ARTO'S ATOMICS
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To celebrate my first two original darts for the Tudor Rose Atomic Ray
Pistol, I took this group shot of my arsenal by far. The green one and the
black one...
Epic Scale Warlord Titan
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This cover image really brings me back to my youth. It was the cover of
the first White Dwarf I ever had and was also used for the Rules Expansion
for Epi...
Senjutsu: Battle for Japan
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I haven't actually played it yet, but I've seen the videos, read the rules,
and it looks fun. Not only that, but I already have a sizeable collection
...
H is for Hedgepigs
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I suspect we've had that title before! This is going to be my fourth
Christmas without a tree, and I love having the tree up, but needs must
when the state...
River Plate Painting Update
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I'm still struggling a bit with my illness but feeling better than I did at
the weekend, so sat down an occupied my time today with the three cruisers ...
NECRONS - A 40k Journey begin
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Necrons - A 40k Journey
Introduction
Bon Décembre arrive et j'ai réservé ce mois aux Morts vivants. Je compte
donc rattraper mon retard en terme de Bac...
ARVN
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Army of the Republic of Vietnam figures by Mars in 1/32nd scale.
Soft plastic figures in green plastic.
They have a nice selection of weapons, this guy has...
More Bloody Roses
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This was my last Tuesday game before the end of the year, and I went for
another go at Adrian Nayler's "Blood Red Roses". We realised after the last
game...
It wasn’t a cold … it was COVID!
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As I mentioned in last Monday’s blog post, I was at The Grove Park Lodge
No.2732 on Monday to see a Brother Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master
Maso...
New Troops for GdA2
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About a year ago I decided to add to my Napoleonic collection of AB
figures. Some of us in the Montreal Historical Wargaming Club became
interested in t...
Polyhedron: Issue #13
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Issue #13 of *Polyhedron *(August 13) is dubbed a "special issue," because,
in the words of its editor, Mary Kirchoff, more "strictly gaming aid
articles...
Minden Painted Hanoverian Musketeers
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I was scrolling through some of my pictures of painted Minden figures and
found these two photos of some Minden Hanoverian musketeers. The figures
...
Enemy in Sight!
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*"Forward men! We must clear the road to reach the sea!"*
*Comrades, we have marched from Montreal to Acadie, now is our moment. If
we can hold these ...
28mm Successors - some more Galatian infantry
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As part of the latest batch (before I dive into doing 48 pikemen!) I added
another base of Galatian infantry to the army I'm assembling.
These Victri...
JECSAN: ESCALA 30 MM AMERICANOS
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El Maestro Jecsan dentro de su gran gama de figuras produjo unas originales
series en 30 mm de marines americanos y japoneses.
Eran 12 poses muy pare...
Leuthen Day 2023. . .
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To mark Leuthen Day 2023 -- The battle was fought on 5. December 1757 --
here are a few previous photographs of my versions of King Frederick II
lis...
One Hour Mortain
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Although the postcard game on Mortain was OK, I didn't feel inclined to
play it again. It was an interesting scenario though and I translated it
into my...
Revolting Peasants 1
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Here we have a mob of Wargamers converging on the home of Ridley Scott,
having just watched "Napoleon". :-)
They are armed with a variety of pitchfor...
Yet Another Portable Army War game
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Riffling - or rifling, take your pick - the other day through the piles of
paper that my wargames hobby seems to generate in overabundance, I
(re)discove...
Wiley Wargame Weekend 2023
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Last weekend we had the great pleasure of hosting Wiley Wargame Weekend. We
normally host this in October for my birthday, but this year we did that
fo...
A few more Dirty Rats
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*Don't run into these guys in a dark tunnel*
Yeah, so, I bought these back on eBay a little while back. Horribly
expensive for plastic minis, but you k...
So, its starts....
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Well, I did a bad thing!
So, one of my first GW games was Epic Space Marine, my brother and I would
play this game into the wee hours of the morning and...
Citadel BC2 Monsters Starter Set!
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I love painting old models. They're metal, for one thing, and they're
characterful, for another. And these Citadel box sets that came out back in
the day...
Starting Post – DORK TOWER 04.12.23
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This or any DORK TOWER strip is now available as a signed, high-quality
print! JUST CLICK HERE! Dork Tower Holiday Cards are ON SALE NOW! 50% off,
at the ...
Fort Vaux....sort of
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A few months ago I began working up another 54mm Great War game. This
involved another visit to Verdun - this time a bit further east, near Fort
Vaux. ...
RECON at Pudsey
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Initially the show was cancelled as the club was having difficulty finding
someone to organise it, however, Matt from the Pit Gaming Shop stepped in
to t...
On the Workbench - December 2023
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I felt I made good progress over the course of the month but there is still
plenty left unfinished frm my original plan, so in an effort to clear the
decks...
ProjectSeleukid - Kappadokian thureophoroi
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The next unit for my Seleukid army comes in the form of a small unit of
Kappakokian thureophoroi. Ariarathes IV, king of Kappadokia and son-in-law
of Anti...
November Hobby Wrap Up
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Other than attending WARFARE show in the UK recently, I also got to play a
great game of tabletop Space 1889 which was a hoot. You can see a full
write u...
Old Glory RJW Russian Infantry
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These are actually from their Boxer Rising/Rebellion range, but the
uniforms are pretty much the same. In fact, the main reaason I wanted these
Old Glory...
Military Sci-Fi Oddities: The DESTINY Franchise
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A Long Time Ago in the 90s, in a gaming landscape far, far away was this
little software company that established itself with a clone of *Pong*,
Just ele...
More Reb and Union artillery
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Hello I'm back again with some more ACW. I needed some more artillery for
both sides so I painted up some although these have been finished for a
little...
Napoleon: A travesty of a movie
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Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a travesty of a movie. Historically inaccurate,
poorly written, badly acted and a complete mess from beginning to end.
I've not...
Midway to Scratching an Itch
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*Perfect for a Sunday afternoon chasing aircraft carriers across the
Pacific!*
I have often waxed lyrical about Flat Top - the game of carrier battles in...
No mini's left behind (1) - Starship Troopers
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After a but of a tidy up in the gaming room, you come across a few more
items from the cupboard of shame, I thought I had cleared many of these
items dur...
Wargame Command and Control
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The welcome response to my recent blog on our new wargame rules has made me
consider how best to represent command and control in wargames. As always
th...
Lancashire Infantry Museum
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On Saturday, I was heading south to Liverpool for the footie at Anfield on
Sunday. My original plan was to walk in the Lake District, but the weather
cha...
Sergents de geníssers
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Janissary sergeants HeroForge, 15mm Un altre dels reptes que ens ha
plantejat el reglament Maurice recentment adoptat és que prescriu que les
unitats han d...
Quar of Command
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Not all heroes wear capes. A lone ryhfler faces his destiny!
*Milwer Derval ap Brachyn checked on his squad. Huw was on sentry, watching
through a gap...
Evening patrol
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Today, unsure as to the number of players we had coming, we decided to do
|Wings of Glory WW1 again, always a favourite of ours.
As usual, we took the A...
28mm BM-13 Katyusha Rocket Battery
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A 'battery' of two 3-D Printed BM-13 Katyusha rocket trucks. These are more
vehicles for my all-3D-printed defense of Stalingrad army for my friend
Scott...
Drums Along the Mohawk audible
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Just finished the audible version of Drums Along the Mohawk. Started it on
the 16 of August. Had a bit each day with our meal. Definitely a good story
m...
The Terrifying Huron take the dip.
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My first batch of Woodland Indians, the Huron. These lovely minis are from
Galloping Major and are beautiful. It almost seems a shame to use the Army
Pai...
100 Hours War Scenario
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Having picked up a Helion title on this conflict, I have come up with my
own Check Your 6! scenario, entitled "Soto Gets Three." It has not been
playtested...
Turtle adventurers?
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Another batch of 28mm fantasy figures are done. First up are some turtle
magic-users. No idea of the source (probably a board game).
These were pretty f...
Still Slowly Moving Along
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November remained a slow month on the hobby front, but I did manage to
sneak down to the basement from to time, making a little progress on 6mm
Soviet ai...
Deimos Pattern Predator
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The Predator is perhaps the best known and most widespread variant of the
basic Rhino chassis. Augmented with superior armour and firepower, it
entirely ...
Northern League - 2023 Review
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It’s that time again: time to review the state of the Northern League (the
wargames competition scene in the North of England). In fact it's a little
ea...
Orcs in the Webbe 2023 Advent Calendar day one
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Day one of this years Orcs in the Webbe Advent Calendar features some
simple spaceship battle rules written by Matthew Hartley. The rules come at
a very...
Guard Chasseur test figure
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I found a bit of time to begin work on the Guard Chasseurs starting with
this test figure of the *Der Kreigspieler* version of *FN/48 Chasseur a
Cheval (...
Tank Riders
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While painting up some Soviet infantry in less wintery attire I dug these
out of the stash. I couldn't even hazard a guess as to how long I have had
them. ...
Another Horror From The Stars
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This mystery figure has been hiding for years. I can't remember where I
bought it (Ebay is probably a good guess though) and I have no idea who
made i...
Memoir '44 with miniatures: Cisterna Di Littoria
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Feeling like a little WWII action, I decided to set up a Memoir '44 battle
on the tabletop with miniatures. A lot of times, I will "super size" the
batt...
Last Days Seasons campaign: November
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Another month, another game of Last Days! This month I played the scenario
‘No One Left Behind’ from the Seasons book:
Leaving Jess behind to look after ...
Arab -Israeli Air Wars
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Getting things together for my next project the Arab Israeli air wars
covering the six day war up to the Yom Kippur war . I have my aircraft
amazing servic...
Great Wargaming Survey 2023
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Three takeaways from the 2023 Great Wargaming Survey are resin printers are
popular, 98% of wargamers are in the hobby for life, and the average age of
h...
Almansa 1707 - 2mm Woods
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Several months ago I started to make some woods and forests for my 2mm
Almansa project. My first attempts were utter failures, I originally used
differen...
Posh Lard 2023 Report
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Far too early on Saturday morning I set out to drive down the A1 to
Peterborough for the latest Posh Lard. Peterborough being roughly southeast
of Sheffi...
Tying up a loose end
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Back in 2007, when I was living in Japan and my passion for *Commands &
Colors: Ancients* was at its height, I took a 'partscaster'* version of the
origi...
Norwegian Home Guard
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Very quick post today as I'm trying to get ready for another Cold War game
(well 2 more actually) but I just finished this figure and had to post it
up ...
Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge XIV
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Winter is here and the prep for this year's Analogue Hobbies Painting
Challenge has started. Having joined the lists again I am needing to find
500 po...
Battletech stuff part 1 - Comstar
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Slow progress here, with work picking up tempo, holidays, and not feeling
well recently. I did get a bit done with some BattleTech figures:Decal
time for...
SCULPTURE: "Cowboy Dave"
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A few weeks ago, I worked on a surprise project for my good friend, Dave.
But I had to wait for the "unveiling" today before I could post this. The
cowbo...
A slight interruption
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So a slight interruption to my plans for Marston Moor. A friend of one of
the club members asked if I could paint up some of his epic ECW stuff as
due to...
Skull Hunters, Guyver monsters and some Lion Men
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Russel has been hard at work printing me more of Papsikel's wonderful 3D
miniatures, so in my new man cave space I set about painting them, a joy as
alwa...
Battleground 2023.
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Yesterday was the day that the run up to Christmas began. Well it is for me
as I attended the wonderful Battleground Wargames Show held between
Stockton ...
Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON: Read AFTER viewing
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I have been a Ridley Scott fan ever since watching and re-watching *The
Duellists* (1977) as a teenager. I still adore that film and regard it as
one of ...
Happy Simian Saturday
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Haven't done a Simian Saturday in ages, so to make up for that, I thought
I would post some A.I. generated images I worked up recently for your
enjoymen...
The Men Who Would Be Warlords of Mars
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Above the Liftwood groves, an *Aphid *class gunboat flies under French
colours as *Épée *
A well overdue return to some Space 1889 gaming today, with the...
One of those sad days, the saddest ...
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I'm sitting in front of the keyboard in something of a state of shock,
certainly a state of profound sadness, having this morning received the
news of th...
Napoleon - The Movie
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So last night I took myself off to my local cinema to watch Ridley Scott’s
latest epic!
Now I’m going to look at this as objectively as I can and I woul...
Happy Birthday Doctor
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*Doctor Who* celebrates 60 years of time travel today, but then if you
didn't already know that you must be existing in some alternative dimension.
I...
Napoleon Movie Review - Get a Life! SPOILERS
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I caught a $6 matinee of this this morning. It was worth all six of them
and little more.
As many of the reviews are already indicating, the film falls ...
A lucky find and a lucky battle
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Travelling back up the M5 after a short trip visiting friends, I managed to
convince my better half to divert off early and wind our way into Quedgeley
...
Conversions for AWI
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Years ago my mate Pay sent me photos of figures from his collection, which
he wanted to sell. I was too late to get these figures, another hobbyfriend
w...
17th Century Characters...mostly
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Here are some 17th Century character miniatures I finished recently.
28mm metal, mostly from Wargamer Poland:
https://sklep.wargamer.pl/gb/
The odd on...
Blackmarsh in print again.
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The print version of Blackmarsh is now available again both in softcover
and hardcover feature cover art by Richard Luschek. Many of you will know
him fr...
November Minis
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A little bit of a shift going on in ZeroTwentythreeLand.
As much as I've looked forward to it every year for the past five or six
years, I am going to pas...
Death Race 2023 Gaslands game
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Tonight a friend hosted our monthly game, a Gaslands Death Race
The table
The gates laid out for the course
The pole position
Cars are formed up ready to...
The Courier ... deliver the dispatch ...
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At the Palace, Captain Schmidt, handed the despatch to Mlle Lisette
Givenchy (who tucked it away in her cloak). The Captain said - "Get it to
the main co...
Siege Mound
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Here is a WIP shot of my new ECW siege artillery battery on a mound. Last
night I added a few more Debris gabions, build the earth around them up and
cut...
Campaign Report: The Allies go on the rampage
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In the campaign moves that followed the French scrambled to respond to
Wellington's surprise moves and victory at Madrid.
Wellington and his Allies were ...
Very Sad News
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I'm very sorry to be making this post but I've just learned that Dale past
away from a heart attack on November 5th.
Most of my relationship with Dale wa...
Serenity at the Controls
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On Tuesday, Nov. 14, a group from my local MOAA chapter was given a guided
tour of one of the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the
Mississipp...
Goings on
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Apart from playing *Tribal*, I've been busy with some other gaming
activities that I didn't have to contribute anything to other than my dice
rolling. We...
Understanding Cornea Transplants - An Overview
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Cornea transplant, also known as corneal transplantation or keratoplasty,
is a surgical procedure aimed at restoring vision by replacing a damaged or
di...
Carthaginian Elephants
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Today we have a rare bit of work for ... myself. I found myself short of
elephants for my last Commands and Colors game. These are from Armorum &
Aquila (A...
FUBAR solo skirmish
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More FUBAR skirmish, but this time with Fantasy elements in it plus a
little solo experiment. Enemies are not on the table and they are coming
out from d...
A Gentleman's War - Crimea 1854
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I've been in a bit of a painting funk this year. Although the blog often
gets neglected, I've normally continued hobbying "off camera", contenting
myself...
Pulp Figures – Dangerous Dames
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A couple of years ago, Bob Murch of Pulp Figures and Crucible Crush
released a Kickstarter called 'Dangerous Dames.' It's a great and exciting
range.
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*AN AMERICAN WWII SOLDIER, HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND
GREATGRANDFATHER*
*GONE TO REST*
"Padre, we just lost my Chronicler's Father, an American a...
Blood on the Sands - Gladiator Class Guide
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In Blood on the Sands, there are six distinct gladiator classes, known as
armaturae. Understanding the nuances that differentiate these classes might
be ...
Warmaster Chaos Army update
-
've contnue to make progress on my Chaos army for Warmaster and now have
wel over 2,000 points of troops painted and ready for battle.
4x Units of Chao...
Next year’s dungeon
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I failed miserably at this past years MegaDungeon2023 challenge, only
managing it for a few months before other things started getting priority
(including ...
Lone Wolf : Flight from the Dark
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Well, I had a day off today and decided to do someting "gamey" with it. I
don't usually get many days off just for myself - they are usually used
either ...
GreenLight and Johnny Lightning figures
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GreenLight Collectibles is a well known producer of 1/64 scale diecast
cars, which sometimes include figures and accessories.
I picked up a random assor...
SP116 Loonies and Leicester's AAR
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From Dispatches to Schwerpunkt, another publication that has not seen much
play since I stopped playing them from first to last. This one is SP116
Looni...
STARTLINE - Wargaming World War Two
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I have mentioned previously on this blog my work on a set of company-level
WW2 rules inspired by the WRG 1973 set 'Armour and Infantry'. I have spent
man...
October Wrap-Up
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In keeping with the now-traditional hobby theme of “Orctober”, one of my
projects this month was a plastic 54mm orc from the Toys R Us “Mythical
Warrio...
Tabletop Game Day coming November 25th
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My son is part of the community center team, planning events to see what
will work out.
poster for the event
I'm planning to have a little time-lapse...
Czas zmian
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Na początek zmiany są dwie:
1. Reaktywacja czyli wracam do chwalenia się swoim kolorowaniem figurek.
2. Zmiana nazwy - WARGAMINGOWO Będzie się teraz nazy...
Major-general Leontiev
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Finished my command base for the Russian brigade. This is my Major-general
Leontiev who command the brigade at Kunersdorf.
The brigade
I was asked ab...
Silver Bayonet - Serzhant Ursov's Bearform
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On this most appropriate evening, I present Serzant Ursov's cadaverous
were-form, the undead Russian bear. Amazing what niche rabbit holes you end
of go...
Vimeiro 1808 Test Match
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My good buddy Terry dropped by to help with testing out the deployment and
balance of the Vimeiro battle the other day, and proved to me, that while
cha...
Agema 2nd & 3rd Class Warriors, and Axe-Men
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More Agema Etruscans from the Kickstarter. Advertised with circular Aspis
shield, the units were delivered with a mix of Aspis and Thureos shield
types. ...
Magrat's Mad Moon Marauders, Orctober post 2
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*Magrat's Mad Moon Marauders*
*Journey from the HobGobla Khanate*:
Leavin' the Hobgobla Khanate weren't easy, not with them sneaky Hobgobs
nippin' at...
Silvershields
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It's been a while! A combinations of things lead to having a bit of a break
from both ancients and generally keeping up with things online. I was
please...
Never Mind The Billhooks: Mister 2 Billhooks 2023
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Following on from May's *Mr BIG Billhook 2023* event down *Bristol
Independent Gaming*, yesterday saw a second *Never Mind The Billhook*s day
at *BIG* - ...
A Sword for Ireland
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(Image from: Warfare History Network)
Most mornings I can’t remember any dreams from the previous night. But
once in a while, something so vivid and coh...
WELCOME BACK
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After a long break I have decided to try and restart the Blog. Hopefully,
it will attract some attention. Below are some of my Burgundians. These are
Fro...
Slaves to Darknes : Khorne Demonic Legion
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Hey! I was slightly brought by my previous works on the World Eater Legion
to have fun to have collect and paint some demons units. So, I found a
comfort...
15mm Scopedog and a Standing Turtle
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"*How big are my VOTOMs*?" Ashely asked, Blooger's not letting me reply, so
here's a post instead with pics
My GoogleFu tells me the Scopedogs should be...
Laser Grenadiers Science Fiction Rules
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Laser Grenadiers is a set of free wargames rules for science fiction games.
The author writes LaserGrenadiers extends modern combined arms combat into
the ...
Remote Game of Age of Penda
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Revisiting My *Age of Penda* Review
I used to review rules with giving a playtest, simply analyzing the rules
on paper. That was a big mistake when I rate...
Sci-fi City Block WIP 5
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Some alternate buttress toppers for when the eagles don’t fit the theme.
Made from plasticard, foampvc and some spares for the old Palitoy
Millennium Fa...
Kings of War Kingdoms of Men Army
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This weekend, I went to a Kings of War tournament called Refugees of the
Olde Worlde in Rexburg, Idaho. It was a great time, but I realized that the
army...
Games From My Past
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I admit that I was a weird kid. In senior high school I was poor, had no
car, and was thus severely handicapped in the dating game. What I had was
a lo...
WIP what's on the table. October 2023
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Its very quiet hobbywise here. Very bust life and workwise.
WIP. Big project work on the Siam consulate and the Adventure's Club. Plus
a random canal pr...
Flipped coins not fair?
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It should not be a complete surprise that flipped coins do not exactly meet
the ideal of fair 50/50 outcomes. After all the stamp on each side must
shift t...
Singh from Modiphius miniature
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Super cool miniature from
Singh from Modiphius
https://www.modiphius.net/collections/achtung-cthulhu-skirmish/products/achtung-cthulhu-miniatures-singh...
For Sale: 28mm Greek Cities Army for Saga
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*SOLD*
This is a painted 28mm Greek Cities army for Saga that I have for sale. It
has just been painted and never used. The miniatures are all Victrix...
Friday Quick Tip: Easy Deck Plating
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Coming back to the hobby after what feels like a solid decade away was
daunting. I just wanted to jump back in and get going. I had a plan of what
I'd...
Bench update for October 2023 6mm buildings
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I finally finished all of my 6mm buildings I had purchased from
Historicon. the Diabolical Terrain French building sets are superb. Once I
purchase and ...
Equal Rites
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Sometime earlier this year I noticed that there still remain several gaps
in my Terry Pratchett collection. Well, there are gaps in most of my
'collection...
A Green Horde for Arsehammer Day
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What on earth is Arsehammer you ask? Well, it’s the title that has been
adopted by our group for our Warhammer Fantasy Battle day, which is being
held this...
1/72 Zombies
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I've been saving figures from various sets with poses that I thought might
make fairly passable zombies for a series of games we plan on doing in the
nea...
Trash Bash Contest 2023 Rules
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*Trash Bash 2023 Contest Rules:*
*What is This?*
In the spirit of Rick Priestley’s classic grav-attack build, this contest
challenges converters, hobbyi...
Old School RPG Thoughts
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When I was young I was heavily into RPGs but, except for a few dabbles, I
haven't played for a very long time. I do have friends who still play and
peri...
Knocking off the rust, and moving a bit
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I'm not scrapping this blog, even after this long time between posts, but
there are changes afoot. I have cleaned up the links on the right side of
this ...
The Conquistador Main Battle Mecha In 28mm Scale
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The Conquistador is the most commonly encountered variant of the varied
Project Cervantes armored walkers, being suited for both close and distant
combat...
Battletech 2023 update
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Finished mechs with decals at last.
Decals are Fighting Piranha. Quite archaic page but great service
1st Marik Militia
Damn Jade Falcon clanne...
Situs Slot Pembasmi Kuman
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Situs Slot Online Pembasmi Kuman telah menjadi salah satu hiburan favorit
bagi banyak orang, terutama selama masa pandemi ini. Artikel…
Artikel Situs Slo...
99. A Little Bit 'o Dis, A Little Bit 'o Dat
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Edit Update: It appears I update here SO infrequently, that even I don't
remember what I've posted about. Apparently, blog #98 has details on my
Stargr...
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...
Rethinking Japanese HMGs in Crossfire
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I’ve thought about the Japanese HMG representation in Crossfire for many
years. Specifically why did Arty & Rob decide to make them fire with only
3D? Here...
Rethinking Japanese HMGs in Crossfire
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I’ve thought about the Japanese HMG representation in Crossfire for many
years. Specifically why did Arty & Rob decide to make them fire with only
3D? Here...
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...
Out of Storage Part 4: A Mixed Bag
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Pulling out drawers and giving some of these minis the light of day.
AT43
US Army Infrantry and Jeeps
US Army Infrantry, Jeeps and Tanks
Ditto
Star Wars and...
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...
The campaign in Denmark 1658
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Using the conflict between Denmark and Sweden of 1658, the twelve scenarios
were given another test. This time, armies will be of similar composition
of ...
Ducks / Malards
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Have had 22 Ducks/Malards 28mm miniatures for about a year without painting
them, but I got a bit inspirated and painted them up due to the rerelease
o...
End of the line
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After November 2023 you will no longer get here through the
littlemetalmen.com domain. Working Federal Government jobs killed my love
for writing code a...
Wake me up... when September ends...
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Hello and welcome to Inso's World again.
It's the start of September and that means that I haven't posted in three
months... so I guess it's about time ...
A different kind of convention (for me anyway)
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Earlier this month, my wife and I went to our first ever science fiction
convention: ArmadilloCon here in the Austin area.
My wife did confess that at f...
15mm Late Romans - additions
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Additions to my 15mm Late Roman army: mostly infantry, of which I had
neglected to take pictures. Painted shieleds, etc. no decals.
Bucellarii cavalry
...
Fighting The Grendelkin...
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*Torsten Halvorsen and his men arrived in Dagelfjord, here they were asked
to help the inhabitants eradicate Grendel's spawn (the Grendelkin) who were
ra...
15mm Terminator: Junkyard Dogs
-
I’ve started work on sourcing and painting up some scenic elements and
terrain for the 15mm Terminator project, and am kicking things off with
some wr...
The Way of the Future?
-
The way of the future? Anycubic's Photon Mono X
I started a new adventure into 3D printing and I've had a couple of
Anycubic printers now. I love it, a...
The Doomed
-
I got home from a fun few days of playing Warcry last weekend, and found a
copy of The Doomed waiting for me. The Doomed is a miniatures agnostic,
post-apo...
Auction Of The Late Peter Cushing’s Toys
-
I came across this notice:
https://www.thecanterburyauctiongalleries.com/home
At the bottom right it mentions “toys”.
Mr. Cushing was an avid toy sol...
Trents Reach, INWarD 23
-
My game for INWarD 23 was a refight of the battle of Trent's Reach in 1865.
i've played this one out quite a few times, and this time was the first
attempt...
Painting 3mm
-
Painting 3mm miniatures
Painting 3mm miniatures is not exceptionally difficult but it requires
methodology.
Here is what I do:
I first prime everything ...
WW2 North Africa Campaign - Battle of Point 205
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Hi folks,
Long time no blog posts! Sorry about that. Mainly playing board games (lots
of them) which doesn't really work for blog posts.
Our North Afri...
Speaking of this Image...
-
I used this beautiful image by Bill Willingham from the 1981 Moldvay *Dungeons
& Dragons Basic Set* for a previous post (regarding a B/X campaign that,
u...
Cannich Scots
-
Also known as part two of the *Shadows of Yog-Sothoth* segment in our *Call
of Cthulhu *campaign. Arriving in Scotland, our three intrepid
investigators ...
Limited Edition Gamesday 2004 Archaon
-
The 2004 Gamesday Archaon miniature is one of my favorite limited edition
miniatures GW made. I figured I would paint him up for my Chaos Army.
I ch...
Heavy Metal: My Painted Coins for Board Games
-
Heavy Metal for your games
Image credit: Amazon ( https://amzn.asia/d/6TUCMOL )
A good deal?
For once, Amazon Prime Day in Japan showed an item I was actu...
Final Few Posts Of July 2023 Posted On Wix Website
-
The final few postings of July 2023 are now up on the Wix website which
replaced this blog a couple of years ago. These include a handful more 28mm
"Doct...
Going Viral...
-
*Onwards they marched, tracking the Chaos deviant through the dead lands. A
litany of woe and a trail of ruin marked the passage of the Cult they still
h...
2023 ongoing Oldhammer projects
-
Last time I posted painted miniatures was in February of this year - I
have been busier than ever with the hobby, but did not find the time to
post th...
The sloop "Dog"
-
The Infamous pirate "Black Dog" before sailing with Captain Flint and John
Silver made quite a name on the high seas in the unimaginatively christened
...
Alpha Strike Post 3. Do I have the Way
-
Is it ironic that heavy doses of salt create fertile soil for ideas?
Another clever name for this post could be Fighting the System. It seems
that in...
Stuka - TLC repairs...
-
Found in a box of distressed 1/72 die-cast model planes in a local charity
shop - a Stuka, missing one of its dive flaps and propeller blades. I
thought...
Bunker Hill (1775) Scenario for Volley & Bayonet
-
The link below is to my Volley & Bayonet scenario for Bunker Hill (1775).
The scenario is a wing scale scenario. I have also included a second copy
of the ...
AWI: current state of affairs
-
As I've just recently stepped over the 50% mark on my AWI project for
Sharp Practice, a couple of roll-call pics are appropriate.
Boardgaming in 2023 (first half)
-
I have been fortunate enough to be involved in a several monthly boardgame
gatherings this year, so far. However, as far as playing at home goes - we
h...
Week26 Updates
-
A bit more progress over the last few weeks, although I still am not
getting out the brushes as often as I would like / need to. The
legionaries are fin...
The Watchers in the Pass
-
After last year's raid into the East Watch of the Midlands, the Federation
had been waiting and watching for a response from the Midlands. In the
woods a...
Time for another post!
-
As I haven't posted since August last year I feel it's probably high time
I posted again (maybe now a sort of bi-annual thing?) No sooner recovered
fro...
MY PATREON ! Come join me on Patreon !
-
(Trouvez la version française en dessous ;) )Hello Everyone !A bit of time
since my "1K on Instagram" and Social Medias post ! :)As I wrote in this
last po...
Watering the horses – a vignette
-
I have just finished painting and basing this delightful little vignette by
Eureka Miniatures. The scene is a French Chasseur a Cheval fraternising
with a ...
New Napoleonic Rules
-
As mentioned I have put up a page on the blog with the new version of my
napoleonic rules (Napoleonic Squares v2), which I tested out at Partizan
last we...
Hobby Block - To Be Continued
-
I’ve been in a funny old mood recently and I’m finding that it really takes
a lot for me to get around to painting anything - I can think of about half
a...
Paimon Miniatures Chaos Dwarves
-
It's official. I am now a miniatures company. After long years of plotting,
planning and general mucking about, my first commercially available figures
are...
This is Minuteman: Two-Three
-
Since my wargaming hobby has taken a back(far back) seat to my simming
hobby, I've gone from reading books about the Napoleonic wars etc. To
listening t...
Navarre Infantry - 1st battalion
-
This is the third unit of Carlist infantry I painted towards the end of
2020 (I was determined to erase my Carlist War lead-pile). I assigned it
to Nav...
Two new Civil War titles from Osprey!
-
Osprey Publishing has released two new titles related to the American Civil
War. Timothy J. Orr and Steve Noon again have collaborated to produce the
secon...
GW Contrast Paints on 15mm Horses
-
My first purchase of the GW Contrast paints was with painting horses in
mind. There are times when I quite like painting them but when you have a
hundre...
Hurricon 2022 Photo Report: A Bit Late...
-
It has been several months since my last post, which was photos from
HMGS-South's Recon 2022 convention. I thought I had deleted the photos in
this post,...
An Update!
-
Wow - it has been a long time since I updated my blog! I don't know how
that happened, other than, well, one gets busy and time goes by before you
kno...
A slightly disappointing vist to Salute...
-
I was very excited to go to Salute again today as the last one I attended
was, thanks to the Chinese, four years ago. I hadn't even been on the
London ...
Forgotten Figures!
-
So I finished these a month ago and completely forgot to post them up.
First up is a pair of Ashigaru with yari bases for my lifetime Samurai
project. Thes...
Lasalle V2: Fighting retreat near the Pyrenees
-
Just south of the Pyrenees, 1814: a division of British troops clashed with
elements of the French rearguard. The format was 250pts Lasalle using my
3...
BOMBARDMENTS TODAY!
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Readers are most likely familiar with prodigious WWII naval bombardments
and the destruction intended ashore. Numerous Pacific Theatre battles may
com...
March Madness
-
To some extent, I am feeling like we are in middle of the long decline of
the personal blog, but that might be just because I am having trouble
getting ...
Tallarn
-
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.
A Variety Pack of 15mm
-
I recently painted up some 15mm figures, from Alternative Armies. A long
time ago I received a sample pack of sci-fi and fantasy figures. I finally
dec...
Spinward Marches Solutions, LLIC.
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*Art by Ian Stead, by commission.*
*Spinward Marches SolutionsRhylanor/2716 Spinward Marches*
*UCP: Im◄2444●23►LLPAR●Sec◄0466●56►*
Established at the en...
Eisenkern Grav-StuG release!
-
* Click here to be taken to Ebay listing*
*This kit contains twenty-nine components, three optional main guns, tank
commander hatch options and...
Afrika Korps trucks
-
Here is a set of 15mm plastic Afrika Korps trucks. Five of them are from
Plastic Soldier Company, one is by Zvezda. The Plastic Soldier Company
(PSC) ...
Review of 2022
-
2022 was a busy year for gaming, I fitted in 101 miniatures games in the
course of the year and 36 boardgames. Building a permanent table in my
study has...
Reiksguard Unit Complete!!
-
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
-
In truth, this is more than a hovel. I picked up this resin kit on sale
years ago, and finally painted it about 2017. I am in a state of having to
downs...
Legionary 2023 trader update
-
* Legionary 2023 is on! Legionary 2023 is planned for MAY 13TH 2023.*
Legionary has been run by the Exmouth Imperials for several years now, and
we hope ...
Tenoch/Slann forced labour party
-
Tenoch Enhanced Warriors, or slaves for my Slann. Unfortunate
neighbours or prisoners of war, they do the dirty work for their overlords.
The Disciples and Acolytes of "The Celestial Path"
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********
The monk, Makoto, looked at both Lord and Lady Fuchida. Makotos's company
of poor ronin, former retainers and impoverished tradesmen had been
t...
Austrian SYW Artillery
-
With this article, I will present the Seven Years’ War periods most
celebrated artillery. The new fine ordnance fielded by the troops of her
majesty, the...
Tournement Diorama and new stuff
-
There is the third diorama and with the New stuff of The Nords i will creat
a fourth one now. Please feel FREE to Comment my work. Tanks a lot a...
Why does Alcovia use non-Russian Vehicles?
-
The real answer is model availability. Most miniatures ranges have yet to
catch up to even the 90s. So I filled in blanks with hardware from other
n...
The Year 2022 in Review!
-
Hoi,
Another year has gone and passed and so it's on to the numbers of painted
figures from 2022. Before I will go into that I would like to wish all of...
2ND EDITION: GENERAL d'ARMEE
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*GENERAL D'ARMEE *
*SECOND EDITION*
*BRIEFING*
The 2nd Edition of General d'Armee Napoleonic rules aims to focus the
wargame more on the aspect of ...
8 Rads - Gotta love ‘em #1
-
So, one of the most popular builds I’ve done, in all scales, is by far the
Sdkfz 234/2 ( commonly, but disputed, aka Puma), so with another queued up,
I...
Review: The Wargaming Compendium by Henry Hyde
-
I have started experimenting with YouTube a little, mainly because it
offers the chance to record something short and to the point without too
much prep....
Craters!
-
Having made it to the Christmas holidays, I was keen to try and share what
limited progress has been made on my Soviet Army since the summer. Without
go...
Late Imperial Roman East DBA Book II/78
-
Well about 15 years later I finally finished this army up. Next up:
Sassanids and Armenians for a mini campaign I’ll play at home (since 15mm
small scale a...
Forgotten Futures 4 Updates
-
As some of you will know I've been revising my RPG setting based on
Carnacki the Ghost Finder and converting it to PDFs. I've reached a point
with this n...
Food Basics Flyer Dec 8 to Dec 14, 2022
-
Browse through the latest Food Basics flyer December 8 to December 14, 2022
on this page. This weekly flyer from Food Basics has found amazing price
for yo...
November Update
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I've been slow to update my blog for the past few months. I was able to do
some hobby stuff in late October, but a recent setback in my cancer
treatment ...
Etsy Store - Grognard Terrain (15mm Cyberpunk)
-
Recently I launched an Etsy store (Grognard Terrain) which seems like
something that was bound to happen.
I've been a big fan of Lazy Forger's sculpting...
Geschiedenis 24 over 1672
-
Quite I while ago I posted a link to an old TV programma, amd after
overcoming some technical problems I can repost the video here.
Tercio of Barón de Gramont, 1642-43
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Tercio de Barón de Gramont; el ejército español de Flandes 1642-48
Recruited from Burgundians (Franc-comtois). Fought alongside the veteran
Spanish *ter...
French Knights for Patay (IV)
-
So I made some progress over the earlier summer months, to add more bases
of French knights for a future Patay game.
Here are some pics. They are pret...
Painting Sudan
-
With a new vigour for painting and some motivation to get things done, I
ordered a Dervish army from Peter Pig a couple of weeks ago and painted
them up...
Aztecs
-
The book
Eagle Knight
warriors
Conquistadors
All painted by DJ
These figures are a cross over from the Malta collection.
Still a fair bit of this to see.
Relocated Kingdom
-
This Blog has been a bit quiet recently. That's mainly due to the fact I'm
concentrating on posting to the Facebook page I set up.
https://www.facebook.com...
Empire Warrior Priests
-
It’s been a while since I updated the old blog, but I did recently complete
this trio of Empire warrior priests. They were released around 2007 I think
and...
Car Insurance Sioux Falls
-
*Car Insurance Sioux Falls*. The best price for comprehensive car insurance
in sioux falls for most drivers is from state farm at an average annual
premi...
A Return of Sorts
-
It's been a pretty horrible couple of years, hasn't it?
We've lost loved ones, been beset by fires and floods, and found ourselves
in the middle of a pand...
Ogre Redux!
-
So I love painting ogres - so sue me. I really do enjoy them, especially
the great Reaper Bones sculpts that you can get for cheap. That and the
fact tha...
A Wellsian interlude
-
Taking the chance to get the guns and matchsticks out on a sunny Sunday
afternoon…
Bought at some point in a job lot ( I think) these were lying unused i...
Blackstone Fortress - 2nd Expedition
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Rogue Trader Janus Draik, Imperial Navigator Espern Locarno, Eldar ranger
Amallyn Shadowguide, and Kroot tracker Dahyak Grekh unite to once again
enter the...
Scenes from the Barrowmaze
-
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)
-
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...
-
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...
Five Parsecs from Home
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[image:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1iR21seWKkH3AvpdIzdClfhrhmT3o1BSP]
Hello Mik's Minis viewers!
And if you're from the 'before times' a ...
Hiasi Dengan Permadani Dinding Gantung
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tv jernih cukup banyak pilihan antena untuk daerah yang susah sinyal, baik
itu dari dalam dan luar negeri. Untuk merk lokal Anda bisa membelinya di
toko el...
Bataille de Lützen, 16 novembre 1632
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Il y a plus de 11 ans, j'écrivais sur ce blog :
"Lützen, Bataille emblématique de la guerre de 30 ans, aux côtés de La
Montagne Blanche, Breitenfeld, Nö...
Getting on Even Footing
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* by: farmpunk*
I got busy, and didn't write about something I'm beyond excited about! Some
friends and I started a Game Company. Primarily Role Playing...
VBCW Game 2022- Attacking Shrewsbury
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I have just got back from having a great game of VBCW in Shrewsbury. The
two day battle features various factions manoeuvring close to the Free City
of S...
Wargaming the interwar period
-
*CROSSPOSTED FROM WARGAMING MISCELLANY*
This year’s VCOW (Virtual Conference of Wargamers) took place over the
weekend, and I was able to take part in se...
I remembered the Alamo
-
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...
Printing The 7 Years War
-
Back in the days, before smart phones, cell phones, the internet, usable
home computers (1985); when one had to go to the local game store to find
out w...
Battle Report: The Vampyr of the Riding: Turn 4
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*GAME NAVIGATOR*
Narrative & Army Lists
Deployment
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4
***
Turn 4: Undead
As you no doubt know, the common skeleton can muster ...
Risk
-
I have played a traditional game for the first time in it seems forever
(since before the pandemic was pronounced, anyway). As you can guess from
the t...
The Constantinov Regiment
-
Whilst I have, for the most part, 'moth-balled' my Classic Wargaming
collection over the past few years, occasionally I get the urge to dip back
into it....
Blog Recommendation: Hand Built History
-
I'd like to recommend a new blog that I'll be keenly following, Hand Built
History
It's a blog by John Boadle, who for those who aren't aware of John, i...
Ancient / Medieval village church
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The finished small village church/chapel, made from poly board with the
outer covering of card mostly removed and the exposed foam scribed with
lines to ...
23rd October, Hampshire
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Alton DBA and the 2021 UK DBA League
After nearly 2 years (since Tarrington 2019), with a trip down to Alton,
we were able to wind up the DBA League's...
The Great War Martian War
-
The Great Martian War is a documentary about the Martian Invasion of the
world, and the ensuing war to stop them, during the period of 1913 to
1917. I...
X-Men United Wolverine tutorial and photos
-
Here's a video showing how I painted up Wolverine from Marvel United
X-Men. He's a larger scale then I'm used to, so I tried using a zenithal
base and m...
Grimy Green Ghostly Skeleton Revenants
-
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
-
This blog is done.
No one interacts and i'm tired of begging the world for connection.
If you have a blog that people connect to, comment on (like I did...
Lost Tomb of the Bitchin Chimera Characters
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It has been a LONG time since I posted here...
I backed the Lost Tomb of the Bitchin Chimera kickstarter last year. I
don’t back a LOT of kickstarters ...
Campaign Battle of Freezing Hill
-
Another of the War in the West country campaign battle has been run by
Murdock and Cod.
a largely cavalry on cavalry match
Read Codsticker's account h...
Extra Turrets – Released for LAV and Tank Kits
-
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
-
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...
Hessian Jagers
-
I keep finding little bits of American War of Independence projects hidden
in interesting places. these guys were on bases, primed or partially
painted, in...
GM's side of "Checkpoint Chester"...
-
So it's been a while since I have done anything "Bongolesia wise", and as
explained in the 2020 update, there's just been so much going on lately in
my ...
Megalania and Komodo Dragons
-
Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor
lizard,[1] part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia
during the Pleisto...
And Don't Bring Hordes to a Knight Fight!
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Ahiahi marie ano, Good afternoon again,
Game two. Goblins vs. Orcses. Hordes vs. Warband.
For the second game we both brought out our Greenskins. My Rae...
The "Hitari" Brothers, Masters of Death
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Pues tenemos enemigos para el Lobo, perdon Perro solitario y su cachorro,
los famosos hermanos Hidari, maestros de la muerte de Bac Ninh Miniatures.
Grand Opening May 22nd, 2021
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My new game store, Third Coast Games, will have our grand opening
celebration on Saturday, May 22nd. I've been envisioning a game store like
"CHEERS"...
A Lovely Stroll
-
Today’s game is not one that should need much introduction with praise from
reviewers all over the internet and a solid rating on BGG. It’s PARKS. The
game...
Carthaginian army part 1: Numidian Cavalry.
-
At last a new post.
First I like to tell that the chemotherapy has done it's work. I'm cancer
free. No operation needed.
Although I still suffer from some s...
A few more Prussians to be going on with.
-
Well, as anyone reading this will have probably noticed, I'm behind
schedule again. Lots of real world things going on to cause distractions
like hav...
15mm Hundred Years War English Archers
-
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...
-
*ANNOUNCEMENT FROM STRATEGIC ELITE*
Hi friends, Bob Faust here. I wanted to make a general announcement
regarding my hiatus from the development of...
Richard Ansell. Very sad News
-
It is with tremendous sadness that I must report the passing of the hugely
talented sculptor and great friend of not just me but all of the Lard
Island cre...
Prussian Horse Artillery WIP1
-
Just started the last of my Prussian artillery, this time AB horse
artillery loading crew.
These are some of my favourite Prussian figures, I'm guessing...
Battle of the Falklands - a Full Thrust scenario
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Battle of the Falklands
A Full Thrust Scenario by Phil Broeders
*Authors notes*
This scenario is based on the The Battle of the Falkland Islands, ...
2020 Good year, bad year
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I thought I'd put together a few photos from the past year, some of it has
already appeared here, most not, its mainly just pictures of figures I've
pai...
-
Another solo game, Combat Patrol. I used the layout earlier in the week to
play another game but thought rather than pack it up I would give Comba...
NEW BLOG ALERT
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So I'm not sure anyone will be reading this, but I have returned to the
world of blogging, this time on a different platform and with a gaming
focus muc...
33 Ford Coupe
-
I finished up the video on the 33 Ford Coupe. This is a much cleaner
build than the Mustang I posted last week. I was trying a new paint, Turbo
Dork M...
Sisters of Battle - Order of the Bloody Rose
-
Long time since I posted anything new here, but with the ongoing Covid-19
and lockdown situations, I've had time to hobby more this year. So much so,
I'v...
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
-
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...
It’s a long way to Sardis
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While getting ready to play Marathon, I have started to ponder the lack of
Persian cavalry. Herodotus says that the Persians chose Marathon bay as a
landi...
The Cult Expands
-
Got some more work on the Cult done - finished the Neophytes squad and
added a pack of Aberrants.
Next on the docket for them are some Genestealers, an...
NEW IMAGI-NATIONS ATOMIC AGE BLOG
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I've created a new blog to record my miniature craftwork in my imaginary
cold war gone hot campaign setting. I will remove those posts from this
blog ...
FOW Solo Play US Airborne vs German Grenadier
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I've had these two companies painted for a long time and now with my son on
the west coast, I am giving it a go by myself. Be advised I am not a strict
a...
326 BC The Battle of Hydaspes
-
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...
Alan Cook
-
I wanted to register my sadness at hearing of the passing of Alan Cook of
the ABC Wargamers' blog, after a long illness.
Alan amongst other things was a gr...
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...
Point Defence part two
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*The other Indian section are becoming more and more pinned down. *
*While the Bengal Lancers come under a withering fire from the central
ruin.*
*To make...
Sky Galleons of Mars now possible
-
Years ago my friend Kurt and I picked up Sky Galleons of Mars at The
gamestore in Atlanta at the time, Sword of the Phoenix.
Of course I was excited becaus...
Time to get back to work ..updates
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I've neglected to post new stuff the past few years (?). A friend of mine
commented that I should finish the artillery section and then the cavalry
sect...
Return of the Menagerie
-
(With Apologies to George Lucas and Lucasfilms)
Well, it's been a while, but in the words of Sam Gamgee - "I'm back"
So where have I been I hear you a...
Indian Mutiny Sharpes Practice
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This was a 70 point game using the first scenario in the Sharpes Practice
rule book.
Both the forces of Major Charles Wutherington Inbred-Smyth of the 19t...
Working on a new game!
-
After many, many yeats I'm working on a hex-based, introductory wargame
that will cover different historical periods. I'm very excited by this new
projec...
Toy soldier fun
-
*It all started bout two months ago when I was looking for inspiration and
examples for the 42mm project I introduced in my last post, I found a
number of ...
Oosterbeek 1944
-
The other day the lads got together for a small Chain of Command game. We
took the scenario from Wargames Soldiers and Strategy 107.
An SS German force was...
Blundering Through the Borderland- Turns 2-4.
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This is a continuation of my experiment to combine the Five Leagues from
the Borderland (5L) campaign rules with the Thud and Blunder (TB) skirmish
rules f...
JUNE 2020 UPDATE
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Its time for monthly progress report and update.
As a reminder I have 6 projects I am running with:
1. Tier 1 15mm Napoleonics
2. Tier 1 20mm Moderns
3. T...
After a long hiatus, I'm finally back to Space 1889
-
Been many years but I finally got the colonial bug again and going to play
it out on Mars.
So over the past month I've started rebasing my old RAFM 1889 fig...
GENERAL D'ARMEE on CYL TV
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Hi Team
Here are the videos I've created thus for covering some General D'Armee
games:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VX1GJ37NUyDgdO1lmE6rAzo87zT...
British Light Infantry
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The light company of the 49th Regiment of Foot was part of the 2nd Light
Battalion formed in North America by General Howe's order of 14th May 1776.
The ot...
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The War is not over!
[image: 🇩🇪]Unser nächstes Projekt ist die E-Serie (Entwicklungsserie):
ein deutsches nicht-realisiertes Projekt zur Vereinheitlich...
Kebugaran Mengubah Wajah Tur PGA
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Lalu apakah Glumory akan menghasilkan Ketergantungan & menimbulkan efek
samping glumory beauty drink ? sama sekali Tidak, dikarenakan Glumory
terbuat hanya...
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...
Standby for future content...
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I have decided to take up my tools and add to this project. 11 years ago I
sold the collection and still had one or two bits lined up to make. The
2020 cov...
Arapaho Indian 75mm from Pegaso models with Horse
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A quick turnaround this time as I did say I have been needing to post
several of my works.
So here we have a 75mm Arapaho Indian with his trusty steed, bot...
Isolation is Bliss to a Solo Gamer!
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Hi Chaps,
I pray that you are all healthy and avoiding the virus?
On to business... the UK is in "lockdown" which makes sense to me and as a
solo gamer ma...
MotorChamp Racing Formula 1
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I am solo running a season of F1 using MotorChamp by AZA-Spiele e.K..
The game is printed in German and I have a translation into English from
Boardgamegee...
Secret Battles
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I caught his elusive little gamer to be making use of all the terrain.
Normally I just find Peppa Pig's friends and family in all the buildings.
The end
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This will unfortunately be my last blog post. I am critically ill in a
hospice and I do not know how much time I have left to live. I have
thooughly enjoye...
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Tips for Designing Games
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Ok, ok, ok... I know Kurt Vonnegut never designed games (to the best of my
knowledge, anyway). But he was an exceptional author who knew how to craft
an en...
The Ents are Marching to War
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Gathered the Treemen into a moot to discuss the despoliation of their woods
by Saruman's orcs and henchmen...
The figures are from a variety of manufacture...
Roger's emergency car fund
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My car is old and rusted and finally it won't pass inspection. This leaves
us without a car. We don't have an extended family or a rich uncle to bail
us ou...
A last minute update
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I've been very slack updating the blog this year, though I've actually been
more productive than ever with my hobby projects. Once again I find myself
post...
Zvezda 1:100 Sd.Kfz. 222
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A closer look at Zvezdas 1:100 Sd.Kfz.222 for their "Art Of Tactic"
wargame. As I mentioned in earlier posts, the use for this model is not
limited to th...
The Navy's very own game!
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Aeronautica Imperialis is a new Games Workshop game set in the Warhammer
40,000 universe, with models in a scale all of its own. This new game is
all about...
100 Posts!
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Looking for stray comments from yesterday's post, I realized I had just
achieved the bell weather accomplishment of 100 posts! Yea! I have been
posting ...
Colonial River Gunboats
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Things have been quiet on the naval front at Col Campbell's Barracks, but a
post on the Miniatures Page about the construction of a river gunboat
brought ...
15mm Battered Markers for Dragon Rampant......
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*........and some ladders!*
*The gravestones are leftovers and MDF from Blotz, these are used to
signify a unit in distress marker for the rules, rather t...
Levithan
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I just picked up a copy of Scotia Grendel's Leviathan. This is a game I've
been meaning to get for years but thanks to the excellent Leviathan War
blog, ...
Happy 'belated' Birthday Jack!!
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Today I learnt that one of the most inspirational individuals in my 20mm
hobby was 90 on the 22nd August.
Happy belated birthday Jack...here's my little tr...
Путешествие к ставке Германа Геринга Steinbruch
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В Винницкой области есть много памяток практически всех европейских войн и
одна из них, почему то мало известная ставке Германа Геринга "Steinbruch".
Она ...
Island Natives from Firelock Games
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*Island natives are must when playing adventurous pirate games in the
Caribbean. My buddy Jens got some island natives from Firelock Games to
form a "crew"...
Astropolis Enginarium Crew
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Another group of Astropolis crew members, this time the the crew of the
mighty ship's Enginarium. No starndard GW techpriest here, although I'm
looking aro...
US Infantry speed painting
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Sort of painted this platoon by accident. Started it a few weeks ago while
messing around with contrast paints on the light green kit.
The Hottest War & Peace Festival Ever !
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Probably the most impressive and unusual 'kit' at this years War & Peace
extravaganza was this superb Marder 111. This was very interesting to see
close...
Compagnie de Sapeurs-Mineurs
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My Napoleonic project continues, very much in the background, but it does
continue. These lovely Victrix conversions by Lionel Bechara represent the
comp...
3mm Neo-Soviet Army
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I have returned to micro-scale syfy warfare with the 3mm Science Fiction
line from PicoArmor. I want a Neo-Soviet force for a near future Earth
campaign. M...
42 Murray regiment of Foot
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Since I am concentrating on battlefields around our Maison for battlefield
tours and wargaming them I am selling off my English units for the French
Indian...
A Tale of Two Battles - Part the Second
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After the battle recorded in the previous post, I felt I had unfinished
business with Paul and his Russians, so I challenged him to a game the
followin...
28mm US Marine Corps Vietnam Miniatures: Part II
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Part II of the all new range of 28mm Vietnam 1968 Wargame range have
arrived. Ten new sculpts adding yet more drama and excitement in the form
of US Marine...
Ape Rules
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Imgur user AKouzmanoff posted card images for the Empire of the Apes. I
have no thoughts on any of this except that King Kodo says screw you flying
things...
40K Terrain Bits and Pieces
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While I have not posted much so far this year, there have been plenty of
projects underway on the hobby table. The biggest driver has been our
group's 40K...
Great nmm tutorial
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A perfectly good to read and easy to follow explanation of how to draw NMM.
http://merlinsmagicworkshop.blogspot.com/2019/03/hi-everyone-welcome-for-anoth...
Wild West Exodus Build #1 Doctor's Office
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So, after a long, long time, I'm back at blogging. I have put together
several of the Wild West Exodus buildings by Warcradle and I'm having a
blast with ...
Warhammer Underworlds - Godsworn (Oathsworn) Hunt
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I continue to enjoy playing *Warhammer Underworlds (aka Shadespire or
Nightvault).* It is a fun game where the character abilities, cards, and
board lay-o...
Monster Rider (4)
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Hi all,
finally an update!
I was blocked by some health issues and then catching back up with
real-life work.
But now I finally have some time at hand.
unfo...
Cold Wars 2019
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*Glen Shiel 1719:*
On Saturday night I ran the battle of Glen Shiel 1719. The theme for the
convention was mountain warfare, so this was one battle that ...
Rashaar
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I have finished painting up my Rashaar starter crew/warband. I have had
great fun painting these up and yes they are all stood in puddles it helps
them mov...
Mongol War Machines
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This post is my recently completed heavy fire power for my fantastical
Mongol collection. The crew are a combination of bits. Heads from FireForge
Mongol p...
Norse Giant
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Evening all! My last post was an update on my 3rd edition Warhammer Norse
army, and I mentioned in it that I had a Norse Giant on the way - well,
here he ...
[Review] Baccus 6mm Punic Wars Range
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Another review, this time of my latest batch of figures (a present from my
wife) which arrived this week. After being impressed by the new Age of
Hannibal ...
D'Anjou
-
'May you live in interesting times' is the traditional Chinese curse and
my goodness, they just about got it right. I was astonished to turn on the
websit...
Blood Bowl Replacements Videos
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This blog is pretty much dead right now. If you are reading this... hello!
Check out these awesome Blood Bowl animations Superjail style!
Hot Reception
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Gun and crew by Hinchliffe (SYW range)Christmas is an anxious time if
you're Hessian - but this year we're ready for you Mr Washington!
The Devil In Your Head – Part 3
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Well I wasn’t planning on writing anymore on my mental health issues but
sometimes things conspire against you and the only way to battle it is to
be open,...
Battle Ravens Preview - PSC games
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Battle Ravens is a brand new boardgame created by Dan Mersey and produced
by the Plastic Soldier Company (http://www.pscgames.co.uk/). Apologies to
both as...
Stayin' alive
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Dear visitors of the blog......
It has been a while since the last update. Various people tried to take
care of this blog and for other various reasons one...
TFM has shut down
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Ed posted this; Hello folks. it’s with a heavy heart that I must announce
that Troll Forged Miniatures is winding down operations. Our casting
services wil...
How to paint Rusty Krieg??
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Long time no see!
Among the many projects I have been working on, and yes I do still live...
are some Krieg.
I was inspired to do some Krieg by my friend ...
Averaigne royal family
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Every kingdom has a royal family. In the case of my campaign setting of
Averaigne, it's a fairly young kingdom but they are still on their eleventh
king in...
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I'm not sure if anyone comes here anymore but a couple of years I
relaunched this site as Goaterdammerung which you can find at
http://goatmajor.org.uk . I...
Nintendo Switch – Quali Accessori?
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La Nintendo Switch è sicuramente una console fantastica per la sua
portabilità ma anche per la sua versatilità: Console handheld, Console
domestica e Conso...
Marine invasion
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Another great game of Team Yankee in 20mm tonight with Mark Piper. US
Marines come ashore in Denmark 1985 to counter a Soviet offensive but are
pushed ba...
Boarding Parties
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A couple of stands to represent RN boarding parties or sailors with
small-arms put ashore
For CD3 the count as 'other' so of limited use, expecting spec...
Moving To www.
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For the last month or so I've been working on moving my blog and web
presence over to www.iowagrognard.com . Blogger has been kind to me as
have all ...
Long time no see,
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All aboard? The PLA are moving out, on their way to establishing a new
homebase somewhere better suited for rapid deployment to your gamingtables.
The rang...
GASLIGHT at Heroicon
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GEARSON'S RAIDTHE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BY GASLIGHT At Heroicon this year I
ran the same scenario as I did at Winter War. The Union had to set fire
to most of...
A question of storage
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It's not a question I have ever thought about. In fact apart from 1 storage
case I either use some old A4 paper boxes or I use the really useful
plastic on...
The problems with Geek culture - how big are they?
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So, blogging, it would seem, is something I find hard to keep up with!!! I
think that's an understatement. I find it far easier to post to forums and
to cr...
Savage Orcs 1987: First Rank Painted
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Hello! Here's the first rank of the old Savages painted. It's a pleasure to
give these old classics a new coat of paint...
These are gonna work as "Skulks...
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I thought I would pop in after a long time away and give you a bit of an
update. Recently I have been working on a new range of 28mm figures for
the Winte...
Fireforge Byzantines Part 1
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This, my Byzantine blog, was my second blog and first appeared (a few days
after my Spartan one) back in November 2005. At the time, with the
purchase ...
Imperial Guard get their first run
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Took what will eventually be my Cadian 317th Regiment "The Lost and
Forlorn" out for their first game last night. Went up against a fun
Genestealer cult l...
Rewrite of Fighting in Built Up Area Rules
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For the past month or so we have tried to update the existing rules for
combat in a built up area. The problem we have experienced is that the
rules aff...
Cult of Slaanesh - Dark Elf Sorceress
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I did this conversion quite some time ago and have looked forward to
painting it ever since - but never gotten around to it until now. I know
dark elves ar...
CRISIS POINT 2018 - Richard P's AAR's
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Links to the four parts of my Crisis Point 2018 AAR
http://atomicrenegade.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/crisis-point-2018-part-one.html
http://atomicrenegade.bl...
A Long Time Ago....
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I've been a Star Wars fan ever since my 11 year old imagination got carried
away by that Star Destroyer looming onto the screen firing at Princess
Leia's c...
Things are rumbling along!
-
So, the launch of the Kickstarter for my book ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES
went off with a bang! It funded in three hours, and has continued to go
great gu...
Against The Giants, Part II
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As promised, I'm back. The image hosting issues have been thankfully
resolved, so here is part deux of Against The Giants (on the cheap).
After the Steadi...
Small men, big month
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It has been forever since I've had motivation to paint, which is
unfortunate. But what is fortunate, is that I got over myself a little
regarding that, and...
Touching base..January update
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Well we are now into February already and it’s time to check in on the past
month to fill in the gaps not covered by the past few posts.
The Painting an...
Giant Gorillas and Tattoos
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The Drowned Earth have just shared another couple of paintjobs I did for
them so I guess it’s only right that I pop them up here on the blog, with
some bon...
Victrix War Elephant part 2
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I filled the very small gaps in the elephant body halves and filed them.
These were not gaping holes by any means and I only needed a bit of Games
Work...
Damnation
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Got to the club the other night and tripped on a carpet runner. Result one
box of plastic miniatures dropped.
Broken shields, heads, javelins, swords and ho...
Perry Miniatures plastic Zulus: Part 1
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I have a lot of unpainted Zulus but none of them are really satisfactory.
Empress' British metals are marvellous but their Zulus are small,
anatomicall...
-
At a local gaming event I met Jacob Fathbruckner of Iron Wind Metals he
ran a demo game of Chaos Wars a free set of wargames rules from Iron Wind
and Ra...
Review of 2017
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Well, it's that time of year again. For those of you still following, if
you haven't noticed a distinct downward trend over the past year or two,
I'm su...
This is the Night
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“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one
falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to
you. I ha...
Epilogue
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udate2017/I've noticed this blog is now rendered useless because of new
photobucket image sharing rules. I hope to recover images sometime in the
future....
Belgian Force Publique Uniforms
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Here are a couple of shots I took of Belgian Force Publique uniforms in the
Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire in Brussels. They appear to...
New Releases - December 2017
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Hi Folks!Time for some new releases! This time we got some two packs of new
Undead Orcs, four 1/300 aircrafts, MDF bases and something new - Elton's
perso...
It has been a bit
-
Well, in the interim, I have been prepping for a career change, and this
blog has been lying fallow, as most of my game energy has been devoted to
learnin...
NEW RANGE: Romanians for WW2
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Already leaked in a couple of forums and finally ready for release is a
complete new range!
Subject is the *Romanian Army of World War Two*.
The miniatu...
French Line Infantry
-
Here are two battalions of 1812 to 1815 French Line Infantry. The figures
are all Perry Miniatures, a mix of plastic and metal and most of them...
Frostgrave warband
-
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:
...
Tau of War Masterpiece Commissions: Cypher
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Cypher is a hunted man. The Dark Angel Interrogator Chaplains are
relentless in their pursuit, following every lead no matter how bizarre.
Cypher cannot fa...
END OF YEAR SALE : up to 40% off.
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END OF THE YEAR SALE. up to 40% off plus free models.
HI everyone, we are starting our end of the year sale a little early this
year to make sure we get al...
Ctrl-Alt-Del: the Day after Crisis
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What better time to restart this blog than what is to me the watershed
moment of the gaming year: the Crisis show by the Tin Soldiers of Antwerp.
Right now...
Completed Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017
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Despite this being one of the busiest months I’ve had in a long while, I
have managed to finish the Deff Dread for Dreadtober 2017. Adding another
stompi...
October already?
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The annual update was meant as a joke initially, but has become a sad
reality.
This year blogging has taken a severe hit by Photobucket's policy change.
M...
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 ...
Pipping the Ride
-
So while waiting on the new paint brushes and paints I started looking at
what kind of tanks I want to use with my Tank Rider Platoon, and the
Soviets offe...
WSS - Livgarden til Fods
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I am just about to start painting the Livgarde til Fods for my reboot of
my WSS project but I have a couple of questions that need answering, so I
am maki...
Lord Carver, BMMD
-
And, what better model to finish up this stretch of photobox fun, than the
Lord Carver himself? I actually painted him a few months before I did that
mass ...
15mm / 20mm MDF urban terrain kickstarter
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I have backed my first kickstarter, and one that is in Australia.
It is a modular MDF urban terrain system that can be purchased in either
15mm or 20mm sc...
Brushing away the cobwebs.
-
Forgive me father, for it has been over two and a half year's since my last
Grymn related post...
... but that is about to change.
Sadly, there hasn't bee...
Armageddon x 7
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Played a massive 7 person game of Shadow war Armageddon. A fun game with a
great group of people, some great figures and great terrain.
Summer 1001 - Apocalypse Now
-
"My Emperor," the messenger announced, "I have news of the war with the
Mangu hordes."
The Emperor paused briefly as he swallowed the soft flesh of the nec...
First Hard Sci-Fi Building Project
-
I went to Sarissa Precision for my first hard Sci-Fi buildings. I wanted a
"anywhere use" module look so they came at the top of the list online that
would...
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...
TMWWBK Zulu game
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Our last game was our first group game of TMWWBK rules from Osprey.
Zulus attacking the British in a defencive position much like Rorke's Drift.
The Britis...
Manfaat Olive Oil yang wajib kamu ketahui
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Minyak oliva memiliki angkutan zat makanan E yang teramat berlimpah gizi E
tunggal amat berperan penting yang merupakan zat makanan kulit, sehingga
kita bi...
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It's half term. Which means this is happening: It also means that I'll be
trying to do something geeky. I still cant even begin to contemplate
anything 40k...
Games for Historicon 2017
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The countdown to Historicon continues and I’m still painting 3mm guys at
every opportunity. Stay tuned for more photos of the latest progress. In
the mean...
19 part 2.... As I missed 18 out
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Hobby News ... No games this week, 4 sleeps til LARPCommission Painting
.... Started 27 Norman knights for Simon Millerown Painting... Base painted
some gl...
Bolt Action & Battle of Kursk at Adepticon
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I wanted to take a sec to share some recent Bolt Action activities that
I’ve been involved in! Rich at Chicago Terrain Factory and I ran our 2nd
year of ...
I'll Bet You Forgot About Me
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...and I don't blame you, really. It's only been *several years* since I
updated this thing.
But hey, 8th Edition is about to drop, and if you remember way...
Battlegroup Tobruk Goes Strong into the Desert
-
Pavlov's dogs, famously, were conditioned to salivate when hearing a bell
which they associated with food. I have been similarly conditioned to
associate...
The haunted book
-
Around 1990 I worked at an antiquarian bookshop. I didn't get much money
out of it, but I bought a lot of books. Some books contained ghost stories,
some w...
Keyword
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Keyword
belajar bahasa inggris online
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cara belajar bahasa inggris online
belajar online bahasa inggris
belajar bahasa inggris online ce...
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The Capture of Piet Petronius-1880
A Great Solo Game-The Men Who Would Be Kings
The Men Who Would is Kings (abbreviated TMWBK) is a* great*fast play
Colonia...
All Spider-man Miniature Game rules
-
As Knight have removed all of the Marvel content from their website, I am
trying to gather it all together so people still have access to it.
Today is t...
21 Rahasia untuk Sukses Bisnis Waralaba
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1) mengevaluasi Anda toleransi risiko
Membuka bisnis baru adalah prospek yang menakutkan. Ada banyak risiko
pribadi, profesional dan
keuangan untuk mempe...
MISSING: ONE CLIENT
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Are you M. Taylor of Cardiff? If so, we have lost touch and need urgently
to regain such. I have your models you see, the work is done and all that
is nee...
Blood Eagle - First Warband.
-
Pointed up the first warband for Blood Eagle. A pretty simple process but
each individual needs to be thought about and the figure looked at.
Meet the s...
MDF Buildings, first crack.
-
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...
Grasping the nettle.
-
*Well, it has been a while (understatement of the day so far...) Below is
my first faltering steps into what I hope/intend will be Europe's "back
story" (...
Stalingrad Pt5: Combined Ops
-
After a seemingly refreshing break from the bloggasphere, Stalingrad is
back! While the previous games had been some classic infantry attacks, we
noted ...
Chivalry - Medieval Warfare PS4
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I am very conscious of my continued sporadic posts of late and that my much heralded
return has fallen somewhat flat. However, here I am and I thought I'd s...
A Painter's Disease
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In our childhood we used enamel paints and our bedrooms often reeked with
the smell of paint and thinners. Its not so bad these days: most painting
is do...
Martian Handling Machine - colours
-
HG Wells has the Martian craft as metallic. Problem there is that could be
a bit dull, especially as the bridge girder work will be the same. So how
to jaz...
-
Rogue stars, the first test game.
I got some unexpected extra time this christmas so I took the opportunity
to try to learn the basics of rogue stars by ...
Dark Heresy RPG group miniatures built
-
I finished building the characters my friends played in our last Dark
Heresy campaign.
Pyrokine Thug Gemma and Deathwatch Veteran Triakis
Rogue Trader...
UPDATED: Competitive Tau Tournament List (1850)
-
It has been quite some time since I played Warhammer 40k. I've been very
busy with RL. But next weekend my group is having another tournament. I
took out ...
Campaign dressed Poles
-
We've been working on developing Poles in campaign uniforms that can be
used for Retreat from Moscow, Germany in 1813 and the Peninsular.
The idea was to ...
Zombicide: Black Plague
-
Hi guys,
After a very long hiatus, I am back swinging a brush. I love miniature
painting and catching up with mates to play a game. Not as much of that
...
Spooky Robots
-
OK, this blog post will be posted after Halloween, but Halloween was close
enough for our club for hold a Halloween themed Warmachine tournament on
the 30t...
20 bahaya radiasi HP kamu harus tau
-
Bahaya radiasi Hp bagi kesehatan tubuh merupakan dampak buruk dari
penggunaan ponsel yang tidak benar dan tidak mengenal batas waktu.
Hp memiliki gelomban...
Dreadtober painting and playing with oil
-
I didn't progress as well as I had hoped for in the Dreadtober challenge. I
was supposed to be ready with the painting and the base this week but I
have be...
5 months on - and back to some gaming (part 2)
-
*A blast from the past*Picking up where I left off last weekend, I thought
I would start with a quick trip back to one of the old gaming weekends we
held a...
Farewell, strike the tent
-
A final entry here for Saxe-Bearstein.
On October 2, 2016 the originator of this blog, Bluebear Jeff Hudelson,
started on his journey to the Summerlands....
Horizon Wars - 2nd Game
-
I'm surprised Google hasn't deleted this blog yet.
Anyway, I have been kicking around a lot of different rulesets lately,
trying to find something I like....
Wunderlist For Windows 3.18.0
-
Wunderlist - is one of the most well known cross-platform task manager and
to-do list application. It is also available for Mac and instantly sync
your ...
15mm Great Swamp Lizard
-
We are very pleased to release our latest 15mm fantasy model -- the Great
Swamp Lizard. This towering beast can eat his way straight through entire
enemy ...
Reverse Engineering: Line 6 FBV2
-
The Line 6 FBV2 is a control pedal for use with older Line 6 amplifiers and
effects processors. I bought it to use with our Line 6 Amplifi 75 guitar
amplif...
Castles of Cornwall
-
I had a week in Cornwall this year in early June, and it's a fantastic
place, we were gifted with good weather as well which allowed us to get out
and abo...
TnT: K1LL-80T Communist Securitron
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Hi Folks,
In my first game I got lucky and Head Scribe Kaine managed to find and
activate a military Securiton (Freelancer Depend-o-Bot)
After equippin...
Arthus vs. Mordred
-
I painted this wonderfull Vignette up for a fellow LAF member as a gift!
Tomorrow it will be in the post...travelling back to the USA.
I have now starte...
-
In the middle of a great project.
Alternate Jacobite Rebellion 1745
That's correct, folks. Tartans, sporrans and jocks a'strappin'. Conceived
by Chris Ma...
A new adventure… Frostgrave
-
Wow, it’s been a long time since I updated this blog. I’d love to say that
I’m going to be better with future posts but I don’t suppose my track
record wo...
Sky Pirates of Venus - Teaser
-
Sky Pirates have been the scourge of the Worm Empire of Venus for years,
and the Great Worm has had enough! He sends a team of four crack worm
commandos to...
The Sealed Knot in Mayfair 1970
-
Here from the October 1970 issue of *Mayfair *magazine is an article on
the, then, relatively new English Civil War re-enactment society The Sealed
Knot. ...
Law Enforcement
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Hi!
I've managed to paint up a few law enforcement officers for Jim to avoid!
Outland Judge Patrol
I ended up going for the classic Judge Dredd paint sch...
A Visit to Ojo Marron
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( Editor's note: after many years of distraction in other games I'm
returning to the game I started grand-detail construction many years ago.
The Idea is ...
Serce gracza / A player's heart
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Czwarte mistrzostwa *"Ogniem i Mieczem"* mamy za sobą. Skończyła się także
akcja, mająca na celu wsparcie leczenia mojego syna, poprzez kupno
specjalnej f...
"...There is Only War."
-
On a personal note, I recently moved from the lovely state of Virginia to
the wonderful state of Ohio. Things are different here. I miss my gaming
partners...
Blood Eagle
-
I don't quite know how I managed to miss the development of Blood Eagle,
from the team that bought us In Her Majesty's Name. But I have only just
found...
So we thought it was going to be a small game.
-
Ever had one of those game events were you thought it was just going to be
a small 6 player gamer but turned into an 10 player event? Well that was
out Sat...
WWPD Painting Article
-
In case you missed it, I did write a painting article for my friends at
WWPD. Check it out and leave feedback here if you wish.
http://www.wwpd.net/2016/0...
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 ...
Pig Iron Stock update
-
Hi all, just a quick one to let you know we have received a box of show
stock back from The Bunker yesterday - this has all been added back onto
the site. ...
Rules: Living on the Frontline
-
Well, there's life in the old dog yet!
It's been a while since I last posted anything here but the creative juices
are starting to stir, least of all bec...
How to make: Saxon Huts
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Hi Chaps,
Hope you are all well.
These past few days, I've been working on some new projects, for a new
game, that I think you already know, it is called...
El Cid - Reconquista pt 8
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I have just finished up four bases of Skirmish bow. I have been busy with
school - still - so I have not had too much time for painting. I am at
least on t...
Clearhorizon Omega Squad
-
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 ...
Infinity Starting Nomads - Part I - A New Force
-
Ever since Operation Icestorm and N3 hit in late 2014, I wanted to write an
article that would break down how to start collecting a Nomads force.
Every ...
Modern Russian painting guide.
-
I have been having fun painting some of our Empress modern Russians. The
research was based on what I could find on Google and not too surprisingly
many ...
28mm Russians in Central Asia Game
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Turcomen attack the Cossacks
On New Year's Day we played a Two Hour Wargames Colonial Adventures Central
Asian game, with Russians, Bokharans, Pathans, Tu...
Encounter at Alghaz -- June, 1876
-
Rob and Murdock came over to fight an Afristan campaign encounter. For
reasons which I will shortly explain, I do not have much memory of the game.
First,...
Re-Kill (2015)
-
Play Full Re-Kill in High QualityNow you can download full Re-Kill in best
video format with duration 87 Min and has been aired on 2015-10-16 and MPAA
rat...
A lot on the painting front
-
Hello everyone. Today's post might be a bit brief, but who knows. Up until
a few days ago, I was engaged in a French bloggers painting competition, an
equi...
Scenery First
-
Well it's been a busy few weeks, just for a change, and since my last post
I have received the Liche Lord goodies I bought on Nickstarter, even more
into ...
Blog re-launched (elsewhere)
-
Hi all,
I haven't gone completely offline – I simply moved my blog elsewhere (as I
mentioned much earlier). Now you can catch me at our Chest of Colors
web...
The Last Post
-
The South London Warlord blog has moved to Wordpress on the main SLW site,
address is over here
or, in cut n' paste format http://www.salute.co.uk/blog/
Dust Tactics: Pegasus Models 1/48th V2 Rocket
-
Ever since I started playing Dust Tactics I had an idea about having a V2
rocket on the table. For me, rockets exemplify the Weird War II style and I
wa...
Age of Sigmar: the first battle
-
After coming to terms with the death of the Warhammer Fantasy I've known
since my start in wargaming, I decided to purchase and paint the starter
box for A...
FlamesCon 2015
-
*Slight Disclaimer in a moment of crazy after tourney brain I posted this
to my clubs blog page you should visit it anyway for awesome after club
reports...
New CoC Campaign - Operation Martlet
-
Hi All,
Just a quick update this time. Rich has been madly researching away and has
released the latest in his series of ridiculously low-priced 'Pint Size...
The new website is here: corvusminiatures.com
-
Today I am very happy and proud to announce my new website:
corvusminiatures.com!
*Important: this will mark the end of my activities on Blogspot. Please
...
-
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...
Grace of Monaco (2014) Se Fuld Film
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Spille film *Grace of Monaco* i high definition kvalitet. Download film *Grace
of Monaco* i high definition-format. Fuld streaming *Grace of Monaco* i
HD...
elegant wedding shoes in 2015
-
[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...
ThreeZero Getter 1 and Getter Zero Black...!!!
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[image: ThreeZero Getter Black]
I have to admit, this is one of the few toys that i'm pretty excited about.
threezero making a 16" of Getter 1 and Getter Z...
Catching Up
-
Wow, I have been slack here. No new posts since February. But I have done a
ton of painting and completed several projects, not least of which is my
Tallar...
Happy Hobbit Day or A Year Has Come And Gone
-
I knew it had been a long time. The days turned into weeks and the weeks
into months without me fully comprehending the significance of the gap.
Then one...
Grimlocks in 15mm
-
Here are 12 grimlocks for dnd 5th ed.....15mm Picts from copplestone.
Back from a long break in gaming....looking forward to a little dungeons
and dragons s...
A visit on board the Russian Frigate Shtandart
-
The other weekend we were down in Cowes for a long weekend to watch the
Cowes Torquay Cowes powerboat race. We were all having dinner on Friday
night in...
Kings of War First Impressions
-
As I mentioned in the August update, I have been playing a bit of Kings of
war lately. With Games Workshop pulling the plug on their fantasy
community, th...
New Blog for Age of Sigmar
-
Hi Everyone,
I've decided to create a separate blog for my latest hobby interest: Age of
Sigmar. While many voices bemoan the *downfall *of Warhammer Fanta...
Hordes and Heroes on Hexes
-
Alliteration FTW!!
Wow! Doesn't time fly? It's hard to believe it's been nearly a year since I
posted anything here, but there's been a fairly good reason ...
Song of Blades: Hammer and Forge on Kickstarter
-
Ganesha Games launches Song of Blades: Hammer and Forge Kickstarter. The
kickstarter has begun with enormous success, being already over basic
funding, but...
Dukes Soldiers
-
Hi
These are the first of the Dukes troops for his flying column, they are
Newline figures from their late colonial range, again all 20mm, I need
some supp...
I am alive part 2
-
And as I promised, here is the big update that I have been talking about:
My Prussians are based on the *Großgörschen* OoB from the General de
Brigade sc...
Scott Johnson, aka Col. Kilgore, has passed away
-
On Thursday Scott lost his fight against cancer. He was 45 years old and
leaves behind his wife Ashley and 12 year old son Nicholas. Scott was a
good na...
20mm WW2 - US M3A1 halftracks
-
Well, these took me a while to finish. They were 90% done in Januari and
I've been staring at them on my workbench since. Until last month... I
finally h...
New! Confederate Cavalry Flag Sets. 28mm
-
The all new ACW Confederate Cavalry flag sets are now available.
These carefully designed flags are the perfect accompaniment to our
established infantry...
Modular Lego Dungeon in the Works
-
I'm working on a modular Lego dungeon set for my kids and I to game with. I
had several castle sets as a kid, so I have lots of grey pieces to work
with. I...
Get a 4th off on the 4th
-
Get 25% off orders over $50 now until July 5th with coupon code! Use the
code 4thoff in the Coupon Code Box at checkout and get 25% off your order.
Hurry c...
Affordable Wedding Halls
-
Creating a beneficial property inner surface or maybe exterior layout will
be the imagine every single persons. Naturally, while using numerous
patterns th...
Waterloo (1970) the souvenir programme
-
Everyone else on the wargaming blogosphere seems to be celebrating the
200th anniversary of Waterloo today with quite a few posts featuring the
poster f...
A quick update.
-
Just a quick update as I've not posted in a while. Work on the 15mm Feudal
English army for DBA continues (photos to follow) and should should be
complet...
A Farewell to Hamster
-
This will be my last post on Mechanical Hamster and that’s the sort of
occasion that gives me the excuse opportunity to look back over the past
years and r...
Last call, all aboard.
-
If you're still a subscriber to 'Drop-Pod' this is pretty much the final
call to hop across to the shinier and much more frequently updated Studio
Dropsh...
Space Marine Command Tank Rules
-
I’m back from vacation! Sorry for the dearth of articles recently. The
Space Marine’s Command Tanks rules have been leaked. Check out the two
images below ...
Well, well, well... - A Flintloque Battle Report
-
It has been a long time since my last update, mostly for health reasons.
Without giving to much detail, you can imagine things are pretty awful when
you ca...
Moving On
-
It's been a long while since I've posted here. Since I've started this blog
four years ago, you guys and gals have given me a tremendous amount of
inspirat...
Quotes About Friendship Tumblr
-
For Kate, Stephanie sends New Yorker covers or Toni Morrison quotes; for
Stephanie to be present and playing an active role in each other's lives."
The Tum...
Recent Work
-
Just a quick update tonight to show a model I recently completed for a
reboot of the painting competition on the Steve Dean Forum.
I started this for one ...
Salute Loot
-
So I picked up a few things at Salute this year (it seemed rude not to):
1. The new Perry Light Cavalry for the WotR / 1450-1500 - three boxes (I
m...
Still Shambiling around
-
I am still shambling around.
Due to some real life situations I was without reliable internet access for
a while there. Hopefully everything will work out ...
Checking In...
-
Friends I have lost my focus.
Since my last post my Mother became ill and passed away. I guess I am the
proof that regardless of how old you are, losing a p...
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...
No Mean City Session 1.1 "National Express"
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Session 1.1 THE NATIONAL EXPRESS
* Take the National Express when your life's in a mess It'll make you smile
All human life is here...
Waterloo, Braine l'Alleud
-
Was lucky enough to visit the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium last week, it
has been on my bucket list for a long time. I wasn’t disappointed, 200
years h...
15mm War & Conquest figure
-
One of West Wind's new War and Conquest figures. Almost spot on 15mm foot
to eye. To small for me to paint anyway. I've put them on eBay!
Pardon My Dust
-
If you visit here with any regularity, you'll have noticed a lack of
actual, you know, website or anything. Sorry about that.
The website is getting a face...
Jacdaw 30mm WAS Austrians by Leftbank Workshops
-
A bit of painting I did quite a few months ago for Leftbank Workshops who
have now acquired the molds for these figures. Nice Old School feel to
these figu...
CONAN , the board game
-
Some friends who bought into the Conan board game kickstarter printed out
the starter gameboard, cards an other items, made a dice conversion sheet
and we ...
Word to the wise!
-
"Don't start a new job and a new miniature project at the same time"
-The Doc
But boy are these fun to paint!
I've finally decided to go full Warlord f...
-
If you want to know a secret What are you waiting for? If you want to ask
me somethingI can tell you so much more If you want to cause me
trouble It's not ...
-
Not going to be maintaining the FF blog on Google anymore. Mainly because
of this which seems to be the thin end of the wedge.
http://www.theguardian.co...
Some reinforcements for SoBaH
-
Hey Guys,
I have painted some miniatures as reinforcements for my Song of Blades &
Heroes warbands.
The whole group together. On the left two Norse or...
An old project returns...
-
The monstrosity from the front. Way back in 2011 I posted my plans for an
improvised tank killer on an old 38(t) chassis. Following a move of house
it w...
D&D PLAYER CHARACTERS
-
Made a start on my D&D project, these are the start of my player
characters, this group is the Magic User/ Thief and Assassin set, Thief on
the left the...
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, ...
Pirates at the Shed!
-
*A view down the board*
Eric the Shed kindly invited me over to his splendid shed for my first game
of 2015. This was doubly exciting as not only was it...
Looking Ahead to 2015
-
Time for my obligatory attempt to state what I'm going to work on this
year. I think it's pretty safe to say I'm probably going to get involved
with som...
Ogre Project
-
I may already have the Ogre leaning on the two handed sword bought, waiting
on ebay to finish the bidding on it. Green = have it, Red = Don't have it
ye...
French Dragoon, Retreat from Moscow
-
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...
Julian's Order Part 3. 18mm AB Figs
-
Prussians & French Please not these Pictures are for the customer ... We
do not at this point straighten Swords ect for risk of Breaking them.
...
A Christmas Fantasy Campaign
-
Next month, I'll be heading back to the UK for the 1st time in nearly 2
years. Me and my brother Matt have been talking about arranging some games
of W...
New(ish) man cave.
-
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...
-
Well... having finally moved in and being some-what settled, my new gaming
room is now nearly there. There are still a few pics to be framed and put
up, bu...
Ship Crew & Ship Quirk Cards
-
Been a good while since we’ve had an update for Leviathans. Things are
still moving behind the scenes. For example we’ve been making progress with
smaller,...
Happy Halloween
-
Happy Halloween from A Gentleman's Ones and from Anvil Eight Games. Let's
hear it for High Fructose Corn Syrup!
complements of Chris "one take" Tavonatti
Noble Knight games comes through again!!!
-
I have just concluded several transactions with Noble Knight games, the
first being some ASL stuff mainly and then some miscellaneous hex and
counter games...
Machiavelli summer 1457
-
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...
Unit of Beardlings
-
These are Alternative Armies Young Dwafs with a champion from Heartbreaker
mins. Alternative Armies recently re released these. Great little mins to
pain...
Royal Yugoslav Air Force Hawker Fury II
-
Here's my latest effort: a Hawker Fury II in the markings of the Royal
Yugoslav Air Force.
The Fury was, of course, an iconic fighter of the 1930's RAF, ...
Warhammer Fantasy Battle Database Update
-
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
-
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 ...
Dornier Skyservant
-
Hace más de treinta años que hice mi primer Skyservant. Logicamente no ha
sobrevivido tanto tiempo, pero encontré una maqueta original de Matchbox de
aquel...
%## 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...
Bolt Action WW1 from Osprey
-
The recent slew of WW1 tanks gave it away but Osprey have just officially
announced a publication date for Bolt Action WW1 rules of a year from now.
Th...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away
-
So... A long time has passed and much have changed. Last time I wrote a
post on this blog of mine, we were barely into the 6th edition of Warhammer
40k. No...
Deadbeat Advertiser?!?!?!?
-
I just noticed that I have been listed as a deadbeat advertiser at The
Miniatures Page. I asked Mr Armintrout over 12 months ago to cease the
advertising d...
1910: The Battle of Purleigh (part two)
-
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...
DBA Early Crusaders vs Ayyubid Egyptian
-
Greetings!!! It's been far to long, but we've managed to have a game of
DBA. To be fair the horrors are growing up & doing what teenagers do.
Gaming ha...
Sungem Run Review by UndeadViking
-
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
-
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...
Pop's Cafe, the return of the Greasy Spooners
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I'm back.
Yes, it has been 4 years, but I have a good-ish excuse. In those four years
I got promoted (yeah!) which left me little time for lunchtime excurs...
Hail Mary .....of the LIVING DEAD!!!!
-
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 ...
Bahasa Jawa di facebook~
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Buat yang pengen ganti bahasa jawa, tapi dalam pengaturan nggak ada =)
maklum lah, wong jowo☺
- Pertama Log in atau masuk ke Facebook kamu bila be...
Tintin au Congo
-
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!!
-
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...
Lunar Peltasts
-
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...
Moving: Now posting at 4+ Tough
-
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
-
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...
Schwinn Turismo Swivel Jogging Stroller
-
Pacific Cycle, read the full Schwinn Swivel Double Jogging Stroller Review
The Turismo Double Jogging Stroller from Schwinn, is an amazing stroller
for acti...
-
A brand new addition to the forces of the Frei Stadt, the Graf Georg von
Kumwarden Fusilier regiment. Its service record is yet to be established,
but I ex...
The Dark Knight Full Movie Online
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Watch The Dark Knight Full Movie Streaming Online Duration 152 minutes and
broadcast on 2008-07-18 MPAA rating is 4699.
- *Status :* Released
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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, ...
Memories, Tangents and the Power of the Pastoral
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*Charles Stadden 30mm BEF released fifty(ish) years ago*
It occurs to me that wargaming the Great War is not going to be a straight
forward thing.
L...
Casting Season
-
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...
Zombie! Survivor Sheet Update
-
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.
-
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 ...
Risorgimento or Garibaldi in Sicily 1860
-
I studied the Italian Unification at school and it was fascinating; This
lead to following Garibaldi's career and especially his amazing campaign in
Sicily...
A long time of no posting.
-
Well, it has been a good year since anything got posted here.
In that time, I have certainly not been idle in my gaming, but rather have
been very distract...
Panzer IV F1
-
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...
Greater Daemon of Slaanesh
-
I painted this guy (gal?) a while back but for some reason I didn't post
about it. I wouldn't say I enjoyed the painting process that much. Painting
a la...
THE BLOG HAS MOVED!
-
Hello to all followers of this blog. I have decided to move the blog to a
new address.
This falls in line with our youtube channel and makes the most sense...
Top Best Pillow For Side Sleepers
-
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...
Germany on Mars in 1889, in The Dream Forge
-
Anders Blixt in Stockholm Sweden writes a thoughtful and entertaining blog
entitled The Dream Forge, covering a wide range of fantasy and science
fiction t...
The Mission, by Larry Hunter
-
* 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...
Niemiecki park maszyn cz.5
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Elo
Znowu szybka wrzuta. Przykleiłem gąsienice i koła do Hanomagów. Teraz
zajmuję się malowaniem załogantów (do skończenia mam oporządzenie; kamuflaż
już ...
-
Hello??.... Hello!!.... anybody here?? Wow its been ages since anyone was
in here, even the mousses left this place. Time to do a huge spring
cleaning, la...
Second World War comparisons on "World War 20mm"
-
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...
The Three Amigos...
-
I picked up these little beauties from Merlyn's in Spokane last weekend,
the IS3 heavy tank platoon by BattleFront. Very good sculpts, and the resin
suspen...
History Is Bunk!
-
It’s been a slow week or so. I have done little in the way of gaming; the
solitaire C&C: Ancients battle of Raphia has not moved since last Sunday.
Mostly...
US Mechanized Infantry 3rd Squad
-
I've now finished the third squad for the US Mechanized Infantry Platoon.
Next job is to get the four Bradley IFV's finished for them so they can
enter th...
More 15mm Orcs painted this weekend.
-
This weekend I worked on finishing another squad of Orcs. Note: These minis
are OOP and are no longer being sold. I Also removed the banners that were
cast...
Fortified Chapel
-
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...
PP Announcement! New Hordes Model!
-
*"If there is one thing we here at Privateer Press pride ourselves on, it's
listening to our audience. You guys and gals have been demanding a fifth
full ...
SUPERS!
-
NORAD reports the crash of an extraterrestrial object deep in the
Appalacian mountains. The Guardians are dispatched to report on and recover
any possible...
15mm Viking Army
-
These are my Vikings, opposition for the Saxon Army from my last post.
There are a few less of these guys but they have a lot more of the heavily
armed and...
Greetings, I have moved the rock I was under
-
Greetings troops,
Happy 2014!
I must apologize that 2013 was a quiet year on the blog. I must thank all
you followers for sticking with me. Just a quick...
Christmas “Domes” for 2013
-
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...
One year in review - or two…
-
The year 2013 is coming to an end, and it seems a good time to pop back on
my DestoFante blog for a quick update. Blogging has clearly taken a
backseat in ...
Deadzone: Enforcer Missile Launcher Conversion
-
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
-
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 ...
Games from the 2013 Congress
-
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...
Building the Gundam - 08
-
Despite having jumped the gun a bit and assembled the wings... I can't put
them on the Gundam without the harness, so that took priority.
The Gundam has...
Voyages Diabolique
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Soon after the release of *Wessex Games*' *Voyages Extraordinaires*,
Victorian Adventure Gaming rules in 2000, I planned to release an
accompanying set for...
WTJ & Panzerschiffe -- Comparison Photos
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The following photos show a comparison between some 1/2400 scale
Russo-Japanese War Pre-Dreadnought Cruisers.
Panzerschiffe "Diana" above; WTJ "Aurora" bel...
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...
Lady Aiyana and Master Holt – diorama start
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Since I quite enjoyed the Beastman and Greatsword diorama, I decided to
take a stab at another. While I have a few lying around, I haven’t really
painted t...
Aphid barker - Assembly
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Here's the assembly guide for Aphid loader Barker, from the wave 2
Kickstarter miniatures.
This is quite a complex miniature to assemble, definitely the mo...
The History of England Podcast
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[image: King John]
King John
I have been fairly busy the last month-- more so than even usual with three
kids all in extracurricular activities-- and one o...
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 ...
Imperial Guard Aegis Defence Line
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So I've decided to build an Aegis Defence Line for my Imperial Guard a week
back. I also wanted it to be a sort of display for my army and I want to
make i...
The Ballad of Sir Hugo and Gui Le Batard
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*The Bridge on the River Wye*
*The Raid On The Grain Store*
We played the first two scenarios from the first of the Warheads books. Sir
Hugo w...
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 ...
Sheer Idiocy
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I really don't get it. I just don't get it.
To be clear. I have never...EVER.. said that "I can outsell 'storeX'". If
the owner/owners of 'storeX', want to...
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...
Unrest and Dissent in the North
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*WHEN THE MOSELEY GOVERNMENT of the British Union of Fascists* was
appointed by King Edward VIII in 1937, was when the country was tipped over
the edge t...
Trying out a kickstarter
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If you frequent TMP much you'll have noticed that Kick-starters have taken
off in a big way the last year or so. Up until now I have quite happily
avoid th...
Counts as Typhus model, and 180 painted zombies
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Im sorry I don't have a lot of time to talk, but this guy is my Typhus and
below are 180 zombies that I had paint commissioned. If I was anywhere
near a...
Road to Tebessa - AAR
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Played the Road to Tebessa scenario yesterday at Gauntlet. As usual I got
so caught up in the game that I didn't take pictures of all the action The
game o...
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Hey guys don't forget tomorrow starts SpikeyCon run by my pal Rob Baer whom
some of you 40k people know as Mad Boy Genius on BOLS and the creator of
the bl...
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!
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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...
Doctor who?
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I have had the police box sitting around for some time; finally got it
painted. The basing is just to try to tie it in to a Victorian date.
"Bonnie Blue Flag" ACW convention Australia 2013
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*Friday Night 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July. “Bonnie Blue Flag”
ACW weekendGoulburn Soldiers ClubCnr Market and Sloane stGoulburn
NSWDinne...
Flames of War army purchased!
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Well I hit Brookhurst Hobbies pretty hard on my vacation and picked up some
stuff. There are 4 E8's, 3 Jumbos, and 4 M4A3's of differing styles. This ...
Freshly Painted Pulp Figures
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I just received around 30 pulp figures back from Doc Merkury who did a
great job painting these for me. I am currently going through the finishing
proces...
Скидки в магазине "Studio Ultraterrain"
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Друзья, больше всего в жизни я хочу, чтобы вы делали террейн! Сами, своими
ручками создавали большие и маленькие шедевры, а потом наслаждались ими.
Гла...
A bit of wet work
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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...
Flames of war - open fire Germans
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I was given this as a present for Christmas (after some rather in subtle
hinting from me) Mrs Kipper treated me, like many of a certain age I've
had/ playe...
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 ...
Napoleon: a Kickstarter
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Found this on Kickstarter the other day. While not in the block buster
league of some of the projects (Reaper Bones for example), it seems a good
value fo...
2500 pts O&G Swedish Comp 11-12
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There is a tournament coming up in the middle of April that I shall be
attending. This will mark the first full-scale tournament that features the
Swedish ...
media: nazi zombie army götterdämmerung
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Jonathan Green has written an e-book set in the *Sniper Elite* game
universe entitled, *Nazi Zombie Army: Götterdämmerung.* Seems right up our
street, and ...
Marengo Scenario 7 with Carnage and Glory II.
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Once again Tom Garnett and Keith Rocco hosted a game of Marengo. This was
Tom's 7th scenario of the battle of Marengo *"First Battle of the Consular
Guard"...
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
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... and with strange aeons even death may die.
I'm not dead, just working on something else. That "something else" should
be released before the end of the...
Zen to Done: the Third Step
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In the ZTD system, the third step is to "Plan." By that Babuta suggests
determining the major things that need to be done at the beginning of the
week, an...
Back from AWOL.
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Hi everyone, it has been too long. I got a chance to kick around the house
today for the first time in months and decided I would make it a priority
to po...
Hawkmoon Figures from Eureka Miniatures
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A little bird tells me that Eureka Miniatures have permission from Michael
Moorcock to do a "Hawkmoon" figures range.
I have seen some test shot casts and...
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
The Last Post
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All things must pass, and so it is to be with NDC Blog. ‘Why?’ I hear you
wail (with murmurings of ‘big deal’ in the background). Well this blog was
origi...
Orks in 2mm scale
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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...
ACW Union: Part 2
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This weeks painting was completed in time to catch the sunshine for some
alright photos. I will stick some temp flags on them soon. The real flags
will be ...
Alfred the Great - 1969 Film
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Its very disappointing when one gets a chance to relive a cherished
childhood memory, and it doesn't live up to one's recollections. That is
the case for ...
Tiny Tin Men moving to Blogger
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After almost ten years at my own domain (the first post on it was way back
in early 2004), with a Movable Type install I managed myself, I have
decided t...
GW Hobbit Releases Available For Pre-Order
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*Games Workshop* has announced a plethora of pre-releases for its
forthcoming *The Hobbit* games, the main release being a boxed *Escape From
Goblin Town* ...
Where the hell is Rob?
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Hello!
I would like to apologise for sort of letting this blog float off into the
distance so far that I could never reel it back in again. My projects hav...
Moving Locations
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Well, the title says it all. I've decided to revamp my websites and as part
of this "Across the Table" is on the move. To visit my revised site please
vis...
Powrót? Zobaczymy...
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Cześć wszystkim, może jeszcze ktoś czasem tu zagląda :)
Przez 2 lata pochłonęło mnie granie, aczkolwiek na instrumencie a nie stole
z bitewniakami, w sumie ...
Property Management Arlington VA
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Property managers are one of the very important person who is taking care
of your property ? Property Management Arlington VA is providing you the
best ...
"Farewell Ladies"!
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Hi Guys
It's been a very long time since I updated my blog, (sorry).
A deployment to Afghanistan and some 'Real Life' issues have got in the way.
Today I'...
Blowing one's own horn
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I decided to take part of my day off to do a tiddly bitmore on the beast of
Gorgoroth. As I find chains the most annoyng thing to paint, I did them
firs...
They came from the north
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Out of the chaos wastes of the north - daemons. Some figures I've done
recently for our Warhammer RPG gaming - these cover the most commonly
encountered da...
[Malifaux] Run and Hyde, it's avatar Seamus....
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Apologies for the bad pun in the title. Here's the new big guy for my gang
- turns out Seamus has a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde complex without the Dr
Jekyll ...
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...
So how many figures have you painted again?
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I always set a goal in each calendar year to paint a certain number of
figures. I'm always hoping to buy far fewer figures than I paint so I can
cut into ...
Dux Brit army nearing completion
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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!
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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...
Romanos imperiales y últimos encargos
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Tras el verano, entre encargos de pintura y vacaciones, decidí darme un
poco el gusto de pintar por deleite, por el mero hecho de pintar, vaya, y
me decidí...
Current projects
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After lots of sorting out of the lead pile, and an ongoing ebay sell off
I've settled on a couple of periods that I want to spend real time on. The
first i...
Eden - Horde models painted...
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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...
Metal finishes
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Here's the first model painted with the Alcald line of metallic paints.
It's a Korean war era fighter. F-86F
Been pretty busy working on scale models t...
End of an era...
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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...
Eldar Warlock WiP.
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Okay, it’s almost Friday and I’ve found some time to take a picture of
Warlock that I have been painting on for the past week. Just something
that’s been ...
WI298 - EW Russians (Invasion of Poland)
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[image: Photobucket]
In what is becoming a tradition with this blog, today I present pictures of
the EW Soviet army list from Wargames Illustrated #298. I...
Hail Zlobenia!
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I picture of PFU troops from Zlobenia. The Zlobs have always been more open
in their views about the outside world, and see the current conflict as a
way...
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...