Romans and Carthage, the war continues!
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Today, we had Ezza visiting from London, and he decided to join our happy
band for another Midgard game! I was just glad to be back after a bad bout
of ...
ARV Vehicles
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This type of Armored Recovery Vehicle typically has a large winch.
This allows the ARV to hook up to a stranded vehicle without having to risk
getting str...
Chinese Support - Sino-Japanese War
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Another week and an hour a night eats into the Chinese backlog.
The Chinese crew are from Eureka Miniatures with gun salvaged from some WW1
British, the ...
Naval actions in the Italian-Ottoman War 1911-12
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Having completed the land armies for the Italian-Ottoman War, I decided to
look at the naval units. For those unfamiliar with this little-known
conflict...
The Postman cometh!
-
Just home from a work trip to find a wonderful box of goodies waiting for
me from RRB Miniatures in Ohio, USA.
I like supporting indie authors and games...
Gotta Make Time
-
My main focus these days is to increase our store of firewood for the cold
days to come. However, I have to find a bit of downtime now and then.
So, the ...
Alan Cavalry
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The FiB Steppe Warrior fest continues with these Alan cavalry, who have
shields and short(er) spears.
I believe they are Alan Cavalry, reference number ...
"Saturnine" Dreadnought for 30k Thousand Sons
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"Saturnine" Dreadnought for the Thousand Sons. Big guns on a big
dreadnought.
Well, at long last...a blog post! I have been utterly delinquent when it
co...
Palace - other views...
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*I have a two other elevations for the palace based on drawings of a couple
of stateley homes, that I can setup..*
The rear of the palace (based on Holkh...
Khaös Gladiator Haemogöblin Kön-Kahs
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What if Blood Bowl was based on Fighting Fantasy instead of Warhammer, and
based on the traditional British schoolboy sport of conkers rather than
American...
LotR Orc Update
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Yesterday I started working on my Middle-Earth generic orc army that I can
use for either Mordor, Isengard, or any other generic orc army of my
choosing....
Norse 5 - Erik Ulfeygr
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The fellow above is Erik Ulfeygr, Hersir of my first unit of Bondi, The
Ulfeygr. He is another old Citadel/Foundry mini, and an absolute favourite.
I'm s...
Inagi Mechanical City
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The Inagi Scopedog is also the site of the Mechanical City shop with two
mecha statues from Gundam outside, underscoring its name. But, before we go
insi...
End of Times: A New Beginning
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Over the past two years there have been a number of Miniature
designer/manufacturers who have announced their retirement from the market.
I have found se...
A Mid-October Hussar Update. . .
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Back in the painting saddle again yesterday evening and this (Sunday)
afternoon for some much needed time with the brushes after a very busy
10-day ...
Replicant 54mm English Civil War figures.
-
First the Parliamentary forces. Colonel Nicholas Devereux's Regiment of
Foot. Mostly REPLICANT brand figures with a few Call To Arms figures to
fill up...
The Best of the Season
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*I will go s far as to say that the above has been my best find of the year
as far as our local boot sale goes!*
For the most part the boot sale season i...
The Spanish Armada
-
Dating back to the late 1970's I have had an interest in gaming naval
actions in the period of the Spanish Armada. Since that time I have slowly
collect...
In the Footsteps of Ulysses
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Ulysses S. Grant that is, Not the Greek one!Cindy and I took our pup Sammy
to the Land Between the Lakes area to see how our new pup would do as a
camping...
More Roossians
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A few more additions to the Russian OOB. The figures are all courtesy of
Don refurbished and given the glossy treatment.
These gunners are almost certainl...
Hanoverian Army - Quatre Bras 1815
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Hanoverians at Quatre Bras
My main project this past month has shifted to Hanoverians as the Ouest
France Napoleonic Gamers are planning a Quatre Bras g...
Ivan, the Vampire Wizard
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The Man, the Myth, the (near) Legend
Of indeterminate age, Ivan the Vampire Wizard is a near - legend among the
people of the land. he is rumoured to trave...
Flank March - A Quick and Limited Review Part 1
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Today I thought I'd do a quick, limited review of some 3D STLs I recently
purchased from Flank March or downloaded for free from their store.
As some of y...
GameHole Con and On!
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GAMEHOLE CON! It’s GameHole Con week, and if you’re in the Madison area,
this is what my schedule will be like: THURSDAY OCT. 15 1 PM – CARTOONISTS
ON GAME...
Confederate Skirmishers
-
It's been quite awhile since my last post due to many reasons as the year
has been quite a busy one with losing my very kind mother in law early in
the y...
The Entire Frog Army
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The entirety of my Frog Critters are now painted. A mass of Frogs is
apparently called an Army, how fitting!
This also sees the complete of my Critte...
From Muskets to Rifles Alexander Hay
-
This set of rules is built upon another game I created called C'est le
Guerre aimed at the 18th Century, and the Lace Wars in particular. I
thought it...
Just In Time
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After a long march through the rugged pass, the Midlish Earl was surprised
when his scouts reported that the enemy was alert and in battle line with
dust...
Revisiting the 1990s
-
I've had a little unfocussed hobby time of late that I've used to revisit
some old models and bring them up to my modern standards. As part of this I
dec...
Dominion of the Blue and Grey session
-
I've got about eight of the *Dominion of the X* books from Ork Publishing
but have not actually spent all that much time playing the games. That is
mainl...
Palaeo Diet: Eat or be Eaten
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Had a great time at The Abyss last night playing Palaeo Diet: Eat or be
Eaten.
The tabletop
My Hunting Party
In a scene right out of One Million Years B...
Playtest 5 - The Dense Forest
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What the past few months and the previous play tests of Dux Italica have
shown is that the basic rules work really well. This is no surprise given
that D...
Saumur Tank Museum, and Flames of War Grumbles
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*Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France*
I had the good fortune recently to visit this well-known museum whilst on
holiday in France. What a great thing it is to...
Force on Force: FUBAR in Falafel!
-
With Phil away on his annual August holibobs, Andy and I like to sneak in
some games that don't appeal to Phil, and as I started looking at what we
playe...
Wilmas House
-
For the Gaahleri World Creators Cup (GWCC) 2026 I decided to do a build
project of the base on Carsendo - well, actually Wilma's (and Vladimir's)
house o...
Skellies Part 3 - finished barrow
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Finished the barrow… scruffy clumps of grass for the mound, did try my
usual flowers, but in the slope it looked weird being at 90 degrees to the
slope ...
Rain, Work, and Bronko Nagurskimouse
-
About a month ago, I went down the basement to find my paint rack knocked
over onto my paint table and all of the things in various stages of build
and p...
SCULPTURE: "Lava Lizard" Monster Head
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It's been a while since I've sculpted something for a continuing series
I've been working on since 2013..."KAIJU Monster Heads". As an avid fan of
Godzil...
The T27 Combat Walker Launches!
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The T27 Combat Walker
Free PDF Instructions
https://we.tl/t-LQ6sFkRdNEDbN2i7
The T27 Combat Walker is best known throughout the Junctionworld gate...
4th Indian Division Ready for NQM
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4th Indian Division ready for a North African Campaign.
Top row is the division headquarters and trains
Middle row is the three brigades. Each "fightin...
Project Landship Update 5
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Its been a few weeks since the last update. It's summertime in Hawai'i
after all...
I've been doing little bits along the way but not enough each week to ...
Battle of Hastings (TtS!) 18mm WoFun
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Good day folks!
My friend Phil and I broke out the 18mm WoFun Anglo-Saxons (Wessex) and
Normans to refight the *Battle of Hastings* which occurred in the...
You Can't Kill the Metal
-
It's been a very long time since I've posted to this blog. A lots happened
in the meantime. I've had a daughter, written a book, and got a feature in
the...
Dead Walk Again - 1/72 Zombie Wargame Full Report
-
It's been a while since the last blog update, different things have managed
to keep me occupied over that period of time, but it's possible I can post
a ...
Another batch of samurai
-
I’ve just finished painting a couple of boxes of Fireforge plastic figures:
their armoured ashigaru and samurai command sets. They’re lovely detailed
minia...
US 45th "Thunderbird" Infantry Division
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28mm Bolt Action force, based on the US 45th "Thunderbird" Infantry
Division. Figures are all by Warlord games, decals the same save for the
45th ID b...
Miniature Wargaming The Movie – now free on YouTube
-
Over the weekend, a new video popped up in my YouTube feed which proved to
be an immediate blast from the past. Evolutionary Films published Miniature
Warg...
My 2026 Little Wars Convention Loot!
-
During Little Wars, I was finally on Sunday able to get out to the vendors
and do some "Here! Take my money!" deals with some of the vendors.
Unfortunately...
Miniatures For Sale (update)
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For Sale
Update to the previous listed items in February. Removed a few things that
sold and dropped a few prices.
Mostly Citadel oldhammer/fantasy &...
A Quiet Word
-
I’ve been a combination of wordsmith and game designer for decades, and
you’d be forgiven for thinking that word games would be the perfect fit for
me. And...
Burgundian Encampment
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So, to sit behind the seigeworks (that have gone on a temporary
backburner), I've started some tents and other temproary buildings for a
Burgundian encampm...
Chain of Command 2 QRS & Vehicle Stat's cards.
-
Chain of Command is my favourite WW2 rules set. However, I don't get to
play it anywhere near as much as I would like and as a result I need a good
comp...
SKREEEEEECH... VROOOM!
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The world didn’t end clean. It coughed, choked, and burned itself out under
a sky the colour of old blood and dust. Cities cracked, the seas went sour,...
Anzac Day 2025- a family link
-
Over the past few days I've been doing some research for my kids about my
father's cousin from Invercargill New Zealand who was a pilot in the RAF in
194...
Spring Cleaning April 2026
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I'll be selling a few surplus things- here I have 26 Avanpost Thirty Years
War cavalry, and two spare horses. They are beautiful, crips resin models,
...
General Pettygree Goes to Emmaus
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*General Pettygree Goes to Emmaus*
"Padre O'Hara, I am sincerely grateful for the beautiful and hopeful Easter
Service over which you presided today. W...
Disaster at Nicopolis 1395
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The Hungarian and Ottoman armies were enlarged to 24 elements forming a
vanguard, main body and rear guard of equal strength. Simulating an army
moving o...
Red Buses...!
-
Hey, so you wait ages for one blog post and then two come along at the same
time!! I found some images I took of the extra figures that I did for the
Monta...
Alas - no more ....
-
After a lot of thought I have decided to close down this project.
My WW2 stuff is little used compared to my other collections. I want to
expand other c...
Unlocking Pro Acryl Paint Secrets
-
When I made the switch from Games Workshop and Vallejo Game Color (VGC) to
only Pro Acryl (PA), I knew that there would be an adjustment period.
Making ...
On The Table: Star Phantoms
-
What do you do when you don't feel like you've finished a project in a cool
15 years or so? Stomp your way into a full blown army full of throwback and
r...
Running the Gauntlet
-
Was invited to a friends VSF wargame - played out using the In Her
Majesty's Name rules.
This was suppose to be the 'final part' of an ongoing series of s...
Mooching aboot.
-
I've spent a nice afternoon looking through this old blog, the best bit,
though, was looking through some of my old blogging mates' blogs.
I had a good ...
Projects and stuff
-
Just a simple post, mostly to get me back into the swing of things with
this site...Here is a brief view of my projects:Lots of the same from
before, but ...
3D Breed - March To Hell - 15mm WWII
-
If you'rr looking for some fantastic 15mm WWII miniatures for your
wargaming needs, the March To Hell series from 3D Breed (
https://www.3dbreed.com/marc...
Happy Orctober
-
It has become a tradition that I post once a year in Orctober. Rubbish I
know but I do hope to remedy that this coming year. I have been painting
plenty...
Star Wars & 02 Hundred Hours
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I’ve been playing the wonderful 02 Hundred Hours from Grey for Now games
recently. As thoroughly expected from one of the creators of the equally
fantastic...
101. It's Been A While, Hasn't It?
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Hello. Let's skip the usual rig-a-ma-role and get straight to the
pictures. I've painted some things and haven't shown them here yet. So
here we go.
...
America's Cup boats
-
Well, these aren't exactly historically accurate but were inspired by 19th
Century sail yachts/boats. They were fun to make, fun to paint, and look
st...
'Halfdan & the Vikings'
-
I've collected together a small set of connected games together called
'Halfdan & the Vikings'; these are set somewhere is Anglo-Saxon England.
The ass...
First figures of 2025
-
With the hot of the press publication of the new version of PBI, I've
painted a few new bits for my late war Germans. This includes medium
mortars, MMgs...
15mm Medieval Cavalry
-
After almost two years of painting doldrums after the death of my "sister
from another mister" Lori Brom, I've finally begun to get my painting mojo
bac...
American Civil War battle report
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I finally finished all my 1/72 scale American Civil War troops. This and my
AWI forces are the only ones I have in this scale, with everything else
b...
Beja completed!
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This week I have finished the Beja contingent for the Mahdists - I've
halved the Mahdist lead pile! It's not the end of painting Mahdists for a
while lon...
SP207 Resiste Et Mords AAR
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One of three scenarios I am playing from S'Punckt 18, a pack I have owned
for years but not got round to playing!! SP207 Resiste Et Mords.
This scenario ...
FWS Ships of the Line: Explorer and Science Ships
-
Often one of the set pieces for high space adventure and tragedy is those
spacecraft that go where no one has gone before and may never go again if
the ou...
Cave trolls
-
Deep in the darkest, dankest caverns and caves, they live. Their eyes are
almost useless after decades of darkness, their skin has almost calcified
in the ...
Tabletop Terraformation
-
Only God, the poet writes, can make a tree. But you can make or buy all
manner of miniature facsimiles that will enhance your wargame table and
make your...
Cold Barrage was Fantastic
-
My son and I had a great time at the one day event.
I played "Save the Montcalm" a re-skinning of another game "Save the
Wellington".
Save the Montca...
A Bevy of Beyond the Supernatural Sheets
-
I don't know if anyone out there is still playing *Beyond the Supernatural*
("BtS"), Palladium's fun* little game of proto-super heroes hunting the
para...
More boring Martian buildings Jan2024
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WIPs and one finished Canal Priest Apothecary for general use on random
tables.
A couple of shops in the high class Legation district. Once fin...
Never saw that one coming (2)
-
Well I should have posted on here last week about the Solo Jacobite
campaign I’m running but I’ve been sent a real curved ball.
So last Sunday morning w...
A Reflection on 2023
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Welcome back to Chris' Miniature Woes! It's been quite a journey, and I
appreciate your patience as I navigate through the challenges that 2023
brought i...
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...
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...
15mm Terminator: Junkyard Dogs
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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...
AWI: current state of affairs
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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.
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...
Tallarn
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Tallarn troops for the Imperium!! these are 3d scans of the original metal
miniatures I got from a friendly guy on facebook. scaled down to 20mm scale.
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 ...
Car Insurance Sioux Falls
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*Car Insurance Sioux Falls*. The best price for comprehensive car insurance
in sioux falls for most drivers is from state farm at an average annual
premi...
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...
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...
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...
British Light Infantry
-
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...
George Cross for NHS
-
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...
Spider Victims!
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Victims of my (not so) Giant Spiders!
The bodies were made with green stuff, and head off various plastic figures
(cos I didn't want to have to sculpt fac...
Ancient Romans - housekeeping
-
I've done some housekeeping on the blog, taking advantage of some
photographs sent to me by Bob the Painter, to review the posts under Codes
AR and ARC, an...
Epic 2.0
-
Ahiahi marie (Good afternoon in Māori),
Oh my, but it's been a long time since I posted anything here. Too much
work, not enough games, you know how it is...
2019 Final Score and 2020 Targets
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A review of my plan for 2020 and a update on the 2019 plan
Painting wise a very tough year with the study going upstairs, coming down,
and now being used a...
Vampifans Views 126 - Enforced Absence
-
On Friday December 20th, I was admitted to the Freeman Hospital in
Newcastle, as an emergency patient, for an operation which resulted in me
having my big ...
New year - new start -
-
One year is gone and I have to start new. Time and inspiration to do all
the things, who are going wrong in the past. There are some pictures about
my roo...
Rose Napoleonic project 2019
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Back in September 2018 I posted on Vintage Wargaming about the acquisition
of some Rose figures from Peter Goldsbrough's collection of 20mm
Napoleonics....
Still here (kind of)...
-
G'day All,
A number of people have reached out to check on me knowing we have awful
bushfires here at the moment. The scale defies explanation and what the...
WW2: Early(ish) Soviets
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So here is the last of the WW2 armies that I currently own. I've had most
of these soviets for about a decade now. most have been painted for that
time. ...
Avaux or Bust
-
OK, Avaux is a long time and distance away from Wurzburg. I guess, like
many other wargame projects, that dream faded. But another bright and
shiny one...
Tribute to Stuart Asquith
-
Whilst it is not news that we have recently lost one of the hobby's
best-known figures this past week, I thought it would be appropriate to add
my own trib...
Solo DBA Rules
-
Solo DBA for DBA Version 2.2 With kind permission of Richard Lee, I am
reproducing here the full version of the solo variant rules for DBA v2.2.
These rule...
Sisters are doing it for themselves
-
I'm starting to feel like the more productive I get with hobby projects,
the worse I get at updating this blog. I've actually been pretty busy with
paint...
Battle of Denbigh Green
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Royalist Horse on the Green
David and Rob ran a game using the ECW minis
Read about the details on MurdockS MarauderS or Codsticker's Historicals.
The P...
Returning from the Warp
-
*It is a darker time. *
*The galaxy is riven, beset on all sides by implacable foes who seem
without number; without end. *
*Our allies and comrades-in-a...
Underworlds Eyes of the Nine
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Another warband painted up for Warhammer Underworlds. These guys were a
combination of contrast paints and standard methods to get a decent outcome
in a r...
Supers Unlimited Kickstarter Is Underway
-
The *Supers Unlimited* Kickstarter is live here: *link*
All characters will come with *Pulp City* and *Super Mission Force*
profiles!
3mm Neo-Soviet Army
-
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
-
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 First
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The Italian infantry brigade.
The only unit to come out of this with their heads held high.
This is the first of two battle reports featuring my French ...
Hafr Stonebridge Rules so Far
-
I finished these rules for my Trollbloods custom project about a week ago
and am still tinkering with the concept. The important parts for me would
be f...
Saying hello: Jean-Pascal Tran
-
Hi, and thanks for following. This blog isn't very active at the moment,
because my figure gaming life is pretty much moribund. When I moved to this
part o...
What the hell's a Piraqua anyway?
-
Ever since the episode of *Black Sails *where the Character Jack Rackham
mentioned the word Piragua, I've been searching for a way to make one of
these fo...
New 28mm Vietnam Marines the Battle of Huế 1968
-
…The L.T. barks his orders as the LAW team rush to clear open ground, to
support the Marine squad who are taking cover behind a broken wall, having
come...
Some New 40K Terrain
-
Today I finished off some more terrain for Kill Team. First up, this
building from the Sector Frontiers set.
Very serviceable piece, and a fun model to ...
Rashaar
-
I have finished painting up my Rashaar starter crew/warband. I have had
great fun painting these up and yes they are all stood in puddles it helps
them mov...
Arabs and a Norman
-
Some experimentation has been taking place on my Hobby table. These Arabs
below have bodies from three different plastic sets. Gripping Beast Arabs,
Gripin...
Legends of the High Seas Resources
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Legends of the High Seas cover Just a short update: After a recent request
I have just uploaded some old resources for *Legends of the High Seas* to
the ...
[Review] Age of Hannibal
-
Those who read my last post will know all about littlewarstv and their
youtube channel, and will have seen me mention a new game they’ve just
released (wel...
The Devil In Your Head – Part 3
-
Well I wasn’t planning on writing anymore on my mental health issues but
sometimes things conspire against you and the only way to battle it is to
be open,...
Grognards 1
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La Garde; a joint project with David Imrie and Lionel Bechara. These chaps
will eventually be going to the big Waterloo anniversary do in Glagsow in
the ...
Books
-
Not much is happening here on the hobby table as far as naval projects go,
but hopefully that will end soon enough. I have purchased a few books to
help st...
The Song of the Dodo
-
Yes, nice to see you too. Where have I been? Nowhere really, but I've been
reading and ruminating and the like. Been cautious about what to get
involved w...
Blucher Revisited
-
Hi Team
It's been a few months since I played a game of BLUCHER so Rowan and I
decided to have another game.
We settled on 250 points each and Rowan comman...
15mm Gladiators
-
This post is literally Years in the making. I started this project in 2010
and have finally got round to completing it to some degree this weekend.
Like ma...
Gencon 2018 Photo Dump: Venue & Exhibits
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*by SandWyrm*
I spent much of my time at Gencon this year testing my own game, but I did
get some nice pictures of the costumes, products, and other cool ...
Like Hungry Wolves - Jacobite Rebellion of 1745
-
Last weekend I had the opportunity to playtest my Historicon game with the
club. The period is the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. Miniatures are Old
Glory ...
Sharp practice 2
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Two pictures from a small game of sharp practice. The british were
attacking an american farm. Using the stats from the War of 1812 supplement.
Canadia...
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...
Weekly updates - #13-16 (Dog Bowl VI)
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Hi.
Nothing to see here. Haven't spent any time playing games or
painting/assembling/converting minis. Take a look at this sad scene from my
dusty work sp...
Setting the Nepean ablaze: 1816
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The year is 1816, the place is Smith's farm in the Nepean valley, in what
is now New South Wales, Australia. We are using the rules *Smooth and
Rifled* (w...
The Elves !!!!
-
Hello Everyone ! Long time since coming back in Here ! You may have seen on
Facebook or Twitter that I worked with Lumberjacks Studio on a very special
pro...
More stuff
-
Has these done for a while now. Mamelukes for Sharp Practice 2, Spain. 28mm
Essex on Front Rank horses. I had to add some to the original unit of 6 as
cava...
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...
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...
15mm Fantasy Chariot racing
-
A few years back I played a fantasy variant with miniatures of the old
Avalon Hill board game Circus Maximus. The guys putting on the game were
using plain...
-
Third, a Marklin Class Destroyer like USS XENOPHON, Captain Garth of
Izar's first command during the Four Years War. Still a work in progress,
but coming ...
"Massive Darkness" dungeon (part 2)
-
Just finished printing the various components for the first scenario of the
Massive Dungeon rulebook, I also wired a bunch of LEDs that I took for some
che...
Millennium Con XX Prep, Part 2: Quadcycle Stats
-
I think I have decided upon the minions of Otto Maton to be the fourth
faction in my convention game, just because I like these guys so much. I
will pr...
Wild Beast Shipping Crates
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So … I bought these Wild Beast Shipping Crates from 4Ground and I’m very
impressed. They come flat packed in laser cut card form and could be
pushed free...
The Battle of Stackville
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The quiet town of Stackville was rather happy to stay quiet. But then the
civil war came to town.
Confederate troops stationed nearby the town found themse...
Nnnnnnineteen, nineteen
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Hobby News ... salute a distant memory, LARP moot1 done, the GEF
approaching, hopefully a game of CnC naps this week to break the
draughtCommission Paintin...
Max on YouTube
-
In case you missed the live session and wanted to watch me paint a Drowned
Earth miniature, you can catch the two hour recording over on the Drowned
Earth ...
Let's try again
-
After quite some time, I have found myself a copy of this: This is the
fourth (or maybe fifth) book set in the Monster Blood Tattoo setting. Not
easily av...
Mangu versus Mirish - Magic Unleashed
-
Mangu has drawn together the most Magic Users I've ever seen assembled on
one side. A Level 3, a Level 2, and 3 Level 1s giving the Mangu virtual
unlimited...
Photos from Adepticon 2017/Starship Troopers
-
Will and I ran two games of Starship Troopers at Adepticon this March. The
Mobile Infantry had to venture out of their fortifications to recover a
downed s...
sendiri
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belajar bahasa inggeris online
kelas online bahasa inggris
kamus online bahasa inggris
cara cepat belajar bahasa inggris
cara belajar bahasa inggris dengan c...
Roads Reflocked
-
I bought a tonne of roads and rivers from an eBay seller called Fat Frank.
They are great but I didn't realise they would come already painted and
flocked ...
Fun in the AWI, a 50th Birthday Bash!
-
Down't club a few weeks ago having a most excellent AWI game (re-fighting
Germanstown) with all of Doug's magnificent AWI collection for his 50th. We
did t...
So long and thanks for all the fish.
-
Hi all, yes, as you might have gathered from the title of the blog post,
this is something of a farewell. Not a complete one, don't worry, I'm just
moving ...
'The Pikeman's Lament' arrives
-
In today’s post I received a familiar shaped cardboard package. It was, as
I hoped, the latest release from Osprey Publishing, ‘The Pikeman's Lament’.
Thi...
Martian Handling Machine - progress
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Right, with tentacles made from Green Stuff and legs from coathanger wire,
the thing was given a dapple of Mr Surfacer to give it surface texture,
then pri...
Basic Impetus 2
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Basic Impetus 2 is now available, both printed and digital.
The printed version will be available through our shop after Christmas
holidays but in the mea...
UPDATED: Competitive Tau Tournament List (1850)
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It has been quite some time since I played Warhammer 40k. I've been very
busy with RL. But next weekend my group is having another tournament. I
took out ...
20 bahaya radiasi HP kamu harus tau
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Bahaya radiasi Hp bagi kesehatan tubuh merupakan dampak buruk dari
penggunaan ponsel yang tidak benar dan tidak mengenal batas waktu.
Hp memiliki gelomban...
5 months on - and back to some gaming (part 1)
-
A quick summary Wow - 5 months with our new daughter Alice has just flown
by.
Between her and work, its been hard to get any serious gaming in :-).
Still ...
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 ...
Samurai project rebooted!
-
Samurai Project has been rebooted!
first three figures shown below. Not sure what rules set I will be using,
just enjoying the painting at the moment :)
...
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...
Here there be dragons!
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Back again. My absence was not force upon me by lack of painted lead, but
rather because I did not have the time to sit and write anything. Finally,
after...
First game of lion rampant
-
Today i managed to get my first game of lion rampant and it seems to be a
solid set of rules.
I had a couple of bad turns at the beginning with a string of...
Wargamer wspiera Adasia!
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Ostatnio nie piszę bloga. Należą się Wam słowa wyjaśnienia. Mój syn jest
chory i jest leczony eksperymentalnie w Krakowie. To dość kosztowne i
czasochłonn...
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. ...
Martian Patrol Airship
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A big Martian 25mm game is planned sometime this year. So I pulled out a
Parroom racing airship and did just a small big of converting. Had to add a
heavy ...
Red Star, White Lights to be released!
-
Warm up your wallets, and prepare to game on one of the coldest
battlefield. Red Star, White Lights (hereafter referred to as RSWL)
explores what might ...
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 ...
Warclouds: Craig Parker FTW!
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Hey Folks,
So 2016. I wont bore you with a "New Years Post" as I am notoriously bad at
posting anyway...but plan to keep up a bit this year anyway.
This...
Re-Kill (2015)
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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...
The WSS
-
Just adding a couple of recent test paints, mainly so I can link them for
advice on TMP. They are Webb's Regiment at Ramillies - a grenadier and
hatman (...
The Last Post
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The South London Warlord blog has moved to Wordpress on the main SLW site,
address is over here
or, in cut n' paste format http://www.salute.co.uk/blog/
Dust Tactics: Custom Terrain - Ruin
-
This custom terrain piece represents a collapsed structure for use in Dust
Tactics.
The in-game rules are exactly the same as for the two small rubble piec...
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
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Wow, I have been slack here. No new posts since February. But I have done a
ton of painting and completed several projects, not least of which is my
Tallar...
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...
Hordes and Heroes on Hexes
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Alliteration FTW!!
Wow! Doesn't time fly? It's hard to believe it's been nearly a year since I
posted anything here, but there's been a fairly good reason ...
Blog Update - Late August
-
Figured since I haven't posted anything recently I would go ahead and let
you, the readers, know whats been going on. Since the list building
article I po...
Great 54mm AWI Game On Saturday!
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We had a great 54mm AWI game this weekend at the Rat Palace Redux! Had 5
players so I opted to ref and teach the rules to four newbies. This took
about 10 ...
I am still alive!
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and this time I am painting Prussians!
It has been a long time since I posted anything so let me say that I am
glad to be back again!
2014 was a busy...
Modular Lego Dungeon in the Works
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I'm working on a modular Lego dungeon set for my kids and I to game with. I
had several castle sets as a kid, so I have lots of grey pieces to work
with. I...
Get a 4th off on the 4th
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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...
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...
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...
Well, well, well... - A Flintloque Battle Report
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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...
Battle in a box UPDATE
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After another long hiatus I've finally got my act together to post
something! The pictures above are of some factory - industrial building
terrain ba...
Quotes Tumblr Sad
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Out of all the major free blogging websites, Tumblr images, quotes, links,
chats, video, and audio posts are all supported. Sadly, though, I can’t
find a w...
Checking In...
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Friends I have lost my focus.
Since my last post my Mother became ill and passed away. I guess I am the
proof that regardless of how old you are, losing a p...
C21 Air War Vietnam
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Slowly getting things done.
MSD Games Target Terrain, although only 1in, I placed them on a Litko 1.5in
hex.
I used MSD Games Target Terrain, although...
Waterloo, Braine l'Alleud
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Was lucky enough to visit the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium last week, it
has been on my bucket list for a long time. I wasn’t disappointed, 200
years ...
Pardon My Dust
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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 ...
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...
Ambush
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In this small scenario US marines have been warned that the insurgents are
sending a column to attack the small force that has landed. A squad in
the vang...
The Men of the North
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Wow, it's been a REALLY long time since i've posted anything on the blog. A
lot has happened since the last post back in October. Besides the usual
festivi...
Pirates at the Shed!
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*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
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Time for my obligatory attempt to state what I'm going to work on this
year. I think it's pretty safe to say I'm probably going to get involved
with som...
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...
I'm Baaaack
-
Bet yall thought I'd disappeared. I have been busy with other areas of my
life since the last post, though I have had a few games here and there. One
of ...
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...
%## 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.
T...
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...
Shiny Goodness
-
As a break from the normal stuff, I've been painting some 42mm toy
soldiers. They are from the Little Britons range produced by Spencer Smith
Miniatures an...
Kabar Lowongan Kerja Manado Agustus 2014 Terbaru
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*Kabar Lowongan Kerja Manado Agustus 2014 Terbaru - **Lowongan Kerja
Terbaru* kali ini akan memberikan informasi *Lowongan Pekerjaan Terbaru* .
Lowongan K...
D&D Fifth Ed. Starter Box
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Another package waiting for me today when I arrived home from work; the D&D
fifth edition starter box. A bit of an impulse buy when I ordered it, but
a...
Pop's Cafe, the return of the Greasy Spooners
-
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 excur...
Bahasa Jawa di facebook~
-
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...
-
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
-
Watch The Dark Knight Full Movie Streaming Online Duration 152 minutes and
broadcast on 2008-07-18 MPAA rating is 4699.
- *Status :* Released
- *R...
Wallpapers de autos muy bonitos (10 imágenes)
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Algunos les llaman *autos, otros coches, ...
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:
call...
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...
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...
Just a shy attempt
-
*After such a long break in posting I nearly feel I should introduce myself
:-)*
*So I seem to be the same Ańa... still a red-haired girl with glasses and a...
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...
-
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...
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...
Bolt Action – The Rock of Anzio
-
My next major project has been involved in a brand new game for me – Bolt
Action by Warlord Games. I’ve never been much of a history buff so despite
many ...
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...
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...
Video Battle Report - Tau vs. Space Marines
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I played a 2k game against Marky Mark's Assault Rammin' Space Marines this
week and made a new video battle report. When I made my latest 'big' list
of T...
Campaign's End - CampaignHammer fluff
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Some Dwarf vs Undead fluff over on CampaignHammer.
We decided to end the campaign at the end of year 7.
The Undead faction battles to hold the city and k...
Blue Moon Foreign Legion miniatures.
-
I have not had a chance to update the Prehistoric Zoo in some time. Life
and lack of funds have gotten in the way of idle blogging. Though
stretching the t...
Painting station moved
-
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
-
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...
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 ...
Trying out a kickstarter
-
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...
-
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!
-
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/...
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...
Freshly Painted Pulp Figures
-
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...
Flames of war - open fire Germans
-
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
-
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 ...
Reviews of Worlds of Arthur
-
Some nice words from James Palmer (of the University of St Andrews) on the
subject of my book can be found here. I think he’s very satisfyingly got
the po...
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
-
... 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...
Back from AWOL.
-
Hi everyone, it has been too long. I got a chance to kick around the house
today for the first time in months and decided I would make it a priority
to po...
Hawkmoon Figures from Eureka Miniatures
-
A little bird tells me that Eureka Miniatures have permission from Michael
Moorcock to do a "Hawkmoon" figures range.
I have seen some test shot casts and...
Ral Partha Orcs
-
Here are four Ral Partha orcs I painted late in 2012. I have an bunch of
minis from the old AD&D line, and decided to paint a few up. The
BattleSystem S...
Empress Miniatures ECW cavalry 1
-
I already have a lot of Renegade's ECW cavalry but haven't painted anything
except a unit of cuirassiers. For the English Civil War this is obviously ...
Try This! The Hipster
-
Sometimes as women, we feel like we can't get made love to rather than
with. Why? Missionary is so awesome, but there isn't much leverage unless
you chang...
-
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...
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
-
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...
Where the hell is Rob?
-
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
-
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...
-
Cześć wszystkim, może jeszcze ktoś czasem tu zagląda :)
Przez 2 lata pochłonęło mnie granie, aczkolwiek na instrumencie a nie stole
z bitewniakami, w sumie ...
They came from the north
-
Out of the chaos wastes of the north - daemons. Some figures I've done
recently for our Warhammer RPG gaming - these cover the most commonly
encountered da...
[Malifaux] Run and Hyde, it's avatar Seamus....
-
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...
Dux Brit army nearing completion
-
After having given the new TFL Dux Brittaniarum rules (see
http://toofatlardies.co.uk) a spin during the playtest time I've been
working on painting my Gri...
-
Time to wave goodbye AVBCW.Recent changing and a continued snapping at my
heals from a few but one person in particular and take the fun and idea of
a gent...
Star Wars X-Wing unboxed!
-
Well, it has been quite some time since a posting here.....OK, so Paul from
the Man Cave has a lot to answer for! He has caused me, yet again, to
succumb t...
Dux Britanniarum
-
I was in Orc's Nest today and picked up the new *Dux Britanniarum *rules by
the appallingly named *Too Fat Lardies*. They also had the new Osprey *Dux ...
Eden - Horde models painted...
-
Well sort of, at least I have tried to base coat and ink something.... I
need to get these up to standard so I can finish my Resistance crew.
Assembled res...
Metal finishes
-
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...
Eldar Warlock WiP.
-
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!
-
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...
A Couple of Short Scraps
-
It's been a couple of weeks since my last post but we have still been
playing out the campaign in the meantime. Our battle at Markendorf
finished prematur...
Nuke the Site from Orbit...
-
...It's the only way to be sure!
Aliens. One of the seminal, defining sci-fi combat movies.
So here are some 15mm figures from Quick Reaction Force (QRF)...
Lancers forward!
-
Some Imperial Mexican lancers looking to skewer any poor republicans that
happen in their way. First Corp figures converted from their Rush's Lancers
pa...
The Floodgates Open
-
Wow, here we are just a few weeks away from Sixth Edition, and finally the
rumor floodgates have opened and begun to spew forth information...
There's a ...
its been awhile
-
I know I haven't posted anything in awhile but life has come along lately
and slowed much of my work down. The b-17 is coming along and I have
completed th...
-
Originally posted on AW1 Tim's Blog:
Scott the Badger reminds us all that today, 4 June, marks the 68th
anniversary of Torpedo 8’s famous attack against th...
Model sale off on eBay
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Dear readers, it’s been a while from my last post. The reason is that not
only I had switch to another, more demanding job back on 2008, but the
birth...
[Project News] Back on Track...
-
Well it's been a few weeks since my last update here, but things have been
ticking away in the background at Martians & Machine Guns since the last
time I ...
Corporate Incomes - Mercenary outfit
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Finally finished my second PA faction this time a Mercenary outfit going by
the company name Corporate Incomes. There are several mercen...
Move Along...Move Along!
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In case anyone hasn't found out, The Drunken Gamers have become 'Dice
Devils' and can be found at
www.dicedevils.com
Thanks for checking us out, see you...
peggy
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Well work has absorbed what little time I have avaliable of late so here
is a very quick update as to what I have managed to achieve over the past 3
weeks....
28mm Napoleonic command , for sale
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all indviduals $30 each, all doubles $60..all forms of payment accepted,
however Paypal gets you a surcharge unless you make it a personal payment.
PP+P no...
Painted Cromwells
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Here are some painted Hät Armourfast Cromwells that will be brilliant to
fight with the Revell British Infantry in the Western Front.
Now that they have bee...
The fun never ends!
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I wish to show you my latest works
I based all napoleonic polish and russian troops from painting service
(Stonewall Figures),now I have thousands of th...
Basing Tutorial
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Greetings one and all! Hope the new year's treating you well so far.
Been rather busy working lately, so haven't made any progress on the rest
of my Warrior...
Count down to Crossover Part 4: The pitch
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So here we are at the end of Countdown but hopefully the beginning of
something great:
Now whether Crossover comes into being or not is kind of in your ha...
The Pack Elite - Part 2
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*I haven't had much time to do stuff with a Bachelor's thesis I'm working
on all the time now, so not much painting progress and I just didn't have
what to...
Nery 1914 game
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I hosted my first 1914 game the other day at my store. The game was to
represent the action at Nery between British and German Cavalry. The
British had one...
More boards
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Hi all Another update on progress. I’ve been gluing two boards together a
day so after a few days I’ve finished 8 boards. You can see the river
section I c...
Osprey Issue Harrier Units and Tojo Aces Books
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*Osprey Publishing* have released two new aviation books this month.
First off is *AV-8B Harrier II Units of Operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm*, *"...
Lip Beating - Severius hammers Thagrosh
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Where I live the loser of a fight is often described as having "the lips
beat off of them". This happened on Saturday night when Kenoth of Menoth
brought a...
40K scrap modelling
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I have a boxful of bits of kits including some old GW vehicles. I think the
bit in the top photo come off what is called a Rhino? Anyway I never liked
t...
Normal service will resume shortly
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Hi all
some explanations for my enforced absence may be required. I have not
posted anything for the last 6 months or so as i had to pack up all my
paintin...
Boots on the Ground-- a sort of review
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from Worthington's BotG page Several months ago I received *Boots on the
Ground* which I had pre-ordered from Worthington Games. It is a very
rules-light...
Rule 15 – Cavalry v Infantry Combat
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*General*
Only cavalry and must have Attack, Engage or Hold orders
One brigade per side
Infantry may not charge cavalry,
If infantry advance cavalry must ...
Apologies
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Sorry for the dismal lack of new goodies on the blog of late, this solely
being due to me starting a new teaching post which is taking just about all
my ti...
Torgau 2011
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Our last major game was a refight of Torgau
This one was fought - as usual using the excellent King of the Battlefield
rules - as a contest over 5 victory ...
Two shows down
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First Partizan and then one nearer to home, just completed in two weeks.
Unfortunately either the full time job or space at other shows is
restricting me f...
Whats happening here.....
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This blog is being set up to show a new and developing gaming project, from
inception to creation. My gaming has taken a big hit recently, life
focussing m...
Time to evolve
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Though I like the storage capacity of canalblog (5GB), I'm tired of the too
many maintenance problems which block the access to the blog. So I've
decided t...
(PM-05) Cretan Archers - Part 1
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This is a bit of a quickie project. It's part of my experiments with
"dipping." I've posted a bit abour my first experiment at my regular blog.
As a "quic...
Tech Cultist Bust for sale
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So if anyone is interested my Tech Cultist is for sale... please spread the
news, let people know and make possible I don't run out of putty :)
[image: A...
Well, its been a year...
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And I haven't posted anything for a very simple reason: I have done damned
near nothing with anything Warhammer-y.
Oh, and whatever I have done is over on ...
A year in review
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Well, its been nearly a year since i last made a post to the blog!
The last year has been so hectic for me that writing the blog was often the
last thing ...
SBH SOLO Vikings VS Hunters of Evil
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With my new love of Universal Battle, I have run yet another solo game.
This time it was the under dog Vikings VS the Vet Hunters of Evil.
I set the game u...
US Weapons platoon
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One of the first platoons I painted up for my US Riflemen was the Weapons
platoon, because I figured every US force needed this kind of thing. Turns
out I ...
Astro Mag Issue 8!
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Hey guys, Astro Mag Issue 8 is out! Go download it, won't you?
Also, apologies for the lack of activity. I have a lot of Dark Eldar
sitting next to my de...
97 - Blood Ravens Tactical Squad "Contemptus"
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Here we have the ten marines who make up my first tactical squad, "
Contemptus." The Sergeant is armed with a Power Fist and the two
specialists are equipp...
RIP Major Winters
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This week there is one less member of the 'Band of Brothers'. Major Richard
Winters who lead E company from the the landings in June 1944 through the
end o...
Ramshackle Releases 2
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Hi!
Heres some more of the releases that Ramshackle have produced over the last
couple of months:
Skeeta
Scrap Tank
Truck
Iron Grumbler
Biker Gang
Al...
Favors equal new bonds ...
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The Spirit Nicole landed with little flair or commotion. Landing bay
robots swarmed to welcome the newest tenant. Dust and heat combined in
swirls as th...
The Ghost of Armies Past
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While visiting one of my favorite blogs, Zinnsoldatengeneral, I was
admiring some of Andreas Hofer's latest painting masterpieces. He is truly
an arti...
More ATZ!
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Game 1:
Again I headed to the LGS today with ATZ, some buildings and zombies. A
friend of mine had a buddy in town and wanted to play some THW games. Since...
40k Combat Patrol: Wrapup
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Well the Combat Patrol has come and gone, i wrestled my way to a 3rd place
spot overall and managed to come away with Best appearance trophy which was
a ni...
The Nacht Reitar strikes
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Von Pritzwalk’s decision to besiege Dolfstein invariably slowed the hectic
pace that the campaign had so far taken. This was the result of the
battering t...
Jurassic Reich at Little Wars Melbourne
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Jurassic Reich was wonderful, and here are a few photos courtesy of Paul
at the Man Cave . Check out the rest of his great Jurassic Reich photos –
thanks...
New 1813 Campaign Blog
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Due to lack of space remaining on this blog, I have moved the main 1813
Campaign to a new blog.
The new blog will be the main diary for the whole 1813 cam...
Battle of Nations 2010 - Part 3
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The Battle of nations enters its second hour with a blanket of light snow
dropping visibility down to 500yds at best. The guns fall silent as men and
horse...
Scale creep on the workbench!
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I have been very satisfied with my slowly growing armies of Union and
Confederate soldiers in 6mm for ACW Black Powder gaming, but for some
reason, I am no...
Ebay/Goodbye: Final goodbye and Salamanders are up.
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I'm sorry but i forgot to put up that the warriors and silver skulls had
gone up on ebay but here is the link to my green salamanders marines:
Salamanders
...
Argossean Test Pieces
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Having settled on a uniform for the Aquilonian infantry I decided to have a
crack at the Argosseans. As previously stated they would be my "British"
parabl...
Black Hat 15 mm Feudals - Vexillia
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Something painted by yours truly for a change. Thanks to some spare time
I've painted and photographed some examples of the 15mm Medieval Peasants &
Gener...
Second Battle of Song Of Blades and Heros
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For this battle, I used a scenario from Song of Wind and Water. The ratmen
are attempting to summon a demon around an ancient stone circle, while my
trust...
Huginn and Muninn, where are you both?
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And so a sliver of sly Odin's wisdom has helped me enter realm of Blog.
SO what are we doing here and where will this Long Boat of a Blog take us?
Wel...
First unit complete, the 88th foot
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The 24 figures are all Perry, the flags are Victrix. In the end it took me
2 weeks but that's only because life got in the way. As I've said, its
around ...
28mm terrain for AE Bounty
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hello,
just a progress shot of some modular terrain boards Im working on for AE
BOUNTY.
these are 2 out of 4 boards im working on. each is 24 b...
New Wargame Rule Blogs
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The 1813 campaign has been running for more than a year, and I am running
out of space on the original blog.
Over the past few months I have been making...
Terrain: St. Kevin's Church
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I have always enjoyed building terrain to battle over. In fact it was the
terrain section of the 3rd edition Catachan Codex that first drew me into
the hob...
French Porte-Fanions.... a little help here.
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Next up for my French is another line battalion, I've started with the
figures left over from my first Victrix box and I'm going to add to that
greatcoated...
MY SECOND ATTACK AT THE ROMANS
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The wounds received at the battle of Zama on Saturday have now healed and
once again I am about to attack those pesky Romans, this time with a paint
brush,...
Iron Warriors
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My first squad of straight marines. Aspiring Champion with a plasma pistol
and power fist, marine with a plasma gun, and another marine with an
autocannon....
Colour Scheme Revisions
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I've had a bit more of a think about the color scheme for the Eldar.
I think the original scheme was a step in the right direction, but not
enough. Still to...
Update!
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Sorry for the lack of news, everyone at TTG has been very busy with school
and life in general... All of us have been working on various aspects of
several...
Greek Command Stand
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This photos shows my first Greek command stand for my Spartan
allies/mercenaries. All figures have been painted, varnished and glued to
the base. I reall...
Seleucid
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True to my chaotic and apparently random painting tradition, I have started
another army! This time its a Seleucid army I have had kicking about for a
year...
Folding back into TPC
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After some discussion, I've decided that Reinforcements will find itself
folded back into The Painting Corps with a bit more detail as an irregular
feature...
Pan from Studio McVey, a review
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Wow, I were really happy to find a little package from the UK in my mailbox
today and to find out that it was from Studio McVey. I was stunned by the
mood ...
Zombies!!!
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Inspired by this post on Big Lee's blog, I immediately asked my parents to
get me this game for Christmas so we could all play it as a family! I
received i...
Apologies…
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I must apologise for my lack of new content on this site for sometime now –
the reason being is that i am running a online Warhammer 40,000 campaign on
you...
Teutonic Knights - Allies
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We'll its been awhile, but I have actually been painting (at my normal
snail's pace). I recently finished a unit of christianized Baltic Tribesmen
for use ...
Blood Pact looted Hydra
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Well hi! It's been a while. I managed to finish my Hydra and get it painted
up. It turned out better than I thought, though the barbed wire was a real
pain...
Marlborough
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I brought Winston Churchill's biography of his most famous ancestor with me
to France in an effort to finally get through it.
I've managed to get most of t...
Website Now Live
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Hi,
Just a quickie to say that my website, Darrell Hindley Figure Painter, is
now live. There are still a few teething problems mainly down to my almost
t...
Painting 15mm AB - Spanish Napoleonics
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Hello everyone and thank you for visiting. An article I did for the
Wargames Directory( http://wdlovesme.19.forumer.com/index.php ) on painting
15mm Spanis...
The British Ambassador's Residence in Cairo
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* Lord Cromer's Room*
I spent a few days in Cairo the other week running a meeting with the
Egyptian Government in the British Ambassador's Residence. Thi...
Triarii
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The Elite range has only one Triari pose - and it's a bit limited.
Basically a guy kneeling down. Then I noted that the hastati and principes
figures were...
OV1 Mohawk and B57 Canberra
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Two exiting recent additions to the Green Air Force are the Roden kit of
the OV-1 Mohawk and the Classic Airframes kit of the B57B Caberra. Both of
these ...
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