Dorset Toy Soldiers 54mm Space Range is back in production.
I have painted the first two figures with clear plastic space domes in my Dark Trooper ‘Faking Lead’ playworn paint style and explored other Star Wars / Andor uniform influences.
Crossposted from my fully illustrated Man Of TIN Blog Two post:
Blog posted by Mark Man Of TIN, 29 August 2023
Party favour plastic dinosaurs tooled up with WW2 weapons in space …
Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two post
Converting a familiar WW2 weapon into suitable space weapons for 54mm space figures:
Crossposted from my fully illustrated post on my Man Of TIN Blog Two, 27 August 2023
A bit of 80s ‘flocking and basing’ or some ballast and flock nostalgia finds a new use …
ECW 15mm … Star Forts … Cavalry … Minifigs … Epic Battles Pike and Shotte ECW
Crossposted from my Illustrated Man Of TIN Blog Two post, 25 August 2023
Loose ballast and flock donated by these unfinished Minifigs 15mm ECW Cavalry
Interesting radio archive documentary about his 1933 classic book with interview clips of H G Wells himself
Available online through BBC Sounds / IPlayer
Blog post / crossposted by Mark Man Of TIN from my Man Of TIN Blog Two, 24 August 2023
What colours should our SciFi and Space gaming be? Some interesting ideas from (possibly A.I.?) Tumblr adverts online that pop up on posts on my free WordPress blog:
Crossposted with colourful ad screenshots from my Man Of TIN Blog Two post https://manoftinblogtwo.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/tumblr-ad-graphics-for-outer-space-colours/
A simple scrap modelling bits box source of space weapons (Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two):
Interesting photograph of US Sherman tank crews’ training or briefing using a tabletop war game in the field?
** Link Repaired** To see the image (which is crossposted) follow the link to my further illustrated blog post on my Man Of TIN Blog Two:
Image from PBS News Hour feature on The American Heritage Museum Massachusetts
Indirectly from a post on the Brave Fusiliers wargames blog.
Mark Man Of TIN, 14/15 August 2023
1950s Space Figure hollowcraft repair gives me an idea for Airfix Space Warriors uniform colours.
Crossposted from my fully illustrated blog post on my Man Of TIN Blog Two
Interesting free monthly sample article by Rob Morgan on using chessboards and board game boards as the terrain for wargames scenarios on the Lone Warrior (Solo Wargamers) online magazine.
Crossposted from my Man Of TIN Blog Two post:
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