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20mm War of 1812 First Phase Complete!
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The first phase of Bill's Frying Pan & Blanket Amalgamated commission is
based, sealed, and ready to pack for shipping! These 240 figures took about
six we...
2mm ECW Modular Terrain
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I was thinking about terrain for my 2mm English Civil War project today.
This requires a grid pattern on a board or cloth between two and three feet
squa...
New battlefields
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Steel Lard brought home to me the visual difference between, for example,
Ken Welsh's French and Indian Wars set-up:
... and my emergency ACW game:
Now ...
Who Played What? - the 2024 Edition
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With Storm Darragh having been battering the country, what better time to
crack open an early bottle of egg-nog and play with some spreadsheets to
chu...
WWI, 1918 and 1938 US Army Trucks
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Painting a fleet of little resin trucks.
Like this one, many of them are conversions, van truck.
Generator truck. My intention is to use these for my WWI,...
Hello world....more Burgundians anyone?
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Well, hello again... I have been making some progress with my
Burgundian-Swiss figures recently and so I feel it's incumbument on me to
restart a few posts...
Mech War: Germans v. Soviets
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Germans: SteveJ & Jim
Soviets: Mark & Chris
The Germans are on the left. There are 5 objectives, the three garms, the
bridge & the central hill.
The Germ...
Hunter, Duelist and Dog
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Three random figures I finally finished up!
All three have been haunting my workbench for FAR TOO LONG - becasue all
three were just too close to being ...
Rubicon Models: New Female NVA DSHK AA Team Preview
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Rubicon Models: Our First Weekend Teaser for December... 2nd sculpt of our
NVA DShK Anti Air Team, now with a female crew. The set has a DShK 1938 and
two ...
5th Portuguese Cacadores
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I have had a small Portuguese contingent of Minifigs for 3 decades... long
before I had British to go with them. Having finished by British army, I
have ...
Auric Runefather on Magmadroth
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Auric Runefathers inspire awed devotion in those they command, fearless and
mighty warlords who stand at the head of each Fyreslayer lodge. Mounted
atop ...
Perry Duchy of Warsaw 4th Infantry - WIP
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These are actually done, but not sure when command sprue will arrive to
complete the unit. I got an immediate confirmation and "Processing" for my
order ...
Wiley Wargame Weekeend
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Last weekend was was our annual Wiley Wargame Weekend. We had a about a
dozen people and played several games over the course of the day even with
a mid...
300: Earth and Water
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Between purchases on Amazon for Memoir '44 expansions (yes, I have gone
deep down the rabbit hole - free shipping to New Zealand is a big draw!)
and pick...
7TV - WW2 (1)
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7TV as a system breaks down into "genres", each of which have their own
sub-rules and terminology. These genres are currently undergoing a bit of
a reva...
More Sassanid Foot bases
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Firstly, six bases of heavy foot levy spearmen (A&A Miniatures).
And the 'rest' - a skirmish base, another levy spearmen base and two archer
bases (A&A, ...
December 8th Saxon Cuirassier Update. . .
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A quick shot Sunday evening to illustrate where things stand with the
larger of two cuirassier batches. The figures are 28mm Eureka Saxons
purchased ...
Napoleonic Russian limbers and crews
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Back in the summer I 3D printed some Russian limbers to replace my very old
crude Airfix conversions, but then I discovered some files with replacement
lim...
I Can Sea Clearly Now
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This solution seems better, if somewhat dangerous.
I might get in a little trouble if a certain someone discovers that her
camping tarpaulin is suddenly...
Cyber Mastiff and Orlocks
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I’ve added another member to the Orlock gang that I’ve been running in our
Necromunda games, a cyber mastiff.
My leader Arturo and his rescue from the l...
Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XIV #2
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My second submission for the challenge was a selection of early World War 2
Poles of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, sometimes called the Black Brigade. It ...
Itinerant Adventurers - Balthazar the Blue
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It has turned out to be a pretty slow month for wargaming and hobby time in
general, but this weekend I managed to paint up a human seer to join my
party...
Getting ready for Midgard
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I'm going to take Midgard out for a spin soon with my Wars of the Roses
collection, so I thought I'd make some bases. As I have figures based on
25mm rou...
No Video Today 😔
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No video today I'm afraid. The gastrointestinal bug that I have had for the
last three weeks has not gone away and if anything is making me feel even
wor...
Cyprus 1974: A Wargamers Guide
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I have a new book out today, *Cyprus 1974: A Wargamers Guide*. The subject
will be familiar given the number of scenario play tests I have covered in
th...
Campaign Maps
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*Germany*
My campaign has been designed to provide interesting battles to wargame,
with the minimum of administration. To this end I have created a
...
The Man Cave crosses Mare Pacificum
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Yes, its time once again for one of those periodic major Man Cave
relocations!
After much sorting and shifting (annd the odd rehoming), the hobby boxes...
All At Sea - Sea Voyages on Lohwand
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* Sea Voyages*
Being a system for adjudicating the fate of fleets and supply convoys and
the like around the seas and oceans of my Lohwand campaign. The...
POWDER RIVER, A PETTYGREE WESTERN ACT 3
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*PREVIOUSLY*
https://generalpettygree.blogspot.com/2024/11/powder-river-pettygree-western-act-2.html
The Burdette Gang fled after a parlay with Red Hat...
Jon Hodgson Backdrops Books
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I’ve recently received a couple of new books from the ‘Backdrops’ range –
artwork by Jon Hodgson, distributed by Handiwork Games – following their
second s...
Magic Village Child with reindeer
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When Christmas is coming I can't resist painting some figures of Lemax,
Luville, Dickensville or Magic Village. The figures are so nice but the
factory p...
Wereboars
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I think? Or just wild boars? Or some creature from the monster manual that
I no longer remember because I am now one of the ancient ones?
Pretty nice scu...
Open Museum Day at the Dutch Artillery Museum
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Already some years a tradition is the open day at the Dutch Artillery
Museum at Oldenbroek/'t Harde which is situated at the Army Barracks there.
It is...
This weeks progress, Hungarians
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Hi guys
This weeks progress on the 1/72 Hungarian HQ and Storm Pioniere detachment,
have done some pin washes, chipping and dry brushing, painted some d...
Open Museum Day at the Dutch Artillery Museum
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Already some years a tradition is the open day at the Dutch Artillery
Museum at Oldenbroek/'t Harde which is situated at the Army Barracks there.
It is ...
Port Tasting 2024
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It is something of a festive tradition that I present a short talk and
tasting of various Ports in the run up to Christmas. This year following a
short ...
Austrian 26th Schroeder Regiment
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This is my latest Austrian infantry unit finally cleared from the painting
desk. They will represent the *26th Schroeder Regiment* for no reason other
th...
Beja completed!
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This week I have finished the Beja contingent for the Mahdists - I've
halved the Mahdist lead pile! It's not the end of painting Mahdists for a
while lon...
Some toasters
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Another batch of battlemechs, which my wife christened "toasters" because
of their resemblance to the Cylons from *Battlestar Galactica*.
These guys were...
New Galleys and Sea Mat
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Here's the first group shot of my 1/1200 scratchbuilt/homecast galleys, on
a piece of dark blue cotton cloth (size 140x100cm) I got from a
haberdashery....
A Smoking Cap and a Place to Relax
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Come on there. You know that you want one. a traditional men's smoking cap.
You will have to supply your own smoking jacket, brandy and cigars.
I fou...
Emperor of the Battlefield test game
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Tried out Emperor of the Battlefield rules today at Stephens with his
French facing my Prussians (550pts each).
I do not have the rules (but have played ...
Liar of the White Worm in Frostgrave
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Soooo giant worm scenario from Rulebook.. We never played it so it was
natural choice and I had worm bought many (like 5?) years ago just for this
scena...
Battle of Rossbach with flats
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Again a series of photos from our hobbyfriend Frank Velte.
this time the description of the photos gives the details of the units shown
...
SAGA Grand Melee
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This past Saturday, I attended the SAGA Grand Melee which was put together
by David. He has done a great job in the past year with a monthly SAGA
Night...
Deadcember 2024 - The Plan
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My plan for Deadcember 2024 is to paint these (mostly) old vampires. And
the one dreg, because vampires need a minion. I also have a couple of newer
"ac...
Not Dead!
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Hi!
Sorry for the lack of updates for the last couple of months folks but I've
had a bit of a combination of work and the worst case of painters block
...
Getting started with La Bataille de Kulm
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Regular readers of this blog know that I post on non-miniature wargaming
topics such as how to make counters, hurting myself, and WW2 with cards.
This is...
Another week of games..
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Just a little more 'eye candy' from this week's games: a 'Boxer Rebellion'
game played using the Volley and Bayonet rules, and Adrian's fabulous 15mm
fi...
DBA 2.2 Numidian 40/II army.
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Speed paint of a very easy and fast to paint army. This is entirely from
Essex.
I am playing it this evening, and I'm itching to try six light cavalry in...
Heroes Or Villains
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Suitably inspired by our recent outing with the new Midgard rules I have
added to post Roman Britannia collection.
Myrooin, a wizard. Figure from Footsore M...
Billmen WIP
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Still in my WOTR phase, I ordered some Front Rank Billmen from eBay. I was
really impressed when they arrived. The detail is excellent and the scale
fits...
An Orcy affair
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Today, we were back at the club after a 2 week break, and we returned to
Oathmark, which we haven't played for several months!!!
We diced up a Chance En...
More AWI.... British Artillery.
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Real life put paid to much of this month... but I did manage to get a
couple of guns done for the AWI and another infantry unit.
You can't go wrong at £6...
Operation Nostalgia: Clash at Kleindorf
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ISABELSTADT (Reuters)- *There are reports of renewed intense fighting along
the frontier tonight from the small alpine country of Mantovia. The sound
of ...
A New Project Takes the Field
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My first outing with a new project. It's not finished and there's still a
lot of lead to paint (an awful lot) but at least there is enough for a
decent ...
The Battle of Cape St Quendon
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As has seemingly become an annual event, I travelled up to the Herts
Volunteers to put on a large Sails of Glory game. This year’s game was
loosely base...
A walk in the sun
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This was a Vietnam skirmish-level game I ran over Zoom a few weeks ago.
Half a dozen or so players joined me, each commanding small units, and I
moved ...
Zombie Survival Infection
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Our friend Graham loves zombie games (and comics, books, films...), so he
brought his latest purchase round for us to try out.
Gentle, understated box a...
Turnip28 - 5th Deathcap Line Infantry Tester
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It's been quiet on the Mumblings of late. I've been deep in the mud of
Cyst, the setting for the eccentric, delightful game; Turnip28. A dystopian
Napol...
Pogo, monkey father figure
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Work continues apace on the Umbrella Academy board game (although ‘apace’
is a very generous descriptor considering how little painting time I’ve
managed...
Saxe-Jarlsberg .. the artillery...
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After having painted artillery crew for both Wittenberg and Monrovia... I
was in the groove and went on to do the Saxe-Jarlsberg cannon, limbers and
crew...
Battle of Gettysburg Tour – September 2024
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I have long held the ambition to one day visit an American Civil War
battlefield. Then, in late September, whilst working in the US, I found
myself with...
What A Tanker! - Dashboard & Dice Set
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I recently purchaed Qty 4 of these Dashboard and Dice Set from Sabotage 3D
for 'What A Tanker!'. These are really excellent and especially useful if
you...
Farscape - 25 Years On.
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Not a wargaming post, but so what?
25 years ago the SF series Farscape started its run. Originally on a
satellite channel it came to the BBC2 on the 29...
Market Hall WIP 4
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Plodding on, not had much mojo lately, but doing little bits often so
getting stuff progressing… just the roof tiles to add then painting…
I wanted some...
Legion Pulp: The Devil’s Legion
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This month’s pulp fiction story is another installment from the Foreign
Legion Series published by John Spenser & Company in 1955. The author for
this sto...
Medbury Vendel Era Danes
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Kickstarter #2 – Vendel Danes from Medbury. These figures are originally
3D sculpts intended for STL distribution, I don’t know why, but Medbury
chose to ...
Russian Quad Mechs WIP
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It has been a moment too long since I last posted any what's on my
workbench. What can I say? I've been distracted by real life. It is what it
is.
So, a...
Mexican Adventure: Dancers
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I was looking for some interesting characters for Mexican Adventure/Old
West games, and I found the Pulp Figures PMH-07 'The Night Caravan.' It's a
lovely ...
The Battle of Prokhorovka
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We’re re fighting the battle of Prokhorovka at the moment using Memoir ‘44.
This was the giant armour clash between the 11th SS Panzer Korps under
Mans...
Game Design #109: Cinematic Moments
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I bought the *Titanicus *rules out of interest (though I'll never afford
the minis!) and when experimenting with them I found myself thinking "this
is re...
More Little boats: Poleacre and America's
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A polacca through it's first stages before basing, priming, and painting.
A little houy.
I finished assembling and rigging a few more ships including a lit...
Fire Forge Samurai Minis
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After watching the new vesions of Shogun I was once again hooked in the
Feudal Japanese history and the later Sengoku period 1540 -1600.
Ofcourse the...
Tom Meier's Frost Giant Dio in a box!
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I wanted to tackle Tom Meier's Frost Giant for ages now but never had a
good plan for it. But after creating a few small box dioramas with older
Citadel...
Back to the Brushes 395
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A little update on the Romano British javelin men.
The front two stands of Psiloi are ready for varnishing and basing and the
larger stands to the rear ...
Blood on the Sands Kickstarter Announced
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I’m thrilled to announce that we’re gearing up for the Kickstarter launch
of Blood on the Sands! After years of hard work, dedication, and countless
hour...
GeG Swap meet
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The FLGs had the fall swap meet this Sunday, and despite shopping there for
something like 24 years this was the first time I actually attended.
All of t...
BMC/Americana kit-bash
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This winter I'll continue working on three conversions of those versatile
BMC/Americana Civil War structures. I'll be making another barn, a house,
and ...
The Miller's Tale - Episode 10
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Episode 10: In which the podcast reaches double figures, and Mike has his
first ever guest, namely James Morris!
Links from the episode:
- James' we...
Trip of a lifetime
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For several years now my wife and I had been planning to bike the French
Way of the Camino de Santiago across Spain from Roncesvalles in the
Pyrannes to...
Seven Years War at Partizan
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Sorry for the lack of posts this last few weeks! I have been very busy
getting the, Seven Years War, demonstration game ready for the 2nd Partizan
show ...
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN +80 Full AAR, PART I
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*Market Garden After Action Report*
Pic showing 9 of the 11 players & GMs who started the game, clockwise from
Left to Right: Chris (82nd Airborne), Alex...
Oh eBay, thou temptress
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*Oh, the shame*I regret nothing. Nothing!
Some cutting in, a few details, maybe some back-lining, and they'll slot
right in with the Littler Britons.
LEGO® Winter Village Collection
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Below is the new lego Winter Village (Santa's Post Office) for 2024
*Frequently Asked Questions*
*What is the LEGO® Winter Village Collection?...
Worst Rabbit Hole: Rapid Dice
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I hereby declare that I may be on the verge of madness and about to start
something which may well get away from me if I'm not very careful. After a
fa...
More Sci-Fi City Estate
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I've been making a a push to get my Sci-Fi City towards a place of
"completion", as in finish the buildings and scenics I already have (which
is more...
"Lust for Glory" at Colours
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Here are a few shots of the first test game of the "horse and musket" rules
I've been working on, tentatively named "Lust for Glory."
This was the fir...
Dronningens Livregiment
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Another unit for my growing Danish army... Warfare Miniatures, of course!
The mounted officer is from one of the Cuirassier Officer packs (tricorns &
fro...
Scots Artillery
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James IV's army continues to grow.
To support the existing pike I thought it was about time they had some
artillery to represent the 'Seven Sisters' whic...
Some D&D 50th Anniversary Miniatures
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For the 50th Anniversary of D&D, WizKids has released a set of Icons of the
Realms figures representing creatures from 1st ed. AD&D and the current 5th
ed....
Mounted Wizard
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This month I alsopresent a figure from
Reeper Bones that I still had in my stash.
It's the Dwarf Mounted Battle Mage and judging
by the packaging I've ...
And now, a little later than scheduled
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I thought I has posted a month or so back about Time Lash, but I had only
managed to get half the post put together before something obviously
happened. ...
Phantom Creeps Robot by Mike Tongue
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As many of you who know me I love the old pulp series and the weird the
better. The Robot from the Phantom Creeps serial has always struck me as
one cool...
Again with the delays...
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Welp, still here although hard to tell that recently!Seems to be one
problem after another and sometimes compounded - work getting worse with
personnel sh...
Trouble At Egershavn
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*While the King is away on one of his adventures, the Queen and her son are
on their way to Egershavn by ship. The Queen has a small escort including a
c...
Röknauts Revolution
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[image: Röknauts Revolution]"Behind each bike blasted knotwork treadtrack,
and ahead blasted scarlet tracer rounds. Forging together iron wills and
iron wh...
Tabletop Terraformation
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Only God, the poet writes, can make a tree. But you can make or buy all
manner of miniature facsimiles that will enhance your wargame table and
make your...
Updated Bloodybacks! rules for the AWI
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I have revised and updated these rules and changed these on the "pages"
section of the blog.
So, we are now up to version 9.
There are some key additi...
Voidfall
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After some cancelled attempts to get it on the table, some of my game group
managed to sit down last night and play Voidfall. I will come out and say
that ...
Friday Quick Tip: Gundam Nippers
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As some of you may have noticed, I've been slowly working my way back into
the hobby pretty heavily. From consuming as much about the lore as I can,
t...
The Package (2024)
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Ketika dunia dilanda virus alami yang menyebar ke seluruh makhluk hidup,
manusia mulai berubah menjadi zombie yang tak pernah puas. […]
The post The Pack...
ACW Command Stands
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Finally got around to adding some command stands for my ACW armies although
to be honest I've had these done for a few weeks already. Although I
haven...
The Dead Rise in Warhammer Quest 95!
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Welcome back Adventurers,
Its been a while since I last posted, but had an interesting few months
with lots of stuff going on around the home. But earlie...
MCP: Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (2)
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As I mentioned in my last post about 'Ancient One', I have been undecided
on which Affiliation to play next, but have been leaning towards trying out
Defe...
NUTS Last Knight – None Shall Pass!
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NUTS Weird War Mission Report Campaign area: Czechoslovakia, Player
Starting Specific Area Situation: Early morning, October 1 1938.
Czechoslovakian border...
Littoral Commander - First Impressions
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Littoral Commander is a modern to *futuristic* (more on this later) era
wargame, focused on a potential conflict between US Marine (USMC) and
Chinese Peo...
Old Guard & a Note of Caution
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Hi Everyone!
Here are some pictures of recently completed French Old Guard from North
Star Military Figures Retreat From Moscow range.
Plus, just a hea...
Reaper Miniatures Large Earth Elemental - 77185
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This large earth elemental is supposed to have both arms going forward, but
it was more fun/menacing to have the right arm up in the air as if it's
...
Legionary 2024 trader update
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Some more traders booked in over the last couple of days... now we expect
to see
Blotz
Charlie Foxtrot
Cornish Mikey
Disain Studios
Ironclad Miniatures...
Napoleonic British 3rd Battalion of Detachments
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OK, anyone who knows their Napoleonic history will immediately be scoffing
at me, saying there was never was a British 3rd Battalion of Detachments.
And th...
NONTON FILM The Meg 2018 SUB INDO FULL MOVIE LK21
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NONTON FILM The Meg 2018 SUB INDO FULL MOVIE LK21
Jonas Taylor adalah penyelam penyelamat yang mencoba menyelamatkan awak
kapal selam nuklir yang rusak ...
Everything I Painted in 2023
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I did one of these last year mostly as an exercise in accountability; it
turned out to be a great way of remembering just what I’d achieved on the
hobby ...
Never saw that one coming (2)
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Well I should have posted on here last week about the Solo Jacobite
campaign I’m running but I’ve been sent a real curved ball.
So last Sunday morning w...
A Reflection on 2023
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Welcome back to Chris' Miniature Woes! It's been quite a journey, and I
appreciate your patience as I navigate through the challenges that 2023
brought i...
Happy New Year
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Hi everyone, normally I would be posting my "review of the year" today and
my plan for 2024 tomorrow.
But as some of you may know I'm poorly in hospital...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
It's been a decade, now...
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This is a tough time of year for me. So, with your indulgence, here's this
link to a post I did a decade ago... EDIT: I have no idea why it didn't
take. S...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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!
-
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sister's Chapel Display Base
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Hello out there! New base for a display commission in. This will have a
Sisters chapel sort of structure up top, about the same proportion as the
botto...
Mordheim mercenary band - More puff and more slash
-
Hey there, still working on the mercenary band for Mordheim, I've decided
to go with the big hitters now with a champion and 2 sword players.
This guys s...
Yesteryear Y-14 Maxwell Roadster
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Hi Chaps,
I was rummaging around my bits boxes-I have a lot of those as I am sure
most war gamers do when I came across a rather worn looking model car. My...
Marvel Crisis Protocol
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A whole bunch of scenery for Marvel Crisis Protocol..It makes for a nice
change from GW stuff. It's all been painted on a side each time I was free
to do...
Review: Elven Earthbound
-
Hi!
I was recently fortunate enough to be donated a rather spiffy Earthbound
Dragon!
This badboy is one of the iconic figures from the Leviathan range and...
28mm Adventure-scale Buildings from Sarissa
-
In preparation for RetCon-USA Gameday, I finished some MDF structures from Sarissa
Precision. These were their Storage Pod, Small Water Tower, and two grain...
Airplane stands for my Aeronefs
-
I've been working on different ideas for my aeronef stands - and finally
got a solution I'm happy with.
For the Aeronef and Imperial Skies rules, hexago...
Painted Models in January - Gallery
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A quick snap of all the models I got painted this month!
Total Models: 46
- Bonereaper Soulreaper
- 5 Death rider Kavalos
- Mortek Crawler
...
A new direction on an old road
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Bern front ranks
In the early 1980s, I, like many others were enormously inspired by the
pictures in the early editions of Miniature Wargames of Pete...
Vampifans Views 126 - Enforced Absence
-
On Friday December 20th, I was admitted to the Freeman Hospital in
Newcastle, as an emergency patient, for an operation which resulted in me
having my big ...
Warhammer Quest Silver Tower - Trial of Azyr
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Byron Manfred and his wight king companion each carry two pieces of the
Gaunt Summoner's shattered amulet. Together, they are half-way toward
completing th...
Started a new "Walking Dead" campaign
-
Hey all!
As promised, I HAVE been doing stuff lately. I took just a COUPLE of
photos of the most recent thing... a Walking Dead campaign game my son an...
Unboxing Video - ASoIaF Freies Volk Starter Set
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Wieder ein Video vom Panda, dieses mal zeige ich euch den Inhalt des Freies
Volk Starter Sets für das "A Song of Ice & Fire" Miniaturenspiel von CMON,
in ...
Naseby Exhibition at Daventry Museum
-
A collaboration between the Naseby Battlefield Project and Daventry Museum
with the assistance of the Sealed Knot. Opening Day 11th Jan 2020.
Wars of the Roses 28mm Project (Part 3 - Commands)
-
I came back from the Hammerhead show last year with a handful of Perry's
Wars of the Roses metal command figures. I unboxed them for storage and
then forgo...
2019 a Review!
-
Hoi There,
You guessed it, it's that time of the year again: time for a Year Review!
Overall 2019 seems to have not been everyone's favourite year with
po...
Printing a warlord Titan!
-
Yea you read that title right....
So what started off as a crazy suggestion from one of the Phosphex party
chaps made me think "I wonder" and so it beg...
Still here (kind of)...
-
G'day All,
A number of people have reached out to check on me knowing we have awful
bushfires here at the moment. The scale defies explanation and what the...
Dricheans for Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago?
-
*Some Yan Koryani*
*Painted by Akarsh*
I was disappointed when North Star cancelled (or put on hold?) the plastic
box of Dricheans, the Bronze Age c...
Seasons Greetings
-
*Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas *
*& Happy New Year.*
2020 is a new decade in both life & wargaming. I might do a reflective
piece on that as w...
Caestus Assault Ram
-
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...
Veterans’ Day Game (Its Been Awhile)
-
Yes, it is has been awhile since I posted. I think life just got in the
way. I have been playing some solo games, mostly American Revolution and
American C...
Tribute to Stuart Asquith
-
Whilst it is not news that we have recently lost one of the hobby's
best-known figures this past week, I thought it would be appropriate to add
my own trib...
Light Dragoons Photographic Update
-
As my British Light Dragoon regiments were the first units painted, they
were also indifferently photographed. Now that I have a proper lighting
array fo...
Hobby catch up Halloween 2019
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Hi all, just a quick post to say I'm still alive and kicking!
I offer some pictures of work I have completed since last time, some of
which are rather appr...
DreadTober 2019 Week 4 - To Done!
-
Got all the little final detailing done on the Contemptor Achillus over the
weekend, just in time to hit the finish line for DreadTober! Without
further ad...
Happy 'belated' Birthday Jack!!
-
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...
Old School Transport
-
This one has been around a while, no major mods by me, bar adding the
reigns. Had a disaster with the picture session, but you'll get the idea!
Neil, all...
FallCon 2019
-
This past weekend, I went on my annual visit to Calgary for the FallCon
gaming convention. This was the third year that they've had the convention
at SAIT,...
INQ28: Two Hired Guns....
-
The Curst wear their sins writ upon their flesh, and undertake various
tasks that they might be absolved of them.... Hunters come in many shapes
and spec...
Returning from the Warp
-
*It is a darker time. *
*The galaxy is riven, beset on all sides by implacable foes who seem
without number; without end. *
*Our allies and comrades-in-a...
Underworlds Eyes of the Nine
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Another warband painted up for Warhammer Underworlds. These guys were a
combination of contrast paints and standard methods to get a decent outcome
in a r...
Gen Con 2019 purchases
-
Well here is the pile of loot garnered from Gen Con 2019
*Detective L.A. Crimes*, the follow up to Detective a Modern Crime Game. A
game that my wife (a...
MAPS!
-
I've been drawing maps. Several maps. Mainly for a couple of products
my game company (Goblyn Head Press) is selling or is going to sell via
DriveThruR...
688 - Painting Chart Updates (Part 1 - WWII)
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Hullo All,
Well, I'm back at work (which sucks) but I'm also partway through a pretty
productive summer!
I thought I'd mark this by updating where I am wi...
Still around, still not gaming much at all
-
Well, I am still alive. There are personal issues in my life, mainly
work. I have a relative with a serious health issue, I am working a second
shift, I ...
I'm invading Old Blighty!
-
Hi, All!
Wouldn't you know it, but I'm heading to Merrie Olde England for a few
weeks!
And since I have family in the Newark area, I thought I'd pop me he...
Fistful of Lead- Victorian sci fi battle.
-
Dateline 1889. British Colonial Mining operations on Venus.
An account of the action at Riverbend summarized from excerpts taken from
Lieutenant Morris's...
42 Murray regiment of Foot
-
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...
Saga AoM Great Kingdoms
-
Saga Age of Magic is taking off in the Twin Cities and I just finished my
1st fantasy warband, the Great Kingdoms. I'll be taking them on the road
next wee...
Tap, Tap, this thing is on....
-
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...
Completed 4 units of 10mm WSS Cavalry
-
After a long rest of painting 10mm WSS figures, I finished up 4 units of
Spanish Cavalry for the Battle of Almanza project.
The four units are:
Roussillon-...
Saying hello: Jean-Pascal Tran
-
Hi, and thanks for following. This blog isn't very active at the moment,
because my figure gaming life is pretty much moribund. When I moved to this
part o...
Cavalry Days 20% discount
-
Valid till 31st May 2019, more than 60 sets available at 20% discount, not
only the French Austrian and Baden cavalry sets, but also all the spare
horses...
Paint Table Sunday and a Martian
-
It's Paint Table Easter Sunday and, thankfully, the family have gone down
to Hampshire for the usual family Easter Egg Hunt, leaving me in peace. I
cou...
Deal Wargames Society - Rapid Fire Game Last Night
-
Well for only the third time ever I have attended a Wargames club meeting !
This was my second visit to the ever accommodating Deal Society who are a
ve...
A bunch of cults.....15mm cultists!
-
*Much to Rays horror I have moved in to 15mm fantasy (these can be used for
pulp too) and gone with some CP Models and some Croms Anvils figures to
begin ...
Monster Rider (4)
-
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.
unf...
HMVS Cerberus
-
Updated online history section at the Royal Australian Navy website here:
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-cerberus-hmvs
HMAS
* Cerberus *
(HMVS)
Type
Coastal...
Grognards II
-
The Imrie/Bechara Grenadiers are progressing!
Below are the Chasseurs, based some years ago. I've decided to go with
smaller battalions, which will make...
FUBAR in Chechnya
-
Son was home from college for a couple days and we got into some skirmish
games. First up was a game of FUBAR. I had the Russians and he played the
Chechen...
Bolt Action - Somewhere in the Western Desert
-
The scene was set for another run through of the Bolt Action rules for
Roo's benefit. An 8th Army v D.A.K clash (sticking to my preference to
fight with...
Rashaar
-
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...
What A Tanker - first games
-
Earlier this week the Austin Historical Gamers of Dragon’s Lair tried out
“What a Tanker,” Too Fat Lardies’ WWII tank skirmish game. It is a
single-tank t...
Wargame Hobby Bingo
-
I found an article on Rob Hawkins' blog about his Wargame Hobby Bingo, and
at the time thought that it was something that our good friend Mr Awdry
woul...
King Kreel's Grand Hunt: Idoneth Deepkin
-
The Grand Hunt at the Warhammer Citadel
The Eidolon of Mathlann
King Kreel’s Grand Hunt
Pah’rah, the Living River, pours across Ghur like a snake, eter...
Legends of the High Seas Resources
-
Legends of the High Seas cover Just a short update: After a recent request
I have just uploaded some old resources for *Legends of the High Seas* to
the ...
Konflikt '47 Kodiak Walker
-
One of the best parts about Warlord's Konflikt '47 are the cool vehicles
that you get to add to your existing armies to turn your standard WW2
armies... "w...
Cruel Seas
-
Report from the Tuesday night game at Furness Wargamers. A game of Cruel
Seas from Warlord Games, with Matt providing the Flotillas and acting as
GM. The g...
Year's end
-
Well. That was it. Swoosh - 2018 is almost dead and gone. Freaking quick,
the year passed by.
Unfortunately, this year became so much filled with business,...
The Devil In Your Head – Part 3
-
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,...
HOF121 SFA Bear Cat Battlesuit 15mm released!
-
A new code added to the HOF 15mm Science Fiction range for November 2018.
Security Force Alpha (SFA) brings the stompy in with a battlesuit kit fit
for a...
Blink Dogs
-
AD&D Blink Dogs This month I have been entirely focused on sorting through
my storage and rebasing all my figures to Renedra 25mm bases. Boring
stuff. ...
Umarli Numenorejczycy | Undead Numenoreans
-
Pomalowałem tych trzech Numenorejczyków dla mojej rosnącej armii Angmaru,
ale równie dobrze będą walczyć w szeregach Mordoru. To trzech dzielnych
ludzi Z...
The Song of the Dodo
-
Yes, nice to see you too. Where have I been? Nowhere really, but I've been
reading and ruminating and the like. Been cautious about what to get
involved w...
Necromunda Bounty Hunter
-
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...
-
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...
Scenery Forge Gothic plaster and resin build
-
I decided to try using the Scenery Forge Gotic mold again, but this time
using regular Plaster of Paris for the casts, then infusing it with resin.
It is...
Blog Address Change
-
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...
3rd edition Warhammer Norse army update
-
Way back in pre-history (1986), a 13 year old version of me started a
Warhammer Norse army. I bought it one blister at a time, using the money I
earned fr...
Waiting For Skyss-Ryssa
-
It's that time of year when a Lizardman's thoughts turn to
Lizardwomen...actually that is any time of the year really.
Dwarven Forge has just finished up ...
A Shot In The Arm: Restarting Miniature Wargaming
-
After a two year timeout, I've decided to get back into miniature
wargaming. After reading up on the current rule sets available and asking
around forums ,...
The French Fleet at Cherbourg 1904
-
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
-
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...
Blood Bowl Orc Team - Orcland Raiders
-
Hello everyone
After what seemed (and probably was) a lifetime of hiatus this is my latest
blog update. I hope there are still people out there willing ...
Progression du projet... work in progress
-
Le projet avance petit à petit...on commence par une boite de Guerriers de
Carthage de Victrix
*Little by little the project is going on... we start with a ...
Podcast: Aspettando Radio Goblin – Lords of Hellas
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Questa settimana è uscita la prima puntanta di Aspettando Radio Goblin, una
serie sperimentale e alternativa al formato “classico” di Radio Goblin. La
seri...
Prodromoi
-
I constructed some 28mm Macedonian Prodromoi by adding cloaks and heads
from the Victrix "Macedonian Greek and Successor Heavy Cavalry" set to
bodies, arms...
I' m back...
-
Hello to all of you...
It' s a long time from my last post.
Life was really strange with me.
So many things happened, so many things changed but now, all...
More Imperial Assault Rebels Painted
-
Hello there! Just got these IA-figures off the painting table. Here's the
pics...
This was the first time I was using my Honor-phone to take miniature
pi...
More Pulp action
-
In my never-ending quest not to finish my Orlocks, I completed some awesome
Mark Copplestone Chinese Dare to Die troops, from Copplestone castings. As
I've...
bonecron converted-redemptor-dreadnought
-
This is not my work. It belongs to Bocete and I post it here as a reference
for my own conversion.
Brilliant choice of colour and posing. Take a look a...
Necromancer and his Zombies
-
Just finished this little group of freaks. The Zombies are made by Mantic
and the Necromancer is a Games Workshop miniature.
New Piquet and Field of Battle Facebook Page
-
I've finally gone and done it - there is now a Piquet/Field of Battle
Facebook page. You can find it at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/201897673911387/ ...
Thanks Nuffle!
-
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 ...
I am writing a BOOK!
-
That's right, fellow blog fans! I've decided to write a book about painting
wargaming collections. It will be going to Kickstarter this *Friday, March
1...
Coppelius
-
Finally filling in this model after ages. It's legitimately the last
Neverborn model I needed for my collection. I actually completed this model
in under ...
Long Time No See
-
Oh hello, fancy seeing you here. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted
anything (almost a year in fact and well over a year since I’ve posted any
new mo...
New digs, end game
-
Final scenes...
two companies of mech infantry injected some new life into the Soviet
advance
British air-power reigned supreme for about three-quarter...
Panzergrenadiers
-
Long time, no blog...but here's an update...
I've been playing a lot of D&D and card and counter games lately, so not
much miniature stuff to post. However...
Lo There Do I See My Father
-
One of my guilty pleasures when it comes to movies is the 113th
Warrior. Every time I see it when channel surfing, I stop whatever else I'm
doing an...
The Elves !!!!
-
Hello Everyone ! Long time since coming back in Here ! You may have seen on
Facebook or Twitter that I worked with Lumberjacks Studio on a very special
pro...
D&D: Lair of the Necromancer
-
Howdie. My oldest daughter has been interested in playing Dungeons and
Dragons. Because it was what I gamed as a kid, and somehow I still
remembered most...
Chain of command
-
So it was time to try out the Chain of Command rules. I had them for awhile
but never got around to it.
However its had some cracking coverage on Beasts of...
The Final Battle Report
-
Don't panic, Mr. Mainwaring! Don't panic! It's just the final battle report
for 2017!
Well, this was supposed to have been posted before the end of la...
Suddenly...Thracians!
-
Good evening,
Over the last two weeks I've been giving Army Painter Quickshade Dip a bit
of a work out. It all started with some Galatians.
As I was pul...
Zvezda's KV-1 Obr.40
-
2017...'Bye Felicia!
Hello All and Happy 2018!
I've been working on a 15mm plastic Zvezda KV-1 Obr.40 tank has the option
to build an earlier Obr.39 (simp...
Epilogue
-
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....
Back to Basics 'Burt' Showcase
-
Nick speaking,
What a series, I really hope you have enjoyed the Back to Basics series and
have learned something from them. I have linked up all the episo...
Wish me luck, I'm going over the top...
-
Prior to last year's Crisis Point (our first exploring the history of
Andreivia at the end of the Great War) I attempted to build a box of HaT
soft plastic...
French Line Infantry
-
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...
Back again! 2nd Update: 6 new RJW sets
-
Six new sets of miniatures for the Russo-Japanese War are available filling
three major gaps in the range (Japanese artillery, Russian HMG and Russian
High...
Frostgrave warband
-
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:
...
Completed Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017
-
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?
-
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...
-
Just a few lines to let you know I'm well. After three years of silence, I
could be back to wargaming and game design in a short time. People change,
life ...
12th legion Angry Boiz
-
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 ...
State of My Forces
-
Well it has been too long but family and health got in the way, so what
have I been up to? Well not a lot Been prioritizing my painting table and
have clea...
Things and Sculpting: Footguards and Stuff
-
Things? Things are slow, so slow I haven't been bothered to post about them
till now.
Bit sick of painting.... it was actually boring, tedious even! Didn'...
The Field of Battle
-
Ben and I have both been on a bit of a 15mm terrain focus. Ben has got a
couple of pieces together for his collection, an his forests look particularly
de...
Tips to become a better painter
-
If you're reading this blog then chances are that you've painted a mini or
two in the past, or otherwise you're thinking of making a start. Either
way the...
15mm / 20mm MDF urban terrain kickstarter
-
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...
I'm back! and i've got a new playground...
-
took a very long time to sort everything out, clean my former nest, empty
the cella and so on.. for now three weeks, i'm back to life...
part of my toys.....
Stirrings From the Scrapyard
-
Hi!
Well it's been a long journey but I've almost got the full background
written up for the world of Rusty Robots and have begun work on fleshing
out the...
Wild Beast Shipping Crates
-
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...
Situation
-
This blog is being altered somewhat. It is not being deleted, however any
new content will be posted to my main blog Pewter Pixel Wars. All of the
posts ...
Eugene's IV Corps in Minifigs S Range figures
-
As no stranger to grand statement projects myself, I was delighted to
receive Alan M's photographs of his Eugene's IV Corps using S Range
miniature...
Capture the women.
-
Recently we played a game set in the Dark ages.
Rival claimants to the local throne met in battle with their followers
beside them. The battle, to a large ...
Manfaat Olive Oil yang wajib kamu ketahui
-
Minyak oliva memiliki angkutan zat makanan E yang teramat berlimpah gizi E
tunggal amat berperan penting yang merupakan zat makanan kulit, sehingga
kita bi...
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
-
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 ...
The Battleship Hoche getting Steampunked
-
I have 2 other gaming interests not written about before - Victorian Sci
Fi/Steampunk and Pre Dreadnought warfare, and the Dystopian Wars (DW) game
and mod...
Todays Rapid Fire 400 pointer
-
12th SS take on the US 2nd armored. It was an SS win with them breaking the
US battle group and securing the majority of the town. But at times it was
clos...
3mm Madness – DAK Panzers
-
I was looking back at some of the research I had done for the Historicon
Opearation Battleaxe 3mm game and realized that I had read the dates wrong
for the...
Baroque 2
-
Another game of Baroque this week with Ottomans taking on Scots. Very
interesting game with one side gaining the upper hand then the other. Like
the last g...
Otherworld Idol 2
-
Deuxième vidéo, avec le travail sur les éclairages : c'est pas vraiment un
truc que j'ai l'habitude de faire, en tous cas en dehors du zénital et des
éc...
Mangu versus Mirish - Magic Unleashed
-
Mangu has drawn together the most Magic Users I've ever seen assembled on
one side. A Level 3, a Level 2, and 3 Level 1s giving the Mangu virtual
unlimited...
Weathering
-
Been slow on the modeling front but had some time to try my hand at
weathering.
Below are a few buildings that I have drybrushed and am pleased with the
r...
Friday Post: Craftworld Sarathai Guardian Defenders
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So first Friday follow up post and only a week late. Managed to get some
more Guardians painted since the last post. The squad now sits at seven
painted pl...
Church
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This is a new addition to my collection of buildings, representing a North
European village church from the fifteenth century, for use with either my
HYW ...
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...
Had a spare day to play with some toys!
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Well, play.. I'm still here, still alive, and still working 60+ hour weeks.
so while i'm getting a little gaming in on my PC (played a little for Honor
and...
Small time Buccaneer loses a leg. Hearthstone
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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 ...
WIP: German Calvary
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While things have been quiet on the posting front, things have actually
been limping along in the background.
Most of my efforts have been going on label...
Looking Back, Looking Ahead - 2016/2017 Edition
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As I sit down to do my annual review of the state of my gaming hobby, I can
only wonder where 2016 has gone so quickly. Seems like it was just the
summer ...
Urban War Triad Boss
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So after 2 hours at the pant table, give or take, I've squeaked out another
of the minis I wanted to finish off for my Cleaning out the closet
challenge...
Medieval Japanese Miniatures
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Here are some of the medieval japanese figures painted in 2016. Mostly
Perry miniatures and some Clan War miniatures. Buildings are from Plastcraft
Games.
...
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*Happy Christmas.*
To all who pass by this part of the web. After this years total fail on the
blogging front I'm aiming for a vast improvement next year. ...
Sylvos Tahl'Veras the Huntsman of Ashen Lorenthal
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The five hooded riders tore across the frigid, blasted landscape of the
cold lands of Narfell. The sun rose high in the frigid winter sky bathing
the froze...
Standish Standoff 2016
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This past November 19th I attended our local annual hobby event. Unlike the
monthly tournaments they host, this event is focused on the Hobby as a
whole....
WIP Naashti - Alkemy!
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*- Alkemy -*
- *Bey~Saa's, E'Dhu~Egir de Al~Eph - Naashti*
*Alkemy a connu, pour qui a suivi ce jeu, bien des péripéties. Aujourd'hui,
sous la houlett...
Short tip: Use your own distilled water
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If you live in a region like me where tap water can be pretty chalky you
can have some problems with thinning your paints because the chalk and
other min...
Heldrake Sliviliths
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Planet of the Hoojibs runs deep.
One angry avian.
I liked the GW heldrake kit, but I thought the pose was wrong. I flipped
the wings, ...
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WOW , been a while since i posted any thing. well some big news/.
Watch our web site for the start of the END of the Year SALE . Starting Nov
15th. this com...
Leonard Cohen is dead
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The Canadian poet and snger *Leonard Norman Cohen* passed away in *November
7, 2016*. I discovered him in my teens and his songs have been in my life
until...
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 ...
Somewhere In Lowest Germany (continued)
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Von Arlitz, anxious to make some pretence of aggressiveness, ordered a
general advance. A more inappropriate order is hard to see: the close
terrain in f...
20 bahaya radiasi HP kamu harus tau
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Bahaya radiasi Hp bagi kesehatan tubuh merupakan dampak buruk dari
penggunaan ponsel yang tidak benar dan tidak mengenal batas waktu.
Hp memiliki gelomban...
Trafalgar light
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For some time now we have had some Langton 1/1200 ships with the aim of
getting all the ships that fought at Trafalgar. After all the work done
repairing s...
5 months on - and back to some gaming (part 1)
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A quick summary Wow - 5 months with our new daughter Alice has just flown
by.
Between her and work, its been hard to get any serious gaming in :-).
Still ...
State of Play
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‘All New War’ version of Warmachine and Hordes hit the streets back in
June, so some kind of review is probably in order. However, rather than
talk about r...
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...
Darkest Africa Game 2 - Wilkinson Vs the Slavers
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Ahead of picking up a copy of Congo I organised another game of Darkest
Africa game using the Triumph and Tragedy rules.
The scenario was from Wilkinson v...
Character Figures and Settlers for the FIW
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Conquest Miniatures put out a nice little blister of the main characters
from the Last of the Mohicans, also released by Warlord Games. I had fun
painti...
VSF Project Review
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I've decided after many years that I have simply too many ideas and not
enough time. So I am evaluating all of my projects, and determining which
ones ...
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 ...
Congo cancelled!
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*"I say, you chaps, any sign of breakfast yet?"*
Well, for me anyway. I was due to go to Eric the Shed's for my first game
of *Congo*, as organised by ...
Battlefield 1 Beta PS4
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Painting is resuming in the background while I am indulging in the
frenetic, open beta demo of EA's upcoming world War 1 shooter, Battlefield
1, currently...
Can anybody give me suggestions?
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Hello Artists and Bloggers!
This is Captain Richards daughter Mindi Jean Verzillo here. As you know my
dad (Captain Richard) sadly passed away December 10t...
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 ...
My First 15mm Unit Complete
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I finally got my chance to print all my flags out and finish my 1st
battalion of French Line for 1815.
Its been painted and based for around a month now bu...
Reverse Engineering: Line 6 FBV2
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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...
The Fantastic Worlds of Grenadier is back!
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A Kickstarter for the revised print edition of *The Fantastic Worlds of
Grenadier* by Terence Gunn has gone live!
If you are a Grenadier collector and mi...
This is Not a Test: Snipe Hunt
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Hi Folks,
Very long time no blog :(
Just got into This is not a Test. It's an pretty good game produced by
Worlds End Publishing. It's also very, very si...
Experiment: Introducing new blood #1
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Once in a while I try to play a game with the boys. I usually let them play
a game of Heroquest or let them fight it out against a couple of monsters
on a ...
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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...
Bolt Action Tournament at Paladin Games
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May 14th, yea a week late posting but it has been a busy week. Chris and I
did a road trip over to Paladin Games in Orlando and had a blast throwing
some d...
The Descent of the Teutonic Order
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I want to introduce my second Project for 2016:
I am building up a 1410 Teutonic Order force for Lion Rampant. I always
wanted to paint up some high or la...
Russo-Turkish encounter via Maurice.
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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 ...
18 Cent. Flag plates
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Hi, just a short note to acknowledge to anyone eventually interested that,
while in the process of refurbishing The Defiant Principality blog, I'm
taking...
Tau. First section done.
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Compared to painting my orks these guys are a pain in the butt with all the
lining and whatnot. Still, fun to paint especially in this colour which I
haven...
WW1 German ships, part 2
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With a little bit of spare time, I was able to make a little more progress
with my WTJ 1/1800 ships. Magdeburg and Strassburg, and their masts. I am
not ...
Sources For The Interwar Gamer
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I have been meaning to add some content here for a long time, apparently
three years of a long time in fact, how time flies. So with this post I
hope to k...
All quiet on the Eastern Front.
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I realized I haven't updated any of my blogs for ages, and this one for
over three whole years. This is partly because I've already been having to
spend ...
The HMS Seaward
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The HMS Seaward is a commissioned unrated cutter tasked to track and
capture pirate vessels operating in the seas around Port-Manteau. Built
specificall...
Taking a Break... Back Surgery
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It's been a few months since I've posted any new work. In fact, I think
I've had only 1 or 2 posts in the past year. This has been due to a heavy
sche...
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
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*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. ...
Yet another long gap between updates!
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So... what is new?!
In a single word - 6mm.
And here is the story:
I love FoW in 15mm. I really do! I can accept the ground scale and
compression in t...
Rules: Living on the Frontline
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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...
StuG's!!!
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I recently bought a tripod for my camera and finished the first of 4 StuG
III from Plastic Soldier Company. I think the tripod really improved my
photos.
H...
Sandbaggers - The Game
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Civil Servants for the working day, these men and women carried out their
assignments in a world of departmental squabbling, uncomprehending
superiors, co...
New and Old Toys, Part 4
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Dusting off some of my cardboard buildings from DropZone Commander and
posing my other minis amongst this urban setting.
(click on the pix to enlarge)
No r...
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 ...
Hullcutter III
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(This post was actually drafted many months ago, and somehow languished as
a draft. Things have moved on since then, but I have decided to publish
this u...
Situation -- June, 1876
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Just a quick, interim post showing the latest developments in Afristan:
As you can see, we have two battles looming. Both the Vile River forces in
Algha...
Spotlight On: Adeptus Mechanicus Magos Dominus
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I got this dude for Christmas LAST year but it's taken me until now to
paint him. He's the Forgeworld Magos Dominus and I kind of sort of went off
the mod...
First games of Zombicide: Black Plague
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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 ...
Operation Martlet Game One
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Made a long overdue visit to see my friend Jon today. We played the first
game of the Operation Martlet "Pint Sized" Campaign using the Chain of
Command r...
Last post
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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 ...
Combat Patrol: WWII, First Impressions
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Lately I have gotten the bug for WWII skirmish. I saw that Buck Surdu was
publishing a new set of WWII skirmish rules called Combat Patrol: WWII.
Now, ...
The Last Post
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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/
Début de mes chinois - dynasties du sud
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De magnifiques figurines de chez essex
J'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à les peindre
Un début donc pour une armée qui n'a pas fini de grandir...
*Fiesta p...
Dwarves for the World Cup
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Here's the first 15 members of the scratchbuilt dwarfteam! They are going
to the world cup in Italy next week - I hope they do well!
There still remain...
Cowboys vs Monsters vs Aliens in Blackwater Gulch
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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...
The Yellow Boys
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It's funny how we end up starting projects. Last year's visit to the
Imperial War Museum cured me of historical wargaming for quite some time.
Their WWI ex...
Sorry...
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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...
Autumn 2015 Time to start again
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Damn it's been exactly a year since my last post. Clearly it's been a busy
year after all I haven't written anything since the end of last year.
Several th...
Dust Tactics: Johnny One Eye
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Johnny One Eye is part of the Dust Tactics Allies Hero set.
He's a badass, with a big-ass machine gun, smoking a stogie, so what's not
to like?
He is not ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
Eine kleine Kriegsmusik...
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"*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...
Railroads and Lizardmen
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Unfortunately due to my work schedule, Martian Empires has only made an
occasional appearance at Treefort Games this year. So yesterdays game was a
joyous ...
Song of Blades: Hammer and Forge on Kickstarter
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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
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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
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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...
Pub Con News
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Hello!
This is Brian here for some information about the July Pub Con and an
announcement about what's going on next month.
First, the games played in Jul...
A couple more Landspeeders
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It has been a while since I posted any of my Star Wars stuff - my
lanspeeder race project has been on hold for the last couple years.
However, I have 2 com...
A Brief (hah!) Note of Thanks.
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I imagine that around about this time every year, the people (or machines,
quite possibly, but then the post doesn't work so well, so stick with
people eve...
Modular Lego Dungeon in the Works
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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
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Creating a beneficial property inner surface or maybe exterior layout will
be the imagine every single persons. Naturally, while using numerous
patterns th...
A quick update.
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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
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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...
20mm WW2 - M20, M10 and M8
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There we go again. I had a long break from painting but a trip to Salute
and a vist to Normandy in May did the trick this time. I've sort of
finished the A...
Last call, all aboard.
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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...
Long term plans afoot.
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Well having been talked into it by both my Wife and Daughter it looks like
I may be setting up to produce a range of wargame model buildings again!
Nothin...
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...
Top (TV) Duels
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To go with my posts on top one-on-one fights (in films) here's a quick
selection from television.
*#5* Agents of SHIELD (May vs. Ward)
This was a fascinat...
Beyond The Board
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It's no secret that boardgames have experienced a bit of a Renaissance in
the past few years - my city now has a dedicated board game parlor, as well
as a ...
Goodbye Old World!
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock of late, you probably have heard
that Games Workshop is gutting the Old World setting for Warhammer Fantasy
Battl...
What's Happening
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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...
Semeni / The Seimeni
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Semeni to bałkańscy najemnicy, których zaciągano w XVI i XVII wieku sposród
Albańczyków, Bośniaków i Serbów, którzy wstępowali na żołd turecki, wołoski
c...
Moving On
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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...
Update For This Weekend
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We received a full order of latex Wednesday afternoon. Two days sooner than
the supplier promised! You should also know that late winter was very harsh
on ...
Recent Work
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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
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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...
To the Marshes
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I decided back when first carpetting the boards with synthetic fur to leave
the low ground or marsh edge of the river Ouse for a different surface. I
tho...
Still Shambiling around
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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
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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...
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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...
READY FOR SALUTE ?
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We will be again at salute this year.
To find us follow the arrow !
This year some news !
Two new vehicles and 3 new terror birdand a new arms sprue for rid...
C21 Air War Vietnam Defense
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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...
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Lord - End Times (Part 4)
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[image: Warhammer - The End Times Khorne Banner]
A short post this one. Really just to prove that I have been continuing to
work on this project and even ...
The Broken Contract Kickstarter
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Restraint Drone plucking a Breaker helplessly out of a rioting mob.
Right now there is a *Kickstarter* running for the Broken Contract
Miniature Starte...
New Product: 32mm Adapters
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[image:
http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_30_135&products_id=761]
This is a new direct only item from Secret...
Waterloo, Braine l'Alleud
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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 ...
The Watchful I Studio
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A good friend and fellow gamer, Joe Krone, has started a new venture in the
gaming arena with the founding of his new company Watchful I Studio. He
has...
The Battle That Never Was
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After much planning and work on those of us involved real life took over
and forced us to cancel our planned Battle of Marston Moor game. So
instead, we ...
Metode Diet Alami
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Berdasarkan data yang dihimpun oleh DepKes RI, jumlah penderita obesitas
setiap tahunnya selalu meningkat dan prosentasinya bisa mencapai 20%. Jika
dibandi...
Bruneval commando raid 1942
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Algo especial para nuestra entrada número 200. La Operation Biting fue un
asalto aerotransportado bajo el mando del famoso John Frost en la costa
francesa ...
TIME TO SWITCH!
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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...
A return to Space 1889 Mars
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It's been years since I ran a 25mm Martian game. (yes I have spent a lot of
time on 15mm mars) But yesterday a few friends and I got together for a
very ...
Jacdaw 30mm WAS Austrians by Leftbank Workshops
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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...
Back in the painting seat!
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That right, I'm actually painting some Guard! I'm starting on my concerted
effort to get a bit of paint on everything, the theory being its better to
have ...
CONAN , the board game
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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!
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"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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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...
Protect the King!
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"Oh stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, trusting their
words."
For me these words entered legend in my youth. The 300 Spartans fighting
fo...
Gaming Boards
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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
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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
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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!!!!!!
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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
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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
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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
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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!!!
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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...
Firing line completed
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The amazingly talented Francesco Thau has completed his Murawski Miniatures
firing line unit.
Miniatures are available (unpainted) from Murawski Miniatures...
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....
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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...
Flames of War: Great War trial
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Mark Piper and I meet up tonight for a brief runthrough of the new Great
War supplement for Flames of War. Mark has a very large and nice collection
of 28m...
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...
Bolt Action – The Rock of Anzio
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My next major project has been involved in a brand new game for me – Bolt
Action by Warlord Games. I’ve never been much of a history buff so despite
many ...
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...
One step forward, five steps back
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In a rather good article in the last Wargames Illustrated (I think) Barry
Hilton talks about the embarrassment of admitting that you dabble in the
dark art...
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
-
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]...
The Ambush
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No game this week, but last week we played our third game in the new Tour
of Darkness Campaign - I just never got around to typing up the report.
Rick ...
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...
Blue Moon Foreign Legion miniatures.
-
I have not had a chance to update the Prehistoric Zoo in some time. Life
and lack of funds have gotten in the way of idle blogging. Though
stretching the t...
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...
Raphia - the game
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Just a few quick and dirty shots to give an idea of how the game looked.
The Seleucid line
The Ptolemaic line
Initial deployment.
Close up of the Sel...
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...
It has been a while...
-
Here are a few pictures from our last Pulp game that I ran a few months ago:
The board before the action began.
The Players
Indie Found a Genie!
The Chin...
My new little photostudio....
-
Last week I found a post in my favorite Wargaming Forum about a small photo
studio. It looked inetersting and so I purchased one for about 25 €.
It contain...
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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...
Leaf it out
-
The fourth 28mm horse I’ve painted is this British officer from Great War
Miniatures who only on being based revealed himself to be crookedly
mounted. This...
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
-
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
-
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
-
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 ...
Former Armies
-
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
-
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
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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
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*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...
The terrible things people do to nice miniatures!!
-
You know you've seen it yourself, heinous mistreatment of what some of us
consider to be small sculptures. Sometimes its the kid at the game shop
just t...
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...
Plastic Soldier Company 15mm - Sdkfz(s) - part 2
-
Hi there,
Bonjour à toutes et tous,
This week I had a lot of work but could find some spare time to work on my
Sdkfzs.
I decided to go for the 5 Sdkfz C, s...
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
-
*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
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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...
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*...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
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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
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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 ...
Two shows down
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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
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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....
Sniper vet
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A small side project, one Yukoni sniper veteran. I built him initially as a
one-off for a competition, but I think he just became the prototype for
what my...
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...