• I painted the field with base emulsion, and used a thinned mix of Tamiya acrylics, sky blue and a dark green on the perspex. Hopefully the colour [...]

  Vietnam paddy fields, next step

  April 7, 2013
• I’m making strips of bocage type hedge-walls, using bits of white polysterene glued on to pieces of Venetian blind slats which were left [...]

  Bocage bocage

  April 6, 2013
• I finished off most of my Vietnam War figures, all 1/72 Italeri, based on 1p coins, so now of course I need some terrain. I’m going one [...]

  Vietnam and other doings

  April 6, 2013
• Some Celts I have painted up this past week. The druid in the nip is such a great figure. I’ve also got a fenbeast off of ebay, and this [...]

  Belt of the Celts

  March 3, 2013

• This fascinating essay has great information (and images) for painting up Celtic warbands. I had previously thought that tartans and plaids were [...]

  Celtic fabric colours and weaves

  March 3, 2013
• Two small houses made of 2mm mdf, they will have two floors and a removable roof. Some International Brigaders returned to fight in England. [...]

  Various doings….

  February 20, 2013
• This is the current situation, now that going into the shed would be like doing a Captain Oates. Of course, this loft space is great, and I am [...]

  Terrain boards, what would you do?

  January 26, 2013
• One of the things I am going to do this year is make the BUF unit grounded in history. The obvious candidate for leader is local toff farmer [...]

  VBCW Norfolk Fascists: Andrew Fountaine

  January 3, 2013

• Army regulars based up on tuppence coins.

  Here come the grunts.

  December 30, 2012
• Uncle Joe and his dudes pay Norfolk a visit to smite the ILP Trots and their BUF allies. Figures pre wash. Post wash and supported by crack Red [...]

  Bring on the Trots!

  December 2, 2012