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The Viereckstal Campaign: Eighth Interlude (Part 1) - // Photographing miniature battles // Thank you for the kind comments about the photos I have used to illustrate the units and battles of the campaig...
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Building the Sprawl: Bringing 3D Printed Cyberpunk Streets to Life - There’s something uniquely satisfying about watching a digital design become a physical piece of your tabletop world. Recently, I assembled several sets...
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Hitting a Speedbump - *Speed bump, writer’s block, call it what you will but whatever it is it has slowed me down quite a bit as well as giving me pause for thought. Taking st...
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What a Cowboy Scenario 3 The Rescue - This week took me back up to Mark's gaming cabin in his garden for the third scenario in our What a Cowboy! campaign. The last game ends as a draw as we...
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Jet Set - I recently found a jet pack at a boot sale. Reader Tony K kindly sent in this: Hiya Woodsy. Please find attached illustrations of the Rocket Belt which...
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Little Bighorn Project - Better late than never I guess, but here is the first sizeable tranche of my 2026 project, the Little Bighorn in 28mm. This year marks the 150th anniv...4 hours ago
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Keep Them Hungry: Fading Suns Edition - One of these days, I'll need to do a proper campaign update for my Dark Between the Stars *Fading Suns* campaign, which I've been refereeing since Octobe...4 hours ago
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In the Workbench - Apr 2026 - Well at last I got the FDM printer working and I'm very happy with my "Vietnamese" buildings, unfortunately the decals for my Dewoitine disintegrated so it...4 hours ago
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4 New Armageddon Battalions: Review Pricing Breakdown - [image: armageddon battatlions box images with painted models in background warhammer 40k] Four new Warhammer 40k Armageddon Battalions for Astra Militar...5 hours ago
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MekTek 4: The Final Issue - Dave Hardwood drew issue four's cover, a friend from days when I lived in Southend-on-Sea who also drew the cover, and a bunch of interior illustrations ...5 hours ago
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Three 28mm adventurers - Alright, the last few months have been a bit crazy with family stuff and it has been awhile since I have sat down long enough to make any progress on pai...
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AHPC16 - DaveD's Favourite! Sandbags at 12 paces!!! - As I previously mentioned the Challenge is now over and this is another catch up post from last month. DaveD and other always rib me over Sandbags, s...
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Some Pliocene progress - The initial wave of enthusiasm from the wargaming-The-Saga-of-the-Exiles idea has carried me though the process of painting (or in some cases repainting) s...8 hours ago
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Nugget 379 - I collected the latest issue of THE NUGGET from the printer (Macaulay Scott Printing Company of Welling, Kent) yesterday, and I hope to post it out (with...
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Aliens - Part 4 Burke - Aliens - Part 4 Burke Burke the company man…. I do wish the original ending had happened as per the script! Another fabulous sculpt and a great little figu...
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Alexander the Great's Dad and Cousin - Warlord Games - The Philip of Macedon figure comes with the mounted Alexander the Great figure (yet to be painted); and the Pyrrhus of Epirus figure is a "freebie" that ...
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VBCW: Of Monowheels and Telephones. - One of the joys of VBCW is fielding 'what-ifs' and 'bloody unlikelys' in a homely atmosphere. Never-used prototypes and crackpot militias running through p...
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Bolt Action - Hungarians Head East! - Last fall... in, like, October...!? Vera and I played a game of Bolt Action. I took a bunch of pictures and planned to do a game report... and this has n...
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Duplicitous and his Legates - The Mad Padre had some Victrix Roman commanders going spare, so he sent me a sprue of them, which produced three mounted heroes for the plastic Roman arm...
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Have a great Easter. - Village Festivity, Cornelius van Bellekin This painting depicts a village festivity, with young peasants dancing, a violinist playing, and villagers discu...19 hours ago
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Airfix Convoy Escort Destroyers - HMS Lewes Up in the loft somewhere I have a set of four 1/600th scale destroyers that Airfix used to have in their naval range. These kits have been aro...
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Cavalry Charge (1951) aka The Last Outpost - The Last Outpost (1951 film) - Wikipedia This is the sort of film I enjoyed as a child.
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The Counter-Attack - The man with the AR-10 takes careful aim, and one Yeti is down. Then another one goes down. The villagers run out and finish the job with their edged weapo...
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Americans in Winter Uniforms - This will be it, I hope for 28mm WWII figures. These are again resin printed from the RKX kickstarter. I believe these came out of the soup a little shar...1 day ago
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Legionaris romans - Roman legionaries Alymer, 33mm Aquest és un dels conjunts de l'antiga casa Alymer que més m'ha fascinat sempre, per la seva inusual i heterodoxa aparença. ...1 day ago
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Alpha Strike Inner Sphere Trans Flag Themed mechs are ready to go! - apr01_2026 - I've finally finished painting all of the Inner Sphere mechs from the Alpha Strike box set! It's a record in that it only took me six months, haha! Anywa...1 day ago
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The Last of Langton Miniatures - some very small buildings - I've been vaguely looking for some Ancient buildings to use as scenery, camps etc and in particular some sections of wall as there are some CnC scenario...
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Kettenkrad SdKfz 2 - The Kettenkrad SdKfz 2 started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops. The vehicle was designed to be delivered by Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, thoug...1 day ago
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Waterloo Campaign 2.0 - Heads Up - A fair while back I tried a Map Game version of the Waterloo Campaign. I called it the 'Hundred Minutes' - stupid name, but the thing itself went with a...
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The Defence of Melbourne, Redux? - Great to catch with a gaming mate recently (lets call him Dave, mostly because thats his name). Of course was showing him my recently completed Crimean R...1 day ago
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Wargame SITREP 26-11 ~ The Idleness of March - As expected, March was a very busy month…just not for wargaming. My English language translation for Iron Debris System: Space Battles in the 22nd-23rd Cen...1 day ago
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Bosniaks and the Austro-Hungarian Empire - This is Dževada Šuśko's study of how Bosniaks adapted to the Austro-Hungarian Empire's occupation of Bosnia in 1878 and its formal annexation in 1908. ...
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(Lead) Mountain Musings - "Modiphius Entertainment" April 2026 - *Last month's output was surprisingly dominated by "Crooked Dice Game Design Studio" and Super-heroes* Having successfully completed my four-month long P...
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FIGURAS DAÑADAS: ASTER Y REAMSA - Ya sabemos que, por desgracia, a veces las figuras llegan a nosotros con daños. Es inevitable para piezas que tienen prácticamente 70 años y no ha...
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Inner City Development - Chris has upped the development rate and work on his city fighting with NQM project. We have had issues with finding troops in the buildings (well I did)...2 days ago
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Too good to be true - I really enjoy this, hope you will too- http://vintagewargaming.blogspot.com/2010/04/secret-war-gaming-history-of-literary.html2 days ago
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Fool If You Think It’s Over – DORK TOWER 01.04.26 - Most DORK TOWER strips are now available as signed, high-quality prints, from just $25! CLICK HERE to find out more! HEY! Want to help keep DORK TOWER goi...2 days ago
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Green Mountain Rangers - AWI - The territory that makes up the modern day State of Vermont was a hotbed of controversy from the years preceding, during, and after the American Revolut...
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Heth's Division at Gettysburg, 15mm ACW - Lots of pictures follow. I finished up Mitch Erickson's commission this past weekend. He can now field Heth's complete division at Gettysburg for Regimenta...2 days ago
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Are you not EntertAIned!? - I'm going through my blog post drafts, working on getting them published, this is a little one I started a while back when, longtime friend within the h...
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Fascination with large round numbers: 1 million views & 20 years - We have this strange fascination with large round numbers, I share it with my fellows I will not try to hide it. Today this blog crossed the 1 million v...
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More Paratroopers - Heavy support and a command figure for them paratroop platoon. A HMG and medic are under the brush to "complete" the little side project. Empress Miniatures...3 days ago
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Pulp Figures - Chinese Porters - I am a fan of Bob Murch's Pulp Figures. This was 3 packs of PCS-09 Chinese Bearers from his China Station range. It was intented to be completed as part...
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Miscellany: Space Wizards, Bolt Action, Melee and RPGs - My painting has stalled a little but I've prepped and basecoated ~30 orcs and ~30 dark elves so momentum is still happening. *Space Wizards & Bolt Actio...3 days ago
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Expeditionary Force Royal Navy Landing Party touch up. - After I finished the Royal Navy Sailors I realized that they looked too Gilbert and Sullivan. I added colored and striped trousers and painted over th...
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3D printed Soldiers for the early days in India - Hi all, sorry it took a while since my last posting, but I was dealing with some health issues, which have been corrected, so I am now in a situation wh...
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Commando Raccoons - Up now are the Critter Commando Raccoons. I'd been putting off these for a while as they are both distinctive animals and also a bit unfamiliar to deniz...
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AGWA 2026 - The Battle of Weinberg... - *A summary of the action from the AGWA 2026 'big game'....* *(AGWA => Armchair Generals Wargaming Association).* *Table setup* A view of the 30ft x 10ft ...
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Foundry Grenadiers and Happy Civilians for Old Fritz - Recently finished and mustered into service with the Prussian army are these 28mm Foundry sculpts, grenadiers painted in the uniforms of the Anhalt Desa...4 days ago
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The Battle of Oltenitsa - 4th Nov 1853 - A Crimean War Batrep - Yesterday’s game in the Shed-o-War with the rest of the Posties Rejects transported us back to a part of the Crimean War that rarely gets the spotlight. ...
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Raw Material supply partnership request offer.-- - Good day, Confirm if you are still using this email for details . I look forward to your response. Regards, Lewiston Freeman. Business Broker. (C) Co...4 days ago
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Prussian Landwehr - After picking up a few figures from Reiver Castings I made some progress on the Prussian Landwehr. This is the first of 2 regiments I need to complete. E...
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25/28mm Northern Crusades Miniatures: Medieval Ruined House - I picked this up at an HMGS con last year, I think. It was not from the manufacturer, as this particular one had all kinds of printed buildings in a jum...
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The Current Big Painting Push. . . - *Nearly there with the white highlights on the third and final batch of the Anhelt-Zerbst Regiment this Sunday morning at the end of March.* The Young ...
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Cordova Campaign – Day Four - *12 September 1813 – Southern Spain – Day 4* French occupy El Carpio 13 French Army attack Muriano 14 French Army occupy El Carpio 15 French Army regrou...
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Cartaventura Vinland: The misadventures of Leif Erikson in Iceland - *Cartaventura Vinland* is a choose-your-own-path adventure with cards instead of a paragraph book. It comes in a little box about 10cm x 10cm x 3cm and i...5 days ago
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Spider Beast Packs.. another DBF game - Having last week played a game of DBF using the spiders as hordes, this week I played a smaller 80 poiont game against Andy, but this time trying them as...
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Another Glorious Day in the Corps! - "Watch those corners.." A trip to Canberra this week saw me catch up with buddy Dave and his gaming cadré who, after lunch at a favourite brewery, kindly...
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Yet more Chinese..... - The Chinese steamroller continues, with the first taster batch completed in January the pace is really picking up, first game in April if I can crack a c...
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Back to the Brushes 418 - The desk needed a good clean so over the last few days been spending a bit of time tidying up a few odds and ends. Currently, there is a mix of Essex and...
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Austrian parade and another drubbing at Goya's - Back last July I posted a review of the Austrian infantry but of course since then recruitment has continued unabated so I thought I would treat you with...
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15 mm Medieval Georgians (Essex Miniatures) - Preamble The genesis of this batch of figures began with a slip of the keyboard. I spotted 52 Essex early medieval riders (no horses) on eBay. At just ove...
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I Sea Peoples... - Back in the mists of time a strange unknowable group landed on the shores of a far away land, ready and eager for war... ..but enough of the players at...
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Sprues - Well, a job interview in town allowed for a mooch about town. Firstly, thank gods for Mock The Week as I wouldn’t have known WHSmiths has changed its na...
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Zombie markers - Ordered a lot of scenic bits from Future Forge and the first to be painted up are these simple but nice pieces that can be used as Zombie entarnce points o...
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Hasegawa Norwegian F-5A(G) - Well, well, well - once again it's been a while. It's not like nothing has been going on - but still I've been slack with the blog. So today I plan to...
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Battle of Ctesiphon, 363 AD using Ancients Battlelines Clash - *Introduction* This is game 76 in play testing my ancient rules by replaying historical battles. This current significant revision goes back to ABC ver...
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Painting update - So, firstly, while I resolve blockhouse roofing, these fellows have crept into the painting queue.Some of them have separate parts (swords, muskets and...
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The Bloody Toll Bridge Battle - The frontier had been quiet for the last 8 months, since that little incident (click), but the border patrols remained alert. It was in a balmy day in la...
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Standards of the Danish 4th Jyske Rytterregiment late 17th to early 18th Century - I was recently reminded that, although I had done the standards of the Danish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Jyske cavalry regiments, I had not done the 4th, so h...
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AAR 1: Lyran Attack on Kzinti Base Station 0701 - My first battle of the new SFB campaign was a bit of a walk over. This was a Lyran attack on an weakly defended base station in F&E map hex 0701. The ba...1 week ago
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Disaster at Nicopolis 1395 - 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...1 week ago
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Dominion of the Spear - I picked these rules up last year when they were getting quite a few nods of appreciation around the traps, and while I haven't done them to death I have...1 week ago
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Necropolis Horror Skirmish Game - Necropolis is described as a: Necropolis is a home-grown horror skirmish miniatures game that pits a small group of desperate heroes against a variety of h...1 week ago
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Idomeneus and his Cretan Promachoi for Ilium: A Game of Heroes - Taking a step away from the valiant Trojans for a moment, here we have Idomeneus, grandson of Minos, and king of Crete, together with his contingent of si...
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DBA 3.0 II/33 Polybian Roman army - I have just finished my second Polybian Roman army for DBA, this time with miniatures from Cromarty. Close ups of the different groups: Equites and Ge...
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15mm Terrain - I bought some terrain I thought might work for the 15mm Clone wars project. These were bought off eBay. These are smaller than I was expecting but seem...
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Test Rasalhague paint schemes - Hi guys Another 2 shelf queens finished, I plan on doing free Rasalhague republic forces in both my 6mm and 15mm Battletech projects, I’ve started in 6m...
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Battle of Fulford – Full Armies - Here they are! Vikings vs Saxons. 24 units. 16 character bases. 18 months of work. Look for them at Little Wars in Lisle IL, Friday – April 24th. Haral...1 week ago
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John Paul Jones 1959 | Classic War Film - Boston Garrison are featuring vintage Revwar movies. This is today's. It's in colour. John Paul Jones (film) - Wikipedia
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Japanese Demon Hunting - Last week having a few days spare I took my fledgling Japanese collection to the Grimsby Wargames Society for a day of hunting Oni in the valleys of Japa...
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Sassanian revolt - Today we were back at the club after last week's Border Reiver show, and Tony kindly brought down his Sassanids and Parthians for us to use. He had aske...
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh (#30) - The Spire VI - We decided to leave the room behind us, as we were only on this mission to gather information and not get into too many skirmishes - we were on a time limi...
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Pyrrhic stone throwers and slingers - I was hoping to post two units, but the other one will take a bit longer so decided to post just this one as it's finished and I can get it off the desk ...
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Now in Full Glory - the Completed Spanish Artillery Battery - 1812-1813 - Life got in the way again, but the last few elements of the Spanish artillery battery are finally done. The new elements include gunners servicing the canon...
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Charcoal Kilns - Miniature Wargames issue 516 - The latest issue of *Miniature Wargames* (issue 516 - April 2026) features these scratch built Charcoal Kilns. The inspiration came from a YouTube video...
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How to Fix a Design That Isn’t Working - Periodically, I do consulting work. This has been with everyone from huge international companies to lone designers on their first attempt. It’s interestin...2 weeks ago
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Painting a unit in 28mm - Recently I was asked about my approach to painting a unit of 28mm figures. These days I am mostly working with plastic figures - a trend I had avoided ...
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Pen and Sword: Wargaming and Tabletop Miniatures, Scenery Books! - Pen and Sword: Wargaming and Tabletop Miniatures, Scenery Books! Check them all herePen & Sword's new wargaming books will offer original sets of rules and...
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28mm FPW 1870: 3e Regiment de Tirailleurs Algerians,1st and 3rd BTNs - I finally finished the second battalion of this Turcos regiment and so I show both together. I assume the second battalion is elsewhere and that the h...
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Boardgames Are More Than Just Fun, Science Reveals - This interesting article on the Tabletop Gaming site about Boardgames and how useful they are in promoting cognitive health and social skills, is worth a...2 weeks ago
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French and Indian War - I'm behind on blogging, as usual, but I've gotten the 40mm French and Indian War stuff out today for a trial game using A Fistful of Lead Bigger Battles.2 weeks ago
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Forklift certified mid-boss - This week (well, technically last week, but I’ve been so wiped I was only able to snap a pic a full week later) we have another offering for the Firefly ...
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'The Rot Inside' - Another Oldhammer Box Diorama! - I had an idea to create a scene that shows our society's general apathy to bad things happening here or abroad and of course I include myself in that ...2 weeks ago
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Return to the Hobby - It has been quite a while since I last posted here. When I started my tool truck business back in 2021, most of my hobby time disappeared almost overnigh...
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How I create an AWI regiment - 2nd New Hampshire - *The 2nd New Hampshire regiment at Trenton 1776Fife and Drum Miniatures* I recently finished my eleventh American regiment for Washington's army at Tr...2 weeks ago
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Renegar Superheavy Tank - Big Tank Day! Use code TWENTY2026 at checkout, or join my Patreon ( patreon.com/johnbearross) or Tribes for even larger discounts. Not all worlds a...
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Renegar Superheavy Tank - Big Tank Day! Use code TWENTY2026 at checkout, or join my Patreon ( patreon.com/johnbearross) or Tribes for even larger discounts. Not all worlds an...
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Fun with flags.... - *Tarting up the infantry of my Monrovia imagi-nation, by giving them some new flags....* A couple of units get some generic flags so they can be used as ...
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Peruvian Gatlings - At Tacna the Peruvians operated eight Gatling guns, modell 1874. So I asked my friend Peter (compagnie d'Elite) to paint me one. Afterwards I asked Piao...
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Parade grounds, Vichy and stuff.. - *"So Carnehan weeds out the pick of his men, and sets the two of the Army to show them drill and at the end of two weeks the men can manoeuvre about as ...
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8 Best Hisense TVs (April 2026) Complete Buyer’s Guide - Complete guide to the best Hisense TVs in 2025. We tested 8 models from budget to flagship, covering 4K, QLED, Mini-LED, and gaming features.2 weeks ago
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Ten Little Indians - Just a short post showing the size of the Strelets Comanche Warriors set (M166). My overall impression is not dissimilar to what PSR says with respect to ...
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What Is the OSR? A Different Take. - This past January, I had the privilege of attending the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo and participating in a discussion panel on the State of the OSR. T...
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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...
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Mini-Wars 2026 Sat Oct. 10 & Sun Oct. 11 convention webpage is LIVE! - I am happy to announce that the webpage to register games to GM and buy tickets to attend MINI-WARS 2026 is now LIVE on the Table Top Events website at t...
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Zouaves: Native and French Colonial Units 1830-1840 - I'm certain I'll thank myself for all this research once I actually start purchasing and painting these armies. For those with an interest in the niche,...
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Epic Revolution, Part 14: British Army Command Base - *The British Army commander inspects the position of his light infantry.* *I initially planned to have all of my commanders mounted the same and decided ...
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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...3 weeks ago
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March 2026: November/December 2025 Update.... - Yes, yes, yes, I know dear reader. We're in March 2026 and here we are just now getting around to November and December of 2025. December 2025 is usually ...
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L is for Local Loot - 1 of 2 - Managed a quick pass through the charity shops at the end of January, and succeeded in grabbing a few things, among which were a couple of real oddities. A...
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4th Transbaikal Cavalry Regiment of the Asian Cavalry Division 1921. - Continuing the RCW Ungern-Sternberg theme...the 4th Transbaikal Cavalry Regiment of the White Asian Cavalry Division. Figures are Copplestone Castings M...
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Body Snatchers [Archvillian Games] - Russell printed me these off after they caught my eye on My Mini factory Archvillian tribe. Very unique and wonderful miniatures, loads of character and ...4 weeks ago
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Well… It Had to Be a Dragon - If you’ve been following the blog, you’ll know that I’ve been building a High Elf army, primarily based around the Oathmark Elf range, since August 2024. W...
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WW2 ‘German’ Don Cossacks - I've had these in stock for a while now and as I may have work for them in a forthcoming game it was clearly time to paint them! They're certainly a co...4 weeks ago
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Reading, Painting, Sikhs, Turtles & Salute. - One of the things that I noticed last year is that I barely read anymore. Between work and children, I rarely get time to just sit down and appreciat...5 weeks ago
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Star wars: A New Hope - Hi! Time to share some pictures of games played at home with my son. These mini scenarios are base on the IVth episode of Star Wars movies. As you can s...
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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 ...
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OHW 3-Hit rules updated - I’ve updated all of the rules variants to reflect minor changes and certain omissions from the original rules by Mr. Thomas. All of the rules so far can be...5 weeks ago
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Been making some 28mm Kits - For my Chain of Command 28mm British Infantry the welcome sight of a Sherman Mk I (see below, the ubiquitous Western Front armour support): She came up n...
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Coming back from getting behind - Well, I’m definitely getting behind in my miniature painting. There’s a few reasons for that: general seasonal ennui about doing things, some work and home...5 weeks ago
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Ian Kay and Irregular Miniatures. - Ian [ in the red top ]commanding divisions at a refight of Borodino. 1987!!! I found out the other day that my old friend Ian Kay was final...5 weeks ago
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NEW BLOG - Hey folks, I have decided to move my superhero gaming content over to a new blog - RIPPING THE FASE. As the name implies, at least to those n the know...5 weeks ago
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Undead Spearhead 4 - Silas Harrow - A minor, but slightly oddball addition to the Spearhead today; Silas Harrow, skeletal fiddler for the second unit of skeleton warriors. Silas is a mini ...
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Change is a part of life. - Hello and welcome to Inso's World again. It's nearly the end of February already and it has happened in the blink of an eye. It seems a very short while...
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28mm WW2 German Fallschirmjager Army Project - I've spent last weekend going through a large shoebox of 28mm WW2 German Fallschirmjager that my friend Rob gave me. It came with other boxes full of W...
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Robin Hood Project: 28mm Wolves & Bear - Work on my Robin Hood Project continues at a good pace. Last week I painted 5 wolves and a bear. Many creatures lurk in the depths of Sherwood Forest. I...
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Miniatures For Sale - For Sale Mostly oldhammer/fantasy & 40k stuff. Some Foundry renaissance that was slated to be used as WFB Empire but will never get painted. Prices in US$...1 month ago
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The Cheshire Parlimentarians - Okay, enough fluff and history let's see the troops I have painted so far. Here's Sir William himself to wave us off. The Cheshire Horse I'll start ...
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Presenting ... Bob Moss - When I saw this Classic Treant from the Nolzur's Marvelous Unpainted Miniatures line by WizKids, I couldn't resist buying it. It looks like it came strai...
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Sharp Practice: The Dojjibotti Run - *India 1857, the Devil’s Wind sweeps the land as the Sepoys are revolting. Across Central India various native princes and princesses have to decide whethe...1 month ago
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Vapnartak 2026 - A bit late with this report, though there were extenuating circumstances, of which more, later. Surprisingly, given the lousy weather we have been havi...
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First wargame in quite a while! - I spent a delightful afternoon with one of our grandsons playing a miniature wargame using the Johnny Reb 3 rules system written by my late friend John Hil...1 month ago
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Gaming Inspiration - Being pretty much homebound recently due to the crazy winter weather, I had some time to sort through my ever-growing pile of "to be read books". I bla...
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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...
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Attack on Iskender's Fort - On Sunday I hosted a game so some mates could have a first go at wargaming. Given a choice of several games from throughout history, they chose to go with ...2 months ago
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THW Football on Wargames Vault Deal of the Day - 50% off for tomorrow's Deal of the Day at Wargames Vault. Just in time for the playoffs. 😀 Scroll down the Vault page to see the how to video. https://...2 months ago
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20mm WW2 - Over the past few months I've been working on 20mm WW2 for gaming. Here are my British & Commonwealth troops so far, all are AB miniautres which are the...2 months ago
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Taiping Rebellion - A River Defense - Welcome the Taiping Rebellion in China in the 1850s and 60s! *Background* It has been *years *since I have put this collection on the table. I'm going to...2 months ago
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Startline v.7 Downloads - Some recent playtesting has resulted in changes to the rules and some improved explanation and formatting. The main examples are: The playing rules have...2 months ago
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Looking at the year ahead - With so much of 2025 taking up with preparing to move, moving and reorganising following the move with most of my gaming paraphernalia being in storage f...
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Kings of War - Fields of Battle - Another night at the old games club and another Kings of War battle. I will admit that last week I was playing Warhammer Old World and while the two game...2 months ago
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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...
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A Festive Surprise - The Midlish plan was to surprise the Valdurians, spoil their New Year's Eve and Day and make up for all of their defeats over the last decade...... But...3 months ago
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2025 MERRY CHRISTMAS - *O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL* Randall DeBruyn Adaptation *1* *Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes,* *venite, venite, in Bethlehem* *Natum videte, regem Ange...
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2025 MERRY CHRISTMAS - *O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL* Randall DeBruyn Adaptation *1* *Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes,* *venite, venite, in Bethlehem* *Natum videte, regem Ange...
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Thunder at Cassino: Revisiting an Old Friend - On December 13th, five veteran members of Madrid's Dragón Club decided to dust off and display on on a table one of the most venerable games : the leg...
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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 ...
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Saxe-Bearstein v. Stagonia in a meeting engagement - The wonderful BloodAxe minis collection of Bluebear Jeff was in action on the tabletop this November. Details can be found at MurdockS MarauderS
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TaKtiCon 2025 - We had a great time (and a few sales) a couple of weekends ago at TaKtiCon in Kansass City (see what they did there with the K and C in the title?). Whi...
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On the Defense - Just a shorter than normal post today. Based on an off-line discussion I started looking at my Napoleonic troops again, and realized that I'm short of ...
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Moving on… - I’m switching over to Triumph! for my choice of rank and flank systems. Please join me here to stay informed. Thank You!4 months ago
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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 ...
4 months ago -
Blood Bowl Third Season Edition: BB2025 - Games Workshop has opened the newest edition of Blood Bowl which they are calling the Third Season Edition for preorders to be delivered on the 16th of ...
5 months ago -
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...
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Risen from the Dead - I shall spare you all the overlong preamble regarding a lack of balance in my life, suffice to say that we are essentially well and I am still pootling ...
5 months ago -
ETMW Games Day, October 2025 - [image: Aerodrome WW2] Aerodrome WW2 I ran the sixth East TN Miniature Wargaming Games Day last Saturday. The full schedule can be found here. Tracking a...
5 months ago -
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...
5 months ago -
India Covered in Thick Smog After Diwali Festival - A thick layer of smog has blanketed several major Indian cities following the country’s vibrant Diwali celebrations, raising5 months ago
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28mm Merrill's Marauders - Warlord figures, a couple of boxes of there Merrill's Marauders figures. Marauders, USMC Dog Teams on the far right. CdlT
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Hessian Jaegers - During the American Revolutionary War, Great Britain employed thousands of German auxiliaries to supplement its military forces in the colonies. A...
5 months ago -
Star Wars & 02 Hundred Hours - 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...
6 months ago -
Back into Painting Stuff - Well whaddya know! it's been a year and I've managed to get back into painting. Here's a bunch of raggedy-ass Confederates. 28mm size. And some Briti...
6 months ago -
War of Spanish Succession scenarios. - Recently I came across this scenario book. Battles of the War of Spanish Succession. It has been writen with Volley & Bayonet rules in mind but cou...7 months ago
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Current State of Manufacturers of periods covered by this blog - The links which I have included in the sidebar of this blog have mostly been updated to show which ranges are no longer available. I decided to do a qu...7 months ago
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New STL Files - Swivel guns for Age of sail or Pirate gaming - This is the next installment of my 3D STL files series. These are swivel guns for 28mm age of sail or pirate games. There are many makers of deck guns, b...
7 months ago -
XCOM is back! - After playing XCOM2 a bunch recently I decided to revisit this as a wargame set. Last time I tried it in 15mm, now I have a 3d printer I went for my fav...
7 months ago -
101. It's Been A While, Hasn't It? - 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. ...
7 months ago -
Berlin 1945 3mm - Here are pictures of a projects I did a year ago or so. I still haven't found the ruleset I want to use. I was thinking Flames of War but sometimes,...
7 months ago -
Reboxing and storing Vantage (with upgrades) - It fits! Nearly... After purchasing Vantage and he associated upgrades, I wanted to see if I could fit everything back into the box again. I found instru...
8 months ago -
They crawled from ruins of Londinium like flies - Dux Britanniarum First game and start of the Campaign - We finally finished playable armies for Dux Britaniarum. Card driven game from Too Fat Lardies about Saxon conquest of Post Roman Britain. It was year ...
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Making a photobook of my miniatures - As I get older, the realisation comes that one day my miniatures collection may need to be reduced. Not any time soon I hope, but possibly within the next ...8 months ago
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Tha Dark Age of Technology - Od dziecka marzyłem o śpiewaniu lub graniu na jakimś instrumencie, Z pierwszego wyleczono mnie juz w przedszkolu, z drugiego na lekcjach muzyki w podsta...
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Nizam-i-Cedid (1) - This is the first unit of Ottoman infantry I painted - a unit of "boustangee" musketeers from the Nizam-i-Cedid army. This was a corps of infantry tra...9 months ago
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Command Decision Test of Battle Stolberg Campaign Orders of Battle - Here are the CD:TOB versions of my Stolberg orders of battle:9 months ago
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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...
9 months ago -
The SYW game - *Prelude to the Battle. A table set up for a game.* *A fictional encounter loosely based around the Siege of Kolberg 1761.* In the evening of October 2...
9 months ago -
The Mygnskerö Unleashed! - Out latest set of paper minis - The Attack of the Mygnskerö - three fearsome Fungoid invaders, alongside three craft working defenders, hand-drawn in old s...
10 months ago -
My Counters in Action - It's always nice to see new gamers using my counter sets to dive into Warmaster. This is a recent thread over on Reddit: My very first game of Warmaste...
11 months ago -
Coming soon… - Pop over here for some FLW news- http://tradgardland.blogspot.com/2025/04/coming-soon.html
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Ths Spartan Project Revisted - *The army so far...* I am not sure why I recently decided to revist this twenty year old project but I am back painting Spartans again. It may have someth...
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Dead Walk Again - Zombie Wargame Report in 1/72 Scale - Part 2 - Back again with part 2 of the zombie game report. The game began with players 1,2 & 3 entering the town, with the Humvee leading the way. As they move ...
1 year ago -
Midgard - Heroic Battles - Short post about my favouritr wargaming rules for the moment, Midgard - Heroic Battles by James Morris. I am not totally objective as I been involved in...
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'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...
1 year ago -
"Lord Aukon has seen the sign!" - Save me from "*The Wasting"*, an early title for the story "*State of Decay"* by Terrance Dicks. A story that almost never got made as the BBC Drama depa...
1 year ago -
Old Games & Old Guys - So, This week I have been thinking about a few things going on with me and gaming. No I am not getting out of it, but were my recent thoughts have been...1 year ago
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Most of my collection now on sale - I've decided to drastically thin back my massive collection. Most of my Africa and Middle East miniatures will be posted in the coming weeks and there...1 year ago
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Disabled Comments - I'm finding it increasingly difficult to use Livejournal and can't get cross-posting from Dreamwidth to work any more. I don't want to delete my account ...1 year ago
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Burgundian Siege (2) - I'm on the cusp of recommencing painting more Swiss & Burgundians - I've totted-up howmany figures I need to do for a large Berne pike block and some suppo...
1 year ago -
The Potentially Simmering Rivalry of Ping-Xi and Pong-Li - ******** "They're *just* the latest fashion. Everyone, and I mean *everyone* at the Imperial Court has taken a pair of Chinese bodyguards into their reti...
1 year ago -
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...
1 year ago -
Warp Speed into 2025 - The last year has been quite challenging. I suffered a stroke in November 2023 and have spent the last year or so in recovery. I'm not there yet, but do...
1 year ago -
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...
1 year ago -
American Civil War battle report - 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...
1 year ago -
Beja completed! - 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...
1 year ago -
Dead Wood... - Happy Halloween - or at least it would have been if I'd gotten this post out on time! Read more »
1 year ago -
Finally assembling a Kill Team - Loyal readers will remember I thought Kill Team or skirmish scale games were the future...
1 year ago -
SP207 Resiste Et Mords AAR - 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 ...
1 year ago -
"Lust for Glory" at Colours - Here are a few shots of the first test game of the "horse and musket" rules I've been working on, tentatively named "Lust for Glory." This was the fir...
1 year ago -
Blog problem - * So, I'm cleaning up the sidebars of the Chronicles. Removing defunct links, creating new ones...somebody has to do it.* Here's the problem: there are a...1 year ago
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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...
1 year ago -
PanzerKaput's Slow Descent Into Madness and Warhammer The Age Of Sigmar ... - Here is the last of my videos for my Age of Sigmar Spearhead Nighthaunt Slasher Host, showing my whole force fully painted and completed. I hope you enjo...
1 year ago -
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 ...
1 year ago -
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...
1 year ago -
Pass in Review: Battle Systems’ Get To The Shuttle! - (Image from: Beasts of War) I’m a sucker for cardboard/paper terrain. I love the idea of assembling a model, and not having to worry about painting it a...
1 year ago -
Bengkel Las Jogja: Solusi Tepat untuk Kebutuhan Konstruksi Anda - *Bengkel Las Jogja: Solusi Tepat untuk Kebutuhan Konstruksi Anda* - Karebet Enterprise adalah bengkel las jogja yang profesional dan mempunyai legalitas,...
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MCP: Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (2) - As I mentioned in my last post about 'Ancient One', I have been undecided on which Affiliation to play next, but have been leaning towards trying out Defe...1 year ago
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Derek’s Wee Decals - I have been designing and laser printing waterslide decals for my own use for a number of years and now that I’ve retired from full-time employment I’ve de...1 year ago
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Old Guard & a Note of Caution - Hi Everyone! Here are some pictures of recently completed French Old Guard from North Star Military Figures Retreat From Moscow range. Plus, just a hea...
1 year ago -
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...
2 years ago -
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...
2 years ago -
More boring Martian buildings Jan2024 - 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...
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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...2 years ago
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A Reflection on 2023 - 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...
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143+ Mormon undergarments explained Dreams about underwear meaning and interpretation - If you are looking for spiritual meaning of underwear in a dream you've visit to the right web. We have 35 spiritual meaning of underwear in a dream like...2 years ago
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NECRONS - A 40k Journey begin - 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...
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100 Hours War Scenario - 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...
2 years ago -
Very Sad News - 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...2 years ago
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Remote Game of Age of Penda - 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...
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New Fantasy sets from Alliance - 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...
2 years ago -
Flames of War Projects for August - 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...
2 years ago -
Logs - 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...
2 years ago -
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...
2 years ago -
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...
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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.
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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...
2 years ago -
Desert Infantry with Spears and Bows for "Wars of Ozz" - Over the weekend I finished up a unit of Desert Infantry with Spears and Bows; my first unit for a brigade of Temujican Eastern Nomads for my "Wars of...
2 years ago -
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...
2 years ago -
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.
3 years ago -
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...
3 years ago -
November Update - 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 ...
3 years ago -
Yet more early war Germans… or rather, the end of the line - This post has been a long time coming. I actually started it early summer last year, but then decided to finish it after the last three models. So,let us d...
3 years ago -
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...3 years ago
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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...
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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...4 years ago
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Another sporadic update: 15mm and 28mm WW2 - 28mm WW2 French and early war Germans for Bolt Action:4 years ago
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Read Diet Analysis Plus 10.0 Free Download - Updated - Open diet analysis plus 10.0 free download. 999 if sold separately After your trial your monthly subscription will automatically continue at 999 each mon...4 years ago
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23rd October, Hampshire - 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...
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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...
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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...4 years ago
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Sharp Practice. SP3 - Adventures in the Peekaboo Valley – Clash at the Crossroads! - *'DaDa Dah, diddler, DaDa Dah, diddler, DaDa Dah.....'* Episode Three in our Mighty War of 1812 Sharp Practice Saga! *"The Heroic British forces led...
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Atrezo [Cursed City] - Fotos variasas de obstáculos, objetos misteriosos, elementos de crisis, etc. para el juego
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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...
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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...5 years ago
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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...
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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...5 years ago
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This Blog Will Close in December 2020 - 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...5 years ago
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Rental Motor Bangka Pangkalpinang - - [image: Rental Motor Bangka] - [image: Rental Motor Bangka] - [image: Rental Motor Bangka] -40% Rental Motor Bangka Rp. 150.000 Rp. 90.00...
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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...
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Kebugaran Mengubah Wajah Tur PGA - Lalu apakah Glumory akan menghasilkan Ketergantungan & menimbulkan efek samping glumory beauty drink ? sama sekali Tidak, dikarenakan Glumory terbuat hanya...
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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...5 years ago
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Radio Free NeoTerra – Infinity N3 Battle Report – Ep 123 – JSA vs. Shasvastii - The JSA prepare to face the alien hordes in a 300p Mid-Tier game of Safe Area N3!
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Kessel Run Game Project Part II - from prototype to hero model Of Ships and Space and Sealing Wax... Continuing to build all the parts for my upcoming Kessel Run Race game, Last time we...
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Gaslands and Kill Team - Those are the two projects I am spending my time on right now. Oh, and I am doing fine, just incredibly busy. Dealing with a lot of things, but its improvi...6 years ago
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Spider Victims! - 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...
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Fallout Wasteland Warfare - Mission 3: The Water Treatment Plant - The following is a play-through of tutorial mission 3 from the FWW campaign book, it incorporates the previous sections of the rulebook discussed in t...
6 years ago -
Yesteryear Y-14 Maxwell Roadster - Hi Chaps, I was rummaging around my bits boxes-I have a lot of those as I am sure most war gamers do when I came across a rather worn looking model car. My...
6 years ago -
Marvel Crisis Protocol - A whole bunch of scenery for Marvel Crisis Protocol..It makes for a nice change from GW stuff. It's all been painted on a side each time I was free to do...
6 years ago -
Book Review: The Art and Making of Fantasy Miniatures by Jamie Kendall - As a wargames miniatures sculptor, it is always interesting to see how other sculptors and companies work, what their motivation is and how they design the...
6 years ago -
Witcher 3 "Geralt" painted up - And the second miniature from the SAGA collectibles from Stronghold Miniatures is painted up. Pretty happy with them both, I was thinking how to use them in...6 years ago
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Titan Terrain Factorum Painted - I’ve finally finished another Titan Terrain NZ building. This is their excellent free-standing ‘Factorum’ kit. I haven’t reviewed this particular buildin...6 years ago
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Airplane stands for my Aeronefs - I've been working on different ideas for my aeronef stands - and finally got a solution I'm happy with. For the Aeronef and Imperial Skies rules, hexago...
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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...6 years ago
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British Vickers Machine Gun team. - Painted a British Vickers Machine Gun team. The miniatures are from Battlefront and 15mm. To bad the mini on the right had a dis-formed face. Sadly enough ...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
The Crew of the Betty - 28mm Sci-Fi - Models by Hasslefree, Heresy, and Moonraker. Vehicle Bay by Sarissa. Work on assembling the bitz for a *Five Parsecs from Home* game continues; presente...
6 years ago -
A new direction on an old road - Bern front ranks In the early 1980s, I, like many others were enormously inspired by the pictures in the early editions of Miniature Wargames of Pete...
6 years ago -
Warplan 5/5 Campaign System - I'm afraid I couldn't find a way to reproduce the snazzy double headed arrow in 5/5 in the text so will have to do with this instead. Warplan 5/5 came o...
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A bunch of painted Mantic "The Walking Dead" photos - Hey all! Well, just eye candy today... no story, no game, just terrain and figures!
6 years ago -
2019 Final Score and 2020 Targets - 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...
6 years ago -
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 ...6 years ago
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Lone "Dog" and Cub - Aquí os dejo esta delicia de Bac Ninh Miniatures, el "Perro" solitario y su Cachorro, seguro que los conoceis... ;)
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Warhammer Quest Silver Tower - Trial of Azyr - Byron Manfred and his wight king companion each carry two pieces of the Gaunt Summoner's shattered amulet. Together, they are half-way toward completing th...
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[📖PDF] Joseph Haydn: Stationen seines Lebens 3866804113 Herunterladen Für Kostenlosem Lesefutter eBook Reader - Herunterladen Für Gratis Joseph Haydn: Stationen seines Lebens.pdf 3866804113 Lesefutter eBook Reader [image: Joseph Haydn: Stationen seines Lebens] Herun...6 years ago
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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...
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Rose Napoleonic project 2019 - Back in September 2018 I posted on Vintage Wargaming about the acquisition of some Rose figures from Peter Goldsbrough's collection of 20mm Napoleonics....
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2019 a Review! - Hoi There, You guessed it, it's that time of the year again: time for a Year Review! Overall 2019 seems to have not been everyone's favourite year with po...
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Le Bucentaure! - I give you one of my son’s GHQ ships. His research and details are second to none. When he’s home from college he takes over my painting bench! I don’t rea...
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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...
6 years ago -
Dricheans for Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago? - *Some Yan Koryani* *Painted by Akarsh* I was disappointed when North Star cancelled (or put on hold?) the plastic box of Dricheans, the Bronze Age c...
6 years ago -
Marvel Crisis Protocol: The Hulk and M.O.D.O.K are completed - Finished the first two figures from the new game Marvel Crisis Protocol. Both of these were rather fun to do. I did about 80% of the Hulk's painting with...
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TANKS The Modern Age Battle At The Crashsite - After the last battles were lost by the NATO, their morale got low and some US troops deserted and tried to reach France, but the French army will not to...
6 years ago -
The Navy's very own game! - 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...
6 years ago -
WW2: Early(ish) Soviets - 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. ...
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BRINK OF BATTLE PERMANENT PRICE REDUCTION! - You can read the news of this here: http://brinkofbattle.blogspot.com/2019/12/permanent-price-reduction-announcement_7.html6 years ago
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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...
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Cara Membuat Gitar Suara Murah Bagus - Puding merupakan salah satu makanan bergizi dan mudah dibuatnya. Anda dapat melihat resep puding di haan untuk mencoba membuat puding yang enak di rumah d...
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Hawk Miniatures 75mm Swiss Mercenary 14th Century Soldat De Plom 2019 Alan Ball - As promised here is another of my figures that I entered into Soldat De Plom 2019 in Girona. Its of a 14th Cent. Swiss Mercenary with his dog sculpted by A...
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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...
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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...6 years ago
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DreadTober 2019 Week 4 - To Done! - Got all the little final detailing done on the Contemptor Achillus over the weekend, just in time to hit the finish line for DreadTober! Without further ad...
6 years ago -
Old School Transport - This one has been around a while, no major mods by me, bar adding the reigns. Had a disaster with the picture session, but you'll get the idea! Neil, all...
6 years ago -
Health Update - Hi folks, Just a quick post here rather than spam everyone's inbox again!A week or so back, for the best part of a month I was suffering from near constant...6 years ago
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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...
6 years ago -
15mm Savage Northmen Cavalry........ - *.....from the north and Copplestone Castings!* *Lots painted but blogging is becoming a little harder to achieve lately but anyway let's be getting on......
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Battle of Denbigh Green - 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...
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FallCon 2019 - This past weekend, I went on my annual visit to Calgary for the FallCon gaming convention. This was the third year that they've had the convention at SAIT,...
6 years ago -
INQ28: Two Hired Guns.... - The Curst wear their sins writ upon their flesh, and undertake various tasks that they might be absolved of them.... Hunters come in many shapes and spec...
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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...6 years ago
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Some minis I painted back around the time of the dot com bubble... - These are from one of my clients collection. I am trying to find new homes for these characters.
6 years ago -
Camel Corps continued... - Back to my hobby...apologies for not posting sooner...job...work and all that stuff...plus breaking my wrist in 8 places...nice! So to kick off a new era....
6 years ago -
Dreadnought: Great War at Sea - This is my prototype box, with the Battle of Coronel tucked away inside! Hi all, big news today! As you've no doubt been aware, I've been furiously making...
6 years ago -
Underworlds Eyes of the Nine - 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...
6 years ago -
Model making for a living - Are all wargamers modelers? In my experience, generally so. That being the case, if you want to turn your hobby into your profession you might wish to st...6 years ago
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688 - Painting Chart Updates (Part 1 - WWII) - Hullo All, Well, I'm back at work (which sucks) but I'm also partway through a pretty productive summer! I thought I'd mark this by updating where I am wi...
6 years ago -
Irregular 6mm Chinese - A question came up on the ColonialWars Yahoo Group about 6mm Chinese troops for the period. As luck would have it, I happened to have one of the Irregular...
6 years ago -
Let’s Talk About… Gotrek Gurnisson’s New Model – September 2019 - Ah Gotrek. Rock hard Dwarf, legendary Slayer and best friend of Felix… That was until the Age of Sigmar. I’ll admit that up until a couple of months ago, I...
6 years ago -
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!
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Still around, still not gaming much at all - Well, I am still alive. There are personal issues in my life, mainly work. I have a relative with a serious health issue, I am working a second shift, I ...6 years ago
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Galleys Cannon and Glory! with 15mm Galleys and Crews - Been years but I dusted off my 15mm handmade renaissance galleys and played Galleys Cannon and Glory. Let the measurements the same and everything went quit...
6 years ago -
Crusades revisited - Hi Gents, A miserable day here in Scotland which led me to the games room and a few pics of the Crusade collection (my personnel favourite) this will be g...
6 years ago -
Fistful of Lead- Victorian sci fi battle. - Dateline 1889. British Colonial Mining operations on Venus. An account of the action at Riverbend summarized from excerpts taken from Lieutenant Morris's...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
2019 update - (Naseby Battlefield – a poignant reminder on a field of conflict) This is by way of catching up. It has been a busy year both on and off the battlefields....6 years ago
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Legendary Dragon from Mythic Games - “Smaug lay, with wings folded like an immeasurable bat, turned partly on one side, so that the hobbit could see his underparts and his long pale belly cru...
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German Grenadiers vs Brit Tanks in Encounter - A target rich environment! Game 3 of the Lords or War MW 109 pt tournament was against Craig and his Brits. As always the painting level for Craig's army ...
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A Tale of Two Battles - Part the First - 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 ...
6 years ago -
AVP: UNLEASHED - some small scatter terrain - Painted some small scatter terrain for Unleashed. I am quite happy with the results.
6 years ago -
7TV Post Apocalyptic Survivors, Randos, Tech Gangers, Fallout Mutant Hounds, Graves, and a Corrugated Junk Pile - Hello Distinguisher Viewer, Today there are fifteen small things for you to look at. First are three minis from Crooked Dice's 7TV Apocalypse game. Rev...
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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...
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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...6 years ago
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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...
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Paint Table Sunday and a Martian - It's Paint Table Easter Sunday and, thankfully, the family have gone down to Hampshire for the usual family Easter Egg Hunt, leaving me in peace. I cou...
6 years ago -
1815 The Hundred Days - The 1815 Hundred Days supplement is now available. It contains six scenarios following Napoleon's famous 1815 Waterloo campaign: Gilly, Quatre Bras, St A...
6 years ago -
RELAUNCH of the Grav StuG Kickstarter. Up to 50.9% discount! - TAKE ME TO THE KICKSTARTER! *Why relaunch, what has changed?* By allowing plastic tooling to do what it does best; making perfect copies in large vo...
6 years ago -
Deal Wargames Society - Rapid Fire Game Last Night - Well for only the third time ever I have attended a Wargames club meeting ! This was my second visit to the ever accommodating Deal Society who are a ve...
6 years ago -
Mortal Gods - First Playthrough - So my mate, Alan, has been waiting with fevered anticipation for this to arrive and so when the postie delivered Mortal Gods (originally by a company ca...
6 years ago -
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...
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De Garde van Willem III ~ William III's Guard - De redactie kreeg de ingeving eens te kijken in het Marineblad van 1917, waar een referentie stond naar onder andere Colonel Decker, maar ook naar ...
7 years ago -
Monster Rider (4) - Hi all, finally an update! I was blocked by some health issues and then catching back up with real-life work. But now I finally have some time at hand. unf...
7 years ago -
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 ...
7 years ago -
Dick Dale - I'm sad today because one of my personal heroes has passed away today. Dick Dale was 81, and to me that's too young for a man who was such a giant talen...
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Warlords of Erehwon: the Aftermath - Guest Post: My friend Albert wrote a great little short story recounting the aftermath of our first game of Warlords of Erehwon, which I posted about a cou...7 years ago
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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...7 years ago
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March Update - Good year so far... - We are already into March of 2019...another year just flying by it seems. I'm just doing an update on what I've been able to get done so far this year, an...
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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...
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