneous hex and
counter games...
Machiavelli summer 1457
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This turn saw a massive swing in fortunes. I had realised that my
aggressive assault on Florence was going to make me a threat to my
neighbours but I had...
El Chupacabra - "Planes"
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This fine fellow is El Chupacabra from the "Planes" movie, built with the
Zvezda snap-fit kit.
The kit comes with simple solid color plastic compone...
Warhammer Fantasy Battle Database Update
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Current edition army books only filter, 5,000 searchable battles archive,
double batrep notes and more exclusive member accolades.
Hi folks, I've been twe...
Back to School Sale
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Save 50%! Sale ends soon!
Back to School Time! Start Learning to Sculpt NOW! We are happy to announce
we have released the second course in our three part ...
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Priest and two dreadnought Ultramarines to complete my 2nd compagny
The painting level is ok according a table top principles.
I didn't make any peculiar ef...
%## Watch The Right Stuff Movie Streaming
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%## Free Watch The Right Stuff Streaming Online Runtime 193 minutes and
Released on 1983-10-21 MPAA Rating is...
Finally...A Simple Tutorial For Cool Canopies.
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Well, I promised a video some time ago, but my attempt at a video was
literally as boring as watching paint dry. So I went with the simple
solution- a step...
Closing down the blog....
-
I am going to consolidate blogs and merge my articles with my "Dice of
Legends" blog as I have not been doing much 40k or Fantasy of late. I could
launc...
1910: The Battle of Purleigh (part two)
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The British reaction to the surprise German invasion in September 1910 was
criticised by the press as being tardy and it took almost a week for the
first m...
Sungem Run Review by UndeadViking
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G’day guys, You may have seen a bit of information filtered through the
blog of our next game ‘Sungem Run!’ Well, we are getting very close to
launching ou...
Kabar Lowongan Kerja Manado Agustus 2014 Terbaru
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*Kabar Lowongan Kerja Manado Agustus 2014 Terbaru - **Lowongan Kerja
Terbaru* kali ini akan memberikan informasi *Lowongan Pekerjaan Terbaru* .
Lowongan K...
D&D Fifth Ed. Starter Box
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Another package waiting for me today when I arrived home from work; the D&D
fifth edition starter box. A bit of an impulse buy when I ordered it, but
a...
Hail Mary .....of the LIVING DEAD!!!!
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So I somehow managed to knock out another 60-something zombies before this
baby arrives, nothing fancy here, I didn't even texture the bases. I
figured I ...
Tintin au Congo
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Another entry from the Colonial Painting Expedition on the Lead Adventure
Forum. Can't believe we've had sixty-two entries already. A little
tongue-in-che...
LARRYCON Begins!!
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A really nice scene I caught on my phone the other night while out for a
stroll. The harvest is upon us!!
Well it has been a wonderful spring and ear...
Quick Note
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This is just a quick note, to make sure that everyone sees I have a new
page up, with figures I am willing to part with. That is trade or sell to
anyone in...
Lunar Peltasts
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These are *Black Tree Design* Persian Guards. I've replaced the shields
with peltast-style ones from the spares box.
These guys represent the Silver Shi...
Figure basing - Whatever structure you want!
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Hi all,
while making my TDQ-Figs, I had some trouble covering up those Slotta bases
without making them even higher. I was breeding about this problem quite...
Moving: Now posting at 4+ Tough
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So, this site has been in an inactive mode for a while, mostly because I've
fallen out of love with 40k and into Warmachine, and also because I just
ca...
Back to the Desert
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I have recently been reading Patrick Macrory's excellent history of the
First Anglo-Afghan War, titled "The Fierce Pawns." This got the colonial
juices flo...
Wallpapers de autos muy bonitos (10 imágenes)
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[image: Wallpapers de autos muy bonitos (10 imágenes)]
Algunos les llaman *autos, otros coches, ...
Casting Season
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It's casting season here at the Lead Gardens. The weather has "springed
up" and it's perfect for getting
outside and starting on some summer casting proj...
David's Tyranids
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It's been a long, long time since I lat updated this blog. I had thought
about closing it down a I mainly focus on my Napoleonic collection however
1 day ...
Zombie! Survivor Sheet Update
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Still a design made in Google Drawing: version 5 of the Zombie! survivor
sheet has been updated with 4 new attributes, as well as some more flavour:
calls...
IG Wyvern built and ready to paint
-
I've got my Wyvern put together and I've got to say, it's a very nice
little kits. I love the look of it and it was a pleasure to put together.
My only ...
Virginia Provincial Regiment.
-
Months ago Galloping Major Miniatures were doing a deal on their new
FIW range- so I went ahead and bought some of their very nice figures -
'but its ea...
10mm A.W.I. Unit Finished.
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I've got the 10mm unit finished that I started painting in the previous
posting . I was going to try photographing them outside - but as this photo
was ...
Panzer IV F1
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I am still around and I am still painting. I may have to 'reboot' this
blog as I know bunch of pictures arent showing up.
Any way here is what I was wo...
No Longer an Active Blog
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I am no longer actively maintaining this blog. I have been blogging and
writing articles for WWPD.net and Boltaction.net for the last year.
However I don...
Adepticon 2014 - Post Mortem review
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*FOR GAMERS - BY GAMERS!*
Yet another Adepticon has come and gone. Truly one of the biggest events
in the 40K hobby. Believe this was my 7th year no...
Top Best Pillow For Side Sleepers
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A terrific day starts having a wonderful night of slumber, and also the
pillow you select influences the real quality of your slumber. The best
pregnancy p...
Reichenberg 1757 part II
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In Piquet Field of Battle wird zu Anfang jeder Runde die beiden Command Die
gegeneinander gewürfelt, respektive D12+1 für die Preußen und D12 für die
Kaise...
The Mission, by Larry Hunter
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* Devin Hester, a great player, is off the Bears for 2014, Sad to see him
go*
Well, it has been another season, and now the Bears besides letting
Urlacher...
Second World War comparisons on "World War 20mm"
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Piers Brand has recently posted a side by side shot of several figures
painted in his inimitable style. They represent a number of different 20mm
metal ma...
Fortified Chapel
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Hi, folks. Here's another bit of terrain for our Kings of War table. It's a
fortified chapel made from a Pegasus Hobby Gothic City Building Large Set.
I ad...
First game of Bolt Action
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On Friday night we all met up at John's place for a couple of games. This
was to be an all World War II affair, with one table running Germans vs US
Flames...
28mm Dutch Belgian Army (SOLD)
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*Dutch Infantry*
5th Militia x 16
7th Militia x 18
8th Militia x 16
27th jäger x 20
*Belgian Infantry*
7th line x 18
*Nassau*
2nd Light 3 x 20
Orange Na...
THE DEATH AND RE-BIRTH of a gaming blog
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Hello everyone... if anyone is even still reading this blog!?
It's been a long time since I have posted anything here, Sunday, October
30th, 2011 to be pre...
Christmas “Domes” for 2013
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A few years ago, I began making these for the special people in my
life…sometimes they are purely whimsical and sometimes they have a hidden
meaning, speci...
Deadzone: Enforcer Missile Launcher Conversion
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OK. Completed the conversion of the Enforcer Missile Launcher. Overall I
think he came out well. I am not an expert on Green Stuff, but I think I
gave an e...
Happy Xmas & all the various holidays
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Seems to be a new tradition that December runs over me, repeatedly, like a
herd of reindeer on meth.
What a month.
So please excuse the pathetic trickle ...
Paper buildings
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This post shows my first and rough attempts to use paper buildings for
scenics. On the web you can find plenty of them both free and to pay. The
ones I u...
Fotos Jornades Alpha Ares 2013
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Hola a tothom,
Com que encara estan reparant la meva càmara; no puc oferir fotos pròpies
de les Jornades de Portes Obertes del club Alpha Ares que es van ...
Games from the 2013 Congress
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A few pics of some of the games at the Napoleonic Congress this year
the brave frigate cops it form a first rate at close range!
French vs British Penins...
SCW's Latest Fundraising Project
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Please check out our latest effort for the holidays at Santa Cruz Warhammer and
you can help up make this holiday wish come true.
Building the Gundam - 08
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Despite having jumped the gun a bit and assembled the wings... I can't put
them on the Gundam without the harness, so that took priority.
The Gundam has...
Voyages Diabolique
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Soon after the release of *Wessex Games*' *Voyages Extraordinaires*,
Victorian Adventure Gaming rules in 2000, I planned to release an
accompanying set for...
Beauty & the Beast
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It’s been a while since I updated this blog; what with working on FPM and
it’s also been a while since I finished a miniature. So here it is.
[image: 01]...
WWI German Uhlans
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Blimey times flown since my last post here!!! Here's a few pics of a unit
of WWI German Uhlans the 18th Saxon Uhlans to be precise.from Great War
Miniat...
Sunday Sermon: Learning to say no!
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We all suffer from varying degrees of what psychoanalysts call "shiny toy
syndrome" (it's not actually a condition in the DSM V, but it ...
Campaign's End - CampaignHammer fluff
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Some Dwarf vs Undead fluff over on CampaignHammer.
We decided to end the campaign at the end of year 7.
The Undead faction battles to hold the city and k...
Painting station moved
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So been a couple of weeks since my last post. Was on vacation last week and
flew out to Santa Cruz, CA. Also spent a couple of days in San Francisco
and ...
A New Project
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I am very conscious that it has been a while, a very long while since I
posted anything. Life seemed to overtake me for a very long time. I have
painted a ...
Site archived
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I regret that owing to concerted spam and hacking attacks, I have removed
the content from this site. Those of you interested in following what I’m
up to c...
Link to 1814 Campaign in France
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This is the last of the mini campaigns fought as part of the overall 1813
campaign
The next campaign will be set in France in 1814. It is loosely base...
Hear ye hear ye
-
It has been some time since I last chronicled the comings and goings of the
populace of Hesse Kassoulet this has been due to unduly long bout of the
dreade...
Robots – Sentry Guns and Drones
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My first post after an extended hiatus is a new project area, Robots, and
series of three different sentry guns and robot sentry drones. I decided
to crea...
Alaitoc Eldar
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Alaitoc Wave Serpent. First finished Eldar model. More to come!
For those interested, I went with GW Bone, Alaitoc Blue (with various blue
shades), Yriel...
Dawn – Rise of the Occulites Kickstarter is Live!
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G’day guys, Just wanted to share the link to the Kickstarter to my first
game Dawn – Rise of the Occulites.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2002188924/...
Back Again!
-
Real life has a nasty habit of getting in the way sometimes, and the last
six months plus has been busy to say the least, meaning that I haven't been
posti...
Battle Report
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I have been asked about how the quarry game went.
Marines did well at start due to their high training factor and morale.
Opening shots with TOW launchers ...
A bit of wet work
-
A couple of weeks ago Mexican Dave dropped into the conversation "I quite
fancy doing some historical Naval gaming." and as usual I jumped in with
both fee...
Steam Navvies
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Managed to spend a few hours on Sunday painting. Here are some figures I
painted some time ago but finished off yesterday with a very quick base job.
These ...
Link to 1813 Linz Campaign
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The next phase of the 1813 campaign will be in Southern Germany and will
deal with the French invasion of Austria.
I have started a new blog for the ne...
"Jeb" Stuart's Letters
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Mitchell, Adele H., ed. The Letters of Major General James E.B. Stuart.
[S.l.]: Stuart-Mosby Historical Society, 1990. As one who has studied
General Stua...
Napoleon: a Kickstarter
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Found this on Kickstarter the other day. While not in the block buster
league of some of the projects (Reaper Bones for example), it seems a good
value fo...
1/72 Giant Spiders Construction
-
I wanted a set of giant spiders to use as nuisance monsters. I was not
wanting really giant bugs, but for my first set some thing about the same
size as m...
I’m moving my blog
-
I’ve been having some technical issues over recent weeks with my blog posts
so I’ve decided to move my blogging efforts over to Google Blogger, and my
new ...
Gamer Voodoo- Sacrificial dice!
-
Welcome to a new segment here on Grotzilla! where I discuss certain
things people do to improve there game in an unusual manner. (or so they
think!)
T...
First Works under new Label
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Hello,
after a very long Time full of planning and preperations now the Time has
come.....
WikingPaintworks now becomes an "official" Paintstudio! So are ...
Back from AWOL.
-
Hi everyone, it has been too long. I got a chance to kick around the house
today for the first time in months and decided I would make it a priority
to po...
Hawkmoon Figures from Eureka Miniatures
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A little bird tells me that Eureka Miniatures have permission from Michael
Moorcock to do a "Hawkmoon" figures range.
I have seen some test shot casts and...
-
Howdy Y'all. Well I've been busy with going back to college but I have been
working on some wargaming stuff. A big project, my Late Romans for Impetus
& Sa...
Ral Partha Orcs
-
Here are four Ral Partha orcs I painted late in 2012. I have an bunch of
minis from the old AD&D line, and decided to paint a few up. The
BattleSystem S...
Toodle-oo Dahlings
-
It is bye bye time for Blogger as the stupendous Gemigabok blog heads off
to the actual Gemigabok site. So see you all there!
http://www.the-ancients.com/g...
Try This! The Hipster
-
Sometimes as women, we feel like we can't get made love to rather than
with. Why? Missionary is so awesome, but there isn't much leverage unless
you chang...
28mm Victrix British Foot Artillery Of Waterloo
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Before the year end I just want to share a new project. Here's is 28mm
Victrix British Foot Artillery of Waterloo. The first figure is the
officer, many ...
-
And time to break my hiatus again! (In deference to the last post - I've
started using FB more too.) Thanks to an agreement with a friend, I've
started pa...
Orks in 2mm scale
-
After a rather long pause, here is an update in the blog, about my new 2mm
Fantasy army: the Orks. The Irregular 2mm Fantasy range has some specific
strips...
Buste zombie
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Un petit travail en cours, commencé lors d'un stage avec le grand Cyril
Roquelaine, et tiré d'une sculpture du non moins grand Aris Kolokontes.
Alfred the Great - 1969 Film
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Its very disappointing when one gets a chance to relive a cherished
childhood memory, and it doesn't live up to one's recollections. That is
the case for ...
To get the best porn videos
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With a larger number of people becoming more and more interested in porn,
many of them have resorted to looking for free porn movies and videos from
variou...
Property Management Arlington VA
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Property managers are one of the very important person who is taking care
of your property ? Property Management Arlington VA is providing you the
best ...
Leadpiles, Cupboards of Shame, and Bravery
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Every blog must start with a particular piece of inspiration, and these guys provided
mine. Legatus Hedlius, BigRedBat, and Millsy of the Canister&Grape blo...
Former Armies
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So recently somone asked to see some of my old army works so I thought I
would post some quick pics of the Blood Angels I did a while back as well
as the ...
Link to 1813 Burgos Campaign
-
The next phase of the 1813 campaign will be in North West Spain and will
deal with Wellington’s attempt to take the city of Burgos from the French
I h...
Blowing one's own horn
-
I decided to take part of my day off to do a tiddly bitmore on the beast of
Gorgoroth. As I find chains the most annoyng thing to paint, I did them
firs...
They came from the north
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Out of the chaos wastes of the north - daemons. Some figures I've done
recently for our Warhammer RPG gaming - these cover the most commonly
encountered da...
More Vikings....
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Finished the next two Vikings. Gripping Beast and Artizan.
Pictures still aren't the best, but for the moment that's all there is.
The next pair ar...
Dux Brit army nearing completion
-
After having given the new TFL Dux Brittaniarum rules (see
http://toofatlardies.co.uk) a spin during the playtest time I've been
working on painting my Gri...
Star Wars X-Wing unboxed!
-
Well, it has been quite some time since a posting here.....OK, so Paul from
the Man Cave has a lot to answer for! He has caused me, yet again, to
succumb t...
What's better than a Citadel Giant?
-
2 Citadel Giants! Wheeeeee!
Here they are along with a slightly intimidated Marauder skeleton for scale.
I'll stop now. I promise.
Eden - Horde models painted...
-
Well sort of, at least I have tried to base coat and ink something.... I
need to get these up to standard so I can finish my Resistance crew.
Assembled res...
End of an era...
-
Well folks, Blood & Blades has come to an end. Things have come full
circle and it is time to move on and start fresh. I have decided to start
a new bl...
Reviews
-
Some new reviews of Neutron York 3000 are up:
- on Mattblackgod's blog. Danny's the mighty overlord of the post-apoc forum,
and he's posted an NY3K game rep...
The Last Post
-
That's it. All done. I would like to thank Baccus 6mm, Freezywater
Publications and The Lance and Longbow Society for their generous support
with this proj...
A Couple of Short Scraps
-
It's been a couple of weeks since my last post but we have still been
playing out the campaign in the meantime. Our battle at Markendorf
finished prematur...
Lancers forward!
-
Some Imperial Mexican lancers looking to skewer any poor republicans that
happen in their way. First Corp figures converted from their Rush's Lancers
pa...
Model sale off on eBay
-
Dear readers, it’s been a while from my last post. The reason is that not
only I had switch to another, more demanding job back on 2008, but the
birth...
The Complete Flash Gordon Library
-
*Titan Books* are releasing *The Complete Flash Gordon Library*, collating
all the newspaper comic strips in a series of hardback books. A welcome
release ...
Dick Garrison Rapid Launch Released
-
*Dick Garrison Rapid Launch*, the basic rules from our forthcoming Pulp SF
rules *The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Dick Garrison* are now
available...
[Project News] Back on Track...
-
Well it's been a few weeks since my last update here, but things have been
ticking away in the background at Martians & Machine Guns since the last
time I ...
Prison ball 2072 Official Blog
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Hello all,
*01/06/2012 :* New partner, with Neomics miniatures
In 2072, the world has changed, The new world order command the world. The
6 july 2012 ...
Battle of Waterloo - Move 11
-
Table at the start of move 11
Top left – Clinton moves his corps to left of cross roads
Top right – French firefight with highlanders on ridge
Bottom left ...
Byzarbia at Ayton Game.
-
Once again it's been a while, though in my defence I plead that I have been
busy painting figures for our second Ayton Weekend Game, even forgoing two
of o...
Link to 1813 Gera Campaign
-
The next phase of the 1813 campaign will be in central Germany and will
deal with the French attempt to take the city of Gera from the Russians.
I have ...
For sale - Painted 28mm WSS Bavarians
-
There comes a point when you need to rationalise what you game and
collect. I never really got into WSS, but I did pick these Bavarians up
somewhere. A wh...
Garrisoning the Collina Della Formica
-
*You* probably thought this project was dead and buried. Well, it's still
alive.
A pair of *Tiroler Kaiserjage*r manning a *Schwarzlose* MMG on an
improv...
Models for sale and new book!
-
I mentioned before that I would be selling most of my collection. After
much deliberation, I will be keeping some of it (such as my 15mm ECW
project which ...
Corporate Incomes - Mercenary outfit
-
Finally finished my second PA faction this time a Mercenary outfit going by
the company name Corporate Incomes. There are several mercen...
Move Along...Move Along!
-
In case anyone hasn't found out, The Drunken Gamers have become 'Dice
Devils' and can be found at
www.dicedevils.com
Thanks for checking us out, see you...
Martian Civil War
-
My flyer was pulled out of the box for only the second time. It was fun to
run, and was a constant pain to the bad guys. After our last gathering,
plans...
Self promotion
-
OK, sorry for not posting anything earlier.
I was really very busy with my IT exams [RHCSA/RHCE/Postgres Plus Associate
followed by Professional] at work ...
Painted Cromwells
-
Here are some painted Hät Armourfast Cromwells that will be brilliant to
fight with the Revell British Infantry in the Western Front.
Now that they have bee...
Basing Tutorial
-
Greetings one and all! Hope the new year's treating you well so far.
Been rather busy working lately, so haven't made any progress on the rest
of my Warrior...
Clearing a nest of Sea Rats!
-
*Scenario*
A group of slave-traders (who were thought to be operating out of Marzibar)
set up a temporary base inside an old abandoned coastal fort on the b...
Fantasy Army Design Themes & Bases
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[image: Golden Daemon Winner photos]
For maximum impact hits (before you even charge !) try choosing an army
theme, a consistent colour, painting and basing...
Selling and getting out
-
Hello all! Apologies for the lack of updates but the reality is, I haven't
done anything in the hobby for over a year. I've not really had the time or
spac...
The End of the Frugal Year(s)
-
As you may have noticed I haven't been posting on the blog too much
recently. This is, in part, to it's success; I've been playing too many
games and get...
Spanish Review
-
Sr. Troll, from La Cueva del Sr. Troll (Mr. Troll's Cave), have published a
review of Brytenwalda in Spanish. Of course you can use an online
translator to...
Count down to Crossover Part 4: The pitch
-
So here we are at the end of Countdown but hopefully the beginning of
something great:
Now whether Crossover comes into being or not is kind of in your ha...
NY3K game report
-
For those of you who aren't following the NY3K blog (and should feel
ashamed), here's a link to the first game report.
*Pour ceux qui ne suivent pas le blog...
The Pack Elite - Part 2
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*I haven't had much time to do stuff with a Bachelor's thesis I'm working
on all the time now, so not much painting progress and I just didn't have
what to...
Link to 1813 Tortosa Campaign
-
The next phase of the 1813 campaign will be in north east Spain and will
deal with the Spanish attempt to take the city of Tortosa.
I have started a new b...
New Directions
-
At the beginning of this month, I wrapped up a series of daily posts on the
battle of White Plains, and the events leading up to it. As much as I
enjoyed ...
More boards
-
Hi all Another update on progress. I’ve been gluing two boards together a
day so after a few days I’ve finished 8 boards. You can see the river
section I c...
Fin des émissions pour un avenir prévisible
-
End of programme for the foreseeable future.
Comme vous avez pu le constater, depuis un certain temps, les mises à jour
de ce blog se sont faites de plus e...
Hold on to your butt
-
I have about $300 worth of Circle incoming right now and I am most excited
about getting this guy and Cormac.
I need to get some pics up soon.
Osprey Issue Harrier Units and Tojo Aces Books
-
*Osprey Publishing* have released two new aviation books this month.
First off is *AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm*, *"...
Lip Beating - Severius hammers Thagrosh
-
Where I live the loser of a fight is often described as having "the lips
beat off of them". This happened on Saturday night when Kenoth of Menoth
brought a...
Some more plastic hoplites
-
*The three legged symbol is that of the Alcmaeonid clan*
I have just finished four more Immortal Miniatures plastic hoplites which,
as usual, were prett...
Indiana Jones
-
Given that there is another Indiana Jones movie in the pipeline, I thought
I would reflect on a few questions.
When Indy selflessly pours the contents of ...
Boots on the Ground-- a sort of review
-
from Worthington's BotG pageSeveral months ago I received *Boots on the
Ground* which I had pre-ordered from Worthington Games. It is a very
rules-light g...
Pour une poignée de dollars...
-
*...mes blindés US pour le bocage Normand*
Avant de vous présenter mes blindés américains *GHQ* à l'échelle du 6mm,
prêts à affronter l'armée allemande dan...
Hiatus over
-
Wow! It has really been a while since I have done any work on the project
and posted any updates on the blog. What initially started as a short few
days b...
Apologies
-
Sorry for the dismal lack of new goodies on the blog of late, this solely
being due to me starting a new teaching post which is taking just about all
my ti...
Huns
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Here we have some dastardly Hun allies for my Gothic led raiding party.
Here are the armies I have lined up for next Tuesdays game.
Goths
no Name
1 ...
Warpath Beta released, and I think I like it ^_^
-
So, for those of us that follow Mantic, we know theyve been doing some good
stuff. Theyre putting out decent miniatures at a great price, and while
they're...
Two shows down
-
First Partizan and then one nearer to home, just completed in two weeks.
Unfortunately either the full time job or space at other shows is
restricting me f...
Selling My Trollbloods
-
This morning my computer’s motherboard died. In order to raise the cash I
need to replace my computer I’m selling off my Trollbloods. Here’s what
I’ve got....
Time to evolve
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Though I like the storage capacity of canalblog (5GB), I'm tired of the too
many maintenance problems which block the access to the blog. So I've
decided...
Challenger I Revell 03183 1/72
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Soon... Been out of my working desk for some time, but I'm back with:
Only few minor things to add and the painting will start.
I wanted to take advan...
(PM-05) Cretan Archers - Part 1
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This is a bit of a quickie project. It's part of my experiments with
"dipping." I've posted a bit abour my first experiment at my regular blog.
As a "quic...
A year in review
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Well, its been nearly a year since i last made a post to the blog!
The last year has been so hectic for me that writing the blog was often the
last thing ...
Amazons and a SpellSinger!
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Hi
Here are some pictures of some AMAZONS my dad painted.
He is going to use them for his TROJAN WAR game, but he said I can use them
for my Fantasy games ...
CRITTER COMMANDOS REVIEW
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Hi!
Folks have been asking for a review of critter commandos so I thought I
would give it a bash!
Critter Commandos!
*Review*
The book is separated into...
On the way....
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Just a few quick snaps of Road/Sewer/River tiles being worked on at the
moment. Will be including 'T' and '+' intersections, along with dead ends.
Packs wi...
Astro Mag Issue 8!
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Hey guys, Astro Mag Issue 8 is out! Go download it, won't you?
Also, apologies for the lack of activity. I have a lot of Dark Eldar
sitting next to my de...
Cookies...
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Pour info :
les manifestations ayant lieu après le mois de février ne s'affichaient pas
correctement quand j'utilisais Firefox (en fait elles n'apparaissai...
Summary of PBEM Test Campaign
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PBEM Test Campaign
The aim of the campaign was to play test a set of rules which would allow
me to convert my solo 1813 campaign to a PBEM campaign. The fi...
97 - Blood Ravens Tactical Squad "Contemptus"
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Here we have the ten marines who make up my first tactical squad, "
Contemptus." The Sergeant is armed with a Power Fist and the two
specialists are equipp...
Super Shader results
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Super shader Black
Group - blocked colours and then black shader on uniform. Dry - highlight a
touch
super shader dark
For this greatcoat I used montan...
Steam Tank - part 3
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Witam w pierwszym wpisie w roku 2011. Wpis ten będzie raczej rozliczeniem z
przeszłością, niż normalnym newsem z mojego warsztatu. Gdy zaczynałem blog
to n...
Ramshackle Releases 2
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Hi!
Heres some more of the releases that Ramshackle have produced over the last
couple of months:
Skeeta
Scrap Tank
Truck
Iron Grumbler
Biker Gang
Al...
I’ve been a good boy.
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Santa brought me some stuff for xmas. He thought since I’m starting a new
game this 2011, I might as well start two. Templates set and Khador counter
set f...
The Ghost of Armies Past
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While visiting one of my favorite blogs, Zinnsoldatengeneral, I was
admiring some of Andreas Hofer's latest painting masterpieces. He is truly
an arti...
Gotta Love a Pair of Big Jugs...
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...but the Jerries won't!
Here is the* 761st Tank Battalion* so far- with a little help from some
friends, courtesy of the Republic Aviation Corporation. ...
British Army of Venus 2
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First up is the Brig, commanding his troops from the front. Next up is the
first section of Infantry, still in Greens, they are painted as members of
the R...
Games Day 2010 Pics
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Well, I hadn't planned to go to Games Day 2010, but I happened to win a
ticket. Many thanks to Shelexie over at Wanna B Painter. At first I was
going to gi...
Summary of Passau Campaign
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*20 June 1813 - End of Campaign*
*General*
The Passau campaign is the fourth phase of the larger 1813 Campaign. It
covers the period 12 June to 20 June ...
Second Battle of Song Of Blades and Heros
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For this battle, I used a scenario from Song of Wind and Water. The ratmen
are attempting to summon a demon around an ancient stone circle, while my
trust...
Huginn and Muninn, where are you both?
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And so a sliver of sly Odin's wisdom has helped me enter realm of Blog.
SO what are we doing here and where will this Long Boat of a Blog take us?
Wel...
First unit complete, the 88th foot
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The 24 figures are all Perry, the flags are Victrix. In the end it took me
2 weeks but that's only because life got in the way. As I've said, its
around ...
Terrain: St. Kevin's Church
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I have always enjoyed building terrain to battle over. In fact it was the
terrain section of the 3rd edition Catachan Codex that first drew me into
the hob...
For Sale: Dwarf Army
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Hello guys! I'm afraid the blog has been rather dead of late, but I am
still out there. I'm currently in the middle of a long stretch of straight
working d...
Workers Militia
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Here's a shot of a couple of the workers militia for A Very British Civil
War (figures by Musketeer Miniatures) that I varnished this afternoon. I
think th...
Peter Watkin's "Culloden"
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*The* Battle of Culloden offers a somewhat tenuous clue to the identity of
the unfortunate gentlemen referred to in my *previous post*, but is
certainly re...
French Porte-Fanions.... a little help here.
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Next up for my French is another line battalion, I've started with the
figures left over from my first Victrix box and I'm going to add to that
greatcoated...
MY SECOND ATTACK AT THE ROMANS
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The wounds received at the battle of Zama on Saturday have now healed and
once again I am about to attack those pesky Romans, this time with a paint
brush,...
First game of the Campaign
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I have been some what slack in writing, only Scott and I have been busy
preparing for the up and coming battle which will take place this coming
Wednesday ...
The Turks Arrive
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Made you think I was working on some Empire archers, did I? Or that French
Aeronef fleet? No. It was the Turks!
On the far right you can see the Sult...
Greek Command Stand
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This photos shows my first Greek command stand for my Spartan
allies/mercenaries. All figures have been painted, varnished and glued to
the base. I reall...
Folding back into TPC
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After some discussion, I've decided that Reinforcements will find itself
folded back into The Painting Corps with a bit more detail as an irregular
feature...
End of Campaign
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End of Campaign
The French withdrew over the river Saale and left the Russians in
possession of the right bank. Despite this setback the French still
con...
Goals for 2010
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I have one goal for 2010: To complete my Daemons of Chaos army in time to
participate in the Ordo Fanaticus Club Challenge. I believe this is in July
or Au...
Progress with the rules
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In the evening hours of the past weeks I have been very busy converting all
the draft rules from the wiki page to a proper book format. I had been
going ba...
Zombies!!!
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Inspired by this post on Big Lee's blog, I immediately asked my parents to
get me this game for Christmas so we could all play it as a family! I
received i...
Apologies…
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I must apologise for my lack of new content on this site for sometime now –
the reason being is that i am running a online Warhammer 40,000 campaign on
you...
Teutonic Knights - Allies
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We'll its been awhile, but I have actually been painting (at my normal
snail's pace). I recently finished a unit of christianized Baltic Tribesmen
for use ...
The End, Old Chap.
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My Napoleonics project is done.
Well actually not quite, as I'm still awaiting a unit of light infantry for
the French, but seeing as the Brits were done a...
Man o' Man....
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Ok so here's the skinny. I pretty much put painting on the backburner for
the last month or so as soon as I realized that I needed to spend more time
prepp...
Incursion Progress
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A few free minutes here and there have allowed me to finish one half of my
3D Incursion board basic floor plan. The weird snakelike stain is actually
cemen...
Marlborough
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I brought Winston Churchill's biography of his most famous ancestor with me
to France in an effort to finally get through it.
I've managed to get most of t...
JC IS BACK!
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On the 194th Anniversary of the Battle of Quatre Bras, I wish to inform all
readers that I am in the process of revamping the site and updating all my
warg...
First Unit Almost Done
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Made some progress on my first unit of Perry Crusaders after taking time
off for finals and term papers. I’ve noticed a few things I have forgotten
to do-...
Website Now Live
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Hi,
Just a quickie to say that my website, Darrell Hindley Figure Painter, is
now live. There are still a few teething problems mainly down to my almost
t...
The British Ambassador's Residence in Cairo
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* Lord Cromer's Room*
I spent a few days in Cairo the other week running a meeting with the
Egyptian Government in the British Ambassador's Residence. This...
Triarii
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The Elite range has only one Triari pose - and it's a bit limited.
Basically a guy kneeling down. Then I noted that the hastati and principes
figures were...